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Remembering my early 20's....

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Just saw the film "CBGB" with Alan Rickman and remembered a lot of stuff I...

I don't exactly know what got me started; I'm half sorry it did. Sometimes I'd like to be like "regular" people, who are happy with inexpensive mass market stuff. On the other hand, I would have...

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Oddly enough, I find this very relaxing...

Works best with a back to back play of 'Down By The Jetty' :)

Forgot how much I like this band...a teenage favorite, I've just rediscovered them:

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I had to do a little googling on this; I had no idea that King Curtis was at least partially responsible for Freddie King's "My Feeling For The Blues" (IMO one of his best blues/rock outings.) ...

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This album has my favorite "Key To The Highway" and a great tune called "Goin' Down".

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Nice collection of...well, soul from the southern U.S.

Well, at least I know it's "broken in" by now. :)

A lot of times the Epiphones are derided as "just copies", but they've made some seriously nice guitars.

Don't know if this counts, because I've actually had it for a month (Nov 25th, my birthday): Metrum Musette DAC. However, it was also my Christmas present, my Chanukah present, and my anniversary...

Not a great film, but a really fine soundtrack; a nice selection of Brazilian.

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Your post made my day. :)

All right, that's the genre! "Funny Smelling Jazz". Thanks!

I do believe you've created a new genre in my collection! Thanks!

I'm already using that for my 'music by zombies' genre.



The more I think about it, the more that makes sense, given the Zappa was influenced (even in his rock stuff) but 20th century composers.

Funny...Hot Rats was when I really started to appreciate him. "Peaches En Regalia", in fact.

But then, I've always had a soft spot for soulless intellectual jazz-rock. ;)

I've been lately assigning genres to my digitized music collection, largely because I use a software player that uses genres with its random play feature.

I have a large number of Frank Zappa...

"Heart of the Congos" is an audiophile must-have? Guess I'm more of an audiophile than I thought.

Honestly, I think most things make my system sound pretty good. But brilliant? Maybe this one:


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Mirador by Sungrazer - a Dutch psych band, now sadly defunct.

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Well, I'd like to think I've learned a bit after about 20 years. The most important thing I've learned is that systems/components that sound "exciting" often wear on you (well, maybe not you, but me)...

Mmmmm, albums as opposed to single tracks? I'll almost always buy albums. The only time I buy single tracks is when it's the only way to get a track by an artist that I really like.

My viewpoint...

This sounds like a good deal for you. You do know that you benefit from the duvet cover set, right? :)

I think Rega might be one of the better choices. I've alway felt that Rega has a house sound that is easy to live with in the long run.

Sorry, don't know much about Marantz.