Hefty Digest - Prefuse 73 Mixtape
Justo Almario - Forever Friends
U2 - The Best of 1980 -1990 (The B-sides are excellent)
Justo Almario - Forever Friends
U2 - The Best of 1980 -1990 (The B-sides are excellent)
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
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@pdn Great comments about digital. The technology has certainly improved over the years. Now, ripping CDs to storage and playing back via DAC has taken redbook audio quality up another notch for me. Of course, as you allude to, the quality of the original recording itself remains the BIG variable that, if it wasn't done right, will trump even the best equipment. |
Elton John "Honky Chateau" and Pieces of a Dream "Love's Silouette" both in multi-channel SACD DSD. There is no way under the sun vinyl LPs can sound this magnificent. No way. IMO the Compact Disc remains the greatest, most durable and affordable format for recorded music ever invented. I just purchased a digitally remastered version of the best of The Little River Band. WOW outstanding. It was remastered in the year 2000 but still fabulous. Somewhere around 1996, the record companies began using vastly improved state of the art digital recording and processing equipment. If you notice, CDs produced after that time or older ones remastered do sound a ton better than they did prior. By now, they're at their absolute best sound ever. |
My good friend arcam88 brought these to my attention this morning. "What makes John Bonham such a good drummer?" https://youtu.be/UvOm2oZRQIk Watch "Rick Wakeman and Jon Lord on Sunflower Jam 2011" on YouTube https://youtu.be/AsJApGdm97c Roy Buchanan, "Blues for Gary" https://youtu.be/WtqZjQtr5Bg N |
Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells a Story And a Holiday favorite, "Red-Suited Superman" https://youtu.be/WP5aWlm2YZ4 Happy Holiday's! N |
Another vote for Beck ! City Boy, Dinner at the Ritz ODA, S/T, "I got a mind to give up Living" https://youtu.be/wiQjBcViiYI N |
Well! ;-) I have heard Beck only superficially, live opening for Dylan (eh), live on TV (not good), and playing on record store sound systems while I browse (I haven’t been "engaged"). I know songwriters who like his stuff, so who am I to disagree? At least regarding his recorded work, which I have not investigated. Some people are better live, others on recordings. Perhaps Beck is the latter. They say the best is the enemy of the rest. I liked The Beatles version of "Money (That's What I Want)" until I heard Barrett Strong's version, theirs thereafter sounding like a bunch of kids. Same with The Yardbirds version of "Train Kept A Rolling" until I heard the incredible version by The Rock 'n Roll Trio (Johnny Burnette). What I look for in a songwriter and/or singer may not be what Beck does. He apparently DOES provide others with what they crave. That's great; not everyone likes the same foods either. |
Beck - Sea Change Beck - Morning Phase Strong song-writing throughout: achingly beautiful melodies and soul-stirring lyrics; arrangements that are some of the best I've ever heard in popular music. Two great albums regardless what certain aging drummers might think of Beck's talents...but maybe that was just the arrogance of old age talking. |
jafant, I'm going to revisit Danzig! Loudly! It's kind of dark and rainy here today so I toned things down somewhat. Sting, Ten Summoner's Tales Gamalon, Aerial View Peter Gabriel, So - Remastered Simply Red, It's Only Love Duran Duran, "Come Undone" excellent effort by these guys. Perhaps their best. https://youtu.be/l-eUufUZYgA N |
Well Of Mercy by Michael Kelsh. Produced by Bill Halverson (CSN&N, Clapton, Cream, Hendrix, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Albert King, Keith Jarrett, Bad Company, The Texas Tornedos, Ravi Shankar. Damn!), and executive produced by Rodney Crowell (a good sign, and what lead me to the album), it is full of great songs and singing in a low-key, almost all-acoustic style. I love it! |
Don Celenza, "Just Visiting" https://youtu.be/0-vqTPsdNx0 Neal Schon, "Big Moon" https://youtu.be/Z-XceyZ1cQs N |