The Truth about The Trinity Sessions

Well, I went back and listened to the Trinity Revisited yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked it as much as I did.

That would be with the exception of Sweet Jane, that unfortunately was one of my favorite tracks from the original. I don't know what they were thinking with that beginning of, to me, unlistenable guitar screeching. I'm sure there many people that like it, just not me.

I'm sure I must have listened to the CD when it first came out and expected something much different. So, 12 or 13 years later the second listen I would listen to it more often going forward.
 
About the original
I sold mine long time ago. After having Trinity sessions revisited, when and why would i revisit the original?

brad225 said:
That would be with the exception of Sweet Jane, that unfortunately was one of my favorite tracks from the original. I don't know what they were thinking with that beginning of, to me, unlistenable guitar screeching. I'm sure there many people that like it, just not me.
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I must confess i like. I like when the order comes from the chaos, when the music appears from the noise. It´s like a good surprise! Like this beginning

Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis - Layla (Live in Jazz at Lincoln Center) - YouTube
 
brad225 said:
Well, I went back and listened to the Trinity Revisited yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked it as much as I did.

That would be with the exception of Sweet Jane, that unfortunately was one of my favorite tracks from the original. I don't know what they were thinking with that beginning of, to me, unlistenable guitar screeching. I'm sure there many people that like it, just not me.
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You sound like my grandpa! All kidding aside, to an extent I agree. It’s why I say “when I’m in the mood for some sloppy wet raunchy rock’n’roll” because there are a few places with some purposefully distorted, reverb’d guitar work that can be a little much if they were to catch you unawares. But taken as a whole, when the stars are aligned, and I’ve had a couple glasses of wine, its a really fun LP to listen through.

I might play it tonight ;-)
 
mep said:
Please list which cuts are "demo quality."
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only speaking about the Classic Records 4 disc 45rpm version; there are 4 cuts which i liked and played as demos. "Misguided Angel" and 'I'm So Lonesome I could Cry" are two i enjoy and played often. but really the two that became demo tracks are 'Sweet Jane" where i especially enjoyed the authoritative bass line and high hat cymbals toward the end that are so delicate and floating, and the "Postcard Blues" with it's piercing harmonica soaring above everything......on my system with the scale and space it's a memorable musical experience. in certain mind sets it can viewed as a chaotic mess too.

i do enjoy Margo Timmins vocals and style and feel it really fits this music perfectly.

this is late night, dim the lights, adult beverage of your choice.......atmospheric music. visitors seemed to really enjoy these too as they were frequently requested cuts back in the day. great music, not objectively great sonics or a great recording.

YMMV.
 
mep said:
Please list which cuts are "demo quality."
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the cut "Mining for Gold" has the faint sound of a ventilation fan whirring in the distance. It makes a click sound every revolution. Back in the day when this record was in heavy rotation it was the 'demo cut' dealers would use. Depending on the resolution of the system it mattered whether you could 'see' the fan or not.

Music by The Sea had an ultra dead sound room Steve McCormack used to evaluate circuit changes, the SQ of wire, caps, etc. We were going back and forth with his disc damper used in his, then best, CDP and the effects were quite noticeable and obvious...And the fan? it was as apparent as Margo's voice.
 
puroagave said:
the cut "Mining for Gold" has a faint ventilation fan whirring in the distance. It makes a click sound every revolution. Back in the day when this record was in heavy rotation it was the 'demo cut' dealers would use. Depending of the resolution of the system it mattered whether you could 'see' the fan or not.
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Wow. I like the music and I remember going to see The Cowboy Junkies at Guelph University back in the 80’s. But this album recorded to bad early digital isn’t stellar quality. I have a 1959 analog recording that will mop the floor with it.


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puroagave said:
the cut "Mining for Gold" has the faint sound of a ventilation fan whirring in the distance. It makes a click sound every revolution. Back in the day when this record was in heavy rotation it was the 'demo cut' dealers would use. Depending on the resolution of the system it mattered whether you could 'see' the fan or not.

Music by The Sea had an ultra dead sound room Steve McCormack used to evaluate circuit changes, the SQ of wire, caps, etc. We were going back and forth with his disc damper used in his, then best, CDP and the effects were quite noticeable and obvious...And the fan? it was as apparent as Margo's voice.
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All right. I'm going to play a song for you and I want you to see if you can hear the clicking noise the fan makes on every revolution. That sounds like some audiophile nonsense. I can just imagine a room full of audiophiles sitting in a crowded hotel room listening to a demo of a "high resolution" system to see if they can hear a fan clicking. That's even worse than every audio show demo that has a torch jazz singer with a 3 piece jazz ensemble playing sweet, smooth, non-system taxing music.
 
Mike said:
Wow. I like the music and I remember going to see The Cowboy Junkies at Guelph University back in the 80’s. But this album recorded to bad early digital isn’t stellar quality. I have a 1959 analog recording that will mop the floor with it.


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Never mind 1959 recordings, 1957 was a year of incredible sounding jazz recordings. That's why I can't get lathered up about a horrible sounding 1987 DAT recording that you can listen for the sound of a fan clicking and feel assured you have a great system if you can hear the fan clicking.
 
mep said:
All right. I'm going to play a song for you and I want you to see if you can hear the clicking noise the fan makes on every revolution. That sounds like some audiophile nonsense. I can just imagine a room full of audiophiles sitting in a crowded hotel room listening to a demo of a "high resolution" system to see if they can hear a fan clicking. That's even worse than every audio show demo that has a torch jazz singer with a 3 piece jazz ensemble playing sweet, smooth, non-system taxing music.
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Where we keep running into the singer in the elevator at the show? That one?
 
mep said:
All right. I'm going to play a song for you and I want you to see if you can hear the clicking noise the fan makes on every revolution. That sounds like some audiophile nonsense. I can just imagine a room full of audiophiles sitting in a crowded hotel room listening to a demo of a "high resolution" system to see if they can hear a fan clicking. That's even worse than every audio show demo that has a torch jazz singer with a 3 piece jazz ensemble playing sweet, smooth, non-system taxing music.
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At least The Cowboy Junkies were a band of some repute. How 'bout poseur jazz, the recording made at a club opening with a clarinet and glasses tinkling in the background...we all know the one :)
 
puroagave said:
At least The Cowboy Junkies were a band of some repute. How 'bout poseur jazz, the recording made at a club opening with a clarinet and glasses tinkling in the background...we all know the one :)
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Let me guess-Jazz At The Pawnshop

Having said that, there are lots of great live jazz recordings and you can hear people talking and glasses tinkling.
 
puroagave said:
there are actually two that makes the round at shows. The petite, cute one I can stand. The other that resembles Kaitlin Jenner? no thanks.
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Do I have an autographed LP for you Rob!
 
brad225 said:
I had the same problem using search until I left out the word "sessions". I was looking for a higher rez version than the rebook in my NAS.
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I don’t believe the 2007 remake is on Qobuz or Spotify. Just checked and rechecked. Only album I found was the original poorly recorded Trinity Sessions.
 
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