Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to the muted Nothing Like the Sun and reeling from the loss of his parents, Sting constructed The Soul Cages as a hushed mediation on mortality, loss, grief, and father/son relationships (the album is dedicated, in part, to his father; its predecessor was dedicated to his mother). Using the same basic band as Nothing Like the Sun, the album has the same supple, luxurious tone, stretching out leisurely over nine tracks, almost all of them layered mid-tempo tunes (the exception being grinding guitars of the title track). Within this setting, Sting hits a few remarkable peaks, such as the elegant waltz "Mad About You" and "All This Time," a deceptively skipping pop tune that hides a moving tribute to his father. If the entirety of The Soul Cages was as nimbly melodic and urgently emotional as these two cuts, it would have been a quiet masterpiece. Instead, it turns inward – not just lyrically, but musically – and plays as a diary entry, perhaps interesting to those willing to spend hours immersing themselves within Sting's loss, finding parallels within their own life. This may be too much effort for anyone outside of the devoted, since apart from those two singles (and perhaps "Why Should I Cry for You"), there are few entry points into The Soul Cages – and, once you get in there, it only rewards if your emotional state mirrors Sting's.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Track List:
01. Island Of Souls [0:06:41.00]
02. All This Time [0:04:54.63]
03. Mad About You [0:03:53.27]
04. Jeremiah Blues, Part 1 [0:04:54.60]
05. Why Should I Cry For You [0:04:46.70]
06. Saint Agnes And The Burning Train [0:02:43.03]
07. The Wild Wild Sea [0:06:41.50]
08. The Soul Cages [0:05:51.70]
09. When The Angels Fall [0:07:49.02]
10. DATA [0:09:20.65]
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
EAC extraction logfile from 13. May 2017, 10:03
Sting / The Soul Cages
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NSC0 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:41.00 | 0 | 30074
2 | 6:41.00 | 4:54.63 | 30075 | 52187
3 | 11:35.63 | 3:53.27 | 52188 | 69689
4 | 15:29.15 | 4:54.60 | 69690 | 91799
5 | 20:24.00 | 4:46.70 | 91800 | 113319
6 | 25:10.70 | 2:43.03 | 113320 | 125547
7 | 27:53.73 | 6:41.50 | 125548 | 155672
8 | 34:35.48 | 5:51.70 | 155673 | 182067
9 | 40:27.43 | 7:49.02 | 182068 | 217244
10 | 50:48.45 | 9:20.65 | 228645 | 270709
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Music CD\Sting - The Soul Cages.wav
Peak level 97.0 %
Extraction speed 1.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 940101A1
Copy CRC 940101A1
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 35) [61770097] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 37) [192DE92E] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 37) [0239573D] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 37) [24D34944] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 37) [9AE4D019] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 36) [9B5A08AB] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 37) [AAB6795F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 36) [F3284B97] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 36) [1A097FFA] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: 6KIRkWZdeFwEgaKKzlQ7qWbss90-] found
Submit result: 6KIRkWZdeFwEgaKKzlQ7qWbss90- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (208/210) Accurately ripped
2 | (190/210) Accurately ripped
3 | (189/210) Accurately ripped
4 | (191/210) Accurately ripped
5 | (191/210) Accurately ripped
6 | (191/210) Accurately ripped
7 | (187/210) Accurately ripped
8 | (190/210) Accurately ripped
9 | (189/210) Accurately ripped
==== Log checksum 5BE96BF1D21784FCB5FE4FED49FF79EEA6D81D75C6598558B5A2038D7180B2EF ====
foobar2000 1.3.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-09-24 02:26:13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed: Sting / The Soul Cages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR11 -0.27 dB -14.45 dB 6:41 01-Island Of Souls
DR10 -0.27 dB -12.33 dB 4:55 02-All This Time
DR10 -0.28 dB -11.86 dB 3:53 03-Mad About You
DR11 -0.27 dB -13.47 dB 4:55 04-Jeremiah Blues, Part 1
DR10 -0.39 dB -13.05 dB 4:47 05-Why Should I Cry For You
DR12 -1.79 dB -17.72 dB 2:43 06-Saint Agnes And The Burning Train
DR10 -0.26 dB -14.16 dB 6:42 07-The Wild Wild Sea
DR9 -0.26 dB -11.16 dB 5:52 08-The Soul Cages
DR11 -0.27 dB -13.91 dB 7:49 09-When The Angels Fall
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 842 kbps
Codec: WavPack
================================================================================
[CUETools log; Date: 24.09.2018 2:26:28; Version: 2.1.6]
CD-Extra data track length 09:20:65.
