That is a very special song, Moose, especially as performed by Roberta Flack.
Chris
On 3 Jan 2014, at 00:33, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In a world where the sound in many places has deteriorated to over compressed
> MP3 over tinny docking station speakers,
> my old mid range audiophile electronics through a pair of great mini-motors
> on proper stands is Nirvanic.
>
> We belong to a house church, where different members host and present what
> may or may not look to others like a
> 'service'. A few weeks ago I hosted, and the entire formalish part of the
> meeting was music, with only a few words to
> set up the purpose. When the remastered version of Roberta Flack's 'The First
> Time I Ever Saw Your Face' started up, I
> could see hairs raising on arms, body language changing. The whole energy of
> the room changed. (The quality of the rest
> of that greatest hits album is variable. Whoever originally made that
> recording was a serious master. And the digital
> remastering is perfect.)
>
> Whatever equipment gets to that point is sufficient for me.
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