To the point, Steely Dan is a dildo. (I should be able to type that here.)
That’s what happens when you have inherited money, a typewriter and heroin. One strange book. How about the character with...never mind.
To the point, Steely Dan is a dildo. (I should be able to type that here.)
That’s what happens when you have inherited money, a typewriter and heroin. One strange book. How about the character with...never mind.
In many instances the first years of stereo recording produced some enduring sonic masterpieces. There are many contributing factors for this. Simply miked arrangements, simple mixing boards, no compression, no effects, single takes with no overdubs, simple circuits in the recording components, high quality microphones of the day which are still held in high regard.I never heard a Rock and Roll recording that sounds better than “Travellin’ Man” by Ricky Nelson. Some as good, such as 96 Tears and Nobody but Me, but nothing better.
The reason I would choose an Allan Parsons LP for system evaluation is that he had much more true stereo content on his recordings. 98.5(repeater) % of Aja and Crime Of The Century(as wonderful as they are musically for pure enjoyment) is pan-potted mono.
Aja and COTC are useful up to a certain level of equipment then they are left behind by 'less tinkered with' recordings.
The music however and the very artful recording and stereo manipulation of Aja and COTC makes for a very entertaining listen at any stage or level of system.
Boy I'm with ya there. Find a good clean copy of Rick Nelson on Imperial Records, great stuff and sounds real.I never heard a Rock and Roll recording that sounds better than “Travellin’ Man” by Ricky Nelson. Some as good, such as 96 Tears and Nobody but Me, but nothing better.
If you like the clarity and simplicity of recordings I'd recommend Chris Whitley's Dirt Floor or Soft Dangerous Shores on either LP or CD. For that matter, nearly all of Chris's work is recorded in carefully chosen locations with a few vintage microphones. I think Joe Jackson does a great job on this front as well.Knowledgeable, capable engineers and studio owners today strive to emulate the pared-down recording minimalism which was the norm at that time.
Dirt Floor is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley.
It was produced by Craig Street and recorded live direct to a two-track analog recorder using a single stereo ribbon microphone by Danny Kadar at Blue Moon Racing Shop (Whitley's father's barn) in Bellows Falls, Vermont.
This recording was also released by Classic Records in two audiophile formats. It was released in digital audio disk (DAD) 24-bit/96 kHz digital audio format playable with DVD hardware. Classic Records also released it in 180 gram vinyl audio format.
My system is it sits now Reveals All the beauty of the music of properly recorded music albums however it also shows all the ugly that exists in poor recordings this is the only way I know of satisfying both needs anybody else have this issue and how are you dealing with it.
Very interesting: http://sheffieldlab.com/content.php?content_id=1002
I bought them back in the day when they came out, and heard them over and
over in show room demos.
I have the US and Japanese releases of Aja and have heard the OMR and I have it heard it so many times.
Yes it’s great and a timeless classic but I wouldn’t call it the holy grail of sound by any means.
I’m to the point of when I go to Axpona and hear this playing in a room I’m going to just keep walking and not enter I’m so tired of it.
I just bought the Japanese pressing and I don’t really enjoy it very much.
Sorry and no disrespect, I just think that there are many other records that are also worthy of so much respect.
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