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| White Stripes... Marakanetz, I'd go with Elephant. CD | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? Mine was a Yamaha CD-X1 (along with my first CD - Peter Gabriel's "Security") in 1984 for $400. Amazingly, I have not replaced it until recently with a NAD C542. Absolutely stunning difference in detail and low frequency clarity. I do not miss the... | |
| Eerie, Ethereal, Moody, Involving Soundtracks I'll second Peter Gabriel's Passion (Last Temptation of Christ), Long Walk Home (Rabbit Proof Fence) and Birdy. All great. Especially the first 2.Also - Apollo, Music For Films (Brian Eno)Dune (Klaus Schulze)Traffic - (various) (includes a tune fr... | |
| Music you would like to turn someone on to. Some interesting (surprised to see here) responses. Some of mine are the same and some more mainstream than others:Patrick O'HearnOrbitalBrian EnoHarold BuddMiles DavisTalk TalkRadioheadArvo PartSteve RoachXTCPositively DarkRichard BurmerAphex Twi... | |
| CD outputs and HDCD Thanks for the replies. So, if I understand correctly, using a receiver or amp that does not have a HDCD decoder, to use HDCD you must use the analog outs of the CDP (which may sound better anyway based on the likely superior DAC in the CDP). Also... | |
| Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics? Regiolanthe - thanks for the tip. Will look into it. Anyone for something more lyrically obscure? How about Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 'Element of Light' ?CD | |
| Which artists do you just not get? Flaming Lips & Wilco | |
| Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics? I'll second Regiolanthe's :>> " XTC continue to be some of the wittiest lyricists around (okay - so they've been around for close to 30 years, but they're still going)" <<For starters, grab XTC's "Skylarking" - you will not be disappoi... | |
| Joss Stone - Soul Sessions Saw her on the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to James Brown. Couldn't believe the emotion/soul she sang with. Amazing voice.CD | |
| Your Top Five for 2003 Beck "Sea Change"Radiohead "Hail to the Thief"Peter Gabriel "UP"Coldplay "A Rush of Blood to the Head"B.B. King "Anthology" | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Donald Roeser (B.O.C) - Cities On Flame (with Rock N Roll) Stevie Ray - Little WingDavid Gilmour - Comfortably NumbBuckethead - Big Sur Moon | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Mine:Peter Gabriel - 3rd, SecurityXTC - Nonsuch, SkylarkingPink Floyd - The Wall, AnimalsPatrick O'Hearn - Ancient Dreams, IndigoDire Straits - Making Movies, Love Over GoldBrian Eno - Apollo, The Pearl The Clash - London Calling, The ClashMiles D... | |
| Stuck in a Rut Oops - could also add these epics:The Clash - The Clash, London CallingXTC - Nonsuch, SkylarkingPeter Gabriel - Security, PassionTalking Heads - Fear of MusicPsychedelic Furs - Psychedelic Furs | |
| Stuck in a Rut All the above are great. Try doing a A/B comparison of Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' to Beck's 'Sea Change' - Drake reincarnate.....30 years later. (warning: not for the already depressed). :-)Also try these:Jazz:Carlton Rittenour: Larry & LeeMiles... | |
| Arvo Pärt I particularly like the 'feel' of Te Deum on ECM (1505)-Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tallinn Chamber Orchestra / Tõnu Kaljuste : conductor CD |