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

Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016

2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.

Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;

https://forums.naimaudio.com/cr...nt/45070658828583310

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by joerand

Led Zeppelin. In Through The Out Door. On original vinyl from 1979. This great album always brings back fond memories - my junior year of high school and fishing in central Ontario. Played it a lot back in the day.

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by joerand

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd. On original vinyl from 1973. Now that I know how to say the band's name I can sit back and enjoy the music. Great debut album.

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by ewemon

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by dayjay
joerand posted:

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd. On original vinyl from 1973. Now that I know how to say the band's name I can sit back and enjoy the music. Great debut album.

Fantastic debut album, I'm not so sure they ever hit those heights again tbh

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by joerand

Bonnie Raitt. Luck Of The Draw. On CD from 1991. Heavy on production with an extensive list of contributors. There's even bagpipes on the fade out to the final track. Delbert McClinton's vocal contributions pair nicely with Raitt.

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by joerand
dayjay posted:
joerand posted:

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd. On original vinyl from 1973. Now that I know how to say the band's name I can sit back and enjoy the music. Great debut album.

Fantastic debut album, I'm not so sure they ever hit those heights again tbh

I'd tend to agree. The band was well seasoned on its debut, although I'd hold Street Survivors as equally good. Too many plane crashes in rock history .

Posted on: 23 March 2016 by dayjay

Rush, Signals, the world's greatest group's tenth album because I've been wide awake since 4am and I may as well make good use of the time.  24 bit Flac via Audirvana/Hugo 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by joerand

The Small Faces. British Legends. 3 CD set from 2008. Just unsealed this and played CD1. The packaging is cheap with flimsy CDs and jewel cases, and no liner notes beyond original credits. That said the music of the band is quite good and a live performance reveals they were a powerful stage band. Good stuff if you're into late-60's bluesy Britpop with a psychedelic bend sung with cockney. 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Bert Schurink

Starts off a bit too much in an artistic manner, 2nd half of the album much better

 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Bert Schurink

Quite enjoyable and gentle, normally Richter is not so well recorded and harsh...

 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by dav301

On CD:-

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by hungryhalibut

This is not the easiest music, but I'm slowly getting to like it. Alina Ibragimova is one of my favourite violinists.

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Borders Nick

Ultra soothing. CD rip

 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Jeff Anderson

Boxer Rebellion "Promises"

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Jeff Anderson

Van Morrison "Too Long In Exile"

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by dav301

On CD:-

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by dayjay

Oasis, (What's the story) Morning Glory, an album that defined a period in time for me.  Doesn't quite have the magic it used to have but worth a listen every now and again even if just to prompt pleasant memories.  24 bit Flac via Audirvana/Hugo 

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by matt podniesinski

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Jeff Anderson

Tori Amos "The Beekeeper"

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by ewemon

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Jeff Anderson

Fionna Apple "Extraordinary Machine"

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Quad 33

This among many as i am auditioning a pair of Ovator S - 400 over Easter and i must say it sounds pretty sweet..

Original Vinyl.

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by nigelb

Because this is another new discovery (for me) and I absolutely love it. It's on Tidal. Brilliant stuff.

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Stevee_S

Streaming | WAV | Download from Bandcamp

(2015)

Unsure what to put on first and then this caught my eye.

Posted on: 24 March 2016 by Kevin-W

Matt P posted this earlier in the thread, so I thought I would get out my Classic Records 200g vinyl version and give it a spin.