Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align


Lately I’ve found myself alternating between music I love (but sounds mediocre) and music I don’t know well or only like (but sounds incredible).

Occasionally, I stumble across a track where the song could both serve as a great show off piece for my gear and I love the music.

If you can, name up to 3 songs where the audio and song quality take you over the moon with pleasure.

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May I suggest three - albums, not tunes.
Two you might know and one you most likely don’t.

1. Frank Sinatra & Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Beautiful songs masterfully performed and recorded.
A masterpiece, Sinatra at his mature peak.

2. Ralph McTell - Streets. The brilliant British singer-songwriter and first rate acoustic guitar player in a collection of his best tunes, all with great arrangements and high-end worthy sound. You’ll want to hear more of him after you listen to this album.

3. Al Stewart - Year of the Cat. Again, an ear-pleasing combination of great pop tunes, dynamic arrangements, and brilliant engineering.

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Great responses! Played some music yesterday for friends visiting from UK and Finland. Played mixture of pop and other genres. Amazing how varied the quality can be. Amazed at how bad ABBA sounded, even in a recent re-release. We wondered if some music just wasn't well-recorded, initially or whether they just don't bother to release better sounding mixes (market too small for that trouble and expense)?

In no particular order and something for everyone:

Van Morrison - "Into the Mystic" from "Moondance" on Direct Disk Labs

Muddy Waters - "Long Distance" from "Folk Singer" on MFSL UltraDisc

Dire Straights - "It Never Rains" from "Love Over Gold" on Warner Bros or MFSL

Atlanta Symphony & Chorus, Robert Shaw, cond. - "O Fortuna" from "Carmina Burana" on Telarc LP or SACD

Lyle Lovett - "Here I Am" from  "Lyle Lovett & His Large Band" on MCA

Lettuce - "The Lobbyist" from "Crush" on Lettuce Records

 

Cheers!

 

Steely dan aja  james taylor suite for 20g  rolling stones waiting on a friend  all killer songs.