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BMWCCA

05-29-2009, 01:00 PM

Thoughts on the new Tori? I was thinking of picking it up myself.
I liked it. Good recording, which is most important to me these days. Nothing jumped out at me causing me to turn it off, like many poor recordings. Apparently her husband is the engineer, FWIW. There's an underlying synthesizer track and other loops throughout, though she also plays the big Bösendorfer and there are plenty of credited real (acoustic) instruments. My first impression is many songs sound like others, but that's usually the case with a new CD, and especially one with 17 tracks! Good dynamics. Typically impressive Amos voice . . . if you like her, or that style of female vocal. Downer lyrics but I'm too old to pay attention to that stuff anymore. I'm still trying to understand Donald Fagen.

I've seen Amos but I'm not a collector of her music. Some of my kids are and I picked up this one knowing they'd want to compress it into their iPods. I can say the production quality should stand up to your system, and that's getting harder to find. :)

At 45, they may have spent more production time on tinkering with the photos of her in the liner notebook than in the recording, which is fine with me. I didn't spend the extra two-bucks for the version with the DVD so I can't tell you what that's all about.

Most professional reviews of the album are luke-warm, at best. It's faring much better in fan reviews on Amazon and the majority of those familiar with her seem to find something of value in this current release. If you rank CDs by how many bytes they can jam onto one, this may be among the all-time leaders at 73-minutes of music. It's also available in a 2-disc LP version.

I mostly was at our only remaining local "record" store with my daughter, trying to bolster that sagging niche of our economy (she found two used CDs for me to buy for her) and the selection was so bad this was what I ended up with, though I'm not unhappy about that. I almost couldn't find the Jazz section anymore. Sadly most of their floor space is taken up with empty bin storage and I expect them either to fold or move to smaller (much smaller) quarters soon. :( Best Buy wasn't much better and I came away with what must be David Sanborn's newest release, Here&Gone. I can't say he's my favorite sax player but I do like him and I grew-up with his sisters. This one has Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, and Joss Stone on it. I'll give it another listen before I pass judgment.

MikeBrewster77

05-29-2009, 01:37 PM

I liked it. Good recording, which is most important to me these days. Nothing jumped out at me causing me to turn it off, like many poor recordings.

Funny you should say that - just the other night I popped in a CD I've had for years now and which I've played many times on every iteration of a system I've owned, and I was actually compelled to turn it off for the first time. It actually made me [for a second] miss the days when my system was more forgiving, and I just blindly thought everything sounded good on it. Hell, I never even contemplated the quality of a recording until a few years ago. But, like you, it has become increasingly important, and I guess that - along with getting older - is subtetly shifting my musical focus towards genres that tend to be more well mastered and produced. Luckily the office system, while still nicely outfitted with JBL's, is not quite refined enough to render all but the worst recording unlistenable. ;)

I've seen Amos but I'm not a collector of her music. Some of my kids are and I picked up this one knowing they'd want to compress it into their iPods. I can say the production quality should stand up to your system, and that's getting harder to find. :)

Certainly agred about th scarcity of well-produced music. I actually do have most of her albums and am what I guess you'd call a "fan." I can say that (unlike most "pop" recordings) hers tend to stand up well to even very critical systems.

At 45, they may have spent more production time on tinkering with the photos of her in the liner notebook than in the recording, which is fine with me.

Hehehehe! Yeah, I'm sure Photoshop is her friend :D

I mostly was at our only remaining local "record" store ...

Yeah, there's one left in my neck of the woods. I've come to know the guy pretty well, and while he doesn't stock much, he can his hands on virtually anything I want. In a conversation recently, he flat out told me that the store wasn't his main revenue stream, and his side business is mostly what keeps the rent paid.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Thanks for your thoughts - hopefully, I'll pick up a copy this weekend. :)

Best,
- Mike

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2009, 05:00 PM

Todays Vinyl Safari

MikeBrewster77

06-12-2009, 07:22 PM

Memories ... :rolleyes:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Dave_Matthews_Band_-_Under_the_Table_and_Dreaming.jpg

It's a beautiful night here in the Mid-Atlantic, it was a pretty hellacious week at work, and this album reminds me of simpler times...

Last time I heard it on JBL's was probably the year it came out and I queued it up on my parent's system which at the time featured a pair of L46's; since everything always seems to come full circle, that's what it's playing on right now. With better upstream components, a sub, and proper speaker placement, it sounds better than ever. :)

BMWCCA

06-13-2009, 12:14 AM

Last time I heard it on JBL's was probably the year it came out and I queued it up on my parent's systemWhen will you be old enough to drive? ;) Is that "77" like your date of birth?

I think it was the year my oldest daughter graduated from college that Stefan's house burned down right across the street. Memories!

MikeBrewster77

06-13-2009, 01:18 AM

When will you be old enough to drive? ;)

Eh, just a few years ago ;). The roads were none too happy to meet me the day I started driving my 1973 Plymouth "Gold" Duster which was actually older than I was. Secured by modern-day safety features such as 4-wheel manual drum brakes and sophistaced lap belts, I was ready to tear up the street, and indeed I did. Of course, that started a MOPAR obsession that is only rivaled by my affinity for another certain brand to which I remain loyal to this day :)

Is that "77" like your date of birth?

You don't miss a thing do you :rotfl:Suffice it to say my parents purchased the very first JBL's I remember when I was eight years old, and being the adventurous lad I was, I got in quite a bit of trouble touching the equipment in the stereo store in which they were bought. I distinctly remember walls of McIntosh gear, and an entire jeweler's case of high-end cartridges and styli at the cash register. Needless to say I was absolutely enamoured by the entire experience, and I guess it's no wonder I find myself where I am today.

A few days after purchasing the JBL's they went back for a Luxman R-405 receiver (which replaced a KLH 52/A) and a JVC QLA-200 turntable. I may have been young, but I guess I had an eye for gear even back then. I researched a lot of this from memory, and even had to refresh the folks about what they had ;).

Pretty interesting to note is the year my parent's actually purchased the L46's - two years after they are listed as being manufactured by JBL. Might explain the pretty discounted price they scored them for given that they bought them at what was a high-end retailer...

...And this is why Lansing Heritage means so much to me to this day :D

SEAWOLF97

06-21-2009, 11:04 AM

on the way to my 1 hour appt that lasted 3 days, I picked up these .."Arc of a Diver" is really very good.

