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BBC4 TV - 10pm Monday 3rd January.This is a superb film type documentary, tracing the origins of the blues. Well worth catching, if you missed it last time.Further related programmes follow at 10pm on Tuesday and Thursday.John.

25th November 1974.He left us the legacy of his beautiful, haunting music.John.

hi people can anyone recommend any easy listening music,something with nice melodies and harmonies,nothing electronic/jazz or classical probably on the acoustic guitar side,male or female with some nice solo guitar work,thanks oakey

Anyone considering buying ‘War Child’ should be advised that the sound quality isn’t too brilliant, although this is a subjective assessment. What isn’t subjective however, is an artefact in the middle of ‘Two...

I have many of the ECM records mentioned.To be predictable Jarret and Garbarek are possibly the stars of the label.Making Music by Zakir Hussain is worth highlighting due to its jazz/ indian crossover appeal. Jan Garbarek's atmospheric sax playing,...

Is this an old hippy thread? Well, I don't care.I just found a CD of Jade Warrior's first album (on Vertigo/Repertoire), thinking that it would be hopelessly dated from when I first listened to it 30-odd years ago. However, I re-discovered an...

OK I got 'songs about Jane' and I really like it.

"Yes, why?""Its bloody awful, please don't play it when I'm in"Oh well, another one to add to the list ("The Fall of the Hous of Usher", an opera by Peter Hammill)She didn't marry me for my large record collection

This probably sounds ridiculous, but here goes ....Current system: CDX2/202/PSC2/200/Soliloquoy 5.3 speakers with NACA A5.About eight months ago, before I upgraded my Marantz CD player for the CDX2, I played a new CD on my system. It was the...

I own a large collection of ECM discs. Recently I received two copies of two discs (Anuar Brahem's 'Les Pas du Chat Noire' and Tord Gustavsen's 'Changing Places').One copy of each disc was made in the US and the other copy was made in Germany....

Having enjoyed my prior surveys, I figured I ought to do another. After all, some recordings in my collection have been collecting dust for a while so they would be somewhat fresh upon relistening. But I wanted to do a big work, not in length or...

Mine was when my Dad took me to see Lonnie Donegan at Blackpool when I was a young boy. The first one I went to under my own steam (actually a Suzuki 80 ) was aged 16 when I rode to York with a split tyre to see Hawkwind and the Pink Fairies.

Can anybody suggest some Ahmad Jamal titles that rate high on both performance and recording? I recently picked up a live CD from his later work and find his playing excellent, but would like to find some studio recordings.Thanks.Mike

Far Wes and The Incredible Jazz Guitar of.... seem to be top picks.Any views on style etc from any one?I have just bought Lee Ritenour's tribute album Wes Bound but it is difficult to know what is Wes's and Lee's.Howard

For us country dwellers up for the day, the Virgin Megastore at Piccadilly Circus has a rather nifty piece of kit. 30 second excerpts of every CD track they sell is stored on computer. Take a shrink wrapped CD to the comfy chair equipped station, put...

i happen to love the music of amber asylumand ive just got into Elendboth music styles are classed as neo classicalvery heavy but goodamber asylum music is different from cd to cdbut very errie and goodi also love pinoy musici have a sister in law...

The top 20 (according to readers of Total Guitar magazine) 1. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses 2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 3. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 4. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple 5. Enter Sandman - Metallica 6. Layla - Derek...

Ladies and gentsI am just about to embark on the naim route and need a little help and advice........I have posted my query in Hi Fi corner so if anyone feels they might be able to offer an opinion I would be happy to read all repliesRegardsIan

http://www.thealbumclub.com/This looks like a good idea, has anyone tried it yet?

All of us here at Naim HQ wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year! Here's to a successful 2005! Back in Factory Tuesday 4th January 2005. [This message was edited by Adam Meredith on Thu 23 December 2004 at 12:14.]

Just received my Naim news and noticed if any one missed it that Fred Simon has a new album out Howard

Hi RickyCheck your PT'sDeane

Hi I am new to the Vinyl market and have a limited number of LP's. I have an LP12 so only 33/3 speed will do(no lingo as yet) Could anyone advise me on some albums to go for.Female vocals, accoustic and live performances are the sort of CD,s I go...

Hi all,has onyone listened to this? Recommendable?RegardsChristian

Has anybody any information on Bruce Cockburn? I have heard he is similar to Marc Cohen. I have just been on the Allmusic.com we site to get more information. He has made loads of albums, also listened very briefly to some tracks on Amazon.Which would...