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| Modern day female jazz recommendations Jazz: Flora Purim, Joan ArmadradingRock: Grace Slick, Chrissie HyndeClassical: Kiri Te Kanawa, Beverly SillsAvant Garde: Laurie Anderson, Cyndi LauperGeeze, guys, this is one tough nut! | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations I'll gladly nominate two vocalists that should be put on any list: Flora Purim and Joan Armatrading. Purim's effortless improvisations on Chick Corea's "Return to Forever" are inspired and deft. Armatrading, likewise, excels with vocals that are s... | |
| Popular Female Singers in the past 2 decades Special kudos ought to be sent out to Ronstadt who, more than anyone else on this list, has successfully taken on the challenges of the various genres. Whether it's country, torch, Mexican, classical, rock, or whatnot, Ronstadt has tried and naile... | |
| Popular Female Singers in the past 2 decades Maybe I should add (trying not to be redundant):Joni MitchellByorkAnnie LennoxCyndi LauperMadonnaWhitney HoustonSinead O'ConnorLaurie AndersonDiane KrallAmy WinehouseCan't say I listen to all of these ladies, but you wanted popular, no? | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? A couple of years ago I found a CD of Roger Daltry's concert at Canegie Hall, featuring the Juliard Orchestra. Before you get in a snit over how bad The Who must sound with french horn, bassoon and kettle drum, think about it. In actuality, many o... | |
| Music for "Tough Times" Peter Gabriel's "Wallflower" was a favorite of mine, and helped through many a trial and when I was feeling particularly and acutely blue. It comes from his album Security, a wonderfully strange and sensational album that plums the depths in explo... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Two lines come to mind. The first is from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon: "Far away, across the field,The tolling of the iron bell,Calls the faithful to their knees,To hear the softly spoken, magic spell".Later, Paul Simon came into the pictur... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? That's a good thought, Tbg; so far I have not perceived any ill effect on speed or stability. Now and then, the player refuses to read, but sonically there seems to be an appreciable difference.Again, this was done as a spur-of-the-moment experime... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Go to the local hardward store and buy a rubber mat for a couple of bucks. Trace a CD around and include the spindle hole. Take a good pair of scissors and cut it out. Put it atop a CD when you pop it in the deck. If the player "fusses" a bit, cut... | |
| You might be an audiophile if... You find yourself buying the same album/composition (especially if it's on CD) over and over again, because there's something not quite right.... | |
| In pursuit of the golden ear. Listen. Really, really, just listen. | |
| First song to "Blow You Away"... "Comfortably Numb." | |
| Help Me Expand My Music Taste Give "Kind of Blue" a listen. Miles Davis and the gang are just sweet, sweet, sweet! |