Dave Bryce Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Hey there... I am in search of spectacular sounding recordings. You know, the ones that you would take with you if you wanted to really hear a pair of speakers pushed to the limits. What recordings just blow you away with the clarity, punch, definition and overall stellar sonic quality? I am VERY interested to hear your feedback on this one, kids. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Seal with "Crazy". I don't know if this was a hit ouside Europe, but it rocks! I believe it was produced by Trevor Horn. Great vocals, great synthwork. ------------------ -- Pim -- www.dancewave.nl My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 I have an 1812 Overture CD - don't remember which orchestra recorded it - complete w/ real cannon fire. This CD will push your speakers... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Hey there... I am in search of spectacular sounding recordings. You know, the ones that you would take with you if you wanted to really hear a pair of speakers pushed to the limits. What recordings just blow you away with the clarity, punch, definition and overall stellar sonic quality? I ma VERY interested to hear your feedback on this one, kids. dB I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Ditto on the Seal recordings. Also, anything recent by Steely Dan/Roger Nichols, and the first two Scritti Politti discs. Barbra Streisand's remake of Stephen Sondheim's "Somewhere", off the Broadway album, is another killer. Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuffdogginc Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Dr. Dre, "Chronic 2001" has a great sound standard for the genre. Don't laugh, it starts out with the THX deepnote by George Lucas. HIP HOP DONT STOP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 12, 2001 Author Share Posted June 12, 2001 Originally posted by botch@netutah.net: Barbra Streisand's remake of Stephen Sondheim's "Somewhere", off the Broadway album, is another killer. Right you are! I forgot about that one, and I actually have it - I bought it specifically for that exact tune! Thanks, Botch! dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicaL Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Try this one: Gino Vanelli - Brother to Brother (or any other Vanelli album for that matter). Great keys, great vocals, PHAAT & punchy . . . Great Vanelli Brothers sound!! Albert Gear: Yamaha MODX8, Mojo 61, NS2 73, C. Bechstein baby grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 For a very subdued richness and exquisite detail (not exactly what you were asking for) Shawn Colvin's A Few Small Repairs amazes me. I always have hard time telling sound quality apart from other qualities of arrangement and performance, but this is a recording that has always struck me as stellar on the sonic level. Magpel Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Oh yeah, I forgot the Gino Vanelli records. Another one I thought of over lunch: Quincy Jones released a 2-CD set of his best love songs, "From Q with Love". The clarity is spectacular and the bass, well, it rattles my front door. Maximum woof! Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 For their era, I liked the sound of many ECM records from the mid to late '70s including Keith Jarrett/Jan Garabarek "Belonging" and the early Pat Metheny Group albums (the white cover and "American Garage", also Pat's solo "New Chataugua"). The Mannheim Steamroller "Fresh Aire" albums from the late '70s/early '80s also sounded amazing. k.d. Lang's "Shadowland" was interesting...produced by Owen Bradley, classic Nashville. More recently, I love the recording on Julia Fordham's "Porcelain". Ditto on Steely Dan (especially "Aja" and "Gaucho") and the Seal records. If fact, much of Trevor Horn's production is interesting. Yes' "90125", Art of Noise, even Frankie Goes to Hollywood. I remember working in a record store when Frankie Goes to Hollywood was big...hated the songs, but I remember how GOOD the record sounded. Who'd ever believe that guy with the big glasses in The Buggles would ever amount to anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Supertramp - Breakfast In America Steely Dan - Aja Bob Mintzer Big Band - Incredible Journey Prince - Diamonds and Pearls Bob James/David Sanborn - Double Vision Yellowjackets - Mirage a Trois Tears For Fears - Seeds of Love Chicago 17 Peter Cetera - Solitude/Solitaire Michael Jackson - Bad Shall I go on? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.mp3.com/llarion Smooth Jazz Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Oh, and James Taylor - Hourglass http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jg42 Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Originally posted by botch@netutah.net: Also, anything recent by Steely Dan/Roger Nichols, and the first two Scritti Politti discs agree 100%... also: Level 42 - World Machine, Extreme - III Sides to Every Story, Peter Gabriel - So, Peter Gabriel - Us, Mick Karn - Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters, Dali's Car - The Waking Hour, Soundgarden - Superunknown... and so on http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Cheers, Arseny http://www.mp3.com/arseny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Hughes Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 I second the comment about Shawn colvin's "A few small repairs." her new disc ("A whooe new You") sounds even better. Also, the new Jonatha Brooke ("Steady Pull") sounds fabulous. Both of these were mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMan Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Splender's "Half Way Down The Sky", produced by Todd Rundren. What a sonically HUGE sounding album. -john My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 12, 2001 Author Share Posted June 12, 2001 Great suggestions - I'll go get some of them fer sure! Thanks guys! Keep 'em comin'... