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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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zstokes
124 posts
 
Here are some in no particular order

"The Heart Of Saturday Night" Tom Waits (All Time favorite record)

"Nothing Like The Sun" Sting
"The Lilywhite Sessions" Dave Matthews Band
"Do You Want More?!?!" The Roots
"Eternity & Main" Jack Williams
"Come Away With Me" Norah Jones (new, but this instantly became a fav of mine)
"The Fever Diaries" David Barrett
"Tales From An Acoustic Planet" Bela Fleck

I would have to add one more recording I made of Myself and my Father, singing and playing around a campfire at his house about 3 hears ago...it's not the best quality, but I enjoy it.

Cheers
Z

I could probably add 50 more albums to this list, and I if I were limited to only these I would jump off a bridge, but these are probably pretty close to my favs.
gumbydammit
186 posts
 
Roger Waters Amused To Death(LP, The disc SUCKS when compared to the LP...yes even the gold one)

Paul McCartney Unplugged (CD)

Alpha Blondy and the Wailers "Jerusalem" (Linn LP)

Al Stewart Time Passages/Year of the cat LP

Willy Deville "Miracle" (If you are a Dire Straits nut, you NEED this album, since it was produced by sir Mark himself.)
If you get the CD make sure it is the REAVEN RECORDS release. The other one SUCKS!

UB40 "Live, with Energy" LP is good but the CD blows it away.

Anything Sting has ever done.
tbcblues
6 posts
 
1. The Mermen "Food for other Fish" - masters of psychedelic surf - a cd that changed the way I think about music (also the most awe-inspiring cd I've ever heard)
2. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" - the disc you should use to test bass response
3. Pat Metheny "Imaginary Day" - the best guitar player I've ever seen
4. Slacktone "Into the Blue Sparkle" - Dave Wronski, probably the best guitar player I've never seen--yet!
5. Hollywood Fats "Rock This House" - my favorite blues cd - Fats died way too soon
cdelplato
110 posts
 
Ooooohhh! Forgot one - gotta stick in Talk Talk's "Colour of Spring". Little known gem!

CD
brendanw
5 posts
 
A couple that people might not have heard about:

*T Bone Burnett's self-titled album. He's best known for producing others (esp. the O' Brother music), but this is an astonishing recording. Poweful, haunting vocals and wonderful musicianship. Performance and sound quality both rate a 10.

*Hadacol, All in Your Head. Excellent alt-country that rocks. Sound is raucous and great. If you think that nobody makes good music anymore, check this.

Like they say in Latin, "In matters of taste there can be no dispute." You like what you like.
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