[CTDB TOCID: 6KIRkWZdeFwEgaKKzlQ7qWbss90-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (309/312) Accurately ripped
2 | (274/312) Accurately ripped
3 | (274/312) Accurately ripped
4 | (276/312) Accurately ripped
5 | (276/312) Accurately ripped
6 | (276/312) Accurately ripped
7 | (271/312) Accurately ripped, or (2/312) differs in 180 samples @03:52:65-03:52:66
8 | (275/312) Accurately ripped
9 | (272/312) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 0010a600-007ba987-7c0e190a] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [2925c255|61770097] (009+037/239) Accurately ripped
02 [b62414c5|192de92e] (009+039/243) Accurately ripped
03 [863df5f8|0239573d] (009+039/244) Accurately ripped
04 [9235297e|24d34944] (009+039/244) Accurately ripped
05 [e82762cf|9ae4d019] (009+039/242) Accurately ripped
06 [c18cac9c|9b5a08ab] (009+038/243) Accurately ripped
07 [9b3585c4|aab6795f] (009+039/244) Accurately ripped
08 [95c2fa9e|f3284b97] (009+038/243) Accurately ripped
09 [2b6ada97|1a097ffa] (009+037/240) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by -2019:
01 [8a022346] (005/239) Accurately ripped
02 [126a43e3] (005/243) Accurately ripped
03 [6da93f7c] (005/244) Accurately ripped
04 [6a5d5ca2] (005/244) Accurately ripped
05 [bf3e6102] (005/242) Accurately ripped
06 [b217c300] (005/243) Accurately ripped
07 [f5dc7d8c] (005/244) Accurately ripped
08 [60319927] (005/243) Accurately ripped
09 [24b1c6a3] (005/240) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by -667:
01 [d20b2656] (061/239) Accurately ripped
02 [b5cd6818] (061/243) Accurately ripped
03 [ff55959e] (062/244) Accurately ripped
04 [c5bf0a97] (062/244) Accurately ripped
05 [1da1bbbc] (061/242) Accurately ripped
06 [18e257f6] (062/243) Accurately ripped
07 [f7981d0a] (062/244) Accurately ripped
08 [eb39678a] (060/243) Accurately ripped
09 [1cbfd851] (060/240) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by 5:
01 [ff62589d] (010/239) Accurately ripped
02 [56e52f28] (010/243) Accurately ripped
03 [5e61e49b] (010/244) Accurately ripped
04 [195fcb3f] (010/244) Accurately ripped
05 [b52a902a] (010/242) Accurately ripped
06 [50818f7c] (010/243) Accurately ripped
07 [527a48a1] (010/244) Accurately ripped
08 [483a7e78] (010/243) Accurately ripped
09 [203a18f6] (010/240) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by -1353:
01 [b3d4f404] (000/239) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [63be51ab] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [cf8c76fe] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [4e65fd0a] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [bd244b1b] (000/242) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [be187d4b] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [6bac2674] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [448833a3] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [8892e0f3] (000/240) No match (V2 was not tested)
Offsetted by -1343:
01 [59ae0b01] (000/239) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [415cb0a9] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [05acb955] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [ce072b74] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [0c6011c3] (000/242) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [14fbbbfb] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [d3f03c60] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [4d8e7444] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [b3cef6a8] (000/240) No match (V2 was not tested)
Offsetted by -659:
01 [fd534bec] (000/239) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [45858b99] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [3dae5810] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [3e23a0af] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [2400d960] (000/242) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [df2dd41e] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [8cbf2056] (000/244) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [53608534] (000/243) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [55deba47] (000/240) No match (V2 was not tested)
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
-- 97,0 [940101A1] [F834D2EB] CRC32
01 96,9 [105427AD] [59E461DD]
02 96,9 [7E29D308] [46B840E7]
03 96,8 [2203A5DE] [E99883C0]
04 96,8 [DA0A6DE0] [F58CEFF4]
05 95,6 [3CE42309] [650E0FDC]
06 81,3 [DD116E0A] [90F05D01]
07 97,0 [FFDD504B] [853E522B]
08 97,0 [3A8E7C9C] [F238E9C3]
09 96,9 [14B85770] [8F0B01D5]
***************