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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    for females ?

    this is far and away one of the most unique female renderings of America's tune ...
    Bloody hell!

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    As promised (one playlist used during Everest II development):

    Isn't She Lovely/Livingston Taylor
    Seven Years/Norah Jones
    Hear Me Lord/Bonnie Raitt
    Here I Go Falling In Love Again/Mighty Sam McClain
    The Power Of Good-Bye/Madonna
    The Lemon Tree/Peter, Paul, and Mary
    On The 4th Of July/James Taylor
    Mama Look A Boo Boo/Harry Belefonte
    Here We Go Again/Ray Charles Feat. Norah Jones
    True Love Ways/Buddy Holly
    Mother Nature's Son/The Beatles
    The Pink Panther Theme/Henry Mancini
    C.B. Express/Count Basie & His Orchestra

    I realize this list isn't all that useful regarding specific versions or recordings,
    It is fun to think that "Mama Look A Boo Boo" might have helped voice one
    of the world's finest speakers though

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    Very cool! Thanks Grumpy!

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    I've enjoyed many of those. Don't skip Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter" which really is far more dynamic a recording than the famous Famous Blue Raincoat, which I have owned since it first came out as well as the re-mastered version.

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    Female voices? Lisa Gerrard, The Black Opal. This will also test the bass response like few other discs can. The music appears to be brilliantly (partially) synthesized. The better the speakers, the fuller the sound will be. I would love to hear this on the Everest IIs. The music, stylistically, will be unfamilier, but sound is sound. Don't worry about not understanding some of the lyrics. She sometimes sings in a language she invented. Did I mention that her singing is unique in delivery and quality, perhaps the most interesting being recorded?

    Other recommended, better known contraltos? Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blond), Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies), Laura Branagan (GREAT five octave voice and the best vibrato ever, but the music was not anything to write home about). All great, but Lisa should tell you everything you need to know.

    If contraltos are too low for your testing needs, try my new fave Julie Fowlis from Gaelic Scotland. A nimble, dynamic Golden Throat of the first water and the band is all acoustic. Again, a language you almost certainly don't speak. Sang like an angel award? Eva Cassidy. Find another voice like Eva and you will be a wealthy man.

    Or just do your speakers a favor and discover the music of the late Sandy Denny. Your speakers will thank you. No punchy bass, but a ton of genius. And calling Richard Thompson's work on some of the discs a bonus would be insulting him, so I won't mention it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoerninger View Post
    What about female voices? ___________Peter
    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    for females ?
    ?


    Yeah Sade's a female (I think) , probably any of her albums, Love Deluxe is a good example, unless one does not like Sade, in which case there are plenty of other good suggestions. Her stuff is usually well recorded, she has a nice voice, the rest of the band aint too shabby, good bass & the rest of the other goodies in most music.
    Just Play Music.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krunchy View Post
    there are plenty of other good suggestions.
    you didn't follow the link ?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1kq6CA_38

    Beyonce melts sportswriters' hearts

    it will melt your heart .... , (at least give you heartburn) , she's really quite a unique lyricist.

    Quote Originally Posted by 4313B View Post
    Bloody hell!
    indeed.

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    Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Welcome to the Machine will test your bass and David Gilmor's guitar will test the rest.
    I recently got the Immersion version on vinyl ..DG is right on this
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    My first two choices have not made the list so far:

    Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
    - the original Telarc pressing, make sure you have a turntable capable of handling the extreme excursions
    Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Welcome to the Machine will test your bass and David Gilmor's guitar will test the rest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    you didn't follow the link ?
    nO, but now I did
    Just Play Music.

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    I have to voice my indignation that Emmylou Harris has not been mentioned in the list (females or otherwise).

    Boulder to Birmingham from Pieces of the Sky, or almost anything done with the Nash Ramblers is an excellent way to test the delicacy, balance, and tonal integrity of a system.
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    Small World. I was listening to Emmylou tonight. And another voice of great character and subtlty, Karan Casey. She has a short USA tour next month, in small cultural venues. She's Irish and has also studied Jazz in America.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...Q&feature=fvwp

    http://www.karancasey.com/






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    Quote Originally Posted by Ducatista47 View Post
    Small World. I was listening to Emmylou tonight. And another voice of great character and subtlty, Karan Casey. She has a short USA tour next month, in small cultural venues. She's Irish and has also studied Jazz in America.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...Q&feature=fvwp

    http://www.karancasey.com/
    Thanks for the YouTube of her with Lunasa - She sounds very special!
    We heard Lunasa on their first US tour in 2000, have seen them a number of times,
    and have tickets for them Mar 8 locally.
    Its a pity Karan is not playing anywhere locally on this tour ...
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    I love these kinds of threads. Everytime they get started my collection gets an infusion of great media.

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    Julie Driscoll .... "Light My Fire" , she holds that last "Fiierrrr" for a long time ...(at 3:36) a perennial pod fave.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBij9_ar6uM
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    All of these have been great suggestions, I have been listening to as may as I have time for this weekend and there is a lot of talent out there that I did not know about. The people on this site really have great taste in music!
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