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Kris Kristofferson
  @garebear: Not to be argumentative---and appreciating the sentiment expressed directly above---but now is also a time when Country is Country and is good music. Sure, not the stuff on the radio or awards shows (except for the annual Americana M... 
Infinity RS 1B - How does the 'old dream speaker' compare to today's speakers?
  I bought Brooks Berdan’s personal pair of RS-1b’s in the late-90’s for $2,000, and sold them back to him in 2008. Anyone contemplating buying any of the Infinity’s that contain the EMIT/EMIM drivers should be prepared to have some restoration ... 
Thoughts on the new pressing of "Bookends" lp from MFSL
  I balk at paying $125 to Mobile Fidelity for their One-Step releases, considering they are cutting their lacquers from digital files (though I do own one, Carole King’s Tapestry. ALL other versions are really bad, and I must have the music cont... 
Kris Kristofferson
  @mcstin: Carlene is quite a gal. She was married to Nick Lowe for a while, then Tom Petty’s bass player Howie Epstein. Lowe wrote a song called "Homewrecker", and I’ve long wondered if it was she to whom he was referring. Carlene was brought o... 
Sound insulation advice for home theater room in middle of the house?
  Go onto the Acoustic Sciences Corp. (ASC) website. Owner Art Noxon has designed a complete systems approach and product line for soundproofing a room, named IsoWall Soundproofing. Robert Harley of The Absolute Sound built his room using the ASC... 
Otis Gibbs elicites a great interview with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel!
  @stuartk: I never said The Dead copied The Band. And I’m well aware of Garcia’s musical roots. I bought the Old & in The Way album when in was released in 1973 (and felt it was rather mediocre), and have played "Friend Of The Devil" in a ba... 
New In 2024
  Already in the racks:   Dave Edmunds: Swan Songs: The Singles 1976-1981.   For you younger fellas, Dave Edmunds emerged as a solo artist in 1970 (after having been a member of the UK trio Love Sculpture). He was on the short list of guitari... 
Otis Gibbs elicites a great interview with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel!
  Oops, I should have also mentioned The Band’s followup, 1969’s s/t album (the "brown" album), perhaps even more influential (according to Bernie Taupin, the inspiration and model for Elton’s Tumbleweed Connection). I have listened to that album... 
Otis Gibbs elicites a great interview with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel!
  And for good measure, another where Ray discusses Merle Haggard (and other related topics):   https://youtu.be/zmvmglHiO6A?si=fiprzZXkto3HLPdZ   In this video, Ray mentions Merle Haggard buying Left Frizzell’s Gibson J-200 for $150,000. For... 
New In 2024
  Costello's King Of America is also being released as a 6-CD "Super Deluxe" boxset.    
Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor?
  Neil Young is the current owner of Hank Williams' 1941 Martin D-28.    
Amp Stands - Wood or Stone
  Two layers of Baltic Birch plywood (13 ply, 3/4" thick), with a layer of viscoelastic material (Green Glue, or Acoustic Sciences Corp. WallDamp) between them. Finish with lacquer or polyurethane. Place on a set of Townshend Audio Seismic Pods, ... 
Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor?
  Nice additions @stuartk! Another is Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe, both playing J-200’s in the pic on the front of the sleeve of the 7" bonus disc (Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe Sing The Everly Brothers) that came with the first pressing of the R... 
MoFi lawsuit
  @winoguy17: Really? I've received credit into my MoFi account for the titles I elected to keep, and a refund check for the title I returned. I used the credit to pay for a new MoFi release, Ruth Brown's Rock & Roll album.    
New In 2024
  I just learned that Sam Phillips' 2004 album A Boot And A Shoe was released on LP last month.