What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
Clive B posted:
I like that photograph. It reminds me of Who's Next.
Which I played this morning while housekeeping.
osprey posted:Sultans of Swing needs to be played once a year for the old times sake. I guess today's the day…
Just bought this and played it yesterday. Excellent IMO and recording quality is excellent too. I find this is the case so far with all DS cd's I have.
On vinyl.
Massimo Bertola posted:Haim Ronen posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWwBk9RYWeo
Lee Morgan was killed in the early hours of February 19, 1972, at Slug's Saloon, a jazz club in New York City's East Village where his band was performing. Following an altercation between sets, Morgan's common-law wife Helen More (a.k.a. Morgan) shot him. The injuries were not immediately fatal, but the ambulance was slow in arriving on the scene as the city had experienced heavy snowfall which resulted in extremely difficult driving conditions. They took so long to get there that Morgan bled to death. He was 33 years old.
A tragic story, but why do you marry a woman who goes to a jazz club to hear you playing with a gun in her purse?
M
Max,
As a jazz musician you always need something to keep you on the edge..
Andy Votel said of Can recently: "They are the heartbeat of a million modern record collections", and I think that's true. This double album is probably their greatest achievement. Absolute jaw-dropping genius. On 1970s vinyl:
Retro trance.
G
Continuing with DS
Several pages back and possibly a couple of weeks there was some discussion about the merits of various masters and formats of Fleetwood Mac's masterwork 'Rumours'. At the time I said I'd do a back-to-back comparison of my original vinyl copy and the remastered 2CD version, which includes the Stevie Nicks excellent tune 'Silver Springs' following on after 'Songbird'. The second CD contains outtakes, demos and a jam session. The catalogue number for this CD version is 8122-73882-2.
I played the LP on my LP12 and the CD is ripped WAV to NS01, streamed through my NDS. My finding is that the vocals on the LP are more recessed, but that the rhythmic drive is there in spades. Timing is tight and, despite the vocals and top end in general appearing further back in the mix, I could not help the foot tapping and really getting into the groove.
On the other hand, on the CD the vocals are more forward and, therefore, easier to follow. I felt the drum and cymbal sound was slightly clearer too. But it just doesn't quite have the drive of the original LP album. It's a close call and, I guess, horses for courses. My LP is a bit noisy during Christine McVie's 'Songbird' too, but on balance, I think I (very marginally) prefer the vinyl original.
A + WAV
(1977 | 1994 remaster)
Bit of a trying day here one way and another so slapping on something old and familiar, playing ripped CD 2 of 2.
Genesis' second live album and last album with guitarist Steve Hackett. Recorded in Paris in June 1977 except for "The Cinema Show", which was recorded in Paris during their "A Trick Of The Tail" tour in 1976.
A fine collection of funky bangers, on CD:
Clive B posted:Several pages back and possibly a couple of weeks there was some discussion about the merits of various masters and formats of Fleetwood Mac's masterwork 'Rumours'. At the time I said I'd do a back-to-back comparison of my original vinyl copy and the remastered 2CD version, which includes the Stevie Nicks excellent tune 'Silver Springs' following on after 'Songbird'. The second CD contains outtakes, demos and a jam session. The catalogue number for this CD version is 8122-73882-2.
I played the LP on my LP12 and the CD is ripped WAV to NS01, streamed through my NDS. My finding is that the vocals on the LP are more recessed, but that the rhythmic drive is there in spades. Timing is tight and, despite the vocals and top end in general appearing further back in the mix, I could not help the foot tapping and really getting into the groove.
On the other hand, on the CD the vocals are more forward and, therefore, easier to follow. I felt the drum and cymbal sound was slightly clearer too. But it just doesn't quite have the drive of the original LP album. It's a close call and, I guess, horses for courses. My LP is a bit noisy during Christine McVie's 'Songbird' too, but on balance, I think I (very marginally) prefer the vinyl original.
Thanks for posting your impressions, Clive
Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork
"The friendship between the musicians transpires nicely throughout the entire recording. Informed by their varied geographical and musical backgrounds, Stockhausen, Snétberger, Andersen and Héral manage to fine-tune a delicate acoustic balance, quietly hovering between jazz, classical or world music and some fictional northern-European traditional music." ANJA
Rush. Fly By Night. On original vinyl from 1975. Last time I saw them live (Snakes & Arrows tour, circa 2007) the concert began with lights out for the signature opening riff to the title track. Stunning beginning to a great concert and "Fly By Night" is among my favorite power riffs to begin a rock song.
Rush. Grace Under Pressure. On original vinyl from 1984. The Rush album I have greatest affection for as it reminds me of wonderful times, places, and friends enjoying it together back in the day. Campfires, fishing, Molsons, and a boombox (on cassette) in southern Ontario.
During workout....
The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Tuff Enuff. On vinyl from 1986. Some tightly polished Texas blues rock from a band that opened for the Stones and Clapton. Gets my toes tapping.
A + | WAV 24/96
(2015)
Never having heard Beethoven's 9th 'Choral' by Dudamel before, I'm giving this free hi-res download from Qobuz a go on this bright sunny morning.