This is a very useful distinction...
Those who can think and those who cannot...
Those who can walk good and those who cannot...😊
Stuff You Tried To Love
I know we talk a lot about confirmation bias- we buy something and then convince ourselves we like it. Or something like that. But did you ever buy something you wanted to love and just couldn’t make it work? For me, Esoteric X-05 SACD/CD player. Bought from a local who was upgrading to the X-03. Big, beautiful piece of gear, but I couldn’t get used to the sound after 6 months of trying. Sold it to another local- I insisted he listen before he bought and I believe he sold it soon after as well. Totem Forest and Hawk. I loved the whole concept. Slim, easy to live with. Couldn’t get them to work in my room. The Model Ones were much better. I had a couple of other pieces, but this is long enough. BTW, these were bought used without audition.
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@bolong - I have it on vinyl, just a regular $25 pressing, and it’s the same. The first track has some issues with the recording. I thought it was just my pressing, but your post confirms what I heard as well. |
@stuartk - I guess I do miss your point. Penguin Jazz guide rates most very popular titles highly, and some I don't like because they are unlistenable to me (Love Supreme, Eric Dolphy, etc.) but they don't exactly overlap. I like what I like - although not specific to one narrow type of jazz. Mostly late fifties to mid 60's slanted toward smaller (sextet or less typically) groups. I guess the way Sirius XM divides them is how listeners categorize them, and real jazz has most of what I prefer and watercolors has some. It would be nice if they had a progressive (maybe modern?) jazz (or experimental or whatever you want to call it) but I guess the demand isn't there. |
I can't imagine that anyone would find the Mal Waldron/Eric Dolphy album "The Quest" unlistenable, but, it is a matter of personal preference. I am often shocked at what clicks with different listeners. A friend asked me for some examples of jazz recordings because he was new to jazz. I supplied an extreme range of albums, and his favorite was Coltrane's "Interstellar Space," an album many find totally inaccessible. Another friend asked for a range of classical recordings; again, I included music from a wide range of styles-- Renaissance to modern. The chosen favorite was Harry Partch "Delusion of the Fury." |
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