What are we listening to right now..

[w277]

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Sacre du Printemps and more

I like comparing different recordings of the same piece, therefore, many thanks for the inspiration above!

 

[bramsat]

 

[bramsat]

 

[JRowland]

Blast from the past for me, I remember seeing them perform in front of a hotel swimming pool during one spring break in Daytona Beach, FL in the early ‘90’s. Have not thought about them since, thanks!

 

[JRowland]

As a frequent visitor to “What are we listening to…” a thought came to mind.

Please try to recall the first piece you ever heard in each recoding medium, the approximate date and title/subject. For instance;

1940’s. RCA Victory wind-up horn phonograph; William Tell Overture (to the best of my recollection)
1950’s Brand forgotten, 78/45/33 mono record player; various pop music on 45’s, classical music- my first LP purchase: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, recorded on May 30, 1958, for RCA Victor
Later 1950’s my first stereophonic experience at the home of a wealthy friend: a reel -to-reel recording of a steam locomotives moving across the sound stage…a life-changing event!
1960’s. For me, a musical desert through 1965 due to military service, then, once gainfully employed a Dual turntable, Marantz Model 19 (Saul’s Revenge) and KLH 9 Electrostatic Speakers, playing Beatles and Dylan, all on vinyl
1980’s. First Compact Disc - Joan Baez, Diamonds and Rust - compared to vinyl, sounded hard and sharp as broken glass, but no clicks, pops etc Also purchased decent
R2R tape deck with mostly classical prerecorded material.
1990’s to date - invested stupid amounts of $$$ seeking the holy Grail of Musical Perfection/Nirvana: phono cartridges, pre-amps, amplifiers (I have fond memories of my Audio Research D79B-gloriously euphonic playing through Levinson HQD System with a Koetsu Onyx cartridge).

… and now, streaming - using Roon, Benchmark electronics and Sanders 10e electrostatic speakers.. my musical tastes have remained, in order of preference, classical,, traditional jazz, modern popular music (NO RAP) and, now, specifically related to this thread (What are we listening to…), a world of music reflecting the varied taste of the ASR family!

Truly, an astoundingly eclectic group of music aficionados! To all who have posted and continue to post, THANK YOU! You have introduced me to some of the greatest experiences that I would never have considered, absent this Forum!

Tillman

I tried to recall the first but it’s fuzzy, I do recall specific early events but it’s based more on other events.

‘82 came home with a 45 of AC/DC let’s get it up and J Geils Centerfold. I was 10, I played violin and acoustic guitar and a friend and I each played one as an “air guitar” and jumped up and down on my bed. My mom came in with a WTF look

‘85 I was 13 and my oldest brother was living in Houston and just had my first nephew. I got to fly down out of Pittsburgh by myself and I remember rocking Ozzy Bark at the Moon and Van Halen 1984 on my Walkman during the flight.

‘89 I got my first CD player for Christmas ,the same oldest brother bought me Steely Dan Can’t Buy a Thrill. So clean, no hiss, no cracks, no pops, love at first listen.

2005 my wife won a fancy IPod classic at my work Christmas Party. I joined iTunes and learned how to rip my library. AC/DC Highway to Hell was my first rip and it sounded exactly like the CD when I attempted to sync them and toggle. Been playing with that ever since then, love the ease of use and only really needing one device that I already carry daily (a good cell phone) for a source for my whole collection which still amazes me.

I also have fond memories of swim team in high school and practicing with my Sports Walkman. I think I was the only kid in school who used theirs in pools.

 

[LarsF]

A favourite

 

[JRowland]

Chasing rattles

 

[JRowland]

 

[DVinylfan]

Radio 4
Doing some work in an empty flat and contemplating sending a Bush CR-07PL in for review and testing

 

[Martini]

 

[DVinylfan]

Listening to James Rhodes on Radio 4.
A musician of great ability and an exceptional human being.

James Rhodes (pianist) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DVinylfan]

pay close attention

 

[3125b]

Fantastic recording.

 

[Brian Hall]

Beyond the Black - W:O:A (Acoustic Clash) [The Lockdown Session]

W:O:A (Acoustic Clash) [The Lockdown Session]

A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.

music.youtube.com

 

[Somafunk]

A political and educational musical experience

 

[Bleib]

 

[surjray]

Hiatus - Delta

 

[DSJR]

 

[risandipra]

This tune always works for me to seal a weekend.

 

[Mayan]