We all have favourites and we all keep going back to them every now and then. Some maybe permanently lying next to our systems and have been for years.
Is there an album or two or three at the most which gets most of your attention and is played on your system most often? Not necessarily the best sounding but the one which you are emotionally attached to.
I thought I would ask for a single album but to make it easier for all you may name three of them.
If you have have had the album for more than five years, it qualifies for inclusion here.
The reason I decided to post this message is because I am interested in buying something interesting and if there are only ten people responding it means 30 albums for me to be on the lookout for.
Thanks a lot for your input (if you have read this far I know you will post your three albums also) :-)
See lots listed I play often, so will list a few I don't see:
Roxy Music - Avalon - Great 80s ear candy. Karla Bonoff self titled first album- from my 70s college days. Played it one night a while back and my wife liked it so it's often in rotation again. Shelby Lynne - Just a little lovin - her tribute to Dusty Springfield
An album that I can't recommend highly enough: Stacy Kent's "Raconte-Moi". The title is French and means simply, Tell Me. I don't speak French...barely get by with English, with a little pig latin thrown in. But...BUT, this album will melt your soul.
Her French, is seemingly perfect...OK, OK, after the 'I don't speak French'...admission how would I know? Sorry...but it's just so beautiful. That, and the production quality...WONDERFUL...just WONDERFUL. She's been on repeat for several days now...I wake up to her, go to sleep to her. Funny...she's not sexy, buxom like Renee Olstead...but there's this quality about her voice that drives a man to distraction. Her husband, Tenor man, Jim Tomlinson did the producers job and wow, just wow.
If you haven't heard it, you can youtube jardin D'hiver (?) OK showin' my ignorance here...it means 'something garden'...but if you youtube, pick the one that shows a stylus about to descend on a piece of vinyl...it's wonderful.
Hope you all enjoy...and breaking with Audiogon's no contact rule...if any of you would ever like to contact me...it's:
. Easily the most listened to album in my collection of over 4,000 albums is 'One Flight Up' by Dexter Gordon. Every song on it is a winner. I bought it in 1975 when I was in college and it's still going strong. I recorded it on my reel to reel back then for easy access, I made myself a cassette tape to listen in my car and when cd's came out, I bought the cd. Now I listen to it on Rhapsody at least once a month. .
"Reading the comments above, I'm reminded and or realizing that Audiogon, undoubtedly has some of the most gentle, tuned in souls in the universe in attendence."
Boy, you said a mouthful and you are so right about that, I agree 100% that the group of people on A'gon have to be some of the most like-minded folks gathered in one place.
Reading the comments above, I'm reminded and or realizing that Audiogon, undoubtedly has some of the most gentle, tuned in souls in the universe in attendence. It's almost like being in Vegas, showing wares, meeting new people who share the love of music, AND have a 'jones' for the look, feel and smell of audio gear.
Cannot believe that this thread I posted more than 7 years ago and it is still getting great responses! I come back to it whenever someone posts to check out the albums.
Lately, the "environments" (syntonic research) nature sounds records. The absolute BEST pure analog LPs of rain, oceans, carribean lagoons, cornfields, birds, etc. No digital trickery... on a good system these will amaze you with the realism. Good enough to use as a test record-- bring one along to demo high-end tables.
Larry, listened to some Renee Olstead, and, I can see (hear) what you like about her. Listen to some older Linda Ronstadt tunes of her doing Nelson Riddle.
Larry, I have not seen his NY impersonation, and honestly have not watched his program. I might check it out sometime. I will definitely "Groove Shark" Renee Olstead, because with your music recommendation, I have to. FYI, since my NY post, I have been listening to recordings by Miles Davis and Roy Hargrove. Always good to hear from you....MrD
Kbarkamian, going to my friend's house after school in junior high to play Frogger on the Commodore 64 while listening to "Ride the Lightning" quickly went from routine to tradition. The album is hardly ever mentioned, it seems, and "Fade to Black" always takes a fourth seat to subsequent slow jams. It ain't right.
