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  1. Once again Bruce screws his fans by making them buy a 3-disc set just to get some rarities. I will buy this too because I want to hear disc 3, but as usual with compilations I have problems with the songs chosen for the first 2 discs. Where is Better Days? And why did he pick 2 of the lesser songs from The Rising when that record is full of some of his best material, only one of which (the Rising) is on this set? I just never understand the logic behind these things. Don't even get me started on his Greatest Hits (where were the first 2 records on that one??)
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    sacd question

    I'm hoping that remixing older recordings in surround 5.1 doesn't catch on. What I have heard so far just doesn't sound right to me.
  3. I wish I had been able to have some sort of jazz class like you describe when I younger. I would have saved a lot of time wasted looking for more meaningful music as I slowly learned that rock and roll is NOT where it's at
  4. the driver's comments sound very similar to most people I discuss music with outside of these boards. Most people are just so ignorant of jazz. "its just a bunch of people practicing their instruments", or, "its boring"
  5. I know it was meant for percussion (drums, marimba, etc) but I'd be interested to hear the Black Page in this context. Similarly, although it is a TOTAL bitch from what I understand, Sinister Footwear. Not the most melodic of Zappa tunes but still quite demanding and probably rewarding for jazz musicians to pull off
  6. this is a popular bootleg. i wonder if columbia has any plans on ever releasing this
  7. Thanks folks!!! I feel much older this year than last year, probably due to having to chase after a baby for the last 10 months!!!
  8. Farmer Jack is great. I think Meijer has better prices more consistently though. Mitch also writes for the Detroit Free Press. He tore into the Lions last week, deservedly. I think he is also working on a movie with Hank Azaria
  9. I've always considered the Allmans special, not just any ordinary Southern or blues band. I hate, CRINGE, when people compare them or lump them with Skynyrd, etc. The Bros. were much more than that. The jazz strains in their music, at least in the beginning with Duane (I haven't heard the latest incarnation) were obvious and vital
  10. I intend to pay closer attention the Pascoal tunes. I must be missing something
  11. The only stuff I can easily skip are the Pascoal tracks. Pretty tedious and insubstantial. I never saw the thrill in those
  12. not sure exactly of the dates, etc, but its at Hill Auditorium sometime in March or April. Go to www.ums.org to check it out.
  13. that does sound like a great idea!! Lots of great places downtown to hit before or after the show. My only problem is my self-imposed one concert a year limit due to budget restraints (i.e., new baby, and wife going to school). I don't know how many others chances I will have to see Ornette so I am strongly leaning to going to that one over Llyod.
  14. yep, it shows a lot of classic movies, and still has matinees. But every once in a while they have live concerts, usually in association with the U of M musical society.
  15. Can you tell me where the Michigan theatre is Greg? Thanks its on Liberty St downtow, between State and Maynard Streets, in the formerly one-way section of streets. Its across from the big Borders store, about 2 or 3 blocks west of the U of M bell tower. hard to miss with its brilliantly bright marquee. I definitely recommend going to a live show there if you can. I saw Shorter and Hancock there, both as a duo and individually, and each time it was great, partly because the theater only seats around 3000 or so
  16. In a Silent Way was reissued without anything extra, so I'm expecting JJ to also come without any extras.
  17. I'm still not sure if I'm going to this or not. The Michigan is a great place to see live music; the acoustics are fantastic and every seat is good, even the back of the balcony. I might be saving my money for Ornette Coleman when he comes to town though
  18. How so?? (I mean "what do you mean?".) They all seem similar (in some ways), and unique in other ways. I think GregK may be referring to the metal binding? I haven't seen the new box yet. Is the spine made of metal? Just arrived on my desk minutes ago. The packaging is the same "metal-binding" style as "BB", "Miles & Coltrane", etc. Sorry folks, what I meant was that the Coltrane box had a metal casing, the Silent Way box had the cardboard or whatever that stuff is spine, and now the JJ box reverts back to the packaging of the first 3, with the carboard-y case and metal spine. I'm not complaining, I love the packaging of these boxes as much as the music, but I was just curious. Why aren't the consistent?
  19. I am an idiot. I went to a local independent store who always has great prices and lots of imports, etc. He said for some reason his shipment of the Miles JJ box didnt come in, but he promised he would have it tomorrow, for $52.99!! I checked with another independent close by, and he said his distributor didnt have it and wouldn't have it for a week or two, which made me think the first guy wouldn't have it for the same reasons, so I went to Borders and bought it for FULL PRICE!! I just couldn't bring myself to use that coupon, and if I could have waited I could have gotten it for almost $15 cheaper, but as I said above, I am an idiot.
  20. I've made it through disc one so far, and I'm surprised at how interesting the many Willie Nelsons are. Track 5 has some excellent Zappa-esque playing by McLaughlin. What I find most interesting about this and the Silent Way box though is how they illuminate just how brilliant the work by Macero was. To make those classic records from the material presented in these boxes (I admit though that I don't know what the Yesternow and Right Off takes amount to yet) took some superb work on his part. Anyone have any idea why this box reverts to the Bitches Brew, Gil Evans and 60s quintet packaging? The In a Silent Way and the Coltrane boxes seem to be unique in their presentation
  21. as long as the yankees don't win I will be happy. I don't care for that egomaniac Bonds and truly hope he never wins a World Series but if they happen to beat the Yankees I wouldn't be too upset
  22. What's wrong with Meijer? I don't see how it's depressing, and my wife and I never have any problem. In and out with all our groceries very quickly. The only problem with Meijer is the music they play. The one in Ann Arbor next to I-94 now has a Starbucks, so it can't be all that bad!
  23. I'm using a Cuisinart machine with auto on and off, a 1-4 cup feature for "double heating" the water (I'm a chemist and I don't know what that means!), a gold cone filter, water filter and a beep that lets you know when it's ready to be poured. Usually I brew Starbucks, freshly ground, although due to budget constraints I've had to go with 8 o'clock Columbian coffee, which isn't that bad, for the price.
  24. I am very tempted by this. I haven't listened to much Dylan in about 5 years or so (my old college roommate was a Dylan fanatic and I would hear him CONSTANTLY- and not the good stuff either, but lots of Knocked Out Loaded, etc.) but this box contains some gems. I'm going to have to see what my credit card can handle after I buy the Jack Johnson box!
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