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What are you listening to? Part III
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Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene - Pompeii
If you are a fan of electronic music you likely will have head of Aphex Twin...took me a while to get around to listening to the Soundcloud stuff, but this is my morning listening, and it's joyous! 🎛️🎚️
Listening to the timeless Ahmad Jamal - Live at the Pershing album. Actually took out the vinyl, so listening to it on a completely analog system!
Almost 2 hours of phunky phunk goodness.
I was also just listening to this on vinyl, too! My family has made sure to have all these classic albums (and lots of others) available on LPs.
Been going through our vinyls, so I’m listening to the best rendition of “Greenland Whale Fisheries,” by The Weavers. Included in a box set of 6 folk music LPs by Vanguard Records.
A box set of LPs?
Wonderful.
I used to love browsing through such box sets in the days when we were able to enjoy (and while away many an interesting hour) the actual physical experience of touching, holding, reading the sleeve notes, admiring, (and, eventually, listening to) LPs, in the days when we were able to enjoy actually visiting, and spending time in, music shops/stores.
The online experience, while undoubtedly convenient, is, nevertheless, one where I have come to the (belated) realisation that the entire process ensures that one is entirely sense deprived through the process of purchase - and, if downloaded - even to listening to the music.
In any case, I used to love physically handling LPs (and CDs, and tapes), examining the album art, reading the sleeve notes, holding (and sometimes, savouring) the damned thing, prior to putting it on - or, into - whatever device allowed one to listen to the music that had been recorded. That sensation of carefully removing the LP from its sleeve, blowing on it (to remove dust - I even had those elegant little sponges - then, proceeding to (also very carefully) place the LP on the turntable, set the controls, and then, sitting back, and listening to the LP - that was wonderful; to my mind, it enhanced the entire experience of actually listening to music.
Nothing will convince me (undeniable convenience aside) of the (superior) merits - the sensory merits - of listening to downloaded music, or that it surpasses actual recordings in a physical form (CDs, LPs, tapes...)
Going to see my favorite cover band this weekend, "Which Ones Pink". Since I saw a few Pink Floyd reference here, I thought I would join.
One of my favorite songs... not only by them, but period!
Pink Floyd - Eclipse (2023 Remaster)
One of my favorite songs... not only by them, but period!
Pink Floyd - Eclipse (2023 Remaster)
A terrific track from a timeless album.
The Dark Side Of The Moon was one of the very first albums I ever bought (as an LP) back when I was an awkward and alienated and fiercely intellectual adolescent.
Your post was a timely, indeed, a most timely (and all puns are fully intended given the splendid content of the tracks of the album in question) reminder to listen (once again) to the legendary album Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd, which is what I am doing just now.
I managed to find a 5.1 surround mix of DSOTM (can't remember if its on DVD-A or SACD) and it's glorious! To hear that panting runner run from left to right, then along your right side, then circle and run back left, behind you, is amazing!
Not sure why that music format never took off; it's still common on Live Concert mixes, but not audio-only releases. Snarky Puppy and Tom Petty had a few releases in the format, but the Puppies have dropped it now, and Tom's gone. Most of the Surround Sound releases these days are remixes of older material (some favorites are DSOTM, Brothers in Arms, a bunch of the older Spiro-Gyra albums, Roxy Music's Avalon, and the Donald Fagen solo catalog. They tend to go out of print quickly, and I scour amazoid and the local CD shops for used copies when I can.
I keep hoping Steven Wilson gets to remix Steely Dan's Aja in 5.1, before I wake up on the other side of the sod...
I don't have the SACD version, but I do have the 50th anniversary edition Blu-Ray version which is also 5.1... amazing to say the least. One of my favorite plays! It also has a Dolby Atmos mix, which I can't take advantage of, yet, but from the reviews folks seem to be pretty darn happy with it!
I love the surround sound versions of music and I have also wondered why it didn't take off. I have a few concert and studio albums that are either in DVD or Blu-Ray that I love to listen to. I have thought about SACD, but I didn't see enough of the music I like to justify the purchase.
If I remember correctly, the Immersion editions of Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall all contain 5.1 and Quad mixes on DVD and Blu-Ray. Further (again, if I am recalling this properly), the Early Years series has multi-track mixes on CDs and DVDs.
I don’t listen to surround mixes of music much because my home theater system is set up for movies and video games. This means to my ears, most music sounds better on my 2-channel audio setup (CDs and vinyl) or on high resolution streaming with headphones.
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Dean Martin - Ain't that a Kick in the Head
The question is was she worth it.... Hell yeah was a wild ride for a good while
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The question is was she worth it.... Hell yeah was a wild ride for a good while
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All about Eve, another story.
Epic album if into the scene, In the Medlow you can easily trip out as the track builds & builds...
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Epic album if into the scene, In the Medlow you can easily trip out as the track builds & builds...
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Thing about having an eclectic collection is it never gets old - Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
Just warming up...
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Just warming up...
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