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500 Greatest Albums of all Times
Roxy Music's Avalon gets kicked to the curb while Kanye West adds 2. 
Catchy tunes that sound great?
Spyro Gyra's 'Morning Dance'. I'm wearing a button down oxford, khakis and loafers (no socks) as I post this... 
Best rock cover songs, list your favorites
Hootie and the Blowfish doing Bill Wither's 'Use Me'. Sorry, thought it was a nice nod. Also, I can't get enough of hearing Pat Traver's version of (take your pick) 'Born Under a Bad Sign' off the "Crash and Burn" album. I think I've actually refo... 
Ronnie Montrose
To this day...when I hear the term "crotch shot" I immediately think of 'Jump On'. Ok, ALMOST always... 
Wireless router "contamination" of sound?
Your should name your network something like "DEA", "ATF" or "FBI". 
Focus on 24/192 Misguided?.....
Insert a quantity of "$" in the space between "1" and "0" and adjust until it sounds good to you. 
Best Rock Drummers
Tommy Aldridge has quite a resume. I believe he's listed in the uberlist post previously, however I must mention that I enjoyed his work on Pat Traver's Crash and Burn. Kudos to the engineer on that album as it is some of the cleanest recorded dru... 
What is Jazz?
From the movie Jerry Maguire:"Chad: This... is Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Stockholm. 1963... two masters of freedom, playing in a time before their art was corrupted by a zillion cocktail lounge performers who destroyed the legacy of the only ... 
It Might Get Load - documentary
Love the scene where Page is spinning 45's and puts on Link Wray's Rumble...here is a guy I was in awe of as a performer and suddenly felt this connection that he was a music fan just like the rest of us. The way he just lit up - he could have bee... 
ISO advice for replacement fuse
Contact Muse and tell them you blew up your DAC and would pay anything for a repair as soon as possible. If they bite and contact you, tell them all you did was replace the fuse and give them some obscure info and then set the hook with "what was ... 
Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you?
A toast to the Chet Baker completist while I spin Kinda Blue for the 150th time! 
Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you?
Vocals are a morph of Michael Franks and Mel Torme. Liked his trumpet playing with Gerry Mulligan on occasion. 
guitar solos where less is more
Jax2 - I'm with you on the Beta. In keeping with the spirit of this thread...perhaps less is more? 
Airport Express + Toslink + Bryston BDA-1 = Happy
You can always be happier. I'll stop improving once I start getting orgasms when I listen to the music.LOL, you might almost be able to achieve that for less than the price of a good cable ;) 
guitar solos where less is more
Ry Cooder - Paris, TexasMichael Timmins - Blue Moon Revisited from the Trinity Sessions Mick Jagger - Heaven from Tattoo YouDavid Hidalgo - Forever Night Shade Mary from The Latin Playboys self-titledRobbie Blunt - Big Log from Robert Plant's The ...