What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Bert Schurink posted:

A very nice rounded recording, however also with a but...., as it's Fazit Say I expected a different viewpoint then all the 100 others, ......if you look for that, it doesn't shine through besides details in tempo and dynamics...., but it is a good Records no at the same time n my eyes...

 

I bet it's not as good as Ashkenazy!

Dire Straits Telegraph Road from the album Love Over Gold. It's taken me this long to acquire a system to better a top of the range Sony ES system where I first heard the album to its full potential in 1982 at the studio and home of French star Patrick Hernandez. It still has that power, the intrigue and musical magic, and I still can't remember the lyrics!

...also Nazareth's return to former Heavy glory with Rock n' Roll Telephone (2014). In 1979 they catapulted me onto the Heavy Rock train with a BBC live broadcast. never looked back and still never seen them live! But love the Scandanavian locks! Well, which Scandi demigod wouldn't?!

Now playing......

Alison Krause and Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways

A fantastic album! Allison's voice is sweet and Union Station bluegrass music with the banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, steel guitar along with their vocals make this album worth taking the time to sit down and listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSBY4oYWiRg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5h35EVLsvg

Loki posted:

I bet it's not as good as Ashkenazy!

For these pieces Mario Jao Pires is still the reference recording.

Bernhard Hofstotter - Francois Campion

Bert Schurink posted:

A very nice rounded recording, however also with a but...., as it's Fazit Say I expected a different viewpoint then all the 100 others, ......if you look for that, it doesn't shine through besides details in tempo and dynamics...., but it is a good Records no at the same time n my eyes...

 

Hi Bert,

I'd thought I'd pass on this, at least for now - from sampling, I'm concerned Say seems to focus on a cushy, pedal-heavy sound, turning these mini operas into shallow ditties. Could you comment?

cheers

EJ

Hungryhalibut posted:

A simple song, but very powerful and moving. 

HH, many thanks for flagging Christy, I was listening to Luka Bloom only yesterday and this has prompted me to revisit stuff from his older brother. Definitely a great listen. Saw him in concert more than a few years ago. 

A bit more the dark somber part of progressive rock, nevertheless enjoyable.....

At breakfast listening to Mozart Piano Sonatas of Brendel - always a delight...

EJS posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

A very nice rounded recording, however also with a but...., as it's Fazit Say I expected a different viewpoint then all the 100 others, ......if you look for that, it doesn't shine through besides details in tempo and dynamics...., but it is a good Records no at the same time n my eyes...

 

Hi Bert,

I'd thought I'd pass on this, at least for now - from sampling, I'm concerned Say seems to focus on a cushy, pedal-heavy sound, turning these mini operas into shallow ditties. Could you comment?

cheers

EJ

It's for me difficult to describe what I hear in technical terms as I don't know the difference between using pedals and not, while I understand the concept of course. But let me try to describe what I hear. I have the feeling he wants to create a kind of mystic distant feel to the pieces. Sometimes extending the room between the notes sometimes not letting the tones completely resonate in the room. So more distant, more in the mist. Others have chosen to have the pieces floating and ensuring the sound comes completely out.

But as I described it's also not so heavily used so that you could speak of. Fazit Say signature. As some of the pieces also sound like a lot would play them. 

I think his recent Mozart Piano Sonatas are more distinct, regardless if you like it or not.

But at the same time I am sure I will listen to this more often. While it will not compete for me with Maria Jao Pires, Francois Chaplin, Arthur Rubinstein... and to name a view....

Thanks, Bert, appreciate your view.

cheers

EJ

PaulM160 posted:

Hungryhalibut posted:

A simple song, but very powerful and moving. 

HH, many thanks for flagging Christy, I was listening to Luka Bloom only yesterday and this has prompted me to revisit stuff from his older brother. Definitely a great listen. Saw him in concert more than a few years ago. 

If you don't have it, try 'Where I Come From', a triple album of reworked songs, very different from the originals but absolutely captivating. 

On vinyl...

On vinyl... 

Steven Wilson - Unreleased Electronic Music, on vinyl... 

Now Playing

k d lang - Ingenue

Sweet voice and sweet songs.......

Great relaxed album...

Hungryhalibut posted:

PaulM160 posted:

Hungryhalibut posted:

A simple song, but very powerful and moving. 

HH, many thanks for flagging Christy, I was listening to Luka Bloom only yesterday and this has prompted me to revisit stuff from his older brother. Definitely a great listen. Saw him in concert more than a few years ago. 

If you don't have it, try 'Where I Come From', a triple album of reworked songs, very different from the originals but absolutely captivating. 

superb, just taken a look & this is a great collection, thanks.

Phenomenal technique and style…

dave marshall posted:

kevin J Carden posted:

Stevee_S posted:

dave marshall posted:

Stevee_S posted:

dave marshall posted:

  The Everly Brothers - Five Classic Albums.

  Another good one from the fine chaps at Real Gone Music.

  As always, expertly remastered, and something of a bargain over on The River at around a tenner.

Got this set a few months ago Dave. Good isn't it? 

Hi Steve,

Yes, and after years of dodgy remasterings elsewhere, which often sounded inferior to the original recordings, the chaps at Real Gone are turning out consistently good offerings.

Some of the old Blues albums which I've bought have been brought entirely back to life, courtesy of Real Gone.

Dave, I agree in the main although I have bought a couple of boxsets from them  that are less than stellar but probably no worse than other CDs knocking about. However the excellent to very good quality of the set's that you and I have bought outweigh the occasional "average" set, basically its all good news.

Thanks Gents. Prompted by these posts to check out Real Gone Records website. Very diverse range of artists and styles for sure. Dave, Steve, in terms of the Sound and the quality of the Remaster jobs, which would you say are the other standout issues you've come across in this catalog(ue) ?

Hi Kevin,

I've so far bought the Atlantic and Stax sets, along with the John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed boxsets, even though I already had much of the music in it's original form.

They're all very good, though the blues offerings, in particular, have benefitted from a sympathetic remaster.

S'all good. 

Kevin, I have the same sets as Dave (excluding Jimmy Reed) for me the standout for SQ is the John Lee Hooker box, got all of them on Amazon for silly money although it looks as though the JLH has gone up by £1 ! After checking out Real Gone a few months ago it would appear that it's not them who commission or do the remastering, rather they just gather material  burn and squeeze it on to just a few CDs then package the various artists box sets with a generic  look like the one below. So in some senses the type of mastering and remastering that will affect the SQ is probably a bit of a lucky dip. So far we've been lucky. 

Original UK vinyl. In memory of Holger (RIP)