muel Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I won a $100 gift card at Amazon and I'm going to spend it all on music. I've bought a lot of music... especially over the last few years. I've found some good ones but there is never enough. I've gotten some great suggestions from many of you but I'd like to hear more of your opinions of some good quality recordings of some good performances. Mostly in the mood for Jazz or Blues right now... some piano, maybe some rock. Don't worry if it isn't for sale on Amazon or even in print... all good music is of interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 browse through a few pages of the RTM thread and you should have a perfectly respectable buying list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Oh yes! I have gotten many ideas and spent much money because of that thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 What type of music do you like, Pop, Rock., Classical, Rap, Jazz, Blues, ect. I think Amazon just did a small price increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) sound is MUCH BETTER than on that YT video. Edited July 8, 2014 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) this limited edition is also quite excellent! specially the second disk Edited July 8, 2014 by Schu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Jazz, blues, rock, classical... in what order depends on how I feel that day. We have had other threads like this over the years. I just thought it'd be fun to have another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I just downloaded Backstreet by Daivid Sanborn and Doll by Kieko Matsui yesterday. Give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Santana, Guitar Heaven. You can thank me later. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 For some blues with a bit of an edge, one of the most underrated guitar players ... Snowy White For piano ... can't go wrong with some of Rick Wakeman's piano work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 9, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Maby some Tab Benoit ? https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIHqi71TFjQASVT7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBzMHZ1YnZvBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMzE-?p=tab+benoit+youtube&vid=faace921ea7eabdcf27953223c10dbfd&l=5%3A47&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.608009847108076187%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do8FqinQ2F3g&***=TAB+BENOIT+-+%26quot%3BMATCH+BOX+BLUES%26quot%3B&c=0&sigr=11aj9ued9&sigt=118ptf5ek&age=46247288450&b=31&tt=b Sorry but I have to throw in something I love . Ziggy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikzQmC3S-mE&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh0-OzeI3Ho Edited July 9, 2014 by dtel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 The new Big Head Todd and the Monsters release "Black Beehive" is amazing. I have been a fan of these guys since the mid 90s and they never fail to deliver. http://www.amazon.com/Black-Beehive-Head-Todd-Monsters/dp/B00HB77QHK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the ideas! Keep 'em coming. Some good choices I hadn't thought of! What would be a good choice of Tab Benoit? I'm hoping to find some more really high quality recordings with decent dynamic range! I get tired of good music ruined by lousy recording. Sometimes, I swear they must have recorded in a barrel. I'll listen to it anyway just because I like the performance but probably not as often. Here are some examples of which I'd like to find good recordings (CD mostly but doesn't have to be): Aaron Copland - I have quite a few various performances but the quality is low on all that I have heard. There are a lot out there and I'd like to narrow it down. "Fanfare..." should sound awesome on horns! Billy Joel - Seems that the quality really varies between releases but most is not that great. REM - Used to love the music but can't listen for long anymore. Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis - For the wife but I can enjoy too. U2 - Lousy recording was part of their "sound" I guess. Didn't mind it on the car radio at 18 though. Ray Charles - "Modern Sounds in Country and Western" is decent. I have quite a few others... What is his best recording? Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington - I enjoy "This one's for Blanton" and "Side by Side". Others? That's what I can think of right now. Catch me on another day and I'd have another list. Edited July 10, 2014 by muel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Sometimes, I swear they must have recorded in a barrel. There is a song by Queen off their A Night at the Opera album called Seaside Rendevouz. Freddie Mercury's voice was recorded, then replayed through a set of headphones that were put in a can with a microphone. What you hear on the LP is his voice being captured by the microphone in that can. I heard one of the engineers on that album say that back in those days (circa 1975) effects were not digital like is available today. Edited July 10, 2014 by BigStewMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRONic Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Perhaps some fusion...? Jean-Luc Ponty is amazing on this album! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 lol... I got that on LP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 What would be a good choice of Tab Benoit? Just about anything, but this one is especially good. http://www.amazon.com/Best-Bayou-Blues-Tab-Benoit/dp/B000GFLJJA/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1405076347&sr=1-4&keywords=tab+benoit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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