Suggest an album that will make me go WOW! [Archive]

isuckedmandelsonslemons

21-09-2010, 18:04

The Vinyl Adventure

21-09-2010, 19:33

nitin sawhney 'broken skin' is pretty good hifi jizz fodder
If you get your sound stage right it literally fills every square inch of your room with sounds

The Grand Wazoo

21-09-2010, 19:37

Muddy Waters - 'Folk Singer'
The Unplugged concept from decades before MTV were even thought of. Totally acoustic blues from 1964. Incredible sound.

Jonboy

21-09-2010, 19:43

I heard the track Coal Train at the Scalford show on "I should CoCo" (Petes) horns, it blew me away, so i promptly bough it

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp272/jonboy_01/hugh.jpg

MartinT

21-09-2010, 19:52

If you like female voice, committed performances, superbly transparent and vivid recordings and great songs, here's a trio for you to look up:

Jewel - Spirit
http://www.twilightreverie.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/jewel-spirit-cover.jpg

Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow
http://qblog.ws/images/uploads2/Sarah_Mclachlan_-_Afterglow.jpg

k d lang - Drag
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/k/kd-lang/album-drag.jpg

Joe

21-09-2010, 20:05

What you want is 'Radio City' by Big Star:

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YNWaN

21-09-2010, 20:32

Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within

or Into the Labyrinth

or Serpent's Egg
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On a different note, and bang up to date, I've been very much enjoying the debut album of the XX (available on vinyl).

Beechwoods

21-09-2010, 20:58

For the electronica'dly inclined, the 'Geogaddi' LP or 'A Beautiful Place In The Country' EP by Boards Of Canada.

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isuckedmandelsonslemons

21-09-2010, 21:10

Good call on the Xx. Now that is a modern album worthy of the term high fidelity

aquapiranha

21-09-2010, 21:30

Try..

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes / Sun giant http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs http://www.myspace.com/arcadefireofficial

Lissie - Catching a tiger http://www.myspace.com/lissiemusic

I have just re-read your post and now I see you are looking for something that is very well recorded? well I will have a think

Steve

Beechwoods

21-09-2010, 21:36

If it's pop music that's your thing, I love this band:

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The album's called 'Tourist History' and they're called Two Door Cinema Club.

Batty

21-09-2010, 22:18

Marillion's Happiness is the road on 180gm 45rpm black stuff.

Spectral Morn

21-09-2010, 22:33

Massive Attack-Blue Lines

Regards D S D L

sparrow

21-09-2010, 22:57

Marillion's Happiness is the road on 180gm 45rpm black stuff.

here, here...superb set ..:)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

22-09-2010, 06:29

Sorry felllas. I'm sure the vinyl stuff sounds brilliant but as I don't have a turntable and have no plants to ever get one, it's CDs only I'm afraid.

And it can be the best album by the best band in the world but if the sound reproduction is crap I'm not interested.

Stuff I've been impressed with thus far:

Steely Dan (I knew I would be)
Jamiroquai (Not a massive fan but sound quality is superb)
Peter Gabriel (I'm now wondering what Lamb Lies Down is going to sound like)
Tracy Chapman (every album I've got sounds good)
Pink Floyd (especially Animals, possibly their best album)
Leonard Cohen (Ten New Songs - a rec from Sandy Andy)
The Eagles (pretty much everything seems good quality)

I'm spending hours listening to music. Can't be a bad thing. I've always thought work was grossly overrated anyway.

