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Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
The guitar work on Slave's "Drac Is Back" is entertaining. I'm not a rock "expert" by any measure, but the guitar player, Marc Hicks, appears to know how to use his chosen instrument. 
Best rock bass player
As someone earlier had taken the liberty of expanding the rock genre to soul and funk I would add Mark Adams from the group Slave. Stanley Clarke's early albums were just as much rock as they were jazz. 
Coltrane
In the past I would study with "Black Pearls" playing at a low level in the background. It always put me at ease. When friends who are not familiar with JC ask for a suggestion on where to start I would always play the song "My Favorite Things" on... 
Song With Best Beginning
Aurra's "Are You Single?" The electric bass is fantastic and begs to be turned up. Faze-O's "Riding High." The keyboard sets the mood and ambiance for the rest of the song. 
Jean-Luc Ponty
Incantations For World Peace was the song that introduced me to JLP. Modern Time Blues is one of my "open the moonroof and turn it up" songs. 
Remember the year and first vynil you ever bought?
1977. Slave's self titled album. Mark Adams, may he rest in peace, was the greatest Funk bassist of his time. 
Your First Concert was.....
David Benoit at Cal Berkeley in 1990. I'm not sure the Egyptian Lover mixing on turntables at UOP in 1996 counts. 
Waaaah. Snapped off my cantilever.
I am sorry a simple mistake caused such damage to your cartridge. I did that ONCE to a Benz Micro cantilever. Their trade up program allowed me to get a better cartridge. I am extremely cautious and give my complete attention/focus to my TT when p... 
speakers for r&b music
I just came across this post and YEARS late in responding , but I felt it might help someone going through the archives. I listen to a lot of 80's R&B. I have found that simple two way systems with minimal crossover networks work very well. I ... 
Songs With Best Ending
The last minute of the Art Of Noise "Beat Box(Diversion One)". The piano is fantastic in it's softness and quite contrary to the previous 7+ minutes of the song. 
Best Rock Song Of ALL TIME?
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven." I have always liked that song. It sounds as good today as it did in the 70's when I was a child. Heart's "Magic Man" also deserves an honorable mention. 
Album which you have listened to most?
As an elementary school kid I heard Slave's "The Concept" being played by a classmates older brother. I asked my parents for the cassette tape for Christmas. I believe that was 1978. I still own that cassette tape. I played it through middle schoo... 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
Con Funk Shun's "Make It Last." The "Loveshine" album was fantastic. It is one of my top three favorite albums of all time. I have been playing it since I was in the 7th grade. That was a long time ago. 80's R&B baby! 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
I bought 2 pairs of Epos ES11's in 1995. I sold one pair that were set up in the bed room after a year. I still have the other pair as my main loudspeaker in a living room that is on the large size. I have purchased many bigger loudspeakers since ... 
Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ?
I bought a Pioneer M-22 power amplifier based on its looks. I have kept it because of its sonics. It is truly fun to listen to music through this amplifier.