Specific progalbums and the Headphone

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   Hey there. I usually never used my headphone when I listened to music. Lately I regained interest, I wanted to listen to music around midnight and I live in a students home. As I liked the music being so close around me with the headphone I started to listen more and more with my headphone on.

After a while I rediscovered some prog-albums in my collection. 

I didn't like Larks Tongues that much, but with my headphone it felt like a totally new album to me! I hadn't heard some sound-effects that made the album much more mature and interesting. I had same experiences with other albums like Godbluf and live albums of Mahavishnu and other bands. 

Now my question for this forum is: do others have experiences with higher accessibility with certain albums/bands when listening through a headphone? 

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friso Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 24 2007 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 2506	Topic: Specific progalbums and the Headphone Posted: February 02 2010 at 03:36
	Hey there. I usually never used my headphone when I listened to music. Lately I regained interest, I wanted to listen to music around midnight and I live in a students home. As I liked the music being so close around me with the headphone I started to listen more and more with my headphone on. After a while I rediscovered some prog-albums in my collection. I didn't like Larks Tongues that much, but with my headphone it felt like a totally new album to me! I hadn't heard some sound-effects that made the album much more mature and interesting. I had same experiences with other albums like Godbluf and live albums of Mahavishnu and other bands. Now my question for this forum is: do others have experiences with higher accessibility with certain albums/bands when listening through a headphone?

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34100	Posted: February 02 2010 at 03:59
	every Gentle Giant album, Roxy Music's Avalon (pure magic), Crime Of the Century, Dark SIde of the Moon (one tip make shure to not to do anything that has to do with plates and things that can be shatered,, Time comes verry sudden and LOAD and you probably will jump and everything will go in thousend pieces), Foxtrot, Steely Dan - Aja and if you are a metal head then Mastodons - Crack the Skye will be satisfyeable

fuxi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2488	Posted: February 02 2010 at 04:36
	Definitely Patrick Moraz's STORY OF I. There's so much going on, and only with headphones you can really appreciate that track which has one lady singing in English (was that the left ear?) and the other in French (the right?) Seriously, I think albums like this one were recorded specifically for headphones!

Synchestra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 07 2009 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 734	Posted: February 02 2010 at 05:16
	I love my stereo system to death because it has a high enough sound quality for my tastes, but some albums just have to be listened to with headphones! Quieter albums like The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky for example, seem just like background music on a stereo, but on headphones they surround your head with an amazing atmoshpehere. Another plus is of course the small sounds you only notice through headphones, like in alot of Devin Townsends 'wall of sound' style work, you can only make out some layers with headphones which make the album alot more fun It also helps that my headphones have some serious bass that can blow your mind when post rock songs, for example, build up to massive endings (I don't think I would ever have loved GY!BE's work as much as I do if it weren't for my headphones)
	'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan

pianoman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 28 2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 793	Posted: February 02 2010 at 05:43
	Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden Devin Townsend's Terria Sigur Ros's ( ) Kayo Dot's Choirs of the Eye Listening to those with quality headphones make all the difference in the world.

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20074	Posted: February 02 2010 at 06:12
	Try "The Yes Album" specifically for the middle bit of "Perpetual Change"

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: February 02 2010 at 06:21
	I remember the first time I heard the ending bit of Karn Evil 9 on headphones. The synth sound goes back and forth from ear to ear faster and faster and then seems to go out of the top of your head.
	Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: February 02 2010 at 06:27
	Pain of Salvations The Perfect Element is amazing on heaphones, Even after having the album for 3 1/2 years I was noticing new things on it when I got myself a excellent set of headphones last summer. I'll second Choirs of the Eye as well, another album thats fantastic to listen to on 'phones.
	Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: February 02 2010 at 06:31
	Opeth

cacha71 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 31 2007 Location: Planet Earth Status: Offline Points: 326	Posted: February 02 2010 at 06:51
	I've got a pair of very good headphones and when I really want to listen to music - I mean REALLY listen - I always use my headphones
	http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk

rdtprog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Cant, Neo Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5546	Posted: February 02 2010 at 07:13
	Yes i think that the experience with headphones for any albums enchanced the music experience. I just don't use too much the headphones to protect my ears. But if you talk about specific albums, i can think of the excitement i had listening to the cd "Yes Songs" in my headphones many times. Wow!
	Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran

unclemeat69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2007 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 362	Posted: February 02 2010 at 12:46
	Kate Bush - The Dreaming Diamanda Galas - The Divine Punishment (you might want to turn the lights off for that one)
	Follow your bliss

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34100	Posted: February 02 2010 at 13:14
	i recomand Roxy Music - Avalon, you wont regrett it