The most dynamic, well recorded music you have heard to date....
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So, has anybody had the chance to listen to my suggestion on post #1 yet? I just plopped it in again this morning and I tell ya'.....that song is growing on me. It just takes you to another place on Earth. The dynamics will give you the goose bumps and at times scare the living crap out yo' britches.
Once you hear it, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Yes what version of it. I have heard 3 different ones of it on you tube. I can hear how it would be dynamic for sure!!! Good song to boot!Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's. -
FZ has some scary-good recordings...
Uncle Meat from 1968 is a stand-out.
Live at The Roxy is damn close to the best live album of all-time (Live at Leeds), and is definitely in my eyes the best recorded live performance I've ever heard, especially when compared to previous live efforts like The Fillmore or JABFLA. I think by the time of Roxy he could afford Barcus-Berry pick-ups all the way around. Night and day difference.
One Size Fits All is extremely well recorded.
The LSO recordings are well done.
The Yellow Shark is a seriously well recorded item.
The way he gets George Duke's ORGAN playing, no matter which album, is incredible. You want low end? Try the intro on Road Ladies from CR, or 50-50 from Overnight Sensation.
He gets the drums real right on Montana. -
George Grand wrote: »Uncle Meat from 1968 is a stand-out.
Live at The Roxy is damn close to the best live album of all-time (Live at Leeds), and is definitely in my eyes the best recorded live performance I've ever heard, especially when compared to previous live efforts like The Fillmore or JABFLA. I think by the time of Roxy he could afford Barcus-Berry pick-ups all the way around. Night and day difference.
One Size Fits All is extremely well recorded.
The LSO recordings are well done.
The Yellow Shark is a seriously well recorded item.
The way he gets George Duke's ORGAN playing, no matter which album, is incredible. You want low end? Try the intro on Road Ladies from CR, or 50-50 from Overnight Sensation.
He gets the drums real right on Montana.
thanks george! good rsrch stuff...yellow shark is great esp to me trach 6 .
on one of those comp cd's son of or something, there is a track called 'greetings from baltimore'...i get giddy when i hear the mad genius on lead gtr:cool:
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Speaking of FZ; his (quad) recording of Terry Bozzio; a piece called Hands with a Hammer on (if memory serves) You Can't do that Onstage Anymore, Vol. 3, is astounding.
EDIT: heh :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bSZz4L40Pc
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Speaking of FZ; his (quad) recording of Terry Bozzio; a piece called Hands with a Hammer on (if memory serves) You Can't do that Onstage Anymore, Vol. 3, is astounding.
EDIT: heh :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bSZz4L40Pc
(some pretty pithy language at the beginning - a put-on, methinks)
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's. -
Post #81 will answer that for ya'. Scroll up buddy. ^^^Yes what version of it. I have heard 3 different ones of it on you tube. I can hear how it would be dynamic for sure!!! Good song to boot!~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
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OK, general rule of thumb- you want pretty good dynamics, look for anything released in the early/mid-80's through about 90.
Not sure I agree, even as a rule of thumb. I have lots of stuff from late 50's on up that has incredible dynamics.Vinyl, the final frontier...
Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want...
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Not sure I agree, even as a rule of thumb. I have lots of stuff from late 50's on up that has incredible dynamics.
Some of the best recordings ever made - outstanding microphones, electronics, and very good tape machines and excellent cutting (mastering) lathes and electronics. Also, before multi-track and multi-mic'ing became practical and eliminated true stereo for multiple-mono :-P
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Not sure I agree, even as a rule of thumb. I have lots of stuff from late 50's on up that has incredible dynamics.
I wasn't excluding recording outside that range, or claiming that everything recorded then had great dynamics.
However, I would say that the average dynamics of pop/rock recordings peaked in that period. The advent of CD's opened up some additional dynamic range for the studio engineers to explore, but starting in the early 90's the noise war began to kick in.
But don't take my word for it- mosey on over to:
http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/
Sort by year and you can see they dynamics going up, then someone hits the "suck" switch.Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
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Sting: All This Time
The live recording, try the title song. An EXCELLENT example of a well-done live recording. When it starts and the horns hit the double note, it will wake you up~
I picked it up on amazon for $4.99 plus shipping....TNRabbit
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Let me see if I'm getting this,for me Annie lennox BARE is very good.Track 4 and 5 in particular, but the entire cd is good.Let me know what you think.Turn it up!!Dan
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Last nite I played 2 bits of music that I hadnt heard in years: Elton John: Mad man across the water, grt sounding recording, good but not his best music, Chicago live at Cargnie Hall: For this being a live recording that was made in 1971 it sounds damm good.:cool:Amps- Nakamichi PA 7 & PA 5.
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I never "heard" a bad show at Carnegie Hall prior to the restoration that screwed the acoustics.
From various positions including the balcony, Turrentine, Milt Jackson, Bobbi Humphrey, The Persuasions, and The Mothers sounded superb. The accapella Persuasions probably benefited the most from the hall. A stand-out show.
