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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
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    Mark Knopfler - soundtrack to the movie "Local Hero"

    Great music to a great film.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    Classical morning with Handel's "WasserMusik" and Barber's "Adagio for Strings" (one of the most heart breaking pieces ever)...

    Picked up the pace (considerably) with The J. Geils Band "Flashback: Best of.."... has there ever been a better Party Band?

    Just finished Banana Blender Surprise's "Live at the Black Cat"... on top of everyone's play list no doubt...

    Next up, Hendrix "Electric LadyLand"...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    Went all female today up to noon...

    Jewel - "Pieces of You" (good)

    Joan Osborne - "Relish" (better)

    Sinead O'Connor - "Universal Mother" (best)

    Now spinning:
    Offspring - "SMASH"
    Impulse since it was flanked by the last two girls... Been a long time... Both worse and better than I remembered...
    "You gotta keep 'em separated"
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2004
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    A big thanks to Shack for

    Robinella @ the CC Stringband---

    Marie Laveaux/Dress Me Up, Dress me Down and Solitude tracks have been getting a workout.:)
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
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    John Mayall - Stories
    Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky
    Alana Davis - Fortune Cookies
    Alligator Records - 25th Anniversary Collection
    Rossevelt Sykes - Dirty Double Mother (vinyl)
    Papa John Creach - Filthy Funky (vinyl)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2004
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    Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La

    I've had this one for a couple of weeks. Time to take the shrink wrap off and give it a spin.
    Originally posted by reeltrouble1
    A big thanks to Shack for

    Robinella @ the CC Stringband---

    Marie Laveaux/Dress Me Up, Dress me Down and Solitude tracks have been getting a workout.:)
    You're welcome. Her voice and accent sort of grows on you. I always like to promote local talent when I can.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    Some brand new to me Larry Coryell "Spaces Revisited" that a little bird dropped on my doorstep yesterday...

    Very favorable 1st impression...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited November 2004
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    Miles Davis - Kind of Blue. :D
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited November 2004
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    Nirvana - Nevermind
    Portishead - Dummy
    Lizzie West - Freedom Songs

    This has got be a record post, started by a banned member.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited November 2004
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    Tour,

    That Coryell disc has some of the best sound on disc in recent memory.(The shimmer of the high hat is as good as it gets IMHO)
    More amazing is that they recorded that in three days I believe.

    David
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
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    Here birdie, birdie.......
    :p
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
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    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Portishead - Dummy

    Russ,

    I've seen several posts regarding Portishead here. Can you tell me a bit about the (style, idiom, genre) of the group. What album would be a good starting point for someone uninitiated?
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited November 2004
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    Dummy would be the album to start with, period.

    Vocals, a soft spoken Natalie Merchant meets Suzanne Vega, with a splash of Bjork. The music, a slightly subdued, bass laden trance style, with obvious jazz and funk influences. The recording is nothing short of superb, very polished - but with some very gritty, low-fi sampling (turntables) inserted throughout - but tastefully done.

    It's interesting stuff, to say the least.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2004
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    AC/DC - Back In Black

    Led Zeppelin - III & IV

    Montrose - Montrose

    WHAT?...............I'm sorry I can't hear you very well.

    YES...I WAS PLAYING THEM REAL LOUD!
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Dummy would be the album to start with, period.
    ... and pretty much stop with. I bought their self titled after falling in love with "Dummy", and it was disappointing...

    Russ gave a very apt description of "Dummy". It will flex your PR's to be sure, and has some nice SDA treats as well...

    BMDP,
    If you like, I can add "Dummy" to the loaner list...

    Dave,
    Gave Larry another spin tonite, and paid a little more attention to detail (as in was not on the computer)... very nicely recorded to be sure.
    Also spun the Stravinsky - Sciabrin disc while prepearing the evening's repast. Had never heard Gergiev and the Kirov S.O. before... nice...

    Tonite mellowed out to a couple Francis Albert disks, "Songs for Swinging Lovers" and "Gold"... doesn't get much better.

    Then a little Tony Bennett, "The Art of Excellence"... very nice...

