For what it's worth, I take at least four from this list(all are very well recorded):
1). Francis Dunnery - Tall Blond Helicopter. Best CD that no one knows about. Awesome guitar work, songwriting, vocals, dynamics, speed, and sunshine. If the component plays this one as it is meant to be played, you should buy it.
2). Dar Williams - Mortal City. The female voice, at its best. A terrific songwriter, with a beautiful, tender, lush, and mellow tone.
3). Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. A fabulous femal counterpart to "Tall Blond Helicopter", leaning a bit more to the bluesy/country side. I don't care how good a component does this or that, if it doesn't do justice to this disc, I DON'T WANT IT!!!
4). Steely Dan - Aja. Do I even need to explain this???
5). Sonny Rollins - Theme from the movie, "Alfie". One of THE best jazz albums of all time. Sonny paints every emotion there is in this CD with his sax. No one plays with more cojones.
6). The Cure - Mixed Up. This is just me, I don't expect a lot of audiophiles to understand. But, handling this disc will guarantee that no one will EVER come over and say, "That's nice, but you should hear my friend's Bose!" Good house mixes of some of The Cure's finest.
7). Bjork - Debut. See my comments on The Cure. A lot of people don't care for her, then again, some say Bjork is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. "Violently Happy" can be hynoptic.
1). Francis Dunnery - Tall Blond Helicopter. Best CD that no one knows about. Awesome guitar work, songwriting, vocals, dynamics, speed, and sunshine. If the component plays this one as it is meant to be played, you should buy it.
2). Dar Williams - Mortal City. The female voice, at its best. A terrific songwriter, with a beautiful, tender, lush, and mellow tone.
3). Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. A fabulous femal counterpart to "Tall Blond Helicopter", leaning a bit more to the bluesy/country side. I don't care how good a component does this or that, if it doesn't do justice to this disc, I DON'T WANT IT!!!
4). Steely Dan - Aja. Do I even need to explain this???
5). Sonny Rollins - Theme from the movie, "Alfie". One of THE best jazz albums of all time. Sonny paints every emotion there is in this CD with his sax. No one plays with more cojones.
6). The Cure - Mixed Up. This is just me, I don't expect a lot of audiophiles to understand. But, handling this disc will guarantee that no one will EVER come over and say, "That's nice, but you should hear my friend's Bose!" Good house mixes of some of The Cure's finest.
7). Bjork - Debut. See my comments on The Cure. A lot of people don't care for her, then again, some say Bjork is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. "Violently Happy" can be hynoptic.