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| Chicks With Guitars Edith Van HalenHow could we have all forgot about Edith?! Oh, and then there's Nina Bettencourt and Jackie White. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Ah, now great soundtracks are the subject for a whole other thread and that's not what I was getting at. Sorry if that wasn't clear. What I'm looking for are either narative films (dramas) where music is a central theme of the narative, or plays a... | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Al - I have that soundtrack, but never did see the film. I'm going to have to put in on my queue! Zman - Oh Brother, why didn't I remember that one!? Great call. Another one in a similar genre of music: SongcatcherI confess, I don't get Harry Met ... | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Thought of a few more...Narrative:Tous Les Matins Du MondeThe DoorsDocumentaries:Shine a LightThis is Going to Get Loud | |
| Chicks With Guitars A chick with a banjo that may appeal to those who are enjoying the guitars...Abigail Washburn (married to the great Bela Fleck) - speaking of Bela...anyone who loves music should see his documentary film, "Throw Down Your Heart" - just wonderful!!... | |
| Chicks With Guitars A bunch of these chicks started out with just guitars and ended up, sadly to my ears, accompanied by larger ensembles and plugged into over-attenuated amplifiers. Tracy ChapmanJoni (of course)Lucinda WilliamsSara Jarosz (ok, she's a chick with a m... | |
| Chicks With Guitars Richard's got his finger on the pulse of my hard drive for sure. Great stuff from all here and one of my personal favorite genres. Much of my faves are on Richard's lists. I'll try to add a few that may not have been mentioned yet.Rory BlockGillia... | |
| Must Hear Speakers in $10K range There are several suggestions above that would not likely have you wanting for a sub (I can speak first hand for Daedalus and Coincident). If you are going to go that direction I'd second the suggestion you go with more than one sub, and would add... | |
| Favorite music Thanks for keeping me straight!Gotch'er back, bro'. Love, Amelia, as well. I'm also partial to her more, er, saccharine early work...one, your namesake; The Last Time I Saw Richard, last cut on, Blue (classic/flawless album - probably ties with Co... | |
| Favorite music I swear he was channeling the ghost of Hendrix and had no idea he was that much of a guitar virtuoso. Another guitar great, Kelly Joe Phelps, dedicated a tune on his last album, Tunesmith Retrofit, to Whitley. Richard - good call on, Shadows and L... | |
| Android Tablets - Plausible to use asMusic Server? Why not get a Macbook? They'd have all you need for a competent server, are almost as portable as tablets, and far more versatile. I don't really understand the appeal of tablets - they're like oversized iphones - great when you're talking about a... | |
| Favorite music PS You can find more about Chris Whitley on his website. From there:Chris Whitley has a special connection to Rockingham and Bellows Falls; he spent his teenage years with his mother, brother Daniel and sister Bridget in a cabin on a dirt road in ... | |
| Favorite music Amazing you went to school with Chris Whitley, that made me look him up:Yeah, Chris was a great guy. He hung with a rough crowd, but got along with everyone, and was well liked. He was one of those folks who was wise beyond his years. Smoked like ... | |
| Favorite music I went to high school with Chris Whitley in Vermont - what a great guitar player. Looks like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Thanks for the links, AlbertI'll second Lanois's own, "The Beauty of Wynona", and, "Acadie" | |
| A "Unique" Voice... Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy, or Palace ******) |