I used to know a guy who was a pathological audiophile and he told me that in his opinion some of the best recordings ever made were made by the BBC of the Last Night Of The Proms in the 50's. 

Jonbouy

mike_mccue


Thanks Jon,
Let's hope no one clicks on the link while they are driving. ;-)


best,
mike

 
 
Yes pity it doesn't stream.
 
I like the idea of simply clicking and the file plays back.
 
Seems like a simple idea to incorporate in a post this day and age.

I think of it as "Are You Sure?".


Who here hasn't been saved more than once by that ubiquitous prompt?

Jonbouy

mike_mccue


Thanks Jon,
Let's hope no one clicks on the link while they are driving. ;-)


best,
mike

 
 
Yes pity it doesn't stream.
 
I like the idea of simply clicking and the file plays back.
 
Seems like a simple idea to incorporate in a post this day and age.

I didn't realize it didn't stream for everybody.

I click on it and my browsers Quicktime plugin plays it as a stream.

I'm about 1-1/2 months away from celebrating our two year anniversary for hi-speed.

I guess I haven't gotten past the make it super easy to download if you can't stream fast enough mentality.

Thanks for the heads up.


best regards,
mike

Karyn


Everything by the CHB?

At least you did not say "Everything but the CHB"

1973.  Half of it recorded and performed by Todd alone.  Manages to keep the tempo moving despite major changes 

This tune you posted doesn't astonish me at all, Mike.
For the first 15 seconds, I thought this was a gag post.

Hi James, fair enough... different strokes for different folks and all.

Personally speaking... the sound of the sticks bouncing on the drum skin got me all excited and then the silky smoothness of the trumpet made me ecstatic.

I went and read about that record, it made it to #1 on the Billboard Jazz Album charts and number 101 on the Billboard 200.

I think I'll be buying the CD.



The post was an invite for other folks to post something that they especially like.

For example; I am, at the moment listening to Todd Rundgren's A Wizard, a True Star and was glad to be reminded of that album by space cowboy.


all the best,
mike

another track which is possibly my personal fave ever is 'Walk on the wild side' Lou Reed.
You feel like you're right in the studio with them - 2 basses going on throughout, the gentle rattle of the snare, the strings subtley sneaking in, the Stan Getz like sax solo at the end, Lou Reed's brilliant vocal and story telling and when them girl's go doo doo doo.
I get goosebumps every time I listen

daryl1968


another track which is possibly my personal fave ever is 'Walk on the wild side' Lou Reed.
You feel like you're right in the studio with them - 2 basses going on throughout, the gentle rattle of the snare, the strings subtley sneaking in, the Stan Getz like sax solo at the end, Lou Reed's brilliant vocal and story telling and when them girl's go doo doo doo.
I get goosebumps every time I listen

+3.979868576486

it's no wonder for me that some old recordings sound better then current - they had tube amps which are better (warmer and less noisy) then today's digital crap. Tubes are coming back anyway.