gaspr Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 We haven't had one of these threads for a while and since very few seem to frequent the "Movies and Music "section, I thought we might try this here. My current fave is "Rosanne Cash - The List" simply fantastic recording and production quality and arrangements. Credit to her husband John Leventhal... Let's hear your nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Great Idea for something different... I really have enjoyed the LP that Norah Jones put out last year. Excellent recording, latest recording techonolgy for vinyl.. (I'm a regular with RTM, therefore I have a picture to share) Norah Jones THE FALL 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 There's a good many. Steely Dan's Aja, Rush's Moving Pictures. These are 2 that are very good production. There are 2 productions of live concert material that are surprisingly good: Genesis' Seconds Out and Santana's Moonflower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Not sure at the moment if its the best, but the mofi version of Rolling Stones "Some Girls" is one of the most perfect lp's I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 There's a good many. Steely Dan's Aja, Rush's Moving Pictures. These are 2 that are very good production. There are 2 productions of live concert material that are surprisingly good: Genesis' Seconds Out and Santana's Moonflower. I agree with your choice of Moving Pictures. Excellent engineering... oh, by the way, go Horn's. TXEX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Rush Moving Pictures, one of the great concerts of the past, i miss being able to see good concerts for $15.00.[] One of the newer recordings i have been enjoying is Jack Johnson's In between Dreams, come to think of it all the Jack Johnson albums seem to be recorded well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I can't get this cd off the player, i'm wearing it out, there are bits all over the place [H] and wasn't really a fan until i heard this one, it is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 This was on the Moonflower album by Santana: The videotape is not nearly as good as the sound recording. For the sound recording, go to iTunes. I just love the bongo and drum separation, the guitar fuzz and the way the keyboard trades leads with the guitar. All this does wonders at high volumes through Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I am a bit behind in my Music Matters subscription but at 45 RPMs and 180g with superb work on the part of MM Search for the New Land is hard to beat. I just wish I had time to listen to more of them. I have several still in the shipping box unopened. Most are really nice some like this offering are out of this world. From MM site: Only his untimely death in 1972 kept him from challenging Freddie Hubbard as the top jazz trumpeter of the 1970s. While Morgan's boogaloo recordings were very popular, Search For The New Land has one of his finest hours. Recorded right after The Sidewinder, Search For The New Land introduces five of Morgan's most challenging compositions, has him leading an all-star sextet (with Shorter, Grant Green and Herbie Hancock) and features him playing stirring and intense solos that rank not only with his greatest work but the most creative trumpet solos of the mid-1960s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I am a bit behind in my Music Matters subscription but at 45 RPMs and 180g with superb work on the part of MM Search for the New Land is hard to beat. I just wish I had time to listen to more of them. I have several still in the shipping box unopened. Most are really nice some like this offering are out of this world. From MM site: Only his untimely death in 1972 kept him from challenging Freddie Hubbard as the top jazz trumpeter of the 1970s. While Morgan's boogaloo recordings were very popular, Search For The New Land has one of his finest hours. Recorded right after The Sidewinder, Search For The New Land introduces five of Morgan's most challenging compositions, has him leading an all-star sextet (with Shorter, Grant Green and Herbie Hancock) and features him playing stirring and intense solos that rank not only with his greatest work but the most creative trumpet solos of the mid-1960s. I just checked it out for the heck of it. The song "Morgan the Pirate" reminded me of . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNRabbit Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 It would be tough to narrow down ONE best, but I have DVD-As of Blue Man Group & Steely Dan *Gaucho" that are excellent, as well as SACDs of the Yellowjackets "Time Out" and Monty Alexander's "My America" that are very good as well. I'd end up having to list at least a dozen to be fair~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Actually determining the best sounding recording in my collection would take a long time and woud not be much fun...but I'll tell you what recording immediately came to mind: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Another top dog is the japanese pressing of Apostophe by Frank Zappa. Matthews might remember it cranking through Dave's Khorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Supertramp "Classics" is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Another top dog is the japanese pressing of Apostophe by Frank Zappa. Matthews might remember it cranking through Dave's Khorns. Yes, I do, Oldie. It is good. What you've been missing, though, is "50/50." You MUST hear this one. Excellent jam. It is on Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation. There are some other versions, but the one on Overnight Sensation rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Here you go, Oldie. Just for you: 50/50. P.S. Starting at 1:40, you won't believe your ears if you let it rip through the Klipsch. The solos are good, but the bass groove just really rocks. He had a great bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 alan parsons' Eve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Somebody in Thailand apparently likes Moonflower. Here is "Jugando." Fabulous sound quality for a live performance. I really can't think of a better live recording by any band anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I just checked it out for the heck of it. The song "Morgan the Pirate" reminded me of . Ha! good one, do you mean 54 not 45 seconds in where you find out that Quincy is dealing on the chick, no some dead body and the horns start to blow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 For best results, play at high volume. Zulu. Savoir Toussant. She's not There. Soul Sacrifice. Moonflower. Plus, many more. Great double album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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