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I went into HMV today, my usual sanity outlet on a visit to a shopping centre. Normally I'd buy at least a few CDs, especially as there were a few 3 for €12. I found myself thinking however, sure Tidal is only €20 a month, so why bother risking a purchase, and sure don't I have more CDs than I can listen to anyway? Now I'm a chap for whom CD is still my primary source and who doesn't have an active Tidal subscription but still I stalled on a purchase. Is a sea change occurring? My worry...
I bought a vinyl copy of Physical Graffiti 40th Anniversary remastered by Jimmy Page at the weekend, what a waste of money. I wasn't interested in the bells and whistles version and bough the regular album re-issue. 1 - It is not 180g...
I didn't explore her yet, but saw some raving and critical reviews of her work. Any opinions in the forum, worthwhile to explore ?
John Renbourne has sadly passed away. The musician was found at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders today after a suspected heart attack. He was and remains a great influence.
A lovely bottle of Malbec, a 12 yr old malt, tunes playing on the turntable and an iPad! Not a good combination. Ordered Ryan Adam Love is Hell (MFSL) from the states and on Amazon pre ordered Paul Weller Saturns Pattern Van Morrison Duets Ryan Adam...
My wife and I really like Train's music, so I was excited to get tickets for last night's concert at the O2. I was was a bit taken aback by the sound quality of the support act, but then they were the support act... At 21:02 Train...
NAIM COLLECTED_01: A NEW BREED OF COMPILATION Collected_01 is the first in a new breed of compilation, showcasing some of Naim's favourite recordings from the last few years. As the new look successor to the popular Naim Sampler series, now almost twenty years old, Collected_01 boasts the broadest range of styles to date including everything from jazz to art-pop, indie rock and electronica. Find out a little more about the tracks below. This outstanding anthology is encapsulated by beautiful...
The Gong man departed 13th March. Presumably in a flying teapot... steve
The old thread is closed but the next one in London is CSN&Y Deja Vu CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 'DEJA VU' This spring is the 45th anniversary of ‘Déjà vu’, the follow-up to ‘Crosby, Stills & Nash’ and the first record with Neil Young. It took approximately 800 hours to record and each member recorded their parts separately adding what they felt was necessary. They may have been harmony singers but interband relations were inharmonious and it was a dark time for many of the...
I thought I would write a couple of linked posts on: 1. Ripping LPs; and 2. Listening to old recordings! No 1 = Streaming Forum; No 2 = Music Forum. Ripping LPs See: http://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/ripping-yarns-3 Old Recordings The digital capture...
Merely for the sake of discussion, I'm soliciting opinions on the attributes of DMM vinyl. There's been some chatter here lately on the topic regarding the latest Blue Note releases. My own experience, based on 80's pressings, is that...
Well... I didn't put 'The Beastie Boys' in the title for fear of putting off the rap haters. It really is an amazing concert though... especially when they pick up some instruments at 11:35 Very sad we won't get a chance to...
Caught Mr Wilson live last night at Cambridge. Amazing show with great musicianship and visuals - very emotive. Good work from the whole bad. if you get the chance I would recommend going. Gary
Is anybody on the forum part of this - and is it recommended, bringing the value you looked for ?
Free bassist Andy Fraser has died at the age of 62, it's been confirmed. He passed away on Monday morning. His cause of death has not been confirmed, but he'd been dealing with AIDS and cancer in recent years. ...
I'm just watching in German TV Parsifal with Thielemann as conductor. What record do the specialists for classic music in this forum recommend for a Wagner newbie? Thanks in advance. Cheers Ralf
Free Joe Bonamassa album, if you like that kind of thing (mp3 192k). I hope the link is allowed on here. I know of him but have never heard his music so here goes .... http://jbonamassa.com/free-bonamassa-album/ PS. You need to enter...
This chap is doing the job properly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31874121 John.
Well here is a thing pretty unlike anything much in my collection. New album from PSB who produce a mix of electronic, dance, ambient and old radio archival material from the Russian and US space programmes to absolutely fantastic effect. The...
Anybody tried them? Generally only CD rip quality but dirt cheap pricing.
If you enjoyed movies like Twenty Feet from Stardom, Muscle Shoals, etc, you're going to love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhl-3EOYTkc
i have now seen multiple examples where it's worthwhile to order your classical box sets from Amazon Italy rather than for instance Amazon Germany. We are talking about massive differences for sets which cost in Ger,any 117 euros and in Italy only 53...
I just listened to her Mendelssohn and was appreciating what I heard. I have now seen that there is a box from Decca and a BOX from Warner with her complete material so far. Any of you familiar with her work and if that would be a recommended...
I've just bought a pile of LP's at my local library here in Crouch End, London. Mostly jazz and classical, a bit of folk. In good condition. Classical selection is not your usual charity shop fayre. Plus some LP's on the ECM label. Hornsey...
Dear All, I likes the sound of classical guitar, with Spotify I found some songs like this one: Is someone that has explored classical guitar studies so kindly to suggest me a nice CD or even better an HD release of similar music (the example...