Metric: Dreams So Real - Blu-ray Forum

sonicyogurt · 08-08-2018, 08:53 PM

Dunno how many people here are a fan of the band Metric, but they just put out a Blu-ray/DVD combo of their two hour concert film Dreams So Real. It's currently being sold through PledgeMusic and is apparently getting a retail release at some point down the road. (It has a UPC, anyway.) They're shipping out of Toronto, so brace yourself for some potentially long shipping times (on top of the fact that the whole project shipped four months later than promised).

Produced in 4K, and there's a 4K download via PledgeMusic too. Nice to see a wider aspect ratio used. I haven't actually watched it yet, so I can't speak to the quality of Dreams So Real as a movie. It's on a BD-25, and, annoyingly, there's no lossless audio. You have a choice between Dolby Digital 5.1 (448kbps) or stereo (192kbps).

Songs featured:

IOU
Help I'm Alive
Youth Without Youth
Twilight Galaxy
Cascades
Raw Sugar
Too Bad, So Sad
Artificial Nocturne
Dreams So Real
Sick Muse
Collect Call
Other Side
Black Sheep
Synthetica
Combat Baby
Gold Guns Girls
The Shade
Celebrate
Gimme Sympathy
Breathing Underwater

(I'm not connected to Metric or this PledgeMusic campaign, so please don't mistake this as spam.

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cheez avenger · 08-08-2018, 08:57 PM

I'll get it when it hits retail markets. I'm glad I didn't go through Pledge Music.

sonicyogurt · 08-08-2018, 09:03 PM

Yeah. I had a good experience with PledgeMusic the first time I used it several years ago, but two back-to-back disappointments have turned me off probably ever using 'em again. I'd wait for retail too if I were you. (Plus it'll probably be cheaper.)

The Dreams So Real team vanished. They'd post some updates about the campaign to Facebook but not to PledgeMusic (?!), and they stopped replying to comments/questions. There'd be updates every once in a while, but they weren't nearly as communicative as they should've been.

...and I'm still waiting on a Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. CD that was supposed to ship in April, and communication (of any useful information, anyway) has been dismal there too.

tonerobe · 08-08-2018, 09:03 PM

Been curious about this. Wish Lost Kitten and The Void were on the film, but that's ok, I see them opening for Smashing Pumpkins in Portland at the end of the month.

The Great Owl · 08-08-2018, 09:19 PM

I saw Metric open for Smashing Pumpkins a couple of weeks ago, and I loved their performance.

willbfree · 08-08-2018, 10:01 PM

I don't see a 4K download mentioned on the Pledge page. Is it included with the BluRay purchase option?

sonicyogurt · 08-08-2018, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willbfree

I don't see a 4K download mentioned on the Pledge page. Is it included with the BluRay purchase option?

It came with my order. I think anything with the "Video HD Download" option includes it. Basically, you're granted access to https://dreamssoreal.vhx.tv/products...dreams-so-real , and:

willbfree · 08-08-2018, 10:23 PM

Thank you. I'll probably buy the BluRay and download the two variants of the 4K Download.

$25 is not bad for the BluRay. But I imagine the shipping charges are high so if I can't scrape up whatever that total is I might just buy the $20 download.

sonicyogurt · 08-08-2018, 10:26 PM

Shipping was an incredibly specific $4.37 for me. The receipt indicates that they also charge tax for NY residents.

08-08-2018, 08:53 PM	#1
sonicyogurt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007	Metric: Dreams So Real Dunno how many people here are a fan of the band Metric, but they just put out a Blu-ray/DVD combo of their two hour concert film Dreams So Real. It's currently being sold through PledgeMusic and is apparently getting a retail release at some point down the road. (It has a UPC, anyway.) They're shipping out of Toronto, so brace yourself for some potentially long shipping times (on top of the fact that the whole project shipped four months later than promised). Produced in 4K, and there's a 4K download via PledgeMusic too. Nice to see a wider aspect ratio used. I haven't actually watched it yet, so I can't speak to the quality of Dreams So Real as a movie. It's on a BD-25, and, annoyingly, there's no lossless audio. You have a choice between Dolby Digital 5.1 (448kbps) or stereo (192kbps). Songs featured: IOU Help I'm Alive Youth Without Youth Twilight Galaxy Cascades Raw Sugar Too Bad, So Sad Artificial Nocturne Dreams So Real Sick Muse Collect Call Other Side Black Sheep Synthetica Combat Baby Gold Guns Girls The Shade Celebrate Gimme Sympathy Breathing Underwater (I'm not connected to Metric or this PledgeMusic campaign, so please don't mistake this as spam. )

08-08-2018, 08:57 PM	#2
cheez avenger Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:806 Blu-ray collection:1585 Trading Score:9	I'll get it when it hits retail markets. I'm glad I didn't go through Pledge Music.

08-08-2018, 09:03 PM	#3
sonicyogurt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007	Yeah. I had a good experience with PledgeMusic the first time I used it several years ago, but two back-to-back disappointments have turned me off probably ever using 'em again. I'd wait for retail too if I were you. (Plus it'll probably be cheaper.) The Dreams So Real team vanished. They'd post some updates about the campaign to Facebook but not to PledgeMusic (?!), and they stopped replying to comments/questions. There'd be updates every once in a while, but they weren't nearly as communicative as they should've been. ...and I'm still waiting on a Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. CD that was supposed to ship in April, and communication (of any useful information, anyway) has been dismal there too.

08-08-2018, 09:03 PM	#4
tonerobe Junior Member Member since:Apr 2013	Been curious about this. Wish Lost Kitten and The Void were on the film, but that's ok, I see them opening for Smashing Pumpkins in Portland at the end of the month.

08-08-2018, 09:19 PM	#5
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6032 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I saw Metric open for Smashing Pumpkins a couple of weeks ago, and I loved their performance.

08-08-2018, 10:01 PM	#6
willbfree Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:468 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I don't see a 4K download mentioned on the Pledge page. Is it included with the BluRay purchase option?

08-08-2018, 10:23 PM	#8
willbfree Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:468 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Thank you. I'll probably buy the BluRay and download the two variants of the 4K Download. $25 is not bad for the BluRay. But I imagine the shipping charges are high so if I can't scrape up whatever that total is I might just buy the $20 download.

08-08-2018, 10:26 PM	#9
sonicyogurt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007	Shipping was an incredibly specific $4.37 for me. The receipt indicates that they also charge tax for NY residents.

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