    Now playing very low we have:
    J.S.Bach, "Sonatas for Flute", Jean-Pierre Rampal/ Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord)/ Roland Pidoux (Cello)
    Nice old, two-disk issue from CBS Masterworks... great Sunday paper stuff, and not too shabby for the wee hours of Friday either...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited November 2004
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    Richard Pryor Anthology. Disc #1:D :D:D
    Main Set-up: 55" 120 hz Samsung LN55B650, Onkyo TX-SR806, Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva XPA-2, PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S560, Apple TV (160g), Panamax M5300-PM, Polk Audio CSi5, RTi10's, FXi3's, RTi4's, and SVS PB12 Plus

    Bedroom: Panasonic 50" S2 Plasma and Panasonic BD65 blu-ray player, Onkyo TX-SR707, Emotiva XPA-3, Emotiva UPA-2, KEF IQ7's, IQc, IQ8Ds, and SVS PB10-ISD
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited November 2004
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    Found Flim and the BB's-"Tricycle" SACD/hybrid today
    on now.
    Next Larry Coryell-"Tricycles" a new pick up also.

    Dave
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    Feeling kinda "horny" today...

    "Soundtrack from the Movie: Round Midnight"
    Good stuff and not a bad movie to boot...

    Blood, Sweat and Tears - "Greatest Hits"

    Dave,
    Cool that "Tricycle" is out in SACD...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited November 2004
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    It's 9:11 AM EST on Sunday morning, and I am listening to that cacophonous jungle of sound known as my wife and two daughters.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2004
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    Originally posted by George Grand
    It's 9:11 AM EST on Sunday morning, and I am listening to that cacophonous jungle of sound known as my wife and two daughters.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)



    :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • Spoonman
    Spoonman Posts: 135
    edited November 2004
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    Sam Bush - "King Of My World"

    Peter Wolf - "Sleepless"
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited November 2004
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    Give it up to Love - Mighty Sam Mcclain

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited November 2004
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    The Tragically Hip - In Between Evolution

    This is one of their best discs IMO. Effin awesome.
    Graham
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  • NuckingFuts
    NuckingFuts Posts: 77
    edited November 2004
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    Just picked up a new ben harper box set:D
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2004
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    Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

    I forgot just how good this album is.
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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited November 2004
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    Just picked up the new 4 disc King Crimson box set:

    21st Century Guide To King Crimson Vol 1 (1969-1974)
    the remastering on this set rocks..especially on some of the old
    live stuff thats included

    here is some info on it for those that are interested:

    The aim of The 21st Century Guide To King Crimson is to replace the Frame By Frame 4-CD compilation (1991), taking advantage of technological advances, ten years of additional live and studio Crimsonising, and twelve years of archiving live material. Frame By Frame’s 3 studio + 1 live albums are being replaced by this two-volume 8-CD Guide, a comprehensive overview for new ears of all that is necessary in the Crimson corpus. Old-generation completists might disagree with some choices, but material not included in the Guide is available for new-generation completists, should they wish. The Guide can only exist now that the complete King Crimson recorded work (live and studio) is, for the first time, in one place: DGM; and a place where, arguably also for the first time, it is not being driven to serve the interests of business.

    Robert Fripp
    Wednesday 21st. July, 2004 (edited from the booklet introduction to the set)
    Drawn from seven studio albums & a wealth of archive live performances, ‘The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson’ outlines the history of one of the most enduring & influential British rock groups. Covering the period 1969-1974, the
    set consists of 2 CDs of studio & 2 CDs of live material. The studio tracks include material from the seminal debut album ‘In the Court of the Crimson
    King’ through to the classic ‘Red’ album. The concert performances feature recordings from just prior to the release of ‘Court of..’ to the next to final concert by the mid seventies lineup in June 1974. All of the music has been digitally remastered, edited & assembled from the best source tapes available. In the case of ‘Court of..’ this is the first time the recently rediscovered original master tapes have been available for CD release. The release is packaged in a fold out book containing the CDs & booklet, housed in an outer slipcase. The booklet features a diary style timeline of the band detailing complete concert listings, recording dates, archive photos, posters, reviews, memorabilia & a new introduction by founder member Robert Fripp.

