Norah Jones

beardog03

Not too late..

Great CD !!

I just picked this up at Starbucks...
I waswaiting for my coffee, and saw a rack of cd`s for sale....whoda thunk ?!!

Music at Starbucks !!

I picked up a few..**

Norah Jones
Dianna Krall
Dave Mathews Live at Radio City
Dave Mathews Band LiveTrax
Jimi Hendrex (Rainy Day Dream Away)
Alicia Keys
James Taylor (one man band)
Van Morrison
Mowtown sound
Led Zepplin Mothership




**It was a long wait

Some I like some...so,so (Alicia Keys)

Anyway...
This CD of Norah is a winner IMO...

Check it out

venomclan

The second song is a hoot and nice demo track, lots of stuff going on in the background and well recorded. Have fun.
Venom

fatchowmein

I find "Not Too Late" a bit slow for my taste. I prefer her two previous albums, Come Away with Me and Feels Like Home. For a different spin on Norah, try Peter Malick's "New York City" featuring Norah Jones. This is Norah singing Blues/pop before her mega-star Come Away with Me album. Basically, the story goes that Malick heard Jones singing at some local coffee shop and thought her voice would be great with Blues. She, however, wasn't comfortable with Blues since she prefers jazz so I doubt we'll hear her sing anymore blues. Too bad.

Highly recommended.

beardog03

Cool !

Thanks guy`s !

I will be getting the ones you mentioned..

I like the recording
it is clean and clear...
Like Venom said...alot going on in the background

It`s kinda slow, but sometimes that`s a good thing !

fatchowmein

Oops. Where are my manners?

Enjoy! Great stack of music you picked up there and yes Starbucks is a surprising place to find music. My local shop once had Ray Charles Genius Loves Company.

shack

fatchowmein wrote:

I find "Not Too Late" a bit slow for my taste. I prefer her two previous albums, Come Away with Me and Feels Like Home. .

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

wingnut4772

fatchowmein wrote: »

I find "Not Too Late" a bit slow for my taste. I prefer her two previous albums, Come Away with Me and Feels Like Home. For a different spin on Norah, try Peter Malick's "New York City" featuring Norah Jones. This is Norah singing Blues/pop before her mega-star Come Away with Me album. Basically, the story goes that Malick heard Jones singing at some local coffee shop and thought her voice would be great with Blues. She, however, wasn't comfortable with Blues since she prefers jazz so I doubt we'll hear her sing anymore blues. Too bad.

Highly recommended.

Thanks for that! I just ordered it from Amazon.:D

fatchowmein

shack wrote: »

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

Yes, it's slower. Her original producer from the previous two albums passed away. Not Too Late is Norah's attempt to create original material on the entire album and without her producer's guiding hand.

wingnut4772

shack wrote: »

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

bobman1235

shack wrote: »

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

I prefer the term "relaxing"

wingnut4772

bobman1235 wrote: »

I prefer the term "relaxing"

Exactly. And pretty. I am not a fuddy duddy music wise. I listen to Pearl Jam, White Stripes, Arcade Fire, Rage Against the Machine and NIN et al and I LOVE Norah. It's just a different gear.

beardog03

good on ya wing !!

and yes..."relaxing" is a good way to put it !

It sure sounded good with all them tubes aglowin..!!

fatchowmein

I can't blame Shack. Singers like Norah, Diana Krall, and Laura Fygi are enjoyable when mixed together. Listening to any one of them entirely for hours will put you to sleep or have you looking for a rope or razor blades unless you're a crazed fan like me - I can listen to Krall for days.

fatchowmein

wingnut4772 wrote: »

Thanks for that! I just ordered it from Amazon.:D

Let me know how you like it. Not many people know of "New York City" and I would love to hear a second opinion.

wingnut4772

fatchowmein wrote: »

Let me know how you like it. Not many people know of "New York City" and I would love to hear a second opinion.

Will do.Thanks

dkg999

Beardog - good choices except for Mothership! Hopefully your gear can tame that one. It's recorded very hot.

beardog03

I was wondering about that..

I was hoping that because it was a re-release that it would be an exceptional recording......bummer

dkg999

You've got some exceptional source components, so maybe all those tubes will take the edge off! With my Jolida CDP and Rogue pre feeding my SS amps and Magnepans, it made my ears almost bleed! The rest of the remastered Led Zep CD's are really nice!

beardog03

which Maggies do you have ?

dkg999

The 1.6QR's. I've had them about 2 years. Source components are the Jolida 100 CDP, Rogue 66 Magnum pre, and vertical bi-amped with Parasound HCA-1500A amps. I have the Mye stands, Signal Cable Ultra speaker cables. Sounds pretty nice.

pics are here: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59103

Ricardo

fatchowmein wrote: »

Let me know how you like it. Not many people know of "New York City" and I would love to hear a second opinion.

I have it and like it better than the other 3 Norah Jones CD's I have.

beardog03

dkg999 wrote: »

The 1.6QR's. I've had them about 2 years. Source components are the Jolida 100 CDP, Rogue 66 Magnum pre, and vertical bi-amped with Parasound HCA-1500A amps. I have the Mye stands, Signal Cable Ultra speaker cables. Sounds pretty nice.

I was looking at thier website and thought those might be a good place to go...maybe in the future

I may get another HCA-3500 to bi-amp with..

I`m gonna be contacting the seller soon....


I thought that the 3500 would be a good way to go with the bi-amp!!

dkg999

The 3500 is an outstanding amp! I think you can go to almost any speaker except a big electrostatic with those amps! If you can listen to a pair of Magnepans you should take in the experience. Mine aren't going anywhere soon, well unless I win the lottery and can afford the Sonus Faber Cremona Elipsa's :eek:

nikolas812

shack wrote: »

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

Misfortune???:eek:

Well.... You like what you like.

Norahs come away with me cd is one of the most listened to cd's I have. It is VERY relaxing CD to say the least. I usually pop it in and listen to from begining to end. It never gets old.

beardog03

the 3500 is no good for electrostats ?

dkg999

Some electrostats drop to an almost 1 ohm load from what I have been told, which most amps won't handle. If your considering electrostats you'll want to make sure those amps are compatible. SCompRacer could probably give you a more informed perspective.

beardog03

cool...thanks !

I wonder if the Cary V12 can handle it ?

I`ll have to get my read on

Danny Tse

fatchowmein wrote: »

Not many people know of "New York City" and I would love to hear a second opinion.

Get it on SACD....see my review on sa-cd.net.

beardog03

where ?

F1nut

Let me know how you like it. Not many people know of "New York City" and I would love to hear a second opinion.

She should have stuck with the blues, she sings them much better than she sings jazz. I'll second Danny on the New York City SACD.....simply excellent!


Bear, I posted about the Mothership CD a month ago, where have you been bro? It's mastered hot and therefore is bright.

hearingimpared

shack wrote: »

If this album is slower than the first two...:eek:...I think those are two of the most boring albums I've had the misfortune to listen to.

I'm right there with you brother however the sonics on Come Away With Me are awesome. I have both the LP & SACD and don't think I've listened to either a second time.