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GregK

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  1. I notice the same thing!! Everybody here makes good points, which is very reassuring. It's good to realize that there are intelligent people out there who do actively listen to jazz (or any music). I just can't imagine not hearing all the wonderful elements that are in a good jazz tune, which you can't possibly pick up if it's relegated to the "background"
  2. I find that whenever I mention to someone from the pop-rock world that I listen to jazz, or if I see someone looking at a jazz CD I had lying around, I always get the "oh, I like jazz, it's great background music" line. This used to puzzle me, now it just makes me frustrated. Why do so many people consider jazz so dismissively? To me, jazz is something to be listened to actively, in the foreground!!
  3. I've always liked the Band's own songs much more than their Dylan covers. I bought the Basement Tapes for their performances and their songs, which not only make at least a little more sense than Bob-o's do, but also are just plain more interesting. I know I'm in the minority, but I find there to be way too much Dylan worship as it is
  4. or Guns and Roses doing ANYTHING
  5. A lot of people seem to either not know about, or simply disregard Hawks and Doves, from 1980. It's a short (30 minutes) little record, fascinating folky tunes on the first side and redneck country on the other side (vinyl, at least). It was just released on CD for the first time last August and well worth a listen. It doesn't really compare to anything else in his catalog
  6. Don't forget his absolute, stunning masterpiece Nebraska from 1982. Damn this record needs to be remastered, soon!!!
  7. yes "Shinehead" (remember the Sinatra Group??) and Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks were upset about Diceman being on the show so they all sat that one out.
  8. The U of Michigan Museum is fantastic. A little small, but they do seem to attract some interesting exhibits. Worth a look next time you visit Ann Arbor or Detroit
  9. wow, this topic is suddenly very popular. Here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2309 and http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5322
  10. I recently asked about this box in another thread in the Box Sets category. Apparently it seems to be pushed back to March, as is typical of Sony/Legacy
  11. (oh this is too irresistible).....like the Democrats would?? We musn't confront the terrorists right??
  12. Schoolkids is now called Schoolkids IN EXILE, because one of the guys from the original Schoolkids split off (acrimoniously, I believe) and opened his own store in the basement of Bivouac, the outdoor gear/clothing store on State, across from the diag. You have to go into Bivouac and then down some stairs. That way he doesn't have to pay the outrageous rent that other stores with their own storefronts have to. I try to check there first before I buy something, because his prices are usually tough to beat
  13. I remember maybe 5-10 years ago McDonalds introduced a "fresher, bolder coffee". obviously like Starbucks. I tried it a few times and it wasn't all that bad. Guess they need to remarket it?? I'll be happy if they would just, mercifully, stop those awful new TV commercials, the one with the rap or whatever it is, with people saying "I'm loving it"
  14. Do you check out SchoolKids too when you are in Ann Arbor? He has some great prices on new and current releases. He had the Miles Jack Johnson box priced lower than anywhere else I could find, among lots of other good deals. The only problem is finding parking on a weekday!
  15. yes I noticed this too, the first time I listened to it. I went back and listened to the passage over and over, and from what I can tell it's part of the music. It almost sounds like a skip, but the timing on the CD player doesn't register any skip (the time flows normally, in other words). I believe it is just from the Farfisa Herbie is playing
  16. The people at that downtown store seem to go on strike every few months, and they annoy the hell out of me because I can't get into or out of the damn store unaccosted!!! Last time they got in my face, asking me to sign some stupid petition that I don't even remember the details of. The other Ann Arbor store, however, is never on strike, at least not that I've seen. I think it's just the downtown one. People even have "Boycott Borders!!" signs on their lawns over this. If I had any cash right now I would proudly walk into that store, buy something and walk out in front of the strikers.
  17. i was hoping for some good deals on those DVD-recording camcorders, but didn't find anything enticing
  18. that doesn't make it good!!! certianly not one of the 500 best ever
  19. Exactly. Amen By the way, why no King Crimson, and pathetically few Zappa entries? Oh wait, this is Rolling Stone, they of the yearly "HOT" (i.e., trend worthy) lists.
  20. this box just reeks of quality, from the absolutely amazing performances all the way through, to the packaging itself. Even the paper the booklet is printed on seems extra fancy. And the performance of "As long as the grass shall grow" with June is astounding.
  21. lists like these are such a joke it's not even worth anyone's time to discuss. Why on earth those jokers at RS would include jazz on a list like is baffling. In that case all of the jazz ones they listed should rank from #1 on down, and then add the pop records. Also, why is rap included??
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