Breadcrumbs .... Alice Cooper.
Qobuz |
Not too impressed with that offering by Alice Cooper tbh.
Go back in time a little
Stoneground 3.
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Between Daylight and Dark .... Mary Gauthier.
Qobuz |
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1.
Amazon music
Just had to try it and yes vast improvement to old with actual complete albums to play now.
Not blown away by the sq though, I feel Qobuz is better.
But it's new so who knows ..... |
Laid Back ... Gregg Allman.
Qobuz 24/192 |
Waterloo to Anywhere ... Dirty Pretty Things.
Qobuz |
Ghost Notes .... Veruca Salt.
Amazon Music |
Aliens Ate my Buick .... Thomas Dolby.
Amazon Music |
The Very Best of Suzi Quatro.
Amazon Music.
Ooh all that black leather...... |
Sinematic ... Robbie Robertson.
Amazon Music. |
The Doobie Brothers - "Stampede" - Via The Spoofy - Can't believe I don't have it on vinyl. I love "Neal's Fandango"!
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Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine, Qobuz. My favorite Floyd. |
37 Days .... Beth Hart.
Amazon Music |
überwaltz -
gotta check that one out - Beth Hart can sing with a ton of emotion!
So how are you liking Amazon Music HD so far?
dougsat |
Doug
Its a very good album with a lot of power and emotion showing in her vocals.
I had my trials with Amazon just getting it to be able to play on my main rig as documented on other threads.
But now I have it reliably streaming I have to say so far it looks like it could be a winner with a bit more work on the interface.
So far I have found some albums that are not on Qobuz.
And of course some on Qobuz not on Amazon.
Overall I am happy enough as who can complain at a 90 day free trial!
Gives me 90 days to evaluate and see what changes and improvements Amazon make to it. |
Astronauts and Heretics … Thomas Dolby.
Amazon Music
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John Lee Hooker - The Healer
Amazon Music |
Abbey Road - The Beatles - 50th Anniversary release
24bit / 96Khz Ultra HD (As Amazon calls it)
Amazon Music HD
Best I have ever heard Abbey Road - Impressive ! |
Doug.
I have only listened to two albums under the " ultra HD" label but both were mighty impressive.
With a bit more interface work Amazon could have a winner here.
I admit I was skeptical at first but so far it is looking good. |
Discipline .... King Crimson.
Qobuz hirez |
Fire Like This .... Blood Red Shoes.
Qobuz |
50th Anniversary Edition of Abbey Road on Qobuz |
Fortunately I can honestly say that I have never cared for music by The Beatles.
With the exception of a very few songs.
I have most of their works on R2R if I ever really felt the need to listen ... Lol.
I gather the 50th is a good work but just not my cup of tea Guv! |
@uberwaltz When I was younger I didn't appreciate them, but they grew on me. Listening to Abbey Road, I am impressed by their creativity, musicianship, and craftsmanship. And to think that they were making music like this 50 years ago... They are not for everyone though.
On a side note, when I listened to Abbey Road last night through my Bluesound Node 2 on Qobuz the tracks played gapless, but when I listened this morning using the Qobuz app on my PC, there were gaps between the songs. From what I was able to find, it sounds like Qobuz supports gapless playback. I don't see anything in the settings to turn it on or off. Anyone know how to "fix" that? |
Greg
I do not see it under android or iPad apps, very odd.
I do see an option to run gapless playback in Bubbleupnp but that would be for ALL music through that app not just Qobuz.
Maybe shoot them an email? |
The Awakening .... Melissa Etheridge.
Amazon Music |
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The Who - Who Are You? Qobuz Hi-Res |
Ed Hunter ... Iron Maiden
Ripped Music Vault. |
Africa Shrine - Femi Kuti.
Wow, thanks for the tip. Just cranking it now and I love it. Like father like son. Need to now go and listen to more of the Femi catalog. |
Los Lobos - Kiko
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive
Qobuz
Going to see them live tonight! |
Greg.
How were Los Lobos?
A good night was had I hope.
Spike ... Elvis Costello. |
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Uber - Los Lobos were great! I've never followed them closely, so it was close to seeing a new band, except it was one that has been playing for 45 years and is very tight and has a great repertoire. We were front row center, which was pretty cool. They played some traditional Mexican songs with a variety of stringed instruments that I did not recognize, took an intermission, then rocked out with the electric gear. Definitely recommend seeing them if you get a chance. |
Greg
Pretty cool night for sure.
I do not get to see as many bands as I would like now as too darn hot down here and most promoters seem to think we want to see bands in summer at outside venues, freaking crazy!
Start the morning with something mellow.
The Joshua Tree …. U2.
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We're fortunate to have a some smaller more intimate theaters where some good bands visit regularly. I couldn't decide what to listen to this morning, so I'm letting Tidal pick for me with one of their "my mixes" - Zeppelin, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, etc. They know me too well! |
I was like that last night .
Sitting in the hot tub with my outdoor Bluetooth speaker at the ready.
Decided the one hit wonders thread was topical so dialed up a " one hit wonders" playlist via Amazon.
It had a LOT of the songs mentioned in that thread, most amusing and entertaining blast to the past. |
@uberwaltz - I love "Spike". EC is one of my favorite artist (seeing him again later this month) and "Spike" is in my top 5 favorite EC records. "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" is an absolute classic song. Right up there with "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" in my list of best songs ever...... |
Reubent.
Really only just starting to truly appreciate Costello over the past couple years along with Nils Lofgren and Nick Cave.
Guess I am getting old.... Lol. |
@uberwaltz - Elvis Costello has a rather large catalog of albums. I have different friends that like all, some and none of the catalog. One of my best friends, who has thousands of records, says "Imperial Bedroom" is his favorite record. For me, it's not in my top 5 list. So who knows what, and why people value particular records.
For me, my top three Elvis Costello Records are:
Spike
King of America
All This Useless Beauty
I'm not an aficionado of Nils Lofgren or Nick Cave. Give me some recommendations to check out. I only have the Nils Lofgren live acoustic record (which is fantastic). |
I love Elvis Costello. His records take up a lot of space in my collection and I have multiple copies of a few of them, including a number of the MFSLs (which honestly aren't that great).
My Aim Is True was a fantastic debut, so unlike anything else at the time and such great songwriting. Armed Forces and Blood & Chocolate are two of my other favorites.
He's great live and I love that he's always experimenting and fearless about crossing into other genres. Unlike many artists who have a relatively limited period of creativity, he's still putting out great music. |
Reubent.
For Nick Cave try
Henry's dream, Tender Prey, The Good Son.
For Nils Lofgren try
The Loner, Night Fades Away, Crooked Line.
Might not be your bag but I agree his acoustic live is a reference piece of work. |
Beauty Queen Sister ... Indigo Girls |
Vitamin String Quartet performs As I Lay Dyings An Ocean Between Us.
Qobuz |
North Mississippi All Stars - Up And Rolling, Qobuz
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5150 .... Van Halen.
Amazon Music |
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Super Deluxe Edition)
Amazon Music HD |
The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle ... Bruce Springsteen.
Qobuz.
Never heard this album before and I have to say I like it... A lot. |
Savoy Brown - 'City Night' their 40th album |
Paul Weller - Wild Wood (listened to this about 10+ times in the last 2 weeks). |
