In praise of Flim and the BB's

ROHfan
ROHfan Posts: 1,014
edited January 2011 in Music & Movies
I just got my copy of "This is a Recording" by Flim and the BB's. This may be the Jazz CD I've been waiting for my entire life. After hearing the opening track, "Universe of Two," I was hooked. This is not one of those CDs that has to grow on you. It's instant ear candy. In track 4, "Some Other Time," it's recorded as if you're sitting at the drum set (a recording technique used to great effect a la Neil Peart) with the individual drums filling the entire horizontal space of the soundstage.

I also own "Big Notes," "Vintage BB's," and "Tricycle," but this is by far the most crystal clear and most beautifully executed Flim CD I've ever heard.

Any other BB's fans here? A more thorough review will be forthcoming once I come back down to earth. :)
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,604
    edited January 2011
    I am a fan! Love Tricycle and Big Notes!
    --Gary--
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited January 2011
    I've got most of their recordings.

    TNRabbit is also a fan of their music.

    Their music sounds great on the 1.2TL's... with tubes!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,997
    edited January 2011
    Where did you pick it up at ? I'll have to give it a whirl.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2011
    Flim and the BB's and Dee Lite. An old time member recommended these while listening to my 1.2 TL's when he picked up some amps. Most will know who he is (Not many recommend Dee Lite.....).

    I bought a Dee Lite CD and only heard it the first time. Didn't get any Flim and the BB's....I guess I should try them.
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited January 2011
    tonyb wrote: »
    Where did you pick it up at ? I'll have to give it a whirl.

    Amazon. $6.47 used, with shipping.
    TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
    Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
    Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
    Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Flim and the BB's and Dee Lite. An old time member recommended these while listening to my 1.2 TL's when he picked up some amps. Most will know who he is (Not many recommend Dee Lite.....).

    I bought a Dee Lite CD and only heard it the first time. Didn't get any Flim and the BB's....I guess I should try them.
    I resemble that remark... I can't believe you bought Deee-Lite and not Flim... LOL... Explains the disco ball I guess...

    Tricycle was selected by Polk Audio as a demo disc for their SDA SRS's. The attacks in the title track (#1) have caused more than a few SDA owners to mess themselves when I introduced them to it...

    Not naming any names here ===> R-I-C-A-R-D-O <=====

    … or am I? SOPA anyone?
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • geoff727
    geoff727 Posts: 546
    edited January 2011
    I think I first heard Tricycle on the SDA SRS's when they first came out. That was one of the first 3 or 4 CD's that I bought, I was so impressed.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2011
    Bruce, I have no idea what you're talking about. What ever happened to those six packs???????
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    Ive hated that cd since the first Polkfest.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    ^ Came out from under the wrong side of the bridge this morning? :smile:

    ^^ Six-packs be chillin'...

    They made the move pre-flood so no issues with them, but three years and counting later, they've not been unpacked. May or may not have a future here... haven't decided yet.

    Rolled through your hood a half dozen times the past couple years... mostly around 02:00 so I didn't call.... but I did wave...
    More later,
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2011
    Actually it will be 5 years in March. And they are still in the boxes? You're a bad man. Bring them back.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Actually it will be 5 years in March. And they are still in the boxes? You're a bad man. Bring them back.
    No, no, no...

    I bought them 5-years ago...
    I packed and moved them 3-years ago...
    I have not unpacked them since the move.

    Capiche'? :smile:
    More later,
    Tour...
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    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2011
    much better.
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