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elSicomoro · 09-26-2002, 06:50 PM

Miles Davis--Kind of Blue and Love Songs: The first is considered one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time, released in 1959, and remastered 3 years ago. The second is a compilation of 9 Miles songs released 3 years ago by Columbia.

I'm sure many of you have had those moments where you have heard a song before, then sometime later, you finally discover the name of the song and who performed it. This was the case with at least 3 of the songs on Kind of Blue. Now some may have disdain for remastering, b/c it takes away some of the "authenticity." But I have to tell you...Sony has done this CD some serious justice. The quality is so crisp, that it makes me feel like I'm hanging out with Miles and Cannonball Adderly at the studio, smoking a ton of weed and shooting up a ton of smack.

I think I understand now why this is considered such a classic.

Incidentally, from what I've seen, all of his releases on Columbia were remastered and re-released 3 years ago. (His association with them spanned 30 years, until the mid-80s.) In addition, there are several newer box sets and compilations (i.e. Sony cashing in on the "rediscovery" of Miles that has been going on since his death 10 years ago). Love Songs is one of these compilations, featuring 9 tracks from various releases...I think the CD title says it all.

Stevie Wonder--Songs in the Key of Life: I am a huge fan of music, and very passionate about it. When I hear a gem that I think everyone else should check out, I promote that sucker big time.

So, if you are a fan of music...i.e. you love all kinds of music and it's nothing for you to bounce from Barry White to George Strait to Strauss to Disturbed...You must buy this CD. Quite frankly, this may be in the top 5 of CDs that I own (out of 408). It's 2 CDs, so it'll run you $20 at Best Buy. Well worth it. I've always known that Stevie Wonder was a prolific songwriter, but this CD is just fucking amazing, particularly disc one.

This one was also remastered, and some tracks were added at the end of disc two. Again, the sound is fantastic. The only real problem I have with this set is that the added songs at the end of disc two don't seem to fit with the rest of the CD. They sound like they're from the early 80s, while Songs in the Key of Life was originally released in 1976.

So, buy it, burn it, whatever...you must buy this CD.

Radiohead--Kid A: Okay, I finally got this, after 2 years. It's good...great, even...although admittedly, I don't like it as much as Amnesiac.

Earth, Wind, & Fire--The Best of...Vol 2: Consisting primarily of their hits from 1976-1982, along with a couple of extra tracks. It's good stuff, but truth be told, you're better off buying their Greatest Hits collection. (Of course, don't get this confused with their Super Hits collection...God, Sony is a whore, period. Once you leave one of their labels, they milk the shit out of you.

) But, if you really dig EWF, get the 2 Best Of CDs, then the box set for shits and grins (I don't have that yet...although...).

09-26-2002, 06:50 PM	#321
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	And here we go... Miles Davis--Kind of Blue and Love Songs: The first is considered one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time, released in 1959, and remastered 3 years ago. The second is a compilation of 9 Miles songs released 3 years ago by Columbia. I'm sure many of you have had those moments where you have heard a song before, then sometime later, you finally discover the name of the song and who performed it. This was the case with at least 3 of the songs on Kind of Blue. Now some may have disdain for remastering, b/c it takes away some of the "authenticity." But I have to tell you...Sony has done this CD some serious justice. The quality is so crisp, that it makes me feel like I'm hanging out with Miles and Cannonball Adderly at the studio, smoking a ton of weed and shooting up a ton of smack. I think I understand now why this is considered such a classic. Incidentally, from what I've seen, all of his releases on Columbia were remastered and re-released 3 years ago. (His association with them spanned 30 years, until the mid-80s.) In addition, there are several newer box sets and compilations (i.e. Sony cashing in on the "rediscovery" of Miles that has been going on since his death 10 years ago). Love Songs is one of these compilations, featuring 9 tracks from various releases...I think the CD title says it all. Stevie Wonder--Songs in the Key of Life: I am a huge fan of music, and very passionate about it. When I hear a gem that I think everyone else should check out, I promote that sucker big time. So, if you are a fan of music...i.e. you love all kinds of music and it's nothing for you to bounce from Barry White to George Strait to Strauss to Disturbed...You must buy this CD. Quite frankly, this may be in the top 5 of CDs that I own (out of 408). It's 2 CDs, so it'll run you $20 at Best Buy. Well worth it. I've always known that Stevie Wonder was a prolific songwriter, but this CD is just fucking amazing, particularly disc one. This one was also remastered, and some tracks were added at the end of disc two. Again, the sound is fantastic. The only real problem I have with this set is that the added songs at the end of disc two don't seem to fit with the rest of the CD. They sound like they're from the early 80s, while Songs in the Key of Life was originally released in 1976. So, buy it, burn it, whatever...you must buy this CD. Radiohead--Kid A: Okay, I finally got this, after 2 years. It's good...great, even...although admittedly, I don't like it as much as Amnesiac. Earth, Wind, & Fire--The Best of...Vol 2: Consisting primarily of their hits from 1976-1982, along with a couple of extra tracks. It's good stuff, but truth be told, you're better off buying their Greatest Hits collection. (Of course, don't get this confused with their Super Hits collection...God, Sony is a whore, period. Once you leave one of their labels, they milk the shit out of you. ) But, if you really dig EWF, get the 2 Best Of CDs, then the box set for shits and grins (I don't have that yet...although...).