ryl@ihlts.UUCP (06/30/83)
I can't believe no one has mentioned "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk, which I think is the ultimate in drug-crazed, headphone listening. Bob "I listen to AM radio" Lied ...ihnp4!ihlts!ryl BTL Indian Hill
rpk@mit-vax.UUCP (Robert Krajewski) (07/03/83)
True audiophiles (I don't have enough $$$ to be one yet) will tell you
that the Absolute Souns is one of the best audio mags around. And THEY
say, that among rock albums, the following are really neat (though the
list changes from issue to issue, of course)...
[1] Autobahn (on Vertigo in Europe, Mercury American pressings bite
the big one).
[2] ``Face Value'' Phil Collins
[3] Peter Gabriel III
[2] and [3] are recommended for the import pressings (Virgin for Collins,
I think, and Charisma for PG3). I was a little surprised that the Absolute
Sound would recommed those two, because they are not ``realistic'
in the good classical/jazz recording sense of the word, and PG3 is more
known for its ``difficult'' content. And I'm sorry, you audiophiles, but
many of those special pressings you buy are rather bland content-wise,
though it's >>well-recorded<< blandness. Anyway, those two album are engineered
by Hugh Padaghm (whose work with the Police is also exceptionally
engineered). Both albums feature an exaggerated (but not bothersome) drum sound
that was first used by Steve Lillywhite on XTC's Drums and Wires, which Mr
Padaghm also engineered. Also, they feature a wide dynamic range, which rock
recordings have traditionally lacked, even on supposedly ``hifi'' rock like
the Mody Blues and ELO. (With those two groups, it's more of a question
of all the details your stereo can pick out.)
Also, Beatles albums are very well done. And people shouldn't get hung
up on the technology, because parts of Phill Collins albums are recorded
with simple machines in his home, and still blow many other records
away sonically...
Not afraid to flame on and on and on...
``Bob'' Robert P. Krajewski ...!mitvax!rpk