Dexter Gordon "One Flight Up" |
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Johnny Cash, American Recording I |
Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction on LP
The trick is to sound huge, powerful and dynamic, nailing the tone of Slash's Les Paul and marshall amps without sounding harsh.
Best so far - Wilson MAXX driven by Boulder |
Damn, what a tough question!
I'd have to say Loreena McKennitt's 'The Visit.' The combination of excellent female vocals, varied accompaniment and tempo, and good recording quality just about guarantees that there will always be at least one song on this album that will suit my mood, no matter what it may be.
http://www.quinlanroad.com/explorethemusic/thevisit.asp |
peter erskines..as it is,exceptional. |
Golden Earring's Moontan when I'm in the mood for rockin. Something easier it would have to be Elton John's Madman Across The Water. In my opinion two of the best albums of all time. |
Sandy Denny, 'Like an Old Fashioned Waltz' |
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew |
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - DV |
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same w/ tvad....KOB! If I were add one more it would be the Beatle's Abbey Road |
Love it lots - best to listen to when I have nothing else to listen to...
DV |
allmans live @the fillmore |
You all have forgotten 'She moves through the Farie' Richard Thompson. ( Did I spell Farie right ) |
This changes all the time of course, but currently it is "Robbie Williams, Swing while your Winning" CD.
An absolutely outstanding recording....but moreover it really puts the "fun" back in music! (unlike many pop, classical, jazz, acoustic or rock genre's that take themselves all too seriously)
A pleasant dusting of duets, a bit of broadway, some great energetic Basie Band arrangements and of course, plenty of swing.
I was shocked that Robbie could pull this swing thing off so well. |
Tvad - Wow, that is tough. The Royal Scam is right up there for me. But I also love Two Against Nature, Can't Buy A Thrill, Pretzel Logic... they're all good!!! |
Bill Frisell, "Gone, Just Like a Train." |
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Steely Dan.
Which album? |
i would go with holly cole's dark dear heart.her version of river is awesome in my opinion. |
Steely Dan. They are my "If I was stranded on an island in the Pacific" band. I find their music to be a perfect blend, with all the qualities I look for in music... I never tire of their sound. If the Dan isn't hand, then I usually look for something in my Pat Metheny collection. |
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When I scan over my CDs and LPs and can't decide, I grab Ziggy Stardust. |
OK, The one I grab the most when I just want to kick back with a cold one, and listen to some music, is my Patty Smyth CD titled Patty Smyth. Also use it for tweeking as well. I never tire of it. Fact is, she just keeps getting better. |
Van Morrison- "Ain't Nothin You Can Do" Live 1973 LP. This tune starts the concert. My body gets sore from wigging and a wagging, tapping and a stomping.
Really, ain't nothing you can do... |
Paul MCcartney; "Flowers in the Dirt" On my turntable this is the best sounding Record I own. |
Walter Becker: 11 Tracks of Whack.
Nary a clunker in the bunch. |
... but if I'm going to be a good boy and play by the rules, it would probably be Paul Simon, "Graceland."
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Happy listening! |
Classic Records' 200g reissue of the Mercury "Firebird" with Dorati and the LSO. Gets everything right, enormous dynamic swings, passionate performace, and a great recording. A close second is the Classic Records' 45 rpm reissue of "Kind Of Blue". For choral works/soundstaging I am very fond of Holst's "Savitri" on Argo.
I know, the thread said "one go to..." but I couldn't help myself. |
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ap 45 tenor madness by sonny rollins. |
Jorma Kaukonen, Blue Country Heart. With Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas and Byron House; they really settle into the finest groove this side of any Bluegrass I've heard.
Honorable mention to Alison Krauss & Union Station Live. I'm excited cuz I'll be seein' 'em when they come 'round in March... |
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Yes.....the Yes Album
perfect blend of guitar, keyboards, vocals, and stout BASS
guitar(thanks Mr. Squire!) Still thrilling 35 years later. |
Rzado,
I too have that Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Ricardo Muti...its awesome....so is Lorin Maazel and Cleveland Orchestra's 5th Symphony by Shostakovitch..and so is Telarc's Rachmaninov 3nd and 4rd and so...oops I forgot...as they said in Highlander "There can only be one" |
Mingus AH UM. I did this last night when I couldn't decide what to play. |
Dylan's Blood On The Tracks. When I'm not playing Kind of Blue or Mahler. |
Chick Corea - Return to Forever |
Of course this changes from time to time but right now it's k.d. lang's "Hymms of the 49th Parallel." |
What a terrific thread. Well done Tvad!
This is a tough one, but I'd have to say
Astral Weeks - van Morrison |
My record of choice is Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Ricardo Muti on MFSL LP 1-520. This record posseses one of the most lifelike reproductions of orchestral music on record I have ever heard, and excels at revealing any flaws in a system's reproduction of string tone, dynamics, and soundstaging. |
Dave Grusin's Homage to Duke
And that isn't because someone already suggested a Grusin album...far from it. Like some on this post I have my computer control my CD players, so it is often left to make the final order to cue the players up....but if I had to search, find and pull out an album ...it would surely be this one.
I always seem to fall back on this album and play a part of it every time I listen to music....it is an amazingly well engineered studio album with such clarity, detail and dynamics. I must have heard it a thousand times but it still has the ability to make my hair stand on end every time...and I am not even a jazz or Duke Ellington fan...so that is really saying something!!!! |
Onhwy61, go stand in the cyber corner. You must learn to follow instructions, young man! |
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And that isn't because someone already suggested a Grusin album...far from it. Is there a sentence missing from the beginning of this post? Which Grusin album? |
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I can have the album or cd in my hand faster than you can say "Dire Straits" |
And that isn't because someone already suggested a Grusin album...far from it. Like some on this post I have my computer control my CD players, so it is often left to make the final order to cue the players up....but if I had to search, find and pull out an album ...it would surely be this one.
I always seem to fall back on this album and play a part of it every time I listen to music....it is an amazingly well engineered studio album with such clarity, detail and dynamics. I must have heard it a thousand times but it still has the ability to make my hair stand on end every time...and I am not even a jazz or Duke Ellington fan...so that is really saying something!!!! |
Patricia Barber "Modern Cool". |
Right now at this point in time for me it would probably be
Cecil Taylor "Conquistador" It's got a little bit of everything I like in it. |
James Taylor's Gaia from the Hourglass CD. |
I'm paying attention, but I'm not following the rules. Having to select just a single disc is so 20th century. Get modern, step into the new millennium and liberate your playing habits This is an interesting topic that warrants a new thread. I have a few thoughts regarding the individual song download contributing to the death of the concept album as an artistic whole (ala "Dark Side of the Moon, or "American Idiot"). But, this is for another thread. |
Shirley Horn's "Here's to Life" CD |
I'm paying attention, but I'm not following the rules. Having to select just a single disc is so 20th century. Get modern, step into the new millennium and liberate your playing habits. I mean after all, are you still getting up and walking over to a machine to change the album? I mean, like REALLY!!! Oh my goodness, you really are. |
