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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 20, 2023 10:04:59 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022
# 16 - A Good Woman's Love - Hank Locklin
I've always considered Hank Locklin to be the lesser Hank. Certainly below Williams, Snow and Thompson...and probably Cochran if you count songwriting in the equation. But my estimation has risen in the last few years. And at least he's not Hank Williams, Jr. (Lord he's awful).
This was off Locklin's 1966 album "The Girls Get Prettier and was written by Cy Coben. It had previously been released as a single by Locklin in 1956 and was then covered by Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold and a number of others. Just a great country ballad. And it makes me think more highly of this particular Hank.
"Stead of roamin' I go home in the evening and she's waiting there And I know that no matter what happens she'll always care And when the night falls and the moon shines above I'm a man with a dream and a good woman's love"
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Post by tartanphantom on Mar 21, 2023 6:41:39 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022 # 16 - A Good Woman's Love - Hank Locklin I've always considered Hank Locklin to be the lesser Hank. Certainly below Williams, Snow and Thompson...and probably Cochran if you count songwriting in the equation. But my estimation has risen in the last few years. And at least he's not Hank Williams, Jr. (Lord he's awful).
I agree with your country Hank assessment... but must make an honorable mention to the "best" (in my opinion) non-country Hank...
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 21, 2023 8:23:49 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022 # 16 - A Good Woman's Love - Hank Locklin I've always considered Hank Locklin to be the lesser Hank. Certainly below Williams, Snow and Thompson...and probably Cochran if you count songwriting in the equation. But my estimation has risen in the last few years. And at least he's not Hank Williams, Jr. (Lord he's awful).
I agree with your country Hank assessment... but must make an honorable mention to the "best" (in my opinion) non-country Hank...
I love me some Hank Ballard.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 21, 2023 10:25:32 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022
# 15 - Just Between You and Me - Charley Pride This was Country Charley Pride's third single and his first hit going to #9 and spending 19 weeks on the charts in 1966. This was the one that showed he could be a force in country music. The song was later on Pride's first album "Pride of Country Music, an album that my mother loved and that I listened to a whole lot as a child. Written by Cowboy Jack Clement this is just one of those great lost love country songs. At 2:15 seconds there isn't a single extraneous word in this song. And it's all the more brilliant for that. "So I feel so blue sometimes I wanna die And so I've got a broken heart so what They say that time will heal all wounds in mice and men And I know that someday I'll forget and love again"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2023 12:44:38 GMT -5
Any opinions if an external DAC (digital-to-analog) is a worthwhile upgrade? I play my music from a PC connected to a stereo receiver. My music files are in a lossless format, and the receiver and speakers are in the low-to-mid price/quality range. The PC is one of those compact deals about 5" * 5", with an i5. I've heard it said that the smaller the PC, the more noise is going to be introduced to the sound.
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Post by impulse on Mar 21, 2023 14:52:57 GMT -5
Any opinions if an external DAC (digital-to-analog) is a worthwhile upgrade? I play my music from a PC connected to a stereo receiver. My music files are in a lossless format, and the receiver and speakers are in the low-to-mid price/quality range. The PC is one of those compact deals about 5" * 5", with an i5. I've heard it said that the smaller the PC, the more noise is going to be introduced to the sound. I guess the first thing to ask is how satisfied you are with your current sound. If you like it fine, you could save the money. But if you're enough into audio gear to even ask this question, you and I both know you could always go for better . Based on what I read a while back (and I may have forgotten, so take it with a grain of salt), it may depend on how good your sound card is and how much noise your computer happens make. Unless your computer came with one that is specific for quality audio processing, you could probably get some improvement out of a DAC etc, especially if you've gone to the trouble to keep your files in lossless. Even if your computer has a good one, the noise from other components could offset it. Since you have a little compact computer, it might be worth trying out a DAC, but if you aren't having issues with your music listening, you could probably save the money.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2023 15:28:12 GMT -5
Any opinions if an external DAC (digital-to-analog) is a worthwhile upgrade? I play my music from a PC connected to a stereo receiver. My music files are in a lossless format, and the receiver and speakers are in the low-to-mid price/quality range. The PC is one of those compact deals about 5" * 5", with an i5. I've heard it said that the smaller the PC, the more noise is going to be introduced to the sound. I guess the first thing to ask is how satisfied you are with your current sound. If you like it fine, you could save the money. But if you're enough into audio gear to even ask this question, you and I both know you could always go for better . Based on what I read a while back (and I may have forgotten, so take it with a grain of salt), it may depend on how good your sound card is. Unless your computer came with one, even onboard, that is specific for quality audio processing, you could probably get some improvement out of a DAC etc, especially if you've gone to the trouble