loomisjohnson
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| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen i think the river is his best set of songs, but the albums i'm inclined to actually sit down and listen to are the folky ones-- tom joad and nebraska, where he sounds unforced and uninclined to make everything sound like an epic. | |
| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen i shoudn't wade into tis polemical fray, though i do find it surprising that people would disqualify springsteen's music on patriotic grounds--whether or not you agree with his politics, it's hard to fault the guy for expressing his opinion. to m... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report quicksilver, happy trails. john cippolina was a vastly underrated guitar god, here doing bo diddly for an hour or so | |
| THE most sonically dissappointing (lp) you own of great music? graham parker's stick to me is abysmally recorded, tho full of great tunes; likewise much of the smiths. marshall crenshaw's field day and iggy's raw power also come to mind | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? i always though that if you replaced "going mobile" (which i never much cared for on who's next with "pure and easy", it would be perfect record.that said, i wouldn't change a note on blonde on blonde or astral weeks, although there's a lot less v... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? flamin groovies, jumpin in the night--recorded after the departure of their main man, roy loney (whose "out after dark" is fantastic and on spotify). more of a jangle pop direction. lots of covers (including a version of "werewolves of london" th... | |
| Mellow speakers vienna acoustics come to mind when i think of mellow speakers; likewise the older sonus faber recommended above | |
| Your favorite one-man band! stevie wonder plays everything except guitar on his best records...skip spence played all the instruments on the outside classic "oar" | |
| Most underated albums...... john hiatt, "two bit monsters" and 'all of a sudden"--before he did the americana thing hiatt was marketed as a sort of american elvis costello; "all of a sudden" in particular got dressed up in all sorts of new wave sonic dross. underneath it all... | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? the Not Always Reliable (or Not Again, Dammit) monikers are apt--i've cycled thru a bunch before giving up. i seem to recall perhaps one NAD component among the ten or so i've owned over the years that didn't malfunction in some way. very frustrat... | |
| B&K AVR 505S2 Replacement if you don't need all the latest codecs and dsp junk the b&k is hard to beat for sound quality--you can get another used one on ebay very inexpensively. if you want something more modern, you can find an anthem (510/710 etc.) in your range--th... | |
| Parasound HCA-2200? Very good deal. I'd buy it | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? fwiw, i also went back to spotify after a month of tidal. like ghosthouse, at lower volume, casual listening (which is generally my office mode) i didn't hear a big difference. for more critical listening through good headphones, the difference wa... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report fig dish, that's what love songs often do--replacement-ish chicago band that had a brief major label fling in the wake of smashing pumpkins. massive, crunchy guitar hooks, great dynamics and a lot of fun.arab strap, red thread--dour, poetic lyrics... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report ghost, thanks for following up. the carles benavent is excellent btw--very 80s fusion throwback. which is a good thing. |