Mrdecibel, Have you caught Jimmy Fallon's Neil Young impersonation? He does a good job--AND his show is possibly the best thing to happen to Late Night TV USA, since a young Johhny Carson took over in 1962.
As to music I've listened to most? Without a doubt, the most talented singer (female) in the world today...Renee Olstead--she's remarkable.
Classical MHS cd of Neville Mariner conducting Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K364.
Rock - I can't narrow this list down because they have all gotten heavy play over the years to single out any three
Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective Santana - Abraxas Creme - Disrali Gears REO Speedwagon 2 - (Great version of "Little Queenie" with Boots Randolph on sax, it rocks!) Year of the Cat - Al Stewart Led Zepplin - ALL their albums have gotten heavy rotation Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green to Bob Welsh to Buckingham/Nicks era. Leon Russell and the Shelter People Beach Boys - Surfs Up, Carl and the Passions, Holland Beatles - Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Pepper, White Album, Abbey Road Poco - Poco (2nd Album) and From the Inside, Bonnie Raitt - Her 1st album, always a heavy favorite Peter Frampton - Framptom Comes Alive not much in recent years but in the 70's God knows how many times!
Jazz in heavy rotation over the years
Ry Cooder - Jazz, Buena Vista Social Club Al Dimeola - Splendido Hotel Louis Armstrong - Hot Five and Hot Seven Compliation CD's John Colltrane - Dear Old Stockholm Dave Brubeck Quartet - Timeout
Forget Motown- All of it from the early 60's - 1970.
There is one CD that still rings my bell ... Chris Potter's "Follow the Red Line" ... there's an awful lot of fine music out there, but with this CD I always wonder why I wasted my life doing what I do ... for the effort/music on that CD are spellbinding.
Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo Springfield The Doors- The Doors Gustav Mahler- Das Lied Von Der Erde/ Bruno Walter (try to limit listening though as it's so damn sad). Jean Sibelius- 5th Symphony/ Colin Davis. (needed to include as balance to G.M.)
The new and current winner is Renee Olstead...left it all all day, the day I bought it. WOW, for anyone who hasn't heard this girl--go buy the album, she's magic.
Jerry Garcia: Bay Area 78 (never understood why some folks were JGB over the dead, til i heard this release. CD2--wow).
honorable mention: Band of Bees: Sunshine Hit Me Sam Cooke: Aint that Good News Flotation Toy Warning: Bluffers Guide to the Flight Deck (absolutely incredible)
I had to rule out any Beatles or Led Zeppelin because I seem to divide my time among all their albums, so:
Soundgarden - Superunknown (I always come back to this one) Yes - The Yes Album (I swear there are messages in there just for me) The Doors - Waiting For the Sun
Love It To Death - Alice Cooper Taurkus - ELP Ziggy Stardust _ David Bowie Full House - J. Geils Band Abbey Road - Beatles Live At Leeds - The Who The Yes Album - Yes Let It Bleed - Stones Selling England By The Pound - Genesis Mountain Climing - Mountain Are You Experienced _ Jimi Hendrix My eleven all time desert island albums !
Quadophile, one of my first albums purchased was City to City by Gerry Rafferty. After 32+ years the songs get better with time. Here are some not so obvious choices. 1. Kate Wolf-Safe at Anchor 2. Rare Silk-New Weave 3. Blood Sweat&Tears-Live and Improvised 4. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers-Keystone 3 5. Dokken-Dysfunctional 6. Vivaldi-Eleven Concetos 7. Kathleen Battle-A Carnegie Hall Cristmas Concert 8. Ricky Skaggs-Live in London 9. Frank Sinatra-Live at the Sands 10.Anne Bisson-Blue Mind I could keep going but this gives you a mix of different genres. All recordings are well above average in sound quality, with most at or near reference level. Hope some of these will become part of your collection.
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