Hoerninger

06-21-2009, 05:12 PM

The DVD is now out and I would say to get that instead.
Thank you for the tip! Jeff Beck is a great guitarist whom I did not really know berfore.
____________
Peter

MikeBrewster77

06-25-2009, 10:40 PM

...is NOT my lover! Not too unpredictably, I have some MJ playing at the moment :o:.

I have to wonder how many copies of Thriller are spinning on turntables across the globe as I type this? A perfect and fitting tribute... :cool:

richluvsound

06-25-2009, 11:25 PM

Hi Folks,

like many of us the oldies are the GOODIES.

I just got this from Amazon . I grew up with this band and then lost interest with Avalon. Brian Ferry had just turned the corner toward his solo style ending right up the BALLARD . Don't get me wrong-I love a good ballard-but I felt he got a little too sweet for my 20 yr old taste.

Anyway, this is the re-mastered version and cost me a fiver. After the Led Zep fiasco I went off re-mastered versions of anything- but they did a brilliant job on this. Everything sounds balanced and detailed. Detailed without overly boosted mid to upper fq.

Just my opinion:

Rich

hjames

06-26-2009, 05:33 AM

SEAWOLF97

07-04-2009, 03:16 PM

12 mile Fuji vinyl safari ... I liked the Steve Winwood "Arc of a Diver" (couple of posts back) enuff that was happy to grab "Back in the High Life" today. :D

"Just 1 Night" is prolly Claptons best IMHO.

SEAWOLF97

07-05-2009, 06:05 PM

what can I say ? I like JB soundtrack albums....'cides , Miss Italy in a blue nighty classes up the record collection. :D

SEAWOLF97

07-10-2009, 04:05 PM

today was the most I've ever spent on LP's ..almost $14, 3 of the albums are doubles and all except the DeepPurple are in super condition.:D (the DP I wud call good) ...the white one with blocks on it is Pink Floyd 'The Wall'

Krunchy

07-12-2009, 08:34 AM

SEAWOLF97

07-12-2009, 10:09 AM

Seawolf, That Steely Dan abum has the correct/original/best/most highly-sought-out version of one of their coolest songs ever...FM. Ive heard a newer/lamerrrr version :barf: that is on the cd and frankly, it sucks IMHO. That album is worth it weight in, lets say....Gold, for that song alone.

On the album "FM" -movie soundtrack- has the right version, but GH tracks
Songs Include:
• Aja (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Aja)
• Bad Sneakers (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Bad-Sneakers)
• Black Friday (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Black-Friday)
• Bodhisattva (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Bodhisattva)
• Chain Lightning (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Chain-Lightning)
• Deacon Blues (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Deacon-Blues)
• Don't Take Me Alive (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Don%27t-Take-Me-Alive)
• Gaucho (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Gaucho)
• Green Earrings (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Green-Earrings)
• Hey Nineteen (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Hey-Nineteen)
• Josie (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Josie)
• Kid Charlemagne (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Kid-Charlemagne)
• My Old School (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--My-Old-School)
• Night By Night (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Night-By-Night)
• Parker's Band (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Parker%27s-Band)
• Peg (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Peg)
• Pretzel Logic (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Pretzel-Logic)
• Reeling In The Years (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Reeling-In-The-Years)
• RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--RIKKI-DON%27T-LOSE-THAT-NUMBER)
• Time Out Of Mind (http://www.activemusician.com/q6--Time-Out-Of-Mind)

Krunchy

07-12-2009, 11:59 AM

Sorry Seawolf, you are absolutely right. Seems like I have to wake up and smell the cabbage water. :rotfl: My rant was directed to the Gold album vs cd.
Thats what I'm talking about, pissed me off when I heard the version on the cd, which as stated sucked! & I stand by my previous statemnt :D
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SJEV0TM0L._SS500_.jpg

BMWCCA

07-12-2009, 02:12 PM

I believe the "Gold" CD was directed at mass-market distribution without the true Dan fan or "audiophile" in mind. I bought it, listened to it once, and relegated it to in-car use, only.

In my opinion, if you want a good CD version of "FM" you should be looking for the two-CD "Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980" which contains re-mastered versions of some of their best, including "FM", and 32 additional classic cuts.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ed/14/adba124128a08ac15dddb010.L.jpg

I believe I got my copy, new and unopened, off Half.com for $11 shipped. If you're not a registered at Half.com, let me recommend it and send you a link which I believe gets us both a $5 credit off each of our next purchases. ;)

SEAWOLF97

07-12-2009, 02:53 PM

In my opinion, if you want a good CD version of "FM" you should be looking for the two-CD "Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980" which contains re-mastered versions of some of their best, including "FM", and 32 additional classic cuts.

I ab love "FM" ..its on the pod always, but "Babylon Sisters" is 99% as good. :applaud:

Krunchy

07-12-2009, 03:33 PM

BMr, thanks for the tip on showbiz kids, send me the link on half.com & I'll take a peek at it. ;)

Babylon Sisters is also underrated as is Gaucho in general, great album w/Mark Knopfler making a nice cameo on time out of mind, his guitar playing is always so unique/original. Another Dan guitarist that comes up and is relevant to this particular little discussion is Rick Derringer ( on-my rival, another great song on gaucho). Listen to his slide guitar work on the song Showbiz Kids, it just blows me away every time I hear it, its so raw & just incredibly hot, played on our beloved JBLs & turned up loud it does not get any better.

Speaking of Rick Derringer, is anyone here familiar with his material, I picked up two of his cd's not too long ago (based on his performance on showbiz kids) and although not bad I was let down a little bit. Can anyone recommend some of his cds?

SEAWOLF97

07-12-2009, 04:15 PM

Sundays is 5 for a buck on the color of the week tagged media -green this week- for CD's/tapes/LP's ..so I got 5 + another 2 at a garage sale on the way home...7 for $2.

I'm on a Ronstadt kick right now and always liked Ms. Warwick...the others are a gamble except the BTO "Freeways" which had never been opened. :D

BMWCCA

07-12-2009, 04:22 PM

BMr, thanks for the tip on showbiz kids, send me the link on half.com & I'll take a peek at it. ;) Looks like they've gone away from a user-reward model to a website model were owners get paid for driving traffic to half.com. Sorry, for both of us.

