What does the average DIYer listen to these days?

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just browsing through this older thread, am a bit surprised that Tom Waits hasn't been mentioned yet...

excellent recordings of all his albums especially on vinyl (he does put in a lot of time into the production himself). some of my favorites - swordfishtrombones (16 shells...), small change (the match being lit at the start of the title track is amazing!), big time, bone machine - many many others...

some other stuff i like listening to: dizzy gillispie (especially his 'big 4' recordings), charles mingus, thelonious monk, dexter gordon, have recently discovered MMW, a lot of indian classical music (especially Dhrupad see http://www.ragarecords.com for many mp3samples, eg: http://www.ragarecords.com/seniordagarbrothers.html
and
http://www.dhrupad.org/dagar/index.htm or http://www.chembur.com/anecdotes/dagar.htm for a history of the Dagar family who have preserved this musical tradition for 20 generations.

pink floyd and beatles was what got me through college (well them and the bong😉)
 
#103
wow, what an old thread, and it's still going strong!

I was looking for people's recommended test discs, but came up with so much more!

I don't listen to many CDs anymore. I just get sick of them, and I don't have the money to buy very many 🙁 That makes radio really bad, with the abundance of Top40 stations all across the country (US).... Then came internet radio, and my listening became less bland. Although I was a die-hard country fan for many years, it's been a long time since I listened to one of my country CDs. Now I much prefer the less known, "eclectic" rock bands. Now thanks to guys, I have a whole load of potential CDs! 😎

The first CD I ever listened to that I practically *had* to listen to loud was Blue Man Group's AUDIO. I wish I had a DVD-Audio player so I could enjoy the 5.1 version. Now that I think about it, it's been a while since I blew the cobwebs out of my speakers 😉 I'm sure my apartment neighbors thank me for that, too! :goodbad:

Best Funk/jazz CD, IMHO, would have to be Burnin' for Buddy - the Tribute album to Buddy Rich. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" just screams for a number 11 on the volume dial 😉

For anyone with a 5.1 system (DD or DTS), I'd have to recommend a copy of The Ultimate DVD Platinum. In addition to video setup/optimization, there's some audio setup and optimization with some really good test music samples for stereo and multichannel. One of which *really* makes me long for a faster, punchier system: Indoscrub (20kbs doesn't do it justice!) Hopefully my upcoming DIY 6 channel power amp will help a little 🙂

Keep on Rockin'.... or whatever 😉

Mark Broker
 
#107
Anything from rock to jazz to classical: A lot of classic rock from the 70s and 80s. Recent induction into jazz and classical, some Segovia and Al Dimeola stuff. No heavy metal, or dance/techno/trance/club.

I still like a lot of 80s pop and hair metal, but only occasionally. I find myself also listening to some of the newer guys like Oasis, Wallflowers, Matchbox 20 (yeah, I know they aren't that new but for me that's about as new as I can get).

Some of my all-time favs are BTO, Steely Dan, Dave Matthews, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Santana, The Beatles, Aerosmith, Van Halen. Actually, too many diverse tastes.
 
#109
New stuff on mp3.com

These bands are all on mp3.com and are all worth a listen for those into your standard alt rock/alt general scene ie incubus/papa roach/hoobastank

[minus] - enemy
The Livid - all of their tracks are good
Evil Engine 9 - all
 
#111
Hi Griff!

I just stumbled over your thread and read the first and the last page, cuz I didn't have the patience for reading all through it 😉.
Nice to see that all the people out there have kept the thread alive for such a long period of time.

I wanted to ask you about the lost prophets ( you mentioned their song "shinobi vs dragonninja") : what do you think about the album?
 
#112
I listen to music that [maybe] not be 'audiophile' music .....

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Keith Jarret: Death and The Flower, Fort Yawuh
Pat Metheny: Secret Story, Letter from Home, , We Live Here, Question and Answer, Road to You
Jim Hall: Youkali
Jay Anderson: Local Color, Next Exit
Yellow Jacket: Run for Your Life
Fourplay: Between the Sheets
David Benoit: Professional Dreamer
Dave Weckl: Master Plan

Strauss Family: Blue Danube
Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni

Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales
Sade: Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger than Pride, Love Deluxe
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
Diana Krall: All for You
Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor
Carlos Santana: Supernatural
Phill Collins: Face Value, No Jacket Required
Joe Satriani: G3 Live Concert
Jimmy Hendrik: A Tribute to

Ermy Kullit: The best Indonesian singer.
Indra Lesmana: The best Indonesian jazz player.

... and many more ...

Regards:
ragil.hastomo
 
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Re: I listen to music that [maybe] not be 'audiophile' music .....

dhengkoel said:

Pat Metheny: Secret Story, Letter from Home, , We Live Here, Question and Answer, Road to You
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ragil.hastomo
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My favourite Pat Metheny's are 80/81, So Falls Wichita Falls. Joni Mitchell's "Shadows and Light" has him with Jaco Pastorious, Lyle Mays and a bunch of other guys ... great album.

SMathews
 
#116
Please, do not abuse the term "classical". I am into classical singing and I listen often to classical music from the baroque for instance. Of course the recordings are made later 😉

J.S.Bach is my favorite musician/composer of all the time. I don't think anyone has beaten him yet in productivity and musical intelligence.
 
#118
"classic/classical"

Johan,
the term "classic/classical" is mostly abused IMO. Means: occupied by and used occidental composed music. And it is sloppy,
language-wise, it is pars-pro-toto and the pars is "Vienna classical music" (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven), that is the style/period giving the whole genre its name.
Western hemishpere's cultural imperialism 🙂 ... I just have Indian Indian classical music in mind.

Have a look like the term also can be used. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=53613#post53613
Have fun! 🙂
 
#119
J.S.Bach

Hei Johan! Mitä kuuluu? :wave:

I hope you guys won't mind that I greet johan in finnish.

I also like Bach veeeeryy much, I play parts of his Suite for Cello in d major on my guitar.

I've also sung the bass voice of his St Matthew's passion (hope I've written all the works right), and I must say, I love him!
My other favourite baroque composer is Sylvius Leopold WEiss, a contemporary of Bach who also lived in Saxony.

Johan, I would appreciate if we could start a little conversation on my own thread in the "Introductions" section, because it would be quite off- topic.

Just some little info about myself: I'm 19, live in southern germany, my mother is from Jyväskylä, and I intend to study on the Sibelius Akatemia.

greets,
bob
 
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bob4 said:
Hi Griff!

I just stumbled over your thread and read the first and the last page, cuz I didn't have the patience for reading all through it 😉.
Nice to see that all the people out there have kept the thread alive for such a long period of time.

I wanted to ask you about the lost prophets ( you mentioned their song "shinobi vs dragonninja") : what do you think about the album?
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Sorry its taken me so long to reply.

The Lost Prophets album is quite good though nothing spectacular or out of the ordinary, its well worth a listen though. They are coming out with a new album soon which promises to be unreal.
 
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