to keep your files in lossless. My previous motherboard had an onboard sound card specifically made for quality audio, and it sounded great on my speakers. Since you have a little compact one, it might be worth trying one out. I've always felt that my current sound could be better, in general. What got me seriously thinking about some kind of upgrade is that when I play certain songs on Youtube on my desktop PC, which outputs to a sound bar, I can hear the bass guitar much more distinctly than I can when played from my collection outputting to my stereo system. In the Youtube version, I don't have to make any effort to pick out the bass, while I need to tune my hearing to actively isolate it coming out of my stereo. The bass frequencies are there, but the specific notes from the bass guitar aren't as distinct as they are from the sound bar on my desktop. My stereo-connected computer doesn't have a soundcard, it's using whatever sound hardware is on the motherboard. It's too small to have expansion slots for even half-size sound cards (if I do get a DAC it would be external/USB instead of an internal expansion card, then). The reason I'm using something that small is to keep it as unobtrusive as possible. I realize the sound difference could possibly be due to different re-mastered versions of the same song, but I've compared identical masters when possible, and still experience the issue. I'm not an audiophile by any means, especially with my crappy hearing. I'll never tell the difference between a lossless track and a 320 mp3 (it's my archivist mentality that forces me to collect the lossless tracks), but I'm pretty sure I could be doing something to make my system sound better to me. I was kind of sold on the idea of a DAC upgrade a while ago, but never did it, so now that I'm seriously thinking about it again, I wanted to ask outside of the audiophile community, who are less likely to have elitist biases.
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Post by berkley on Mar 21, 2023 15:30:32 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022 # 15 - Just Between You and Me - Charley Pride This was Country Charley Pride's third single and his first hit going to #9 and spending 19 weeks on the charts in 1966. This was the one that showed he could be a force in country music. The song was later on Pride's first album "Pride of Country Music, an album that my mother loved and that I listened to a whole lot as a child. Written by Cowboy Jack Clement this is just one of those great lost love country songs. At 2:15 seconds there isn't a single extraneous word in this song. And it's all the more brilliant for that. "So I feel so blue sometimes I wanna die And so I've got a broken heart so what They say that time will heal all wounds in mice and men And I know that someday I'll forget and love again"
I grew up in the 1960s and '70s listening to a lot of Charley Pride - he was hugely popular in Nfld for some reason, and one of my mother's favourite singers.
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Post by impulse on Mar 21, 2023 16:07:44 GMT -5
I've always felt that my current sound could be better, in general. What got me seriously thinking about some kind of upgrade is that when I play certain songs on Youtube on my desktop PC, which outputs to a sound bar, I can hear the bass guitar much more distinctly than I can when played from my collection outputting to my stereo system. In the Youtube version, I don't have to make any effort to pick out the bass, while I need to tune my hearing to actively isolate it coming out of my stereo. The bass frequencies are there, but the specific notes from the bass guitar aren't as distinct as they are from the sound bar on my desktop. My stereo-connected computer doesn't have a soundcard, it's using whatever sound hardware is on the motherboard. It's too small to have expansion slots for even half-size sound cards (if I do get a DAC it would be external/USB instead of an internal expansion card, then). The reason I'm using something that small is to keep it as unobtrusive as possible. I realize the sound difference could possibly be due to different re-mastered versions of the same song, but I've compared identical masters when possible, and still experience the issue. I'm not an audiophile by any means, especially with my crappy hearing. I'll never tell the difference between a lossless track and a 320 mp3 (it's my archivist mentality that forces me to collect the lossless tracks), but I'm pretty sure I could be doing something to make my system sound better to me. I was kind of sold on the idea of a DAC upgrade a while ago, but never did it, so now that I'm seriously thinking about it again, I wanted to ask outside of the audiophile community, who are less likely to have elitist biases. Well, I am certainly not an audiophile. I don't have the net worth to stick more than a toe in. That said, from the little I know, I don't think you would get huge returns in bass frequency with a DAC. Most modern onboard sound cards in computers and devices should be "basically good enough" for the most part these days, but that you might reduce noise if any is showing up. Though some say you would get some improvement. If you buy a returnable one it's worth a shot, though I don't know if it will address your specific comments. Also stuff like soundbars and bluetooth speakers often HEAVILY over-emphasize bass frequencies to get that booming sound and sensation. That might be causing most of the difference. You might get better results from a amp or a preamp. This is all based off the little I read a few years ago and recently skimming a few posts, so I am by no means an expert. If Amazon gives you a no hassle return window, go for it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2023 16:41:59 GMT -5
