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Wishing you a clear and logical thought process! (Closest thing I could think of to a greating card for someone writing a dissertation on musical plagiarism in a remote Swedish location.)

Eleven is a fantastic number. What are you talking about?! First of all, it is prime. Second of all, it is the only prime two-digit number in an elite set (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99) of two-digit numbers. Third of all, multiply it by any single-digit number. What do you get? Mirrors! See above set of elite two-digit numbers. 1x11=11 2x11=22 3x11=33 4x11=44 5x11="I drive ______!" 6x11=and so on. Fourth of all, eleven corresponds directly, alphabetically speaking, with the letter "k". "k" is the only letter in the alphabet that has an identically phonetic twin. See "c". For whatever reason, " 'insert number hear' of all" doesn't sound right after "third of all," at which point I begin to wonder what "of all" refers to. Eleven just rolls right off the tongue. The only good guitar amps go to eleven. Not to get all spiritual and religious and all, but on the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping. Is there any other logical day on the Roman calendar to give someone any number of pipers piping? I can't come up with one. Maybe November 11, but I think that is a bit early still. If I think of any more positive attributes to the number eleven, I will be sure to post them here. .:. I didn't vote. 2004 is an off year. EDIT: I originally mispelled "tongue" "tounge."

Stereolab .:. I really hope they do continue on in some form... The Sea and Cake/Sam Prekop .:. First and foremost Pavement/Silver Jews/Preston School of Industry/The Jicks .:. the latest Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album is excellent. Beck .:. I will continue to buy his albums for a long time. J Mascis .:. He should be considered "classic" by now. Elliott Smith Phish/Trey Anastasio .:. They get the short end of the stick for being a "jam" band. Radiohead Tortoise Cat Power I'm very interested in hearing more from Pretty Girls Make Graves.

"Up Over and Out." Now that's a trademark. I remembered the name, but until I read "Up Over and Out," it didn't quite register! Welcome!

Today: Big John Patton .:. Let 'Em Roll Just a warm-up for Blue Mode... Reuben Wilson .:. Blue Mode I don't own many Rare Grooves, but I can't imagine many better than this one. Bambu. Melvin Sparks. Tommy Derrick's drum kit. John Manning stretching out just enough to make you notice. Reub! Pavement .:. Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe Disc 2 I realized today how much of a difference the remastered Watery, Domestic and Watery Sessions make. Four tracks from a John Peel Session followed by a live show from Brixton 1992. I still love this band. Matthew Shipp .:. eQUILIBRIUM Khan Jamal. Blur .:. Think Tank I bought this on a recommendation and have not been disappointed. Stephen Thomas Erlewine shits on this album on allmusic.com, but I am really enjoying it. Maybe I should take his advice and check out some of the "good" Blur albums!

Good to see you here Late! Well I've managed to acquire a copy of Andrew!!! I'll comment once it arrives and I've had a few opportunities to listen. I am still mad at myself for not putting the money down for the Mosaic set.

"Impossible" was a word I used to describe Tony Williams' drumming or Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet when I first started listening to jazz. Being new to cyberspace when I joined the Blue Note board, I thought it would be a good idea to keep some sort of anonymity so I chose "impossible." I've been using it ever since. Strangely enough, I've tried to register here and there and "impossible" has been taken! IMPOSTER! My birth name, Cary Atwood Ralston Jr., is mostly geographical. The most interesting thing though is that all three names point to one general area in Scotland. Makes sense since most of my blood is Scottish, but I don't think my grandparents had geography in mind when they named my dad. He was actually named after Cary Grant because my Grandmother absolutely loved him. Atwood and Ralston are family names from our Scottish heritage.

I ordered a copy today, but I'm sending it to my wife as a gift for finishing her first year of law school... we all win! tee hee. She loves guitar/organ/drum trios. I can't wait to hear it!

Who is Webster Young?

Interesting lists John B! I haven't participated in listening to thread in a while... Most recently: Jason Moran .:. Facing Left Dave Douglas .:. Freak In William Parker/Joe Morris/Hamid Drake .:. Eloping With The Sun Walt Dickerson Trio .:. Peace Wayne Shorter .:. JuJu Trojan Rocksteady Box Set (anticipating summer) Miles Davis .:. Get Up With It The Jicks .:. Pig Lib Yo La Tengo .:. Electro-pura

I'm still wondering about this "scary concert!"

Cheers everyone! This is the only bulletin board I ever check. I do look at bagatellen every once in a while, buy that's not really a bulletin board is it? I may not post that much, but I'm always reading. Thank you Organissimo.

