Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?

..an eBay ad included amid others tiny pics a side pov of a woman's' nude butt....

...just from the waist to the upper thighs....

Didn't click it...don't really want nor need to know....

Already have one of those around here....it's the rest attached to the cheeks that drives to distract in ways you'd preferred not to indulge in or with.....

...I have no clue why line 5 is spaced as it does....🤷‍♂️🙄

(I heard that....NO, I was not exhaling into the keyboard OR the ’puter itself....)

I do and am allowed to perhaps daydream, although obviously very early AM here,  that glasses. ashes. and nobody wants to know What got applied to YOUR ’peripherals’ and transferred to mouse ’n keys....

Referencing the FS Theatre of recent old.... Not Insane.

An odd sort of Realist, but mostly harmless....maybe...most of the time...😏

heyyyy……….30,001 views.  Yippee Ki-Yay

I've been hitting the refresh button multiple times daily since I learned you crave the endorphin rush. You're welcome.

Melton said:

No secret @unclewilbur deleted the posts, he’s a serial deleter.

 

I will say again I never delete posts

I wrote a response to Melton’s accusation of deleting comments, but it probably would have been deleted, so it won’t be posted for now. 

Besides, it’s not worth arguing with a toddler. 

It is FRIDAY the 13th & reference Cleopatra

I have done a stock take

5 posts taken down today l just can’t grasp

Was that just bad luck or….

A serial post deleter, who’s a pain in the asp
 

“Antony and Cleopatra” Scene XIV

“Sometimes we see a cloud that’s dragonish”

The General faces the greatest defeat of his military career. Antony is only accustomed to victory. He imagines demons everywhere.

Sounds familiar? This is addressed to the real “Wild Bunch” deleter. Another post has disappeared in the last few minutes.

Great soundtrack by John Scott by the way. If the music was not composed for a “Shakespeak” film with minimum audience appeal, he would have received an “Oscar” nomination.    IMHO
 

Still keeping on a musical track here to remain on topic

WTF?  I just pasted the 'deletion email' A’gon sent me and it has disappeared already?  

I think l know who the culprit is, but l’m politely holding on to those thoughts.

l have seen this behaviour before. Of course he can always honourably own up, if he’s got the nerve to explain why.

Anyone for some Tiny Tim?  I think l thought of him as l’m kinda tip toeing it the moment with the “baddies” lurking in the shadows of Dodge City.

heyyyy……….30,001 views.  Yippee Ki-Yay

@mylogic 

No secret @unclewilbur deleted the posts, he's a serial deleter.

I will say again I never delete posts

Observation…..

Funny thing, but after my comments on the REAL “Wild Bunch”….l have noticed.

Two posts by sheer chance and not by a mathematical probability, were both together self deleted within the last hour? 👏👏

Just saying……..how wild is that?

@immatthewj + 1

@mylogic 

Don't forget "silver rings" and "egg sucking chicken stealing gutter trash"

@lordmelton The Wild Bunch…..the film, not the “ones on here” (we all know now who they are)

“The Wild Bunch” had one of the finest “lines” ever spoken in a film, up there with “Shakespeak”

”Them’s washers!  Damn!  Washers….Washers. We shot our way out of that town for a dollar’s worth of steel washers!”

Sounds like “music” to my ears (trying to stay on topic)

Anyway never seen The Wild Bunch Director's Cut, off the watch it now.

One of my favourite movies, which hasn't degraded with time.

(To) ALL AND SUNDRY

On course with this discussion reaching 30,000 views and 750 posts today.

It is in the number 1 position at the moment in the “recently posted” chart on Thursday 12 June.

l just can’t understand it for such a lovely well mannered serene discussion with no disagreements or arguments……LOL
 

All and sundry meaning…….The attitude of all and sundry is to make the journey less painful for the patient (and Audiogon family) in body and mind.

l wonder, l wonder……..if ???

@asvjerry “DH Mosquito…..studies in brilliance”

Love that plane. Light weight balsa wood plinth, two Rolls Royce Merlin arms and killer looks. Faster than a Spitfire and securely tracked at over 400 miles per hour. Groovy.

I think the Bristol Beaufighter, although not a great looker was the Garrard 301 build rocket-armed night fighter/torpedo bomber…..The “whispering death” so called by the Japanese in Asia who experienced first hand its quiet “death song”. I think that just about meets the “music” definition on this thread……..Yes these two aircraft were right on track for “shure”

 gangsters don't do that

Pray tell, lord snowflake, how would you know?

