Whats playing on your system today?

Welcome Larryowens!

One thing I find amusing is this thread has like 2700 posts or so but only 47,000 views.
Whereas the turntable thread has 10 million views but only 3300 posts.
Quite some disparity in post to view ratio!
Granted it has been around since 2004 but obviously a lot of viewers did not feel inclined to actually post.

ATM, Parkway Drive, Carrion. No sofistication, but I like it... 😁

Paul Thorn, Hammer and Nail 
"A Heart With Four Wheel Drive"
https://youtu.be/k5KkEkWtWyE

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Just purchased a pair of Usher X-Towers so I have been going thru acoustic alchemy, Diana krall, joe bonamassa, Spyro gyro, and Yellowjacket albums to set them up. After many hours, setup is finished.

@uberwaltz,

Interesting how these recommendations/mentions work...your mention of DS, reminded me of "On Every Street". I wanted to clean and compare my copies. I have the UK, the one from the box set and the one from the Back To Black series. Wooo! I'm going to have fun!

ghosthouse- slaw,
Your very welcome! Thanks for the positive feedback. 

Julian Sas, "Is this what they call the blues"
https://youtu.be/fhsdx6ICCmY

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@slaw 

Good to hear. Got to get my US setup and get busy too, at some stage. All my vinyl just hand cleaned so far, its the thought of going through them all again....

Anyway just mellow listening tonight
Brothers in arms, Dire Straits on sacd.

Talking of J.S, I caught him on his g3 tour Tuesday night at Raleigh.
What a wall of guitar with him, Collen and Petrucci!
Truth be told it was a little too intense for me....must be getting old!

Thanks nutty!

@slaw

Glad you liked it but, honestly, Nutty deserves credit for that. He’s the one that got me listening to Satriani (finally) and that release in particular.  A good one!  (I musta been living under a rock, I guess).

The Guess Who- Anthology.

ozzy

@ghosthouse ,

I finally checked out the J Satriani song you recommended. I loved it! Thanks, I’ve had a lot of experimenting going on here...sorry for the delay.


@uberwaltz,

I just finished listening to "Radio Kaos" after a fresh clean with my latest US method. What a difference! A relaxed presentation..along with a bigger soundscape, much more enjoyable! I remember thinking the last time I listened, it seemed somewhat bright and not nearly as immersive as it is now.

Natalie Merchant  "Tigerlily"  MFSL/45rpm

Tonight nothing but Christian McBride(Live at Village Vanguard) and Donald Byrd (A New Perspective)

Roy Orbison  "Mystery Girl"  (lp)

@uberwaltz,

I have the UK/lp. Another one I need to clean again on my latest set-up.

Enjoy!

Mr Postman just delivered a mint copy of Radio Kaos on vinyl so its on the deck.
The Tidal version was good, this is Very good!
A very well engineered recording, 1987.

@reubent

These 3 are essential and the place to start
Private Revolution
Goodbye Jumbo
BANG!

Egyptology
Dumbing Up
Both worth owning but a little more uneven or possibly just more varied than the first three OR possibly just not quite as consistently accessible and take a little more time to "get". High end on Dumbing Up is a bit hot...kind of tizzy though ripping it tamed that somewhat.

ARKEOLOGY
An interesting 5 CD collection of new, demos, out takes and live (to quote from Wikipedia). Maybe not "essential". A lower priority "buy", in my O-pinion.

I don’t own and don’t plan to get "Best in Show" or the other greatest hits compilation.
Don’t have World Party Live! but maybe I should.

Hope you will not mind my unsolicited advice for how you spend your money!  :-)

@ghosthouse - Thanks for the additional information. I will probably expand my World Party collection. Not sure if I'll start with the ARK collection or the original albums. I'll probably sample the albums on YouTube and decide from there.

@uberwaltz

@reubent

I suspect you know Karl Wallinger and Mike Scott were bandmates in the early days of The Waterboys but the old creative differences bugaboo ensued leading to KW forming his own band: World Party. As far as that WB track being inspiration for KW’s band’s name, this wouldn’t surprise me (he’s credited as co-writer of it). BUT I’ll also point out that "World Party" is used as band name and/or song title and plays an important role at the end of Phillip K. Dick’s 1976 novel, Radio Free Albemuth (Fisherman’s Blues was released 1988). Personally, I suspect THIS is the ultimate source for both track name and KW’s band name. BTW - long time World Party fan myself. WP is one of the very few bands I’m "completist" about (not that their/his output is all that large). I’ll pretty much buy without audition anything KW does. FWIW you might enjoy the ARKEOLOGY collection.

Tidal has been a godsend for me if go no other reason than when I see somebodies recommended music here or their current choice of play I can quickly go and have a listen without buying CD or vinyl.
For $20 a month it is worth it many times over just for that alone!

@reubent 

Fisherman's blues...... The Waterboys.

In fact this contains a track called World Party, wonder if that is where he got idea for name for his next band? 