I've always felt that my current sound could be better, in general. What got me seriously thinking about some kind of upgrade is that when I play certain songs on Youtube on my desktop PC, which outputs to a sound bar, I can hear the bass guitar much more distinctly than I can when played from my collection outputting to my stereo system. In the Youtube version, I don't have to make any effort to pick out the bass, while I need to tune my hearing to actively isolate it coming out of my stereo. The bass frequencies are there, but the specific notes from the bass guitar aren't as distinct as they are from the sound bar on my desktop. My stereo-connected computer doesn't have a soundcard, it's using whatever sound hardware is on the motherboard. It's too small to have expansion slots for even half-size sound cards (if I do get a DAC it would be external/USB instead of an internal expansion card, then). The reason I'm using something that small is to keep it as unobtrusive as possible. I realize the sound difference could possibly be due to different re-mastered versions of the same song, but I've compared identical masters when possible, and still experience the issue. I'm not an audiophile by any means, especially with my crappy hearing. I'll never tell the difference between a lossless track and a 320 mp3 (it's my archivist mentality that forces me to collect the lossless tracks), but I'm pretty sure I could be doing something to make my system sound better to me. I was kind of sold on the idea of a DAC upgrade a while ago, but never did it, so now that I'm seriously thinking about it again, I wanted to ask outside of the audiophile community, who are less likely to have elitist biases. Well, I am certainly not an audiophile. I don't have the net worth to stick more than a toe in. That said, from the little I know, I don't think you would get huge returns in bass frequency with a DAC. Most modern onboard sound cards in computers and devices should be "basically good enough" for the most part these days, but that you might reduce noise if any is showing up. Though some say you would get some improvement. If you buy a returnable one it's worth a shot, though I don't know if it will address your specific comments. Also stuff like soundbars and bluetooth speakers often HEAVILY over-emphasize bass frequencies to get that booming sound and sensation. That might be causing most of the difference. You might get better results from a amp or a preamp. This is all based off the little I read a few years ago and recently skimming a few posts, so I am by no means an expert. If Amazon gives you a no hassle return window, go for it! Thanks, I'm pretty sure I'll end up getting one. Hopefully I won't have an issue with Linux compatibility. I plan to slowly upgrade all of the system little by little anyway (not too much of an upgrade, just so I have a couple steps better than the third-cheapest components I usually settle for), and I figure why not start at the source. Jumping from an on-board sound chip to a dedicated external DAC sounds like it could be the most bang-for-the-buck upgrade.
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Post by impulse on Mar 22, 2023 8:37:00 GMT -5
Thanks, I'm pretty sure I'll end up getting one. Hopefully I won't have an issue with Linux compatibility. I plan to slowly upgrade all of the system little by little anyway (not too much of an upgrade, just so I have a couple steps better than the third-cheapest components I usually settle for), and I figure why not start at the source. Jumping from an on-board sound chip to a dedicated external DAC sounds like it could be the most bang-for-the-buck upgrade."Getting your DAC outside of the rest of your computer couldn't hurt" is probably the only nearly unanimous sentiment I could pick out while reading. Good luck! I'd love to know how it works after you get around to it.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 22, 2023 10:04:43 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2022
# 14 - I've Been Drinking More - Jason James
We're back with Jason James off his 2015 self-titled album. Dude is just an amazing retro country artist and this is just a great honky-tonk drinking song.
"I've been driftin' here in a liquor-filled sea Holdin' on to nothin' but a memory Why, I never took you for the two-timing kind But now you've got me swallowin' my pride One shot at a time"
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Post by impulse on Mar 22, 2023 10:15:16 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley I wonder what your thoughts are on Chris Stapleton? Based on your posts here, if you're not familiar with him, he seems like he'd be right up your alley. I'm not a fan of much country, but I'd make an exception to see him.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 22, 2023 10:21:34 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley I wonder what your thoughts are on Chris Stapleton? Based on your posts here, if you're not familiar with him, he seems like he'd be right up your alley. I'm not a fan of much country, but I'd make an exception to see him. I like Chris Stapleton a fair bit. He just never seems to manage to make it on to my year end list. He's definitely one of the few guys who get significant airplay that I like. If you like Stapleton you might give Sturgill Simpson a try. They're not inherently the same, but both have really move the direction of country in the last decade or so.
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Post by impulse on Mar 22, 2023 11:15:22 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley I wonder what your thoughts are on Chris Stapleton? Based on your posts here, if you're not familiar with him, he seems like he'd be right up your alley. I'm not a fan of much country, but I'd make an exception to see him. I like Chris Stapleton a fair bit. He just never seems to manage to make it on to my year end list. He's definitely one of the few guys who get significant airplay that I like. If you like Stapleton you might give Sturgill Simpson a try. They're not inherently the same, but both have really move the direction of country in the last decade or so. I might do so. I don't mind some amount of country as long as it's not just country. Stapleton is like country rhythm and blues/soul, for example.
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