Half.com still works well. Of course like anything making money on the web, it got bought by Ebay some time ago. That means your feedback profile is merged. Give it a try anyway. It's usually my first go-to for used books or music.

Krunchy

07-12-2009, 04:44 PM

Of course like anything making money on the web, it got bought by Ebay.
:rotfl: The power of the bay! No problem sir & thank you nonetheless ;)

Thats a nice avatar there Seawolf.

Krunchy

07-13-2009, 05:12 PM

Its always a good time to listen to these guys!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/618ENP0A84L._SS500_.jpg

SEAWOLF97

07-15-2009, 03:13 PM

The KNACK -above- seems to be a 1 hit album...it was super nice today and the projects were in control so took the 15 mile vinyl safari ....all are in great shape..some look 'Unplayed"...the rainbow box set is 4 LP'S..:bouncy:

Krunchy

07-15-2009, 07:20 PM

The KNACK -above- seems to be a 1 hit album.
Thats about right :D I think most people liked that one hit.

SEAWOLF97

07-23-2009, 03:31 PM

been pickin up lots o' vinyl , but checked out "Citizen Steely Dan" -a 4 CD set thats jammed to 74 on all disks ....havnt read anything abt remastering , but the quality seems fine nevertheless.

http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Steely-Dan-1972-1980/dp/B000002ORE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Steely_Dan

for a "Dan Fan" its a nice listen :D

BMWCCA

07-23-2009, 04:28 PM

havnt read anything abt remastering , but the quality seems fine nevertheless.Actually, several user-reviews on Amazon touch on the meat of the issue. Here's one take:

"…An even bigger problem is that, as Messrs. Fagen and Becker have ruefully recounted many times in the years since, MCA didn't bother locating the master tapes for this... they used the same weak transfers that were done in the 80's and had someone tweak them a little bit. Adding insult to injury, they then reissued the individual albums with a sticker proclaiming them to be "Newly Remastered by the Artist". And you wonder why these guys record for a different label now. Sheesh.

Anyway, the story does have a happy ending. In 1999, Don + Walt presided over a _real_ remastering of the albums, with the help of Roger Nichols, who'd engineered the original albums. Those cds, available today, sound spectacular and feature groovy liner notes that tell a lot more about the band than this booklet does."

SEAWOLF97

07-28-2009, 07:26 PM

Eagles - Farewell 1 Tour - Live From Melbourne (2005) - double DVD set

http://www.amazon.com/Eagles-Farewell-Tour-Live-Melbourne/dp/B00092ZMDY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1248830244&sr=8-2

I'm an Eagles fan ....these live DVD's sound as close to a studio session as can be...this and "Hell freezes over" are prolly the best recorded live concerts that I've run into ....most of the favs are there, + Don Henley tunes and a little too many Joe Walsh ones.....of course a huge on stage entourage - 4 horns, violins, dancers etc etc- ....the 2 encores seemed hokey :( , but all in all a very enjoyable 2.5 hours :bouncy:

6-8 weeks ago I bought a second Sony MD-Jb930 minidisk deck and set it up in the HT driving the big Ohms' ....now I can dub from concert DVD's to MD and they are transportable to the LR JBL system or the portable MD player for bedtime listening..:applaud::applaud:

SEAWOLF97

07-31-2009, 10:37 AM

found a nice site ..Brittan's Gramophone mag ...lots of classical music reviews and old tt reviews in their archive section :bouncy:

http://www.gramophone.net/

rgwalker

07-31-2009, 02:50 PM

Actually, several user-reviews on Amazon touch on the meat of the issue. Here's one take:

I recently received Steely Dan - Everything Must Go and Two Against Nature on DVD audio. I've had Gaucho for a few years and the three of them are great DTS studio mixes that enhance the original recordings.

What's playing now on the stereo is FourPlay (Lee Ritenour version) with an album of the same name.

Bob Walker

SEAWOLF97

07-31-2009, 03:55 PM

Eagles GH was in VG condition,,,,NY's "journey thru the past" double has a lot a nice tracks and leon R's "Will o' the Wisp" has "back to the Island" - a tune I was looking for..:)

4313B

08-06-2009, 10:05 AM

SEAWOLF97

08-07-2009, 09:00 PM

been watching the concert DVD of Page & Plant's 1994's "No Quarter"

Plant - I can take or leave , does an OK job , but not a fav :)

Page- most assuredly 1 of the top 5 Rock guitarist ever :applaud: ..wow that guy can strum his ax :bouncy:

The Middle East support musicians do add flavor.

Some tunes slightly different than the CD ...good , but not outstanding audio - stereo only , I think.

hjames

08-09-2009, 01:06 PM

Been listening to them for a while but I got a recommend off the Van Morrison Yahoo list
to tape Craig Ferguson Friday night - forget Rickles - the end of the show was a live set
with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - they did "100 Days, 100 Nights" -
very fine vintage 60s R&B with horns, classic sound and very tight!
Its like the James Brown Review from a newer band ... awesome stuff ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WmaK9o5h1s

JeffW

08-09-2009, 05:36 PM

I just received this DVD as per Greg's recommendation but haven't had the chance to watch it yet.

Amazon.com: Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden ... (http://www.amazon.com/Elton-John-Madison-Square-Blu-ray/dp/B000V7FZ7K)

Oops, I forgot to mention the Elton John 60 concert. It was done in Madison Square Garden several years ago when Elton turned 60. I have it on BluRay and it looks and sounds absolutely fantastic. It came from Amazon for about 20 bucks.

Greg

Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player is a favorite Elton John album. My sister owned it back when it was current, I got a really nice example in a box at a garage sale a couple of years ago.

"Beyond The Realms of Death" off of Judas Priest's Stained Class is the tune currently playing*. Quite a lot of similarities and differences between Sir Elton and Rob Halford, but damned if I don't respect and enjoy them both.

*Got a Crown PS-200 and a pair of 4612s in the circuit it's playing on, just for you. :D Gotta have a Crown and Cabaret pair in the mix, dontcha know.

SEAWOLF97

08-10-2009, 03:33 PM

so I did a long (20mile ?) FVS today..it was worth it.

For a CCR fan like me, finding 3 that I dont have is fantastic ..they obviously came from the same collection..all looked unplayed. The "Chooglin" album is like the Holy Grail for CCR aficionados ...it was a limited pressing on virgin vinyl by the masterwork process. I had bought one new, but I think my dotter in Whuppertal snagged it on a trip home.

