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Cream at Madison Square Garden
I also agree with Lugnut. I went to see Clapton at MSG a couple of years ago. He opted for the adult contemporary thing and I had to sit through a lot of that for every electric rocker he played. IMHO his voice is nothing special. His guitar playi... 
About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone
Hey Pat,I know that it's not your intent , but the description of your ordeal and the heartfelt responses it elicits from your fellow Audiogoners has become art. Great art moves us and regardless of the outcome, the dignity and triumphant spirit y... 
Cary 306 SACD
CAN THE EXISTING 306'S BE UPGRADED TO SACD VERSIONS? 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
The late great Danny Gatton. 
The Stones' Bigger Bang
The current version of The Stones are bad young Stones impersonators. I'll bet there are cover bands that sound more like the Stones in their prime than these quid-hungry fossils. 
Help me on a piece of music's art history....
Serious poster collectors also use a micrometer to measure the width of the paper the poster is printed on. Different print runs often use different width paper. 
Help me on a piece of music's art history....
Wolgang's Vault bought the rights and the existing inventory for the BG productions Fillmore series posters. They are monopolistic and own the rights to the visual images to these posters and regularly threaten ebay sellers to cease and desist sho... 
Vassar Clements R. I.P.
Saw Chris Hillman with Herb Pedersen last night at a little club in Piermont N.Y. Herb dedicated a song off Chris' new cd to the great Vassar Clements. He added that Vassar was always there for the neophytes trying to play his kind of music. You c... 
Sweet Neo-Con
I haven't heard anything good since "Some Girls" and even that album though eblematic of its time (Miss You= Disco Stones) it was still vastly inferior to Exile and previous work. Now Mick and the Boys look like those Kroft puppets. Totally irrele... 
best speakers for Ayre amps ?
I run the V-5x with Revel Studios and an ARC LS-16 MK 2 preamp.CDP is a cary 306-100.Sounds pretty musical. I demoed a couple of other amps that did not do the Revels justice. The Ayre is one smooth amp. 
Looking for phono stage recommendations
Has anybody heard the Ayre phonostage? I believe they only make one. 
About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone
Hey Pat,I've been following this post since its inception. At times I feel guilty for being so encapsulated, like a passerby who stops to look at a car wreck. I don't know how you summon the strength to write about your life at this juncture with ... 
Best 5 engineered rock albums?
ELP Brain Salad SurgeryGrateful Dead American BeautySantana AbraxasHendrix Axis Bold as Love (Mono)Spirit 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus 
What music would you like at your funeral?
Death Don't Have No Mercy Grateful DeadChildren of The Grave Black SabbathKnockin' On Heaven's Door DylanAnd When I Die Blood Sweat and Tears 
What music would you like at your funeral?
Doors medley: Break on Through to the Other Side>The End