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steelsun241@yahoo.com (dansteel) wrote:
>nousaine@aol.com (Nousaine) wrote in message
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>> "Harry Lavo" harry.lavo@rcn.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >"Norman Schwartz" <nmsz1@att.net> wrote in message
>> >news:KwAlc.17666$IG1.651359@attbi_s04...
>> >> "Harry Lavo" <harry.lavo@rcn.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:fezlc.25196$I%1.1681822@attbi_s51...
>> >> > Was putting a repaired phono headamp back in my system and got off on
>a
>> >> > listening kick to Judy Collin's "Judith" album from 1975 (Electra
>vinyl)
>> and
>> >> > 1992 (?) (Electra HDCD).
>> >> >
>> >> There are more than a fist full of Cat Stevens albums from the same
>> period,
>> >> written, sung and some mastered in part by Yusaf himself that knock the
>> >> dress off of anything by Judy.
>> >>
>> >I've got all of them. We used them as voice and guitar references at The
>> >Abso!ute Sound (should have heard them on the big Maggie system).
>> >
>> >However, for overall pinnacle of song selection, arrangement,
>> >recording...simply the combined talents of lots of the most gifted at
>their
>> >task...at their peak...this is my nominee.
>>
>> My candidate is K. D. Lang's "Ingenue" which I guess would be classified as
>the
>> combination of the talents of a bunch of people of which all except one
>were
>> unknown to the general public.
>
>I have that same opinion of "Ingenue." Throwing some irons into the
>fire other than those I mentioned on another thread here, I'd include
>the following Dire Straits albums released prior to their big
>commercial hit "Money For Nothing."
>
>These include their first album, "Dire Straits", the third, "Making
>Movies", and the fourth, "Love Over Gold."
Agreed about Dire Straits. The other two just didn't capture me as strongly.
>
>I think Love Over Gold was once mentioned in a Stereophile R2D4 list.
>It is sonically the most spectacular IMO. As a bit of trivia, Eric
>Clapton said on a BBC broadcast that his favorite guitar solo was Mark
>Knopfler's at the end of the "Telegraph Road" cut. A true "must hear."
>
>The other albums are not as spectacular sonically but are superb in
>arrangements (especially lyrics on Making Movies) and performance IMO.
>
>One more sleeper: Rod Stewart's "Smiler." Not that great sonically in
>a hi-fi sense, but good enough in a raw sort of way, and what a band!
>Listen to the way those guys are playing. I love all the acoustic
>strings and horns.
I'm becoming of ther opinion that the songs may be perhaps the most important
underlying theme. For example I heard a rap version of "Killing Me Softly" the
other day and realized that the song was so strong that it was captivating in
nearly any venue/style/genre.
Rod Stewart's name brought me back to his wonderful "The First Cut Is The
Deepest" which is getting all kinds of exposure by Sheryl Crow these days. To
me the tune is so good it's hard for a good artist NOT to grab you with it.
(Cat Stevens tune BTW.)
Same with "Diamonds and Rust." Timeless tunes.
>At audio stores I managed, we always included that album for it's
>musical content (despite it's mediocre fidelity) during critical
>listening sessions. Which is at it should be : )
This is why I always bring my own 'audio obstacle course' cd-r with me
There is some material that captures your soul no matter what system reproduces
it.
steelsun241@yahoo.com (dansteel) wrote:
>nousaine@aol.com (Nousaine) wrote in message
>news:<c795n701gg3@news2.newsguy.com>...
>> "Harry Lavo" harry.lavo@rcn.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >"Norman Schwartz" <nmsz1@att.net> wrote in message
>> >news:KwAlc.17666$IG1.651359@attbi_s04...
>> >> "Harry Lavo" <harry.lavo@rcn.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:fezlc.25196$I%1.1681822@attbi_s51...
>> >> > Was putting a repaired phono headamp back in my system and got off on
>a
>> >> > listening kick to Judy Collin's "Judith" album from 1975 (Electra
>vinyl)
>> and
>> >> > 1992 (?) (Electra HDCD).
>> >> >
>> >> There are more than a fist full of Cat Stevens albums from the same
>> period,
>> >> written, sung and some mastered in part by Yusaf himself that knock the
>> >> dress off of anything by Judy.
>> >>
>> >I've got all of them. We used them as voice and guitar references at The
>> >Abso!ute Sound (should have heard them on the big Maggie system).
>> >
>> >However, for overall pinnacle of song selection, arrangement,
>> >recording...simply the combined talents of lots of the most gifted at
>their
>> >task...at their peak...this is my nominee.
>>
>> My candidate is K. D. Lang's "Ingenue" which I guess would be classified as
>the
>> combination of the talents of a bunch of people of which all except one
>were
>> unknown to the general public.
>
>I have that same opinion of "Ingenue." Throwing some irons into the
>fire other than those I mentioned on another thread here, I'd include
>the following Dire Straits albums released prior to their big
>commercial hit "Money For Nothing."
>
>These include their first album, "Dire Straits", the third, "Making
>Movies", and the fourth, "Love Over Gold."
Agreed about Dire Straits. The other two just didn't capture me as strongly.
>
>I think Love Over Gold was once mentioned in a Stereophile R2D4 list.
>It is sonically the most spectacular IMO. As a bit of trivia, Eric
>Clapton said on a BBC broadcast that his favorite guitar solo was Mark
>Knopfler's at the end of the "Telegraph Road" cut. A true "must hear."
>
>The other albums are not as spectacular sonically but are superb in
>arrangements (especially lyrics on Making Movies) and performance IMO.
>
>One more sleeper: Rod Stewart's "Smiler." Not that great sonically in
>a hi-fi sense, but good enough in a raw sort of way, and what a band!
>Listen to the way those guys are playing. I love all the acoustic
>strings and horns.
I'm becoming of ther opinion that the songs may be perhaps the most important
underlying theme. For example I heard a rap version of "Killing Me Softly" the
other day and realized that the song was so strong that it was captivating in
nearly any venue/style/genre.
Rod Stewart's name brought me back to his wonderful "The First Cut Is The
Deepest" which is getting all kinds of exposure by Sheryl Crow these days. To
me the tune is so good it's hard for a good artist NOT to grab you with it.
(Cat Stevens tune BTW.)
Same with "Diamonds and Rust." Timeless tunes.
>At audio stores I managed, we always included that album for it's
>musical content (despite it's mediocre fidelity) during critical
>listening sessions. Which is at it should be : )
This is why I always bring my own 'audio obstacle course' cd-r with me
There is some material that captures your soul no matter what system reproduces
it.
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