I have to think that album has been remastered because although loud, the mono mix version I have is not great.
I ended up listening to the whole album on Amazon Music HD where it's in stereo, but the sound quality is still terrible. It's frustrating because "Rock Me Baby" is something I could really get into. Same for "Doctor Please," although it's a couple minutes too long for my taste. The others are good as well, but "meander" a little more than I can handle this afternoon. I'm sure they were something live.
Agreed - I hear ya man about the sound quality. I am somewhat of an audiophile and I am so used to hearing my albums clean and with great sound quality. So, even though I have had that album for a couple of years, today was the first time I listened to it in about a year and the lack of fidelity was jarring to the least.
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance (probably my favorite heavy metal album of all-time although Ace of Spades by Motorhead is up there, too) The Synergy - Electronic Realizations for Orchestra
I might be a budding audiophile (thank you pandemic). I'm finding more and more that a good recording and presentation/mix can make not-so-great music, and music I wouldn't ordinarily seek out, much more palatable. EDIT: Wendy Carlos/Sonic Seasonings is a perfect example of the kind of music that can only be fully appreciated with a decent system, or so I believe.
Yeah, it’s a bit of catch-22 when you up the game of your kit as the quality of recordings becomes very apparent. However, these are first world problems...
Wasn't expecting this, nice DT cover with violin. (The band has a great vocalist too worth checking their original songs.)
This is the reason I found that EWF clip. I heard this song and have not been able to get it out of my head. I do love some late 70's early 80's mid tempo funk.
Dead of the Day: February 11, 1970 Fillmore East New York, New York ★★★★★ With quite a few shows to choose from, it was still relatively easy to pick February 11, 1970 as the Dead of the Day. Topping a bill with Love and the Allman Brothers, the Dead played two shows that night, but it was more like a quick first set and a monster of a second half. The first show opens with a short, sensational, Other One>Cryptical. In the second show they again bust out of the gate with flames, going with a phenomenal Not Fade Away. The show continues strong and purposeful, eventually meandering to a Dark Star that is chopped up on the recording but begins the true magic of the evening as the guys from the Allmans, Fleetwood Mac, and Love start joining in. The Dead drive them forward into a scintillating Spanish Jam that cascades into a – superlatives won’t do it justice – Lovelight. By the time it is over, at least Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Danny Kirwan, Duane and Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, and Berry Oakley are on stage trading licks with the Dead. Somehow, after that incredible jam session, the Dead manage to put the perfect cap on the evening with a soulful, acoustic Uncle John’s. [there's a link in the article but here's another]
Dude now the song in my head is There'll never be. I love all that ****. Lets keep it going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgRrhboxWh0
