waltersalas
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| The best books on music I am a big fan of Robert Christgau's books, especially his three Consumer Guide compilations of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. In these books, there are capsule reviews and grades of literally thousands of records--mostly rock and pop, some jazz (fusion) ... | |
| What is the best Beatle Song I Saw Her Standing There | |
| Guidance regarding 2 female Jazz legends please.. As a longtime fan of Holiday, I am of the (dissenting) that her recordings on Verve are at least the equal of the earlier Columbias. In fact, I actually prefer the Verve recordings and have spent many a night reveling in the box set, which include... | |
| Nottingham Space Deck, or wait for something else? Hi John 1,I was in the same situation as you just a few months ago and ultimately decided to go with the Spacedeck, a Modified Origin Live 250 arm, and a Dynavector 20XH cartridge. I have a few hundred albums, but had them stored in boxes for the ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Thanks, Tweakgeek. For me, the number of votes on the board for Sinatra compared to "no-show" Jones is more a testament to a general bias against country music than anything. Sinatra is/was great, but no male singer I have ever heard sings with mo... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century George Jones, Al Green, and Frank Sinatra, in no particular order. I couldn't rank one ahead of another, and can't think of another male singer I would put in the same class as these three. There are many contenders, but these three have all earne... | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? 1)Pink Floyd, 'Dark Side of the Moon' - Is this thing still on the charts? 'Wish You Were Here' is a much better album.2)James Taylor, anything except 'Fire and Rain'- Maybe a cheap shot to include a singer-songwriter as frothy as Sweet Baby James... | |
| homeade equipment racks?? opinions? Here's another recommendation for the IKEA Lyte rack. I built one for my turntable set-up and am very happy with the results. I am far from a DIY kind of guy, but the instructions provided by Ken Lyon in that thread are detailed and meticulous, an... | |
| Looking for Amp advice I just purchased the P10s and have been using Bel Canto EVO 200.2 amps configured as mono blocks, along with a tube preamp (Audible Illusions M3, soon to be replaced by Supratek Syrah). I am using Piega's own speaker cables and will be comparing t... | |
| CD player with best dynamics? I think the EMC-1 24/192 would fit the bill. | |
| Tube Pre amp or Solid Pre Amp I bought an Audible Illusions Mod 3 (not 3A) for $650 to use as a "stopgap" until my turn in the long Supratek line comes around. I am pairing it with solid state monoblocks and must say that it is probably the best bargain I have seen so far in h... | |
| What if you had an entire week..... Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete SongbooksMiles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel Billie Holiday - The Complete VerveThelonious Monk - The Complete RiversidesCreedence Clearwater Revival - Remastered Box SetRolling Stones - Sticky Fing... | |
| Guitar Alphabet. Please fill out unused letters... Pere Ubu won't qualify, but what about James "Blood" Ulmer? As for Q, add Robert Quine, an indie-rock legend who has played on (and defined) Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet and others' records.Verlaine, Tom (Television and solo).Zoom, Billy ... | |
| "RECORDING OF THE WEEK"????? I nominate the remastered and rereleased double CD "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, and many others. This super-session, now nearly 30 years old, is an absolute ... | |
| Sim Eclipse cd or Emc1.cd player which one Ulrikgm,I currently have the EMC-1 and am curious as to your perception that the Capitole's performance is a significant improvement over this player. What do you perceive as the big differences? I'd love to be in a position to conduct an A/B comp... |