    Disc 1
    In The Studio: 1969 - 1971
    1.21st Century Schizoid Man
    2.I Talk to The Wind
    3.Epitaph
    4.Moonchild
    5.The Court of The Crimson King
    6.Peace - A Theme
    7.Cat Food
    8.Groon
    9.Cadence and Cascade
    10.In The Wake Of Poseidon (instrumental edit)
    11.Ladies of the Road
    12.The Sailor's Tale (abridged)
    13.Islands (instrumental edit)
    14.Tuning Up
    15.Bolero

    1-5 from 'In The Court of the Crimson King'
    6,7,9,10 from 'In The Wake Of Poseidon'
    8 B side of 'Cat Food' single
    11-14 from 'Islands'
    15 from 'Lizard'

    Disc 2
    Live: 1969 - 1972
    1.The Court Of The Crimson King Fillmore West 14 Dec. 1969
    2.A Man, A City Fillmore East 21 Nov. 1969
    3.21st Century Schizoid Man Fillmore East 21 Nov. 1969
    4.Get Thy Bearings Chesterfield Jazz Club 7 Sept. 1969
    5.Mars Fillmore West 13 Dec. 1969
    6.Pictures Of A City Summit Studios, Denver 15 Dec. 1972
    7.The Letters Plymouth Guildhall 15 Dec. 1969
    8.The Sailor's Tale Jacksonville 15 Dec. 1969
    9.Groon Willmington 11 Feb. 1972
    10.21st Century Schizoid Man (instrumental edit) Willmington 11 Feb.1972

    1-5 from 'Epitaph'
    6,7, from 'Ladies of the Road'
    8-10 from 'Earthbound'

    Disc 3
    In The Studio: 1972 - 1974
    1.Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part I (abridged)
    2.Book of Saturday
    3.Easy Money
    4.Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II
    5.The Night Watch
    6.The Great Deceiver
    7.Fracture
    8.Starless (abridged)
    9.Red
    10.Fallen Angel
    11.One More Red Nightmare

    1-4 from 'Larks' Tongues In Aspic'
    5-7 from 'Starless & Bible Black'
    8-11 from 'Red'

    Disc 4
    Live: 1972 - 1974
    1.Asbury Park Asbury Park, NJ 28 June 1974
    2.The Talking Drum Pittsburgh, PA 29 April 1974
    3.Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II Asbury Park, NJ 28 June 1974
    4.Lament Asbury Park, NJ 28 June 1974
    5. We'll Let You Know Glasgow 23 Oct 1973
    6.Improv: Augsburg Augsburg 27 March 1974
    7.Exiles (abridged) Asbury Park, NJ 28 June 1974
    8.Easy Money Asbury Park / Providence
    9.Providence Providence, RI 30 June 1974
    10.Starless & Bible Black Amsterdam 23 November 1973
    11.21st Century Schizoid Man Providence, RI 30 June 1974
    12.Trio Amsterdam 23 November 1973

    1,3,4,7,8,11, from 'USA'
    2,9, from 'The Great Deceiver'
    5, from 'Starless & Bible Black'
    10,12, from 'The Night Watch'
    6, previously unreleased


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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    OK, Billm, but what do you think of it?

    This AM...
    BS&T... again... really getting into this it seems...

    Jackson Browne "The Pretender"

    Janis' "Greatest Hits"... ugliest "pretty" voice ever to come out of the female of the species...
    More later,
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    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited November 2004
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    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    OK, Billm, but what do you think of it?

    .
    i gave my quick thoughts at the beginning of the post..remastering is great on it..some of the old live stuff was pretty rough on other compilations but they cleaned it up pretty good
    If you are a fan of the band and dont have a lot of the remastered stuff they have released in the last couple years then this is a a great set to get..
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
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    Thanks... I think all I have ever heard of theirs is "Court of the Crimson King", which I like quite a bit...

    Is their other material comparable?
    More later,
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    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "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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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited November 2004
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    Just about every album was unique..the first two (Wake Of Poseidin and Crimson King) are pretty similar but then they got into thier Lizard/Islands period and got a little jazzier and and little more wacky....it seems every band lineup change pretty much marked a different direction for the band musically
    I dont think I would reccomend this set to someone based on them liking Crimson King alone. The musical direction in the the period between 69-74 changed pretty drastically every few albums
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