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| Suddenly, Porcupine Tree I checked out some PT videos on youtube. I liked the overall sound but found the guitar player to be inappropriately derivative/generic/uninspired. I'll give him this--he didn't sound as if he was trying to imitate Dave Gilmour. | |
| Musician's Challenges You need to separate technique and musicality. Listen to the Segovia EMI recordings and his Decca sides from the 50's. Tell me which players today are as compelling.Yes, the old-school hand positions are problematic and should not be used. But tha... | |
| Miles Davis The Original Mono CD's Jafant, how can it play back in stereo if it was not recorded in stereo? It's obviously not any sort of "re-processed for stereo" trickery, it's real, discrete stereo (if anything, too much separation as has been discussed).Have you not heard the ... | |
| Should I trust movers with my equipment? I moved recently and watched the movers at work. They get a passing grade on the piano and furniture, but barely. No way would I let them touch small instruments or audio equipment. No freaking way. | |
| Musician's Challenges So we're agreeing that the words "quality of the musician," in this context, means "chops?"I was hoping this was going to be about musicianship and not athleticism. | |
| Ever downgrade and have better sound? Haven't had the luxury of downgrading since re-entering the world of hi-fi ten years ago. Still tweaking up, but on a tightwad's budget.That said, I agree with Schubert's comment about the effect of the room. My "best" speakers did not sound so gr... | |
| Musician's Challenges Segovia put a personal stamp on the music he played--sometimes for the better, other times not so. But you knew it was him. There is little to distinguish most of the players younger than Barrueco and Fisk. The playing is clean as a whistle but to... | |
| Musician's Challenges Those are flashy showpieces that test how fast someone can move their fingers rather than pieces that show the depth and breadth of an artist's interpretative mind and soul. There are countless pieces for the guitar that afford the opportunity to ... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? I think Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat" is absolutely brilliant. Only a first-rate composer could produce such a work IMO. | |
| Mozart Fans Only Personally I could have done without the two "modded" "virtuoso" moments. Just sing it straight and don't add anything. But it was a refreshing change from the garbage we've been hearing in recent years. A singer, singing--imagine that. Good idea! | |
| Mozart Fans Only I love the quintet, D. 956 (but among those who've heard it, who doesn't?)It's what I imagine the first moments in heaven would be like.Absolutely otherworldy. | |
| Alt Country/Folk, American roots Check out Amanda Pearcy (singer/songwriter from Austin).Esp. 2nd CD, Royal Street. Disclaimer: some personal bias at play here, but it's great stuff. | |
| Mozart Fans Only I love Schubert's chamber music but find it a bit overly dramatic at times. I'd never consider it superior to Beethoven's, but I'm speaking of a narrow range of their output which I happen to be familiar with. | |
| Sloppy but Famous Contest Marty,Tommy is a freak of nature. Have heard him up close in and out of gigs and I'm not quite sure if he is human. He may be from planet Hendrix--actually, both Tommy and Paco de Lucia may be extraterrestrial or interdimensional. Normal people ju... | |
| Goodbye Pete Seeger One of a kind and the end of an era--it's amazing he was here for so long. The superlatives have all been used up, so words truly fail to express the greatness of this man and the tragedy of the loss. The more you know about him the more you appre... |