Archive through July 25, 2008

Michel Camilo - Spirit of the Moment

I thought I was here for the chicks?

Oh, sorry, wrong forum...

Been on the road for 10 days now, I think this is called "vacation" or something. Can't wait to get back (tonight) and fire up the kit.

I have picked up the new Coldplay CD and some vinyl at Beverly Records in Chicago;


Pink Floyd - The Wall (near mint)

Al Di Meola - Electric Rendezvous

Local Hero - Music by Mark Knoppler

Molly Hatchet - Beatin' the Odds

Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits

Dave Douglas - Freak In

Chris Brown - Exclusive The Forever Edition.

Toe tapping R&B.

Messaein - Complete Organ Works

Jason Moran - Same Mother

Joe Pass - Portraits of Duke Ellington

vinyl

Sean Jones - Gemini

Last night saw some A/B listening test of Queen's West German Target (unremastered) vs. MFSL releases.

Germany wins.

also spent a few hours with Animal Collective.

Stanley Turrentine with The 3 Sounds - Blue Hour/The Complete Sessions

Stefon Harris & Blackout - Evolution

The Wall..as loud as I can play it.
Sounds good from outside.

Andre, this is the Classe kit wide open.
Just use your imagination.
And earplugs.
It is loud enough for you, bud.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
treated vinyl loud but I stayed in and listened to it...LOL


Lynard Skynard - "Street Survivors"
vinyl

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
vinyl

English String Miniatures
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
David Lloyd-Jones, Conductor

Blossom Dearie - Verve Jazz Masters 51

Benny Green & Russell Malone - Bluebird

Russell Gunn - Plays Miles

Stanley Turrentine - Joyride

On the Creek/Rotel/Rega setup.

It was a night with Barry Diament.... the master of mastering.

Bob Marley - Uprising
Bob Marley - Exodus
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Genesis - Duke
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

The moved on to:
Ratatat - Classics
The Who - Who's Next (MCA - Hoffman)
John Zorn - Xu Feng
John Zorn - Aporias
John Zorn - Masada 10


Finished up with my newest favorite recording i've heard in a while...

Gerry Raferty - Right Down The Line (DCC Gold - Steve Hoffman)

Just the one song. Perfectly beautiful.

Dexter Gordon - Clubhouse

Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World

Steve Earle - El Corazon

Grant Green - Feelin the Spirit
Grant Green - Street of Dreams
Albert Ayler - Spirits Rejoice
Larry Young - Lawrence of Newark
Larry Young - Unity

Then I went 80s

Toto IV
Springsteen - Nebraska (Japan)

American Ganstger by Jay-Z

It sounded great on the all Naim kit this morning at Accent on Music.

Brad Mehldau Trio - House on Hill

Carla Bley - The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu

Recent vinyl steals...

John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia - Passion, Grace & Fire
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
McCartney & Wings- Band On The Run
Robert Plant - Shaken N Stirred
April Wine - Walking Through Fire
The J Geils Band Live - Blow Your Face Out
Bob Welch - Three Hearts
Bad Co. Run With The Pack
Accept - Restless & Wild

Sorry guys. I'm just in love with Natasha Bedingfield. Her latest hot track "Pocket full of sunshine" is working wonders on me.




God what I wouldn't do to her in a dark room lol.

Sitting at our computers, my head's shaking, looking at my wife - her head is shaking. Playing Best of Stray Cats CD which I bought home a couple of hours ago. Next up live music from myself on my new Ovation guitar - well it might not be music yet. But soon!

I have situations like that at times. It's better sometimes to listen to the absence of music (and the sounds in that) rather than music itself.

But...

Zombie Nation by Kernkraft 400

I was afraid to pass 6v (should be 98-100dB according to specs) to the speakers due to the high-frequency energy in the song (tweeter)... And there's no chance in torturing the rear speakers like that. The caps probably need to be replaced.

