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I’m heavily into the Blues, so a few of my favs... Diane Schuur – Blues for Schuur Karen Lovely - Still the Rain Bonnie Raitt - Million Miles Beth Hart - any Katie Webster - any Sena Ehrhardt - Cold Cold Feeling Valerie Wellington - A Fool for You E.G. Kight - Let the Healing Begin Etta James - Cheating in the Next Room Deborah Coleman - Happy When You're Unhappy Joanne Shaw Taylor - Diamonds in the Dirt Shemekia Copeland - Long as I Can See the Light Susan Tedeschi - Walking Blues The Professor’s Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman – Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On |
Lots of great singers mentioned; you can't go wrong with any of them. I'm going to go in a different direction based on my recent experience.
My speakers are relatively high efficiency (96 dB single driver)
and I thought that 300b or EL-34 SET amps would be sufficient in my 14 x 24' room, especially since I don't listen to symphonic music or at high volumes. I have an active bi-amp system with 200 wpc class D power driving dual 10" woofers on each channel, but I still heard some hardness creeping in when I moved the volume up a little that I interpreted as distortion. I decided to pay heed to the comments that suggested that amps that low in output were best paired with a true high eff speaker of 100 dB or more. I can't afford 100 dB speakers like the Audio Classics, so I went to a bigger amp, a 30 watt OTL. My concern about giving up the EL-34 SET's mid-range magic was unfounded. In fact, it was the opposite. The vocals, female or male, are truly goose-bump raising. A quantum leap in SQ. Pretty much no matter what I've put on, I've been stunned. Even my long-suffering wife is impressed. I'm not talking about an amp you need a second mortgage to afford. I spent well under $3K used and I couldn't be happier. PM me if you want a good deal on an SET; I don't think I am going back. |
Hi derrick, Sia does have the following on vinyl. http://www.importcds.com/search?mod=AP&q=Sia&ft=LP%20Vinyl |
... if we are really talking Goosebumps: ( I have to tie it to video) ONE TIME WONDER/SHOCKER: A One TIme Performance on video - and one that shocked the world: Susan Boyle on Britian's Got Talent ( I find tears leaking out every time I watch it)... INSPIRATIONAL: Whitney Houston: The Star Spangled Banner |
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For a change of pace try Rosanne Cash's "The Real Me" from her King's record Shop. Like knghifi I've enjoyed Susannah mcCorkle - really like her album "No More Blues" - sure sad that she left us so young. I recently discovered Marlene Ver Planck - in her 80's & still recording! Her MVP Loves johnny Mercer release from 1978 is all great & the later release on CD too. |
Many excellent recommendations and many of those over the years have given me goosebumps as well as these performances Barbara Streisand "People" Linda Ronstadt "Long, Long Time" Eva Cassidy "Autumn Leaves" Ella Fitzgerald "My Funny Valentine" Suzannah McCorkle "Manha de Carnaval" Astrud Gilberto "The Girl from Ipenema Sarah Vaughn "Send in the Clowns" Anita Baker "Caught up in the Rapture" Whitney Houston "The Star Spangled Banner" Superbowl performance Melody Gardot "My one and only Thrill" and the rest of that wonderful album, to name a few off the top of my head. |
Carmen Gomes singing ''Wicked Game'' on the ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' download, works like clockwork, the moment she starts singing instant goosebumps.Here is a youtube link where one can hear the full song; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exPtLD5lBXY |
For me it would have to be Phoebe Snow's Second Childhood album. The three octave range of her voice and the studio musicians on the album are all first class. Give it a listen and you may agree with me. I also like Patsy Cline and the Trio of Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. Cheers! |
Carmen Gomes singing ''Wicked Game'' on the ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' download, works like clockwork, the moment she starts singing instant goosebumps. You can hear the song on the Sound Liaison site streaming in mp3 format for free. The album it self is 24/96 wav Studio Master. http://www.soundliaison.com |