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larsman

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What CDs to buy
IMO, a lot of CD's that came out in the 80's sounded like crap as far as sound quality; not surprising as it was a new technology - Midnight Oil and Iron Maiden come immediately to mind as 80's offenders, but there are many, many more, and the rem... 
I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's
@flyfish77 + 1  
RIP Tom Verlaine
So sorry to hear that. I'd just picked up their 'Live In San Francisco' CD, which is a show I was at - brilliant stuff....   
One of my all time Favorites!
Now that looks pretty tasty!!!! I've got 'Argus' and 'Live Dates' and got to see them a few times during that period...  
Paint it Black Cello Rendition by Wednesday Addams.....
Apocalyptica's specialty is playing cello renditions of Metallica songs....   
I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's
@kota1 + 1  
I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's
Kinda like how people my parents' age felt bad for me because I liked the Beatles and not Perry Como.   
New Pink Floyd release
@au_lait + 1  
David Crosby R.I.P.
I definitely preferred the songs of 'C' to that of 'S' or especially 'N'.   
Perhaps a guilty pleasure....
@pmm - they may not have had hit singles, but Rennaissance, with their great singer Annie Haslam, were pretty well-known among people who liked prog-rock and FM rock radio (back when it was independent)....   
Temperature of water for ultrasonic RCM
I just use room-temp distilled water for my DeGritter....  
Is there anything better than live recordings?
@bipod72 - good points - back in the 70's, there were a few record shops that I would scour for the latest bootlegs from Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc etc. Some sounded decent, but most were pretty dreadful audience recordings.  
Is there anything better than live recordings?
@bipod72 - I don't think they were talking about bootleg recordings. There are hundreds of legitimate Grateful Dead live releases that are among the best sounding live recordings you'll hear. I have every one of the box sets. The Dead made sound q... 
Is there anything better than live recordings?
Disagree 100%. A lot of great music is created and built in the studio, and was never intended to be performed live but rather heard on recordings.   
Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice?
One of the greatest singing voices ever, David Bowie....