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| Band/artist documentaries. @devinplombier - "The Decline of Western Civilization", by Penelope Spheeris, on the circa-1980 LA punk scene, is imo a must watch." Yes! Seeing X upclose is pretty cool. Ray Manzarek produced their first album, Los Angeles. Have you watched "T... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @immatthewj I'm old enough to remember when cocaine was described as a safe recreational drug. What!? You mean it is not!? :snort: Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @curtisvill - Great choice! I watched it and was deeply moved by the story behind Crazy Diamond. Syd Barrett's descent into mental illness is really sad. | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @slaw "That's minor league compared to Fleetwood Mac 😮 " I'm old enough to remember when cocaine was described as a safe recreational drug. | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @immatthewj -While not a film/doc, this is a fun read about the Eagles. https://grantland.com/features/the-eagles-greatest-hit/ | |
| Band/artist documentaries. @slaw - I watched the Chicago documentary. The amount of cocaine they consumed is astounding. | |
| Band/artist documentaries. I made a mistake in the title of a Leonard Cohen doc- Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love, not Goodbye Marianne. Thought of two more- Todd Haynes movie about The Velvet Underground While this one isn't a music doc, it's still a must see- Roadr... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. Off the top of my head- Goodbye Marianne-Leonard Cohen documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Long Strange Trip-multi episode about the Grateful Dead I Called Him Morgan-Lee Morgan documentary Miles Davis: The Birth of the C... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? If you are a Stephen Sondheim fan, like I am, there are a number of terrific tribute albums- The "Sondheim: A Musical Tribute" 1973 concert featured a star-studded cast, including Angela Lansbury, Larry Blyden, Alexis Smith, Chita Rivera, Jack Ca... | |
| Please Recommend some Charlie Parker Recordings! Give "The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever" and "Charlie Parker With Strings" a listen. https://youtu.be/W9PoFl3VnmQ?si=khiOPGWaXO82Zsjj https://youtu.be/DmRkZeGFONg?si=q3XPEectQsw7QOB8 | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk - Yes, I see. When I do a URL search I get the dreaded spinning wheel. midwestaudiophile.com http://www.midwestaudiophile.com According to this, they are still in business. Of course, the important question is, is warranty service in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk - Re-DAC: Have you looked into a Musetec Audio LKS-005? I had one, sold it, and regret it :-) It uses dual ES9038pro chips. One torroidal transformer has silver plated copper. Banks of super capacitors that act like batteries, solid sil... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk TY! That trio is incredible. Niels technically ability has always been astounding. | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? Hal Wilner, who tragically died of Covid the day after his 64th birthday, made a living producing tribute albums. This is a list culled from Wikipedia- Amarcord Nino Rota (1981) Willner’s first tribute album of the music Nino Rota did for Felli... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Thanks for sharing! That's awesome. After giving it a listen, I looked for a CD release. Alas, it doesn't exist. Somehow, in the process I came upon this really good Niels Pedersen, Billy Hart, Philip Catherine CD. This is the first t... |