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: 25 November 2016 by Christopher_M

Ray Lamontagne - Till the sun turns black

I'm off out to a younger colleague's leaving do. But while everyone else pre-loads, I can happily report there is much here to enjoy for the oldsters   ;-)

C.

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by dave marshall

     

Joe Walsh - So What.                                                                           Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get.

Ending tonight's nostalgia fest with one of the great rockers from the '70's.

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by nicnaim
ewemon posted:
FangfossFlyer posted:
nicnaim posted:

Listening to the downloaded copy via my office blue tooth speakers, before the vinyl copy arrives on Monday.  I cannot wait to play this on the big system.

Before The Dawn

Wow... incredible.. I love it... wish I had been able to see the show!

on vinyl.

richard

Would have liked to have seen one night of this run of shows. 

I had a slight falling out with her during her very first tour in the 70's. Long boring story.

Ewemon,

We are all ears.  Nice to have even been close enough to fall out.  

After further listening on the slightly dodgy CD copy I burned from my download (CDS3 a bit fussy with CDR's) I cannot wait for the vinyl version to arrive.

Nic

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by nicnaim

After total immersion in Kate Bush for a number of hours, a few alternative plays on vinyl.  Doing the rediscover your collection thing, post phono stage upgrade.  Sounding better than ever.

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by ted_p

Kate Bush

Aerial

 

Kate Buse

All the talk of the new album has put me in the mood for some Kate Bush, must admit i have not listen to my Kate Bush albums for several years.

next

The Whole Story

 

kate Bush

Will head into Glasgow tomorrow to buy the new album.

Edward

 

 

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by Tony2011
dave marshall posted:

     

Joe Walsh - So What.                                                                           Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get.

Ending tonight's nostalgia fest with one of the great rockers from the '70's.

Double whammy, hein?  That's how you don it!

 

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by EJS

Another recent hires issue of a famous historic recording, the 1971 Lucia with what must be among the starriest casts ever assembled for an opera. This transfer benefits from much less audible distortion than in Decca's original (3 CD) release.

Cheers

EJ

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by Erich

Mozart: Concerto No.7 for two pianos, piano concertos Nos. 8 & 11

 

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by nicnaim

 

Interested to hear that Mr Wylie has released a new album after a number of years.  Enjoying his first.  Still a cracker.

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by dayjay

Kings of Leon, Walls.  Love this band and got tickets to see them next year but still not sure about this album, too much reverb early on for a start, still need a good listen to make up my mind.  Flac via Audirvana/Hugo

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by spurrier sucks

Foo Fighters-One by One

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Posted on: 25 November 2016 by Stevee_S

A+ | Transcoded DSD

(8th November)

Silent Island are a new project by Csarnogurszky István of Black Hill. This instrumental ambient guitar EP is a very pleasant listen, a mix of shoegaze and post rock style.

https://silentisland.bandcamp.com/album/equator

Posted on: 25 November 2016 by Stevee_S

A+ | Tidal

(2008)

Time to wake up! Psychedelic (American) Garage rock.

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by joerand

Buddy Holly. The Definitive Collection. On CD from 2006. Regardless of the format, I find that Buddy's recordings always play with an exuberant musicality. Rife with his youthful energy.

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Nigel 66

Really enjoying Tidal at the moment. Discovering loads of new stuff to listen to. Some good. Some not so.

This isn't as bad as I was expecting - not sure whether that's 'praise' or not though?

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Quad 33

The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann (1964 UK 14-track mono red and black HMV label vinyl.

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Quad 33

Vinyl

 

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Clive B
Nigel 66 posted:

Really enjoying Tidal at the moment. Discovering loads of new stuff to listen to. Some good. Some not so.

This isn't as bad as I was expecting - not sure whether that's 'praise' or not though?

If you were expecting it to be bad, why did you listen to it when, surely, there must be other music you haven't yet heard which you might expect to be good?

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Tony2011

2016 - Tidal...

Annivesarsy edition of the 1996 album.

Posted on: 26 November 2016 by Stevee_S

A+ | Transcoded DSD

(1971)

Still one of my favourite Yes albums, this one ripped from a 2004 CD remastered and expanded.