what are your most favored recordings ?

Humm, only five. Well it's been newage and subwoofer week at my house.... I'll have to leave some good ones out I guess.

1. ARCHETRIBE...."Waterworks", (Matthew Davidson)
2. ARCHETRIBE...."Earthtones", (Matthew Davidson)
3. RABBIT-PROOF FENCE...."Long Walk Home", (Peter Gabriel)
4. COBALT BLUE...."Live At The Aquarium", (Michael Brook)
5. MICHAEL BROOK...."HYBRID", (Michael Brook, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois)

To be honest...I have way to many "most favored" and could never pick only five...kind of a mood thing for me.

Dave

hi dave:

i went to tower.com and amazon.com and could not find any listings for archetribe. are these recordings out of print ??

I agree -- very tough to pick only 5 or to be confident that this 5 is the right 5. That said, I would include, at least:

Joseph Flummerfelt and the Westminster Choir "Like as a Hart," for its choral sound and sensibility and because it includes Edward Bainton's And I Saw a New Heaven;

Emil Gilels playing the Brahms No. 2, because of the incredible broad tempo at the beginning and because it's Brahms (Let Nothing Ever Grieve You is also on the Flummerfelt);

The Sibelius Symphony No. 5 because I love the themes and the construction of it and (probably) because it appeals to the brass player in me;

Lyle Lovett's "Joshua Loves Ruth" because it draws me in and because of his ironic writing and his musicianship (Road to Empanada almost makes it entirely on the strength of "I'm a Long Tall Texan"); and

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, Ashkenazy, because it is such a towering achievement.

This leaves out so much -- Cassandra Wilson, Andy Bey, Prokofiev, string quartets, piano trios, Nojima playing Liszt, Shirley Horn, etc. Thanks, Newbee, for including the Faure and some Mahler. And thanks, Mrtennis, for the interesting task.

David

I agree with Dave---too many but here's a shot at 5 for now:
EGBDF--Moody Blues
Dream Seqence--Tangerine Dream
Boy's and Girls--Brian Ferry
Beggars Banquet--Rolling Stones
Annie Haslam--Annie Haslam

Bonus: Elvis is Back--Elvis Presley

Mike

Mrtennis

Here you go: http://www.stretta.com/~matthew/index.html

If you have a subwoofer or two they will get a very good workout...lots of 20hz stuff in these two.

Note: "Waterworks" is a two cd set. You can listen to the complete cd (MP3) at the link by clicking on the cd cover at the top of the page.

Dave