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| best vocal harmonies in rock Dixie Chicks (suggested by my wife). Are any of you familiar with the accapella group "The Bobs" (of which no member is really named Bob)? They are very funny at times, quite amazing and will drive you nuts after too many plays in a row. | |
| Creek 5350 SE, Channel Dropout Thank you Danlib1 for the suggestion. I should have thought to do it myself before posting this question in open forum. I know Mike Creek to address this type thing on his own without using a forum like this. There's no question that Mike knows hi... | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock Lyle Lovett/Rickie Lee Jones on Joshua..., Both Trio Albums: Ronstadt/Parton/Harris, Bruce Cockburn/Lucinda Williams (Isn't That What Friends Are For?), the Streisand/Gibbs album, Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris (at times), Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Nevil... | |
| Top 5 Rock n Roll Vocalists Please don't forget about Jeff Lynne from ELO. What a sweet voice. I was really blown away by his vocals on the DVD Concert for George (Harrison). | |
| Any vets among the Audiophiles here? USAF 1966-1968. I was drafted but was able to convert from the Army to the Air Force because I had majored in Aeronautics while in technical High School. Hated all my time in the military because I was anti VietNam war before being drafted and ser... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green I replied to this thread 7 years ago and read the various replies written since then tonight realizing that the thread wound through a myriad of permutations mostly having nothing to do with the original question of the two blues guitarists and no... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2009 Volkswagen, Salsa Red, Jetta Sportwagon with a Manual transmission. Just superb, super good mileage (25, 36), enough room to haul a lot of gear. Smooth as a smelt, nobodies hotrod but quiet and packed with "Farfegnugen". Nice sound system for... | |
| Mystical Performances Lyle Lovett: North Dakota (Joshua, Judges, Ruth)Bruce Cockburn: Use Me While You Can (Breakfast In New Orleans...)Peter Gabriel: I Have The Touch (Security)Dire Straits: Telegraph Road (Love Over Gold)Richard Wagner: Almost ALL of his Operatic Ove... | |
| Bruce Cockburn: Slice O Life Taylor514Thanks for the heads up regarding the Waterwalker DVD. I'd never heard of it before which astounds me because I'm an avid Michigan canoeist (Mad River Explorer) and thought I knew most of Bruces work. I'm really looking forward to this DV... | |
| Bedroom System DAC Suggestions? Hi JD, Yes, I have a laptop but unfortunately; it's isolated from the stereo. Thank you for the suggestion though.Rob | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Never had just one but Jeff Beck, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Green, David Gilmour, Mick Taylor, Mark Knopler, John Mayer, Richard Thompson, Jimmy Page, John Renbourn, Duane Allman, John Cippolina, Eddie Van Halen, Brian Setzer, Miller Anderson, Michael... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Don't forget k.d. lang, granted she's not a dedicated Jazz singer but she can sing in almost any genre with a depth, passion and beauty that's truly over the top. Her Jazz tunes and collaboration with Tony Bennet were just superb.REL2 | |
| Best CD I've long enjoyed most of the releases from Reference Recordings, both on Vinyl and on CD. My favorites have been everything conducted by Eiji Oue. A real standout for me has been Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances on HDCD.I also agree with those who... | |
| Wagner: The Ring Cycle. Diffinitive Lp Pressing? Rushton nailed it perfectly. I had the cycle in both Decca and London sound in my "vinyl" days. I can only reinforce what he said as being absolutely correct.I currently have the Decca Box set complete and cherish being able to sit through entire ... | |
| Best Brandenburg Concerto recording CD Great question. I didn't see my favorite among the answers and it's a super pick. Karl Ristenpart with the Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre. It comes in a 6 CD box set that ALSO includes:The art of the Fugue, Suites for Orchestra, Triple Concerto ... |