In FLAC, the debut album reveals its AOR (Album-Oriented Rock) roots. Listen to the harmonica intro on “Should’ve Known Better” – in lossless audio, you can hear the reed vibration and Marx’s finger positioning. The low-end on “Don’t Mean Nothing” (featuring a young Fee Waybill) finally punches through without the muddiness of compressed formats.
were crystalline, separated perfectly in the soundstage. By the time he reached the soulful experimentations of Paid Vacation Richard Marx Essential Discography -FLAC-
Marx’s voice aged like a fine bourbon. In FLAC, the gravel in his lower register on "Whatever We Started" is pure texture. These later albums are mixed with modern clarity but classic sensibilities. In FLAC, the debut album reveals its AOR