March 10, 201412 yr comment_627022 ^ I didn't even know that existed. I may need to check out. Lorde: Pure Heroine This is an awesome album. Report
March 12, 201412 yr comment_627375 Just finished "BACK TO BACK" Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges Play The Blues, 45 Verve reissue Starting another 45 Verve reissue Shelly Manne/Bill Evans "Empathy" Report
March 13, 201412 yr comment_627551 Listened to some of my Black Sabbath SHM-SACDs last night. Goddamn they sound good. Seriously, I doubt you'd get better sound if you were plugged in to the sound board while they were recording. Just amazing. If only these damn SHM-SACD didnt cost 40+ a pop... Seriously, if they were 10-15 a piece I'd own the whole damn universal SHM-SACD catalog. Report
March 13, 201412 yr comment_627557 they arent all that good though. the queen stuff I heard is awful Report
March 13, 201412 yr comment_627566 ^ Totally agree. If you go on the Universal-Music website it tells you where the master came from. The Queen SACDs are not transfers off of the analog masters. All of the Queen SACDs list the source is listed as "24/92 transfer by Bob Ludwig." In contrast, the Sabbath CDs say "Latest DSD master based on original analog tape." See: http://www.universal-music.co.jp/international/sacd/ I learned the hard way after buying a few of the Rolling Stones SHM-SACDs. Some sounded pretty mediocre, some sounded great. Turns out the mediocre ones (like Beggars Banquet) used the same masters as the earlier Stones ABKCO SACDs while the great ones (like Exile on Main) used new transfers directly off of the analog masters. Go figure. I no longer buy any SHM-SACD unless it was a transfer from an analog master. Even then, the quality of some of the analog originals can be iffy, depending on the condition of the analog tape. I have ended up with a few duds even though they were from original analog masters. The reviews on SA-CD.net are really helpful in sniffing out the lemons. For 40$+ a pop its expensive to be wrong. But, goddamn, when they get it right they sound better than anything other than the original vinyl. Edited March 13, 201412 yr by TMoney Report
March 14, 201412 yr comment_627732 Haim -- Days Are Gone I think this is my favorite album of the last year. Report
March 14, 201412 yr comment_627752 ...back to SXSW, which appears to be replaying the Marijuana Deathsquads set. Report
March 14, 201412 yr comment_627754 Can't stop listening to this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35YhhzCrYk&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Df_SVTQxmUli7vQ08peWZR&feature=share&index=4 Report
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