Whats playing on your system today?


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?

N

 




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Monty Meets Sly and Robbie --- Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (Jazz-Reggae)
Juan Manuel de la Puente: Music at the Cathedral of Jaén ---Orquesta de Sevilla / Composer: Juan Manuel De La Puente (Classical Vocal / Baroque)
Pink Floyd, “DSOTM” SACD
Pink Floyd, “WYWH” Acoustic Sounds SACD
Nick Mason, “ Live At The Roundhouse” Two CD’s


For the last two months, I have really not been listening to my main system. I have it on everyday for 5 hours or so, but I was strictly listening to FM Stereo, sitting in my recliner (the one I watch TV with) which is off to the side of my right speaker. I have been listening? while reading and dozing. It was no more than background noise.

Today I decided to get out of lazy mode and sat in the sweet spot for almost five hours and appreciating my carefully put together system for how great the music sounded and to the effortlessness of the music flowing. My speakers are rated at 93.5 DB sensitivity and although they are not efficient enough for MC, but with 300 watts per channel of McIntosh muscle behind them, filled my room with truly thrilling sound. I am happy to say I broke out of my funk and am back to enjoying my system the way it should be.

As my hearing has deteriorated and have a few new cars worth of equipment, I won’t be upgrading any longer. I have painfully come to this conclusion over the past year or so. I am happy enough to have the system I have and will now just enjoy. I am a bit sad that I won’t have any new toys to unbox and play with and we all know what I am talking about, that thrill over unboxing and anticipating a new piece of gear. For myself, sometimes that experience is even better than sex!


My long term plans are to enjoy what I have and to look for newer music to enjoy. After all, how many times can one listen to Floyd, Yes, Tull and all the rest over and over and over and over again?


Live At The Royal Albert Hall --- Loreena McKennitt  [Comparing this 2019 released Live recording to a much younger vocalist's Studio recordings...very interesting]
The Who, "Who’s Next". Via Quboz.
Haven’t played it straight through in a long time.

ozzy
ozzy -

Great choice! I believe the guys were at their peak of musicianship during this album. Quadrophenia was a masterpiece as well but in a different way. 

N
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John Tavener: The Veil of the Temple --- Temple Church Choir / Holst Singers / English Chamber Orchestra  (Classical; Large-Scale Choral)
From earlier today...
Anouar Brahem / Thimar (Thanks David_Ten)
The Eighteenth Day Of May / ST
Indigo Girls - "2000 Curfews"

A fantastic live album from a duo that was on top of their game at this time. If you want to hear 3 GREAT covers, check out these from this album:

"Tangled Up in Blue"
"Buried my Heart at Wounded Knee" (the live version)
"Midnight Train to Georgia"

I saw them during this tour and they were fantastic!
@david_ten ,

Orange --- Attacca Quartet; Caroline Shaw, Composer (Modern Classical)

+1 

-James
@spiritofradio   James:  Curious... what do you like about ’Orange’ / Attacca Quartet / Caroline Shaw? Thanks. - David.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4  --- Berliner Philharmoniker / Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Jan Garbarek  ---  Magico - Carta de Amor  (with Egberto Gismonti and Charlie Haden)
The Doors 50th Anniversary editions via Qobuz. I haven't listened to these tunes in a while, kinda impressed with the sound quality.

ozzy