Big Al

Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah!!!!

Yes, thanks for posting that, though. I have everything from that list that I want. I just wonder if some kind of distribution deal fell through, and that's why there haven't been hardly any RVGs or Verve LPRs or VMEs, or anything like that.

Wonder if they're ever gonna add anything anymore? I mean, worth getting....

Oops! Time to call it a night.

So THAT'S how they got that high-pitched whine: a metal slide on the guitar!!! Amzing the things ya learn!!!

I never knew that was Richard Wright singing lead on "Echoes." Roger's kinda muscular, ain't he?

It would seem that we are quite a group of master..... well, y'know.....

He's a borderline case. Some of his work has "smooth inclinations" Yup. Of course, the only disc I ever kept of his was Sweet Georgia Peach, which is sweet indeed. Since then, well..... I've never heard of any connection of Malone to what I think of as smooth jazz. He's always been relatively "conservative" as a jazz artist (which I have no problem with whatsoever), and been with major labels... and worked with Diana Krall, BUT he's an absolute monster musician in terms of jazz technique and ability (and has been for a long time). Maybe he's done a thing or two with some of the smoothies (no law against that either... in fact a discussion here about Ernie Watts' connections to smooth jazz comes to mind), but I'm unaware of it. I don't follow Malone's career closely at all, as his style/sound never really grabbed me, but I have seen proof of his chops. For me, he's way ahead of guys like Mark Whitfield, Rodney Jones, Bobby Broom... all of whom were/are in a similar kind of bag. Malone is a stud. Yes; granted, I'm no Malone expert, but I'll gladly take him over any of the other guitarists you mentioned. In other words, agree completely. I like Malone, or rather respect what he's doing, even if it doesn't really grab me. Very notable exception: his playing on the Herbie Hancock tribute with Payton & McBride. HECK YEAH!!!! I sorta wish he would do an all acoustic album (meaning he plays the acoustic guitar).

He's a borderline case. