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Pick up the first RTF on ECM under Chick Corea's name. I think you'll like it a bit more. I had it in my hand last week. I will go back and pick it up if you really think I will like it. Light as a Feather...

I would definitely like to hear more about this album from those that have heard it. Because of the similarities pointed out by our fellow boardmembers, I bought a RTF album, Light as a Feather. I had no idea the album title was to be taken so literally. Just a bit lite for my taste... This track sounded great though, and I'd like to hear more of it!

How about some answers!!!

Sam Rivers! I would think the name Art Blakey would be better known, even in Paris, than Sam Rivers. Pretty cool though. Is Norah still getting bad rap?

Thank you rockafella.

Where can I find further details on the following recordings: Milan, Italy October 10, 1964 Bologne, Italy November 9, 1973 ?, Germany ? ?, 1977 w/ Gil Evans Thanks fellas.

Wow. Great links dude. I don't think I ever read any of those! B3-er, I'm glad you are living in your own house now... After watching The Salton Sea, I have had a serious fear of meth addicts. I picked up a kid about 1.5 hours outside of Wilmington, NC a few summers ago at a rest stop. I normally don't pick up hitch-hikers, but felt extremely atruistic that day. Turns out his girlfriend had died on meth two days before and he left her in a dumpster because he didn't know what else to do. He had quit doing meth a couple of weeks before, but she couldn't stop. An interesting kid, 18 years old, all the way from Portland OR, who had seen more than I ever hope to.

I saw this a few weeks ago and picked it up because of the intriguing look. I didn't end up buying it because I had never heard of ANYONE on the disc, which doesn't really happen very often anymore. I did a search on AMG when I got home and Klemmer came up as a new age musician or something, which made it even more intriguing when recalling how he was described on the album cover... Next time I see this, I just might pick it up. You guys have done a great job selling Valdo Williams around here too.

Has anyone seen this? These were some of my favorite tapes during a period of time when the Dead was all I listened to. I love late 70s, early 80s Dead, among many other periods, hell I love the Dead, period. I don't know why I don't own this yet... has anyone checked it out? What's the word? I haven't listened to them in a while, though I do throw COMPLIMENTS in quite often. I feel another streak coming on! Maybe the GGDD will bring spring 'round here in New England if I listen hard enough.

I love that guy.

Stuart Martin, this Stu Martin?

Your words speak my own opinion, almost exactly. Sometimes I enjoy being apathetic. You know? My job is just something I do to be able to enjoy my non-work time. I work to live. I don't live to work. Congrats on finding something better to do with your work hours. But, keep enjoying your non-work hours just the same. The non-work hours have always been what's more important to me. At the same time, it's a bittersweet situation. You have to spend so much of your time at work, why not find a way to enjoy it, and maximize your income, as much as possible. Exactly, but it can be difficult to enjoy your non-work hours when you truly hate your work hours. It just brought me down all the time. Change is good Paul. I hope it makes a difference for you.

I'm in outside sales for a cable provider who provides bandwidth and dial tone to businesses here in RI through either hfc (hybrid fiber coax, what your cable television is delivered over) or fiber optics.

Congratulations Paul! I started a new job in December. I hated my job for most of last year, so this was a very welcome change. And to be honest, I have just about doubled my monthly income! I'm very happy. The money definitely helps, but the company, the people, the responsibilities are all what makes the day to day so much better. I hope your change is as positive as mine has been for me.

Hot damn. I love it!

Jazzmoose, come out of the woods. The shiznet, or shiznit, or shizzle are all very good things. Believe me. One thing there is no shortage of in RI is variety of cheese. I personally haven't had many cheeses that I didn't like (see title of thread), but I'm not just buying for myself as I am with most of my CD collection! We had a lot of fun about a month ago up in New Hampshire at a dinner party. The hostess was from France and introduced us to Raclette. This is awesome. Has anyone had Raclette?

But I'm kind of stuck on cheddars. How bout some recommendations. I like SHARP cheese. Cheers.

I just got back from the pub. I'm enjoying my first Guinness at home, watching Monk do a solo performance of Don't Blame Me. I'm also eating Irish Cheddar. Another thread... Happy St. Patricks Day from a Scot.

Nothing wrong with a cheap album, though! I can't praise it the way RT does, but I'd recommend buying it if you are at all curious. I like to eat my words.

I have this, and while I like it, I tend to consider the string arrangements to be a bit square. Still a good album, but the string arrangements seem unneccesary, or arbitrary.

I have heard quite a bit about Lightning Bolt but I kinda have a probelm with ironic music. It's difficult to say, without having heard them, exactly where they fall in this camp. So I can't say until I see them (and I understand that seeing them live is the prefered method of ingestion). My understanding is that they fall somewhere between The Ruins, (good) Melvins, and ironic indie rock; the latter of which I can do without. Speaking of bands who tend to open up for Sonic Youth.....allow me to recommend the Black Dice. My friend Hisham plays drums for them and they have an amazing Big Black-meets-psychedelic Beach Boys thing going on that's (perhaps understandably) pretty damned unique. Lightning Bolt to me: The moment, and I mean split second, that Sonic Youth unplugged, stage right unexpectedly a curtain shifted right. In the same split second the entire room jumped. I could see a guitar player in a wide stance wearing a Mexican leather wrestling mask standing on top of one of the largest speakers I have ever seen. Beside him was a drummer, also wearing a leather wrestling mask. They ROCKED HARDER than any band I have ever heard. We flipped out. Like you said, SY is a pretty chill event. I had heard rumors before they got started that "Lightning Bolt" was going to play a surprise show after SY finished. I had no idea who Lighting Bolt was, and still don't to be honest. They seem to be as secretive as Jandek. There's a DVD and an LP with handmade cover art and all that, but I haven't checked it out. They live here in RI somewhere, I've heard Block Island. I don't really care about all that. All I know is that they blew up, and I swear it was just two musicians. It was a serious shock to the system, but it was positive somehow. I'm not sure where you get the impression that they are ironic. Maybe because they intend to maintain this air of mystery. They were awesome in that moment. If they never document anything ever again, they have secured their place in the 21st century. Turn of the century music. Glad you had a good time Brandon.

zero? no one here has been to paris? i'm just looking for a place to start the search.

I think it was all because of postcount++ poster art by Günther Kieser, couldn't find any of his weird instrument sculpture photos online. Hell yeah! I love that. I'm a sucker for typography. Custom typography... f' me.

I love the Monk album. Can you talk about the K2 a little bit? Thanks.

The first thing I ever heard from Evan Parker was LINES BURNT IN LIGHT, which Al sent me last year. Or was it two years ago? Either way, it is absolutely one of the most amazing solo recordings I have ever heard, like the first time I heard Milford Graves GRAND UNIFICATION. I just couldn't believe my ears. I would recommend that as a great start. Solo soprano saxophone circular breathing huge cathedral recording. You won't believe how many saxophone lines you are hearing! And there is NO OVERDUBBING. I'm telling you.