Paducah Home Theater Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Anybody have a real good list of acoustic guitar stuff to show off a system with? Hotel California is a given, otherwise stuff like this below. I always have Spanish guitars and Rodrigo y Gabriela playing in the background but most of it is fairly mellow. Edited May 28, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted May 28, 2016 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2016 Nirvanna: MTV unplugged There is a famous male gospel group, a capella, with a bass singer deeper than Barry White on Roy's demo CD Female singer version of Spanish Harlem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Robert Fripps: The League of Crafty Guitarists 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Oh sweet, click on the CandyRat link on the Luca video, lots of good stuff. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMJecdKUslHToOEpeuRGwXg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) I also Love Japanese Imperial Court music... know as Gagaku: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Debashish Bhattacharya is fantasic... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnatic music Played on the Veena all sound fantastic on La Scala's! Edited May 28, 2016 by Schu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted May 28, 2016 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2016 But keep this in mind: "Companies should replace weak-sauce audiophile music with something like Hendrix in the West if you must do a vinyl demo - and don't forget to crank it up a little. Respectfully, if your demo system can't play Hendrix, then stay at home, because your rig sucks." See more at: http://audiophilereview.com/audiophile-music/better-demo-music-actually-sells-true-high-end-audio.html#.dpuf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Also... voices count! The Bulgarian State Womans Choir Magical on Heritage. FWIW... I have seen all my offerings Live in person in the past. Edited May 28, 2016 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Lawson Rollins - Traveler - sounds good downloaded from hdtracks. Good background music. Last year, I was doing a presentation at a movie theatre and had my laptop connected to the theatre's audio and video. I played Traveler while customers were arriving and mingling. I don't know what kind of speakers they had behind the movie screen, but it sounded awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I always have Spanish guitars and Rodrigo y Gabriela playing in the background but most of it is fairly mellow. You might enjoy Ottmar Liebert's Bare Wood album... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Some of Neal Schon's (Journey) solo stuff is phenomenal and sounds great, too. Beyond the Thunder and Piranha Blues are two of my faves. Edited May 28, 2016 by avguytx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) "Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City Music Hall" bluray is my go to reference for acoustic guitar and video quality. I know they have disbanded but the Civil Wars are/were incredible with Joy Williams' unmatched voice, their harmonies, great song writing, and John Paul White's beautiful acoustic guitar. Bill Edited May 28, 2016 by willland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Another vote for Nils Lofgren, and I've been looking for a CD (or copy) of "Bozay plays Bozay" which is supposed to sound incredible on Klipsch speakers. Audio quality is quite high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Clapton Unplugged Edited May 28, 2016 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Carlos Santana's Smooth, Black Magic Woman, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) FWIW... I have seen all my offerings Live in person in the past. I've seen Rodrigo y Gabriela live on the front row of the Ryman's balcony, that's what got me hooked on this stuff. Just incredible sounding. Gabriela's percussive slaps were coming through the subs as if she had an oversized kick drum. The string attacks were just so friggin clear. This was the opening act, a guy from Europe called Milow, he was good too but was more folk oriented, like Jack Johnson meets James Taylor. You can see me standing up clapping on the top left balcony, front row. My wife really liked him. Here is one of his concerts. He was a little different at the Ryman, there was just him, a guitar, and his brother helping out with another guitar, that's it. Edited May 28, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Just for fun but iit's actually pretty good and that girl can sing. Edited May 28, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Tommy Emmanuel. One of the best on the planet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Just for fun but iit's actually pretty good and that girl can sing. I just watch some of these guys other videos and they are incredible. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Tommy Emmanuel. One of the best on the planet. I agree….saw him live last year….incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoid Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Saw an Ottmar Liebert concert a few years ago near Seattle and it was an amazing 100% acoustic show. Highly recommended. Stellar guitarist. Another vote for Clapton Unplugged. One of my all time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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