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Here's my list (so far) in no particular order,

01- Chicago: Quadio
02- Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
03- Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet
04- Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern Surroundings
05- Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair
06- Bryan Adams: Reckless
07- Tiësto: Elements of Life
08- Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09- Beck: Sea Change
10- Rush: Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition

Recommendations,

- Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On
- Queen: A Night At The Opera

Waiting for,

- INXS: Kick - 30th Anniversary Definitive 4-Disc Collector's Edition (pre-ordered)
- The Alan Parsons Project: Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition (wainting for a single Blu-ray Audio release to pre-order)


Regards,
 
Here's my list (so far) in no particular order,

01- Chicago: Quadio
02- Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
03- Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet
04- Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern Surroundings
05- Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair
06- Bryan Adams: Reckless
07- Tiësto: Elements of Life
08- Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09- Beck: Sea Change
10- Rush: Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition

Recommendations,

- Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On
- Queen: A Night At The Opera

Waiting for,

- INXS: Kick - 30th Anniversary Definitive 4-Disc Collector's Edition (pre-ordered)
- The Alan Parsons Project: Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition (wainting for a single Blu-ray Audio release to pre-order)


Regards,

I thought it would be easy to get 10...but...there aren't that many blu ray audio releases(at least in the content I want)...

Elton John.......Yellow Brick Road
Tom Petty........Anthology(box set)
The Doors........The Singles
Yes..................The Yes Album
Yes.................. Fragile
Van Morrison......Moondance
Bob Marley.........Legend
Pink Floyd...........Dark Side Of The Moon(Immersion box set)
Jethro Tull...........Aqualung
Chicago...............Quadio
 
Here are ten that I listen to somewhat more than others. I recommend all of them.

The one I'm most looking forward to though, is Eye in the Sky from Alan Parsons. One of my top 5 favorite albums of all time.

Chicago - Quadio
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Doors - Best Of The Doors
Yes - Fragile
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Birdsong at Morning - A Slight Departure
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
 
Here are ten that I listen to somewhat more than others. I recommend all of them.

The one I'm most looking forward too though, is Eye in the Sky from Alan Parsons. One of my top 5 favorite albums of all time.

Chicago - Quadio
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Doors - Best Of The Doors
Yes - Fragile
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Birdsong at Morning - A Slight Departure
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Opps made a mistake
 
My top 6 artists (or 10 titles) and most played

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare 1970-1997
  • Kraftwerk - 3D single
  • Yes - TYA, FRLE, CTTE, TFTO
  • Pink Floyd - Endless River, EY 1972 (for Echoes 4.0)
  • Chicago - Quadio
  • Allman Brothers Band - The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings (Complete, 5 shows on 3 discs)
    [needs its own poll, please and thank you]

Significantly down the listen count, but solid catalog titles:

Gentle Giant - OCT, TP&TG, TPS,
Doors - Singles
Steven Wilson - Raven, Hand
XTC - SKY, O&L
David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock

That's my entire BD collection.
I'm looking at my other discs and giving thanks my $100 universal player decodes SACD (& DVD).
 
Here is an off the top of my head list:

Tom Petty Soundstage

Lou Reed The making of Transformer and Live at Montreux

No Nosongs

XTC - Drums and Wires

XTC - Oranges and Lemons

XTC - Skylarking

The Who Quadrophenia

Peter Gabriel Back To Front: Live In London Deluxe Limited Edition

Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern Surroundings

Tom Petty Damn The Torpedoes with Bonus Tracks.



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In no particular order:
Chicago - Quadio
Kraftwerk - 3-D (Der Katalog)
Pixies – Doolittle
XTC - Oranges & Lemons
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Love And Rockets - Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (The Early Years 1970 Devi/ation)
Beyoncé - s/t
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Rush - Signals [not great surround, but a favourite]
Van Morrison - Moondance [great surround, but not a favourite]
Tiësto - Elements Of Life [superb surround, gets tedious after the first 10 or so tracks]
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs Live From The Basement [Ambient surround, but a great set]
 
Titles that I own....
GBYBR
Legend
WYWH
DSOTM
Aqualung
TYA
Fragile
Skylarking
SFTBC
TOMAI
 
my favorites

1. Kraftwerk - 3D
2. Mando Diao - Ælita
3. Patricia Barber - Modern Cool
4. Beck - Sea Change
5. Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase
6. XTC - Drums & Wires
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
8. Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
9. Gentle Giant -Octopus
10. Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time
 
1. Chicago Quadio
2. Allman Brothers- Idlewild South
3. Doors- The Singles
3. XTC- Skylarking
4. Yes- Close To The Edge
5. Pink Floyd- Dark Side Of The Moon
6. Jethro Tull- Aqualung
7. Eagles- Farewell I Tour (most aggressive surround I've ever heard on a live show)
8. Bryan Adams- Reckless
9. The Who- Tommy
10. Love & Rockets- Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven
 
Top ten Blu-Ray Audio discs for me would be:
Beck-Sea Change
Neil Young-Archives Volume 1
Tears For Fears-SFTBC
Xtc-Nonsuch
Lionel Richie-Can't Slow Down
Pink Floyd-WYWH
Who-Quadrophenia
Alan Parsons-Tales of Mystery...
Allman Brothers-Idlewild South
Yes-Fragile
 
1. Chicago Quadio
2. Allman Brothers- Idlewild South
3. Doors- The Singles
3. XTC- Skylarking
4. Yes- Close To The Edge
5. Pink Floyd- Dark Side Of The Moon
6. Jethro Tull- Aqualung
7. Eagles- Farewell I Tour (most aggressive surround I've ever heard on a live show)
8. Bryan Adams- Reckless
9. The Who- Tommy
10. Love & Rockets- Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven

Agree 100% on Eagles: Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne

Just a note, Eagles: Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne it's a live Blu-ray concert video/audio not a Blu-ray Audio only.

Kind regards,
 
Agree 100% on Eagles: Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne

Just a note, Eagles: Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne it's a live Blu-ray concert video/audio not a Blu-ray Audio only.

Kind regards,

How ironic is it that I live in Melbourne and I have never seen this for purchase in Melbourne. Go figure? Maybe it's just me?
 
How ironic is it that I live in Melbourne and I have never seen this for purchase in Melbourne. Go figure? Maybe it's just me?

You need to get this one. Its one of the best concerts Blu-rays both technically and for content. It used to get a trashing here although haven't watched it for a while.
 
In no particular order...
1 - Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
2 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were here
3 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side
4 - Tom Petty - Mojo
5 - Bryan Adams - Reckless
6 - Chicago - Quadio
7 - Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
8 - Rush - 2112
9 - BT - Electronic Opus
10 - Lichtmond 3 - Days Of Eternity

Recommended:
Patricia Barber - Modern Cool
Roger Waters - Amused To Death
Genesis - Selling England
Beck - Sea Change
David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Birdsong At Morning - A Slight Departure
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
A few more from Steven Wilson...

A lot of BD-As got a bad rap when introduced, but I have over 50 now and don't have too many bums among 'em...:D
 
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