77jovian
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| Thiel Owners I have an opportunity to score some Thiel 2 2's, which would replace my Vandersteen Treo CT's. I like the Treos, but I have really fond memories of Thiel 2 2's that I had years ago. They would be paired with an Ayre AX 20 integrated. I am not o... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? How about: Big Band of Brothers, (Jazz versions of Allman Bros tunes) Moody Bluegrass, Vol 1 and 2 Great Ceasar's Ghost: What's Done is Done (mostly Allman Bros covers) Jazz is Dead, any of their albums Quiet About It: Tribute to Jesse Winch... | |
| Upcoming Concerts?! @mofimadness Those are wonderful memories. You and I probably passed each other at one or more of those concerts. If I ever spilled a beer in your lap, I apologize! | |
| Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? Well, these don't exactly make the last decade cutoff, but I can't imagine a list that didn't include these: Mighty Sam McClain Give it Up to Love Holly Cole Don't Smoke in Bed Chris Jones Roadhouses and Automobiles | |
| Upcoming Concerts?! @mofimadness. Spot on about the magic of Red Rocks. So many wonderful memories of shows there, including a near-legendary night with Chuck Mangione playing under a lunar eclipse. I am in the Colorado Symphony Chorus and so I’ve had the good for... | |
| Tune of the Day Eric Burden and the Animals - Tobacco Road | |
| Tune of the Day Lighthouse..Sunny Days | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? Wow, wow, wow, so many shows here I would love to have seen! Thanks for the memories, folks. Among my favorites: My first large concert on a visit to Phoenix, 1970, Blues Image, whom I’d never heard of, knocked my stuffing out, I never knew the... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. While you're completing your tour of the Coens' oeuvre, please watch Barton Fink and then write me and tell me what the Hell that was about! Interesting how I can so enjoy a movie that I have no understanding of at all (like Lynch's Mulholland Dr... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. @bdp24 I admit that part of my affection for The Fortune Cookie is because I practiced law for 40 years and the TFC is a perfect send-up of personal injury lawsuits. And great in other ways, too. Probably my career also heightens my appreciat... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. +1 for Jean de Florette and its sequel, Manon of the Spring....breathtakingly beautiful and heart-rending Hear My Song...little known, funny, touching and wonderful music Chaplin's City Lights...maybe my all-time favorite Billy Wilder's The Fo... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @grislybutter "I am no expert." Me either...and I got one of my first kisses at a junior high school dance with the Carpenters' "Close to You" playing in the background. She will be forever be among my favorites just for that. | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @grislybutter like I said, I’m a fan. She deserves her place among pop history’s best loved. But she sang in a very narrow range of pitch, dynamics, style and color, things that count for me in the tabulation of the best voice category. | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. I'm a fan and still listen to some of their albums. I really admire and enjoy Karen's voice and, especially, Richard's arrangements and production. But, world class singer or drummer? If someone can point me to examples of her world-class drumm... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? I listen to a variety of channels on Sirius, mostly in the car. However, Sirius channels are compressed and eq’d to be bass-heavy, and FM generally sounds warmer and less like 1’s and 0’s, so I often listen to classical on FM. But I like the con... |