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| Hot Rats @mahler123: It was not I who compared Popular Musicians with Classical Composers, but rather Pat Metheny. In my opinion both have to be judged as farmers in their own fields, not at all the same crops. Sorry for the silly metaphors ;-) . I love, ... | |
| Hot Rats @pfeiffer and @baylinor : I can’t fault ya’ll for taking the conflating of Zappa and Trump in the wrong sense (though I can for not at least suspecting the attempt at humour ;-). I was speaking only of their propensity for thinking very highly of ... | |
| Please Support Music Education When I was in elementary school in the early-60’s, even we had a school orchestra (where I learned to read music, and played snare drum). Music was considered as much a part of a well-rounded education as were math, science, and history (as well a... | |
| Politics and Music Conservatives tend to oppose things like---in the case of Reagan---Stem Cell research (’cause fetuses have their rights too). That is, of course, until such research will benefit them personally (after Reagan’s illness was diagnosed, Mrs. Reagan g... | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? I’m feeling romantic right now ;-). - "Moon River" by Henry Mancini. - "Can’t Help Falling In Love With You" by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George Weiss. - "Young World" by Jerry Fuller. - "You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me" by Pin... | |
| Politics and Music The list is not complete without Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Steve Earle. | |
| Hot Rats Oops. What Metheny actually said is "Compared to Bach, we all suck." Zappa lacked even a trace of Metheny’s humility. But I feel for Zappa; loud bravado is often an outward sign of deep insecurity. Just look at Trump ;-) . | |
| Politics and Music It’s interesting, the percentage of progressive/left-leaning songwriters, singers, and musicians vs. those of the conservative/right-leaning persuasion. Make a list of your faves, and see where their allegiances lie. Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt,... | |
| Hot Rats Too obvious for me (kinda like Bill Maher). I prefer the humour of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Loudon Wainwright III, Randy Newman, and Dan Hicks. Musically? He’s trying too hard to be clever; too self-conscious for me. I briefly liked the We’re O... | |
| Clayton Shaw (Spatial Audio) visits Danny Richie (GR Research), with his X4 loudspeaker. Good points fellas. That's why I use the GR Research/Rythmik Audio Servo-Feedback OB/Dipole Subwoofer with my dipole planar loudspeakers. By the way, unlike a "normal" sub, the GRR/Rythmik OB Sub may be used up to 300Hz. If you have a planar that... | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Pet Sounds. ;-) | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Geez, if George Martin and Paul McCartney were heaping praise all over an album, and I didn't "hear what all the hoopla is about", I would not admit it in public. ;-) I'm in the minority (though not alone) in considering Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hear... | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? Oh yeah, a bid 3rd on Twilley’s "I’m On Fire"! His "Tryin’ To Find My Baby" is another Power Pop classic. And how could I have not included "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid? As I write I’m listening to Dave Edmund’s great ... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Good post @lonemountain. I was a huge Beach Boys fan through the All Summer Long album (1964), and they were the first group I saw live (that summer). I had a ticket to see The Beatles on their ’64 tour, but decided to pass. I wasn’t yet sold on t... | |
| I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd Buddy Holly: "Jazz is strictly for the stay-at-homes." ;-) |