Snoopdog

22-09-2010, 08:35

The Hunter - Jennifer Warnes

Just a Little lovi'n - Shelby Lynne

Solid Air (Latest Digipack) - John Martyn

Techno Commander

22-09-2010, 11:48

Pulse by Pink Floyd is an epic amongst high end recordings.
It was recorded on to 2" analogue tape and mixed using a valve desk. :)

Reid Malenfant

22-09-2010, 15:04

If you are looking for very well recorded & produced music then take a look or listen to anything on this record label (http://www.discogs.com/label/Fax+%2B49-69%2F450464)

They are very expensive secondhand due to the fact that they are all limited editions. However some have been re-released on the Ambient World (http://www.discogs.com/label/Ambient+World) label & these tend to be cheaper ;)

I can recommend each & every CD being very well recorded & vastly better quality than 99.5% of modern CDs. I know as i have each & every CD that was issued :eyebrows:

aquapiranha

22-09-2010, 15:39

This is VERY well recorded, and I love it but it may be an aquired taste - but if you like Pink floyd...

http://www.conservapedia.com/images/6/68/Roger_Waters_Amused_to_Death.jpg

isuckedmandelsonslemons

22-09-2010, 17:15

Pulse by Pink Floyd is an epic amongst high end recordings.
It was recorded on to 2" analogue tape and mixed using a valve desk. :)

Good shout. Listening to it now. Incredible.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

22-09-2010, 17:17

This is VERY well recorded, and I love it but it may be an aquired taste - but if you like Pink floyd...

http://www.conservapedia.com/images/6/68/Roger_Waters_Amused_to_Death.jpg

I love The Floyd so I've just ordered this. Thanks.

aquapiranha

22-09-2010, 20:04

While I listen to music because I enjoy it, and not because of the recording, it is hard to ignore both the fantastic musicianship and the frankly superb recording on this bloody fantastic album...

http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/185/185220_1_f.jpg

MartinT

22-09-2010, 20:06

Oh yes. The 12" single of The Road to Hell is one of my stand-out songs.

Stratmangler

22-09-2010, 20:21

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/r/rickie-lee-jones/album-rickie-lee-jones.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HdmjFjpJL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/j/joan-armatrading/album-joan-armatrading.jpg

chris@panteg

23-09-2010, 09:28

Zakir Hussain ' Making Music' great for late night listening :)

REM

23-09-2010, 10:11

The ECM catalogue is well worth checking out, loads of interesting stuff, always well recorded. How about Gregorian chant and free improv sax recorded in a medieval monastery for starters:-

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIaLYUjWZ3g0dS-g3Nk2Tp5Zw0L4uTSaagXpqeu1LK1VbVnv8&t=1&usg=__TA1g7bC0If0QGUGLgrFbIJOk3aw=

Opus 111 are another label that do amazingly well recorded music that could just leave you speechless, like this:-

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5fO_mNyoZiZybmNa8M9NDYi8TsFyFo X_hgmBICYQwYwfouvg&t=1&usg=__r5S6FMumamzHkz7ggfyQO_jpfcQ=

Cheers

MartinT

23-09-2010, 10:28

BIS rarely disappoint. This is a desert island disc for me, outstanding performance (really, it sounds like the performers are loving it) and ultra-vivid recording in you-are-there style with dynamics to knock your socks off:

Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

http://rsindex.pictures-hosting.com/2010-08-09/001633d7_medium.jpeg

chris@panteg

23-09-2010, 10:51

This Japanese supercut ' Scandinavian Suite is a big band jazz take on Finlandia
on the three blind mice label and sounds astonishing

YNWaN

23-09-2010, 12:20

We used to use the 'Road to Hull' album for demo - can't say I've ever been tempted to buy it though ;).

Stratmangler

23-09-2010, 16:25

These two albums are beatifully written, performed and recorded

http://www.buzztab.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Marc-Cohn.jpg

http://991.com/newgallery/Marc-Cohn-The-Rainy-Season-434765.jpg

isuckedmandelsonslemons

23-09-2010, 19:08

I have very wide tastes but not a massive fan of jazz and simply can't be done with classical stuff.

OK I'm a pleb. Cut your enthusiasm for the classical stuff fellas. I'm afraid I just don't get it and never will and I'm afraid I prefer football chants to Gregorian chants.

Marc Cohn. Great shout. Walking in Memphis IIRC.

