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| RIP. Johnny Barbata skip spence shined brilliantly before burning out--he literally never wrote a bad song. "seeing," his sole contribution to the moby grape 69 album, is mindblowing, and his solo album, oar (supposedly the lowest-selling record in columbia's history... | |
| London Grammar? quite good, if smoother and less visceral than my usual--the songs tend to sound samey, but they have some soul and i like the minimalism of the arrangements. whether or not you like this will depend 100% on whether you connect with her voice, whi... | |
| Sam Ash closing the company line is that retail rents were too high, but i surmise the real reason for their sad demise is that never fully embraced online sales--their used inventory was always a fraction of guitar center or sweetwater. it's sad, in any event--n... | |
| Remote needed! You should be able to program a Logitech universal for the component... Pm me if you want help | |
| Songs that reference audio equipment nick lowe, "so it goes" (50,000 watts and a big acoustic tower) Dead Kennedys, Holiday in Cambodia (Playing ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz On your five-grand stereo) | |
| I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue i don't think exile is the greatest ever rock album (that honor, depending on my mood, might go to "ok computer" or "dark side of the moon" or "ziggy" or "the who sell out," among many others). however, i do think it's the greatest double album--e... | |
| Meeting up with members even where there is no sale i'm also in chicago and would enjoy the option of troubleshooting/meeting up with local fellow obsessives.... | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H @carlsbad2 i've owned the 740 for about a year now, and tbh once the honeymoon period was over i miss the old pioneer elite it replaced--the anthem has alot of power and sounds more audiophile-accurate and less digitally tweaked than the mass mark... | |
| Kind of Blue i recently listened to the entire kob album for the first time in many years and i was struck by how mellow/laid back it sounded--except for "so what" it wouldn't be out of place at a wedding or hotel lobby. which doesn't mean it isn't great for w... | |
| I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue i've always admired blue (as well as joni) from a distance--it's very well done, but except for the ethereal "river" always sounded a bit precious for my philistine tastes. otoh "exile" is fantastic--one of the few classic albums i've never gotten... | |
| Are You a Swifty? If nothing else she's very triggering to the maga folks. as this thread demonstrates. | |
| Are You a Swifty? i have no strong feelings on swift's music, which seems competent but unremarkable. her ungodly popularity, however is fascinating. last time she was in town for a concert we asked a bunch of her fans what her big appeal was and they all answered ... | |
| Eric Carmen @bdp24 i just checked out "this whole world" and the chords do fly by, but there's only 7 or so different ones--"let's pretend" has something like 20. "if i fell" by the beatles (13 chords) is another one that changes in a flash. i personally stru... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @lukasread you seem to enjoy your vintage system, so (esp. given your budget) i'd stick with vintagey gear. I don't think i've heard the sx-680, but i owned the sx-780 and it was a really good sounding piece. also consider a kyocera receiver, whic... | |
| Eric Carmen my condolences to his family. the rasberries were pretty great and "let's pretend" and "go all the way" are power pop classics. that said, he stuck in more chords per stanza than anyone i've ever heard and (especially considering my muscial inepti... |