"Famous Blue Raincoat"..


...what's all the praise about?

I have a mint US Cypress copy, (I'm trying to remember if this one or the Canadian issue was praised the most). I listened to some of it today. While it is "clean & clear", it has that digital, uninvolving edge that kind of turns me off.

Being Thanksgiving and all, and since I always pull out Suzanne Vega's "Solitude Standing" this time of year, ("Fancy Poultry Parts"), I thought I'd make a comparison. They are both from the digital recording age. (SV from 87' - JW from 86').

Playing the JW, I was thinking, very critically, not really enjoying the listen, the experience, the music.

SV, now, this is a totally different listening experience! It sounds great! Nothing edgy, nothing sterile, nothing out of the ordinary. It is in fact an lp I hold in the highest regard, still.

The SV should really be the lp commanding the high prices. Thankfully it is available to us, the ones who love music, for a reasonable price.
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Frogman: Referring to your post on12/02/14: ..for me it's the artificial sound. There's not a hint of ANALOG here.

My question is:, how can such a well regarded lp, sound so artificial/almost digital in it's overall presentation?/ then, the majority of people here, poo.poo. my, or any disagreement with the majority.

I don't know how many times I can listen to it.. and not come to the same result! It has ARTIFICIAL sound!!!!

Nothing at all, analog about it!