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#4346702 - 03/24/17 10:37 PM The Audiophile's Dilemma  
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My friend has an editing studio, designed for playback of recordings, mastering and editing for recording to CD and other formats for commercial release. Some of the stuff he does is released in Dolby Atmos format, so it's a serious bit of kit, with sound insulation, baffles, and a sublime stereo sweet spot.

Now the dilemma: he has very kindly offered this awesome space for personal use. Basically I can take a CD, sit on the sofa in the sweet spot and listen to some audio bliss.

What to choose? A modern recording that has all the benefits of production tech? A studio or live classic?

My shortlist:
Radiohead - OK Computer
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army
Ultravox - Vienna
Mozart - Requiem
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always

This isn't necessarily about your favorite album, but those that benefit from actually being *listened to* wink

edit: I would have included Wagner's Ring Cycle (von Karajan) but it's an hour-long slot.

#4346731 - 03/25/17 01:57 AM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Has to be live.
It would be like you are there. Not sure with regards to you picks but to each their own.
There is so much to listen too

I would love to hear the Gladiator soundtrack in that environment plus a whole raft of song by The Who, plus an inordinate number of Opera Arias O Mio Babbino Caro from Madame Butterfly sung by Maria Callas is just Beautiful. I would love to have the opportunity to hear that.
Then there is ELO would LOVE to hear some of that in a perfect environment.
The List grows
Simply Red
ELVIS
the Beatles (maybe)
Handel's Messiah

The list just goes on and on.

Enjoy your session mate. I am a bit jealous I have to admit but it is an excruciating choice, who and what do you leave out............

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#4346788 - 03/25/17 12:32 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Good ideas, soupdragon. I had forgotten about ELO. Funny thing is that while most people might pick Out of the Blue, I'd be torn between Time and Eldorado. ELO was renowned for flakey live performances, so that's one band where we can stick to the studio albums wink

#4346803 - 03/25/17 01:48 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Close to the Edge or Going For the One, by Yes. Both just have BIG sounds that I think would benefit from an acoustically perfect environment. I think it's Rick Wakeman's church organ that does it, or maybe Steve Howe's pedal steel. Anyway, those 2 would be on my short list. Leftoverture by Kansas, Chicago Transit Authority (longer than an hour), The Cure's Disintegration, and Awake by Dream Theater, too.


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#4346808 - 03/25/17 02:01 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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MUSE HAARP all the way smile Live ftw!

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#4347178 - 03/27/17 02:15 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Dark Side of the Moon
Sgt Pepper (mono mix version)
Score to Star Wars - any of the original trilogy, although IMO ESB is the pinnacle



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#4347907 - 03/30/17 05:18 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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The Who's Quadrophenia

Allan Parson's Project (maybe)

Marillion's Misplaced Childhood

U2's Unforgetable Fire

#4348071 - 03/31/17 12:45 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: LB4LB]  
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Alan Parsons, yeah. thumbsup

Always getting good ideas by what I read here. Today I'm going to have an Alan Parson's Project marathon (albums I Robot, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue) plus assorted singles from other albums on their Best of Vol.1 and 2.



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#4348075 - 03/31/17 01:09 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Out of your shortlist U-96 I would go with The Wall, listening to the story of that album in a perfect environment makes that the clear winner for me.



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#4348090 - 03/31/17 02:40 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: MarkG]  
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Originally Posted by MarkG
Alan Parsons, yeah. thumbsup

Always getting good ideas by what I read here. Today I'm going to have an Alan Parson's Project marathon (albums I Robot, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue) plus assorted singles from other albums on their Best of Vol.1 and 2.


No "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"? That's THE Alan Parsons Project album!


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#4348113 - 03/31/17 03:58 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: NH2112]  
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Originally Posted by NH2112
Originally Posted by MarkG
Alan Parsons, yeah. thumbsup

Always getting good ideas by what I read here. Today I'm going to have an Alan Parson's Project marathon (albums I Robot, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue) plus assorted singles from other albums on their Best of Vol.1 and 2.


No "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"? That's THE Alan Parsons Project album!


Never heard it, guess I didn't have it on 8-track (oldest being "I Robot" but missing some others). I'll get right on that, thanks! cheers



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4348150 - 03/31/17 07:41 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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If you can find the 1987 reissue that's the one to get, for the 2 Orson Welles narrations.


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#4348363 - 04/01/17 06:02 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: NH2112]  
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Originally Posted by NH2112
If you can find the 1987 reissue that's the one to get, for the 2 Orson Welles narrations.


Looks like that's the one at Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Mystery-Imagination-Alan-Parsons/dp/B000001FN3

Been listening to it here... thumbsup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwWlhe6ckyE

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Of the original selections by U-96, I would choose "The Wall" but I'm going to look into those others out of curiosity.



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4348429 - 04/01/17 11:15 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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Saw this one in the comments; The Planets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs

#4348656 - 04/02/17 11:58 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: NH2112]  
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Originally Posted by NH2112
Close to the Edge or Going For the One, by Yes. Both just have BIG sounds that I think would benefit from an acoustically perfect environment. I think it's Rick Wakeman's church organ that does it, or maybe Steve Howe's pedal steel. Anyway, those 2 would be on my short list. Leftoverture by Kansas, Chicago Transit Authority (longer than an hour), The Cure's Disintegration, and Awake by Dream Theater, too.


Wakeman's church organ, Howe's pedal steel . . . hmmmmmm, Awaken? wink


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Awaken, and CTTE for the church organ at least.

Speaking of CTTE, here's the keyboardist for a prog metal band called Mile Marker Zero covering Rick's organ solo at the end of the "I Get Up, I Get Down" section.



And one of my favorite songs from their debut album.



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#4349607 - 04/06/17 11:25 PM Re: The Audiophile's Dilemma [Re: U-96]  
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NH2112, thanks for that link to the keyboardist, that was rad!


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