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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    "THE PAUL SIMON COLLECTION" - A collection of his greatest hits and very well engineered/remastered. It's a treat for the senses when played on the SDAs.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2005
    Milli Vanilli - Greatest Hits
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    ... and you're lip-sync'ing no doubt...

    Now playing...
    Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Electric banjo? Yes, but only 'cause we can...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    "THE PAUL SIMON COLLECTION" - A colection of his greatest hits and very well engineered/remastered. It's a treat for the senses when played on the SDAs.

    Reminds me of Dad's boxset "Paul Simon 1964-1993." I should get that out and give it a listen sometime.
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  • jbowl
    jbowl Posts: 72
    edited December 2005
    Clutch Robot Hive/Exodus


    Funky hard rock, yeah baby :D
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Arc Angels - self titled... hell it was their only one.

    A couple of SRV's boys trying to keep the blues alive with help from some fresh blood. The talent was there, but the band disintegrated.

    Very good stuff...

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    Vox Copuli
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

    Some knucklehead gave me this almost one-year ago so I feel obligated to at least play it every late-December. :p

    It has an honest to goodness, Old-School, Motown flavor to it. Takes me right back to the early 70's and my days as a feature dancer on Soul Train... the good Soul Train with Don Cornelius hosting...

    Wishing you Peace, Love and So-o-o-o-o-ul-l-l-l-l-l party-smiley-043.gif

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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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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    ... and some funky Texas Blues.

    Been a while Ham. Good to hear you again...

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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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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    And while we are gettin' funky in the wee hours...

    Maybe my favorite Little Feat release, Feats Don't Fail Me Now. For sure it holds my favorite Little Feat song, "Spanish Moon" although I like the live track on Waitin' for Columbus a bit better.

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    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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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited December 2005
    Last day was today, returning after New Year's. So today, I threw in the good 'ol Burl Ives Christmas CD: "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"

    That's right folks, Burl Ives. :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2005
    UFO- Force It. Reminiscing a bit back to the middle school days.

    H9
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Just wrapped up one of the great live albums...

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    And now a visit from an old friend doing the one-man band thing. Been too long Todd...

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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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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2005
    Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    I just lined up a few CD's and listened to 'em on my Sony shelf system and curb-salvaged speakers. I've also listed the songs that I particulary wanted to listen to and/or stood out to me.

    Dwight Yoakam - There Was A Way
    The Distance Between You and Me
    Since I Started Drinkin' Again
    Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
    It Only Hurts When I Cry

    I've relatively recently discovered Dwight Yoakam and have grown pretty fond of his style. I thought the chorus from It Only Hurts When I Cry was pretty cool:
    "The only time I feel the pain
    Is in the sunshine or the rain
    And I don't feel no hurt at all
    Unless you count when teardrops fall
    I tell the truth 'cept when I lie
    And it only hurts me when I cry"

    Brad Paisley - Mud On the Tires
    Mud On the Tires
    That's Love
    Whiskey Lullaby
    The Best Thing That I Had Goin'

    Eric Clapton - Pilgrim
    My Father's Eyes
    River of Tears

    The Eagles - Hotel California
    Hotel California

    Alan Jackson - Drive
    Bring On the Night
    The Sounds
    Designated Drinker

    I've listened to this CD many times before, and I have almost always skipped over these three songs. But not long ago, for some reason, I listened to them, and they grabbed me. I thought (and still do) they're quite powerful, and beautiful to boot.

    The tune from Bring On the Night is what catches my attention. The Sounds is just as beautiful, and it has some neat lyrics: "You can't hear it, but the noise is killing me." Then at the end, it changes to "I can hear it, and the silence is killing me." Designated Drinker is a great song, and on this CD it's a duet with George Strait - it just couldn't be any better!

    George Strait - Ten Strait Hits
    Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
    What's Going On In Your World

    Michael Buble - It's Time
    Feeling Good
    A Foggy Day (In London Town)
    You Don't Know Me
    Quando, Quando, Quando (Duet with Nelly Furtado)
    Home

    I can't express how amazed I am by Michael Buble. He's just an amazing singer. You Don't Know Me is a neat song, and so is Quando, Quando, Quando. Plus, the latter is a duet with Nelly Furtado, who I've never heard of before, but judging from her performance in this song, I want to find out more about her. And, of course, you have Home, the song I bought this CD for. Amazing song.

    Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day
    Breath (2 AM)
    Citadel

    I'm also amazed by Anna Nalick's voice. I had planned on listening to more of the CD, but practically everything on it is good and it was getting late, so I just turned off the CD-player.

    I had also planned on listening to some Jack Johnson, but I guess I'll have to let that wait until tomorrow...assuming I don't have some new CD's to listen to tomorrow...:D:D:D:D
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Nice write up...

