What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

Paul Simon with a few drummers...



Peter

I'm sorry! This again. I just can't resist Cassandra Wilson singing 'Fragile' - simply beautiful.

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Lisening to the 2nd CD of 3 - still captures me. Beautiful recording of a range of restored and handmade instruments

Geoff,

I tried to pick this up at the shops earlier. Someone got there before me I think.

You should also get the 2 Naxos CDs of music from John Dowland with lute played by Nigel North.



and



Regards
Mark

Mark,

Perhaps you can try this in the meantime:



A magnificent Byrd. Gustav Leonhardt plays here in a more meditative and slower pace than Elizabeth Farr.
One of my favorite harpsichord discs in terms of the music, the playing, as well as the sound.

Regards,
Haim

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Originally posted by mtuttleb:

You should also get the 2 Naxos CDs of music from John Dowland with lute played by Nigel North.



and



Regards
Mark

Thks Mark... will look them up.

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...A magnificent Byrd. Gustav Leonhardt plays here in a more meditative and slower pace than Elizabeth Farr.
One of my favorite harpsichord discs in terms of the music, the playing, as well as the sound.

Haim is it much of the same repertoire or different peices from the Farr set?

regards
Geoff

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Originally posted by Geoff P:
Haim is it much of the same repertoire or different peices from the Farr set?
regards Geoff

Geoff,

I do not own My Ladye Nevells Booke. I just listened to it at a friend's house. The Leonhardt disc (only one) is a selection of Pavans, Galliards and Fantasias, and I am almost sure it contains different works. You can check it here:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/9012441?rk=classic&rsk=hitlist

Alpha has another very good Byrd disc with Bertrand Cuiller playing the harpsichord:



Regards,
Haim

James Taylor (with Larry Goldings on keyboards)
"One Man Band"
cd/dvd

first listen, we've heard it all before, but it never gets old. basically JT live, acoustic, Larry's keyboards filling the spaces from the acoustic guitar.

Nice vinyl box set

Some more old vinyl records including

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Originally posted by munch:
Rotf how do you think its doing so far?
Is it as good as you thought it would be or better?
Munch

The Creedence album sound as good as it ever did .... especially that really nice track Gloomy ... oh I see what you mean ... the Gyro.

The Gyro is a very good deck and I prefer it to my Rega P25. It did improve when I changed from the Ortfon Rondo Blue to the DV20XL too. That extra clarity came storming back. I think the DV P75 synergy may have come into play.

Is it better than a CDX2/555PS - I couldn't say, as haven't really compared the two ... but it has confirmed my feeling that a better record deck is a good investment.

Now listening to



My vinyl cover is different from this cover, but it is the same 1980 recording,

BTW The Seismic Sink does suit the Gyro.

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:


James Taylor (with Larry Goldings on keyboards)
"One Man Band"
cd/dvd

first listen, we've heard it all before, but it never gets old. basically JT live, acoustic, Larry's keyboards filling the spaces from the acoustic guitar.

What's the verdict Jeff? I've just ordered this from the US.

Regards,

Steve

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Originally posted by Steve S1:

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:


James Taylor (with Larry Goldings on keyboards)
"One Man Band"
cd/dvd

first listen, we've heard it all before, but it never gets old. basically JT live, acoustic, Larry's keyboards filling the spaces from the acoustic guitar.

What's the verdict Jeff? I've just ordered this from the US.

Regards,

Steve

Yeah I am curious too.

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Originally posted by Steve S1:

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Originally posted by Steve S1:
Must admit I splashed out on this to get the live cuts - but I'm mightily impressed by how good the pressing of "The Next Voice You Hear..." is.

Are all Japanese CDs that much better? Some of the tracks seem better than the US Rhino versions. I thought they were pretty good, oh well.

Some are and some aren't Steve. Drop me an email Steve-- my add is in the Aretha Franklin music post and I will give you some advice to help you on your way. If you want name some of your favourite discs and I will let you know if I have heard the Japanese version and if I think it is better.

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Originally posted by Steve S1:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
What's the verdict Jeff? I've just ordered this from the US.Regards,Steve

I like it, I have had it on at modest volume while reading the paper.

JT on acoustic, LG on various keyboards (drum machine on one) and a chorus vocal backing on at least one. Intimate, sounds like a smallish theatre. JT in good voice. Haven't watched the dvd yet.

I dabbled in JT over the years, never owned a lot, but a recent friend the last five years who is passionate has rekindled my interest, I own and love his live dvds "Pull Over" and "Live At The Beacon Theatre" and a live cd/dvd essentially "solo" seemed a natural purchase. The only studio albums I own are "Greatest Hits" and "October Road" though I have borrowed many from the library the past couple years.

Knowing y'all are fans, I think you will enjoy it. Plus, we fit the demographics

Jeff A

from the library:



Patty Griffin
"A Kiss In Time"
dvd/extras

from the library:



Joni Mitchell and the LA Express
"Miles of Aisles" (1974)

kicking off a well earned session with...

Kid Koala - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Needs a musical system i believe or it would just sound like a load of noise.

Paul Rogers "Live in Glasgow"

from the library:



Loreena McKennitt
"Live In Paris and Toronto" (1998)
disc 1

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
kicking off a well earned session with...

Great stuff. The versions on "Hit" sound better and you get more, so you might like to try it.

But, you still need this copy because for some amazing reason - no "Mercy Street"