@uberwaltz - Can you recommend a record from The Waterboys? I missed that boat when it was sailin'....

@reubent 

You are most welcome!
Just had to give it a spin since it was talked about...lol.
I think I would say it is worth $25 for sure, I think you will be impressed with the vinyl sq of this album.

Mind I still used to prefer The Waterboys tbh.

The Bottle Rockets - "The Brooklyn Side"

@uberwaltz - Thanks for your comments regarding "Goodbye Jumbo" vinyl. I think I'll do a bit of research and order a copy. I really like the album on CD. I think it's worth a $20-$25 investment of a decent vinyl LP.

Listening to Cyrus Chestnut - The Nutman Speaks. Glorious!

-cheers

@reubent 

I think goodbye jumbo was only released on vinyl in Europe.
I have a copy I purchased from a dealer in Germany, he has 2 copies on eBay right now.
I have actually never heard the CD version but the vinyl is nicely done.
Very precise and well mastered.
I am happy with it but ymmv of course.
About $22 shipped from Germany right now.

Crises....Mike Oldfield..

I remember seeing him live in England.
Can't remember how many players on stage but quite an ensemble to be sure.
And Mike?
Just rocking out on electric guitar and nothing else.
And looking as happy as a pig in muck while ripping off some mean licks, a VERY understated and brilliant guitarist imho.

The Autumn effect.....10 Years

World Party - "Goodbye Jumbo" 

I bought this on CD when it was released in 1990. It's an awesome album and it sounds great on CD, especially for a relatively early CD release. I see that it was released on vinyl, but I think maybe just in the UK. Anyone hear the vinyl? Worth the investment?

ghosthouse,
Glad your enjoying JS- S/T, (1995). The CD is recorded very well. Worth getting a good copy if you get a chance. I like his new one but the self titled remains my favorite. It has a clean top end and black backgrounds. Keep spinning it. It will grow on you. Not a weak track on it, IMHO.

"Moroccan Sunset"
https://youtu.be/D5eBtMAcbFE

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Joe Satriani S/T - Track 1: Cool #9 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2fExyjlG7Q

@reubent ,

It hadn't crossed my mind until you mentioned it. If I bought the media, it would be on vinyl. Don't know how much the originals are going for these days?

@slaw - It will be interesting to hear your take on "This Sweet Old World" since you are not familiar with the original. Are you going to also buy, or listen to, the original for reference? Before or after?

@bdp24 - My LRS - Local Record Store (In this case - Plaid Room Records, Loveland, Ohio)

I bought the vinyl LP. It is a double record on pink vinyl. The first 3 sides are the re-recording of "Sweet Old World" and side 4 is bonus tracks. The record sounds good. I just don't like the new versions of the songs compared to the originals. I especially don't like what she did to "He Never Got Enough Love" for which the lyrics are changed and it is now called "Drivin' Down a Dead End Street". So, the record is not thin sounding, like my original CD. But I don't like what they did to it. Nope, not one bit........

I wish they would have just re-mastered it (if possible) to make the original sound a bit fuller.

@reubent ,

I saw your assessment on another thread of This Sweet Old World. I had already ordered it so I hope I'll like it better than you. I've never heard SOW so, I may have another take on it.....I can only hope. At the least, it will help me become closer to a completest with Lucinda's lps.

Lrs
Local record store

reubent, what’s LRS? (I’m guessing something Record Store). Did you get This Sweet Old World on LP or CD? Some people mean LP when they say record, some don't! Amazon sells the CD for about $12, the LP for $25. I just ordered a bunch of CD’s from them, some for REALLY cheap, under ten bucks.

@tomcy6 - I picked up the Lucinda record today at my LRS. I'm with you. I agree with your assessment. More to come soon as I try to digest the new record.......

@cobbone1,

I own "It's My Life" (lp)

reubent, Lucinda's voice is definitely not what it once was.  I will listen to the original Sweet Old World over the new one anyday.

Fellow Brit here, although expat now.
Yes heard talk talk, any particular album you recommend?

Van Morrison and again leonard cohen and talktalk ,without being insulting to you marvellous people on the other side of the pond.
Have you heard of talktalk.

@bdp24
 
I failed to mention Lucinda's "Live @ Filmore" lp. It is one to own. One of the best live lps I own.

Tom has an incredible voice.  No worries.  

Nothing wrong with Tom at all, in fact I have that CD too.
I remember actually seeing him play live at the MGM in Vegas....quite an act and he could really sing live.

@cobbone1 - I don't think anyone can deny the quality of the voice of  Sir Thomas Jones Woodward! Add in your heritage and I think you're safe to listen to Tom Jones without fear of anyone pulling your man card. You're good to go buddy!

Hi every one i'm playing tom jones greatest hits.Is that sad and soppy.I am from the uk and my dad was welsh.

Eagles Hell Freezes Over. Amazing sound (class A) using Tom's SQ class ratings.

Tom