Beechwoods

23-09-2010, 19:30

I always say if you don't like Classical Music, try Steve Reich. The stuff he does with an orchestra sounds like nothing you'd expect from an orchestral ensemble...

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isuckedmandelsonslemons

23-09-2010, 20:08

There are people around who can put out well recorded modern stuff.

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach.

Bass to shake the house down

Spectral Morn

23-09-2010, 20:27

There are people around who can put out well recorded modern stuff.

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach.

Bass to shake the house down

Sadly though this album is somewhat compressed and a tad loud.

Regards D S D L

isuckedmandelsonslemons

23-09-2010, 20:53

Sadly though this album is somewhat compressed and a tad loud.

Regards D S D L

Sounds pretty good from where I'm sitting. Not top drawer admittedly but I listened to High Violet by The National just before it. Now that sounded crap.

Gentle Giant

24-09-2010, 17:11

This is a great album with the fantastic space rock band Ozric Tentacles.
First time i heard them was at a Jethro Tull concert in Stockholm. They played it before the band entered the stage. I think it was the Catfish rising tour.

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MartinT

24-09-2010, 18:50

Santana - Abraxas. This album just doesn't age and sounds extraordinarily good considering when it was recorded. Equally good on LP and SACD.

http://www.kosmikradiation.com/albums_files/santana-abraxas.jpg

Techno Commander

24-09-2010, 21:58

For those of you who like electronic music and in particular melodic trance, then this album is a rare jewel. Not only is the music stunningly produced, euphoric and uplifting, it also sounds like music and is not a collection of "repetative beats". I first came across this album in 1997, it was given to me by Pablo Gagarno himself. :) To this day, I would say this is one of the finest productions of electronic music I have ever heard.

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-178738-1211804575.jpeg

Pablo Gagarno - Senza Volto (http://www.discogs.com/Pablo-Gargano-Senza-Volto-An-Eve-Collection/master/74829)

Tarzan

25-09-2010, 07:18

Steve Miller Band- Recall the beginning..... a journey from eden, from 1972, they do not make music like this any more, quite hard to find but worth it, this is one of my Desert island discs.:)

REM

25-09-2010, 07:46

What about a little rearranged tango/electronica, the Gotan Project....

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQ5sqa4kq919_x90eLTtwbyzLDr345G QlpicPhlGE7xRzYROc&t=1&usg=__dpkjyLvIXp2fqcEr5rxiHf1Qk6E=

....or give yer woofers a workout with a little downtempo, Suzuki by Tosca....

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxjj0KtfeFzQj9nNvJTBVqQJ_e_7NvT CLwecksaQRhWg3z1Z8&t=1&usg=__dN17w-ea1tQjaqrQChJxYEpBfUA=

DanJennings

25-09-2010, 07:49

jellyfish - spilt milk always does it for me, there's just so much to hear...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61GYd3qt-kL._SS500_.jpg

Alex_UK

25-09-2010, 08:59

Techno Commander

25-09-2010, 10:12

Blimey!!:stalks::stalks:

Techno Commander

25-09-2010, 15:03

Much cheaper on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=178738&ev=gps_uk).

isuckedmandelsonslemons

13-10-2010, 18:54

These two albums are beatifully written, performed and recorded

http://www.buzztab.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Marc-Cohn.jpg

http://991.com/newgallery/Marc-Cohn-The-Rainy-Season-434765.jpg

What a greaT SHOUT.

Got both albums for about a fiver off eBay. Stunning. Thanks very much Mr Stratmangler

Rare Bird

13-10-2010, 18:59

Ramses Shaffy - Sunset Sunkiss

The Grand Wazoo

13-10-2010, 19:43

If anyone wants a copy of the top one of the two Mark Cohn albums on CD then give me a shout & make me an offer.

