5 Records to Die For
Posted by: Camlan on 13 March 2004
With apologies to Stereophile Magazine. My current top 5 buys for criticism/discussion.
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks - Hybrid SACD. Don't know what the SACD sounds like but this is a stageering remastering of a classic album. A must have.
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia - I have always felt that Mark Knopfler was somewhat underrated. Great songs, brilliantly arranged and well recorded. The title track is a standout.
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Possibly the greatest female jazz vocalist meets one of the 20th centurys outstanding song writers. There has been some criticism of the remastering but it works for me. Particularly good value on Amazon at present.
Joni Mitchell - Travelogue. If this is indeed Joni Mitchell's final offering. It is an appropriate finale to an outstanding career. Forget the disappointing Both Sides Now orchestration attempt - this is much much better.
The Lindsays - The Complete Beethoven String Quartets. Superb music payed with professionalism and panache and only £29.99 for an 8 CD boxed set on Amaxon at present. This has to be the bargain of the year so far.
Certainly not obscure and rather conservative I guess but hours of sublime listening pleasure for less than a meal out these days.
Comments or alternatives?
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks - Hybrid SACD. Don't know what the SACD sounds like but this is a stageering remastering of a classic album. A must have.
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia - I have always felt that Mark Knopfler was somewhat underrated. Great songs, brilliantly arranged and well recorded. The title track is a standout.
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Possibly the greatest female jazz vocalist meets one of the 20th centurys outstanding song writers. There has been some criticism of the remastering but it works for me. Particularly good value on Amazon at present.
Joni Mitchell - Travelogue. If this is indeed Joni Mitchell's final offering. It is an appropriate finale to an outstanding career. Forget the disappointing Both Sides Now orchestration attempt - this is much much better.
The Lindsays - The Complete Beethoven String Quartets. Superb music payed with professionalism and panache and only £29.99 for an 8 CD boxed set on Amaxon at present. This has to be the bargain of the year so far.
Certainly not obscure and rather conservative I guess but hours of sublime listening pleasure for less than a meal out these days.
Comments or alternatives?