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Before my wife left we had a couple of Callas Boxes - now they are gone. As I have to build up something new and I would like to have to the real great recordings - can I get some help from the experts (as I know a lot of the Callas recordings are ...
I spent a good part of the day listening to a bit of jazz and I came across an album by Art Blakey's, Messages, and I thought it is a great album so I decided to dig a little deeper into this great...
Arrived in the post today. Many thanks to Grandmaster George, Kuma and Richard for the recommendation.Question: is there any particular order one should listen to these pieces in order to get the most...
Sky viewers can catch them on BBC2 NI SD 22.00 Other Voices Tonight 18th July
http://vinyl-frontier.co.uk interesting evenings for music lovers... more dates to follow
Which group or individual would you say has undergone a major change of direction and was it for better...or worse?
I nominate Phil Collins...and definitely for the worse as both group and individual.
Any others you care to suggest?
G
Sometimes it's interesting to be able to play as if you're god. So let's assume you would be able to how would your supper group look like. The one for me would be: Keith Jarrett on pianoLarry Grenadier on double bassPat Metheny on...
Morning all I've been buying vinyl from Classic lps for a number of years now and their servioce is usually v.good. But an order I made last week has not yet arrived despite me having been infomed that it was dispatched last Friday. I've...
Just picked up an e-mail for the "Dear River " tour dates and a link to a You Tube video featuring the title track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...amp;feature=youtu.be p.s. Pre-order Cd and Lp available on Amazon. £4.90 cheaper than the official web site.
I find a distinct absence of any Brian Eno in my collection. What do you think are his best efforts, or most approachable stuff?
Anybody know what it's called and it's use.
http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/share-the-wax-the-vinyl-library-to-open-in-london-next-week/
On 6th. July 1973, aged 88, Doctor Otto Klemperer died. He was the last link to a tradition of music making linking back to Brahms and Mahler, and the old Germanic traditions of music making that essentially came from the early 19th Century via...
I'm looking to invest in some Cocteau's CD's but not sure where to start? I fell in love with Liz Fraser's voice listening to 'Song to the Siren' & now want more. So do you have a fave & are the remasters worth getting over originals for improvements (or the opposite!) in sound quality? Thanks for any pointers cheers
Just want to recommend the Swedish artist Anna Ternheim. Her albums and the way she communicates with her fragile and at the same time, powerful voice have to be heard to be belived.
If you, like me, just addore a great voice with very good...
Just curious. If say a CD cost $10, how much will you consider paying for its download? That is considering you are perfectly comfortable ripping your own CDs. To put it another way, what cost savings do you think is justifiable in order to...
I don't think I'm shocked, surprised, or anything like that - but just received a direct email solicitation to buy an album that Gramophone reviewed very favorably. The email was from Gramophone, with a quote of their review. There's always...
Just for fun, here's a poll for fans of Ye Olde Pinke Floyde to nominate their favourite group member, or the one who has made the biggest contribution to the group (more tricky than it seems, because, like all great bands, the magic depended on...
I hardly hear people talking about going to festivals in the forum. Just wondering if it's a case of been there, done that and got the T-shirt or are were all getting too old for that kind of stuff?
I have a couple of string quartet CD's / sets... And I am getting more and more interested in good recordings and new explorations. What would be your best recommendations ?
Hi Guys, Some big news if like me you are a Nine Inch Nails Fan, I was at their last UK show at Sonisphere a few years back and really thought that was the end but luckily Trent has decided to re-visit NIN after working with his wife for some...
A great line up of artists for 2013! But no ticket for me If you are going who are you looking forward to see and if you are not going who would you like to have seen? Richard
Hijacking the "Best Guitarists" thread......... I've been listening to this a lot over the past few weeks. Can't praise it highly enough! And for something completely different: I don't know anything about the guitarist or...
Reminded of great second albums by this one. What's yours? Graham.
Hello all, any Kevin Gilbert fans out there and if so anyone know where I can get his cd's from, His cd's on Amazon are really expensive....... CheersGary