Re: GRAMMYS
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JaimeG,
You are right about Ray's being the master of feel, and, like you, I cringed when I heard him off-pitch, which he never did when he was younger or on the many CDs in my collection, or in any of the live performances I attended.
But I first heard that duet he does with Bonnie Rait, "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?"--a great song-- in my car and I was floored by the emotion. It's when I heard some of the other tracks that I got disappointed and decided not to buy it. Maybe I will get it in SACD. This discussion has rekindled my curiosity. You do have to make allowances.
Regards,
Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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Ha!!! Classic!!!
Hey Ford, have you checked out the Junos? They are a great event!
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Yes; I have in fact watched them and I have even enjoyed some of the performances. In fact I am looking forward to seeing Neil Young.
As for my whining; I have 2 gripes with the award shows.
1. Pacing, slow to a fault. Make it a 90 minute show and I might give it my attention. I have heard that for the OSCARS some categories are going to awarded with all the nominees on the stage at the same time so as to eliminate the sometimes long walk to the stage. Don't think it will be much fun for the losers.
2. Time delay. I'm an adult, let me decide what I want and don't want to hear. Whenever I hear anything beeped I always insert the worst word possible so their efforts are sort of wasted on me.
getting to 2,000 posts; one year at a time vp160/qs8/qs4/ep350/m60/m2200s
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Ray’s SACD is one of my favorites, mainly because I ‘m a huge Ray’s fan and Billy Preston plays B3 on two of the tracks. But regardless, the SACD sound, multi-ch-mix and orchestra arrangements are top notch, so for that alone is worth add it to your collection. I’ll say that my fav. track is Van Morrison “Crazy Love”. That’s the only track recorded at a live performance, dont know what year , but Ray’s voice was better than the studio performances. Diane Krall and BB King duets also are great. Norah Jones’ is my least fav. track (though it has a great B3 solo ) ... and that was the one that won the Grammy , go figure.
The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail. --Lindborg
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OK I'm sold. I'll pick it up this weekend. Thanks.
LIFE IS SHORT. DON'T BE A DICK.
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yep, me too. what i REALLY wish it had was a duet of Ray and Johnny Cash on "Busted", both of their versions of it are awesome and i can only imagine what it'd sound like together!
Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?
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I got mine at Best Buys, they have the most SACD-dvd-a in my area.
The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail. --Lindborg
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Thanks, problem is there are no BB's, or CC's where I'm currently at. I'll either stop by B&N and pay the ridiculously high prices or wait till next weekend when I go to PHX and pick it up at a BB.
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Also, John Mayer's Heavier Things is incredible in SACD surround. I would recommend anyone with a passing interest to get it.
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