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| I love sad music "Parachute" by Elysian Fields.It sounds like Mazzy Star on morphine. My knees turn to jello when she sings: "If you ever need a parachute, you can fall free with me bay-bee." | |
| Openning a hi fi shop + 1 for the idea by russ69.I'd start with selling used gear, which would keep your initial investment much lower. Plus, your ever changing stock of reasonably priced equipment would keep the bargain hunters coming back to support the bar and/or co... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Lots of great choices so far. Here's a few others worth considering:Jimi Hendrix - Are You ExperiencedLove - Forever ChangesThe Doors - The Doors Renaissance - Turn of the CardsRoxy Music - SirenRickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee JonesThe Cure - Sevent... | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Underture - The Who | |
| Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor? So many great options when it comes to Dire Straits and Steely Dan.An overlooked Dire Straits track is "It Never Rains" (Love Over Gold)+ 1 on "Babylon Sisters." I particularly like where the background vocalist suddenly comes in around the 4 minu... | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Dream Brother - Jeff BuckleySatellites Lost - DelaysMusical Box - GenesisAna - PixiesBlack Flame - RenaissanceTwo Step - Throwing Muses+1 Balled of Dwight Fry | |
| Warm romantic & detailed There must be some aspect of the 1038's that you liked enough to buy them. So, have you thought about auditioning the Kanta # 2's? I've seen some used ones lately in the $6K range.When I was speaker shopping a few years ago I auditioned the 1038's... | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album David Bowie - "Ziggy Stardust"Nektar - "Remember The Future"Alan Parsons Project - "Tales of Mystery & Imagination"Spirit - "The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus"Traffic - "John Barleycorn Must Die"Who - "Quadrophenia" | |
| Why so obsessed with bass? Because Vitamin B is good for you. | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) I can't imagine the Cowboy Junkies being successful without Margo Timmins. | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? Great subject! I started buying 45's after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. The first album that I bought was The Guess Who's "Greatest Hits." The first proper album I bought was "If I Could Only Remember My Name" by David Crosby. | |
| Can anyone recommend an FM Receiver that would play into a relatively high end system? I remember seeing an ad for a used FM tuner that could also receive satellite radio (Sirius/XM); but, I can't remember which brand(s) it was. But, if your goal is to have as many listening options as possible, that could be a potentially good cand... | |
| Advice on CD transport @hilde45 I did the Dynamat tweak and I got good results from it. A $20 sheet of Dynamat (Amazon) took care of both of my CD players; and, I've got enough left over to do at least one more CD player. The video is right about being careful where you... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? The most "intense" shows I've seen were:Gang of Four in 1983Hunters & Collectors in 1987PJ Harvey in 1993The most "fun" shows were:B - 52's in 1983Talking Heads in 1983 ("Stop Making Sense" tour)Was Not Was in 1988 (woodwork squeaks, out come ... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? In terms of faded memories (age) or foggy memories (due to pre-concert overindulgence):Pink Floyd - 1973: "Dark Side of the Moon" tourMott The Hoople & The New York Dolls: I'm pretty sure this was as wild as I remember it being.ZZ Top: "Tres H... |