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What about the best Free? I only have the Alright now- the best of and fancy digging deeper. Amazon reviewers seem to recommend "Free" and "Fire and water" as their best would you agree?Is the quality of the re-masters any better than the original CDs?
Anyone else catch the beautiful 'A Skin Too Few' on BBC Four (TV) last night?I thought it was going to be a repeat of a documentary I had seen before, but this was new to me.He would have been 55 this year.What a waste of a glorious vision and talent.
Faith in Time A bio of Jimmy Scott - the greatest jazz singer around at the moment.AQD
Just got a call from my step dad in Salisbury.The wilton record shop has just taken a collection.20 Zappa LPs10 Floyd LPsVarious othersall in superb condition. Including an original Saucerful on mono, list price 180 quid.I have managed to reserve...
Jesus. If you need to give your speakers a work out get this album. Kind of Urban, kind of Drum & Bass, hard to explain. Not to much voices but some seriously and I mean baaadd Phat bass on this muther. Treble can be a little harsh, infact we returned the vinyl because of some serious problems, which can be heard on the CD, but I am prepared to except its my itty spitty set up. Buy it, its good.
This is a pirate Drum and Bass station, they play old skool jungle, hardcore, and jazzy stuff. I can tell it's pirate because I can't get it at home with the NAT-01 Galaxie 17 but it's crystal clear in the car . Tune in, it's a peach.Also has anyone...
". .Major US record labels are calling on Europe to change copyright laws on vintage music to stem a potential flood of cheap and illegal CDs into their country. . ."BBC NEWS Entertainment Music US voices vintage music fears NY Times - free...
I took delivery of my Throbbing Gristle live TG24 box set on Saturday, and deep joy! An envelope of artifacts, and autographs of the band members are included.The only live show I saw was at the Scala Cinema in London in 1978, and the initial blurb...
When I first listened to Berlioz's opera Les Troyens earlier in the year I was mightily impressed. I figured I had to buy a set, but which one? Well, there are only three recordings of the complete opera: two by Colin Davis (1969 and 2000) and one by...
If you liked the first album then there are really no excuses to not get this one. Very well constructed tunes with a good pinch of humour thrown in the mix. Very chilled and pretty without verging into wallpaper music territory. Great packaging on...
Some time ago, the classical enthusiasts at HFC started an FAQ thread about getting into classical listening. This has developed to such an extent that one of our contributors suggested that we should take over the forum by swamping it with useful...
Well it is December. Here are my best puchases, ones that have lasted the first rush of enthusiasm.Salif Keita-Mouffou.Ooozes sunshine and mellow rhythym.Wilco-Yankee- Hotel FoxtrotStill manages to surprise me. Volume a necessity.Linda Thompson-...
I admit I am not into opera. I have tried on several occasions to listen to a number of highly regarded opera composers - Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and some others - but I have never really been that interested. About a month ago I decided to give Wagner...
As you may or may not be aware, Brilliant Classics bought out (at least some of) the Nimbus catalog and have begun reissuing some of the titles at ridiculously low prices. Perhaps the highlight - hell, THE highlight - is the complete Haydn symphony...
After seeing how many people on this board were fans of Robbie Williams (an artist who gets little-to-no American press, it seems), I went out and bought "The Ego Has Landed" this weekend.Pleasant pop, nice voice, fun songs - but overall, pretty...
In the last year the generosity, knowledge and enthusiasm of the forum has helped my music buying greatly. This is what the Music Room is for.I've bought modern classical music for the first time (Arvo Part and others), extended my African collection,...
Just seen Virgin sellingDexy's Midnight Runners - Searching for the young SOul Rebels. for £2.99.There is no excuse not to buy this if you haven't got it. If you remember Dexy's singles and aren't too keen please do not let that put you off,...
MuchachosHave just finished reading the biography of this great man, "Ginger Geezer". In it, I have discovered to my delight that he broadcast further episodes of "Sir Henry", post N'Didi's Kraal, on the John Peel show.He also has around 30 hours laid...
I would like to bring this under-rated singer/songwriter/guitarist to the forum's attention.His main claim to fame is as guitarist to Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, among others.However, I have 2 solo cd's of his:-Breakaway Angel Acoustic LiveBoth...
Stunning. Just stunning.
We have our usual end of winter snow and cold here and one of the best antidotes is music and Glengoyne 17. Although I have quite a bit of jazz of different styles, I'd like your help finding those solo piano cds that give a warm, sultry and smokey...
Well, I am pissed. Kind of got through that feeling to fat period, had a snooze, am now in the zone where you can drink and drink and drink.Anyhoo, what a lovely day, just Sheila and Myself did the woods, did the pub and did tonnes of music.Need your...
Zal Yanovsky deadRemember The Lovin' Spoonful?I'm not a pop / rock music fan, but I do have the Buddha Records / BMG compilation of this band's material, as I used to have the original vinyl records, 35 years back. I haven't spent a lot of time in my...
Two not too bright guysFirst guy says: "It's funny Tchaikovsky wrote only three symphonies, and called them the Fourth, the Fifth and the Sixth."Second guy replies: "Well, he also wrote the First Piano Concerto."First guy: "Yeah, and Rachminov wrote...
ChapsThis lady has a superb voice and is worth giving a spin.I had never heard of her until I saw her making a guest appearance on the televised last night of the proms.She is predominantly a blues singer with a really good voice. It is just so...