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I saw that this CD got top score for both the music and the recording in the last Hi-fi News and I bought it yesterday (well, usually I read other music magazines when I'm looking for new music to buy...). In fact, it was a copy-protected CD, and to...

Hey, I've been trying to contact you so I can send you the Laughing Cowboy CD I promised - will you reply to this post....Steve

I enjoy exploring new artists and styles of music, so I thought I would start a thread to enable people to place useful links to (legal) sites with complete music tracks for downloading.My contribution is for progressive rock at the Prog Archives...

Last night on US public stations there was a new film about Dylan from Scorsesee. Really well done. Lots of talking head remembering Greenwich Village and the bohemian life in NY late 50s to 60s. It's in two parts 2 hrs each. Tonight we get into his...

Hi everyone,As we're all musical audiophiles in some form or another, I thought I'd ask you all who you think is the best lyricist of all time? I personally put Roger Waters at the top but bo doubt many of you will disagree, especially as everyone has...

ChapsI went to the theatre (yes we have one) in Swindon last night to watch Clare Teal. Mrs Mick is a fan of hers.I have to say she was very good indeed and if she ever comes around your way, you should make the effort to hear her.She is a genuinely...

Does anyone record brilliant acoustic blues guitar improvisations as solos, duos or small combos? One occasionally gets a nice bit of acoustic guitar on "unplugged" albums like Clapton's or the odd track here and there on rock guitarist's "solo"...

Just incase any of you have not heard of this group they are well worth a listen.I am a big fan of this band and its a shame they are no more, I personally have Dom Joly from Trigger Happy TV to thank for putting Dr Baker on the show to some of his...

I have recently got quite into Jo Jackson and think he is one of the great under rated UK artists. I recently bought the Volume 4 album for £2.99 - what a bargain!! Discuss?

Wed 12th October BBC4 TV.Four progs from 9pm, followed by two progs/performances from the wonderfully whacky Loudon Wainwright III.Enjoy.John.

I Spent 10 minutes deliberating between formats at HMV oxford st today. Standard Cd at 10.99, Cd with free dvd with making album short film and a couple of song vids at 14.99 or double gatefold vinyl at 15.99. This would have been a no brainer choice...

Tuesday 11th October - Radio 2.8.30 and 9.30Enjoy.John.

As a long time Kottke fan,i hated the first outing but the new release "Sixty Six Steps" is stunning one of his best yet,just listen to his reworking of the old favourite "Rings" a rhythmnic tour de force,a return to form big time

I was, and still am a lover of rock; anything from Black Sabbath to the Black Crowe’s gives me goose pimples. But as my stereo was updated, so my musical taste changed and diversified. Maybe this is a given when something that was previously...

Has anyone else heard of this guy? Radio 3 played a track or two from one of his albums a couple of Sundays ago - a Scarlatti sonata. The website gives playlists of course, so off I went to track down Hubert Harry on Royss Music. No luck at Amazon and...

I just bought the full Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin Prison concert CD in all its remastered glory. The sound is fantastic, the packaging excellent, the inlay booklet contains some fascinating insights into the concert from Johnny himself and many...

Any recommendations?I really enjoy the DVDs with a stereo PCM soundtrack - CD with pictures!Unfortuneately many boxes are uninformative about the soundtracks on the DVD, as are websites.Martin

Herbie Hancock has always known that, I think that is why he is constantly experimenting in all the various sub-genres of jazz - endless curiosity (along with some marketing savvy - horrors - a jazz musician making money - as Scofiled alludes to in a...

BBC2 Friday 30th September at 11.35pm.This is a superb documentary, tracing the birth and evolution of the blues.First of a series of three films, and if you love the blues - unmissable.John.

Went to see Ian McNabb last night. Absolutely tremendous show !!!!!!!!! One man show guitar (acoustic & electric) and keyboards...................... Excellent voice and excellent banter too !!!!!!!!

I wonder ?Fritz Von Well it sure weren't me !

For all Bruce fans on the Forum - the Boss is coming out with a 3 cd/dvd box set to go with the 30th anniversary of Born To Run. The set will include: (i) a DVD of two hours of concert footage from a 1975 in England; (ii) a DVD with a 90-minute...

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In a fit of peak I recently obtained a (CD) copy of Piledriver, which I think is excellent, but I have been somewhat lambasted for this purchase.I always thought that Mr Rossi was a pretty damn fine guitar player who wrote some fine tunes

I have just given the Barenboim/Chicago Organ Symphony (cd) a trial as it is recommended by Gramophone. Am I the only person to find this recording disappointing? I felt the organ was out of tune and seemed to be missing the majority of the larger...