What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014
On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x
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
Brand X - Livestock (1977)
Original vinyl
Newly (re)ripped in AIFF after noticing the ALAC glitches I mentioned in the thread in SA. Sounding great.
Spotify from Muso:-
Sisters of Mercy - Floodland R/M & expanded.
Great Recording
Streaming | CD FLAC rip
Zero 7 ~ Simple Things
More easy listening and chill from Zero 7. This one from 2001.
Felt like some heavy shreddin'
steve
One of the greatest Jazz albums of all time IMCO
if this album doesn't get your toes tapping, call a mortician.
Talent to to the power of 3 ?
The 2nd. Great Quintet
Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums
Talent to the power 5? 
Dave
PS great stuff from Webster, Edison and Carter as well.
Streaming | CD FLAC rip
ZZ Top ~Antenna (1993)
The 2nd. Great Quintet
Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums
Talent to the power 5?
Dave
PS great stuff from Webster, Edison and Carter as well.
5 is greater than 3 so I accept your mathmetical wizardary. 
MM Reissue Vinyl
Another MM reissue on Vinyl - So far all 12 I have purchased are flawless.
Toscanini's 5th is amongst the most exciting and dynamic set I have heard.
What a thrill ride~ His final movement still gives me a chill even via poor broadcast quality sound. I can't just imagine to experience his live concert.
On vinyl from 1977 - not a huge fan, but this live show is excellent and well recorded. Plenty of copies going for peanuts!
I love this odd couple. AT the time of this recording they were 50 years apart in age. ( Gould@ 34, Stokowski 84 )
From the first bar, you know Gould is doing his own thing.
No one has an audacity to play like that today.
Some Gaite before midnight. HNY to all
Sublime performance.
In the pantheon of classical music's also-rans, Jenö Hubay (née Hubert) has a small seat - competent, occasionally inspired but largely superficial. In these aspects his violin concertos resemble those of Paganini, although the sound world is closer to Brahms. Chloë Hanslip does a great job bringing them to life.
This is the type of music that I love getting via those second hand 1 cent + P&P deals, or, in this case, at less than GBP3 for FLAC download (+ a few p to burn a CD).
EJ
The last of my favourite Patti Austin's GRP release 'Love is gonna getcha' on vinyl LP.
They must have put on 24/96 files on this LP release. The sound of CD always sounded strident but this *digital* vinyl has much more natural midrange just as a high res. files would sound.
Love this album great Rock
Bruce Springsteen. Magic. On CD from 2007. My first-ever listen to this album. Compared to the preceding 'The Rising' and 'Devils & Dust' this seems like a transitional return to a more poppy commercial sound with the E Street Band. Mainstream good, but not as gutsy.
Anyone ever notice a similarity between 'Girls In Their Summer Clothes' and The Who's 'The Kids Are Alright'?
Audio rip of Merger- Exile in a Babylon. The album didn't do them justice as live they were amazing.