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KingBarbarossa
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Topic: Suggestions for albums with good sound quality Posted: August 28 2014 at 18:14 |
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When trying trying out a new sound system (or want to impress a friend
with yours) and you want to pick a Prog album with exceptional sonic
quality - which would you choose?
I'd assume something of a recent date (+/-15 years ago) and then the criteria would be Level of immediate Impact (sonic wow effect), range of bass, clarity of sound. Your choices? (Albums/tracks....) |
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Rick Robson
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 18:24 | ||
This masterpiece should be played in a Home Theater 7.1 with a huge dts amplifier to reproduce all the GRANDEUR of The Keith Emerson Band & Munchner Rundfunkorchester !!
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Hercules
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 18:26 | ||
Some good ones:
Nude - Camel Free Hand - Gentle Giant Fully Interlocking - Solution |
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PrognosticMind
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 19:02 | ||
Even though it's 16 years old (1998) Death's The Sound of Perseverance has always stood out at such a crisp, full mix.
Same for Gorguts Obscura.
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Dean
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 19:05 | ||
Secrets of the Beehive ~ David Sylvian... not stunningly Prog by any stretch of the imagination but beautifully recorded, especially the piano.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 19:47 | ||
Can - "Tago Mago" or "Future Days". Both are filled with fine textural details and polyrhythmic delights, and a good system will really lay out the different sound elements on a virtual canvas in front of you.It sometimes can feel like you are sitting inside the actual music, like it's a living organism that you are now a part of. And no, I'm not on drugs.
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Wanorak
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 21:30 | ||
Supertramp's Crime of the Century sounds fantastic! You can here the space around every instrument.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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unclemeat69
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 01:57 | ||
The 2012 remaster of Frank Zappa' s You Are What You Is sounds pretty
amazing, unbelievable that is was originally released in 1981 (and
recorded a year earlier).
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PabstRibbon
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 05:54 | ||
I must recommend Tears For Fears' Seeds of Love. This album is a pure work of genius. From a more prog oriented choice I would recommend Anglagard for it's dynamic recording and Big Big Train for it's complex layers of sounds. Amazing !!
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chopper
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 06:07 | ||
Yes' Talk is pretty good, apparently it's awesome on a really high end hi-fi.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 06:18 | ||
Two albums spring to mind:
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Lucio Battisti - Anima Latina Especially if you're breaking in a new stereo, then I think it's important to have records that both test modern cutting edge productional values (In Absentia) as well as the old school sound and warmth (Anima Latina). The latter is the album I personally consider to be the best produced record ever. Btw I took the liberty of moving this thread to prog recommendations. Edited by Guldbamsen - August 29 2014 at 06:23 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 06:21 | ||
Could've fooled me Great choices btw. These two really take on another dimension when played loudly on a decent stereo. |
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Svetonio
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 07:03 | ||
I'd like to recommend some ECM stuff because ECM albums were / are always masterfully recorded, for example Cloud About Mercury by Torn, Isham, Bruford & Levin.
There are also great ECM albums by Terje Rypdal, Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny and so on. Edited by Svetonio - August 29 2014 at 07:39 |
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SteveG
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 10:47 | ||
Roy Harper: Songs Of Love And Loss. Remastered and "re-engineered" songs from Harper's past albums that tie into the album compilations title. Put out by Salvo in the U.K. in a 2 CD format or download only, the songs sound remixed, cleaned up and awesome. Edited by SteveG - September 16 2014 at 15:09 |
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moshkito
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 12:59 | ||
Terje Rypdal - Eos
Egberto Gismonti - No Caipira
Egberto Gismonti/Jan Garbarek - Magico
Jan Garbarek - Eventyr
Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert
As for other stuff, there really is not anything in rock music that I think can be made better than it already is. For the most part, many of them had fairly good quality when it was done, and it was good enough to make the music live on, and we still talk about it, which ought to tell you all you need to know about it ... !!!
It's not about the recording ... it's about the music itself ... and good or bad, it is always remembered! I learned that quickly on bootlegs when the quality was not good, but the energy of the show was so high and so valuable, that all else was not important. You lived and died with the energy! |
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Svetonio
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 13:14 | ||
This is a great choice of ECM LPs
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KingBarbarossa
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 13:31 | ||
Wow, I would not have expected so much diversion in all these suggestions.
Also interesting that many of you are still recommending older recordings. In my experience they can sound beautiful, some remasters with added clarity on top, but would not necessarily be able to fill out the dynamic range (especially the bottom end) of a modern HiFi system. This is why I tried to limit the suggestions to newer recordings. When I flip through my CDs it was Proto-Kaw's album "The Wait of Glory" of which I would play the track "Physic". It strikes me with a full bodied sound, and punchy drums. More things along these lines is what I am looking for. From what I am gathering here though, it seems mostly not to be the actual recording, not the mix, not even the music itself, but rather the individual ways we trained our ears to listen over all the years. |
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Svetonio
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Posted: August 29 2014 at 21:26 | ||
^ Discipline by KC would be great without a question.
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irrelevant
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Posted: August 30 2014 at 10:11 | ||
King Crimson - Earthbound
But seriously, Steely Dan's Aja comes to mind, not very prog (a little bit in there) but it's superbly produced, as are many of their albums.
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Catcher10
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Posted: August 30 2014 at 11:35 | ||
Yes...Steely Dan Aja was my first choice. Recording brilliance with regard to overall sonic brilliance and instrument details.
Tubular Bells (Vinyl bliss) Peter Gabriel~So (That CD is amazing) EW&F~All n All (Vinyl, the horn section kills it everytime!) Steven Wilson~The Raven blah, blah (Vinyl, insane mastering by Alan Parsons) Marillion~Brave (Vinyl, remix issue from 2013) Brilliant, the emtion just oozes. Madaonna~Like A Virgin (CD, original DDD issue) No not prog, although she was progressive for what she did to music. The SQ is pristine, the drumming is tight and cranking this one is well called for. |
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