mitchagain
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| Has it all been worth it? Absolutely! 1) I had a lot of fun. 2) I made some good friends with either good musical taste and/or helpful knowledge regarding the equipment side of things. 3) So, I learned enough to pay that forward, and.... 4) Reach a plateau, equipment w... | |
| The "young people' music thread - Artists younger than 40 years old Cecilia Castleman Dawes Michael Kiwanuka MJ Lenderman | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input @mintakax , since you live in Colorado, The Music Room would be another retail option. They have a buy it - try it program; so, you'd avoid the out-of-pocket shipping costs on anything that you tried and didn't like. FWIW, the PS Audio DAC was... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @bdp24 , Great story! I've often wondered about the future of the music industry, because I'm not seeing enough quality individuals to replace the likes of A&R men like: Ted Templeman, label exec's like: Ahmet Ertegun, Barry Gordy, Seymour St... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @tonyrox, I saw a similar show in 1977 when Eric Clapton and Santana toured together and they took turns as the opener and headliner. It was a rather competitive situation; and, it inevitably ended with an encore of everyone from both bands on sta... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @maskmann , I was at that show (2nd row center) and you are correct, The Waterboys were fantastic! I almost included that show in my list, but I couldn't bear mentioning U2 in the same sentence, probably because of the way the crowd tried to climb... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? J. Geils Band opened for Humble Pie - 1972 James Gang (Tommy Bolin version) opened for Beck - Bogart & Appice - 1973 New York Dolls opened for Mott the Hoople - 1973 ("Halloween on acid") Mannfred Mann's Earth Band opened for Blue Oyster Cu... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @unclewilbur Yes, I own the "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" CD. The last time I checked, a new copy on Amazon was only $9,00, which is a steal. It has become one of many go to CD's for showing off my audio system. Since you lived on the Dry Tortu... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. Legend has it that Frank Sinatra said Karen Carpenter "was the only singer that he would pay to see.". | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @unclewilbur "But it seems to me that Carpenters is excellent audiophile material." Have you picked up the 2018 release: "Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?" If not, you need to because both the sound quality and the subtly e... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Best Of" Pink Floyd - "Ummagumma" | |
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| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Jeff Beck - "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop" Dr. John: "City Lights" Echo & The Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here" Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - "Watch" Oregon - "Out of the Woods" Jean - Pierre Rampal & Claude Bolling - "Suite For Flute & Jazz ... |