Patricia Barber - Mythologies, Qobuz
What are you streaming tonight?
As we are in the modern age of music I thought I would see how this fares.
We have threads specific for cdp and tt so why not streaming as it is a modern media.
I don't care if you stream Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, Paradise Radio or any number of internet stations.
I would like you to share your tastes and method of streaming.
We have threads specific for cdp and tt so why not streaming as it is a modern media.
I don't care if you stream Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, Paradise Radio or any number of internet stations.
I would like you to share your tastes and method of streaming.
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reubent, “Magnet and Steel” is one of those songs from my high school years I would rather forget, like “Stairway to Heaven”, “Music Box Dancer” and “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”. Much overplayed during its original release. Of course, around that time I discovered punk and ska so I affected more scorn for pop music than was probably healthy. |
@16f4 - Of course, there were lots of overplayed FM hits back in the late 70's. But 40+ years later, I can look back at them with fondness and enjoy the memory of the time period. Here's a challenge for you: Without looking, stream "Magnet and Steel" and listen to the background singers. Who's singing the background vocals? Have a good weekend, and don't listen to any crappy 70's hits..... Except "Magnet and Steel" |
I think everyone who grew up in the 60s and 70s has fond memories of a lot of the music from back then including many that did not strike a fancy as much back then as a kid. Plus our hifis are so much better now and all that old stuff sounds so much better now on it. New revelations from olden days all the time. |
mapman i am a sucker for music trivia! I wasn’t quite sure who the backup singers were so I admit I looked it up. Mind blown and song appreciated. I now have newfound appreciation for this song. A trivia question for you: Djavan’s album “Luz”, recorded in 1982 and released in the US as “Djavan. The song “Samurai” had a harmonica solo...who did it? It’s on YouTube, but if you can find the album on Qobuz it is well worth listening to. |
I love it when my hifi allows me to hear "foibles" in recordings. I love them all, except perhaps the occasional ones that make your ears bleed no matter what. Much better than hearing the "foibles" in your hifi 24X7. Being able to hear most everything in a recording is a big part of teh joy my hifi brings me. Good or bad. It’s very interesting to me to be able to hear all that went into a particular produced product. Or even just to hear what that production sounds like in my room. So many ways to extract pleasure out of recordings no matter what. |
Funny you should say that. I have a Hot Tuna live recording in a bar type venue. At about the 3rd track someone drops a glass and it sounds like it is breaking right behind my right shoulder. Never noticed that years ago. Or maybe that is all it was, that I just never noticed as maybe was not tuned in to it as much as I am now. We will never know. |
Uberwaltz, for me UB40, specifically “Red, Red Wine” was a gateway song to ska and reggae. I became clued in to The Selecter, The Beat, Jimmy Cliff and The Specials. Actually got to work a General Public concert in college. I read a funny story that UB40 made their cover of “Red, Red Wine” based on a version by Tony Tribe, not realizing until much later the song was written and first sung by Neil Diamond. The Specials - S/T Qobuz |
Berlin Philharmonic - Live via Digital Concert Hall. Kirill Patrenko conducting ‘Serenades’ - Mozart Serenades for Winds & Dvorak Serenades for Strings. Cant wait for the full orchestra and hall to be filled again, but thanks to the Berlin Philharmonic for providing live music during this pandemic period. |
@uberwaltz I was finishing up listening to some CD’s when I saw your post. So, fired up Tidal to check out Norah’s newest. I have her first three albums, and as much as I love her luscious voice, her albums always left me a bit unfulfilled. It seems her voice is very well represented right smack into the center image, but a bit too much forward, lacking any 3D soundstage, or a feeling of being recorded within a room. Everything seems ‘stuck in the middle’ with not much going on. Somewhat artificial, to me. So, I thought ‘heck’, lemme see if her newest recordings is improved in that regard. But to me, nope, more of the same. My initial reaction, and definitely not something I would purchase beyond streaming. |
@big_greg @bkeske Interesting observations. That wasn't the reason why I qualified my recommendation with "if you liked her first album". I do love her voice and her phrasing. I missed your original post, and surely wasn’t criticizing your reference to her earlier albums. I think about how Margo is recorded with The Cowboy Junkies, also a wonderful voice, but even on the simplest accompanying music with the Junkies, there was a nice depth and overall sense of realism and soundstage. Something I wish Norah would try. |
