What are you listening to right now?

[P.I.]

At dinner, I had my wife listened to Chet Baker's versions of My Funny Valentine. And then Tony Bennet's, and then Frank's, and then Miles Davis', and then Ella Fitzgerald, and then, and then, and then... until she ran out of patience (the best two are both Chet Baker, but John Park is close).  But the most moving is this one with Chris Botti and Sting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryKY1fhUlo

That was very enjoyable with a little fun thrown in. You have an amazing and pretty patient wife too

Yep.  I'm a lucky guy.  She's put up with me for 48+ years. 
Don't forget to check out John Park's version on you tube.  He's an overlooked, great talent.

Chris Botti is an amazing live music experience.  I saw him in concert with George Benson and they were inspired! 

[Nick B]

At dinner, I had my wife listened to Chet Baker's versions of My Funny Valentine. And then Tony Bennet's, and then Frank's, and then Miles Davis', and then Ella Fitzgerald, and then, and then, and then... until she ran out of patience (the best two are both Chet Baker, but John Park is close).  But the most moving is this one with Chris Botti and Sting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryKY1fhUlo

That was very enjoyable with a little fun thrown in. You have an amazing and pretty patient wife too

Yep.  I'm a lucky guy.  She's put up with me for 48+ years. 
Don't forget to check out John Park's version on you tube.  He's an overlooked, great talent.

Chris Botti is an amazing live music experience.  I saw him in concert with George Benson and they were inspired! 

Just enjoyed some Chris Botti...here's more 
https://youtu.be/BALcbAiwhZY

[GDHAL]

Lou Reed
Park West
Chicago, IL US
Performance date: 1978-04-14
Broadcast date: 2013-03-03

Lineage: HD over fm>Sangean HDT-1>Rotel-05 SE>SoundBlaster (Live! 24 bit External)>wav(CD Wave Editor)>flac


WOW!!!

Gimme some good times 2:59
Satellite of love 6:11
Leave me alone 9:54
Walk on the wild side 6:40
Coney Island baby 11:18
Dirt 8:49
Sweet Jane 5:16
Rock 'n' roll 6:34

Total Time: 57:34

[GDHAL]

Dylan and the Dead



192/24 FLAC

+1 !

[GDHAL]

After your own personal hearing acuity, next on the pecking order is the quality of the recording. I present to thee the notes files as I've received it. Upon listening, well.... 
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The Eagles MTV Unplugged Second / Alternate Night
Venue: Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA
Date: April 28, 1994
Taper: Unknown by me
Source: To these ears, raw soundboard and pre-mixed.  No overdubs, fixes, diginoise or pops!!
Transfer: CD-R from trade > EAC > FLAC Level 8
Sound Quality: A+  The most pristine recording I believe that's in my collection.  Almost too crisp at times with unparalleled channel separation.  One can literally hear the pick hitting the guitar strings.


I can't imagine this show hasn't made the rounds on Dime but a search of Eagles, MTV, and Unplugged has netted no returns.  At least I've done my due diligence ensuring to the best of my ability that it hasn't been uploaded in the last few months plus.  I also ran it past the Mods checking to see that it wouldn't get banned for any reason.  One downside of The Eagles live is their reluctance to vary their songs one iota from the album which indeed makes it somewhat tougher to verify that none of them appeared on the officially released Hell Freezes Over DVD & CD.  In cases such as this, I rely on my ears and the fact that even The Eagles can't intro/outtro a song in the 'exact' same manner two nights in a row.  This is another cd that I've listened to for years and the songs are in fact from the alternate or second night as it's called from their historic comeback performance on MTV (or Empty-V as I call it...).

If I am allowed to share this and all goes well, I implore those of you who haven't heard this to please listen at least once to this concert in headphones.  Am I the only relic on the planet who still owns a pair and uses them?  Some of the finest times that I can remember in my youth were spent studying all The Beatles albums while donning a pair of 'cans' to borrow the recording industry vernacular.  For this particular gem you can clearly hear the boys tuning up, checking mics, and even turning to one another for support.  Their insecurities on the one hand are understandable yet the other side of me screams "You guys are The Eagles for heaven's sake"!!!  I believe that right after they lay down the first couple of tunes someone eerily says "we're back" in an attempt to lay to rest those same uncertainties about being able to start up the machine again (to quote Neil Peart).

Some of the highlights for me are:

o  Right before 'The Best Of My Love' an enthusiastic fan screams "Hey Joe, how ya doin"???  To which a startled Walsh quips back "I'm freaking out man"!

o  Towards the end of the show, I apologize for forgetting what track, a drunk female creates some commotion causing Glenn to chide that "he remembers his first beer, too".  A wonderful line that I admit to have stolen and used a time or two in similar situations.

o  The Great Don Henley (and neighbor to my parents who live in Dallas) flubbing the lyrics to 'Get Over It'.  To hear his deadpan response post-song of "well I fucked that up, but let's move along" is also worth the download of this set.  It's chronicled for all to hear - Don Henley messed up!

o  Favorite test of speaker separation?  'Life In The Fast Lane'.  I present to you Joe Walsh in your left ear and Don Felder in your right.  Stunning...

So let's get going and have some fun with this.  To quote Glenn Fry again right before 'Peaceful Easy Feeling':  Check one, two.  Check one, two...


Thanks for reading my rambling thoughts and please have fun listening (in headphones, remember?). And as always don't convert to MP3 or sell.  That's not cool nor is it right.

