Saga - Behaviour (1985) [2021, Remastered, 24-bit/48 kHz]

Posted By: v3122
Date: Aug. 20, 2021

Saga - Behaviour (1985)
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 00:45:17
Progressive Rock | Label: earMUSIC | ~ 571 Mb

When Saga started out in the late '70s, their culmination of keyboards and guitar presented them with a sound that was nothing short of progressive. As the '80s approached, they began to slim down their long instrumental rock suites and play shorter songs with more lyrics, eventually taking on a sound that veered more toward a commercial feel. Behaviour represents a little of both, with some of the tracks gleaming with radio savvy while a few still involve the band's unmistakable progressive flair but to a lesser extent. "Take a Chance" rides on it's clickety-clack rhythm and subdued but expressive vocal surge, while the lonely, midnight appeal of "What Do I Know" became one of their most frequented radio singles. Although Saga gained most of their recognition in Canada and Europe (particularly Germany), Behaviour's all-around Rush-like appeal helped to widen the spotlight a little. "Misbehaviour" and "Nine Lives of Miss Midi" both contain elements of progressive rock in their instrumental overtones and in their lyrics, but the drift toward mainstream arises here as well with the vocals sounding friendlier and the keyboard excursions kept to a minimum without overcompensating. With the band producing most of the album themselves, Behaviour begins to reveal sharper songwriting and finessed musicianship that gave way to an almost wholesale change in their style, but later albums would prove that their progressive tendencies were far from abandoned.

by Mike DeGagne, allmusic
Saga - Behaviour (1985):

Tracklist:

01. On the Loose (4:13)
02. Time's Up (4:03) - 16-Bit / 44.1 kHz
03. Wind Him Up (5:48)
04. Amnesia (3:29)
05. Framed (5:40)
06. The Interview (3:47)
07. No Regrets (Chapter Five) (4:38)
08. Conversations (4:44)
09. No Stranger (Chapter Eight) (7:05)

foobar2000 1.6.5 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Statistics for: 02-Take a Chance
Number of samples: 10206504
Duration: 3:51
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Left Right

Peak Value: -0.60 dB –- -0.60 dB
Avg RMS: -10.01 dB –- -11.14 dB
DR channel: 7.90 dB –- 9.10 dB
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Official DR Value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 966 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Saga / Behaviour (Remastered 2021)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 0.00 dB -11.04 dB 3:55 01-Listen to Your Heart
DR10 0.00 dB -11.81 dB 3:41 03-What Do I Know?
DR9 0.00 dB -10.70 dB 4:04 04-Misbehaviour
DR12 -4.35 dB -21.61 dB 1:17 05-Nine Lives of Miss Midi
DR9 0.00 dB -11.01 dB 5:19 06-You and the Night
DR9 0.00 dB -10.71 dB 4:48 07-Out of the Shadows
DR9 0.00 dB -10.36 dB 3:59 08-Easy Way Out
DR11 0.00 dB -12.44 dB 4:13 09-Promises
DR10 0.00 dB -11.42 dB 3:35 10-Here I Am
DR9 0.00 dB -11.70 dB 6:35 11-(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1827 kbps
Codec: FLAC

All thanks go to the original releaser

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