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| GRASS ANYONE? I like Muleskinner: Peter Rowan, Clarence White, David Grisman, Richard Greene, Bill Keith--hippiegrass never sounded better than this. I also like the trio of John Hartford, Tony Rice and Vassar Clements. | |
| Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You bdp24, have you not seen "Festival Express?" | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Inna, I feel sorry for you if you find his lyrics "so-so" and not poetic. I guess you realize you're in the minority here. No other musician has ever received this award. | |
| Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You fourwnds, I didn't initially care for Workingman's Dead--I came to like every tune on the LP. bdp24, I liked your Big Pink post. I took to that album immediately. I was familiar with some of the tunes from the radio but didn't know who did them... | |
| Please help ...integrated amp under $1200 I'd like to second the recommendation from yogiboy--I bought a Rogue Sphinx a little over a year ago and am very pleased with it. I think the phono preamp is particularly noteworthy. It's just beyond your pricepoint and occasionally a used one w... | |
| Must speakers have certain volume to sound convincing ? "Stradivarius will sound great in anyone's hands "--this simply is not true. It takes years to learn to produce a good tone and to play in tune on the violin. And not everyone who tries achieves that goal even with the years of effort. So, no, ... | |
| Favorite guitar players not named...... Classical: Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot FIsk, Jorge CaballeroOther: Adrian Legg, Leo Kottke, Eldon Shamblin, Oz Noy | |
| worst sounding great lps Fresh Cream. Ugh! But what a great album.+1 on Layla--jeez, what were they thinking? | |
| are digital recordings on vinyl any better than CD Orpheus10, I never said "it's all subjective"--I said "it's somewhat subjective." | |
| are digital recordings on vinyl any better than CD I had a friend in the 70's who preferred the sound of an LP on tape to the sound of the same LP (direct, not taped). Go figure. It's somewhat subjective. I would bet that many CD fans will prefer the CD and many vinyl fans will prefer the vinyl... | |
| Songs that have stood the test of time. My favorite Hallelujah is by Puddles the Clown. Not everyone's cup of tea, I'm sure. | |
| Top Five rock Bass players Some faves of mine already listed, esp. Sir Paul and the two Jacks.I'm surprised no one has suggested Bill Black (early Elvis) or Les Claypool. Tom Fowler (Zappa, It's A Beautiful Day, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, Jean-Luc Ponty) also deserves men... | |
| Top Five rock Bass players bdp, FWIW Carol says Brian wrote out all those Beach Boy bass lines for her. She did come up with many other things including the classic line for " The Beat Goes On." | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Takacs Quartet: Bartok #1, #3 and #5 | |
| When will there be decent classical music recordings? "Someone will say well that is not how you listen at a concert, but that is just archaic. "It's not archaic--it's real, it's natural. Guitarists and engineers go far out of their way to eliminate those string noises that you think you want to he... |