What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
The Bee Gees, 20th Anniversary Compilation-2 CD set A departure from my usual genre but these are great songs from a group that had been around from the late 1950’s. Give em' a listen. I think you'll like them. " Still Waters" and "This is where I came in" https://youtu.be/hXgpOIxDGTg https://youtu.be/5a95WRSWvHA N |
Tonight was Etta James "At Last" she made me cry on many of the the tracks. Best dynamic range version 2010 http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/103607 And the rest, worst as usual was 2016 streaming compressed to the max. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=etta+james&album=At+Last Cheers George |
+1 Played my 1983 Virgin West German CDV2185 uncompressed version last night, your right, an amazingly recorded album for being so old. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/75650 http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Phil+Collins&album=Face+Value And if anyone wants this best version, there's just 3 for sale https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=CDV2185&_sacat=0... Goes to show, the saying "perfect sound forever" for CD 20 years ago, was a true statement, just back then no replay equipment could get that perfection out of them, till just in the last few years. Cheers George |
Free Life by Dan Wilson. Dan is a singer/songwriter, but not in the 1970's sense. He has had a number of his songs recorded by others (including The Dixie Chicks, from whom I learned of him), often becoming hit records. I understand he is also a member of Semisonic---whom I now have to check out, and earlier was in Trip Shakespeare. The album starts of meekly---a mid-tempo song sung by Dan, not a great singer. But by the end of the song, it has grown (via excellent production) into a majestic powerhouse! Great chord progressions---with an actual bridge, an endangered song element---vocal harmonies, guitar power chords, etc. Not a bad song on the album, all B's or better. I found a Mint- copy on Amazon for $2.79 plus 3.99 shipping. Sorry @slaw and @tomic601, the album has never been available on LP. ;-) |
Last night Sade "Promise" CD, she was in the room singing to me, startling very clean dynamics, just a stunning 1985 West German recording. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/60499 Cheers George |
Last night, Roger Waters "Amused to Death" When you want to be blown away, even without any aids. This is the "Gone with the Wind" of music CD’s The 1994 Sony Gold Master Sound "Super Bit Mapping" version, even better than the others, which are still very very good. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Roger+Waters&album=Amused+To+Death Cheers George |
Trillium/Amanda Sommerville vocalist - check her out! "Justifiable Casualties" https://youtu.be/1obe0iECJ5w N |
Today, some random tracks Tin Machine featuring David Bowie - "Heavens In Here" A live track attached. It rocks! https://youtu.be/YTjrqLtjb78 The Kills, Ash & Ice - check out "Heart of a Dog" https://youtu.be/urPxe4jxdt8 N |
Linda Ronstadt "Simple dreams" stunning sound on todays R2R dacs, the 1987 uncompressed PCM Elecktra CD release. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Linda+Ronstadt&album=Simple+Dreams Cheers George |