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Review by Tom February 17, 2003
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I really like this SACD. The performance is outstanding. It gets more rotation than 90% of my SACDs. The cuts from the original album are recorded quite well. I like all the original cuts--particularly Blues Pt. 2 and Variations which were not single hits. It's also nice that Columbia added over ... more |
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Review by Tom February 17, 2003
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This SACD was one of the first SACDs that I bought. One commenter on AudioAsylum stated that this is sonically the worst SACD. I don't concur. The trebble is a little bright and not as smooth as I would prefer, but the clarity and dynamics are OK. There's other rock albums that I'm far more ... more |
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Review by Tom February 17, 2003
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I like Bela Fleck--both his jazz and blue grass. This SACD was advertised as winning some sort of World Music award. Well, I'm not one for eastern style of music and I struggle listening to this, other than as background music. It's smooth and gentle, but just doesn't cut it with me. I'm sure that ... more |
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Review by Tom February 17, 2003
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I like the music of Michael Jackson. I had high expectations because the CD is recorded so well, but was disappointed. This SACD sounds fine, but not much better than the CD to me. It's dynamics are better, but its bass seems weaker. Highs are smoother. It's not a bad SACD, but did not turn out to ... more |
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MCh Tchaikowsky Symphony #5 Kobayashi /Czech Philharmonic. This is one of my favorite Tchaikowsky symphonies. Excellent performance! Orchestra knew its stuff and conductor created very strong powerful music. Sound is excellent too. Very "Tchaikowsky" sound I used to hear from best Russian ... more |
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