waltersalas
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mosaic's The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Vol. 1, 23 LPs of sheer bliss. I've been listening most of the day, working my way up to Coleman Hawkins. Billie Holiday and Chu Berry are around the corner...Thank you, eBay! | |
| What am I missing? Americana? Yes, it is a coincidence. I'm just a big fan, not the singer/songwriting genuis Walter Salas-Humara.Can't recommend those Silos albums strongly enough, especially "Cuba," "Heater," and the eponymous album. | |
| What am I missing? Americana? Bottle RocketsSilosWoven HandAlejandro Escovedo (solo, and his 80s band Rank and File)Handsome FamilyNeko CaseLucinda Williams (who rules in this here kingdom)The BlastersJohn PrineJames McMurtryTownes Van ZandtDrive-by TruckersTrailer BrideOld 97s | |
| western north carolina-still looking Hello Tonywinsc,Yes, we have a few folks in this area that get together from time to time. I am in Clyde, NC, not far from the TN line, and there are a couple of guys in Asheville and another in Hendersonville. Over the past two or three years, we... | |
| Bullet With My Name On It, When The Curtain Falls I like the first one, "Days of Wine and Roses," best, very grungy and great. Karl Precoda's guitar on that record is just a force of nature. By the way, I saw them with REM in 1984. Great show. | |
| turntable recommendations for a vinyl newbie... Assuming your Atmasphere pre has a phono stage (if it does not, all bets are off), I would suggest getting a "vanilla" Technics SL1200 (or one of the variations of that table) for around $400, maybe even less if you buy it used. Then get yourself ... | |
| Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp Bill,Congratulations on your new speakers. How do they compare with the Boleros? | |
| Turntable Upgrade Suggestions I will third the Amadeus. I've had mine for about three weeks now, and it is the best source I've ever had in my system. It is just terrific. | |
| Fleetwood Mac I've always thought "Mirage" was underrated...and a pretty nice recording, too. It's not up to par with the eponymous album, much less "Rumors," but I like it at least as much as "Tusk." YMMV.... | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? James Carter is all of forty-one years old. He's a younger lion than I am. Growl... | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? One of the younger artists I really love is James Carter. Check him out. | |
| the greatest pop song ever? "Here Comes The Sun" by those Beatles is, for my money, the perfect pop song. | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett Well, he's very prolific, and there are different phases of Jarrett's work, just as there were with Miles (and no, I don't put him on the same level with Miles). I do like his recordings on Impulse in the 70s with Dewey Redman and Charlie Haden, a... | |
| Your First Vinyl Album. KISS Alive I, baby! | |
| Any suggestions for good obscure music? Check out Slaid Cleaves, Timrhu. He might be right up your alley... |