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| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... One man’s unfounded snipe is another’s expression of musical taste (or the lack thereof). Eric Clapton in The Last Waltz (I paraphrase, but very close to verbatim iirc): "Music had been headed in the wrong direction for a long time. When I heard M... | |
| Echo in the Canyon (documentar movie) Sounds fantastic! Where is it available? In theaters, on DVD, Netflix? | |
| Have I gotten complacent? What got us all into hi-fi was the music. Once your system is "good enough" for you (a personal decision), you can then focus on the music, rather than the sound of it. Your final days will be here before you know it (I can feel mine approaching ;... | |
| Impact of phase inversion by preamp This subject has been brought up a number of times, and every time it is once again pointed out that many (most?) loudspeakers have their two or three drivers wired in opposing polarities. As an example, the midrange driver will be opposite the wo... | |
| Your Top Five Blues LPs, SQ-wise... I just picked up a copy of Charlie Musselwhite's direct-to-disk LP on Crystal Clear Records, Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough. I haven't listened to it yet, but all the Crystal Clear LP's I HAVE heard are fantastic. Why would this one be any diffe... | |
| GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED... Motown, The Beach Boys’ Smiley Smile and Wild Honey, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Phil Spector productions, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Sun Records, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Gould, the list is endless. | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... Naw Wolf, Richie Hayward was a musician, not a mere technician, which is on what basis so many judge a drummer’s abilities. Like I said, as if drumming is an athletic activity, not an artistic one.By the way, the last time Levon Helm performed in ... | |
| Pin point imaging isn't for everyone I prefer a system "editorialize" as little as possible. The recording contains the imaging (and the instrumental and vocal timbres, etc.); the hi-fi system's (including and especially the loudspeaker’s) job is to reproduce the recording as is, not... | |
| Anybody play any musical instruments........... Audiophiles in the "Tuning" movement/camp believe hi-fi components are themselves musical instruments. They are mistaken. | |
| How To Clean Piano Black Speaker Finish? I too use Novus, to polish the plastic wrap, and even lacquered finish, on the vintage drums I restore. The Pro's choice! | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... IMO the greatest unknown (by the vast majority of even hardcore music lovers, including all y'all ;-) is guitarist Danny Gatton. He's well known amongst good musicians, such as Vince Gill, who nicknamed Danny The Humbler. If you like Bill Frisell ... | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... Gadd is also on some of the Steely Dan albums. Brian Blade is real good, he works with Buddy Miller too. Porcaro was fantastic, famous for the part he came up with for Boz Scaggs' "Lido Shuffle". Too bad he had to sully his good reputation by bein... | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... Buddy Holly: "Jazz is strictly for the stay-at-homes." ;-) | |
| Company loyalty- What has been your favorite? QUAD, Magnepan, Decca/London, SME, Townshend Audio. | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... Clapton could have gotten any drummer he wanted, and he chose Steve Gadd. Know why? Gadd not only has chops, he’s musical. He plays what the song calls for, no show-boating. What some don’t understand, apparently never will, is that musicality IS ... |