Note how Michael deliberately slurs “gotta/have-uh” together as essentially one word during the second reading of the phrase in the chorus. Percussion and handclaps are at first somewhat behind him, then spread wide across the entire field as the next verse unfolds.Ī slight echo effect comes into play when Michael observes, “Oh, but I need some time,” the anchoring bass line remaining in the middle behind him, and the Linn drum machine-programmed cymbals doing their thing right of center. The organ then drops out and an insistent, Bo Diddley-beat acoustic guitar line takes over in the middle as Michael enters in the same zone with, “Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body.” His vocal is clean, dry, and well-upfront in the mix, similar to how Prince was recording his lead vocals at the time (see “Kiss”). As you reflexively look up while the organ plays out in the ether, you wouldn’t be out of line for having visions of stained glass dancing in your head during that initial half-minute-plus. “Faith” opens with 35 seconds of a skyward, cathedral-style organ figure that, yes, references the 1984 Wham! track “Freedom,” and it fills the full soundfield, though it does emanate outward from the center on high. 1 single, is but one more reason Michael deserves his acknowledgement as being the Featured Artist on Apple Music this week. Not only that, but the Atmos mix of “Faith,” the album’s title track and a long-running No. His debut full-length solo effort, October 1987’s Faith, instantly reinforced his merits as a career artist to be reckoned with-and, to date, it’s sold over 20 million albums worldwide. ![]() Shades duly doffed, I now present to you this week’s quintet of sun-drenched but wholly unbowed immersive tracks as follows.Įnglish singer/songwriter George Michael sure had a lot to prove once he left ’80s pop-chart powerhouses Wham! in 1986. You too can find these and other stellar Made for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos tracks within the always expanding Apple Music library. Sometimes, I even put my shades on to get into the proper full-on summertime vibe. Naturally, each of the five tracks to follow has been thoroughly spec’ed and checked by way of my personal deep-dive listening sessions on both my home system and headphones alike. Remember when we all knew exactly what the song of the summer was? With today’s non-centralized listening habits, it’s harder and harder to have a mass consensus on what constitutes the very best new song to hear pumping out of a car radio and/or at the beach-or through your headphones/earbuds of choice.Įven so, there will always be songs, whether new or old, that define the summer experience, and some of the choices herein this week’s Spatial Audio File definitely fit that bill.
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