@lordmelton Reservoir Dogs

l think this is where Tarantino on a low budget delivered an entertaining off beat thriller. He had lots of previous experience in film making a lot of people don’t know about. I personally believe the $10K cost is a bit of a stretch of the imagination and an “urban myth”

One thing for sure is this film shaped the way he was going and things to come…..

@lordmelton. Just curious, in what ways do you think reservoir dogs has an aged well?

@simao 

Don't get me wrong Reservoir Dogs is a fabulous movie in many ways, especially the soundtrack. However my gripe is the cop torture scene which was exciting and different the first few times you saw it but over time to me it seems too indulgent. 

Another thing is Harvey Keitel being the old school gangster with a code of honour that gets everyone screwed.

The ending too was daft with everyone shooting themselves, gangsters don't do that!

Aside from those points the actors and story were excellent, I remember hearing that the film was made for $10k and completely UNWOKE!

@mylogic ....Well, they're less expensive now but showing their age...

https://offerup.com/item/detail/aa4cdac3-f8cb-3f91-8fc0-3c4dab75331e

...as memories and those who hold them do...

Me?  Lotus...and the DH Mosquito.
Studies in brilliance.

My Garrard Z-100 is a complex beast beneath the deck, but is still impressive with a pantograph arm that actually does do what it does well.  Despite owning  tangentials, the charm of hand-cueing an LP still lingers from my original AR....

The Z finessed the art of the arc, and rivals my tange's

Found in the local Salvation Army shop....9/10...M55E....25$

Don't know why or what drove it there, but it's found home.
Here the 301's are overpriced IMH...and still depend on the arm applied to shine. ;)

@gano .....If I be a troll...

...I try to be a Good One.

Thank You. @mahgister 

Dual Gold Mallorcan (dual concentric) l never heard, but they often fetch an astronomical price in the UK. Were they only made in the US for that market?

Looking on the internet the speaker drivers 👀 gorgeous from behind. It was a shame they were hidden from view. The engineering was magnificent.

You are a great OP...

Thanks

@mahgister “l apologise for my post defending Philip Glass”

No reason to do that.

Personal tastes in music is like food. Some you like more than others. 
It also depends on what you look forward to listening to or not. I can take Philip Glass in small quantities, but not an all night feast.

”Kundun” had an interesting regional spicy flavour.

His contributions in “The Truman Show” went down well, like a fine wine.

But l can’t taste any difference between his Koyaanisqatsi, Nagoyqatsi or Poaqqatsi

I apologize for my  post defending Philip Glass...

I dislike almost all known popular music...Or i do not like  it enough to listen to it more than a few minutes...

I love all Philip Glass including film music...

 But Akhnaten is so much genius opera... It is a movie in my head when i listen to it...

@mahgister Philip Glass film music

Dual gold Mallorcan...

 A marvel i never heard  really ever all the decades i owned  them...It is sad and a pity created by my ignorance...

Guess why ?

 As most audiophiles hypnotized by the gear price and name, ignoring acoustics concepts and controls,  i studied acoustics only after having sold them (they were too big ) ....Then i owned them but never knew them...

Then i never heard the Tannoy optimal working...I owned them more than forty years...

@mahgister 

Oh l missed off an enquiry. 
 

What Tannoy speakers 50 years ago were you talking about. I am very familiar with the range in the 70s. They were named after all things British..just a few…..

Eaton…..college 

Cheviot….hills in Scotland

Devon….the county where l live 

Stirling….Castle in Scotland

Windsor….another castle

Edinburgh….Capital City

and the Lancaster….l think the Bomber, not the City, it was gigantic.

l remember the Lancasters were like huge square radiators in size. Quite imposing and living room unfriendly. Took two people to move them about. 15 inch bass woofers from memory.

 

@simao 

I like him too two to. 

@mahgister 

Oh l missed off an enquiry. 
 

What Tannoy speakers 50 years ago were you talking about. I am very familiar with the range in the 70s. They were named after all things British..just a few…..

Eaton…..college 

Cheviot….hills in Scotland

Devon….the county where l live 

Stirling….Castle in Scotland

Windsor….another castle

Edinburgh….Capital City

and the Lancaster….l think the Bomber, not the City, it was gigantic.

l remember the Lancasters were like huge square radiators in size. Quite imposing and living room unfriendly. Took two people to move them about. 15 inch bass woofers from memory.

trolls will troll

@mahgister Philip Glass film music

Hi there….. l was only talking about his soundtrack compositions being much the same in structure and style. He is l know more of a classical trained composer and l am not acquainted with his “serious” concert works and Operas.
I would not include those works within the summary of my views on his soundtracks. These are two different subjects to analyse. Soundtracks are secondary to the story narrative, while opera is primary to the story telling.

