Trust me on this one or trust your ears. As a person that has always shyed away from live recordings because I could not be moved with the sound quality I listened to The Counting Crows new live Cd yesterday "Live At Heineken Music Hall" and to put it mildly it blew me away. In my system it is the first live CD that has captured the emotion and feel of the musicians on stage.I do not know what kind of microphones were used in the recording but there is no simbelence in the vocals what so ever which I think makes this offering so stellar since the lead singer Adam Duritz is write everything and conveys the emotions of the songs.The sound quality is unbelievable and the song selection is a great representation of the groups catalog except I wish Mrs.Jones or Round Here was on it. Was this CD mastered using Vandersteen speakers I don't know but I was in audio heaven sitting in the sweet spot last night. I picked this up in the cut out bin for under 6.00 so if you have a place that sells promos look there first. As I said trust me on this one ya here.
Most Impressive Live Recording
I am looking for great recordings of live music. Something with impressive dynamic range that knocks your socks off and makes you feel you are really there.
So far, the top five most impressive Live CD recordings I own are;
#1: (And this one wins by a long long way) Tower of Power, Soul Vaccination, "What is Hip?"....if this doesn't completely blow you away then you may have a problem with your system.
#2: M People, Bizarre Fruit Live & Remixed, "Search for the Hero" (live version)
#3: Eagles, Hell Freezes Over, "Hotel California"
#4: Dire Straits, Money for Nothing, "Telegraph Road"
#5: Bryan Adams, MTV Unplugged, "Heaven"
Sadly there is a big difference between the quality of number 1 versus number 5....live recordings, it seems, are simply very hard to do well.
Anyone care to throw out some of their favorites? ( Note: This is not a favorite artist/musician thread....just great live recordings....whatever the genre)
So far, the top five most impressive Live CD recordings I own are;
#1: (And this one wins by a long long way) Tower of Power, Soul Vaccination, "What is Hip?"....if this doesn't completely blow you away then you may have a problem with your system.
#2: M People, Bizarre Fruit Live & Remixed, "Search for the Hero" (live version)
#3: Eagles, Hell Freezes Over, "Hotel California"
#4: Dire Straits, Money for Nothing, "Telegraph Road"
#5: Bryan Adams, MTV Unplugged, "Heaven"
Sadly there is a big difference between the quality of number 1 versus number 5....live recordings, it seems, are simply very hard to do well.
Anyone care to throw out some of their favorites? ( Note: This is not a favorite artist/musician thread....just great live recordings....whatever the genre)