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| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @jji666 makes a good point. If this were 1900, a majority of audiophiles would talk to their automobiles, pet them on the radiator, and cover them with a blanket at night so they don’t get cold. | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato The Beato cry was about the decreasing lyrical poetics content quality in popular chart... Not about genres, not about tastes, not about nostalgia... But it ask too much for people to think about why this phenomenon even exist Fair enough, al... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Try this..... "She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger" Purple Mountains I like it... Kind of reminds me of Michael Chapman | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @oberoniaomnia "Bohren und der Club of Gore" is the name of one band, sorry I'm familiar with Rue Oberkampf, I'll check out the others. Thanks! | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @oberoniaomnia I actually saw Nena on stage at the Roxy or the Whisky a Go Go, can't remember which. She was great. Thanks for dredging up that memory :) Being into darkwave and from Germany, I am sure you already know and maybe enjoy Bohren un... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato So the gist of this thread appears to be that a Steely Dan-loving YouTuber decreed that "Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad". This is such a laughably stupid statement that it was soon amended to "maybe there are good lyricists working today, bu... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato I [...] mostly treat the vocals as another instrument. I also like music that have vocals in languages I don’t understand @oberoniaomnia is making an excellent point about the relative importance of lyrics. I grew up listening to music in a l... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @mahgister your mention of Léo Ferré suggests an appreciation for French DJ Solaar and Serge Gainsbourg both penned some serious wordsmithing in that language and, of course, legend Jacques Brel | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato [...] on a similar level of artistry [...] as did the songs of Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Elton John/BT Ah yes, Elton John knew lyrical brilliance You out of town guys sure think you're real keen Think all of us boys are homespun and green ... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel This is fascinating. A history lesson, a reflection on the consequences of decision-making, and a deep repository of product information all in one. That necessitated electronic bucket-brigade delay on the upper and lower midrange driv... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato I just never could get enough of Alice Cooper's lyrics. Let it be known that Alice Cooper is a misunderstood musical genius. JK!! Sort of | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato I don't know Rick Beato and I'm too lazy to look it up. | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles One thing that fascinates me is how the less a component matters to sound quality, the more people are willing to fight over it. Forums are infested with statements like: "my $275 wall outlets made a transformational difference in soundstage dep... | |
| Thiel Owners duramax747 My room is approx 32x16 with a 12’ listening triangle. My speakers are positioned halfway along the long walls, so about 15’ from the front wall. Re your Nashville auditions, I would hazard a guess that someone at the first shop mista... |