What are you listening to right now?

[3dbinCanada]

Good afternoon/evening all . I hope Monday hasn't been too hard on anyone. Spent the evening talking to my daughter while listening to the Kinks. Three albums worth. She knows some of their songs but has never listened to an entire album before. I find the Kinks a really eclectic group. I love it. Some of their albums are pretty bad but dam, when they are good, they bring it way over the top. Here's the 3 albums we listened to last night.

Everyone's in Show-biz I found not to be all that good at all. But the other two were really good.

 

[Jack1949]

I liked the Kinks when I was a teenager in the 60s, but never bought any of their albums. I heard one of their early songs last year and then purchased this last Dec. As you say, a mixture of good and OK, but they bring back some good memories.

 

[JStewart]

Everyone's in Show-biz I found not to be all that good at all. But the other two were really good.

Is Celluloid Heros on that one? A bit sad, but always liked it.

Lola is a great tune. Though, it’s to figure how it got radio play when it came out. Maybe the adults didn’t listen to the words? Maybe they were too busy worrying about our long hair and bell bottoms and our countless other childhood rebellions

You Really Got Me was a bar band staple that every band found a way to play so it sounded good. Well, its possible the alcohol had something to do with it, I suppose.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

 

[Jack1949]

 

[3dbinCanada]

My favourite album by the Kinks is Misfits. They wrote some great songs that challenged the norms of the day and are just becomming accepted now. Songs like

 

[3dbinCanada]

I listened to Metric's new album last night.

I listened to this while rocking my grandson to sleep this morning.

 

[3dbinCanada]

Hello everyone. Hope all is well. Here's last night's listening session.

 

[NBPK402]

Listening to one of my favorite groups... Yelle. this time it is the album L'ere du Verseau on Tidal. My new Denafrips Pontis is making me listen to all my favorites again to see what new things I am hearing in all the tracks! Sound is spacious, good bass, crystal clear vocals and highs too. Every day I listen to the same music (plus more tracks), and so far every day it sounds better than the day before. In my setup this is one of the biggest sound improvements I have experienced since the MEHs were completed!

 

[Todd Anderson]

 

[JStewart]

HD Tracks had a sale this week, titled 50 Year Anniversaries in 2022.
Ok, I appreciate the offer and these are some great albums, but geez, was the 50 year reminder really necessary??

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Notably absent from their sale, IMHO, was Steely's first release, Can't Buy a Thrill.

1972 was a very good year indeed.

 

[ddude003]

 

[ddude003]

 

[ddude003]

 

[3dbinCanada]

My listening session at the trailer

 

[ddude003]

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Did a pretty massive vinyl A/B session over the past several days, comparing two different phonon preamps.

John Mayer - Continuum
MUTEMATH - Play Dead
Khruangbin - Mordechai Remixes
Neal Francis - Changes
Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
Baby Driver - Soundtrack
Mike Doughty - Circles …
Cult - Sonic Temple

And in case you are interested…
Cambridge Audio Phono Preamp Face-Off

 

[ddude003]

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

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That’s exactly the Cult vinyl release I was using in my A/B testing. That album is just phenomenal. I met them years later playing the same radio station festival. My brother nicknamed his basement entertainment room the “Sonic Temple Bar & Grill” so Billy pulled an old set list out and he and Ian signed it for him.

 

[3dbinCanada]

This last night's listening session via bluetooth from tablet to the system.

 

[3dbinCanada]

Here's what I listened to last night. They are/were a Canadian band based out of the Maritimes (Eastern Canada) .

 

[3dbinCanada]

Last couple of night's listening sessions

 

[3dbinCanada]

I can't believe its been 2 weeks since I last posted here. How are you all doing? I also can't believe that August is almost done.

I'm heading down to the trailer again spending as much time as I can there. Last night, I listened to the following;

 

[3dbinCanada]

Last night's listening session

 

[JStewart]

I can't believe its been 2 weeks since I last posted here. How are you all doing? I also can't believe that August is almost done.

I'm heading down to the trailer again spending as much time as I can there. Last night, I listened to the following;

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I'm thankful you took a short break. It was gettin' hard to keep up with all the great tracks

 

[JStewart]