The "Purple Passages" is like an early DP greatest hits double.

for an Eagles appreciator..the Glen Frey was an easy gamble.

I picked up "inna-godda-da-vida" and said "Why bother ? I have 4 copies" , but decided to slide it out and check condition...To my surprise ..it was still sealed...and no UPC, so I think it may be an original...had to get it then.

The eagle eyed Forumite may wonder.... a Lawrence Welk album ?? well, it is empty..but I thot it a great place to put my copy of "Sailor" (SMB) that currently doesnt have a jacket.

Sadly threw back the double of "Love, Peace & Happiness" (Chambers Bros.) that didnt pass condition exam. :(

SEAWOLF97

08-13-2009, 07:25 PM

s The "Chooglin" album is like the Holy Grail for CCR aficionados ...it was a limited pressing on virgin vinyl by the masterwork process. I had bought one new, but I think my dotter in Whuppertal snagged it on a trip home.

WOW..., even truer than I thot....Amazon doesnt even list it.....the used LP that I cud find on the web that is abt same condition as mine:

Creedence Clearwater Revival Chooglin - Fantasy LP $129.78
(http://www.musicstack.com/cart.cgi?add=6411071&s=28644&hold_type=1&find=Creedence+Clearwater+Revival) Condition: VG+/VG+

crofk

08-16-2009, 05:04 PM

Got a new cartridge (AT 150MLX) this week and been listening to a variety of music -- right now am listening to Vassar Clements self titled album.

SEAWOLF97

08-20-2009, 04:56 PM

Grabbed up 2 licorice pizzas yesterday & 4 today ..:bouncy:

2 Windham Hill Samplers .. not really my genre, but well recorded
Nancy Wilson double ..always liked her voice
soundtrack from Romeo & Juliet
Child is Father to the Man - BS&T
Songs of the Humpback Whale - this shud drive the OL over the edge...:blink:

hjames

08-20-2009, 07:43 PM

Grabbed up 2 licorice pizzas yesterday & 4 today ..:bouncy:

Child is Father to the Man - BS&T
Songs of the Humpback Whale - this shud drive the OL over the edge...:blink:

Like the older BS&T stuff - but Humpback whale! Wow - found that a while back online.
But when I was in college, I had a friend that had a killer variant of that on vinyl -
"Humpback whales" on one side, "Cries of the Wolf pack" on the other -
I can still remember one track when the cubs would chime in - very cute - and eerie!

oznob

08-21-2009, 07:52 AM

BMWCCA

08-22-2009, 04:51 PM

I just picked up a DVD of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live at MSG. Simple 5 piece band with session guys like Chris Stainton on keyboards, Ian Thomas on drums and Willie Weeks on bass. Winwood plays mostly keyboards occasionally on guitar. One real gem is Voodoo Chile, they tear that one up! All in all a great DVD!Watched that one again last week. Good stuff!

Currently listening to Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor's Appalachian Journey and enjoying it on the 4345s even more than I did on the 030s. :D

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61fJra6THpL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

midlife

08-22-2009, 06:40 PM

I saw, on PBS, the Cream reunion about 2 years ago. Is this disc available? I thought it was outstanding.

Steve Schell

08-22-2009, 09:28 PM

The Cream reunion is on DVD and it is excellent. It has a bright red cover and is called "Cream, Royal Albert Hall, London May 2-3-5-6 2005."

When I was attending school in Berkeley in the mid to late 1960s, Suzy Q was on the radio and CCR was still playing high school dances around the area.

Clark, I tuned for Regina Spektor when she performed at the TED conference in Long Beach earlier this year. She seemed very nice and her music had a lot more going rhythmically and dynamically than some other girl-at-piano acts I have heard. Not thinking of Norah Jones here, she's my fave.

whizzer

08-27-2009, 11:19 AM

I've looked for this on CD for awhile--Ten Years After "Rock and Roll Music to the World." I love this album--there's nothing on it I don't like. It's available as an import. Alvin "Lightning Fingers" Lee can sometimes go overboard on blues, but this album is both tasty and tasteful. Yes, yes--I know--the critics never liked this one as much as "A Space in Time," or "Cricklewood Green," but it's always been not only my favorite Ten Years After album, but one of my favorites, period. On a different level entirely, I also pulled out my rare old copy of "Alvin Lee & Mylon." Mylon LeFevre's father was so upset his son had made an album with a long-haired British rocker, he tried to buy up all the copies he could find and destroyed them. Strange. It's the most mellow thing Lee ever did so far as I know, although "I'm Gonna Keep on Rockin' Till the Sun Goes Down" is an excellent low-key rocker.

SEAWOLF97

08-27-2009, 11:56 AM

the critics never liked this one as much as "A Space in Time," or "Cricklewood Green," but it's always been not only my favorite Ten Years After album, but one of my favorites, period. O.

I wud include "A Space in Time" in my top 5 DID's :applaud:

whizzer

08-28-2009, 07:38 AM

I wud include "A Space in Time" in my top 5 DID's :applaud:

Uh--whatsa "DID"?

SEAWOLF97

08-28-2009, 08:43 AM

Uh--whatsa "DID"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Island_Discs

whizzer

08-28-2009, 10:26 AM

Okay--how would you play it on said desert island? Or is the sheer possession enough?

SEAWOLF97

08-28-2009, 10:57 AM

Okay--how would you play it on said desert island? Or is the sheer possession enough?

Its a concept, dude ... not a real possibility. The top 5 or 10 disks/Lps/CDs/SACDs/MP3/wavs/flacs/or watevers that you could listen to over and over and not tire of...:banghead:

whizzer

08-28-2009, 11:25 AM

Its a concept, dude ... not a real possibility. The top 5 or 10 disks/Lps/CDs/SACDs/MP3/wavs/flacs/or watevers that you could listen to over and over and not tire of...:banghead:

I'm sorry--I didn't mean to cause frustration--I thought the "Maybe a Stupid Reply" bit would be a clue that the reply was what they call in France or somewhere, "tongue in cheek," but I don't know why. It was an attempt at humor, but evidently not a successful one.

