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Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder
Two of them actually, not well known.. 1. ''Safety Dance'' by Men Without Hats Not exactly audiophile, but great fun nevertheless | 257 |
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Your favorite recent discovery
Ingrid Michaelson...check her website | 143 |
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Which artists do you just not get?
Diana Krall, she cannot hold a sound for more that 3 seconds...really gets on my nerves. Furthermore, all photos of her (and her Ads for Chrysler) are trying to make her look like . . . | 117 |
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Black-Eyed-Peas, the future of modern music?
Its well-made music, and well-performed too. Just like Hank Williams, or Queen, or Duke Ellington. The TYPE of music is very subjective of course, but usually, in every fashion . . . | 105 |
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worse entertainer or performer of all time??
That's an easy one for me: Yoko Ono : Makes my ears bleed. Her claim to fame was never as a singer. Michael Bolton: Crying his lung out makes me switch stations fast. Kenny G: . . . | 103 |
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best vocal harmonies in rock
In order: 1) The Beach Boys - (although always the same sound) 2) The Eagles 9try the opening acapella track to the Long Road out of Eden CD) 3) The Beatles - (so many . . . | 99 |
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What is your favorite tv theme song/composition?
''The Munsters'', ''Cheers'' and ''Hawaii 5-0 | 66 |
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What was your first music that you paid for?
Mine was, at the age of 12 '' Tom Jones Live at the Flamenco in Las Vegas'' I did not have a clue who Tom Jones was, I just wanted to buy my first LP. Listened to this record for a. . . | 64 |
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Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett
I noticed similar situation of ''who is he - not that great'' when the magnificent Oscar Peterson passed away, a true original who walked on much higher ground imho. Peterson is . . . | 58 |
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who surprised and who disappointed
From my ''vintage'' years! Big let down: Elton John 1984 (got the bootleg tape to prove it!) Big surprise: The Eagles (Hotel California) Toronto 1976 Men at Work Quebec 1982 . . . | 45 |
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heard Melody Gardot?
I also own both cd's, I put her in the ''romantic mood'' category. Not exactly for critical listening (at least for me) but, perfect for an intimate dinner. Women tend to love her . . . | 28 |
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Best SACD's
Mighty Sam McClain ''Give it up to Love'' on XRCD, NOT SACD. Incredible sonics on this classic recording | 26 |
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HDCD recommendations??
Prairie Winds - Neil Young (and most other recent releases | 23 |
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Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound?
Another vote for ''Live at the Sands'' really nice, (check out the piano player and band conductor, another legend to say the least | 19 |
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Would You Like to Make Your CD's Sound Better
Bedini handheld clarifier. You give it a 20sec spin, and it gets rid of sonic gunk instantly, even on brand new cd's. Have been using this for 10 years, feels like I upgraded . . . | 16 |
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Which artists do you just NOW get?
I used to not being able to stand Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte....a few years ago, I purchased the Carnegie Hall Belafonte concert and following that the Sinatra at the SANDS . . . | 14 |
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A shocking reminder
I once blew my speakers with this. I had a Sim Audio 1-5, when the static spark came on, the volume setting (electronic) went for ''o'' to ''50''. I could never get any damage $ . . . | 13 |
