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Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago.
@unclewilbur  "But it seems to me that Carpenters is excellent audiophile material."   Have you picked up the 2018 release: "Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?" If not, you need to because both the sound quality and the subtly e... 
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Best Of" Pink Floyd - "Ummagumma"  
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Jeff Beck - "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop" Dr. John: "City Lights" Echo & The Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here" Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - "Watch" Oregon - "Out of the Woods" Jean - Pierre Rampal & Claude Bolling - "Suite For Flute & Jazz ... 
Favorite Cover Album
Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet - Under the Covers, Volume 1" Icehouse - "Heroes" Nouvelle Vague - "NV3" UNCUT Magazine compilation - "Starman" (Rare & Exclusive versions of classic David Bowie songs)  
What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
NEW discoveries: GRAHAM NASH: "Live - Songs for Beginners/ Wild Tales" J.D. SOUTHER - "Natural History" RE-Discoveries: ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION - "The Polydor Years" (8 CD retrospective. Found it new for only $40) JACKSON BROWNE - "For Everyma... 
Favorite scream in rock?
F. DEEP PURPLE - "Highway Star": Machine Head - 72 I'm pretty sure that this was the song that I drove my parents crazy with while I was in high school; and, that makes perfect sense when you consider that it's a song about sex and fast cars. And... 
«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato
My # 1 criteria for good lyrics is: "Does it impress me on any and/or multiple levels?" I forgot to mention Billy Bragg in my initial post. I submit the following examples, which all come from the same song ("Accident Waiting To Happen"): Goodby... 
«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato
Throughout history, all art forms (acting - music - painting - writing) and sports go through periods of drought when it comes to someone achieving true and/or transcendent greatness. In those unfortunate times, what tends to happen is that the "v... 
«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato
The 60's & 70's gave us: Walter Becker & Donald Fagen - Leonard Cohen - Ray Davies - Bob Dylan - Joni Mitchell & Al Stewart. The 80's & 90's gave us: Lloyd Cole - Rodney Crowell - Matt Johnson (The The) - Paddy MacAloon (Prefab Sp... 
Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
I think that a big reason for the popularity of "jazz fusion" was because it felt somewhat familiar to rock music fans, yet it also represented a new avenue to explore. So, if "familiarity" is what you're looking for than your mention of Holly Col... 
Top 10 Live Albums
@relayer101 , Thanks for mentioning the Graham Nash live CD. I didn't know about that one and I've already ordered myself a copy of it.;  
Top 10 Live Albums
Lots of great choices so far. I'm amazed at how different my list is today, compared to what it would've been 10 - 20 or 30 years ago. JEFF BECK - "Performing This Week....Live at Ronnie Scott's" JACKSON BROWNE - "Live Acoustic, Volumes 1 & ...