But back to Ten Years After--"A Space in Time" is truly a classic. Alvin Lee still has a band, you know--The Alvin Lee Band. He sells direct to the public from his web site--the last few albums have been very good, but not up to the "classic" standard of his earlier days--although, technically, he's still as good as ever. It's the creative energy that's fallen off.

SEAWOLF97

08-28-2009, 04:17 PM

The Rubber Soul & King Crimson have 1 scratched side and 1 perfect so I gave them a try....LZ is a double...:D I just watched the DVD ...The Pink floyd & Syd Barrett story ....which is really strange as I picked up an album mentioned in the movie ....the unreleased "Vegetable Man , where are you ?"
according to the interviews..."wish you were here" was written for the drug lost Syd ..the line "2 black holes in the sky" are his eyes...

SEAWOLF97

08-29-2009, 04:04 PM

The Rubber Soul & King Crimson have 1 scratched side and 1 perfect so I gave them a try....

Rubber Soul looked worse than it is...sounds fine...lots of old favs

Picked these up today....both in remarkable condition ...the George Harrison has all 3 disks & the poster, only flaw I cud find is that the front and rear of box arent attached to each other anymore...:o:

JeffW

08-31-2009, 09:47 PM

Just heard Gretchen Parlato singing Herbie Hancock's "Butterfly" off her new album In a Dream. Quite a mesmerizing voice.

SEAWOLF97

09-02-2009, 01:07 PM

Grabbed up 2 licorice pizzas yesterday & 4 today ..:bouncy:

a photo just showed up in my mailbox....the vinyl safari with a GW LP on the bars....:D
(hurts my aerodynamics, tho)

came home today with 4 , nothing hirsute..

Nelson Riddle's GH
Gary Wright Dreamweaver
Kansas Leftoverature
& soundtrack from "An officer & a Jellybean" (as we used to call them)

SEAWOLF97

09-03-2009, 01:48 PM

well yesterday I watched..Shine a light ; directed by Martin Scorsese.

Recorded at New York's Beacon Theatre during the fall of 2006, and features performances by The Rolling Stones with special guests Christina Aguilera, Jack White, and Buddy Guy.

I drew 2 conclusions from it...:(

1, I enjoy the Stones in studio more than in concert.
2. I dont enjoy Martin anywhere.

audio not very good, cinematography nothing special, nor direction.

(and I'm a Stones fan)

SEAWOLF97

09-05-2009, 01:15 PM

But back to Ten Years After--"A Space in Time" is truly a classic. .

after reading this I went back to listen again with the HD-580's on the pod....just an incredible coherent album, but MP3 quality.

Cudnt find a local non-compressed copy, so put one on hold at the lib...then found my CD and currently dubbing to MD...much better than the mp3..

Did this album ever get the Mofi treatment ? or SACD or remaster ?

http://social.zune.net/album/Ten+Years+After/A+Space+In+Time/61e30000-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/details

A Space in Time (http://social.zune.net/album/0/A+Space+in+Time/904D0000-0400-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933/details) was Ten Years After (http://social.zune.net/artist/Ten-Years-After/F1150000-0600-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933)'s best-selling album. This was due primarily to the strength of "I'd Love to Change the World," the band's only hit single, and one of the most ubiquitous AM and FM radio cuts of the summer of 1971. TYA (http://social.zune.net/artist/TYA/F1150000-0600-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933)'s first album for Columbia, A Space in Time (http://social.zune.net/album/0/A+Space+in+Time/904D0000-0400-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933/details) has more of a pop-oriented feel than any of their previous releases had. The individual cuts are shorter, and Alvin Lee (http://social.zune.net/artist/Alvin-Lee/A4490000-0600-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933) displays a broader instrumental palette than before. In fact, six of the disc's ten songs are built around acoustic guitar riffs. However, there are still a couple of barn-burning jams. The leadoff track, "One of These Days," is a particularly scorching workout, featuring extended harmonica and guitar solos. After the opener, however, the album settles back into a more relaxed mood than one would have expected from Ten Years After (http://social.zune.net/artist/Ten-Years-After/F1150000-0600-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933). Many of the cuts make effective use of dynamic shifts, and the guitar solos are generally more understated than on previous outings. The production on A Space in Time (http://social.zune.net/album/0/A+Space+in+Time/904D0000-0400-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933/details) is crisp and clean, a sound quite different from the denseness of its predecessors. Though not as consistent as Cricklewood Green (http://social.zune.net/album/0/Cricklewood+Green/894D0000-0400-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933/details), A Space in Time (http://social.zune.net/album/0/A+Space+in+Time/904D0000-0400-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933/details) has its share of sparkling moments. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

BMWCCA

09-09-2009, 08:19 PM

For all I know this could be the tenth time I've promoted this fine CD here, but in pulling it out once again (family out at the movies) I continue to be impressed. And not just because I heard most of it performed live or that I have a twenty-five-year history with its predecessor, but because it's so well recorded, the instruments so well-played that it's a real treat so rare these days.

I don't hesitate to recommend Mike Marshall and Darol Anger's Woodshop to anyone:

http://www.darolanger.com/images/Woodshopbig.jpg (http://www.darolanger.com/theduo.html)

or their 1985 Windham Hill release, Chiaroscuro (could it be out of print??). Holy cr*p, $85 for a new one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000000NGD/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all)?? I commend the pedestal on which they've placed it, but . . .

Let me suggest this link, instead:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31WC5MSCFEL._SS500_.jpg (http://product.half.ebay.com/Chiaroscuro_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ3067275)

SEAWOLF97

09-14-2009, 11:22 AM

Canadian Railroad Trilogy :bouncy:

also:
Early Morning Rain
For Lovin' Me
Go-Go Round
Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
Bitter Green
If You Could Read My Mind
Summer Side of Life
Cotton Jenny
Beautiful
Sundown
Carefree Highway
Rainy Day People
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Race Among the Ruins
Daylight Katy
The Circle is Small
Baby Step Back
Stay Loose
Restless

Did OKAY on the vinyl safari today...:D

also after researching the Syd Barrett album, I hauled out "Wish You Were Here" and enjoyed it so much that after 3X plays on vinyl, its now being dubbed to MD.

hjames

09-14-2009, 03:38 PM

Chiaroscuro arrived today - about $7 from Half.com ...
(the cheaper copy didn't have artwork or labels ...)
quite nice stuff, thanks for the tip!

