frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados ****FROGMAN: Do you write liner notes? I read some stuff thst sounds just like you. :)****I am a patient man, Rok; and I feel strongly enough about music and the promotion of factual appreciation of it to be willing to take another shot at trying ... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? For me, Viridian and others with a similar take got it right. I also think we conveniently overlook our tendency (hipocracy?) to want the best possible price when selling, and the lowest possible when buying; that's human nature, with nothing insi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for the words of support, Learsfool and Chazro. One of the more interesting aspects of being a music lover is that, ironically, since music touches the most personal parts of our beings, it also tends to make some very resistant to new idea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados OK, Rock. I'm done. You just don't get it. You are so intent on being right, that you have closed your mind to a perspective that can bring one a deeper understanding and appreciation of the music; and all music for that matter. If you care to lea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****It is not spanish and the indians were wiped out eons ago. So what could it be?****C'mon man, let's stay focused. Nobody said anything about Indians; only as concerns the influence on the Peruvian music that you brought up earlier; and there i... | |
| Mozart Fans Only No discussion of Mozart's chamber works would be complete without mention of his Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ("Gran Partita"), K. 361. Amazing music that as Salieri is purported to have said is "like listening to the voice of God". O... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****and it's so absurd. Everything with an African origin is changed to something else****I find that comment fascinating on several counts. Yes, it's true that throughout musical history (and history in general) there are many unfortunate example... | |
| Jazz for aficionados You lost me now. Or, maybe, you lost yourself with your unwillingness to be a little more openminded. Rok, at this point in the discussion we were talking about latin music or latin jazz; what you referred to as "so-called Latin stuff", and NOT tr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Actually Rok, the Youtube link of Alfredo Rodiguez that I posted above perfectly illustrates what I am talking about. The rhythmic structure is clearly rooted in "clave" (Africa), the form of the composition and the improvisation around it is clea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados If I misunderstood the tenor of your comment, my apology. But concise and precise you were not. But, I think you are missing the point, and it appears we do have a disagreement. The point is that you can't take the other influences out of the equa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados There you go again, Rok. Why make a provocative comment that not only is factually incorrect in it's omissions, but seems to diminish the validity of "all the so-called latin stuff"? Your comment shortchanges the equally important influences of Eu... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hi Chazro, I mentioned More and Aragon only because they relate to Buena Vista SC, the reason the discussion turned to Cuban music of that period; which was already a departure from the OP's theme. I completely agree there is a tremendous amount o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks. I have always had a soft spot for that music; I am Cuban, after all.If you don't know these already, check out the music of Beny More, and Orquesta Aragon; wonderful stuff. There is a great compilation "The Very Best Of Beny More" that is ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Thank you Chris, Dover, Richard, and all for the fascinating data, opinions, and food for thought. I continue to enjoy the, admittedly, subtle effects of using a single weak magnet with my ET. I can't claim to understand the physics involved well ... | |
| wiring monoblocks to speakers Yes, but that's because short reponses closer to the OP is always better than long, low capacity responses between posters. |