Pearl Acoustics - Great Recordings of all time
In 1973, Jackson Browne released this, his second album. With him as principle song writer and producer, he manages to capture a period of change in his life that is so profound, and yet at times funny, that I believe this album to be a true masterpiece. Surrounded by so many gifted musicians, each at the top of their game, the album gives a feeling of what it must have been like to be a part of Jackson Browne’s scene, at that time.
Expertly engineered by John Haeny, Al Schmitt, Kent Nebergall and Rick Tarantini, with mixing by Al Schmitt and mastering by Greg Ladanyi, I believe this album is (in the words of the critic Janet Maslin) to be both “intimate and universal” all at the same time.
Enjoy!
00:00 – Introduction
00:29 – Background and context to me and the album
05:50 – Take it Easy
14:17 – Our Lady of the Well
16:39 – Colors of the Sun
23:39 – I thought I was a Child
27:42 – These Days
33:50 – Red Neck Friend
37:50 – The Times You’ve Come
44:36 – Ready or Not
49:40 – Sing My Songs To Me
56:20 – For Everyman
Equipment used in this video:
Playback:
Loudspeakers: Pearl Acoustics SG
Preamplifier and Dac: Sugden Saphire DAP 800
Amplifier: Sugden SPA-4
CD Player: Lyngdorf CD-2
Cables: Loudspeaker cables: Pearl Acoustics Sibelius Neutral Balance
Interconnects: AudioQuest (various)
Listening Room acoustic panels: GIK
Video recording:
Sony FX30
Sound Recording:
Sennheiser ME-2 lavalier microphone with XSW-D wireless kit, coupled to a Zoom H6 with MSH-6 capsule activated
About Pearl Acoustics:
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