What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Charisma 1st CD pressing ripped to FLAC and sounding fantastic - 1975 for goodness sake!
G
Out of curiosity, I stuck this Blu-Ray disc, which contains a 5.1 mix of The Division Bell, in my £50 LG Blu-Ray player. This player is connected via coxial cable to a Canton DM 50 soundbase. Switched to "surround" mode, and with volume set at about 80, it sounds amazing - really immersive, great bass and as clear as a bell. Extraordinary.
Streaming | FLAC rip
Just in the mood for some Banco, this album has worn very well over the past 20 years
On CD:-
Midge Ure - Fragile
And now
Damn fine record! Went to see them (in Birmingham I think) when they were touring this - Paddy had turned into a effective showman by then & jolly good they were too.
Streaming | FLAC rip
Damn fine record! Went to see them (in Birmingham I think) when they were touring this - Paddy had turned into a effective showman by then & jolly good they were too.
This is, I believe, the only Sprout album I don't own. Now remedied, for the princely sum of 15p.
After the success with the Floyd, I tried another 5.1 (this time on DVD) via the Blu-ray player connected to the Canton in surround mode. Not quite as revelatory as the Floyd disc, but still pretty good:
Damn fine record! Went to see them (in Birmingham I think) when they were touring this - Paddy had turned into a effective showman by then & jolly good they were too.
This is, I believe, the only Sprout album I don't own. Now remedied, for the princely sum of 15p.
~1p per song - now that's money well spent. You won't regret it!
Some nice ballads on this, including two versions of You Get Me.
Now enjoying the second best Fleetwood Mac album (after Rumours, of course)
Second Winter
Horowitz is not normally associated with Debussy's work except in his encore ( Serenade for the Doll ), I found he has included three Preludes from Book II in his first recording since his many years or hiatus.
He cleverly chose No.4-6. Each tune is very different from one another and showcase pianist's ability to render in many colours and phrasing to mimic specific scenery or to provoke certain feelings.
Spirited and animated yet sweet and gentle, he can turn on his emotions on a dime. I wished he played the rest of the Preludes!
Here is the Général Lavine - eccentric ( No. 6 ), in the style more or less, expected from Horowitz. He turns up the saturation a notch. Less pastel hued Debussy.
Thad Kopec
