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Stop Making Sense Revisited
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=&album=stop+making+sense 
Stop Making Sense Revisited
Take a look at the Dynamic Range Database for SMS - maybe the best numbers I have ever seen. Way green! 
So disappointed in today's Americana
Have seen Rhiannon live with Carolina Chocolate Drops at City Winery. One of the best shows we saw that year! 
So disappointed in today's Americana
I guess my fix is not to listen to heavily compressed recordings in my main system. BTW - watched Brandi Carlile on the 2018 Americana awards show last night. Nice performance that sounded good on my upstairs A/V system. The rest of the show was a... 
Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later
Two come to mind. First, Madman Across the Water (SACD). Sounded very muddy when I first got it, but an upgrade to my spinner changed my mind quickly (Marantz SA 11s2). Second is still a mystery - the Stones "Stripped" cd. No change in equipment b... 
So disappointed in today's Americana
The 2018 awards show is streaming now at the PBS website. Not sure if it will be broadcast over the air on my PBS station - WTTW. 
So disappointed in today's Americana
Kinda come full circle on my original post. Brandi won.  
Home owner's insurance question
Jumping back in here. Policy limits will certainly play a role, as will the cause of loss (peril). If you have a renters policy your limit may be too low for a high end system. Raise the limit if this is the case. If you own, typically your conten... 
So disappointed in today's Americana
Love Sarah, haven't listened to her in a while. Will pick up Undercurrent from the library for a listen.  
So disappointed in today's Americana
One of the more unusual "Americana genre" performances was Robert Plant's Band of Joy performance at the 2010 Americana awards. I think having recorded with Alison Krauss and with Patti Griffin in the band gave them some Americana cred - but it wa... 
So disappointed in today's Americana
PS - check out the 500+ comments. 
So disappointed in today's Americana
Here's a current article in the NYT's about the loudness wars. It even has charts, including Brandi Carlile's grammy nominated song I was bitching about.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/what-these-grammy-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-... 
Home owner's insurance question
Ex claims guy here. you are typically covered for replacement cost - insurance carriers will work with vendors to buy the equipment for you. They will get a better price than you and I. If you don't replace you will get actual cash value vs. repla... 
So disappointed in today's Americana
N80 - you have expanded on my original post re: compression on today's Americana. I have listened to several of the cd's on your list and concur - why trash your sound and smash your musical arrangements. Doesn't make sense for an artist that is n... 
So disappointed in today's Americana
I think if you stay in the Blues, Roots, Americana or Folk categories there are usually quality artists I haven't heard - hence off to the library to check them out.