List or discuss your favorite music

Timwat, If you pursue high end audio like you do music, you should assemble a truly world class system. I have some of your choices, including Robert Fripp's work, "Lone Rino", "League of Gentlemen," and his help with The Roches. I will look for "Pie Jesu" & "A Blessing of Tears." No Joe Jackson, but will certainly reconsider. I do have Keri Te Kanawa, but also treasure Frederica Von Stade and the French Coloratura, Mady Mesple'. I enjoy Christopher Parkening, but only have two of his albums. I love Indigo Girls, and a suggestion for less "serious" musical enjoyment, "Two Nice Girls," a three girl band from Austin that does a great job with "Spent my last ten dollars on birth control and beer." (Following line is: "I was better off when I was sober and Queer") I do not have Metheny's "Imaginary Day" and suspect it is not available on LP. Our music group tonight also listened to Tony Bennett at Carnage Hall (1962), Ray Charles and Betty Carter, Bill Evans, (from the new Mosiac Box set), Neil Young, "On the Beach," then on to Yello, Shriekback, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robbie Robinson, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Mclachlan, Alanis Morrisette, The Doors, Frank Sinatra, Hampton Hawes and Charlie Haden, and Carla Bley. I was trying to get to the Blue Note Jazz end of the bookshelf, but was outnumbered. We had a large group for music tonight and everyone got to hear something they liked. It is great to share music with friends, and I appreciate hearing your choices.

I just received this today, the Classic Records Numbered Limited Edition of Jimi Hendrix Singles. They are 45 RPM, 7" singles with "printed to look like spindle adaptors" in place. They come boxed in what looks like a 11 inch tall Marshall guitar amp stack. All vinyl lovers that are Hendrix fans should go for this before it is sold out. I'll bet that within one year of this issue becoming unavailable, offers to sell at big mark ups will appear on EBAY.

A favorite of mine is "Whaddup Dog?" by Was (Not Was). This was done in the late 80s and really sounds like nothing else. A sort of frenetic rhythm-and-blues version of Zappa (odd lyrics and tremendous musicianship). The single from this CD was "Walk the Dinosaur," which was great, but only gives a hint at the diversity of the album. Two other albums by these guys aren't quite as good, but still worth checking out. The "Was" is Don Was and his brother, David. If anybody is familiar with this CD and can make a recommendation of something similar in terms of feel and quality of the musicianship, I'd love to know about it. Another album along the lines of superb pop musicianship and very funky bass-playing is "World Machine" by Level 42.

I got anthoer CD today that I wanted you guys to hear or if you know very much about them, they are Medeski, Martin, and WOOD, These guys just rock, there music is so cool, it sounds like jazz and rock and fusion, does anyone know about these guys? Greg

Greg. I have been listening to Medeski,Martin and Wood for awhile. Check out their new acoustic cd, "tonic". It sounds great and is a lot of fun. It is different and unpredictable, yet still easy to listen to. Also, there are two great cds under the title "Bang on a Can", by various artists. They are better than M,M and W and even more far out there.