Classic Pop that Wowed You?

Mag · « **on:** 2 Apr 2010, 12:39 am »

Okay we've all heard 'em, Classics on your tin can car radio. Then you spun the classic version on your Bryston gear and you were floored by the huge difference (for the better), in how the song actually sounds.

Sample starter list:
I Ran-Flock of Seagulls
Chain Gang- Pretenders
School- Supertramp
First Time I Saw Your Face- Roberta Flack
Crimson & Clover- Tommy James
Livin' La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin

James Tanner · « **Reply #1 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 01:18 am »

The Nylons

james

drummermitchell · « **Reply #2 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 02:02 am »

Brandy(Lookinglass)

SFOX · « **Reply #3 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 02:54 am »

Rush - The Spirit of Radio, eh

math-geek · « **Reply #4 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 03:16 am »

Great White "The Angel Song"

Incredible!!!

runs10k · « **Reply #5 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 04:03 am »

Stairway to Heaven ..........Led Zed-zeppelin
The remastered version from the double CD MOTHERSHIP

VOLKS · « **Reply #6 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 04:24 am »

Quote from: runs10k on 2 Apr 2010, 04:03 am

Stairway to Heaven ..........Led Zed-zeppelin
The remastered version from the double CD MOTHERSHIP

You consider Led Zeppelin`s Stairway to Heaven .......... Classic Pop?.................my god......

Mag · « **Reply #7 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 05:00 am »

Some more Classic Radio Pop:

Some Sing, Some Dance- Michel Pagliaro
Boys are Back- Thin Lizzy
The Cover of the Rolling Stone- Dr. Hook
Eye in the Sky- Alan Parsons Project
Mama Let Him Play- Deucet
I'm Not the Man I Use to Be- Fine Young Cannibels
Everybody Hurts- R.E.M.
Ruby- Kenny Rogers
I Wanna Fall in Love with You- Chris Isaak
My Belle Ami- The Tee Set

alexone · « **Reply #8 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 07:12 am »

Madonna- American Life.

al.

Anonamemouse · « **Reply #9 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 09:20 am »

the stray cats
adam and the ants
depeche mode

1oldguy · « **Reply #10 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 12:35 pm »

Well remembering back to when I had the gear set up for the very short 14 hours of use, I remember Supertramp sounding better than I could have imagined.

Napalm · « **Reply #11 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 12:56 pm »

Dunno Mag, I was never able to match the immediacy of Tupac pumping through dual 15" Rockford Fosgate subs installed in lieu of my back seat.... the acoustics of the small space are unbeatable....

At home it sounds so flabby, I've tried really hard to improve the sound, I was really close at some point, but then my efforts were stopped cold by an eviction notice.

Nap.

James Tanner · « **Reply #12 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 01:55 pm »

Hi Folks,

Speaking of 'Classic pop' if any of you are in the Toronto area and have Rogers Cable try tuning into the music oldies station at 719. Its a 48K feed and through the BDA-1 I am hearing details and resolutions in some of my old favorites from the 50's and 60's that I never new existed!

james

jklowan · « **Reply #13 on:** 2 Apr 2010, 04:17 pm »

Nora Jones - Come away with me, is wonderful
The Poisies - Frosting on the beaters
Steely Dan - Pick a record

95Dyna · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Apr 2010, 03:13 pm »

Phil Collins- Another Day In Paradise
Neil Young- Long May You Run
Foreigner- I Wanna Know What Love Is
Beatles- Nowhere Man
Steve Winwood- Higher Love
Simon and Garfunkle- The Boxer
Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl
Chicago Transit Authority-Beginnings (album version)
Steely Dan- Pretzel Logic
Dire Straits- The Sultans of Swing
Toto- Africa
CCR- Have You Ever Seen The Rain

I guess I should stop

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Mag · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Apr 2010, 04:30 pm »

There's some good ones there!

A couple more:
Sound of Silence- Simon & Garfunkel
Get Together- The Youngbloods
Born to be Wild- Steppenwolf
Sylvia's Mother- Dr. Hook
Bad Bad Leroy Brown- Jim Croce
You Don't Mess around with Jim- Jim Croce
Pretty Woman- Roy Orbinson
Good Vibrations- Beach Boys

Laundrew · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Apr 2010, 04:33 pm »

"Classic Pop" - is this some kind of beverage

Be well...

S Clark · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Apr 2010, 05:55 pm »

B.W. Stevenson- " Texas Morning"
Hauntingly beautiful forgotten song.

CSN- "Helplessly Hoping"

Micheal Murphy- "Wildfire"

James Taylor- "Fire and Rain"

Joni Mitchell- "Free Man in Paris"

Gorden Lightfoot- "If you could read my mind"

and a +1 for Roberta Flack's "First Time"

95Dyna · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Apr 2010, 08:02 pm »

Quote from: Mag on 12 Apr 2010, 04:30 pm

There's some good ones there!

Indeed, Mag. Your original post asked for observations about how these songs sound over the Brystons as opposed to the tin can car radio. I had Steve Winwood out the other evening for the first time in ages. I played Higher Love at at least 2:00 on the knob. There were diverse percussive sounds all over the room held up by that percussive sub melodious bass line all pulled together with the scintillating brass arragements and uplifting vocal arrangements. Try that in a car! I have to tell you, it was absolutely tits (that's one step above goosebumps)

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HsvHeelFan · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Apr 2010, 02:50 pm »

Paul McCartney and Wings - "Live and Let Die" and "Band on the Run".

HsvHeelFan