Folk freak- I put my post up before I read yours. I have the older MCC - shooting straight.. and come on come on. With some of the tracks on the later being pretty good recordings. What is the recording quality on stones... and between... I do like Nanci Griffith - but have mostly listened to old stuff- late night grand hotel, poet in window, with storms being the best recording. What is the recording quality of the new NG. Which NG and MCC are the best recordings?
Best female vocal recording on CD?
i am a sucker for great warm rich smooth female vocalists, especially on tube gear and speakers that image well. but i am almost always faced with a great voice/song but a sonically inferior recording (examples too numerous to list) or a great recording of a mediocre voice. rickie lee jones (pop pop) comes to mind- fab recording, but come on lets be honest about her voice. however, i will almost always pick great recordings and leave the bad recordings for the car.
so i am asking for what you use as a reference female vocal recording/track. right now i come back tp bonnie raitt "you cant make me love you" from luck of the draw. big, warm, strong voice. not a perfect recording. but hmmmm that voice.
my only requirement is it has to be on CD. and we all know of great vinyl that did not translate into great CDs. so help me out here, what should be my next music purchase
so i am asking for what you use as a reference female vocal recording/track. right now i come back tp bonnie raitt "you cant make me love you" from luck of the draw. big, warm, strong voice. not a perfect recording. but hmmmm that voice.
my only requirement is it has to be on CD. and we all know of great vinyl that did not translate into great CDs. so help me out here, what should be my next music purchase
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A few in frequent rotation on my turntable are: Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart and Currency of Man Joni Michell - I like almost everything but the two getting the most current play are Blue and Hejira Vanessa Fernandez - Use Me Rumer - This Girl's in Love Shelby Lynne - The Look Of Love Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis They are probably all available on CD as well Folkfreak, thanks for the recommendations |
@meiatflask I think you're obsessing about recording quality a bit too much -- the true measure of a system should be how well it presents the musical event irrespective of the recording (i.e. it finds all that can be found even in a mediocre recording) Having said that to address your specific questions
ps Speaking of Joe Boyd go and dig this out - you'll like it (Songhai 2) -- And frankly you won't go much wrong by buying everything on this list of his work, especially this (The Hank Dogs, Half Smile, which has some more lovely female vocal) pps Thanks for making me look that last one up, I never even knew the video existed! |
Surprised btw that no-one has mentioned Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" yet -- I know it’s an audiofool chestnut but it really is a superb recording And finally here’s one to mess with your head |
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