patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole
wouldnt that be awesome if they - toured together - tell me it wouldnt be sold out every night they played.
@immatthewj , me too. SACD, HDCD, DVD-A, Blu-Ray, and of course CD! I was making a little fun because I love hearing any well-recorded album, but I still listen most of the time to rock, pop, and classic country. Have the same Cafe Blue UN-Mastered SACD and love the recorded quality. I grade every album I own D, C, B, A, A+ based purely on sound quality. Less than 5% class D. 40% class C. 35% class B. 15% class A. 5% class A+. Yeah buddy, party on! |
@tomcarr , right on, man. I didn’t take anything you typed before as being negative. Not at all. You didn’t say what grade you gave the pressing(s?) of Cafe Blue? As far as Cafe Blue, I bought that back when it came out on redbook (HDCD) (which I didn’t/still don’t have) after I heard her cover of "Ode To Billy Joe" on a public radio station. That was back when my gear was in the living room, and consequently I never listened to that disc much. Since I have moved my gear to The Room, and being a tad obsessive, I have acquired 3 more digital pressings. Now a days it is one of my go-to discs for "analytical/critical evaluation." Plus I’ve got to where I just really enjoy hearing it. Oh well, my daily rambling is (hopefully) now complete. Oh, but I must ask, by classic country, do you mean like Waylon and Willie and The Boys? No matter, that is some great stuff. |
@immatthewj, It's been a minute, but I think I felt that Cafe Blue is A+. I mostly listen to 60s, 70s rock, and 80s pop. Yes, when I listen to country it's Waylon, Willie, Brooks & Dunn, Johnny, etc... Just listened to a great Clint Black album. Yessir, great stuff indeed! |
@tomcarr , and your grade (or grades if you have multiple pressings) of "Cafe Blue"? |
@immatthewj , I think the SACD UN-Mastered version is class A+, the CD version is class A. |
