What are you listening to right now?

[tmazz]

John Mellencamp: Strictly a One Eyed Jack



Qobuz 96/24

Man, has his voice gotten gruff. Not that it is all that objectionable, just way different from what it used to be. He's starting to sound like Leonard Cohen.

[tmazz]

ZZ Top: Live from Texas



Qobuz 44/16

[James Edward]

John Mellencamp: Strictly a One Eyed Jack



Qobuz 96/24

Man, has his voice gotten gruff. Not that it is all that objectionable, just way different from what it used to be. He's starting to sound like Leonard Cohen.

I heard an interview on the radio with him and he said he liked his new voice, and he credits smoking. Your post reminded me of this, and sure enough, it comes up in many interviews. Tom Waits must have started in the womb…

[S Clark]

  Mellencamp's vocal cords are really damaged.  Seriously, I can't understand his lyrics on the song I listened to. 

[tmazz]

Dire Straits: Alchemy



DSD

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Getting ready for the Olympics.....

John Williams and the Boston Pops: Summon the Heroes



44/16 FLAC

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Let the Games Begin!!!!






Lowell Graham conducting the National Symphonic Winds: Center Stage



Wilson Audiophile LP

Contains the best recording of the John Williams Olympic Fanfare that I have ever heard.

[tmazz]

Janis Ian: Strickly Solo



Rude Girl CD

Meredith and I saw Janis Ian perform with Tom Paxton on his 80th Birthday tour in 2017. At the end of the show she announced that copies of her latest CD would be for sale in the lobby . We had seats in about the 5th row, so by the time we git to the lobby there was a big crowd at the table buying CDs. I decided to bypass the crowd and figured I could just the CD online when we got home. Unfortunately when I tried to buy one I found out that the CD was a limited edition that was only being sold at live shows.

It has taken my 5 years, but I finally tracked down a copy online and it was delivered today. Very nicely done album. I'm glad I finally found one.

Of course when I loaded it on my hard drive and into Roon I found out that it was available on Qobuz and Tidal. I never thought to look there thinking that if it was not on sale via normal retail channels it would not have been released to streaming either. Oh well, you live and learn.

[tmazz]

Sha Na Na: The Golden Age of Rock and Roll



Qobuz 44/16

I tripped over this album while wandering around Qobuz. These guys were the band at the annual 50s sock hop dance my sophomore year of high school. They always put on a great show and were in a way the Jimmy Buffett of Doo Wop as their shows always had an energy to them that made them fun in a way beyond just the music.

The first 1/4 of the album is studio recordings that are just OK but the rest really capture the groups crowd pleasing live act.

This album brought back a lot of memories for me.

[S Clark]

Bluesy sax on a Japanese pressing.   Booker Ervin "Cookin'"

[James Edward]

‘The Jazz Groove’, an internet station I guess. It was recommended by another AN member, and provided they’re not fundraising, it’s great. SQ is excellent, and yes I did send in a contribution. Little to no vocal jazz; ideal for reading. ‘Burden of Proof’ right now by Scott Turow…

[S Clark]

Capriccio Italien by Tchaikovsky on Telarc, then Sketches of Spain on MFSL

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John Williams in Vienna



Qobuz 96/24

Meredith and I saw John Williams and Anne Sophie Mutter do this same program with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood the summer before Covid hit. (That was what, about 6 years ago?  :roll) The next afternoon we went back and saw the Boston Symphony do Beethoven's Ninth. That was a great musical weekend.

[tmazz]

Capriccio Italien by Tchaikovsky on Telarc, then Sketches of Spain on MFSL

You played the Capriccio without flipping it over to listen to the 1812?????

Come on.... no guts, no glory. 

My Soundsmith tracks through those canons without even flinching. Now the Benz Micro that it replaced (which listed for 25% more $) jumped out of the grooves like an F-14 being launched off a carrier deck. 

[tmazz]

Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee - Lanchberry/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gardens



Qubuz 176/24

Another TAS List album.