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
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Out Of Season (2002)
Collaboration between Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Paul Webb (Talk Talk)
Vinyl - 2011 180g RP
Haven't listened to this in a while and it's an excellent album. Pity she has not released more solo material.
Streaming | Download 24 / 44
Stuart McCallum ~ Distilled (2011)
Downloaded a few years ago from the Naim Jazz label and rarely listened to. I should play it more as its really rather good, not too "jazzy".
+1
Bought the cd after listening to the the title track and the rest of the album does not disappoint.
Streaming AIFF CD rip:-
Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile
A much underrated hard rock classic.
Roll On Down The Highway!
steve
This box set arrived today. Only ordered on Tuesday evening. I'm currently playing Volume 1 - Love Songs. The quality of the reproduction is superb and the set lives up to its name "Close-Up" as Suzanne seems to be just a few feet from me! If the rest of the set is as good as this I shall be delighted. Only niggle is that the box-set itself, while of good quality, is considerably bigger than a CD which means it won't fit the compartments in my CD rack. But that's a minor thing. So a big thank you is due to HH for recommending the Close-Up albums. 
This box set arrived today. Only ordered on Tuesday evening. I'm currently playing Volume 1 - Love Songs. The quality of the reproduction is superb and the set lives up to its name "Close-Up" as Suzanne seems to be just a few feet from me! If the rest of the set is as good as this I shall be delighted. Only niggle is that the box-set itself, while of good quality, is considerably bigger than a CD which means it won't fit the compartments in my CD rack. But that's a minor thing. So a big thank you is due to HH for recommending the Close-Up albums.
Now that looks tasty. Enjoy!
I wasn't aware that the Close Up series was available on vinyl individually, I think those four albums will be next on my purchase list.
I've seen Suzanne live a couple of times, once last year on her UK tour and once in the acoustic tent at Glasto, great performances both of them.
This box set arrived today. Only ordered on Tuesday evening. I'm currently playing Volume 1 - Love Songs. The quality of the reproduction is superb and the set lives up to its name "Close-Up" as Suzanne seems to be just a few feet from me! If the rest of the set is as good as this I shall be delighted. Only niggle is that the box-set itself, while of good quality, is considerably bigger than a CD which means it won't fit the compartments in my CD rack. But that's a minor thing. So a big thank you is due to HH for recommending the Close-Up albums.
Now that looks tasty. Enjoy!
I wasn't aware that the Close Up series was available on vinyl individually, I think those four albums will be next on my purchase list.
I've seen Suzanne live a couple of times, once last year on her UK tour and once in the acoustic tent at Glasto, great performances both of them.
Mine is the CD set but Amazon seem to have the individual albums on vinyl, albeit more expensive (as vinyl usually is it seems). I must look out for one of her concerts. I'm sure she's worth seeing live.
Alex Cornish
"Call Back" (2010) mp3
Karajan's Ring never left the shadow cast by Solti, but they are different enough in concept and execution, and Karajan's singers are surely superior when it comes to vocal beauty.
EJ
FKA Twigs - LP1 (2014)
This ended up being my most played album of last year.
Vinyl 180g Ltd with extra 7" s/s single
The Decemberists
"What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" (2015) MP3
Stevie Nicks
"In Your Dreams" (2011) MP3
This box set arrived today. Only ordered on Tuesday evening. I'm currently playing Volume 1 - Love Songs. The quality of the reproduction is superb and the set lives up to its name "Close-Up" as Suzanne seems to be just a few feet from me! If the rest of the set is as good as this I shall be delighted. Only niggle is that the box-set itself, while of good quality, is considerably bigger than a CD which means it won't fit the compartments in my CD rack. But that's a minor thing. So a big thank you is due to HH for recommending the Close-Up albums.
Looks like I will have to invest
The Wallflowers
"Breach" (2000) MP3
Great sounding 1999 recording.
Ex-Crusaders Wilton Felder's 2nd solo album released in '80.
Trouble is it sounds like the Crusaders but not as good.
This box set arrived today. Only ordered on Tuesday evening. I'm currently playing Volume 1 - Love Songs. The quality of the reproduction is superb and the set lives up to its name "Close-Up" as Suzanne seems to be just a few feet from me! If the rest of the set is as good as this I shall be delighted. Only niggle is that the box-set itself, while of good quality, is considerably bigger than a CD which means it won't fit the compartments in my CD rack. But that's a minor thing. So a big thank you is due to HH for recommending the Close-Up albums.
Looks like I will have to invest
The vinyl versions of each of these albums were superb. Is there a vinyl box set now as well?
Starting late with the music tonight.
Haim,
He'll be coming around to the Orchestra Hall next season again.
I sure hope I get to see him play. His last visit was just tremendous playing Schumann and Chopin pieces.
My favourite Queen of the Nite does Strauss tunes. I admire her polished and highly skilful singing. Thielemann's orchestration, OTOH, I am not sure. For some reasons he decided to pull out a fiddle player like a cheap perfume or for an extra schmaltz. I rather much preferred Abbado's subtler discreet handling. ( albeit they were Schubert tunes )
Many of Strauss tunes are plenty sweet enough why add more sugar?
Bruce Springsteen. Born In The U.S.A. On vinyl from 1984. I like this more these days than I did upon its release and Bob Ludwig's mastering is always pleasant to my ears.