What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Electronica tonight... Brainwaltzera
Followed by the new u-ziq
Saba - relaxed Hip-Hop electronica
Touched Music - Found Sound sampler
Cardi B debut....seem to like it :-)
And finally a change of style to an album that took me by surprise. Beautiful music somewhere between classic and jazz once more.... Mostly quiet miniatures.
The Beatles - Abbey Road, WAV CD rip
Following the Booker T, only one place to go, the originals. Probably my favourite Fabs album, some great songs, and the second side as a single entity grabs me every time.
I bought this when I was living in London and used to listen to Helen Mayhew's Dinner Jazz programme on Jazz FM (when it was on FM in London at least). Helen was playing this rather frequently, perhaps not surprisingly since it's very laid back, ideal for dinner time, in fact.
1983 -
MDS posted:Filipe posted:MDS posted:nigelb posted:Melody Gardot - Currency Of Man
I have found this is one of the most challenging albums for my system to 'make sense of'. Tonight it is sounding wonderful with nuances I hadn't previously fully appreciated. My mood/state of mind may also have something to do with how receptive I am to this intricate piece of work.
What wonderful, interesting and engrossing music!
As well as wonderful album, it's a great test record for systems. The challenge of presenting the detail and dynamics is a test of any system.
Melody Gardot - Currency of Man - CD from the River Prime. The second hand ones are quite expensive.
Mike, It arrived this morning and I’m having mid morning break from the many jobs. The early impression is that there is deep bass drum (timbre) in some tracks and double bass in others (long decay of notes). There is lots of room acoustics in the sound noticeable in her voice on track 7 until I turn the volume down. Paraphrasing what you say “lots going on”.
How do you a Nigel like it presented? I think this demo 552 could change its presentation.
The album is quite a change from the first two that I have. Everything including her voice is much more sophisticated and it works very well. There are so many different instuments spread across various tracks. What amazing sax playing on track 8. I like it a lots - thanks both for the recommendation.
Phil
Glad you like it, Phil. I think this album will come to be viewed as something of a classic.
Mike
Melody Gardot - Currency of Man - CD
This is an update on the previous posts of 27 March. Now playing this on the 252 demo last used a week ago while I tried out my beloved 282. It is sounding better than last time when I had the demo 552 DR, and the 252 hasn’t had more than an hour to warm up! However, the 552 DR didn’t have the benefit of the Naim isolation glass and cups! So as Mike (@MDS) says it is a good test of system setup.
This time the 252 has just grabbed my attention. The sax and the bass in particular. Much more like a live performance. And before you ask, yes I played it on the 282 just beforehand. No turning back now!
Phil
The GP’s - Saturday Rolling Around - WAV CD rip
Short- lived folk-rock group which did a few gigs in 1981 and didn’t play again. A set of covers of Dylan, country and rock’n’roll classica, this is a recording of one of the gigs. The band’s obviously, having fun, and with Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks setting a rock solid base, Ralph McTell offering good rhythm guitar and Richard Thompson a master lead guitarist, it’s played brilliantly. McTell and Thompson share vocals, so 4 of the best folk rock musicians playing music they love, great stuff.
Airbag, All Rights Removed.
This was the first album I purchased because of this thread back in 2015 when I became a Naim convert.
It was posted by Steve (Stevee_s) and turned out to be a Great recommendation, Cheers Steve. I have all the Airbag albums and the Bjorn Riis Solo albums and love them all.
Firmware on my 272 was upgraded and a factory reset done and the result is sublime, I love it and playing this album just made sense.
1984...
Beautiful relaxing guitar ambient music.
Delirious Love - Neil Diamond with Brian Wilson (from ‘12 Songs’).
Even better than the version without Brian Wilson. No, really.
The Light That Will Cease To Fail - Stereolab (from ‘Switched On’).
There are two types of Stereolab music. I could happily live without ever hearing the ‘lounge’ type again. Conversely, I could listen to the motorik melodic indie type forever.
Big - New Fast Automatic Daffodils (from ‘Pigeonhole’)
A band name to die for. A guitar sound to swoon to. Set to repeat, endlessly.
Wow! Sounding pretty lively (in a good way) after v4.6 update!
My word, the vinyl resurrection is proving to be a revelation having received a few reissues/new LPs today, daughter and I are going through them.
Never had this originally on LP, only some of the tracks on later compilations. I'm definitely hearing things here I've never heard on the likely ropey SQ compilations:
Also of note, having lyrics on the inner sleeve transforms listening/singing along - I've listened to this several times on Qobuz without lyrics, but as one Amazon reviewer says it's a bit like being a teenager opening and playing an album for the first time! There are several song lyrics I'd completely misunderstood or got wrong in the past.
As for the latest truly epic album, it's much better on vinyl than on CD quality streaming via Qobuz:
Been way to long.......
.sjb
Sloop John B posted:Been way to long.......
.sjb
Good album, John. Have you listened to their new one, All Nerve, yet? I think it's their best since Last Splash.
Alley Cat posted:My word, the vinyl resurrection is proving to be a revelation having received a few reissues/new LPs today, daughter and I are going through them.
Never had this originally on LP, only some of the tracks on later compilations. I'm definitely hearing things here I've never heard on the likely ropey SQ compilations:
Also of note, having lyrics on the inner sleeve transforms listening/singing along - I've listened to this several times on Qobuz without lyrics, but as one Amazon reviewer says it's a bit like being a teenager opening and playing an album for the first time! There are several song lyrics I'd completely misunderstood or got wrong in the past.
As for the latest truly epic album, it's much better on vinyl than on CD quality streaming via Qobuz:
Heck - savage on double album has 2 extra tracks -'If I said' on Side C and 'Cold' on Side D.
Next up on vinyl, received today:
Gillian Welch
1981 - I defy anyone to dance to any of these songs!
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