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Blues "must have, top 100" list?
"King of the Delta Blues" by Robert Johnson is generally considered the most influential blues music ever. 
Insurance salesmen and audiophiles
Nrchy, Seriously. This could possibly sell as a short short story. It has that minimalist/post-modern style that many literary mags are looking for. 
How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb?
Properly set up, a candle still blows light bulbs away. Just be careful not to blow the candle out during set up. 
Coldplay X&Y New Release
Ben, nice word..PLATITUDES. 
Just got home from a Dylan concert
Some people go to a Dylan concert in spite of his voice; some go because of his voice. This night Dylan was on. On all but a few songs the words in large part were understandable. When I heard him a year ago, he was not quite so good. Sometimes he... 
Coldplay X&Y New Release
Not that critics make up our minds for us, they at least give us food for thought. In this past Sunday's New york Times, on the front page of one of the sections, there was a review of the latest Coldplay--not very flattering. I think every fan of... 
Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi
Onhwy61, It's ironic that Highway 61 is where many music historians say that the blues and jazz were born. Regards 
Does anyone do good protest music anymore?
Bob Dylan, the man most often associated with protest music (although the majority of his music is not protest) once said that if you can't write about anything else, you can always write a protest song. 
Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi
Trelja, Yes, there is something to be said for personal freedoms. However, there is also something to be said for exposing young people to music, art, lit, that they would not be exposed to otherwise. As "adults" we have a responsibility to see th... 
Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi
As a long time teacher, I can tell you it's the same reason that many students don't know good literature (I'm not even talking about "great literature" here}. Many "Curriculum specialists" and "school of education professors" adhere to the philos... 
Does anyone do good protest music anymore?
I'm with Nrchy on this one. Barbra Streisand compaigning for more money for the poor (which I am not totally against) while at the same time having $4,000 of fresh flowers delivered to her house weekly. Someone needs to teach some of these people ... 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Van MorrisonThe Waterboys 
The song you just cant stop playing???
Fab...what do you mean by the demo version? Where, how can I hear it. This is one of my all time favorites. 
anyone heard of John Nitzinger?
Ray, The album I have does not include "Yellow Dog". The two songs that stand out on this lp are "L.A. Texas Boy" and "Louisana Cock Fight". The album cover is blace with "Nitzinger" written across the front in large letters. And my friends name w... 
anyone heard of John Nitzinger?
Ray---I thought me and the friend who liked Nitzinger in the early 70's were the only people to knew about him. It would be strange if my friend was the same as your friend. Maybe Nitzinger only exists is our universe. I only have one album by him...