Today I decided to listen to two of my favorite rock guitar heros and one great vocalist. Guitarist' Robin Trower, Ronnie Montrose and vocalist Davey Pattison.
I listened to Trower songs: Bridge of sighs, Stitch in time, The fool and me, my personal favorite- Too rolling stoned and others.....
Then I pulled out "Gamma". I listened to: Razor King, Wish I was and Skin and bone and others.....
Davey Pattison hooked has also up with Michael Shenker also. I really enjoyed my day so far. Anybody else heard anything good?
JJ Cale - Naturally, this morning in the shower. I-pod and Tivoli Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal, on the way to a construction meeting. Cassette Steely Dan - Aja, this afternoon in the office. CD Crusaders - Ongaku Kai, this evenings cocktail hour. Vinyl
I did a comparison between Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were here on the Sony Legacy Cd with SBM (super bullshit marketing) and the stereo layer of Acoustic Sounds “Wish You Were Here” SACD. I paid $50.00 for the Sony Legacy CD from Tower Records in Boston (remember Tower Records?) and about the same price for the SACD from Acoustic Sounds. I have heard both probably a gazillion times and after very careful listening, the Sony Legacy CD really sounds much better and more natural than the SACD version. There are more dynamic swings to the music on the Sony Legacy CD as evidenced by the meters on my Mac power amp.
The bass is much deeper and more taut, and the highs seem to have a little extra sparkle. In the midrange, David Gilmour’s voice seems more relaxed where the SACD version sounds a bit ragged and even screechy at one point. I do know that I enjoyed the Sony Legacy version much more on my system. I do want to point out that SBM really stands for Super Bit Mapping and it seems to make the CD sound more realistic. So, there you go, I know everyone was dying to know.
Tanakh / Ardent fevers Mid tempo rock with strings. I have a few albums from this band. All are interesting in there own way. This one is probably the most accessible and (IMO) is absolutely beautiful.
Jun Markl conducts Debussy. CD 8&9 - Preludes: Book 2, Estampes, Symphony in B Minor, Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, Premiere Rapsodie for Orchestra and Clarinet, Rapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Deux Danses for Harp and Strings. Orchestre National de Lyon. Box set ‘Debussy Complete Orchestral Works’. NAXOS 2012
Chailly conducts Mahler - Symphonies 6&7. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. From the box set ‘Mahler The Symphonies - Chailly’. Decca 2005 European release
Another that came in the mail today. I’ve been hunting for a reasonable price on this two CD set, and finally snagged one from the UK. BUT, interestingly enough, I have been waiting on this to arrive for over 6 weeks, purchased through eBay. Last week contacted the seller about the status....they asked me to wait an additional 72 hours for it to arrive, and I did....well, without even enquiring further, eBay stepped in, and as the seller could not provide them with a tracking number, refunded me for the purchase a couple days ago. And what do you know, it arrived today 😁
Collin Matthews - Hidden Variables. Landscape, Cello Concerto #1, Hidden Variables, Memorial, Quatrain, Machines & Dreams. London Symphony Orchestra & Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. John Carewe and Michael Tilson Thomas Conductors. NMC 2004 release.
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