Great Sounding New Releases


Hi everyone, I would just like to let you all know about this one new CD that I picked up recently that sound great!! Now please reserve your judgement until you've heard it for yourself since I'm quite sure that the group and date of recording will have many of you saying "NO WAY!". Okay, it's the new 4 CD set on Arista called "Ladies and Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead". It was recorded at the old Fillmore East back in April 1971. The disc was remastered from the original two-track master tapes and it is by far one of the best sounding live recordings I have ever heard. Everything is crystal clear and perfectly balanced, with very clear soundstaging. I'm sure that most of you know a Deadhead or two - ask them to bring their copy over to your place for a listen, you will not be disappointed. BTW, don't them tell you that they have a really good tape of these shows - this CD blows away any Dead tape I've ever heard - and I've heard quite a few.
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He's a singer-songwriter. The music is more grown up than most of the adult contemporary stuff I hear on the radio. This record has a nice eclecticism of song styles. Some of his singing is very reminiscent of the late Jeff Buckley, but the music is more accessible.
yo ralph! finally a gd cd that audiophiles might admire. being a >middle-aged deadhead, i say, "it's about time." IMHO, american beauty, mars hotel and terrapin station (particularly remastered on mfsl vinyl) are among the great rock recordings of the past 30 years, right up there w/ the white album & sgt. pepper. there are also some heavy duty numbers on dick's picks. need all of 'em tho to appreciate the differences.
I posted it here before but will again: Cowboy Junkies "Waltz Across America". It's only available at www.cowboyjunkies.com. Think I'll try the 'Dead collection-- thanks.
Check out Johnny Lang's two CDs. There is a 98 release that is excellent and a 96 release called Lie To Me - he is a combo of Joe Cocker and the Subdudes.
not surprising that the greatful dead cd sounds great - that band was more concerned w/audiophile-type sound quality at their shows than any other band before or since, *period*. no one else has even come close. the g-d even got writen up in s'phile, due to their extreme concern for sound quality. a recent excellent recording - on vinyl! - is the buena-vista social club (also awailable on cd). this is a must-have for anyone interested in cuban music - the songs *and* the sound-quality are outstanding. doug