Abner Jay - True Story Of Abner Jay [MR-036]
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Copland: El Salon Mexico / Appalachian Spring - Bernstein/NYP Columbia MS 6355 2-eye (says spouse: "I like LIKE Bernstein, I don't care what you audiophiles say." So, I am corrected.) Holst: The Planets - Previn/LSO, EMI ASD 2002 reissed by Hi-Q Supercuts (continues to be my favorite performance of this work. The Hi-Q reissue is clean, detailed and well balanced, losing a certain amount of the warmth found in the earlier EMI ASD pressings. But certainly eminently listenable.) . |
Britten, Simple Symphony--English Music for Strings. Britten cond./English Chamber Orchestra; King Super Analog Disc (reissue of a 1968 London/Decca recording). As seems to be the case with most of the King reissues, the sound seems tilted towards the bass, which works well on this recording, particularly when the double basses strum in the second movement. I'm breaking in a new system (moved to a place with a much smaller room), and this record sounds great on the new setup. Rush, I'm now in VA about 50 miles from you, will have to arrange a visit at some point soon. |
Hey Don- They were a great band. After Duke is about where I parted company. Am on a Genesis jag the last few days. Listened to Three Sides Live earlier today (actually 4 sides live on the recording I own...but that's good because Paperlate and some of their later studio drivel isn't there)...and Duke after W&W. I will have to dust off my copy of Lamb. There is some good music on that one but it always seemed a bit uneven to me. I'll give a listen to your favs. For me its been TOTT, W&W, ATTWT. Foxtrot needs to be in there too. Maybe I don't really have a favorite as such. Ciao |
Vivaldi, Dixit Dominus, RV594 (Psalm 109 for solists, two choirs and two orchestras), Negri/ECO, John Alldis Choir, Philips 6700 116 (Captivating, as always. I have another performance of this work with Corboz conducting, whom I always admire, but the Negri performance is the one I keep coming back to when in the mood to listen to this work.) |
A bit of music thus far this morning with my listening partner: Counting Crows, August and Everything After - Analogue Productions 45rpm reissue (Can I admit to getting bored? Oh my...) Dead Can Dance, Into The Labyrinth - Mobile Fidelity Silver reissue - sonically scruptious, this 2 LP reissue is better than the original, and musically interesting and complex. Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - original pressing - we'd listened to another pressing of this at a friend's house, but I just couldn't find the swing factor I thought this LP had it. So, I pulled it out here to re-play the Cotton Fields cut that had been demo'ed for us. And, by golly, the swing factor was back. Just a great example of how some records live or die by the PRaT one's turntable delivers. Moving on now to Brahms Piano Concerto, Curzon and Szell, in a 45 rpm reissue from ORG that I've been wanting to hear for some time. . |
Rush Dead Can Dance, Into The Labyrinth - Mobile Fidelity Silver reissue - sonically scruptious, this 2 LP reissue is better than the original, and musically interesting and complex. How is this better than the original 4AD if you can explain I would appreciate. I have all the Dead Can Dance LPs since 1984. ("This Mortal Coil.") |
Hi Albert, What I'm hearing is blacker background, a bit more definition in the leading edge of transients, and a bit more air and space. The differences would not make be duplicate a good clean original because the original is shockingly good. But if you don't have the original, or if your copy is getting a bit noisy, the reissue is very much worthwhile rather than chasing after another original on the used market. And, as I commented, I think the reissue does sound a bit better. Cheers, |
Jeff Fuccillo  Disturbed Strings [ROAR 07] Mad Season - Above (2013 Reissue, Remaster) [88765441701] The Clean - Vehicle [FNLP529] |
Chicago II--like most fair-minded music lovers, I've generally regarded their seemingly endless output as the clearest example of cultural decay. I've concluded, however, that this album is something of a masterpiece--in contrast to the AOR drivel that followed, it's actually soulful and raw-- just listen to those jagged guitar fills, random percussion parts and slightly off-key vocals. Plus the bass player really swings. Richard Buckner, Surrounded--admittedly, there's not a ton of sonic variation in his ouevre, but he is a genius and noone comes close to doing this type of downcast Nick Drake-meets-Hank Williams stuff. Earth, Angel of Darkness--my new guilty pleasures; they're usually mis-categorized as heavy metal, but to me actually sound closer to ambient, experimental guys like NIN or Tortoise. Intense, tuneful stuff. |
09-14-13: Donjr I own a music library with such diverse content, some is certain to offend everyone :-). Drive is a great indy movie starring Ryan Gosling, a young (about 30) year old actor. Ryan strikes me as a real person in a field of actors that rely on overdone facial expressions, gestures and special effects to pull them through. Ryan reminds me a tiny bit of Steve McQueen when he was young and doing action movies. Both are different enough to remember and believable enough to connect with as the movie unfolds. I really liked the movie, among my favorites this past year. The music is as different as the movie, you should go to Amazon and play the MP3 samples and see how it strikes you. Music I played today: Felix Laband, "Thin Shoes In June" Rickie Lee Jones, "The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard" Porcupine Tree, "Stupid Dream" Harold Land and Kenny Dorham, "Eastward Ho" Frazy Ford, "Obadiah" |
Selections from this and that... Handel: Semele - Gardiner/English Baroque Solotists/Erato Berlioz: Les Troyens - Davis/Royal Opera House Orch/Philips Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: Polonaise - Fiedler/BostonPops/Readers Digest Beethoven: Fidelio Overture - Reiner/CSO/RCA Verdi: Otello - Levine/NationalPh/RCA My spouse is giving me her requests and I'm then pulling from the shelves. It's a day of whatever she wants to hear. :-) |
A total hodgepodge of things: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Recomposed by Max Richter. I cannot say enough about this new release - absolutely stunning!!! Handel Water Music - Harmondia Mundi Vicki Benet - A Paris - Decca Stereo 1959 Les Miserables - Original Broadway cast Geffen Records. Not audiophile quality but my girlfriend really wanted to hear Les Mis so what can I say :) Daft Punk - Random Access Memories. Their best album yet. |
Prokofiev - Quintet in G Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, op57 / Melos Ensemble, L'Oiseau SOL 267 Prokofiev - Love for Three Oranges | Scythian Suite / Dorati/LSO, Mercury SR 90006 (Classic Records 45rpm reissue) Lee Morgan - Volume 3 / Blue Note (Music Masters 45rpm reissue) Lee Morgan - Candy / Blue Note (Classic Record 33rpm reissue) . |