Sorry, it didn't make me go WOW, but it might for you!

aquapiranha

13-10-2010, 19:55

Was it him who did the worst bloody song of the last century? that memphis thing? man I HATE that record with a passion, and didn't cher do a 'version' of it too? don't know which is worse. It makes me incandescent with rage when I hear it on the radio... I may be wrong it might not have been this guy of course.

The Grand Wazoo

13-10-2010, 20:00

You'd best not PM me for my copy then Steve!

aquapiranha

13-10-2010, 20:02

Lol Chris, so it WAS him then? I doubt I can think of a track I dislike more tbh, but, each to his own as they say! I bet I have some stuff people would refuse to put in their CD player too...

The Grand Wazoo

13-10-2010, 20:29

Yeah, funny thing is I don't know how I came to own it! I certainly wasn't hooked in by the single. I can't say my reaction was as violent as yours, but I played it once & it's stayed on the shelf ever since. As you say, different strokes....

MartinT

13-10-2010, 21:21

I doubt I can think of a track I dislike more

Erm, anything by Rufus Wainwright?

michaelhigh

17-10-2010, 02:37

What you want is 'Radio City' by Big Star:

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You want this. Very much, you do. You will thank.:)

michaelhigh

17-10-2010, 02:47

Steve Miller Band- Recall the beginning..... a journey from eden, from 1972, they do not make music like this any more, quite hard to find but worth it, this is one of my Desert island discs.:)

This is good. Any pre-'74 Steve Miller BAND (as opposed to "Jet Airliner, "Jungle Love", Fly Like An Eagle") is superb, noteably "Children Of The Future", and "Sailor". No-brainer, these.:eek:Thank you, all, for you top-notch musical and listening suggestions. Keep 'em coming, the awesome suggestions, that is... Electronica, trip hop, and psychedelia much welcome.

Welder

18-10-2010, 14:35

Well you’ve had lots of what other people like and a few who obviously haven’t read your posts.
This is on CD. It won a recording award
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This is one place to start
http://www.togaac.com/2009/02/10/grammy-award-winners-2009/

A couple of suggestions from my own listening
Natalie Merchant Leave Your Sleep
Rory Gallagher Calling Card (re-mastered)
Ray Lamontagne Till The Sun Turns Black

If you can do the music download bit some of the so called “Hi Res” stuff out there is quite impressive but the choice is very limited.
Much of the Hi Res stuff wasn’t well recorded to start with so anything they’ve done to it after makes bugger all difference. It’s a bit of a con at the moment unfortunately. Ideally you need to check how the tracks were recorded before they got punted online as Hi Res and many of the sites that do Hi Res are reluctant to give you that info.
One might think that most re-mastered CD’s would be a safe bet but in my experience, unfortunately not. However, given the second hand price of CD’s on Amazon for example my policy is to get the re-mastered version in preference to the original just on the off chance that the re-mastering engineer wasn’t deaf or out of his brains at the time.
When it comes to quality recordings the vinyl guys do seem to have an advantage atm, but hopefully this will change as Hi Res gets taken out of the hands of people like Linn and the others of this ilk who seem to think that some obscure celtic string torturing wierdo’s are okay to listen to just because they’ve been well recorded. Snobbery and bullshit in Hi Fi once again crippling the industry.

electric beach

18-10-2010, 16:26

Leonard Cohen (Ten New Songs - a rec from Sandy Andy)
.

If you liked that one then you MUST get Leonard Cohen - Live in London. You'll end up with the DVD too!

A second vote for Hugh Masekela - Hope.