    Well since it's Christmas (and my wife said it's been foorball all day) the Carousel is shuffling:
    Coldwater Creek's* - home for the holidays
    Kenny G - Miracles: The Holiday Album
    Randall's* - Chistmas Piano
    John Tesh - A Romantic Christmas
    David Lanz - Christmas Eve Piano Solos

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    Vox Copuli
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2005
    INXS Switch

    New music from 80's down under rockers INXS. Good tunes.

    to early to give a detailed review yet. but so far i like what i'm hearing.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited December 2005
    The Bomb shelter is very quite with only the sounds of the lovely Sherry putting the final Bling on Santa's deliveries.

    1/4twin
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,240
    edited December 2005
    Gary Numan's Pleasure Priciple.

    Wes
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    Magic Time
    2005 - Geffen/Exile/Polydor
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    Enough blue-eyed soul for the hardcore fan. But, nothing sounds better in his song book to me than his blues -- and this album has some great blues cuts. Similar to the 2003 release "What's Wrong With This Picture", his social and cultural opinions are coming more to the forefront. A function of age, or just the general state of "things"? Hell, you be the judge of that. Personally, I like the bluesier feel of late coupled with his messages.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Four Way Street: Atlantic #82408

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    One of my top 5 Live albums. Sonically it's just ok, and I usually am not a big fan of live concert albums becuase all of the crowd noise and talking tends to take away from the music. I guess this one is just an exception since in some form or fashion it has been part of my listening repertoire for almost 35 years now and I still haven't grown tired of it.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    Diana Krall's Christmas album.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    Dream Theater - Awake
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2005
    My Girlfriend

    Sarah Blasko - Perfect Now

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Left Steve Miller for the Blues (Loan Me a Dime is just a killer track)...
    Disco'd to make a buck (and yet kept his cool)...
    Then went and got soulful...
    Great 2 CD compilation.
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    Pearl
    1971, Columbia - CR 30322
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    I can't recall any album of this era impressing me as much, and there were some great ones. But, with "Pearl", Janis finally defined her unique style of white blues with a backing band that wasn't trying to outdo her wailing vocalizations. Released a few months after her death, this offering withstands any test of time.

    I've had the album on vinyl since its release, but haven't listened to it in many years. After hearing Susan Tedeschi's new release "Hope and Desire" there was something gnawing at the back of my mind. Granted, Tedeschi owes more to Bonnie Raitt for her vocal styling than any other female blues artist. Whether she acknowledges it or not, she owes Janis Joplin for the timing and phrasing of her latest works (which, BTW, have elevated her beyond "just okay" in my book) -- and especially she owes Janis for "Pearl".

    I snagged a pristine copy of "Pearl" on reel to reel recently. It delivers the quality of this landmark release in spades. Simply amazing and, after 35 years still very highly recommended.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    Tour2ma wrote:
    Left Steve Miller for the Blues (Loan Me a Dime is just a killer track)...
    +1 And one of Duane Allman's finest pieces of session work.

    I'll have to catch up with Boz again. After "Silk Degrees" it was all downhill for me.
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited December 2005
    BlueMDPicker wrote:
    Tedeschi owes more to Bonnie Raitt for her vocal styling than any other female blues artist. Whether she acknowledges it or not, she owes Janis Joplin for the timing and phrasing of her latest works (which, BTW, have elevated her beyond "just okay" in my book) -- and especially she owes Janis for "Pearl".

    Truer words...seemed like that to me on Tedeschi's previous works (okay but not stellar) IMHO, Joplin is the mark by which many(not all) female blues/soul singers are judged. BTW, I swear there's some Aretha on that Tedeschi too, female "swagger", it's a wonderful thing.
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited December 2005
    Nas---Stillmatic
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2005
    danger boy wrote:
    INXS Switch

    New music from 80's down under rockers INXS. Good tunes.

    to early to give a detailed review yet. but so far i like what i'm hearing.

    I have always really liked INXS. I watched Rockstar without fail and have been anticipating the new release. When I had a chance to listen multiple times I must say I'm a bit disappointed. Possibly my expectations were/are too high. It's solid but they really played it safe big-time and JD's vocals aren't anything special. Really very much the same as Hutchence. Nothing really stands out and they've certainly lost that "catchy" edge they had in the 80's. Had I not been so involved in the show this whole release could have been passed over very easily and never even registered a blip on my radar.

    It's not bad, but nothing notable either. Very blase', IMO

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited December 2005
    The Doors- "L.A Woman"
    Herbie Hancock- "Headhunters"
    Pink Floyd- "Umma Gumma"
    Bob Dylan- "The Freewheelin'" and "Highway 61 Revisited"
    Derek and The Dominos- "Layla"
    Eric Clapton- "S/T" and "461 Ocean Boulevard"

    Struck gold at the used record store today. A thorough cleaning and it's...
    L.A. Woman on now to be followed by Headhunters.
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