stuartk
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| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: I lived in Glendale for three months in '74. . . that was enough for me! However, later on I did find something to appreciate in Reseda-- "I and Joy's Bagels". I'd often travel from Santa Barbra to Riverside County to visit friends and always mad... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? "As hard as it might be for some to accept, I don’t think analog is for everyone". Judging from the number of digital-only responders to this thread, it's clearly not! | |
| Clean AC power "The power to my house comes from the pole on the road, then underground to a large box that I assume is a transformer. This supplies power to my house only: there are no other houses within 1000’. Does this mean that I am getting very clean power... | |
| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: @zerofox:"That said, I think what makes him and the Heartbreakers special is that they are simply a pure rock and roll band and most importantly they didn’t try to do too much - just well executed rock and roll".This strikes me as a fair/accurate ... | |
| Returning to audiophilism after 20 years: a little guidance would be nice :-) "Since then I am happy to say digital has improved so much and is improving so fast that it is entirely possible it will approach entry level turntable level in as little as 5 to 10 more years. That is something I never thought would happen and sh... | |
| Chicago Transit Authority @robert53;You're welcome!Even though I've never been a Chicago fan, I would pay to see Leonid perform the first album. | |
| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: @marantz33;"Love and respect to nearly every band mentioned here but just one listen to waiting for Columbus should put this issue to bed"Just curious: did you ever hear Los Lobos in their prime, live ? ? ? I'm a fan of WFC but Los Lobos were ever... | |
| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: That's Brunswick, Maine... down the road from Freeport. | |
| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: @bdp24:"And Los Lobos: Also in the mid-80’s I went to see Peter Case’s pre-solo career group The Plimsouls at a tiny "club" on Ventura Blvd. named The Garage (it was an actual garage, a converted car repair shop). My gal and I got there in time to... | |
| Chicago Transit Authority The group is called "Leonid and Friends" If I were a Chicago fan, I'd check their touring schedule-- they really are excellent. | |
| Chicago Transit Authority This is somewhat off topic, but there's a terrific Russian/eastern European Chicago cover band that has videos up on youtube. To be honest, I've never cared particularly for Chicago, but when these guys play it, I sure like it! Some of you might... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? @yermajesty:I'm sorry-- I'm afraid I'm no help in that regard as I'm firmly wedded to the physical medium of CDs. Having to interact with yet another electronic screen holds little appeal for me. Plus, I'm old-fashioned (and old) -- I like being a... | |
| Listening to digital and analog @yeti42: "To me, analog is more textured and real sounding, (some, or many may not agree) but does that mean it’s not possible to enjoy digital sound? On the contrary, I must adapt a different way of listening that doesn’t actively compare the ... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? @yermajesty:"In my experience, digital did sound harsh . . . in the early days of CDs." Yeah; my first Sony CDP in the early 90's sounded terribly metallic and shrill. I switched to a Denon, which was definitely better but nothing like my current... | |
| Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: ... and of course, there have always been players who've had a more scholarly/musicological bent-- Bloomfield and Garcia, for example. I've seen R. Ford a half dozen times. The only time I saw J. Mitchell was when I lived in Santa Barbara-- I saw... |