What 3 recordings from different genres do you and your wife/partner appreciate equally?
I thought this might make an interesting thread since there are many polarizing aspects of high end audio when regarding your spouse/partner. With approximately 1400 vinyl albums and 1100 compacts discs there are less then 100 recordings we equally like. Maybe this is normal for audiophiles? Post as many genres as you like, as always I appreciate your time and comments. These recordings quickly came to mind. Appreciating Back To Black more as time goes on, my wife loved it in 2007!
Classical-Vivaldi Four Seasons Mendelssohn-Violin Concerto Holst-The Planets
Jazz-Bill Evans Trio-Sunday At The Village Vanguard Shirley Horn- Here's To Life Diana Krall-Love Scenes
Pop/Rock-Neil Young On The Beach Roxy Music-Avalon Amy Winehouse- Back To Black
Rumours 45rpm Peter Gabriel - everything from So to present Graceland Roger Waters - Amused to Death Steely Dan - pretty much all of them Holst - The Planets - LA Philharmonic
Touchy subject. Wife and I don't agree on much. The closest is the song Europa even then we disagree on which version Santana Vs Gato Barbieri . Everyone knows it's Gato
Not recordings, but artists: Dave Edmunds (Rock ’n’ Roll), Marshall Crenshaw & The Plimsouls (Power Pop), Iris Dement (Singer-Songwriter/Bluegrass), Steve Earle (badass Country). Oops, that’s four genres and five artists.
Being a guitar player, I do tend to enjoy Rock and electric Blues somewhat more than she does. I never play Led Zep when she's at home! Picking just three titles for each genre is kind of ridiculous but here are some that immediately spring to mind...
Jazz
Jackie Ryan: You and the Night and the Music Bill Evans: Live at the Vanguard recordings Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive
Americana
Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Neil Casal: Fade Away Diamond Time Railroad Earth: (Or are they JamBand?) Last of the Outlaws
Singer-Songwriter
John Prine: The Missing Years Courtney Marie Andrews: Honest Life Patrick Park: Come What Will
Country
Emmy Lou Harris: Luxury Liner Jerry Jeff Walker: It's a Good Night for Singin' Rita Hosking: Come Sunrise
Folk(ish)
Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Pentangle: Sweet Child Birds of Chicago: Live From Space
Celtic
Solas: The Words that Remain Lunasa: (self-titled) John McSherry and Donal O' Connor: Tripswitch
JamBand
Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual Sons of Champlin: Loosen up Naturally Allman Bros: Live at Fillmore east
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