... I have a twenty-five-year history with its predecessor, but because it's so well recorded, the instruments so well-played that it's a real treat so rare these days.
... or their 1985 Windham Hill release, Chiaroscuro (could it be out of print??). Holy cr*p, $85 for a new one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000000NGD/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all)?? I commend the pedestal on which they've placed it, but . . .

Let me suggest this link, instead:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31WC5MSCFEL._SS500_.jpg (http://product.half.ebay.com/Chiaroscuro_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ3067275)

BMWCCA

09-14-2009, 07:53 PM

Chiaroscuro arrived today..quite nice stuff, thanks for the tip!I was fortunate to be able to see Mike Marshall and Darol Anger perform most of their Woodshop set recently at a tiny venue here in town just before it shut down for lack of interest. We were approaching the 25th anniversary of that earlier album so I brought my copy along in hopes of getting it autographed. Mike and Darol were shocked to see the early version with the larger photo and were only too pleased to sign it for us.

They are truly among the best at what they do. I'm sure they must play at the Birchmere on occasion. Be sure to catch them, and say "hi" to Vander who runs the monitors there. He won't remember me!

Wow! Looks like The Subdudes are playing there a week from Saturday. Delbert's there in November! Holy Sh*t, Fourplay is there in December. I sense a Lansing Heritage Mid-Atlantic Christmas party coming up. :D

SEAWOLF97

09-16-2009, 06:11 PM

Did the 22 mile safari while biking weather holds out (did have to duck under trees to avoid sprinkles a couple of times) ...it was worth the trip ...see 6 new LP's...

The Dire Straits was so clean that I played it w/o prepping....WOW ..sounded great ...the store also had Hiway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde , Nashville Skyline and Blood on the Tracks ...but none of them passed condition exam. :(

Some may remember a while back I acquired a dead Adcom GFA-555 and revived it ...last week I decided not to sell it and placed it into the 2nd livingroom system...the Denon DRA-750 receiver is playing preamp for the Adcom...there is a switch and can run either the Adcom system OR the BGW system to the 250ti's , so can use 2 different turntables...

If anyone is interested, a GFA-555 is a very good match for the 250ti's...detailed highs/mids and very solid bass ...seems a nice bargain amp solution...and its a Nelson Pass design ...:D

SEAWOLF97

09-19-2009, 04:00 PM

the ELP is a triple, the Sting a double and just had to get the Julie London :D

rdgrimes

09-19-2009, 05:03 PM

A lowly little CDA that lovers of low frequencies and pipe organs will want to check out.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: Three Dances from Petrouchka (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001Q80/ref=ox_ya_oh_product).

The liner notes carry a warning: This organ has 32ft open pipes producing 16Hz fundamental tones. No LF filtering or roll-off was used anywhere in the recording or mastering. "Please use great caution in setting your volume".

Recorded and mastered in the digital domain, this is a stunning recording in all respects.

SpeakerLabFan

09-26-2009, 10:03 AM

Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship - Blows Against The Empire
(1970, RCA)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00336-1.jpg

SEAWOLF97

09-26-2009, 12:40 PM

so got up to audition the new vinyl from this last week ..

have only had "461 Ocean Blvd" on MP3 and liked it a lot..so it was first up..

WOW, I was blown away by the detail and nuances that wernt there in the MP3...:applaud:

Clapton is a somewhat weak singer and on solos ..barely makes the cut.., but
with the female backings the whole tunes get much better ..part of the joy of LPs is the album jacket -with info- ...the female backer was Yvonne Elliman..
I dont know much abt her, but her strong clear voice really salvaged some of Erics tracks.

Are there any certain tunes of hers to look for ?

boputnam

09-26-2009, 02:09 PM

Amazing recording -great set.

I was one of the multitudes there. Whoa... :applaud:

SpeakerLabFan

09-26-2009, 02:29 PM

Count Basie - Basie Jam
(1975, Pablo)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00338-1.jpg

_____________________

JBL 4430 studio monitors

midlife

09-26-2009, 03:34 PM

Sorry no pic: All the Roads Runnin' (Mark Knoffler-Emily Lou Harris), Perfectly Good Guitar (John Hyatt), So (Peter Gabriel) Pontiac (Lyle Lovett).

SpeakerLabFan

09-26-2009, 04:42 PM

Booker T. & The MG's - The Best Of Booker T. & The MG's
(1968, Atlantic)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00340-1.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

09-26-2009, 05:32 PM

Ray Charles - Crying Time
(1966, ABC-Paramount) ABC 544

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00341-1.jpg

SEAWOLF97

09-26-2009, 05:39 PM

Ray Charles - Crying Time
(1966, ABC-Paramount) ABC 544

what tt do you have there ?? if you size your pictures to 600wide, then they wont have to be horiz scrolled. & you can put up to 3 pics in a single post.

SpeakerLabFan

09-26-2009, 06:24 PM

Leo Kottke - Self Titled
(1976, Chrysalis)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00342-1.jpg

what tt do you have there ?? if you size your pictures to 600wide, then they wont have to be horiz scrolled. & you can put up to 3 pics in a single post.

It's a Thorens TD 145 MKII. Sorry, I didn't realize the image size was causing scrolling, I'm not seeing that even on my Thinkpad. Ok, I changed the Photobucket default image size to 800x600, hopefully that'll do it.

DoctorD

09-26-2009, 06:55 PM

Starting off the evening with Brother Bones, Bones on the Beat. On Tempo records #7004, 1958

Anyone here know how to play them Bones?

SpeakerLabFan

09-27-2009, 01:18 PM

Charles Lloyd - Nirvana
(1968, Columbia)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00344-1.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

09-27-2009, 04:05 PM

Cactus - One Way...Or Another
(1971, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00345.jpg

hjames

09-27-2009, 05:07 PM

After moving furniture and those L200 cabients, I popped in the hot tub to soak m'poor back ... listening to iTunes via Airtunes feeding the old L200 plus system!
Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe - Live! in the Air Age seguing into Bill Nelson
Chance Encounters in the Garden of Light ...

Ken Pachkowsky

09-27-2009, 05:16 PM

Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe - Live! in the Air Age seguing into Bill Nelson

Be Bop Deluxe......oh yes......They were a favorite back in the seventies. Axe Victim, Sunburst Finish, Drastic Plastic....some great albums for sure.

