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When it comes to Your Music...

KrisM said:
That's me,too . Except for the singing part, I'm terrible.
I just think of them as two different(but enjoyable) experiences. If somebody asked me if I was a BBQ person or a French cuisine person, I would say, "yes, yes I am".
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Yes, yes I am. Terrible singing never stops me from joining in anyway. My life has a soundtrack. Whether I'm in the truck or working in the barn or doing dishes or... I've generally got music on. Sometimes I sit back in the comfy chair with the lights down low and get lost in the music but I like to have music for the rest of my life too.
 
The thing with MTV, or Muchmusic up here, is that for a generation it was one way to discover decent music. At least where I lived that was not happening through the radio. The number of groups/artists that I still enjoy directly or indirectly because of music channels is pretty big.
 
RayW said:
Yes, yes I am. Terrible singing never stops me from joining in anyway. My life has a soundtrack. Whether I'm in the truck or working in the barn or doing dishes or... I've generally got music on. Sometimes I sit back in the comfy chair with the lights down low and get lost in the music but I like to have music for the rest of my life too.
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There is an old quote that might be from Yogi Berra. "If they were playing my backyard I would close the drapes". I think I got that right. Anyway, if I was singing in my backyard I would close the window and close the drapes. And turn up the stereo.:D
 
While I enjoy occasionally watching a DVD concert of one of my favorite artist, I don't like manufactured videos.
I'm definitely a pure audio person.
 
For me, it has never been about anything but the energy... the power and energy of whatever I'm listening to, the elements which separate good from great in heavy metal.

Full power, triple-digit decibels, louder than hell, floor shaking, chest thumping, meters bouncing, neighbours screaming. When I close my eyes with it all going, I'm not looking for a soundstage; I want to believe that I'm in the room with whoever I'm listening to, rocking the @#$! out with them hard enough to make you think the apocalyptic lyrical themes may actually contain some truth.

Having it sound like a rock concert isn't the idea; rock concerts place an emphasis on visuals, and they don't sound that good, anyway. No, that's why I value quality audio - when you want to be rocking out with that band, you don't want those cymbals to sound like trash. You want it to sound so sweet that it practically swindles you into killing your ears without the slightest hint of fatigue.
 
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KrisM said:
The thing with MTV, or Muchmusic up here, is that for a generation it was one way to discover decent music. At least where I lived that was not happening through the radio. The number of groups/artists that I still enjoy directly or indirectly because of music channels is pretty big.
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Same here, Kris. During the 80's and even part of the 90's I had MTV on most of the day. There are tons of songs that I hear on "oldies" radio now that immediately bring back memories of the videos Then I dig into the collection and play the album that I discovered because of that video.
 
@onepixel...
Yep, Youtube is where Ya find Full Concerts of Your favorite groups too.
I Just plug the netbbook into My System...And I'm good to go.
(Sometimes...On those quiet tired nights, I do enjoy sitting back with eyes closed listening to a good CD or Cassette too though)
 
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KrisM said:
The thing with MTV, or Muchmusic up here, is that for a generation it was one way to discover decent music. At least where I lived that was not happening through the radio. The number of groups/artists that I still enjoy directly or indirectly because of music channels is pretty big.
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That's a fair point. If it wasn't for online radio/the internet I wouldn't have or know of any of the music I have now. MTV was kind of the equivalent in the 80s/early 90s.

So, anyone else find they get the most enjoyment out of their stereo at night when you're starting to get tired? It makes it easier to concentrate on just the music. I tend to save school work for this situation. I can blow through a ten page report with ease where during the day it just drags on.
 
All of the above. I like drifting away to my favorite recordings, but sometimes a band is so dynamic that you can't help but watch them perform. Kinda like Rush or the Black Keys- they're great either way.
 
Almost all of the music I listen to there were no music videos back then. Even if there were I probably wouldn't watch them. Not a lot of music videos from the 40's and 50's.
 
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I prefer recordings made in a performance hall for large groups and medium size groups. Brass and Jazz groups can be in a Jazz club type atmosphere. I don't like contrived recordings where its all done in a control room with fake reverb, or auto tune, or any other types of extreme processing. I just want to hear what a live un-amplified concert would be like for the Stereo system. I still have mixed feelings about DGG Originl Source LP's they are releasing. The Mahler 6th has some great sounds but the trumpets are a mixed bag for me. I prefer the Greig album my self. We'll see what happens when a few more disc arrive. I prefer the sound of the Vienna Orchestra and its concert hall sound from the days of analog. Anything recorded in Boston done correctly can be outstanding , too. Even Enoch light could make some great Classical recordings on 35 mm film. But my Absolute favorite for sound capturing in a natural faithful way was Sheffield Labs.


For HT systems We throw out all the above. Here it must be tastefully done. Something that might be produced by Industrial light and magic sound division. Skywalker Sound. They have the most naturally sounding string instruments I have ever heard on any type of digital format movie recording . The percussion sounds are great, too. It seems to me the movie Guys all over the world are the true leaders when comes to multi channel digital recording. I miss Telarc and what they did with Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops orchestra. They did some good work with the Cleveland Winds, too. Reference Recoding does great work with the Dallas Wind Symphony and other less well known Orchestras, producing great 5" digital discs CD/SACD's and making great Stereo Lp's too. Telarc made some great Lp's in the beginning, too. Sheffield Labs making jazz and classical recording using one AKG Stereo mic have been favorites of mine . I used Mercurys 3 mike and Sheffields stereo mic techniques for a lot of the professional recording I made for Universities , Radio Station remotes and for groups wanting Lp's made for friends of the different groups. I will admit I used sweetner mics for solists and some times when certain sections of the group performing. You can only do so much with a 1/2 inch 4 channel Professional Ampex Studio recorder. No limiting was ever used, but early Ampex mastering equalization was used designed by Ray Dolby when he worked for Ampex and it was a precursor for Dolby A noise reduction system.
 
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