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   Hello Darkman Almighty!   
      
    DA> I personally don't own a lot of CD's, primarily because   
    DA> it's so often theres only one hit and the rest if meh.   
    DA> More so will say passing fancy or worse yet, one hit   
    DA> wonders lol. As you become familiar with the artist, you   
    DA> just know the album will not disappoint.. and really, my   
    DA> short list is pretty short.   
      
   One consistent common denomintor that I've found in recordings     
   where ALL the tunes are excellent are those mastered by Bernie     
   Grundman or Bob Clearmountain. Those guys have/had long waiting     
   lists or submissions for their work. I was digging into some of     
   this many many years ago and learned that they would only do     
   music that only appealed to them too.  Before then, I kept a     
   small pile of CDs where most of tunes were brilliant     
   experiences and noticed that the mastering was most often those     
   guys!  Then, at one point I prioritized my CD purchases that     
   bore their names.   
      
   Today, in the age of streaming, the mastering tag is next to     
   nonexistent, so it's hard to know which complete album is worth     
   acquiring, but now we can also sample an entire album before     
   prchase, or just purchase the indivual tunes that appeal to us.   
      
   But in the age of physical CDs, Clearmountain and Grundman     
   performed magic.  It's relatively easy to find their work now     
   on the www.  Maybe explore something in their catalog for a     
   rewarding experience.   
      
      
    DA> If you have any recommendations, I'm all ears LOL.   
    DA> Happy listening,   
      
   About 13 years go, two singers formed an unlikely duo: Allison     
   Krause + Robert Plant. I remember reading some editorials and     
   calling the pair "the beauty and the beast".   Their     
   collaborative album "Raising Sand" is wonderful.   
      
   They've partnered in a recent recording "Raise the Roof".  It's     
   not bad.  I like tracks 1-6.  I could pass 7-12, but maybe     
   they'll grow on me.   
      
      
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