ironmine
Responses from ironmine
| Mark Knophler; recommended music?? Yes, J.J. Cale! When I listened to his last album ("Roll On"), on some tracks he sounds almost indistinguishable from Knopfler. | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs I would say that recently Allan Taylor blew me away! I also like to listen to Leonard Cohen, Joe Dassin (who, for some reason, is never mentioned on Audiogon). Lara Fabian's voice is also enchanting.I mentioned all the names above, because I norma... | |
| Mark Knophler; recommended music?? There's only one Mark Knopfler, he's unique. But try Allan Taylor, I love him very much. He's recordings are a pure audiophilic bliss. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Maril555,I would like to continue probing the depth of your repulsion of heavy music :)Do you like Savatage? It's progressive rock, heavy but complex and very dynamic. Lyrics are not stupid, either. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Parasound63,I have Agalloch albums. It's great. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Maril555,The function of music is not to satisfy intellectual needs. It is a form of Art, its purpose is to appeal to your senses or emotions. Transcend the Reality. The meaning of Art is aesthetic, not intellectual. Black Metal does it. It's the ... | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Maril555,I also don't like crowds which attend rock shows. Even though I like rock music, I would like to distance myself from people who typically visit such events. Rock is all about girls, beer, having fun, love, etc. But Black Metal is differe... | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Gawdbless,I have the following equipment:DAC: April Music Stello DA100Pre-amp: April Music Stello HP100Amp: NAD C320BEE (I use the power section only)Speakers: Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo ThreeI understand that it's far from being super hi-end, but ... | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Waltwalden,Thanks for recommending Metsatöll, I'll check them out. I liked how they were reviewed on metal-archives.comShadorne,I will try to find Maceo Parker Roots and Grooves Live and listen to them.Stevecham,When you wrote "listening into the ... | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Gawdbless,The link to YouTube is not a typical example of black metal. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Shadorne,Black Metal is much more extreme than AC/DC. I guess you have to be a certain kind of guy to like this music. Mwilson,It's good to know that there are people like you who use their hi-end equipment to play heavy music.I am not into heavy ... |