Music with high quality recording

[DivergeUnify]

Nevermind by Nirvana
Disintegration Remaster by the Cure
Deadwing/ Lightbulb Sun/ Fear of a Blank Planet/ In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
Sing the Sorrow/ Decemberunderground by AFI
Shape of Punk to Come by Refused
Mezzanine by Massive Attack
Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins
Black on Both Sides by Mos Def
Chronic by Dr. Dre
Kid A/OK Computer/The Bends by Radiohead
Leviathan by Mastodon
Blackwater Park by Opeth
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Dummy by Portishead 
You Forgot it in People by Broken Social Scene
XO by Elliot Smith
Red Album by Baroness
Panopticon by Isis
Treasure/Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

 

[blackbird]

NO. Just NO. Ok computer is so compressed, so loud, and so undetailed, its not even funny. I had to get rid of the cd because it was just that bad.  That said, I will never listen to radiohead again.
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Kid A/OK Computer/The Bends by Radiohead
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[Tiemen]

Try the new John Mellencamp: "No better than this".
Produced by T-Bone Burnett, in mono, but very dynamic....

 

[DivergeUnify]

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NO. Just NO. Ok computer is so compressed, so loud, and so undetailed, its not even funny. I had to get rid of the cd because it was just that bad.  That said, I will never listen to radiohead again.

1) OK Computer is probably a shining example of modern production. It's not compressed, there's tons of detail and subtlety... I really have no idea what you're talking about.  Part of the album's praise comes from how ahead of it's time it sounds and feels. 
 
2) Radiohead is a fantastic band and you're missing out

 

[LFF]

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1) OK Computer is probably a shining example of modern production. It's not compressed, there's tons of detail and subtlety... I really have no idea what you're talking about.  Part of the album's praise comes from how ahead of it's time it sounds and feels. 
 
2) Radiohead is a fantastic band and you're missing out

 
1. This depends on which version you have. I think every version currently available for purchase at stores is mastered too loud and is highly compressed.
 
2. I've listened to all their albums in various formats and I still feel they are over-rated. Had I not listened to them ever, I wouldn't feel I am missing out.
 

 

[feverfive]

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[DivergeUnify]

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1. This depends on which version you have. I think every version currently available for purchase at stores is mastered too loud and is highly compressed.
 
2. I've listened to all their albums in various formats and I still feel they are over-rated. Had I not listened to them ever, I wouldn't feel I am missing out.
 

hmm what kind of music do you listen to?

 

 

[Choronzon]

I wanna know which version(s) of OK Computer is/are not compressed (i.e., among the "not currently available" ones). Same with any of the other discs, really.

 

[LFF]

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hmm what kind of music do you listen to?

 

Everything really. On my current playlist for the past few days I have the following:
 
Joaquin Sabina - Yo, Mi, Me, Contigo
JS Back - Brandenburg Concertos (Frieburg Baroque Orchestra)
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
VA - On The Rocks, Vol. 1 from Ultra Lounge
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Hank Mobely - Soul Station
Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!
Katie Melua - Pictures
Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away
Les Paul - Capitol Masters
Hot Chips - One Life Stand
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
Nat King Cole - Let's Face The Music & Dance
Nat King Cole - King Cole For Kids
Lyle Ritz - How About Uke
Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo'
John Williams - Empire Strikes Back
John Williams - Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
Mint Royale - Pop Is....
3OH!3 - Want
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Beverly Kenney - Sings for Johnny Smith
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Bob Marley - Legend
Carlos Gardel - Tangos Mas Famosos
DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
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Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 - (Kertész, VPO)
Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
Fischerspooner - Odyssey
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur
VA - Awesome Oldies from the 50's & 60's
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Jackie McLean - Jacknife
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Ella Fitzgerald - Gershwin Songbook
La Musica Della Mafia - Il Canto Di Malavita
W.A. Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro - Erich Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor (1955 Decca)
Max Raabe - Uebers Meer
Orgy - Candyass
Peggy Lee - Black Coffee
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on The Run
Queen - Queen II
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, Vocalise
Shakira - She Wolf
Ted Rosenthal Trio - My Funny Valentine
Django Reinhardt - The Post War Years
Paris Combo - Living Room
The Kinks - Are Well Respected Men
The Rosenberg Trio - Roots
Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser
Tool - AEnima
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In San Francisco
ABBA - Gold
Vampire Weekend - Contra
 
and that's just my CD rips. I'm not including the vinyl pile next to my turntable.

 

 

[LFF]

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I wanna know which version(s) of OK Computer is/are not compressed (i.e., among the "not currently available" ones). Same with any of the other discs, really.

The new vinyl re-issue from Capitol sounds quite nice. The original first pressing of OK Computer is supposed to be the best. The catalog number is[size=x-small][size=10pt] [/size][size=10pt]7243 8 55229 2 5. I'm sure you can find it on ebay. [/size][/size]

 

[Choronzon]

I knew it was going to be something like that! My vinyl is in mothballs, sadly. Appreciate the response.

 

[LFF]

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I knew it was going to be something like that! My vinyl is in mothballs, sadly. Appreciate the response.

The first pressing is actually a CD.

 

[Choronzon]

Thanks, LFF -- Gotcha this time -- I was reading too quickly. Even better. I'll keep an eye out on used shops for the CD with catalogue no [size=small][size=10pt]7243 8 55229 2 5[/size][/size].  I'd love to hear it, but not in a "seek out and pay lots of money" type way.  I have mixed feelings about the band, but would rather give them a listen in their best light.  It seems like musicians I revere really love Radiohead, so who am I not to be fan? I like them more than most mainstream stuff for sure, but always am left more detached than those who really appreciate them.

 

[DivergeUnify]

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Thanks, LFF -- Gotcha this time -- I was reading too quickly. Even better. I'll keep an eye out on used shops for the CD with catalogue no [size=small][size=10pt]7243 8 55229 2 5[/size][/size].  I'd love to hear it, but not in a "seek out and pay lots of money" type way.  I have mixed feelings about the band, but would rather give them a listen in their best light.  It seems like musicians I revere really love Radiohead, so who am I not to be fan? I like them more than most mainstream stuff for sure, but always am left more detached than those who really appreciate them.

Just keep listening to them.  Don't see what there is to try to "get" to them. Which albums have you listened to?

 

[bikeboy999]

I have yet to see anyone say Bruce Cockburn on vinyl or CD.  Almost anything in his catalogue is great. 
 
Bruce Cockburn "Speechless"  instrumental mainly acoustic guitar.
Rough Trade  "Rough Trade" direct to disc recording  (ltd release back in 70's).
Sister Euclid, all of their cds (lead guitarist Kevin Breit)
Kevin Breit and Harry Manx "In Good we Trust: and "Jubilee"  very good recording and players.
Lucinda Williams "Little Honey"  well recorded, very good female vocals