Naim / Linn musical tastes

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From what I have seen, most Naimees and Linnies listen to 70's pre punk rock and "easy" jazz noodling. Of course, classical too.

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Actually most tastes on here are universal. Like me, I go for anything good - there's crap in any "genre".

Today I just had a blast with ZZ-Top, Leggo Beast and Groove Armada. How different is that?

People like all-sorts of music on here. Some even like Oasis and Britney Spears (you know who you are!). I believe one guy digged the Spice Girls on his DBL system (waste!). Good luck to him.

The great thing is that this Internet group has the capability to unearth real gems of music. Without it it might have been a matter of years until I heard anything from Goldfrapp or Sigur Ros.

Keep on grooving,

Andrew

Andrew Randle
Currently in the "Linn Binn"

YOu're kidding, right? This is a troll, right?

Sorry, David Slater, no disrespect intended, but I don't own any 70's pre punk rock or easy jazz noodling.

And from the discussions I have about music with others on this conference I'd say many here are exploring the horizons or looking for the bleeding edge.

best wishes for all who are searching for musical ecstasy,

Markus

John

I've been collecting music for 35 years and I've never stopped trying to find something new to like, and I don't think I'll ever stop.

I too have explore not only new music, but new genres through this Forum.

Sure there are some here who are pretty straight up-and-down in their tastes and they admit that they listen mainly (say) to classical music or jazz, but you try figuring out where someone like Markus's "core" tastes lie. I haven't a clue, but it's a fun trying to find out!

B.T.W. Alpinestars could be the next darling of the Music Room.

Andrew

Andrew Randle
Currently in the "Linn Binn"

Gimme a f*&#'n break.

Pat Metheny / Genesis / Tony Levan / Bob Dylan / Jeff Beck / classical

My case is only spoilt by Die Toen Hosen / Zorn and a few others.

Come on, try and deny it - you love it cosy and familiar

DS

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Originally posted by David Slater:
Pat Metheny / Genesis / Tony Levan / Bob Dylan / Jeff Beck / classical

My case is only spoilt by Die Toen Hosen / Zorn and a few others.

Come on, try and deny it - you love it cosy and familiar

DS

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Circumstantial your honour. At least half the Metheny thread was arguing about whether he was any good ot not.

And I'm pretty sure the "Dylan Quits" thread was put there just to cheer us up. Nearly succeeded too....

Ferror

Clint is a hero.

M

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Originally posted by David Slater:
Posts on old fart rock and jazz noodling, such as...

Pat Metheny / Genesis / Tony Levan / Bob Dylan / Jeff Beck / classical

Come on, try and deny it - you love it cosy and familiar

DS

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David,

My first reaction to your post is to go on the defensive. So why should I care ? But, to open up the debate on a personal level, I echo Nick's 35 year quest to find new and interesting music. I haven't looked the same direction he has, but I've found interesting and challenging music in a genre that you call 'easy jazz noodling', for example Eric Dolphy & John Coltrane.

It's true I still buy 70s classic rock to fill out some of the missing holes I have from that period. Afterall, at the time the earlty 70s I was 16-21 years old. We didn't have computers then, so video games and the like weren't an alternative. It seemed as if all my mates were into music. And, it's only later in life that I've got the hang of stuff like Zappa, which, to me, is rarely cosy and familiar.

I did buy Mercury Rev 'All is Dream' and quite like it, but it hasn't found much time on the CD player. Another record I tried and discarded was the most recent Fat Boy Slim recording, amusing, but hardly enduring stuff (not likely to be a classic IMO). OTOH I've discovered Fado, which I find heartwrenchingly beautiful, John Coltrane's Africa/Brass sessions that make me feel as if my brain is being stretched when I listen to it ... and for kicks I even got this recently which is big grin music to me ...

yes ,conservatism is fine, along with the slippers.

Peter

I'm guessing the most common way we see our own record collection is in the classic "soundtrack to our lives" way.

Because music is (to me at least) 99.9% about emotion it fits right in with the twists and turns of our emotions as we, well, live.

It's not unrealistic to see that there are parts of my collection that made perfect (and enjoyable) sense to me at the time that I find difficulty relating to at the moment.

For example, I really got into punk and I have a large collection which, for the most part I no longer play. Partly that's the medium (a big proportion are singles and I'm too lazy to play them), and partly it doesn't fit in with how I feel currently. I reserve the right to re-connect to them at any time in the future (perhaps helped by the acquistion of a Lingo!).

It was only recently that I started listening to prog again after a twenty year break...

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Fred is right in that good music is good music regardless of age, but my interpretation of David's original post is a bit of a rail against calcification i.e. if we stop moving forward we stagnate.

The more I've listened to/collected music, the more I've been determined not to stop the voyage of discovery. It's what I am/do (I've also been very lucky in that the friends I made 39 years ago are still my closest friends and we've pretty much egged each other on for that entire time).

However, it's also a lot to do with being comfortable with yourself. If you're someone who only connects to classical, that doesn't mean to say they stagnate.

The impression Todd and Herm (for example) give me is not one of being stuck in a narrow groove or of being boring just because classical dominates their playlists - they are explorers as much as any of us here.

In some ways they are further away from the "audiophile" label than anyone - witness my rejection of Todd's recent recommendation to me of a an oldish mono Debussy recording, because I want a better-sounding stereo version!

Sorry if this sounds like shite, but at this very moment it seems easier to press "Post Now" than to hit the delete key...

Almost certainly they'll never read it.

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Originally posted by Nick Lees:
I think the sad thing is that the people this thread should really be aimed at are those that post to the HiFi Forum loudly professing their pursuit of music and yet never express/share their passion here.

Almost certainly they'll never read it.

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It's fun over here, at least there's no knock down drag out fights between Yes & Genesis fans, darn I've blown it ... better go find the slippers.

Peter

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From what I have seen, most Naimees and Linnies listen to 70's pre punk rock and "easy" jazz noodling. Of course, classical too.

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David,

A similar claim was made by the person who started the "something heavier?" thread a few weeks ago. That thread wound up becoming a list of several score worth of recent rock titles that forumers have been listing to.

If you look at the "Essential albums of 2001" thread which ended a couple of months ago, you'll find recommendations form forumers of hundreds of recent (last 16 months) releases in a variety of genres.

So the "the evidence is in front of you" claim doesn't really seem right.

I have to agree with your last few posts above. I was into music long before hi fi. Sure I prefer albums to sound good but frankly this is secondary to owning and enjoying a wide range of music, new and old, of most styles etc. And my collection also wanders into and out of my life from time to time.

Have to say that while I do own a few Naim and Linn recordings they tend not to be my cup of tea>

Stuart.

Regards,

Imran.