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| reactions to SMILE? mr parrot, Danlib1 speaks the truth. it is a beautiful and brilliant work; and quite timeless. has to rank with the great "long" American pieces(gershwin, bernstein, copeland) and certainly also places in the top 5 rock/pop albums of all time. it ... | |
| reactions to SMILE? have you even heard it? | |
| New Elvis Costello- Analog Masters? i have both the cd and lps. the vinyl is a great improvement. i bought the cd 1st, which sounded ok in the car, but not on my naim cd5. my girlfriend came in the room and asked "is that the new one"? and then said " it sounds terrible; like a copy... | |
| CBS Half Speeds? Digital? the cbs half-speeds were indeed remastered digitally. i've been told that there were some made prior to these abominations that were not, but have never found one. beware and follow twl's advise: read that fine print. there are an incredible amoun... | |
| Name three of yours the most favourite drummers still drummingzak starkeymitch mitchellsammi kdead as a drumstickmoonmannemanilow i mean philly joe | |
| If you could have 2 turntables... I would try one of the Teres tables because I am so curious after reading Twyl's (and others')many positive reports. (i'm using an aries now, very happily) | |
| grateful dead remasters danlevy et al, thanks for the tip. i bought the remaster of the 1st dead album yesterday and it made for some GREAT driving around. can't wait to play it on my cd player in the house where i can really hear the thing! ahhh, morning dew...i do beli... | |
| song title that is memorable ah, Wesley Willis! not only each title, but just about every line of evey song. | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Jim Hall for jazz.Jimi Hendrix when playing with Mitch Mitchell andMick Taylor when playing in the Stones for rock.Richard Thompson for folk-rock.Elmore James for blues.Otis Spann overall even though he didn't play gtr because he WOULD have played... | |
| new Johnny Cash superb/other new recommendations? know and love brown's stuff. seen him a few times. got to hang with him for awhile at falcon ridge folk festival a couple of years ago. very down to earth , nice guy. a great recommendation. | |
| Guilty Pleasures: Throwaway Pop the ARCHIES!!! sugar sugarthough i admit marley did it better. | |
| How can I get back into vinyl very cheaply? if you do get a tt i would urge you to accept Breeno's offer of newbee help vis a vis his extra grado black cart. way to go Breeno, i know many of us help people get up and running, and it's nice to see it reflected here on audiogon. Suretyguy: i ... | |
| How can I get back into vinyl very cheaply? i recently got my kid a music hall 2.1 and put a grado goldcart on it, and it sounds very musical. it did not until i removed the cart it came with and put on the grado. she is using a decent phono stage though (good ole fisher 500c w/ original te... | |
| Laid back, mellow, sax/jazz the box set of Desmond's work with Jim Hall is great (as is the remastering job - the Mosaic vinyl and the easily available cd set are both excellent), and the impeccable guitar makes it a 2 for the price of one kind of thing: but "boss tenor" is ... | |
| Mozart Piano Concerto 21. the 1st I heard is still my touchstone: the George Szell-Cleveland Orchestra as recommended by Pragmatist above. I had to pull my car to the side of the road to hear it finish when some NPR dj played it on the air 20+ years ago. I've searched and ... |