Ken

SEAWOLF97

09-28-2009, 03:55 PM

took the gas vehicle today (how primitive) and widened my browse circle a bit.:D

The Sargent Peppers is an original -no upc- VG cond and even contains the "cut out" sheet ....Who's Next also nice condition ...Some may remember that I'm not a big Little Feat fan, but this one is in great condition and I'd never seen it before....mebbe someone who IS a fan might like to have it..

Ravel Bolero , Holst "the Planets" and Brubecks "Take 5"

SpeakerLabFan

09-28-2009, 07:39 PM

Charlie Byrd - Crystal Silence
(1973, Fantasy)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00346.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

09-28-2009, 09:58 PM

Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags
(1961, Atlantic) > Mono, 1963 pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_01276-7.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

09-29-2009, 11:29 PM

Charles Mingus - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
(1973, ABC/Impulse)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00019.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

09-30-2009, 09:18 PM

The Chico Hamilton Quintet - Passin' Thru
(1963, Impulse!) > Stereo, w/ Gabor Szabo, Charles Lloyd

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/chico002.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-02-2009, 11:27 AM

Lester Young - Pres
(1961, Charlie Parker)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-02-2009, 01:42 PM

Ahmad Jamal - Extensions
(1965, Argo) > LP 758

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_01308.jpg

whizzer

10-09-2009, 01:46 PM

My wife surprised me with the deluxe set, bless her heart. These are songs I've heard probably thousands of times, but I'm hearing things I never heard before, in, most significantly, John's great rhythm guitar and some appealing nuances of Paul's bass playing I never noticed before.
I'd have to rate this remastering job as one of the best I've heard. But perhaps some of what I seem to be hearing for the first time after all these years is a result of the high-definition speaker system I recently completed featuring four 7-inch aluminum cones and a textile dome per enclosure in a 2.5-way configuration, tall, slender towers, not at all like my old Altecs--these things just soak up power, the more the better--225 watts each produces no audible strain, and they act like more would be appreciated--and they sound clear and articulate even at very high volume levels, but they're sure not very efficient, even vented. Anyhow, for all the Beatle appreciators among the music lovers who post here, I recommend this set highly. It's one that's truly worth what it costs.

SEAWOLF97

10-09-2009, 04:35 PM

RIGGED

10-09-2009, 07:46 PM

Not sure if any country fans in here but this is one very good sounding DVD from old George.

RIGGED

SpeakerLabFan

10-10-2009, 10:41 AM

Mose Allison - The Best Of Mose Allison
(1970, Atlantic)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00018-1.jpg

SEAWOLF97

10-12-2009, 06:23 PM

went out on a CL ad for the record collection of a departed DJ ...kept them all organized and great condition :applaud:

SEAWOLF97

10-12-2009, 06:24 PM

more ...:applaud:

SEAWOLF97

10-12-2009, 06:27 PM

still more..:applaud::applaud:

SEAWOLF97

10-12-2009, 06:28 PM

last :(

LRBacon

10-13-2009, 08:49 AM

I used to have quite a few of those, still have all the Beatles LPs.

Larry

SEAWOLF97

10-13-2009, 09:45 AM

I used to have quite a few of those, still have all the Beatles LPs.

Larry

We listened to the Beatles "Something New" at dinner last nite ...still sounded fresh & clean ....the DJ guy kept the LP's is great shape ...too bad the cat had scratched the cardboard splines

Looking forward to running the 4 test records. The Command Stereo LP has a clear acetate sheet inside to record your results on their graph with a grease pencil.

have lots of cleaning to do, now that the weather is souring , bike time will be limited. Wont put a "NEW" (to me) LP on to play until its been cleaned (with rare exceptions)

I met the seller through her CL ad for a Technics SP-15 with EPA-500 arm mounted in an oak table, with Kenwood receiver, cassette and unknown speakers for $125 ....looked up the table & arm and they seem valuable
I was too late on the gear haul.. :(

LATER: I had browsed abt 2000 records to select 42 ...1 needs cleaning...3 had condition issues...so 39/42 is a pretty good score ...92%=A :applaud::applaud:

If it weren't so far a drive...wish we could return and rebrowse at a more leisurely pace.

hjames

10-13-2009, 03:09 PM

Seems Guitar wizzard Steve Hillage has reunited with the crazies from french psychedelic band Gong for further tales of the Pot Headed pixies!

Anyway, the new album just arrived so I'm having a listen - not sure if its fresh air or futile yet ... but I did like Hillage's trance music with System 7

midlife

10-17-2009, 06:18 PM

A few John's & a Lyle; John Hyatt-"Perfectly Good Guitar", John Klemmer-"Touch", Elton John-"Three Rooms", Lyle Lovett-"Pontiac", sorry no pics, but good sounds. Had to wind down from a demanding week and I am so soaking into this sofa.

SEAWOLF97

10-17-2009, 06:39 PM

that last batch from the departed DJ were in such fine condition that we returned to see if any got past me on the first visit....hauled 40 more :D

SEAWOLF97

10-17-2009, 06:41 PM

SEAWOLF97

10-17-2009, 06:42 PM

even more

SEAWOLF97

10-17-2009, 06:45 PM

last ...(there is one thats a totally black jacket, black insert pages..called "Movie for a blind Man") ...oh well.. at these prices you can gamble :D.

SEAWOLF97

10-20-2009, 12:56 PM

At dinner last night , I put on "Lydia Pense & Cold Blood" .....wow, what a voice :applaud: ...she's like a slightly cleaner Janis Joplin type voice ---its too bad that she didnt make the BIG TIME ....sure had the pipes for it

RECOMMENDED :applaud:

(in this post)
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=267337&postcount=1600

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2009, 08:18 PM

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00065-3.jpg

SEAWOLF97

10-25-2009, 11:14 AM

At dinner last night , I put on "Lydia Pense & Cold Blood" .....wow, what a voice :applaud: ...she's like a slightly cleaner Janis Joplin type voice ---its too bad that she didnt make the BIG TIME ....sure had the pipes for it

So I was looking around to see what else COLD BLOOD had done and one search turned up an alternative - Zephyr with Candy Givens- she is often compared to Janis and Lydia .....great voice and the backup band is more rock oriented than the horns/jazz fusion of CB.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr_%28band%29

Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado) by guitarist Tommy Bolin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Bolin), keyboardist John Faris (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Faris&action=edit&redlink=1), David Givens (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Givens_%28musician%29&action=edit&redlink=1) on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlain (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robbie_Chamberlain&action=edit&redlink=1) on drums and Candy Givens (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candy_Givens&action=edit&redlink=1) on vocals. Although the Janis Joplin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin) vocal stylings of Candy Givens was originally the focal point for the band, it was the flashy guitar work of Tommy Bolin that the band is best remembered for.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr_%28band%29#cite_note-0) After Bolin left to form Energy, he was replaced by Jock Bartley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Bartley), however the initial impetus of the band was lost and the group soon disbanded.

Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin (August 1, 1951, Sioux City, Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa) - December 4, 1976) was an American-born guitarist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar) best known for his work with Zephyr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr_%28band%29) (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_James_Gang) (from 1973 through 1974), Deep Purple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple) (from 1975 to 1976), and his solo work

Tommy Bolin began playing in bands around Sioux City as a youth before moving to Boulder, Colorado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado), in his late teens. He had played in a band called American Standard before joining Ethereal Zephyr, a band named after a train that ran between Denver and Chicago. When record companies became interested, the name was shortened to Zephyr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyr_%28band%29). This band included Bolin on guitar, David Givens (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Givens_%28musician%29&action=edit&redlink=1) on bass, and Givens' wife Candice Givens (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candice_Givens&action=edit&redlink=1) on vocals. The band had begun to do larger venues, opening for more established acts such as Led Zeppelin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin).

BMWCCA

10-26-2009, 05:23 PM

Just picked up another Chris Whitley CD and one cut is particularly intoxicating:

Her Furious Angels, but particularly the version on the album "Soft Dangerous Shores" (he's recorded it before but not like this).

Click the album cover for an Amazon sound clip:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5174FW453AL._SL500_AA240_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0009R1SOG/ref=pd_krex_dp_001_007?ie=UTF8&track=007&disc=001)

Any other Chris Whitley fans here with recommendations? I also have "Dirt Floor" and "War Crime Blues". This one's really a winner.

SEAWOLF97

10-26-2009, 05:34 PM

Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968

So i had Zephyr playing "Hard Drivin' Woman" and my son who is a big
"White Stripes"/Jack White fan comes into the room and stops to listen..

then he asks "Is that the new White Stripes album ??? I had to chuckle as Zephyr did this tune before Jack was born ;) , but I checked it more carefuller and darned...THATS where Mr. White got his sound...almost interchangeable ('cept for the vocals)

SEAWOLF97

10-29-2009, 06:00 PM

It was a rainy / gray day in Oregon....all summer I've been getting the gear together (fenders/gortex parka/gloves/etc) so that I can ride in the rain ...today was the test and worth the ride..:D

Had never seen the Clapton album before,,nor the Eldorado ELO one.
the Moon Landing one (radio conversations and music looks fun) ..I'm not a fan of "YES" ..but am going to force myself
(like Alex in Clockwork Orange) to see if some appreciation can be gained ...as a Ronstadt fan it was nice to find her 3 LP boxed set in E++ condition :applaud: ( I didnt even know she had one)

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2009, 12:20 AM

Bob Moses - When Elephants Dream Of Music
(1983, Grammavision)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00083-2.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2009, 05:34 PM

The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa
(1969, Warner Bros) > 1970 pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00084-2.jpg

BMWCCA

10-31-2009, 05:59 PM

I just spent some time with this Feat's set my brother-in-law loaned me, Hotcakes and Outtakes. Nice re-mastering and a very interesting written history in the 75-page book that comes with it. I was always a fan of Little Feat and saw them several times in the '70s, but this was an eye-opening account of the rise, fall, and attempt to rise again, with some unusual tracks.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EJX8GR25L._SS400_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Hotcakes-Outtakes-Years-Little-Feat/dp/B00004WH6I)
Then I changed moods to David Sanborn's latest (I assume), Here & Gone. A little jazz, a little blues, and some help from Derek Trucks and Eric Clapton (on separate tracks) that produce cuts that are some of the best from both of them. Great recording quality for those of you burdened with systems that can often reveal too much of the recording's flaws and engineering deficiencies or over-zealous compression and boost. Highly recommended, from start to finish. Good horns-on-horns, once again.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Dja8RDmaL._SS500_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Here-Gone-David-Sanborn/dp/B00186YSQ2)

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2009, 06:19 PM

Arch Oboler - Drop Dead! An Exercise In Horror!
(1962, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00086.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2009, 07:00 PM

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
(1973, Virgin) Quad Pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/IMAGE_00087-2.jpg

SEAWOLF97

10-31-2009, 07:40 PM

Don't worry, It's Signe. She wore her hair like that in every picture I have ever seen of her SF days. The beautiful smile is also unmistakable.

Clark

Long ago (post 1333+) we were discussing Signe Anderson ....and last week I ran across the ad for a 2008 Oregon concert..
Signe was singing with the Airplane ...and i missed it :(

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/signe_anderson_will_perform_wi.html

"Last blast from the Love Generation"

By Barry Johnson

August 20, 2008, 2:44PM

Signe Anderson will perform with other Jefferson Airplane alums in Astoria this weekend.
Music and nostalgia will be the themes all weekend-long in Astoria as iconic musicians from the tie-dye era gather at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds to play the "Concert for Big Red." (http://www.concertforbigred.org/) Think Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe McDonald, It's a Beautiful Day and the Holy Modal Rounder, among a long slate of others.

The former Signe Anderson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signe_Toly_Anderson) -- Jefferson Airplane's first female vocalist, with a rich resonant voice strikingly similar to her replacement, Grace Slick -- will join other original Airplane members, including guitarist Marty Balin, bass player Bob Harvey and drummer Jerry Peloquin on Sunday. The band will perform officially as the "Airplane Family Reunion." Anderson, 67, is a long-time Oregonian who in the 1970s was a vocalist for Portland's Carl Smith & the Natural Gas Co. Like Styler, she recounts myriad connections between the musicians who will appear at the Big Red benefit and three generations of family and friends. Anderson also recalls her connection to the building itself, telling of a stop at Big Red after an age nine fishing adventure with her uncle.

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=147428

Anderson was raised in Portland, Oregon, and was a locally known and well-respected jazz and folk singer before joining Jefferson Airplane after a trip to San Francisco.