or in other words what are you listening to these days... I'm realy feeln' the production on these albums
Citizen Cope - The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
for drums!
Ani Difranco - Knuckle Down
pure atmosphere vibe
The Isley Brothers - Taken To The Next Phase
a lot of cool sounds
Marc Broussard - Carmicalo
pushing the pop edge but still real
Alica Keys - (the newest one)
girl can actualy sing? need I say more
just a few...

LOVE STORY, a two disc anthology of Love, the Arthur Lee band of the 60s

Steve Earle, EL CORAZON, can't beat the "twang trust"

SARAH VAUGHN, a 1959 session featuring Clifford Brown, Herbie Mann, Paul Quinichette and others. Incredible music from one of the best. Unbelievable trumpet work from Brown, who was another potential superstar taken from us before reaching the age of 30.

No special production feats here, folks, it's all about the song and the performance!

(WARNING- shameless plug) Oh yeah, also BEV BURTON, a gospel vocalist we're producing who writes some beautifully inspired songs, and also sings so sweetly (with power, too!)

No changer here, but my top 20 most played in iTunes:

1) I'm In The Mood For Love - King Pleasure
2) Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
3) No Matter What - Badfinger
4) Army - Ben Folds Five
5) Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
6) Everybody's Got Something To Hide - Beatles
7) Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
8) Day After Day - Badfinger
9) Over The Hills & Far Away - Led Zeppelin
10) I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & The Papas
11) You're Gonna Miss Me - The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
12) Baby Blue - Badfinger
13) Come & Get It - Badfinger
14) I'll Follow The Sun - Beatles
15) Strawberry Love Letter #23 - The Brothers Johnson
16) We're For The Dark - Badfinger
17) Alcohol - Brent Bourgeois
18) Midnight Confesssions - The Grass Roots
19) ABC - The Jackson 5
20) Betcha By Golly Wow - The Stylistics

Banana Splits - Greatest Hits Vol. II

Glenn R, that's not a music list, it's a time time warp for Gods sake !!! Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions - As far as I can remember, was my first inspiration to play R&R ( though I wouldn't actually do it until many years later ) I think I was probably 6 or 7 when I first heard it ( around '68 ? ). My car changer:
disk 1 - Herb Ellis - Concord Sessions d disk 2 - Mark Knopfler- Golden Heart
disk 3 - Dr John - Crescent Moon
disk 4 - Frank Zappa - You can't do that on stage anymore Vol 4
disk 5 - Dr John - Nawlins dis dat d'udda
disk 6 - Pink Floyd - wish you were here
Single Disk - Pat Metheny - Letter from home

Home CD changer:
disk 1 - Alman Bros.- live at the Filmore
disk 2 - Bela Fleck - Outbound
disk 3 - Lyle Workman ( not sure of the name ) disk 4 - Larry Carlton - On solid ground
disk 5 - Stanley Jordan - Cornucopia

Works in progres. And a few non comercial CDs of local bands I like in a pile in front of the CD recorder mixed in with CDs I need or needed to learn for gigs.

:)

Kevin Gilbert- THUD
Ten Years After- Cricklewood Green
Dave Koz- Saxophonic
Tubes- The Completion Backward Principle
Silvertide- Show and Tell
Savoy Brown- Street Corner Talking
Morris Code- Just For You

I have a 6 CD Cartridge w/single CD tray, so I can load seven CDs at once.

Paul I haven't heard any of those albums I'll check them out! love new music... but this one Street Corner Talking, my mastering guy I use mastered this album. How is the production on this one?
sam

Street Corner Talking was recorded at the Olympic Studios in UK in the early seventies ('71 if I'm correct).
It was engineered by George Chkiantz and Rod Thear and produced by Neil Slaven.
The production was relatively tight for the early seventies. However most bands (esp. in UK) held pride in being able to record entire albums in extremely short periods (sometimes just a few days).
If the production was compared to todays standards it probably would be considered a bit sloppy. As a matter of fact, if you listen closely you may be able to hear a few flubs.
What makes the album great is the excellent material.
All in all, the album may just serve to remind me of what we've progressed from.

