bianchi27

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Sophomore Slump? The best 2nd albums of all time
blues travelor- travelors and thievesmelissa etheridge- brave and crazyjetrho tull - stand up 
blues recommendation
I do not recall the title at the moment but lightin' hopkins did a great recodring with sonny terry. also try junior wells' come inside this house. 
Music for Passover
I know this sounds like a long shot but how about singing the songs that are in the haggadah. 
best song by Morphine?
I agree with the Cure for Pain CD, all of the cuts are fantastic. If I had to choose just one track it would have to be "Thursday". I hope they got all the cash for those beer commercials featuring "Buena" 
FM/AM Tuner under around $500
thanks for your input guys, very informative. I know I want to go digital and put tuning in stations above sound quality (although both are important). My main purpose is too get as many public radio stations as possible. There is great station ab... 
Album which you have listened to most?
1. dave brubeck quartet with jimmy rushing: excellent, but short recording that I can still listen to almost every week,in fact it is playing as we speak.2. ben harper - fight for your mind: this is listened to alot although some tracks do get pas... 
Jazz Recommendations
just relistened to two classic jazz albums. Kenny Burrell's midnight blue and Sonny Clark's cool struttin'. Both excellent efforts from two fantastic artists. 
Jazz recommendations for a beginner?
if you like krall you may want to try sinatra "songs for swinging lovers". You may also want to try some of the songbook series from ella fitzgerald - maybe the cole porter songbook. 
Any Pink Floyd Historians?
first off roger waters was a founding member of the band (named for bluesmen pink anderson and floyd counsil) but the guiding force and chief song writer was syd barrett before he went off the deep end so to speak; his escapes are legendary and we... 
Tom Waits...anyone?
I confirm that Blue Valentine is a great accessible recording to listen to, but I find that Frank's Wild Years is wonderfully done project, it was a performance piece in the chicago area, and although there may be many songs that are hard to liste... 
Best Blues Comp for 4th party...
Willie Dixon's chess box set because it has both songs that he recorded and his songs that others have recorded. 
Your favorite Jazz album - w/in last 5 years
cassandra wilson's last cd "belly of the sun" This is the cd that should have won 8 grammys (not Norah Jones). 
Do You Remember Your First Music Purchase?
My first adult music album was chicago VIII. It had harry truman, ain't it blue, and I think old days. It also came with an iron-on which was a replica of the album cover. 
What's your latest "Discovery"
I have been listening a little bit of disc one of Aretha Franklin Queen in Waiting. I had no idea she recorded with jazz musicians at the start of her career at columbia. 
New Steely Dan; Great Music w/ Surgical Precision
I heard a few cuts on my public radio station and while the playing is marvelous to me it lacked soul or energy (just like two against nature. I guess I will just have to keep listening to pretzel logic and aja.