Now that time that I said I listen to music at 95dB average seems stupid because that's really loud. 70dB is probably more accurate.


Zombie...Nation.

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Wearing earplugs, I turned it up, out of curiosity. I was worried about blowing the tweeters.


It was at 6v average, and then it crescendo'd ("I hear Jerusalem bells....") to an average of 18v (50-80w), then the peaks were around 25v. The volume startled me, and so did the gross distortion, so I turned it down fast. My speakers cannot handle 25v, at least not with acceptable distortion. That's 120-200w (~110dB) and these can probably only handle about 10v.

I am just learning. How am I supposed to know exactly what cheap speakers sound like when overdriven with common levels of [peak] power?

Red has her girlfriends over today, so the tunes are coming from downstairs to broadcast into the back yard.
I flipped in a girl's favorite, Bon Jovi GH...wow, this cd is just electric. It is a little uneven, but all the parts are there.
The Velo sub never cranked better, although I woul still prefer something faster.
Not too loud to sit in the room with, but close, as the broadcast is through one patio door.
Good cd if you like the music, which is ok.
Even better to entertain 6 or so good looking chicks.
Sucks being a nerd.

"Sucks being a nerd."

I wouldn't know...lol!

The Beach Boys Greatest Hits Volume 1 and 2

George Benson - Bad Benson

That Benson is another of those fabulous CTI vinyl releases

Nice to see you again Patrick!

Pat Metheny Group

Deodato - Prelude

The Crusaders - Images

All on vinyl..

Followed by the finale

Dr. John - Creole Moon

Donnie - The Colored Section

Elgar
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in Bminor, op. 61

Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending

Hilary Hahn, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor

DG

Under the Skin - Lindsey Buckingham
All the Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
Rewind/Realization - Johnny Rivers
Amused to Death - Roger Waters

It sure is, Mike! Although I'm still looking for that vinyl prize. Wallet is ready to deal with the consequences.

Right now it's a cd my brother gave me...Pickin On Led Zeppelin. Bluegrass renditions of Zeppelin classics. It's ummm... ... a change of pace.





















But change isn't always good.

Going to see the Melvins tonight!!! It is the 2nd decent show to come to Bend in the last 2 years.

So last night it was All Melvins, All the time:

Maggot
Bootlicker
Electroretard
Colossus of Destiny
Sieg Howdy
and
Never Breathe What You Cant See (with Jello Biafra)


Then of all things I listened to some Genesis:

Duke
A Trick of the Tail
both Barry Diament Masters.

MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! that guy was good.

The last one sucked and goes to the for sale pile...

Next one much better...

Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys

Cassandra Wilson - Loverly

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol II

The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Son Volt - Wide Swing Tremolo

Elton John - Honky Chateau
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (MFSL)
Elton John - Empty Sky
Elton John - Love Songs (W. German - Rocket)

Dylan vinyl...Blonde On Blonde. Classic.
Clapton vinyl...Money and Cigarettes, Slowhand and 461 Ocean Blvd. MMmmmmm.
Due up.....Queen vinyl... A Night At The Opera.

Maybe some Robin Trower vinyl. Bridge of Sighs or In City Dreams?

Led Zeppelin II -MFSL Original Master Recording vinyl

Simply one of the best musical experiences I ever had in my time here on earth.

I got tremendous volume and clarity averaging about 30 watts.

Estate Sale - one of eleven I bought, all in mint condition with aftermarket rice paper sleeves.

Timepieces - The Best of Eric Clapton
vinyl, entertaining me now.

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Romare Bearden Revealed

Eliane Elias - Something for You, Eliane Elias sings and plays Bill Evans

DSOM - original vinyl (no bar codes LOL)

Ahmad Jamal - Big Byrd, The Essence Part 2
Alan Broadbent - You and the Night and the Music
Bill Evans - I Will Say Goodbye
Alison Krauss + Union Station - New Favorite
Terence Boylan -- Terence Boylan