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Audioquest Music - http://www.audioquest-music.com/ |
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AQ 1052 SACD |
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BluesQuest |
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"BluesQuest"
Various Artists |
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1. Terry Evans - Get Us, Get Ready
2. Doug MacLeod - One Good Woman
3. Joe Beard - Dirty Groundhog
4. Mighty Sam McClain - Too Proud
5. Earl, Perkins, Jones, Smith - Country Girl
6. Bruce Katz Band - The Prowler
7. Sherman Robertson Going Back Home
8. Doug MacLeod - Old Country Road
9. Robert Lucas - 50 Lbs. of Bone
10. Joe Beard - See See Rider
11. Earl, Perkins, Jones, Smith - Ronnie's Blues
12. Mighty Sam McClain - Somebody Help Me |
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Demos/Samplers |
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Stereo |
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Hybrid |
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Produced by: Joe Harley
Recorded by: Michael C. Ross |
| Good performances, excellent sonics (review from amazon.com) |
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| The first and last tunes are fantastic, the others good performances. Unlike most audiophile discs that sound great but have crappy music, this one succeeds on both accounts.
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| Not multi-channel surround (review from amazon.com) |
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| Just a clarification to the earlier review: this disc is stereo only, there is no multi-channel surround version.
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| Great music, superlative sound quality (review from amazon.com) |
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| Finally, a SACD with sound quality worthy of the format. N.B.: I can only comment on the 2-channel stereo performance, not the 5.1, because my system is only 2-channel capable. Rest assured, however, that it is of sufficient quality to be definitive for 2-channel audio (custom headphone amplifier, Grado headphones). I have other good-sounding SACD's as well: Billy Joel "The Stranger", Norah Jones "Come Away With Me", Buena Vista Social Club (DVD-A) as well as other not so great sounding SACD's and DVD-A's. IMO, BluesQuest is the best sounding musical disc (SACD, DVD-A, or CD) I've ever heard with one of the best track lineup top-to-bottom of blues songs on one compilation. Robert Lucas' "50 Lbs of Bone" on Track 9 is simply a gem. Such delicious humour and good music all in one song. And you can't go wrong with Mighty Sam McClain. His Track 4 "Too Proud" is almost too good. Highly recommended for any blues-loving audiophile.
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| A Great Blues Collection (review from amazon.com) |
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| I bought this CD based on Nelson Cabatingan's review and want to say I believe he could not have been more correct in his assessment. I might add that, as well as being a technically perfect recording, the music is really great. If you like blues, you should own this CD.
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| Technical demo of SACD versatility (review from amazon.com) |
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| This album is probably the best SACD recording released to-date. The air around musicians and instruments is simply jaw-dropping; it'll startle you from track 1's Get Up, Get Ready by Terry Evans. By the time you reach track 4 - Too Proud by Mighty Sam McClain, you'll probably be too drowned by the technical perfection of this disc and you'll be having goosebumps already. If you still manage to get to track 9 - 50 Pounds of Bone by Robert Lucas, you may be at the pinnacle of musical orgasm to the point of almost getting emotionally disturbed. I swear there was a moment when I can almost see Mr. Lucas inside the room! Down to the decay of the last note on the last track, when everything suddenly becomes dead silent, it'll take you about 2 minutes to realize that you are only in your room. Gentlemen -- this is the epitome of SACD brilliance. If you still don't have an SACD player, then for Chrissakes, this disc is reason enough to buy one! Of course, to get optimum satisfaction, you'll need to partner it with good hi-fi and sadly, it ain't cheap... But hey, life is too short, we must enjoy every second of it! And music is one of life's greatest pleasures. (No, I'm not trying to justify my hi-fi investments!) Don't mind the [money] price that comes with this disc - it's still a steal! Bravo to Audioquest for their efforts in producing this disc. Keep 'em coming, guys!
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