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Anyone else got ALs new CD?It must rank as about the worst, heavily compressed recording I have ever heard.I have emailed Manhatton Records accordingly. The reply (if I get one) will be interesting.Buddy Holly material recorded in the late fifties...
Quickly off the top of my head my best few are listed below. I've tested many a hi-fi system with these albums over the years....Aja - Steely DanGaucho - Steely DanHemispheres - Rush (oh those drums)Exit Stage Left - Rush (extremely dynamic...
BBC quoting Oasis website that Noel Gallagher has left the band after arguments with his brother Liam.
From BBC News...This is the second time this has happened to one of the band. Bikes and Bunnymen should not mix!Too young to die.
Jake Drake- Brockman, keyboard player for Echo and the Bunnymen, was killed today in a motorcycle crash at age 53.
Has anyone seen this show, which is touring the UK at the moment?I'm off to see it at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, appropriately enough, tonight.Graham
I'm sure many of you may know this but before the 1st track on White ladder there is a hidden track. When you press play you have to hold down the rewind button to get to it. It lasts about 2 minutes but does not work on every cd player and not any...
Anyone heard this band? It comprises John Paul Jones of Led Zep, Dave Grohl of the Foos and Josh Homme of QOTSA.They've only played a few gigs so far, but the video clips (just search YouTube/Google Video) look awesome and they've been getting rave...
Seven years after its debut album, Henry Fool, the band has very nearly completed its follow-up, Album Number Two.Over five hours worth of material has been written since the debut release, which encompasses structured studio instrumentals, live...
At the Festival Hall.First set was a complete performance of The Correct Use Of Soap (of which "I Want To Burn Again" was the undoubtred highlight;; and "Stuck", my fave Magazine tune, was the biggest disappointment).The second half was a real...
Just in case anyone's missed this, Kraftwerk are finally set to give a full release to the final remastered versions of their classic albums on 5th October. From Autobahn onwards, complete with revised / extra artwork: Available as an eight cd...
Just to let you know that the remasters of 'The Golden Age of Wireless' and 'The Flat Earth' are released on Monday 13th July. The GAOW is the original track listings that has, to my knowledge, never been available on CD (The Wreck of the Fairchild...
Mixtaped: The first ever DVD release from No-Man. Comprising the band's sell-out performance at London's Bush Hall in 2008, a comprehensive career-spanning documentary, Returning, and numerous extras (including newly commissioned and archive video...
The guitar legend Les Paul has passed on at the age of 94.He gave us much to be very grateful for in modern music.
Ok peeps recommendations please.Tried Ingrid Fliter - a bit flat and disappointing.Dinu Lipatti - thought this would be fantastic, it probably is but sound on my blue label Columbus mono is too dire to listen.Rubinstein - piano sound is wonderful, but...
Poor old chap.From the Groundhogs Myspace page:Tony McPhee had a stroke on 16th June 2009. He is doing well in recovery, but has lost the ability to speak.... We are working on this and he is already starting to show some improvement.At the moment we...
I have 200-300 CD's. 500-600 LP's. Both rough estimates.What if one were to walk up to one's CD collection in the dark, pull out one CD without identifying it, and listen to it at least twice critically? I'm 60 CD's into this process and find it...
For anyone interested in the new boxsets, here is an exclusive review from our friends at ToneAudio in the US.http://www.tonepublications.co...-in-stereo-and-mono/
Hi there.since yesterday i am the proud owner of gaborszabos "macho".what a piece of music!!!so: who knows and is able to suggest to me other cds or vinyls of gabor szabo.did not know him until now.( Please excuse me for that , my fault)O.J.
Here's a link to the prior thread, which itself has a link. I find Einojuhani Rautavaara a reliable composer. I’ve picked up a number of recordings of his music over the past five or six years, and with the exception of his dull opera Rasputin,...
Being interviewed, Sky 0110 Dab and Internet.
. In-Store at Resident - Brighton To celebrate the launch of the new album ‘Light & Dark’, Kate will be playing a short acoustic show at Resident Records in Brighton on the 31st August at 6pm. Resident are at 28 Kensington Gardens. Amazon EP – FREE! If you've not already gone and picked up this EP, we can inform you that from now up until the release the new album (31st), our friends at Amazon are offering a three track acoustic EP of versions of songs from the forthcoming...
I love charity shops - two days ago I picked up On six sides of vinyl that seem to be totally pristine ( in a box with a different cover but from DGG). This is lovely music. A box of Venezian delights by Antonio. 12 little concertii all quite short,...
The arts are mankind's way of expressing hope for the future. Hope for the future finds its roots in a celebration of the present. That's not to say the artist finds the present perfect. It just means the artist found something to sing out about in...
Listening to Joni Mitchell on vinyl/LP12 over the last few weeks...she is one of my all time favorite singer songwriter(poets)of all time..lyrics and music to move you to tears or lift you up to heaven !Who does this for you ?