Qobuz >> roon >> SMSL SU9 >> Violectric V222 >> Sennheiser HD800S :L3000: Roads Less Travelled (2019) by Martin Barre - I find it quite ironic but not surprising that Martin Barre is currently producing better music than his old band, Jethro Tull. This is a really impressive little album...

I think you're right about that, their second album, Purple, was the only one to make much headway on the UK charts, reaching No.10. Alice in Chains did about the same but Soundgarden and especially Pearl Jam did much better. After listening to STP most of today I can see why they are your...

roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Denon AH-D7200 :L3000: Core (1992) by Stone Temple Pilots - A blend of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden with great song writing ability, they should have been bigger but were possibly held back simply because of their similarity to those three...

roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Sennheiser HD800S :L3000: The Downward Spiral (1994) by Nine Inch Nails - I wanted to listen to something that would push the limits of the HD800S and this album definitely does that. The expansive sound stage is filled with music, tape loops and sound...

After enjoying the Billie Eilish, Beth Gibbons, Slash and Intervals albums, I'm taking a dip into the 1970's for my pre-bedtime listen..... roon >> SMSL SU9 >> Violectric V222 >> Denon AH-D7200 :L3000: Stealer's Wheel (1972) by Stealer's Wheel - Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan really worked some...

Just the one track in the UK so it will probably appear in a few days - too late, I've bandcamped it

Qobuz >> roon >> SMSL SU9 >> Violectric V222 >> Grado RS-1x :L3000: Orgy Of The Damned (2024) by Slash - This is what you get when Slash picks a bunch of old standards, builds a backing band and has guest vocalists for all the songs. Surprisingly his guitar playing is not over the top and a...

I'll be giving that a listen later, it's been a banger of a release day this week :sunglasses:

Not on Qobuz, their last one isn't either, so I'll be visiting Bandcamp and will be cueing it up to play as soon as the new Slash album finishes :darthsmile:

roon => SMSL SU9 => Schiit Vali 2 (mullard 6DJ8) => Grado SR325x :L3000: The Band Plays On (1975) by Back Street Crawler - Formed after the breakup of Free, this is Paul Kossoff's answer to Bad Company and it was quite a statement. Kossoff's playing is absolutely stellar and Terry...

Qobuz => roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Grado RS-1x Some excellent German prog-rock, it must be good as this is the fourth time I've played it tonight and I should have been in bed hours ago but hey ho! :darthsmile: Pulled the RS-1x again tonight as I wanted to experience the...

roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Sennheiser HD800S :L3000: Softs (1976) by Soft Machine - On the downside, they lost Allan Holdsworth before recording this but on the upside they got John Etheridge to take over guitar duties, who really did a stunning job of doing the impossible. By...

Once I'd given it a couple of listens I let Necrologies seed roon radio and after a while it came up with TheNightTimeProject and their album Pale Season (2019). They've been around since 2015 and were formed by former members of Katatonia. There's actually a little bit of harsh vocals in one of...

Qobuz => roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Grado RS-1x :L3000: Pale Season (2019) by TheNightTimeProject - All I know is that they are Swedish, they were formed by former members of Katatonia and that they play some very good prog-metal. They were another find from letting roon radio...

I totally agree with you, a lot of the music is fantastic but I just can't take death growls seriously no matter how hard I try. Probably the most extreme vocals I can listen to and enjoy is MuDvAyNe but that's about it, I can't even enjoy early Opeth and I really want to. Giving that...

It might be an age thing, I'm 66 so my love of music grew in a time before harsh vocals existed, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest were the heavy metal gods of the time, so when harsh vocals came along I just didn't get it, it wasn't musical to my ears. I was just listening to the first Darkwater...

Qobuz => roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric V222 => Beyerdynamic DT1990 pro Human (2019) by Darkwater - I'm blown away with this band from Sweden I just discovered tonight. They play melodic prog-metal and play it really well, no annoying harsh vocals, just really good clean vocals and great...

As recommended by @MatW I've started going through the ProgPower Europe festival listings for bands I've not heard of and I'm really impressed with Swedish band, Darkwater and their most recent album, on Qobuz at least, Human (2019). Most of the bands I've given a listen have harsh vocals and...

Ok, you've piqued my interest - giving it a listen now, sounding very good indeed Given it a listen and it's bluesy, jazzy and utterly brilliant - This is going to get a lot of play :L3000:

I love them, they are my favourite headphone by some distance, they are in another league to the 6xx, or in my case the 650. They are far more detailed, sound stage is way bigger in all directions, imaging is laser sharp and they have a quite neutral. reference type sound. They don't have...

Qobuz => roon => SMSL SU9 => Violectric HPA V222 => Sennheiser HD800S To Follow Polaris (2024) by The Tangent - New prog-rock album by The Tangent; I've listened to it a few times throughout the day and I'm liking it more with each listen. They started out in 2002 as a one off project...

Playing the new album from The Tangent, called To Follow Polaris - some good old fashioned prog :darthsmile:

Qobuz >> roon >> SMSL SU9 >> Violectric HPA V222 >> Senheiser HD800S The great Divide (2014) by Enchant - A new American neo-prog-rock band for me, found while on a roon safari, they are Ted Leonard's band from before he became vocalist for Spock's Beard. Sound wise they are not a million...

Man, that was lucky, you found actual stock whereas most places have sold out before they even get the stock - I'm resigned to waiting six weeks or so

I ordered on the 28th from Elise Audio in London, so the wait has only just begun - much thumb twiddling to be done