I find every work by Lyle Lovett to be not only well recorded, but the arrangements are dynamic and intimate. The songs themselves are of varied styles and influences and always delivered by excellent musicians.
Many people only know him as the gawky country singer that snared Julia Roberts but he's Sooooo much more. Try Pontiac for starters.
Piano is usually by Matt Rollings, always a treat, he's worked with Marc Cohn but not sure which albums. He's on my strongest suggestion:

Larry Carlton - Saphire Blue

Start with the last track and you'll have a new reference! :eyebrows:

isuckedmandelsonslemons

18-10-2010, 20:00

When it comes to quality recordings the vinyl guys do seem to have an advantage atm, but hopefully this will change as Hi Res gets taken out of the hands of people like Linn and the others of this ilk who seem to think that some obscure celtic string torturing wierdo’s are okay to listen to just because they’ve been well recorded. Snobbery and bullshit in Hi Fi once again crippling the industry.

Well said that man. Couldn't agree more.

And thanks for the recommendations

magiccarpetride

19-10-2010, 16:51

Apart from my introduction this is my first proper post so I hope this is OK.

I'm sure this has been done before so I hope it's OK to do it again.

The main benefit of my recent major system upgrade is that I'm listening to a lot of old music and some stuff that I wouldn't normally listen to.

I'm indebted to Andy sandwalkingdonkeymuncher, or whatever he goes by (together with his mmate Mart) for not only re-aquainting me with Nils Lofgren and Tracy Chapman but suggesting others stuff (Marcus Miller, Sarah McLachlan) that I'd never heard of. Nils Acoustic Live is simply breathtaking.

I'm normally a big fan of modern music and like to 'discover' new bands that I can then get my kids into. Sadly most of it is compressed to hell and badly produced/engineered.

I've returned to the days of my youth and am now a boring old fart. hell's teeth I've even been listening to Yes, Supertramp and Dire Straits.

So, fellow listeners, recommend me an album that will make me grin from ear because of its sonic brilliance. I have very wide tastes but not a massive fan of jazz and simply can't be done with classical stuff.

I'm all ears . . .

I've recently purchased Thomas Dolby's "Flat Earth" reissue (and remaster). Aside from it being probably the best album of the '80s (my personal opinion, challenged only by the Culture Club's "Color by Numbers"), it is a marvelous remaster. Not even a trace of brickwalling, a true audiophile feast for ears.

Be forewarned, though: due to the very sensible remastering (no audible compression or limiting), this CD sounds much quieter than most of the drivel that sells on the market today. Be prepared to crank up the volume in order to fully enjoy Mr. Dolby's masterpiece.

michaelhigh

23-10-2010, 01:33

Stratmangler

23-10-2010, 13:14

Doesn't Jeff Beck guest on this?:scratch:

Bit of an All Star cast on that one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amused_to_Death

isuckedmandelsonslemons

23-10-2010, 18:26

And the all-star cast includes Andy Fairweather-Low. I wonder how many albums he's been on? I bet he doesn't even know. But he'll never recapture the glory of "If Paradise Is Half As Nice" when he was with Amen Corner. Brings back fond memories for me. Just love that song.

keiths

23-10-2010, 22:31

Amused to Death would have been a great single album. Unfortunately it was a double. Good sound quality in the main, but I remain to be totally convinced by the 'Q sound' effects (I think that's what they were called) which sound curiously un-natural and 'phasey' IMHO. Still worth a listen though.

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keiths

24-10-2010, 15:15

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Pablo Gagarno - Senza Volto (http://www.discogs.com/Pablo-Gargano-Senza-Volto-An-Eve-Collection/master/74829)

Added to the shopping list...

Canetoad

27-10-2010, 07:46

Heart - The Road Home. Live acoustic concert produced by John Paul Jones. Amazing!

Eagles - Hell Freezes Over is another well produced mostly live album. Hotel California on it is my favourite version.

keiths

27-10-2010, 23:14

Lyle Lovett - "Joshua Judges Ruth" - great music and one of Doug Sax's finest productions

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michaelhigh

28-10-2010, 01:04

michaelhigh

28-10-2010, 01:10

michaelhigh

28-10-2010, 01:21

I'm hoping for some wows out of a bunch of stereo freaks with my selections, so here goes: 1)Blossom Toes "We Are Ever So Clean", 2)Bee Gees first 3, rereleased with bonuses, 3)T-Rex "Tanx", 4)Sweet "Give Us A Wink", 4)Deram label. All British. (Unless you consider Bee Gees Aussie.)