1. Boogie Down Productions "Criminal Minded"
2. Gangstarr "Moment Of Truth"
3. Stevie Wonder "Intervisions"
4. The Roots "The Tipping Point"
5. John Lee Hooker Jr. "Blues With A Vengance"

Subs:
1. Public Enemy "Fear Of A Black Planet"
2. Brand Nubian "All For One"
3. Ice Cube "Amerikkka's Most Wanted"
4. Portishead "Dummy"

most recently played in winamp:

Tortoise - TNT
Mr. Bungle - California
Boards of Canada - Music Has a Right to Children
Stan Getz plays Joao Gilberto

Has anyone heard that Mr. Bungle album? I'd advise you all to check it out to see what one great reverb can do for an album. It's on par with Brian Wilson's talent for creating sonic density without fatiguing the listener--an amazing feat for a rockabilly/metal/eastern/psychedelic album. Also, having Mike Patton up front doesn't hurt.

DVD Audio-The CD replacement: Steely Dan, Eagles,Faith Hill,Big Phatt Band, etc. Great sound!

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
Patty Griffin - Impossible Dream
Kevin Breit - Burnt Bulb On Broadway

And sitting on top of their jewel cases:
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Stratosphere Boogie
Beck - Sea Change
Califone - Heron King Blues
Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Skatalites meet King Tubby - Heroes of Reggae in Dub

Kevin have you seen Patty perform? Wow what a show. That little lady can sing for days and has such great character to her voice. I've seen her 3 times now and can't wait till shes back in LA. I sadly have never seen Tom Waits but been a big fan of his since Swoardfish Trombones album.
nice lists going here
Portishead is also some of the best trip-hop style stuff, and Roots or Gangstarr! Thats what I bump in my ride while trying to look cool s.o.n. I used to be in a hip hop band and I have hung out with Mos Def, Blackalishis, and Talib Kwali was on e of the coolest guys I met. Oh have you heard freestyle fellowship?
sam

Keane
Starsailor
Teegan and Sara
Lots of Bluegrass
Stars

Mike Kenneally Band - Dog
Paco DeLucia, Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin guitar trio (lovin this one!)
Brett Garsed - Big Sky
Good Charlotte
Steve Vai - Reflections and Illusions
A couple of clients

Shu-man, have you heard "TAMING OF THE SHREW"? Kevin was working on it when he died and his friends finished it and remixed it. TOTAL CONCEPT!!

Anyway, I'm a major KG fan. He's the first guy that really forced me to listen to the lyrics!!!!


Other than that, I've got XM in the car and house and love it. The "BEYOND JAZZ" channel is awesome.

Whats the quality of XM like, I've debated getting it?
sam

Eric,

As a matter of fact, Yes! I do own a copy of "Shaming Of The True".
I originally had (still do in CD & DVD) a copy of Toy Matinee.
After mentioning it here, I saw your recommendation of purchasing "Shaming Of The True" and "Thud".
What reinforced it is that I'm a huge fan of Gentle Giant as well. When I saw that Kevin had contributed "Suit Fugue" to a Gentle Giant Tribute CD, I immediately ordered the remaining Kevin Gilbert CDs. Excellent material, highly recommended.
Thanks.

Paul

Oh Yeah, For those who may be interested.
Shaming Of The True MP3s

Uh-Oh, Just reloaded the changer to all Dixie Dregs & Steve Morse Band CDs.
Just received my tickets to the Cleveland show of his tour.
Gotta' prime myself.

Shu, I've also got Toy Matinee on DVD-Audio. FULL 5.1 surround mix @ 96k/24bit.


XM, by the way, sounds GREAT! I've got the Polk reference receiver at home which claims a signal-to-noise FROM THE SATELLITE of >80dB! They say:
I'm taking a SPDIF optical out straight into my receiver. It does sound awesome and the programming is great!

Info at POLK AUDIO.