My Music of 2011 - Second Annual

[Still-One]

Here is Volume II of my Annual Music Summary 2011.
If you are interested here is the link to to last years. Also information from Dan, Randy, Chuck and others.

http://www.audioaficionado.org/music...010-music.html

Artists New To Me This Year
2 Cellos ( luka sulic & stjepan hauser)
Adele
Antony & The Johnsons
Sara Bareilles
Alfie Boe
Connie Dover
Mary Gauthier
Noah & The Whale
Sissel
Fleet Foxes

Best Albums I Picked Up This Year (Not in Order)
2 Cellos - 2 Cellos
Adele -21
Antony & The Johnsons - self titled
Paul Paray & The DSO – Paray Conducts Bizet
Paul Paray & The DSO – Suppe Overtures
Brandi Carlile - Live At Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Between Here and Gone
Mary Gauthier – Between Daylight & Dark
Richard Hawley – 4 EP’s
Hotel Room 3 tracks
Just Like The Rain 4 tracks
Tomignt The Streets Are Ours 4 tracks
Open Up Your Door 3 tracks
Katherine Jenkins – Daydream
Billy Joel – Piano Man – The Best Of 24/100 K2HD Recording
Elton John – Madman Across The Water 24/96 Hi Rez
Noah & The Whale- The Last Night On Earth
Noah & The Whale – The First Days of Spring
Sissel – Sissel
Sissel – My Heart
Hans Zimmer – Wings of A Film

Most Played Discs of 2011
Antony & The Johnsons
Paul Paray – Bizet
Brandi Carlile – Give Up The Ghost
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Between Here and Gone
Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Fiona Joy Hawkins – Angel Above My Piano
Ann Sweeten – Gray Sky and Bittersweet
Richard Hawley – All of his but especially Trueloves Gutter
Katherine Jenkins – The Ultimate Collection and her others
Katie Melua – Live at the O2
Turtle Creek Chorale – Rutters Requiem – Five Anthems
Wagner Compilation – Twilight of the Gods
Hans Zimmer – Wings of a Film
2 Cellos -2 cellos
My Morning Soundtracks

Jim

[Ritmo]

Thanks for sharing Jim!

Mike

[BlueChiaro]

That's cool, Jim! Do you actually log things as the year goes along, or do you just go back and recall? I have to say that your repeated playing of the 2Cellos disc inspired me to purchase it.

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by BlueChiaro

That's cool, Jim! Do you actually log things as the year goes along, or do you just go back and recall? I have to say that your repeated playing of the 2Cellos disc inspired me to purchase it.

Robert
I use the program Music Collector that catalogs all my music. It has a place enter purchase date that I use to see when I acquired my newer discs. As far as most frequently played, that is from memory.

Jim

[BlueChiaro]

Originally Posted by Still-One

Robert
I use the program Music Collector that catalogs all my music. It has a place enter purchase date that I use to see when I acquired my newer discs. As far as most frequently played, that is from memory.

Jim

Thanks, Jim...that looks like a very cool program, thanks! I'm going to see if there is a thread on this, otherwise, I'm going to start one.

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by BlueChiaro

Thanks, Jim...that looks like a very cool program, thanks! I'm going to see if there is a thread on this, otherwise, I'm going to start one.

I believe several of us here use Music Collector from collectorZ. The product also has an Ap for your smartphone so you can sync with your laptop and when you are shopping you will always know what music and version you already own.

For those of you with large video or book collections there are versions for those too.

Jim

[ehoove]

Jim,
Very good list, and a great thread. I'll have to check out the software, and you need to explore Mary Chapin Carpenter further. Try "Stones in the Road" first :^). I have them all BTW
Happy Holidays,
Jim

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by ehoove

Jim,
Very good list, and a great thread. I'll have to check out the software, and you need to explore Mary Chapin Carpenter further. Try "Stones in the Road" first :^). I have them all BTW
Happy Holidays,
Jim

Jim

Thanks. I also have two other MCC discs. Her Time*Sec*Love SACD had some great tunes and I also have The Essential MCM to.

Jim

[chessman]

Mary Chapin Carpenter is awesome!

[KahunaCanuck]

Thanks Jim, I ordered 4 or 5 of your picks that I have never heard...looking forward to listening to them!

Mike