Mothman

30-10-2010, 15:53

Not sure if your'e into blues\rock but if so then check out the following compiliation The Essential - Rory Gallagher

If your'e not familiar with his work then it's a great place to start. I grew up on a diet of Queen\Zep\Rush ect and whilst always a Rory fan and was lucky enough to have seen him live, it is only in more recent years that I have come to appreciate what a great talent he truly was IMHO.

Also if you like your guitarists then check out Joe Bonamassa though he's much better experienced live.

s70rmp

30-10-2010, 16:12

I'd strongly suggest that everybody gives this one a listen to...

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/gaslightanthem_59(2).jpg

I downloaded it and 2 tracks in I had to stop and go and buy it !

Young band from New Jersey who are putting all they can in to it

the live shows are excellent, playing their guts out everynight .

isuckedmandelsonslemons

30-10-2010, 16:36

Gaslight Anthem album is great, as is their latest one. Unfortunately I wouldn't say it's well recorded, produced or engineered. Great in the car though or on the ipod when I'm out on the bike

DSJR

30-10-2010, 17:21

I'm sticking my neck out here, but The Beatles' "Let It Be - Naked" is a great, direct and intimate production. Some may find the lack of "production" a bit too much perhaps.....

I'm impressed with the Hybrid discs I've been listening to, the difference between a full on sound and hideous compression is a fine line indeed, but the group seem to have got it just right I think. Big LOUD speakers mandatory methginks...

magiccarpetride

01-11-2010, 18:13

Apart from my introduction this is my first proper post so I hope this is OK.

I'm sure this has been done before so I hope it's OK to do it again.

The main benefit of my recent major system upgrade is that I'm listening to a lot of old music and some stuff that I wouldn't normally listen to.

I'm indebted to Andy sandwalkingdonkeymuncher, or whatever he goes by (together with his mmate Mart) for not only re-aquainting me with Nils Lofgren and Tracy Chapman but suggesting others stuff (Marcus Miller, Sarah McLachlan) that I'd never heard of. Nils Acoustic Live is simply breathtaking.

I'm normally a big fan of modern music and like to 'discover' new bands that I can then get my kids into. Sadly most of it is compressed to hell and badly produced/engineered.

I've returned to the days of my youth and am now a boring old fart. hell's teeth I've even been listening to Yes, Supertramp and Dire Straits.

So, fellow listeners, recommend me an album that will make me grin from ear because of its sonic brilliance. I have very wide tastes but not a massive fan of jazz and simply can't be done with classical stuff.

I'm all ears . . .

Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome" -- get the 2010 remaster, and prepare to be blown away!

campbell mac

03-11-2010, 15:40

Contra by Vampire Weekend. I downloaded it and it sounded great, but I recently bought the CD because it is worth every penny. Amazing production with hints of Paul Simon African rhythms, vocals and a whole lot more. Would make a crap system sound good. Radio listeners won't hear most of the stuff in that production. Trust me.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

10-11-2010, 18:40

Just got Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. Cost me £1.56 including postage.

Listened to it three times. Brilliant reproduction. Why can't all albums be as good as this?

Alex_UK

10-11-2010, 20:53

Just got Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. Cost me £1.56 including postage.

Listened to it three times. Brilliant reproduction. Why can't all albums be as good as this?

