<B>Neil Young: <I>Official Release Series, Discs 1–4</I></B><BR>
Reprise 519173-1(4 LPs, Limited Edition Vinyl Boxed Set). 2009. Neil Young, David Briggs, Elliot Mazer, Jack Nitzsche, Henry Lewy, prods.; John Nowland, reissue eng. AAA.
I may have had 4000 LPs and a perfectly wonderful <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/1103linn">Linn LP12</A> turntable, but I could go for weeks on end without listening to a single LP. But I still thought of myself as one of the vinyl faithful, even as I rationalized my digital-centric listening tendencies. I loved analog <I>in theory</I>—I just couldn't bring myself to listen to it all that much.
Corrina sent me a link to this video for "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses, a band I know nothing about. It must have been so much fun to make this.
Last week, we asked about your female favorite, so it's only natural that this week we give the men a shot. Opera star, singer/songwriter, jazz singer, death growl screamer—who is your favorite male vocalist?
BluePort Jazz's catalog of 15 titles, recorded in jazz clubs and studios by Jim Merod, is now downloadable in lossless FLAC format from the <A HREF="http://www.houseoflinn.com">House of Linn website</A>. Merod—a PhD professor, an author of numerous books, a music critic for <I>Enjoy the Music.com</I>, and an equipment reviewer for <I>Positive Feedback Online</I>—is known for recording with as few microphones as possible and mixing everything live to two tracks in high-resolution (24-bit/96kHz) PCM format.
Coaster for Guinness Float!
From <a href="http://www.hospitalproductions.com/">Hospital Productions</a>, Cold Cave & Prurient: <i>Stars Explode</i>.
I’ve also been digging the debut LP from Gongasufi, <i>A Sufi And A Killer</i>, on <a href="http://warp.net/records/gonjasufi/debut-album-a-sufi-and-a-killer#0">Wa… Records</a>. You listen to the first track and you’re like, “Hmm?” Listen to the second track and you’re like, “Oh.” Listen to the third track and you’re like, “What the hell is this?” Listen to the fourth track and you’re in love, you’re on your way to the record store even though you swore off buying records for a month, or at least until the next payday, but whatever, you have to have this record now. <i>Now</i>.
Make it real, make it real, make it real. Make it real what? Make it real good. Make it real hard. Make it real long. Make it <i>real</i>.
I brought a bag of tapes to work today.