Hi, mahg...and thanks for the ref to Moondog....*s*  If only current buskers had some exposure to his near-legend talent, life on a corner could be sweeter....

Since I kicked the slippery rock of political miscourse loose, I feel somewhat compelled to throw self into it's path....even if only to appear as the cartoon character rolled flat and blown away. *shrug*

It was predictable that a rank amateur would wreak the chaos upon our states.
That even the supporters and the voters to whom 'he whose name I will continue to ruin' have woke to the damages caused and will continue to be targeted by that contingent of crawlers 'n creeps with some levels of dismay.

Yes....ultimately, the blunderbuss was aimed at us, the unwitting and easily corralled.
The damage caused by the tariff tangle to our international status and how the US is viewed is reprehensible beyond words to scribe on a screen.  Others have done profoundly better observations, I'll let that of theirs' unsullied by my meanderings.

A secret wish (not so much, pending) is for any and all nations have some 'support demonstrations' for us of the US.
Yes.  We screwed up badly.
Damage control and recovery will take awhile....the mid-terms are going to be 'exciting' and will be hard to muck out the stall as deep as it's becoming.

Today?

My heart, mind, and soul go out to the Brit that survived the Air India crash.

"Why me?!"

Well, why not?
Your 'reverse Lotto ticket' was 11A,

I'd opt to play on a real Lotto...but would suspect my luck would be less than zed.

Let's return to the music and that which we employ to enjoy it.

We can only hurt each others' feelings through these screens and keyboards.

Grudges and any equipment damage will be your own fault....play nice. 👍

...place your bets....

Melton said:

Well I’ll give this thread 48 hours now that "The View" is onboard.

 

Newsom and the DEI mayor are supporting the riots because the rioters and illegal immigrant voters are keeping them in power.

 

Bienvenido a El Salvador!

Would someone please explain to Melton that elected officials are not DEI hires, and that non-citizens can’t vote.

I would help him, but it’s extremely tedious to explain such simple matters that ordinary adults are expected to know. 

I can't help you @roxy54 to interpret words. It starts with 

 I can't speak for others. 

@gano 

To quote you, "it's 90 percent of all of our lives".

I am pretty much impressed by Philip Glass opera in particular Akhnaten....

I like his opera  "the beauty and the beast"... ( among my  favorite movies are two version of "beauty and the Beast" the french one and the less known masterpiece the Czech one version)

Glass was a friend of Moondog a street musician who influence many people... One of my first vinyl with my new Tannoy Speakers 50 years ago...

Aknaten is stunning piece... my favorite opera with Weil "threepenny" and Busoni Faust...

@roxy54 

Speak for yourself. Not everyone feels the way you do.

LITERALLY my second sentence said that I AM ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. What's happening with you? Are you seeing the screen ok?

@roxy54 

Sorry you did not understand the references. Not my intention to confuse. I was just intending to inject a bit of humour. Plus I just sequenced into the music question off the back of “The Thing” thing…….as it’s a “music” question.

Have you not seen the two “Alamo” films with the legendary “drawing the line in the sand” by William B Travis, the real life commander of the ill-fated garison?

As you are from the US, what is your understanding of the event…(or anyone else) Is it fact or fiction? It would be interesting as a Brit to know if this is taught in history lesson in Schools over there.

@mylogic 

I haven't seen those movies and therefore don't understand the references. I understand that you're the OP, but you don't need to moderate the thread.

@roxy54 

@gano 

Shall we draw a line in the sand, “The Alamo” style and agree to disagree?

Perhaps like “The Thing” end scene….”Lets just wait and see what happens”

Now what about “The Thing” Morricone Score…… did he pinch the idea off the one year earlier “Escape From New York” soundtrack?  Have a listen folks……dum, dum, dum, dum

@gano 

Speak for yourself. Not everyone feels the way you do.

Back on track…..

Michael Nyman’s “The Piano” was borderline minimalist composing that many believed would win that year’s Oscar. It achieved great success and became a stand alone concert piece performed all over the world.

The CD sales were not a big surprise, but l felt the composer peaked with this soundtrack and his later writings blended into a big melting pot. Sometimes for me it was very hard hearing a piece of his music and placing the actual film it was written for. A similar experience to Philip Glass soundtracks with his minimalist compositions which ended up (to my ears) more often than not, sounding much the same.

I must say however the SACD of “The Piano” is hard to beat.