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthetic Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Adding to the ones already mentioned: Dire Straights - Money for Nothing, Love Over Gold Toy Matinee Yes - 90125 Seal (second album with "Prayer for the Dying") Chick Corea - Akoustic Band Sting - Ten Summoners Tales I think Peter Gabriel's "So" is a much better sounding record than "Us", the latter is mushy and the vocal is dark. I hope that "Up" sounds more like "So" than "Us". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faruk Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Maybe this one will soun funny, but for me real smasher is "Album of the Year" by Faith no More, ltd release with "Sky" single added. Massive Attack`s "Protection" is not far behind. From the older records I would like to point out Jethro Tull`s "Thick as a Brick" album. Faruk Fat But Fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jg42 Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Originally posted by synthetic: I think Peter Gabriel's "So" is a much better sounding record than "Us", the latter is mushy and the vocal is dark. Yeah, true - the sound is different, but I can't say it's worse... It's just another vision of sound reality by Mr. Gabriel... You don't compare early Beatles' sound to "Abbey Road", do U? They're way too different, but I'm not sure I'm able to say that "Revolver" for example is worse than "Abbey Road" - they're just different... ------------------ Cheers, Arseny http://www.mp3.com/arseny This message has been edited by arsenius@hotmail.com on 06-13-2001 at 08:54 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillW Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 "Sittin' In" by Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina always sounded gorgeous to me, not a rump-shaker, just clean and precise. Michael W. Smith's "I'll Lead You Home" works that way, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 There's one guy on mp3.com by the name of Yaron Etkovitch. Listen to his recording of Chopin's Revolutionary Etude. The speed blows my mind and recording is of incredible quality considering that most classical artists on mp3.com have poor recordings. You can tell by the bass that the piano is at least a 9 footer. As for more modern music, the Chemical Brothers "Setting Sun" is amazing. I remember I blew out the speakers on the stereo in my living room towards the middle/end of the song where a massive amount of distortion and bass collide. I've got to get me Klipsch Promedias (I do all my music listening on my computer now) and hear that song on a 400 watt system. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 The best fidelity I've heard on MP3.com are the following artists: The Chris Geith Group New York Horns Stephen Paul It'a all fantastic music top... ------------------ Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.mp3.com/llarion Smooth Jazz Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Genske Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Originally posted by Llarion: Chicago 17 You like that pump-gun snare sound? No, just kidding. I remember myself digging this record long ago. Roland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Yeah, Chicago was actually using a Simmons kit back then! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif I was more takling about the broad-spectrum production values, the keys were clean, the brass was tight, the guitars crunchy and crisp, the sound was punchy and balanced. But yes, that 80's gated Simmons pad sound was apropos at the time. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.mp3.com/llarion Smooth Jazz Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin stulen Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Radiohead: OK Computer Radiohead: Kid A Mogwai: Rock Action Very well mixed and really give the woofers a workout but still have alot on the high end as well. Very sonically diverse. "Lets test his powers!" -Espresso Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Dave Matthews Band - Crash Paul Kelly - Dumb Things The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Wow, I love dug up old topics! My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssian Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 James Newton Howard and Friends is pretty good for showing off a sound system. Lots of dynamics and full frequency range courtesy of Yamaha FM synths (GS/DX series) and a great sounding drumset. Great musicianship and great tunes to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makalei Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 brian wilson , pet sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 "The Great Fantasy Adventure" is a movie soundtrack collection often used by stereo mags when testing and reviewing speakers. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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