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What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles?

When it comes to music, about half of my friends are "collectors" and the other half are true audiophiles. It seems the collectors are so obsessed with the size of their collections, that they leave no room in their budget for quality audio equipment. I think the audiophiles, with their focus on quality over quantity, are the ones with their priorities straight. So, unless you are on an unlimited budget, I'm guessing that audiophiles are more selective in their musical purchases. That being the case, I'm curious about what "buried treasures" have you been able to find? Thanks for responding and I look forward to discovering some good music, based on your suggestions.

I'll lead off with the band Crack The Sky, most notably their first two albums: "Crack The Sky" (1975) and "Animal Notes" (1976). I would describe them as a cross between Be Bop Deluxe and Frank Zappa. Their music is unique and totally unmistakable with anyone else. Choice cuts from the debut album are: "Ice;" She's a Dancer;" "Mind Baby" & "Sleep." Choice cuts from Animal Notes are: "Animal Skins;" "Wet Teenager;" Virgin....No" & "Maybe I Can Fool Everybody."
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Love Greg Brown's album "The Poet Game". Brand New '64 Dodge is cut that got a bit of college/indy airplay. Great lyrics. 

The Spring Standards are a band I have to recommend. Three great songwriters who all sing lead and play multiple instruments. Folky, rockers and ballads. Harmony is a strong suit. If you like Fleetwood Mac, CSN&Y, Jefferson Airplane, check 'em out. Rhett Miller of Old '97s produced their first major label LP.  Yellow/Gold double EP is a good starting point. Cheers,

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Well, what a surprise it is to have a thread from December of 2018 come back to life. At that time, Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip had recently passed away. This year in March we lost Michael Stanley (Michael Stanley Band), who I did not see get mentioned in any of the previous posts on this thread. 

We also lost Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens in 2017. But, I recently saw that the Smithereens are currently doing some shows and using either Marshall Crenshaw or Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) as the lead vocalist. 


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Another big recent surprise for me was discovering Don Was radio show on WDET in Detroit. The show is called "Don Was Motor City Playlist," and you can listen to it on either WDET's website (WDET.org) or Spotify
[WDET only has access to the 2 most recent shows, while Spotify has archived all of the shows, which started back in April of this year].

Don is not only a master storyteller; but, he is freaking hilarious! He plays music from many genres; so, it should remind many of you who remember "free form FM radio from the 60's & 70's. Also, on the most recent episode (10/1) I discovered that Leonard Cohen has a son (Adam) who is also a recording artist. So, this show is full of surprises.
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I went to hebrew school with Adam Cohen.
Wait a minute, I went to hebrew school with 3 guys named Adam Cohen.
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