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[Sal1950]

I'll nod off tonight to something a little more mellow. I can never get enough of Rick Wakeman's keyboard playing.
Rick Wakeman - Return To The Center Of The Earth
Another of Rick's concept albums with a number a guest vocalists including Ozzy Osbourne of all people. LOL Also narrated on our Return to the Center of the Earth is Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), who better to guide the mission.
I do really enjoy this CD, the sound is very good and with a DR11 endows the CD release with dynamics rarely heard on today's loudness wars crushed releases.
Have fun here while listening to a world class performer.
And don't let the labels dictate what dynamics you will accept form modern releases.

Number One, Engage

 

[Sal1950]

Stevie Wonder - Characters 1987 DR14
Although not a fav of the critics it still has a very popular
place on Sal's play list. The early release CD I have has a very
clean sound quality with deep extended bass lines, and sharply
detailed. Great dynamics.

 

[Sal1950]

Willie Nelson - Stardust 1978 DR15
Willie Nelson for all ages, my ex-wifes grandma wore the grooves out of
the LP I bought for her. Willie dips into the pop standards of the 30-50s
Great music with the special phrasing and timing that Willie brings to his
productions. If you don't have any Willie this is for sure the one to own.

 

[Dynamix]

Japanese rock band "Tricot". Time signatures for the win!

Japanese rock band "Gesu No Kiwami Otome". The guy on bass, and the girl on keys... Wow!

 

[Sal1950]

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 1971 HDTracks 24/96 DR12
One of the very best albums of the early 70s. Great music with
lyrics that address worlds problems in a loving and understanding way.
What a horrible end it all came to for Marvin and his family.
As to sonics the 24/96 sounds very good, probably the best you'll
ever hear this old recording sound, never had the CD to compare
it to, only an old LP rip that was sad.
If you don't own this classic, GET IT.

 

[Don Hills]

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

How you guys doing over here in the sane room? Here's a cut I love from one of my all-time favorite albums.

Tim

 

[Sal1950]

How you guys doing over here in the sane room? Here's a cut I love from one of my all-time favorite albums.
Tim

Thanks for the link Tim, Think I'll check out ebay for the CD
Feel free to hang out here for a while, It's gotten way too crazy over on the tech forums for me over the last week.
The minute I start watching a interesting thread in hopes of learning something, a few crap all over it and turn it into 20 pages of BS rhetoric. Damn I came here to get away from that junk.

PS, Just scored the original 1990 Atlantic CD release for $8.00 shipped.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Thanks for the link Tom, Think I'll check out ebay for the CD
Feel free to hang out here for a while, It's gotten way to crazy over on the tech forums for me over the last week.
The minute I start watching a interesting thread in hopes of learning something, a few crap all over it and turn it into 20 pages of BS rhetoric. Damn I came here to get away from that junk.

My forum experience exactly. Amir has much more patience than I. I would toss them to the curb and not let them back in. No temporary bans. There are a handful who proved from the moment they arrived that they don't want to participate in this forum, they want to continue the same subjectivist nonsense they posted on WBF.

Tim

 

[Sal1950]

My forum experience exactly. Amir has much more patience than I. I would toss them to the curb and not let them back in. No temporary bans. There are a handful who proved from the moment they arrived that they don't want to participate in this forum, they want to continue the same subjectivist nonsense they posted on WBF.

Tim

+ 1 million!

 

[Ronm1]

How you guys doing over here in the sane room? Here's a cut I love from one of my all-time favorite albums.

Tim

A fav here too.
The DVDA is great.

 

[Don Hills]

You're a band appearing on a late night TV music show, to play your greatest hit. You've played it so often you could do it in your sleep. Do you phone it in, or do you decide to have a little fun?

 

[fas42]

Sometimes a song is such a straight out good times effort that they instantly go straight to the top, for one self ...

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

You're a band appearing on a late night TV music show, to play your greatest hit. You've played it so often you could do it in your sleep. Do you phone it in, or do you decide to have a little fun?

This is the challenge of the cover band, Don. I've been in a long series of them, and you have a couple of choices: change the too-familiar to make it fresh, or play it like the record. There's a point to be made that playing it like the record, like people remember it, is the greater crowd-pleaser, and the success of good tribute bands seems to say this is true. But it's boring. Boring for musicians and, I think, boring for the best audiences, the people who really love live music and get out often to experience it. I'm not sure those folks want to hear another classic rock band cover Brown Sugar as closely as they can get it to the studio recording. I think they want the familiar, but I still think they also enjoy being surprised. One man's opinion, based on the data in the tip jar.

Tim

 

[fas42]

Yes, if you're going to cover a famous track, do it with flair, as in ...

 

[fas42]

Which led me to -

These were the sounds at the time of my life when it all mattered - and the Hoadley's - a maker of chocolate bars! - competition was a huge thing for Oz bands. Sherbet went on to be huge locally ...

 

[Don Hills]

This is the challenge of the cover band, Don. ...

In this case the performance was by the original artists, so it's a slightly different challenge. They had nothing to prove, so they just had fun.

 

[Mivera]

Willie Nelson - Stardust 1978 DR15
Willie Nelson for all ages, my ex-wifes grandma wore the grooves out of
the LP I bought for her. Willie dips into the pop standards of the 30-50s
Great music with the special phrasing and timing that Willie brings to his
productions. If you don't have any Willie this is for sure the one to own.

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Great album! I have 3 version's. Redbook, DSD and a 24/192 vinyl rip.

 

[Mivera]

Yes, if you're going to cover a famous track, do it with flair, as in ...

Wow that was good! Only Beatles cover I ever liked.

 

[fas42]

Well, there's always ...

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