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Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs
"Whisky Train" - Procul Harum"Drop Dead Legs" - Van Halen"Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones"That's All You Need" - The Faces"All Right Now" - Free"Narcotic Prayer" - Chris Whitley"Roadhouse Blues" - The Doors"Ma Ma Belle" - Electric ... 
If you could have only one Christmas album/CD, which one?
Hmmm...just one CD in this day of playlists?Still would be Vince Guaraldi for me.My "Christmas Playlist" on the good 'ol iPod runs just over 13 hours!But I will accept the forum's subject and dispense with the entire other 12.5 hours and listen to... 
If you could have only one Christmas album/CD, which one?
Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas hands down.  
Gene Simmons says the rock business is dead
Tempting though it is, irresistable as it is to continue commenting upon the Mr. Simmons until we're collectively as numbskulled as his product was, the subject at hand regarding the demise of the rock business depends upon whom is attending the w... 
Audio Research Reference 150 severe distortion
TatersAh, a luxury we NY'ers don't have.  I envy you in that respect!My experience with McIntosh and the store that I purchased it from will benefit the store in the future, not McIntosh.  Folks - free service for life?  Really.  Impractical, impo... 
Why do almost all women today hate home audio?
It ain't just the females kids, it's just about EVERYBODY nowadays. Anti-Social media access shares some of the responsibility as mentioned, but that doesn't explain the resurgence of vinyl sales - a good sign. The walkman and the iPod combined to... 
Audio Research Reference 150 severe distortion
I recently purchased a McIntosh MC275 Mark VI tube amplifier from my favorite shop in NYC. Not exactly their equipment pinnacle in terms of power,  but easily one of their hallmark/benchmark products which greatly contributes and perpetuates their... 
Gene Simmons says the rock business is dead
Genius?Hahahahagagahahahahaha. Bet he had to tell someone that.  Kiss sucked. They still suck. They will always suck.  
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Humble Pie shortly after the release of "Smokin'", 9th grade, so '71-72?Led Zeppelin Madison Square Garden 1977Newport Folk (Dylan's return from exile). 2004?  3?John Hiatt / Lyle Lovett, Aspen Colorado around 4-5 years agoLucinda Williams, Beacon... 
Whats the weirdest concert you ever attended?
Easy!Double bill at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island. Frank Zappa/Sha Na Na double bill. You read that correctly. This ihappened around the time of "Apostrophe", long before his audience would expand due to the inexplicably popular "V... 
Whats the weirdest concert you ever attended?
Easy!Double bill at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island. Frank Zappa/Sha Na Na double bill. You read that correctly. This ihappened around the time of "Apostrophe", long before his audience would expand due to the inexplicably popular "V... 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
Thiel CS 3.5 Loudspeakers. Purchased used a couple of years ago right here on the 'Gon. Drove to Massachsetts to get them, got em in the room, wired em up, fired up the system and before I could reach the chair I literally spun around in my tracks... 
Your First System
My first stereo setup was purchased after a long hot summer of waiting tables at a big local seaside joint.  Where I come from the equipment of the day came in the form of receivers - Pioneer, Marantz, Sansui. I saved.  When that glorious day came... 
Audio Research Reference 150 severe distortion
...which is the reason why I will never own a Ferrari! 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
Re: Mapman...."Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" - Pete Townsend