Hi, I realize that this thread is quite old but I just bought these headphones and wanted to spread word that I'm really impressed so far. I bought them used (for 30 bucks, a steal!) so I can't say anything about packaging and so on. The phones themselves feel shockingly light at first and...

Jazz Icons? I'll check out one or two of these DVDs, if I can. I just listened to a handful of these soundboard recordings by Grateful Dead and did like some of them... These are authorized bootlegs, right? @markbrauer: Do you mean Sheffield Lab Catalogue numbers? Some minutes ago I tried...

Okay, so the CD set I've got is something different. Well, I guess I should check out some of these DVDs then, if I can. I'm a big fan of Tom Waits and once I read that the cover art of "The Heart of Saturday Night" was inspired by "In the Wee Small Hours" by Frank Sinatra. This, plus the fact...

@MohawkUS: I think  the word "raw" is a little bit misleading - I'm not looking for metal albums. Still, thank you.   @bigshot: Bluegrass, Jazz, Bebop and most of the other genres and/or things you mentioned sadly don't fit the bill for me. I'm familiar with many of the artists you...

Quote: For your information: I do listen to a lot of older music and artists, but I have yet to find something cohesive and consolidated (I'm asking for albums) of that era. As far as I understood, it was common practice to record single songs for a single release back then, rather than...

What you see there aren't wires, but two elastic bands. They put out stereo sound.

Great, yet another thing that makes me think bad about him. I really love a lot of his stuff, but some things he does besides music make me shake my head. Like this ipod thing, or what he says about mastering and the loudness war. He claims to be some kind of hero when it comes to the loudness...

Hi folks!   I was wondering... Does anybody of you guys know an album which was recorded directly to two track or at least something that's rather untouched? The reason I'm asking is because I am looking for something really raw, with not much tinkering behind. This might seem weird to some...

Ok, this makes sense. Thanks!

I'd suggest to get one of these tree albums: The Fragile, Year Zero or Ghosts I–IV. These are the albums that stand out to me most, but in my opinion, virtually everything by NIN is great in one way or another. As I read, some here wrote that their lyrics are bad, pathetic and whatnot, but I...

Quote: The Downward Spiral is truly exhausting, I agree. I mentioned The Fragile many posts ago because I thought it's even more exhausting since it's a double album with a similar theme or similar themes, but when I think about the title track on The Downward Spiral I really have to say...

Thanks for your recommendations! I haven't heard about him, so I'll try to check these albums out as soon as possible. I just read a little about Keith Kenniff and it seems like he mixes acoustic elements with electronic music. Is this true? If so, I'm quite sure that I'll like his music.

@LFF: First of all, thank you for your detailed reply - I appreciate this! Quote:   Well, you certainly are right about the mid-nineties and the loudness insanity. We all know that everybody tried to be as loud as possible way before, but since there was a physical limit to this, the...

Phill Brown engineered this album.   Quote: Don't quote me on this, but I think that mastering is overrated these days. And please don't get me wrong (since I like his work), but I think this is partly because of Steve Hoffman and his forum. He's very accessible, talks about his...

Yep, I totally agree. Did you listen to "Sleep Through the Static", too? This one was recorded and mixed with much care using analogue gear, and it really sounds superb. There's another album which comes to mind: Mark Hollis' (ex Talk Talk frontman) solo album. It is his only solo album, and...