@whart You are so right, one has to be in the mood for some Frank. I actually do think the current TP and the previous Impex release of ’Sing and Dance’ are quite good. However, not something that i would listen to that often. What amuses me is the almost over-the-top adulation that the new TP release is getting. Sure, it sounds fine, and Frank's voice is fairly well recorded, but it is no epiphany like some would like us to believe.
Tone Poet Sinatra in the wee small hours...is it that good?
I listened to my new Tone Poet Sinatra 'in the wee small hours' today. I was expecting a truly amazing SQ with all of the press and accolades this new release has received.
While I think it is a nice listen, and Frank's voice is portrayed well, it really is not an album that I see myself playing that much. Mainly because the music is so....tepid.
Maybe I'm just not that big a fan of crooners, and Frank was the best of them. But, also because the album is a typical mono release, very little in the way of separation of instruments, not much real bottom end punch and a highlighting of Frank's voice, that in some ways seems a little unnatural to me even though it is certainly dead center. Thoughts?
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@tomic601 - I knew a guy back in NY, had just gotten out of the joint, and his friends gave him a 76 Eldo coupe with a factory 8 track player and all the tapes- Frank, Tony, Dean, you know, all the guys. Bada-Bing. |
Had the 76 Eldorado convertible at one point with an 8 track, but didn’t have all the guys…knew something wasn’t quit right with that ride. The new Tone Poet Sinatra sounds a little anemic on my stereo cartridges with the mono switch but the Miyajima Zero gives it the body and emotion I was expecting. Slightly different to many of the Tone Poet choices but it’s just Frank and his talent with nice background support. |
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