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| Best Rock Album of 2014 Black Keys "Turn Blue". I love this new direction they have taken. Awesome! | |
| Which artists' music do you buy without audition Cat Power | |
| Which artists' music do you buy without audition Glen Hansard, Mark Kozelek, Mark Knopfler, Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink, David Gilmour, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens........... | |
| Which artists' music do you buy without audition Jenny Lewis, Haley Bonar, Neko Case, Tom Petty, The Rosebuds, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Beck, Spoon, Eels, Rosanne Cash, Broken Bells, Wilco, Porcupine Tree, to be continued.... | |
| Porqupine Tree Here's a quote from the liner notes in the "Lightbulb Sun" lp...."This special edition double vinyl lp is dedicated to the memory of our friend Michael Piper, who passed away in April 2008. In fact, it was meant to be the latest in a line of beaut... | |
| Porqupine Tree Roxy54: I, myself, am pretty cynical, but not so much that I'd dismiss by other's (words), a chance to discover a great band. | |
| Audiophile music Czarivey: I remember my first listen to Vandersteen 2Cs. They were hooked up to an Audio Research Classic 60. The front end was a Linn TT. I brought my own vinyl. I was unimpressed. I chalked this up to the fact that this system couldn't reproduce... | |
| Porqupine Tree Rlwainwright: I was just getting ready to tell Roxy54 that PT's music is similar to King Crimson. | |
| Porqupine Tree I don't plan on reviewing each lp here, I will say I started off with "Lightbulb Sun". While it was obvious from my first beginnings, just hearing one song, that this band was special, I can say that this band, while obviously prolific, doesn't ge... | |
| Best Rock Album of 2014 Orenda Fink "Blue Dream" | |
| FYI Pink Floyd I've found that the hype surrounding the latest remastering of "The Division Bell" to be somewhat misplaced. There's no doubt it's superior to the original US (blue) version. Comparing it to my best sounding PF lps, it lacks the openness, the dyna... | |
| Best Rock Album of 2014 Jenny Lewis "The Voyager" | |
| Your favourite recording label? Merge & YepRoc are good labels for new/indie/alternative/folk bands. They are almost always on quality vinyl.Diverse has been pretty consistent. | |
| Porqupine Tree Jperry:Thanks for the correction. | |
| Do the Audio gods shine upon you? Yes, The audio Gods are shining on me. The great thing is it happens EVERY time I listen. Because of "anal" approach to tt set-up! |