stuartk

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Cream — Stormy Monday
@tablejockey  I don't see what you're objecting you re: my comment about playing the tune as a I/IV/V, given that it was just an opinion. I never claimed it was gospel truth! In matters of esthetics, there will always be differing opinions. How t... 
Cream — Stormy Monday
I have a guitar playing buddy who prefers "You don’t Love Me" played straight, like on J. Mayall’s "A Hard Road" while I much prefer it swung like the Allmans did it. The nature of the Blues allows for many different interpretations of what might ... 
Cream — Stormy Monday
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Cream — Stormy Monday
@tablejockey I didn’t hear T Bone’s version until many years after I heard the Live at Fillmore East version and I still tend to view the B. Bland/Allmans arrangement as my baseline for comparisons. Played as a generic I/IV/V, the tune always so... 
Cream — Stormy Monday
@zlone  Something special happens on that one.  Yes!  On the DVD, Clapton announces "I think we're going to play every tune we know". Of course, they didn't. Due to age, EC can be forgiven for having forgotten some but nevertheless, I wish th... 
Favorite Obscure Rock Song
I love "Station Man" and love Danny Kirwan’s playing, both from that period and earlier with P. Green. I’ve started working it out on guitar several times but never managed to learn it all the way through. Not really sure what qualifies as "obscu... 
Cream — Stormy Monday
Different strokes. Personally, I’ve always preferred the B.B. Bland/Allman Bros. arrangement.  FWIW, my favorite performance and favorite Clapton guitar work from the Albert Hall reunion gigs is this version of "We’re Going Wrong". As much as I l... 
Jazz for aficionados
@jdougs  ... and don't forget bassist Eddie Gomez!    
Music Doesn't Get Better Than This.
@jjbeason14  A great demonstration of the self-sufficient nature and emotive power of the acoustic guitar...  ...but maybe only a guitar player would say that. ;o)  
Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is
Embeddings controls  🤣  
Jazz for aficionados
@mahgister  Wish I could say the same.  Still, there are a handful that are not overly "ornamented" in this regard that I enjoy.   
What’s the best DAC < 6k (system specific)
@hysteve Look at a used Aqua Acoustics R2R DAC. I have the La Voce mk2 which was about $3200 a few years ago and it remains in my LR system. It is one of the best sounding DACs I have ever heard. R2R DACS=analogue sound As it happens, I have... 
Jazz for aficionados
@mahgister  "and he does not makes noise at all ... " Perhaps, in the not-so-distant future, someone will develop an AI tool that removes all the grunts, groans, moans, etc. from Jarrett's recordings ;o)  
What to do with a large collection
@rvpiano  Did you ask your local Friends of the Library org.? They often have book and music sales to raise money.  This has nothing to do with the library collection.  Various charities have book/music sales. Independent radio stations, too.  ... 
Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries
@mahgister  Sorabji is intriguing. Will explore. Thanks!