stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. Exactly -- we all have our favorites. It’s not as though "God Only Knows" is the only well-crafted Pop song -- there are many in the top tier. It all comes down to what moves us, particularly. Simply consider the many gems in Stevie Wonder’s cat... | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding @mahgister RE: Tibetan singer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyutcSi0Rx8 This I like every much. . . I can definitely feel it "resonating" ! In fact, because I do not understand the language, the music bypasses the mind and acts directly, on... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Thanks. I'll check them out. @pjw81563 The Japanese have displayed a similar attitude toward American Bluesmen touring over there. | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding @mahgister And dont say to me that she will not be able to sing anything if she wanted to. No -- I will never say that! There is no question that she possessed the capability. I'm afraid we are back to the factor of "taste", yet again, an im... | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding @mahgister She can sing Bach, Verdi, Shubert or Schumann or any spirituals and would had sing jazz over any other female singer... A matter of taste, surely. How many Jazz fans enjoy Jazz sung with a classical vibrato? Sarah Vaughan is perh... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @alexatpos Thanks for the suggestion! My Aqua DAC has a polarity switch - I assume this will work. I was surprised to see other well-known labels on that list. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim My first 10 years of exploring Jazz occurred when I had little concern about SQ. ECM’s production did catch my attention to some degree, but I was hooked on the music long before I had the financial means to focus seriously on sound.... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @ho249 Excellent examples!. I wasn't aware M. Waldron ever recorded for ECM nor was I familiar with the Carla Bley record. Will check them out. | |
| Jazz for aficionados My introduction to ECM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XuRItFyQPo | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 RE: RTF live-- I’m a few years older than you (67) and my first exposure to anything connected to Jazz was in 1972, when I first heard "The Inner Mounting Flame". The first track I heard was, if I remember correctly, "The Dance of Maya... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? @mahgister Anybody can buy the best amplifier of the world... I understand what you’re saying but at the same time, while any rich person can buy a pair of Magicos or Wilsons, not every person who has that kind of money can take the next step... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I saw RTF live on the "Romantic Warrior" tour and caught the S. Clarke Band a couple times in the mid 70's. That's it for me... | |
| Gary Wright has passed away “Oooh oooh shaved beaver, I think you can get me through the night”. The title was "borrowed" from Paramahansa Yogananda, whose spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi" also inspired the likes of Rodger Hodgson ("Babaji") , G. Harrison (the ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @inna Seems kind of subdued for McLaughlin... I’m stunned by the depth of the guitar in the photo. I’m used to dreadnoughts but can’t imagine that one with those dimensions would be very comfortable to play! After listening to the one you post... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Thanks! I will have to buy this one, although it’s out of print and on a French label. I haven’t bought any CDs from Europe since before the pandemic. What are the other nine in your top ten????? |