Regards,

DWP

1. Peaceful Easy Feeling
2. Best of My Love
3. Tequila Sunrise
4. Help Me Thru The Night
5. The Heart Of The Matter
6. Love Will Keep Us Alive
7. Learn To Be Still
8. Hotel California
9. Strings Soundcheck
10. Wasted Time
11. Wasted Time Reprise
12. Lover's Moon
13. Pretty Maids All In A Row
14. I Can't Tell You Why
15. The Girl From Yesterday
16. New York Minute
17. The Last Resort
18. Introductions
19. Take It Easy
20. One Of These Nights
21. In The City
22. Heartache Tonight
23. Life In The Fast Lane
24. Get Over It
25. Desperado



The Great Don Henley - vocals, percussion
Glenn Fry - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Joe Walsh - vocals, guitar
Don Felder - guitar
Timothy B. Schmidt - vocals, bass
And a marvelous supporting band that never gets enough credit!

[S Clark]

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3
Byron Janis
London Symphony Antal Dorati
A 1961 early pressing on Mercury Living Presence in glorious mono.  I mostly prefer stereo on classical, but concertos not so much. 

[Nick B]

Dylan and the Dead



192/24 FLAC

+1 !

I enjoyed reading your comments. You mentioned headphones and I had a pair maybe 30 years ago...a long time ago. I can't listen to anything for a while as I moved last week and chaos is superseding sanity at the moment.

[ejk]

JUL
12
2008
Amy Winehouse Setlist
at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland
Setlist

Addicted

Just Friends

Tears Dry on Their Own

Cupid
(Sam Cooke cover)

Back to Black

Wake Up Alone

Some Unholy War

Love Is a Losing Game

Hey Little Rich Girl
(The Specials cover)

You're Wondering Now
(Andy and Joey cover)

You Know I'm No Good

Rehab

Me & Mr Jones

Valerie
(The Zutons cover)


Thanks Hal

[GDHAL]

@ejk

You're very welcome, Evan.

And thank you for the Harlots of 42nd Street album.

Please check your PMs as I've responded to your questions.

Also to ensure I'm remaining on point with this particular topic thread I'm listening right now to Warren Zevon, from April 24th 1980 at the Tower theater in Philadelphia.

EDIT: I'll add that Warren is belting out a serious version of "a certain girl".

EDIT 2: Warren's on fire. Between songs he says "I'm Warren Zevon. I sing as well as I can. I dance as well as I want." 

[GDHAL]

Solar Circus
3-19-1992

Soundboard

Tuscaloosa Alabama

Entire show

[TopRound‎]

Bachfest 2022

[ejk]

Cyrus Chestnut

[GDHAL]

Artist: All Thumbs Trio
Date: 12/7/2002
Venue: Murray's Inn
City: Wilkes-Barre, PA

SBD>Waveterminal U2A (48khz)>Dell Inspiron 8000>WAV (downsampled in CE2K to 44.1 khz)>CD>EAC>FLAC

CD 1

Tuning - Birdsong tease
Redlands Reel
Hi & Lo ->
Love to Jango
Trials and Tribulations
Radio Song
Shoot First
Bluegrass
Harvest Queen
Whole Lotta Nuthin'

CD 2

Tuning/Patter
Shake Your Hips
Hacker Boy
High Pockets
It
Broke & Busted
Salt Creek
Lonesome Hohnny Blues
I'm Gone
Little Wing

[GDHAL]

Grateful Dead
Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
11-3-91

Audio Syncronization and DVD authoring by Name78

Video:
8mm Master > SuperBeta Hi-Fi > Playback Sony EDV-9500 >
Standalone Panasonic DMR-E50 (XP)> Transfer > Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 > DVD Architect 5.0
[NTSC, 4:3, 720x480, 29.97 fps, 8 Mbps]

Audio:
SBD -> Dat (48k)
[LPCM, 1.5Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Samplitude Professional v11.03 -> FLAC
(2 Discs Audio / 1 Disc FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
May 16, 2010

Notes:
Last minute of video for Touch of Grey is cut, audio remains.

TRT: 01:35:06

(DVD9)

Tuning
David Graham Speech
Hell in a Bucket
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Wang Dang Doodle*
Born on the Bayou**
Green River**
Bad Moon Rising**
Proud Mary**
Truckin'
The Other One
Wharf Rat
Sunshine Daydream
Forever Young***
Touch of Grey

* John Popper - Harmonica
** John Fogerty - Guitar, Vocals
*** Neil Young - Guitar, Vocals

Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Phil Lesh - Bass
Vince Welnick - Keys
Bill Kreutzman - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums

[GDHAL]

Band:             RUSH
Catalog:          Unknown
Title:            Dress Rehearsal At Hamilton 1991
Dates:            10-24-91
Venue & Location: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Source:           Audience
Media:            2 CDr (2 CDr FLAC)
Artwork:          Yes
Transfer:         CD-R > External Plextor Burner using Roxio Toast Titanium 5.2.1 onto a
                 Mac Computer (Final results are the same as EAC onto a PC) > FLAC level 8


Track Listing:

Disc 1 (55:20)

1- Intro / Force Ten   6:10
2- Limelight   4:24
3- Freewill   4:08
4- Distant Early Warning   4:29
5- Time Stand Still   5:32
6- Dreamline   5:21
7- Bravado   6:14
8- Roll The Bones   6:29
9- Show Don't Tell   6:14
10- The Big Money   6:15


Disc 2 (68:21)

1- The Pass   4:54
2- Where's My Thing?   5:18
3- Drum Solo   6:29
4- Closer To The Heart   4:33
5- Xanadu   6:56
6- Subdivisions   5:15
7- Superconductor   4:57
8- Tom Sawyer   5:36
9- The Spirit Of Radio   5:17
10- medley: 2112 Overture /   3:23
11-         Finding My Way /   2:04
12-         La Villa Strangiato /   3:19
13-         Anthem /   1:41
14-         Red Barchetta /   1:35
15-         The Sprit Of Radio (reprise)   00:40
16- Neil Solo   6:16