When is digital going to get the soul of music?


I have to ask this(actually, I thought I mentioned this in another thread.). It's been at least 25 years of digital. The equivalent in vinyl is 1975. I am currently listening to a pre-1975 album. It conveys the soul of music. Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell.
mmakshak
I just cry from the price that the Dover sole has hit. It is wonderful if done right.
I recently purchased the Bill Evans Trio's "Waltz for Debbie" on CD. It has to be one of the best live recordings of that famous trio I have heard. It was recorded live at the Village Vanguard, and you hear people coughing, glasses clinking, and chatting in the background. But you can also hear the hush of the crowd when an amazing passage is being played. I traveled with that CD. I didn’t worry about imaging, or my Thiel's harsh high end, or tight bass. I just dug Bill Evans emotion on the piano, Lafaro's brilliant conversations on the bass, Motian's subtle brush work. So I do think music has a soul. That recording moved me.

Listeners have soul too. As a jazz fan, I imagined myself at the VV, drink in one hand, babe in the other, diggin' The Trio. In reality, my would-be date would probably have been wishing we were at a Pretenders show the whole time. Point is...we all relate better to what we love. I love that recording, regardless of the vinyl pops, or digital info voids. That format allowed me to stay in the chair for an hour, uninterrupted, and enjoy.

Turn down the lights, get your favorite libation, pick a desert island recording, and dive in. All the techy garbage is just the messenger. Don’t kill the messenger, listen to the message.
bilbo- thanks for supplying your note of commonsense sanity. I, too, have the Bill Evans recording. Just plain fine music. I also have the re-released "Everbody Digs Bill Evans"; another winner. Music with soul.

JohnnyTurbo
Isn't audio just a suspension of belief(or is that disbelief)? Whatever does this provides an escape from our day-to-day life. Analog(for me)does this and(this opens up a pandora's box) also changes the brainwaves. I am interested in digital doing this(I'm limited to 1981 and earlier albums.). I just need to know what(equipment?) is necessary.