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| Jim Gordon has Passed On... Jim Gordon had schizophrenia. He was misdiagnosed, left untreated and suffered repeated psychotic episodes. The killing of his mother was during one of these episodes. It's a tragic story of a supremely talented musician. | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" Rap music crossed over to white audiences in the mid to late 80s. I'm thinking about the Beastie Boys, Aerosmith/Run DMC and Yo! MTV Raps. At that point young white males were the biggest consumers of rap. In many ways rap music has morphed and... | |
| Is a FLAT response the IDEAL? Listener position frequency response should be smooth with most people preferring rolled off upper frequencies. The amount of roll off and at what frequency point varies by individual. At the same time you cannot ignore time domain issues. | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" As envisioned by its founder, Berry Gordy, the whole point of the Motown Sound was to have black artist crossover to white record buying consumers. He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? Unless you were physically at the mastering session you cannot know what the recording is supposed to sound like. If this is true, then HP's absolute sound is effectively meaningless for most listeners. Still HP's impact on home audio reproducti... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! You cannot hear how a room sounds by looking at pictures of the room. | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? "Frankie And Johnny" traditional "Stagger Lee" traditional "King Of California" Dave Alvin "Tangled Up In Blue" Bob Dylan "Powderfinger" Neil Young | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" The Clash were one of the first rock groups to crossover into rap for they predate Blondie by 6 months. "The Magnificent Seven" was a hit on Black radio in NYC, particularly the "Dirty Harry" remix. That was back in the day when you artists didn... | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? Bruce Springsteen's "Highway Patrolman". The song inspired the movie "The Indian Runner" which had music by Jack Nittzche and David Lindley. Shangra-las "Leader Of the Pack" Just my opinion, but "Acadian Driftwood" betters "The Night They Drove... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @tylermunns thanks for mentioning Rod Temperton. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @crustycoot I'm a critical thinker and I have access to the internet. Enough said. | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? I recall reading a news story about beer aficionados and their preference towards intense, high hop content brews. They were bartenders and had gained experience with a wide variety of beers and similar libations. As a result of all that drinkin... | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl I particularly do that with the classic rap/hip-hop albums. From start to finish I raise my hands in the air like I just don't care! | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Actually, "Out of Our Heads" is the first Rolling Stones album to actually feature the Rolling Stones. Prior to that all music attributed to the band was created as a side project by Paul McCartney who played all the instruments, including drums ... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? Actually there is well established controversy about wine experts. Blind wine tasting is a thing and the results can cast doubt upon the expert opinions. Plus the wine world has been rocked by fraud scandals. For instance, the label is not what... |