Borden Tunnel posted:PennsyPride94 posted:nathansixchime posted:One thing worthy of consideration is that while there are many artistic attributes and perspectives when it comes to audio recordings, they can also be considered documentary and historical in nature. A recording from the 1940s or 50's is just as insightful to history as a photograph or 16mm film. This is how it was - regardless of one's interpretation on the artistic or musical merit.
I agree completely Kelly. I feel that old steam railroad recordings have an "aurora" about them. For example every time I listen to Link's Christmas Eve recording I can't help but be taken back to that rather random, now momentous moment to think what it would be like on that cold evening as a J class came rumbling by to a stop and then barks off into the eery night sky during the last years of N&W steam.
You're NKP 765 recording, that paid homage to Link, gives me the same feeling of nostalgia even though the recording was made well after the days of steam on the Nickel Plate.
I believe the word you want is 'aura': noun; the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, place, or thing. But I get what you mean!
LOL! Oops! Thanks for the correction. As you can tell from that use of vocabulary college has made me very "edjumacated".
