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| bands you truly miss Blodwyn Pig, Rootboy Slim (and the Sexchange Band), Wow!!!Nice to know there are other fans besides myself out there.I still have the first two Blodwyn Pig lps, saw them live in '71 opening for Procol Harum at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in ... | |
| What are the treasures in your vinyl library? Keith Jarett - "Sun Bear" SetThe Residents - first 13 LPsThe Shaggs - Philosophy of the WorldThe Beatles - "The World's Best" Rare German importThe Rolling Stones - "Around and Around" German importDick Hyman / Ruby Braff - "Fats Waller - Heavenly... | |
| Greatest C&W Band I've loved the Rolling Stones since 1965 (even bought their expensive Import vinyl at Lewin's Records on Hollywood Blvd, so I could hear the long version of 2120 So. Michigan Ave, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, Long, Long While, Fortune Teller,... | |
| Anybody play any musical instruments........... Zinfan2,Do you cup your hand while you're blowin.........?Just wondering since most blues harpists use 2 hands.... | |
| Sneaky Pete Is Gone - R.I.P. His contribution to the sound of the "Flying Burrito Bros"cannot be over-estimated, and the F.B.B. laid the foundation (w. the possible exception of the Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo")for country rock. Period. Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Pete Kl... | |
| Anybody play any musical instruments........... I've been playing bass guitar for over 35 years with a break in the early 80's when I quit a latin rock band and totally dove into the Punk/New Wave trend, and hacked away on guitar and drums for about 5 years. The refreshing do-it-yourself attitu... | |
| Has anyone heard the Rolling Stone Remastered LP'S They are excellent with noticeable improvements, and you can get them for about $14 at BestBuy (I have no stake in this chain), as compared to $20 elsewhere. | |
| I think it is time to retire I'd like to add to Herman's comment there's also allmusic.com which gives you the opportunity to listen to parts of songs right there in the privacy of your home before committing to buy.As far as mandatory retirement goes, in a free market econom... | |
| Have U ever bought an LP because of the cover art? "Lines" by Charlie from the 70's at Goodwill. I don't know how that ever got past the sensors. The lady on the cover is holding a Bic pen tube, there's a small mirror nearby, etc., yet she doesn't fit the profile of a coke-head, if you know what I... | |
| Favorite Movie Soundtrack "La Dolce Vita", "Amacord" by Nino Rota. | |
| What's your dirty little secret? Wc65mustang, Nothing to be ashamed of, IMO. I play bass in a 60's band called "Moondawgs" which gets hired for a lot of classic cars related functions in So. Cal. Our repertoire includes "Deadman's Curve", "Summer Means Fun", "Surf City", and "Dra... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? We taught the bratwe taught the bratwe taught the brat with a baseball bat, Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah, Owow Yeah.From the Ramones first album.On the other hand, I also like the lyrics to "Across the Universe" by John Lennon. | |
| What's your dirty little secret? How about Ray Conniff, Bert Kaempfert, the Four Freshmen and the Three Suns? I've been known to mix them in with Throbbing Gristle, the Residents, Gang of Four, X, etc. on compilation cassettes. They're like my own demented music programs, yet I e... | |
| LPs and allergies, anyone? Landshark75,Thank you for this valuable information. I'll definitely check it out. BTW, we have the Sharper Image air cleaner and do not like it. It actually spreads an unpleasant tinny odor and is not noiseless. I always wondered what the brouhah... | |
| LPs and allergies, anyone? Thank you for your responses. My wife actually supports and enjoys my music collection, and it was solely my decision to move it. She'd seen an allergist in the past,and had no real problems for 12 years. Living in San Diego, we had unusually heav... |