Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[The new erato]

Late last night, real loud (I have a detached house with separate listening room, partially soundproofed with double wall and double doors):



My 2x250 W Conrad-Johnson amp and Dali MS 5 speakers occasionally get to strutt their stuff on rock, and this particular album is a firm favorite since its original release. The CD remastering sounds superb and I feel no need to dig out the original LP album.

[Conor71]

Sigur Ros: Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

[KevinP]

Spinning at 33 1/3:

[George]

Late last night, real loud (I have a detached house with separate listening room, partially soundproofed with double wall and double doors):



My 2x250 W Conrad-Johnson amp and Dali MS 5 speakers occasionally get to strutt their stuff on rock, and this particular album is a firm favorite since its original release. The CD remastering sounds superb and I feel no need to dig out the original LP album.

Have you heard the DCC masterings of Aqualung and Original Masters?

[George]

Have you heard the DCC masterings of Aqualung and Original Masters?

More info:

The old Original Masters CD abbreviated Thick As A Brick to a three-minute single version that included the most recognizable portion of the album, the opening (minus the countdown at the beginning).This DCC version is over 22 minutes of "Brick," the entire first album side, considerably extending the amount of music you get on their remastering of this hits collection.

[The new erato]

I'm not sure what the DCC Masters are, but this sure ain't no 3 minute single version (what an atrocity!)

[George]

I'm not sure what the DCC Masters are, but this sure ain't no 3 minute single version (what an atrocity!)

They are a company that mastered many of the classic rock and jazz CDs. They did them using the master tapes, tube amplification and no compression. They are now OOP and very expensive, but can be easily found via torrent. They sound incredible! 

[Conor71]

[KevinP]

[greg]

Fun. 

[Conor71]

Sigur Ros: Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

Second listen to this album - very beautiful and worthy to be ranked among this fine groups best .

[bhodges]

Sondheim: Company (original cast) - Just found out that the New York Philharmonic will do a concert version of this next April, using the original 35-piece orchestrations conducted by Paul Gemignani.

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

Now:



A departure for Eric Johnson and a step forward in letting loose and not being so obsessed with things that aren't perfect.

[SonicMan46]

Tonight for our 'dinner music' put on a couple of Ellis Marsalis discs - not HOT jazz but just enjoyable - 

 

[Mirror Image]

Tonight for our 'dinner music' put on a couple of Ellis Marsalis discs - not HOT jazz but just enjoyable - 

 

My favorite recording with Ellis Marsalis playing with one of his sons is this one:

[Lethevich]

How are Soundgarden's pre-Superunknown albums?

[George]

How are Soundgarden's pre-Superunknown albums?

The early stuff is heavier, more raw. Madmotorfinger is much more produced, but still heavier than the last two albums. I prefer the final two albums, especially Superunknown.   

[Lethevich]

Hmm, sounds like the situation with Alice in Chains and Nirvana's first ones? I guess I liked those, so will give the SG ones a shot. Thanks

Edit: It's an Opeth marathon, it seems. They have grown on me a lot, and the fact that after a decade of trying no band "inspired" by them comes remotely close sums up the what a neat group they are. Morningrise is much more simplistic than I remembered - my favourite song Night and the Silent Water intro was quite difficult to listen to because of how four-square it was. Orchid is more interesting than I remembered. The songwriting is quasi-improvised, but it's well within the death/black community of the time - lots of shades of bands like Dawn, Katatonia, Vinterland and Unanimated. The dual harmonised lead guitars are also totally of their time and they sound good but I am glad that they ditched them for a more textural sound.

Blackwater Park has now risen above Morningrise in my estimation - it has the atmosphere of Still Life, but without the blandness - instead of lengthy moments of doodling, it incorporates cool bouncy prog moments instead. I stopped listening to the band when Deliverence/Damnation was released so I have some new discoveries ahead, yay.

[George]

Hmm, sounds like the situation with Alice in Chains and Nirvana's first ones? I guess I liked those, so will give the SG ones a shot. Thanks

I was just listening to Alice in Chains last night - the beautiful Jar of Flies:



Also:

[George]