Harry, have you been living in Outer Mongolia for the last 25 years? :lol:

;)

Think I'm on my 3rd vinyl copy, also have it on CD & SACD - I bet hifi dealers still drag it out for dems too - it makes a Matsui mini system sound good... :)

Reid Malenfant

10-11-2010, 21:02

it makes a Matsui mini system sound good... :)
Is that possible? :doh:

:lolsign:

aquapiranha

10-11-2010, 21:06

the thing is that album has been a victim of its own success. I really like it for the music, the fact it is well recorded is a bonus. Some however have branded it 'coffee table' music whatever that is and it has been pigeon-holed along with 'Famous blue raincoat' (which I think is crap) and 'A walk across the rooftops' which I quite like, despite it being on Linn records.. :lol:

MartinT

11-11-2010, 06:28

it has been pigeon-holed along with 'Famous blue raincoat' (which I think is crap)

You should hear the 20th anniversary edition, which sounds superb. A solitary example of a recent remastering that is better than the original. Bernie Grundmann at the helm.

aquapiranha

11-11-2010, 06:48

You should hear the 20th anniversary edition, which sounds superb. A solitary example of a recent remastering that is better than the original. Bernie Grundmann at the helm.

Nothing to do with the SQ Martin, rather I don't like the 'music' although I am a huge fan of Cohen and have been for 20 years. just seems like a karaoke job to me.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

11-11-2010, 14:48

Harry, have you been living in Outer Mongolia for the last 25 years? :lol:

;)

Think I'm on my 3rd vinyl copy, also have it on CD & SACD - I bet hifi dealers still drag it out for dems too - it makes a Matsui mini system sound good... :)

I bought it when it first came out and I don't think I've listened to it since.

MartinT

11-11-2010, 15:49

The song 'Brothers in Arms' is superbly crafted.

Alex_UK

11-11-2010, 16:59

The song 'Brothers in Arms' is superbly crafted.

I'd agree, and I love "Your Latest Trick." "Walk of Life" gets on my wick though! (And "Money for Nothing", to a slightly lesser degree - over exposure I suspect, or maybe Sting! ;))

Grez

11-11-2010, 17:01

The song 'Brothers in Arms' is superbly crafted.

...as well as having a guitar part that sounds almost exactly like "Bird of Paradise" by Snowy White!

Macca

11-11-2010, 17:12

Unusual choice I know but I like 'So Far Away' off of that one. Love Over Gold is a better album though, and better produced (I've got the original vinyl release and the Sony SBM remaster CD).

MartinT

11-11-2010, 18:06

And "Money for Nothing", to a slightly lesser degree

Now that track, played loud on my system, can take your head right off. It's that build-up at the start...

MartinT

11-11-2010, 18:07

...as well as having a guitar part that sounds almost exactly like "Bird of Paradise" by Snowy White!

Not a bad thing at all :)

Grez

12-11-2010, 08:05

Not a bad thing at all :) :)

Maybe we should start the AoS "White Flames" fan club!
:eyebrows:

MartinT

12-11-2010, 08:29

I love a good guitar solo from Dave Gilmore in Comfortably Numb to Joe Satriani in Surfing With the Alien. That solo in Snowy White's Bird of Paradise is orgasmic.

Grez

12-11-2010, 17:25

Aye, Stan Webb on Chicken Shack's "Running and Hiding" is a joy, as is the breathless Richard Thompson solo on Fairport Convention's "High School Confidential" cover. Bryn Haworth on "Saturday Morning" is also a favourite, along with (acoustic) Chris Leslie on "Loving Hannah" by Whippersnapper, and of course Gordon Giltrap's anazing "Ives Horizon"

I'll have to get some of them out now... here comes the vinyl

:)

Jac Hawk

13-11-2010, 01:25

How's about Alice Russell "Pot of Gold" she's got an amazing voice very soulfull, or on the other hand if you like sublime guitaring try Joe Satriani's latest album "Black Swans & Wormhole Wizards"

Bazil

16-11-2010, 19:07

http://www.conservapedia.com/images/6/68/Roger_Waters_Amused_to_Death.jpg

Harry what did you think of this ?
It just happens to be my all time fav album.

DanJennings

17-11-2010, 08:53

http://www.conservapedia.com/images/6/68/Roger_Waters_Amused_to_Death.jpg

Harry what did you think of this ?
It just happens to be my all time fav album.

