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| A perfect song? What are your choices? Woman to Woman - Joe Cocker Nothing But a Heartache - The Flirtations Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd I'll Take You There - Staple Singers | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? My definition of a perfect song is one that is written and performed so well that it is impossible to grow tired of it, no matter how much it gets overplayed. A few examples that immediately come to mind are: I'll Be the One - Badfinger The Morn... | |
| Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k 1) Listen to as many speakers as you can. 2) Trust your ears 3) Be open minded. While at an audio dealer, be willing to demo other brands that are not on your list. You just might discover that what you're seeking is not currently on your radar. | |
| Constructing songs If I Was a Carpenter - Tim Hardin (although I prefer Bob Seger's cover version) | |
| Best progressive rock album side Yes - Fragile (side 1) Strawbs - Hero and Heroine (side 2) Renaissance - Turn of the Cards (side 1) Jethro Tull - Benefit (side 1) Genesis - Seconds Out (side 1) I recently saw Steve Hackett performing the entirety of the Seconds Out album. a... | |
| How important is spending time with your gear? To quote King Crimson: "Music is our friend." To quote Delmar (Tim Blake Nielsen) in "O Brother, Where Art Thou": "I just don't think we should have to keep him under wraps, like we're ashamed of him." | |
| What's Your Favorite Vinyl That Never Made It To CD or Digital? Great topic and + 1 on Buckingham Nicks. Rhythm Corps - "Esprit de Corps" The Spoons - "Bridges Over Borders" Ian Thomas Band - "Riders on Dark Horses" | |
| What is your favorite cover? @bigtwin - thanks for the Tom Scott cover, that was killer! I could list hundreds of great covers, which I won't; but, here are a few that have been on my radar recently: Judy Collins - Hello Hooray (Alice Cooper) John Doe - A Case of You (Joni... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @jssmith + 1, you hit the nail on the head with adjectives: "monotony, simplistic and formulaic." Most of the so-called new music sounds like everyone involved was following some type of recipe. Poor songwriting is bad enough; but, there is a se... | |
| A** Kicking, Rock and Roll! The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated | |
| What are some of your favorite "COLD" songs? Crawler - Stone Cold Sober Rod Stewart - Stone Cold Sober | |
| What are your favorite "HOT" songs? Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire | |
| What are some of your favorite "COLD" songs? Pousette - Dart Band - Freezing Hot Bob Welch - Hot Love, Cold World I might have gone down a rabbit hole looking for songs that are both "cold" & "hot." | |
| What are some of your favorite "COLD" songs? While there is a movie called "Baby It's Cold Inside," there does not appear to be any songs with that title. | |
| What are your favorite "HOT" songs? Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sassafrass Lloyd Cole & Commotions - Forest Fire Rolling Stones - Paly With Fire Willis - Smokescreen Pousette - Dart Band - Freezing Hot |