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| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Peter HammillFrom solo album, "In Camera"The Comet, the Course, and the Tail(existentialism, free will)They say we are endowed with Free Will--at least that justifies our need for indecision.But between our insticts and the lust to killWe bow our ... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? Not to dig at the genre although I’m not a fan, does Heavy Metal music benefit from an higher resolution systems? I’m not talking about comparing to a cheap box store system, rather, would one benefit moving from an audiophile quality $5-10k to a ... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Let me add a couple to the above list.My discovery of fusion, lead me to post bop, avant-garde, chamber, and other progressive forms of jazz.My discovery of the 1st album by Swedish band, Anglagard, in the mid 90's, led me to the knowledge, that p... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Dear God - XTC Dear god, hope you get the letter andI pray you can make it better down hereI don't mean a big reduction in the price of beerBut all the people that you made in your imageSee them starving on their feetCause they don't get enough t... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Nice idea for a thread!I will list bands, not just albums.Very early on:Sgt Pepper’s - informed me that rock could be a bit more than 3 minute, 3 chord, songs.Next:Deep Purple - In Rock, Black Sabbath- 1st, Uriah Heep - Very Humble, and others - i... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Terrific ! This thread is greatly enhanced by your participation. Thanks!I will continue to post more, even if not too many people are interested.It is still fun! | |
| What's your dream speaker? The Von Schweikert Ultra 11 are right at the top if my list of dream speakers.They were at 2 audio shows here in LA, and each time I heard them, they floored me.I haven't heard them yet, but the top of the line Borresen Z5 are a top choice. I have... | |
| Vintage speaker suggestions One of the great exceptions to the typical bad design of 70's Japanese mid-fi speakers, are the Kenwood SB-7000. Good quality drivers, correctly aligned vertically and horizontally, correctly time aligned, sophisticated crossovers, and better th... | |
| Vintage speaker suggestions Pioneer CS 99-As and 2 pairs of Original Large Advents, neither sounded bad, but I think I could do better. Trying to spend around 1000 or less and keep it from the same era more or less. The vast majority of those 70's speakers from Japanes... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Here's a couple of older ones.Arti e Mestieri - Italian band, that is one of the best at straddling the line between jazz-fusion, and prog. Their first album from '73, Tilt!, is their best. So many great melodies, and world class playing, especial... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Here’s a few more.Jonathan Finlayson - one of the best contemporary trumpet players. Whether a sideman or leader, his playing is never boring, and his technique is as good as it gets. His latest release as a leader, 3 Times Round, was placed near ... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings I like the mention of Joanne Brackeen. She is pretty unknown and underappreciated. Those recordings of original material she did in the 80's were great. Ancient Dynasty, Special Identity Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven are pretty special.Unfortunately for my... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings I view jazz as an evolving living art form, and not a museum piece, so, I will try to focus my recommendations on recent artists and music. But i will still recommend some older stuff too, that I feel may be more obscure.It's not that I don't love... | |
| Blindfold Speaker testing I'm not sure if this is close to what the OP is referring to, but acoustic engineer, Floyd Toole has already performed blind tests at the Harman facilities in the LA area. https://www.stereophile.com/content/blind-listening-harman-international | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? King Crimson - Happy FamilySong about the breakup of the Beatles Judas- Paul McCartneyJonah- John LennonSilas- George HarrisonRufus- Ringo Starr Happy family, one hand clap, four went by and none come back.Brother Judas, ash and sack, swal... |