Got to be one of the bleakest albums ever made....
It's rather good though.

RochaCullen

17-11-2010, 12:18

I knew Hymns Of The 49th Parallel was a very special album when my wizzened up old grump of a boss said one of the tracks made him cry. Its a compilation of covers, but they are all silky smooth and guaranteed to pull you in. K.D. Lang was on a winner with this one. Used a couple of the tunes at my wedding a few years ago.

Nathan

sparrow

17-11-2010, 13:02

Tangerine Dream - Tangram 2008 hqcd.

Stratmangler

17-11-2010, 16:45

Cara Dillon - Live at the Grand Opera House.

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Society_of_Sound/Society_of_Sound/Music/cara-dillon.html

WAD62

17-11-2010, 17:21

As there seems to be a critical mass of Floyd enthusiasts on here might I suggest 'Dubber side of the moon', a heavier dub remix by the Easy Star All Stars of their original cover 'Dub side of the moon' which was very nice too, but stuck a little too religiously to the original. This time round they've got the likes of Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor, and dreadzone in to sort them out. It's pretty well recorded/produced too. 'Money' done in a dancehall/dubstep style is particularly interesting.

aquapiranha

17-11-2010, 23:02

Cara Dillon - Live at the Grand Opera House.

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Society_of_Sound/Society_of_Sound/Music/cara-dillon.html

Oi! you lookin' at my bird????? :lol:

Thanks for posting. Steve

isuckedmandelsonslemons

29-11-2010, 17:17

I think someone posted this earlier. if so a big, big thank you.

Live in London by Leonard Cohen. Sublime in every respect.

tannoy man

29-11-2010, 18:10

The Clash 2nd album Give em enough rope, play loud

Sketchy

29-11-2010, 21:21

Lamb - Best Kept Secrets

you will thank me for it ;)

(on vinyl, obviously)

Rich Conroy

02-09-2011, 13:58

The The - Soul mining
Infected
Green Bullfrog
Jazz at the Pawnshop - Not my cup of tea musically, but a superb recording
Groan Groan Groan - Led Zep's The Song Remains the Same. My fave album except for Moby Dick.

RC

WOStantonCS100

03-09-2011, 01:19

Eric Johnson is usually very demanding when it comes to production. The Venus Isle album sounds a little washed out; but, the others are quite nice. Good mix of power and melody, instrumental and vocal.

Eric Johnson Tones
Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom
Eric Johnson Bloom
Eric Johnson Up Close

Themis

03-09-2011, 05:43

So.... you want something to get your kids into ? :)

Try this album from 1977 :

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/10cc_deceptive.jpg

shane

03-09-2011, 10:51

If you like Genesis, Floyd, Yes et al, then you'll probably like this:

mEgZeZgZ248

which comes from this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Gong_You_1974.jpg/220px-Gong_You_1974.jpg

but the thing that's got right inside my head recently is what ex-Gong members are doing now:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xek0of_hadouk-trio-live-in-satellit-cafe-p_music

Anyone know how to embed Dailymotion videos?

pjdowns

03-09-2011, 15:55

nitin sawhney 'broken skin' is pretty good hifi jizz fodder
If you get your sound stage right it literally fills every square inch of your room with sounds

Hamish is absolutely right, if you want an album to blow your socks off, Broken Skin is well worth a listen.

If you want something that can 'blow the bl**dy doors off' as Michael Caine would have said - you could consider AWOL Nation's latest album... can't remember the title off the top of my head but the track 'Sail' has levels of bass I didn't even knew existed...

Paul.

webby

03-09-2011, 21:39

Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome" -- get the 2010 remaster, and prepare to be blown away!

I just got this today. Mainly bought for the bonus cd. I've always thought that, although I love the singles from this album, the rest of the tracks are quite weak. Plus there are so many mixes of the singles, often better than the album versions, but whatever, it's still worth owning!