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Since you mentioned Folksy stuff, I can recommend any reissue by Sandy Denny, Steeleye Span, Pentangle (especially "The Time Has Come"), and Fairport Convention.Doc
Nah, I completely understand where he's coming from. I've heard bands live that I loved, and then bought a CD that sounded completely crappy. No matter how much I liked the music live, if the recording grates on my ears every time a play it, it doesn't get played much.
Sorry, you lost me...you were excited about this band but don't want to listen to them because their recording didn't sound good to you on your system. Sounds like you were more excited about your system than about that band...I think that people who won't listen to contemporary music because of sound quality deficiencies aren't going to be listening to a whole lot of contemporary music. I also think that for all the kvetching and complaining about compression and bad mastering and anti-brickwalling petitions started and signed by the small band of folks nutty enough to get into this hobby, the recording industry just isn't that into us...And so it becomes a matter of prioritization for us.If you are all about the pristine clarity and the depth of soundstage and the - insert favoured audiophile terms here and here - there's nothing wrong with that. But you might want to consider getting a good SACD player and exploring the wonderful world of classical music. Many sterling recordings to enjoy from a sound-quality point of view...your system will sound terrific! With many rock recordings, perhaps not so much. Otherwise, strap yourself in because a lot of contemporary music will not meet your standards from a hi-fi point of view so the ride's gonna be rough. And while venting on audio hobbyist boards about the sound quality of modern rock recordings might make you feel better and get a ( small ) bunch of audiophiles all stirred up and shouty alongside you, it does not appear that a change is gonna come... In fact it may get worse. If this is " The Music Circle", then let's talk about music here. Not sound quality. Music. And with that, I'm going to check out this band Metz because it looks like you and I have some mutual favorites based of your post, skepticalfriend. Thanks for the tip !D.D.
Wasn't Steve Albini the bloke that recorded early PJ Harvey? You might like Ani DiFranco's Up,up,up,up,up,up both for her originality and garage- clear as a bell- sound on this one. Wanna hear some finely crafted and soulful music played by advanced humans in a fabulous live recording? Good. Seek out "Live at Montreux"- Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie Quintet (Windham Hill). Five stars? Fooey! A million.
But I do find myself listening more to music from artists I like AND that is well recorded, or at least not offensively bad.
I'll be the first to admit that a quality recording and system are important to me. Turning off the lights and closing your eyes and getting transported into that cavernesque space the speakers create (that's bigger than the room I'm in) is a wonderful experience. I love it. But it has to be good music too - that's a given. I couldn't do it with a Justin Timberlake album or something (no offense to his fans, if any are lurking here!). So when my hopes that the music I'm into might be at least a decent recording are dashed, I'm bummed. I'm still really enjoying this band Metz, but I will only be enjoying them in my car or when I'm not listening seriously. And I'm well aware of all the trouble with contemporary recordings and compression and so on, I was just hoping this group might know about more of the rare gems (good contemporary music that's well-recorded) than I do. I always go through the Absolute Sounds' lists, but I often find their taste in rock to be different than mine. Anyway - thanks for the response. SF
It's a beautiful thing when those two things coincide.I'd sure rather see what AC'ers have to say about this topic than suffer through the usual suspects saying the SOS about cables and such over and over and over and...
Hi all - Help. Everything I buy sounds like garbage. For example, I was excited about this band Metz, but I get it home into my system only to discover that the recording is just so awful, so muddy and harsh, that I can't even listen to it for one full song. This happens all the time. The only worthwhile stuff I find is recorded by Steve Albini . . . I listened to the Jesus Lizard (Liar) after Metz this evening and the contrast was in-freaking-credible. Obviously bands like Metz may be going for a certain sound, but I certainly can't dig it (except in my car or through my computer speakers!). Anyway, there's only so much Steve Albini can record so I'd love to hear recommendations. My taste is eclectic - from heavy stuff like the Jesus Lizard to alt country like Drive By Truckers or Son Volt to folksy stuff even like Palace Music, Avett Brothers, etc.I am new to Audiocircle so forgive me if this is a common thread - I did some poking around and only found one discussion from back in 2006. Thanks folks.
Metallica's Black album sounds very good at 24-96 from HD tracks. I'm listening to it right now, in fact. But what an incredibly unvaried approach. Ba-ba-baaaaaaa. Ba-ba-baaaaaa!