Rooster, I believe they also did something together called "Liferays." I would love to hear either of these! I think they can still be ordered through Steeplechase. I am not sure. I've never seen them anywhere though. Keep me posted! Thank yoU!

Suddenly I remembered that Andrew!!! is one of my most sought after CDs. Other than that, the two Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra duets are way up there Larry Young Mothership I don't know. I haven't been searching much lately. Have you seen any of these?

I've never been a fan of DOZIN'... I think we still own a copy though. That jam, Sal, is definitely sweet. I guess all of disc 2 is pretty damn good.

I voted for Smoke Stack. Does anyone know if Andrew!!! has ever been released on CD other than the Mosaic? Japan maybe? Me want.

I don't have time to list individual shows, but I see some very popular picks have already been mentioned. If you end up getting bit, you will most likely seek out all of these and then some! As far as studio albums go, you should also check out the Dead album under Bob Weir's name called ACE. Recorded in 1972 and Mickey Hart had already taken leave, this is a great album. Bob sings on every track. Greatest Story Ever Told Black-Throated Wind Walk in the Sunshine Playing in the Band (with a great jam) Looks Like Rain Mexicali Blues One More Saturday Night Cassidy Another excellent live recording, and a rare all acoustic date you should check out is called RECKONING. This is one of my favorites. Dire Wolf The Race Is On It Must Have Been the Roses Dark Hollow China Doll Been All Around This World Monkey and the Engineer Jack-A-Roe Deep Elem Blues Cassidy To Lay Me Down Rosa Lee McFall On the Road Again Bird Song Ripple

Here's the full schedule: http://www.fimav.qc.ca/fimav03/grill_en.html Thanks for the tip David. I am damn sure going to try to be there this year.

Same here rooster. My wife and I saw him play during his Midnight Vultures tour. Phenomenal. The showmanship, the music, electric and acoustic was great! We had so much fun. The show ended with an encore followed by about ten minutes of noise, robots bending each other over, bandmembers destroying the set, comedic chaos. We loved it! If anyone buys this Lonnie Smith, please post a review. I'm curious!

I agree. The music is multi-layered and, in turn, multi-faceted. There is no one influence that makes this music label-able as an obvious genre. There is less jazz influence than anything. I have a feeling this is why most of you who don't care for this music are turned off. You want jazz, even just a little bit. While I agree that there is a lot more to the music than what you casually hear on the surface, I have been digging the shit out of the surface of this music since I bought the disc back when. I haven't been listening to it as long as Lon or Jim has, but I have listened to this disc a lot. It is most certainly art music, but an attempt to bring art music to the people. I've read about Miles' envy when he saw Sly Stone turn the Newport Festival out. I've read that Miles became more interested in popular black music by way of James Brown. I definitely hear that influence infused within this music, but it is just one element in a true bitch's brew. This is a fusion in the truest sense that would be impossible to dissect. I love all the vamps bumping into each other and overlapping each other, phasing each other, reversing each other. I love the wide range of rhythms working together to create an incredible static beat. All this talk makes me want to trade in my copy for the remaster! Get Up With It anyone?

Man. I am in the vast minority here. I have a basic CD copy of this album (which I keep meaning to upgrade) and have been hooked since I first bought it four years ago. I just yesterday bought "Get Up With It" and am getting into that now. Rated X. What is it that you guys don't like about the music?

I've got a good amount of Sun Ra on CD, a little from each period, most of it I've found in used bins, believe it or not. I'm another fan of the Chicago-NYC days. My favorites from this period include Supersonic Jazz, Sound Sun Pleasure, and The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra. If you are looking for a good middle ground and you don't already have it, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra is a perfect start.

This is certainly sad news. I heard her sing "Beautiful Land" for the first time last week on the radio. I thought what a wonderful song this was to sing with children. I've been around infants too much lately... Such a nice simple song though, and her voice is so emotive. Beautiful Land Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse Red is the color of a lot of lollipops, Orange is any orange on a tree. Yellow's the color of a bag of lemon drops, Green is a piece of seaweed in the sea. Blue is the color of the sky in summertime Indigo is a Siamese cat's eyes. Violet's the color of a flow'r in wintertime. These are the colors of the rainbow skies. There is a beautiful land Where all your dreams come true; It's all tied up in a rainbow, All shiny and new; But it's not easy to find No matter what you do. It's not on top of a mountain Or beneath the deep blue sea Or in London zoo or in Timbuktoo, Or in Timbuckthree. And if you travelled the world From China to Peru, There's no beautiful land on the chart. An explorer could not begin To discover its origin For the beautiful land is in your heart.

I had a feeling there was something wrong with that review Chuck. I meant to ask you about that. Glad it came up here. Glad you were able to resolve this issue with STN.

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