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Can have managed to pass me by for whatever reason. I'm listening to tago mago on Spotify at the moment and it's certainly doing it for me. Their discography looks daunting to say the least. Where should I start and where should I go?
Interesting article. Hope the music industry will choose to offer two types qulity streams: one for the "main-stream" and one at studio quality for people like ...
I saw this cute infographic on Mashable, and thought it was worth sharing: Click here
Hi all, with the bicentennial of Wagner's birth in 2013, thought it'd be fun to share with you some personal reviews and notes of his operas, which I've gathered over the years. Although I listened to and own many recordings, this is not a complete survey. One opera at a time - and we start with a lengthy one: Part 1: Tristan und Isolde Tristan, Wagner's most ambitious and influential opera, is the essence of Schopenhauer set to drama and music. Wagner had become familiar with the work of...
1813 was not just the year Wagner was borne; it was also the birth year of greatest Italian opera composer of all time, Giuseppe Verdi. Similar to the Wagner thread, thought it would be nice to give the man his own space. I'm a huge admirer, and...
In 2012 I was falling over good an an refreshing jazz recordings. This year seems a bit silent, or do forum members have the feeling I missed something essential.
Dear Forumites, Here at Naim Label HQ we are doing all we can to gain support for our exciting new jazz project Sons Of Kemet to win a MOBO for Best Jazz Act. I'd be extremely grateful if you could help by voting for them to win,...
For those that are interested the new Mofi 45rpm box set of Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde is available for preorder on Amazon for £59.14. It is likely to go up, it's £80 on Diverse and around $75 in the US. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blonde...ylan+mobile+fidelity Steve
Mine has arrived. Can't wait! It will be a good weekend!
What was the best ever year for music? Post the 5 best albums (in your opinion) from that year as evidence for your case. (There was a thread about 5 years back, now closed)
Long-time forum fave, Basia Bulat has a new record out on the 1st of October....
Well, where is it?
All Saw the Proclaimers in Malvern last night they were brilliant as usual. Their support act was 3 lads from Norfolk (Bit eccentric possibly) called Twisted Piglet. They received a standing ovation and they ran out of cd's to...
Have got really into Chopin. Like the renditions of various pieces from the likes of Moravec and Pollini. Now looking to try more Beethoven. Any ideas where to begin gratefully received.
Well, this is annoying. i have Beautiful Africa on CD and now it's on HD tracks in what looks like a SACD conversion, ie 24 bit 88 kHz. So, do I buy it again I ask myself. its one of those albums. In the car it can sound...
I was listening to Radio Paradise last night and enjoyed a track by a band I'd not heard of - Alpinestars. I looked them up on Amazon and was amazed / pleased / shocked to see a couple of used copies of the album for 1p. I've seen them like this before, but this one was a little more shocking because the 'main' Amazon new price was just short of £22. I ordered it straight away - only £1.27 including the postage - less than half a pint of beer. Are these sellers just desperate to get rid of...
We had the thrill of seeing Fleetwood Mac at the O2 in Dublin last Friday (20 September). The song set was a good mix of the expected, along with a couple of tracks from the new album and a couple of Stevie Nicks numbers. They rocked for a good 3...
Just listened to Stevie Wonder. I like him and his music very much. But.... in "I Just Called To Say I Love You" he uses a rhythm machine in a very uninspired and weird way.After that I had to listen to Kraftwerk, The Mix, "Trans Europa Express -...
I came across a web site where someone is selling a collection of 51 sealed Beatles LPs + 1 CD for £6,237.13 Including as they put it: "Rare Occasion, EU, Japan, MOFI, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, many audiophile pressings, MFSL, remastered...." Phew! Richard
http://www.kickstarter.com/pro...bah-to-bach?ref=live This kickstarter is interesting. I downloaded (for free) Kimiko Ishizaka's Goldberg Variations from their previous project a while back. Excellent. This time they're a little more...
Hi All, I am wanting to get a survey of Bach's organ works. I have some discs by Simon Preston that I enjoy (his playing can be vivacious). Is his set worth getting? As an alternative I was considering the Peter Hurford set. Any input gratefully received.
I've been listening to PauSimon/Graceland for about a week straight, every week. I'm just not motivated to change the record or even the side. Just this evening, I've heard the same side for about 2 hours straight - it's at arm's length so I just put...
The landscape has become blurry due to the commercialization of classical music. And it's of course difficult to mention one as the one and only. But right now who would you recommend - or are you only going back to the old names who don't live...
I came across these interesting stats on vinyl sales since 2006 from Amazon: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/ph...amp;p=irol-vinylInfo Richard
Cant wait ........ anybody know if the roof will be open or closed .... trying to decide if i dont mind getting wet or not as it looks like rain