What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by kuma

No.6:

Brilliant yet fluid and sweet.

Surprised that Reiner’s got the yen for a delicate chamber music like this. It has a real nice ebb and flow in that easy to get into the groove.

Love the happy 3rd movement the most. Such a groovy friendly set from the *rat eye* Reiner.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by kuma

Warm and inviting original issue.

The trouble is it's joyless and straight-faced, rhythmically stilted akin to a monotone monk’s chant.

Sleep inducing next to lively happy Reiner's set.

Geriatric 3rd movement. It's so slow ( certain this isn't Allegro! ) sounding like a record running in a wrong speed.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by MDS:

I think this might be my favourite Joni Mitchell album

Not one I play much. For me it's nearly always Blue, C&S, Hejira and THOSL. But on the basis of your recommendation, I'm going to listen to to again right now.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by kuma

There’s nothing inherently wrong on this set yet it feels so academic void of any life. Slow movement is overdrown and the lack of rhythmic verve is ever so apparent in the jovial 3rd movement. The whole orchestra sounds too big for this chamber program losing all the intimacy and lythe spirit. Dynamically flat, it sounds strange when the level goes down a little in the middle of the 3rd movement. ( or did the engineer has fallen asleep? ) This set comes off like a nerd trying to tell a joke but falling completely flat on his face standing alone in front of a dead quiet audience.

Another flat liners.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by bishopla

Originally Posted by joerand:

The Traveling Wilburys Collection. Volume 1. Remastered on HDCD from 2007. From a SQ standpoint, I think this is the best sounding CD I have and I now use it as my reference CD. I just moved my system over to an Isoblue rack and evaluating the sound with this. Fantastic musically as well!

It's like an added bonus when there are no HDCD\ logo markings and when your press play the HDCD LED lights up. Agree too, great SQ.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by bishopla

Starless Box set, Limited Edition

King Crimson Format: Audio CD

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by Haim Ronen

Originally Posted by kuma:

Another flat liners.

Kuma,

What do you do with all the failures? Recycle the under-performers or keep them in your collection?

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by Haim Ronen

Disc II, Suite No 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tko5XGBRlOU

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by kuma

Originally Posted by Haim Ronen:

Kuma,

What do you do with all the failures? Recycle the under-performers or keep them in your collection?

Haim,

It has becoming a terrible problem. Unlike CDs vinyl take up a lot of space.

I need to start seriously culling soon but I have been giving away my *rejects* to friend's client's young daughter who's studying a classical stand up bass and was gifted a turntable for her high school graduation.

Most of my classical listening friends play CDs not vinyl unfortunately.

At some point, most of them are going to a local Good Will.

Posted on: 27 October 2014 by ewemon

Originally Posted by winkyincanada:

Originally Posted by MDS:

I think this might be my favourite Joni Mitchell album

Not one I play much. For me it's nearly always Blue, C&S, Hejira and THOSL. But on the basis of your recommendation, I'm going to listen to to again right now.

I think this album and Night Ride Home are both classic Joni albums in their own right.

Posted on: 28 October 2014 by Blueknowz

http://consequenceofsound.net/...zeppelin-bootlegs/2/

Posted on: 28 October 2014 by Steve J

Originally Posted by ewemon: