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| Greatest Composers of All Time I think it's pretty safe to put Bach, Beethoven and Mozart as the top three, far and away--and forget about rating them against one another. I personally would list Baroque stalwarts such as Handel, D. Scarlatti and Telemann up there with many of ... | |
| Top 10 Alt-country bands I LOVE the Wood Bros., but I also would not have thought of including them in a list of country artists. I'll have to ponder that... | |
| Top 10 Alt-country bands Junior Brown is sensational, maybe more "retro" than "alt."Heybale is also quite good. Amanda Pearcy's second CD, "Royal Street" is very good and worth checking out.These are all local Austin people and that's all I know much about lately. | |
| Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dance of Maya and Celestial Terrestrial Commuters. Jeff Beck, I Ain't Superstitious. Whoever played on Howlin' Wolf's Killin Floor (Hubert Sumlin?). James Gang (Joe Walsh) Funk 49. Cream (Jack Bruce) Sunshine of Your Love. Th... | |
| artists / composers 'on fire' I totally disagree with your assessment of Syd Barrett's decline, at least from what I've read. Maybe you were there...? | |
| Frank Zappa re-masters I recall that when some of the early Mother's LP's were remixed for CD with "new, improved" bass and drums there was such an outcry that the old versions were subsequently re-issued. I know that (original drummer) Jimmy Carl Black was royally PO'e... | |
| David Bromberg -- Any fans? He and Ry Cooder got me through the second half of the 70's. I still have many LP's. Saw him live at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Ausin in '78. Fantastic band, great show. | |
| Dr.John Don't know about the newbie, but for classic Dr. John check out "Gumbo." That is the stuff. "The Right Place" is also excellent, but Gumbo just kills, every track. | |
| Can you smell your speakers when youre rockin out? I like the voice coil theory, also perhaps could be crossover heating up? | |
| Audio Quest King Cobra capacitance Phone: +1 949 585 0111Email: info@audioquest.com | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan That list of 100 guitarists has many preposterous inclusions and omissions.I'll have to listen to Gary again. I'm a huge fan of Peter Greene and I think highly of Stevie Ray but so far Gary has not yet hit me where I live. | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock Some of my favorite Beatles harmonies are from early performances, such as "This Boy" on the Ed Sullivan Show and "To Know Her is to Love Her" from Live at the BBC. Great stuff.And I forgot to mention Peter, Paul and Mary on my list. | |
| Lp storage - location? If only the bottom (center) of the LP makes contact with the shelf, how can it matter if there is overhang beyond that point? | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock Association, Neville Bros., Miracles, Mamas & Papas, Beach Boys,Simon & Garfunkel, Everlys, Beatles, Byrds, Wilson/Philips (2nd gen. of BB's/M&P's, CS&N (first album).Also Yes, Zombies, Queen. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? The lyric for Golden Slumber is from a 17th cent. poem by Thomas DekkerMcCartney saw a song in his sister's songbook and made up his own versionGolden slumbers kiss your eyes,Smiles awake you when you rise;Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,And I w... |