Essential for soft-rock fans. Revelatory for audiophiles. Guitar Man in 24/192 is the definitive way to hear why Bread sold millions of records without ever needing to be loud.
In 24/192 FLAC, this album stops being background music at a dentist’s office and becomes a time machine. You are transported to Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, 1972. You can hear the space between David Gates and the microphone. You feel the wood of the guitar. Bread - Guitar Man -1972 - Pop- -Flac 24-192-
To the uninitiated, it looks like a jumble of metadata. To the soft-rock connoisseur and hi-fi enthusiast, it represents the holy grail of early 70s pop fidelity. This article unpacks why this particular album, at this specific resolution, deserves a permanent place on your NAS drive. By 1972, Bread was arguably the most successful soft-rock band in America. Led by the songwriting genius David Gates (vocals, guitar, bass) alongside the underrated guitar virtuoso James Griffin and the percussive anchor Robb Royer, the band had already given the world “Make It With You” and “Baby I'm-a Want You.” Essential for soft-rock fans