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| How did "Oh Mercy" end up sounding so great? Rebbi, I think a lot of it is a matter of placing instruments in the mix, left to right. Sometimes when you're mixing things can sound cluttered or distorted, then you move one or more parts a bit and the sound can suddenly "breathe." With all the... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I have to disagree about classical music being "composer's music"--I'd rather hear the Guarneri Quartet playing anything than most other quartets playing the finest the repertoire has to offer. As a matter of fact, it's with the "top shelf" pieces... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? John Coltrane playing Soul Eyes or Naima. The performance is as important as the song in this case--I've heard lots of versions of Naima (by other performers) that didn't come close. | |
| First favorite tune I honestly don't remember. Music was always there. I know the first LP was "All Summer Long" by the Beach Boys. But I had 45's before that and always had music in my head.Some interesting answers already posted, good idea for a thread. | |
| "When Records Ruled The World"...BBC Documentary Thanks for the link, excellent stuff. I don't agree with every single factoid or point of emphasis, but very well done (no big surprise, BBC!) | |
| Movie "Crazy" life story of Hank Garland I saw it a few weeks ago and was pretty disappointed with it overall, though I was interested in the story. The man left quite a mark on American music of the time. I listen to that solo album (with a young Gary Burton and Joe Morello) a good bit.... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer--the future's uncertain and the end is always near.the doors, Roadhouse Blues | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Julliard Quartet--Bartok #2, 60's recording on Columbia | |
| Who is Harry Nillson Saw it last year on Netflix--highly recommended. | |
| Your First Concert was..... big hall: Beach Boys, Chad & Jeremy, Lovin' Spoonful, Neal Ford and the Fanatics at the Music Hall (Houston)club show: The Outsiders w/Neal Ford and the Fanatics at the Catacombs (Houston) | |
| Beethoven Violin Sonatas---favorites and recs I like the Szyering/Rubinstein recordings--not sure if they did the whole cycle, but I love the ones I have. | |
| The Moving Sidewalks Great band, I remember their singles on KILT-AM in Houston.I saw them open for the Doors and they were sensational. Not sure about the legality of the explosives they used for their finale, but it was a very effective way to close. I eventually re... | |
| Which N AD?? or maybe Marantz I don't mean to sound like Mr. Smartypants, but if it's between "very clear and clean--focused" versus "kind of dark and not much HF extension" then perhaps you've answered your own question(?)Good luck with your decision. | |
| Good power/Bad Power Elizabeth, your comment about dimming the lights takes me back to when I had a heftier system in the 70s--in one house I in which I lived the lights would dim whenever I switched on my power amp (McIntosh 2300).When I bought this system I installe... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Tobb, with all due respect, he's talking about a 51-year-old unit.How far back did they fall from grace? |