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Closest thing to modern country I ever listen to is Lyle Lovett, if that even counts. Otherwise, just can't do it. Some classic country and bluegrass I can also handle, but most modern country sounds too overproduced to me and the lyrics seem pretty vapid. I have a friend who loves it though.
Muzz, gonna have to pull out Pearl Jam--it's been a long time since I've played Ten, or any of their albums really.
Not a top 5 maybe, but recently I put on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, and heard many things on the Ascends that I hadn't heard before. I think the most pleasing thing was really hearing the tone of the woodwind instruments on the album--I always knew the notes, but listening recently on my Ascends I was really able to hear the tone of the barry sax, the alto, and the flutes. It really added a lot to the album to have that texture in there.
I'm still looking for wonderfully-recorded music in genres I listen to. I love those very few albums where the speakers completely disappear (i.e. you don't perceive any sound directly coming out of the speakers) and you really get a holographic soundstage.
Also, I've been recently enjoying the Monk/Coltrane at Carnegie Hall--excellent live recording.
Last edited by ebh; 07-20-2007 at 12:12 PM.
I used to practice that album Dave(in our rehearsel studio- to either massive crown amps/Horns- or headphones), I knew all the chops in it.
We actually played a few Queensryche tunes back then, but I had Mindcrime down(I should have- I practiced the whole album many many times on nights off)- lots of fun, Scott Rockenfield is a good drummer- different than most.
THAT was the time to dig Queensryche, after that.... digital........ Empire was decent, but they went downhill after that(IMO)...
Great stuff