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Agree with Steely Dan, but the most outstanding, on SACD Multi Channel is Depeche Modes Black Celebration, Music For The Masses and Violator. It is something I never tire of listening too. If you haven't heard any of these, do yourself a favour....Regards - Gaz from the land of Oz
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I'll give two of my favorites here. Allman Brother's-Live at the Fillmore 71 (pretty hard to find any live recording that comes close to the tenacity this album has in it.) Also a big fan of Derek Trucks Band - Songlines
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Has anyone checked out the Allmans Filmore 24-bit on hdtracks yet?Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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The first disc I pop in with new equipment is Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad (24K MFSL). But, I have to agree with many above that most of the Steely/Fagen stuff is great, especially the late recordings.
Allison Krauss & Union Station live in Atlanta is another excellent one.
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash, self-titled, the whole album especially Wooden Ships. But the album that reached out and pulled me in and never let me out of my Polk Sda world was one I found in a trash heap in New Orleans, Erroll Garner's "Concert by the Sea."
I just picked up a Marantz 2230 in great shape, hooked up my phono to my Polk CRS+ with recently upgraded tweeters, and have been reliving my entire record collection which has been sitting in storage boxes. My new fancy Pioneer receiver while very good, has no phono inputs and rather than getting a questionable adapter, leapt at the chance to pick up the Marantz off Craigslist two nights ago.
I am taking note of all your suggestions and will seek them out! There is nothing better than well recorded music at home with a good dog and a cold beer, and a wife who hands me a lit cigar.Polk Audio SDA CRS+ crossover 4.1TL by Trey/VR3 (Rings and custom stand by Larry)-Polk Audio SDA SRS2 crossovers by Trey/VR3Parasound HCA1500aYamaha rxa-3070 with musicast-Celestion SL6S presence,- sl9 surround backNHTsuper1's surroundMagnepan SMGParasound 1500pre- Sofia "Baby" tube amp - Monitor Audio Silver RX2 Marantz 2230/B&Kst140Technics 1200mk2 Gamertag: IslandBerserker I am but a infinitesimally small point meeting the line of infinity in the SDA universe -
Crosby, Stills, and Nash, self-titled, the whole album especially Wooden Ships. But the album that reached out and pulled me in and never let me out of my Polk Sda world was one I found in a trash heap in New Orleans, Erroll Garner's "Concert by the Sea."
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ooh, I have a dump-find copy of that as well! :-) Guess I should pull it out, clean it and give it a listen, eh? -
If you turn down the lights, completely relax and close your eyes, just go through a few tracks and then you will feel you are right down with the audience by the sea listening to the man playing right behind your speakers.
Last night I was listening to David Brubeck, and a song stood out, "unsquare dance". It was just a quick but great for SDA song.Polk Audio SDA CRS+ crossover 4.1TL by Trey/VR3 (Rings and custom stand by Larry)-Polk Audio SDA SRS2 crossovers by Trey/VR3Parasound HCA1500aYamaha rxa-3070 with musicast-Celestion SL6S presence,- sl9 surround backNHTsuper1's surroundMagnepan SMGParasound 1500pre- Sofia "Baby" tube amp - Monitor Audio Silver RX2 Marantz 2230/B&Kst140Technics 1200mk2 Gamertag: IslandBerserker I am but a infinitesimally small point meeting the line of infinity in the SDA universe -
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I just picked up a Marantz 2230 in great shape, hooked up my phono to my Polk CRS+ with recently upgraded tweeters, and have been reliving my entire record collection which has been sitting in storage boxes. My new fancy Pioneer receiver while very good, has no phono inputs and rather than getting a questionable adapter, leapt at the chance to pick up the Marantz off Craigslist two nights ago.
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the 2230 is a sweet receiver...i've had a 2270 for years
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Supertramp Crime Of The Century was a great album.Great cover art too!
Police and Sting always had great quality..
Never heard much difference with remasters...Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon for instance.To be sure i'll have to listen and compare again..and again..and again.. -
Now that you mention it, I think MFSL released a remastered COTC early on. That was_ a great album.
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If you turn down the lights, completely relax and close your eyes, just go through a few tracks and then you will feel you are right down with the audience by the sea listening to the man playing right behind your speakers.
Absolutely!
I've always thought that light waves somehow interfered with sound waves.Yeah,I know it's supposedly just a matter of removing distractions,but it seems there's something else going on there. -
Telarc's Time warp. http://www.discogs.com/Erich-Kunzel-Cincinnati-Pops-Orchestra-Time-Warp/release/1416055
By far the most dynamic disc in my collection.A real woofer torchure test in parts.
Based on this recommendation alone I bought this CD. What a pleasure listening to this. A great way to ease into classical, even though I'm kinda already there.
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Absolutely!
I've always thought that light waves somehow interfered with sound waves.Yeah,I know it's supposedly just a matter of removing distractions,but it seems there's something else going on there.
It has everything to do with removing visual stimuli from your listening experience. If you are staring at the speakers your mind associates the sounds coming from the two boxes in front of you to a certain degree. Turn off the lights, close your eyes you remove the visual stimulus of physically seeing the speakers and your mind can concentrate solely on the sounds and many times it's a different experience.
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Based on this recommendation alone I bought this CD. What a pleasure listening to this. A great way to ease into classical, even though I'm kinda already there.
Thanks for the suggestion!
This is a classic. I remember that this was one of the first discs my father bought when he got our first cd player. That was about ~1985. Amazing that such an early generation of cd technology still holds up today as having such great sound. Great disc.Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
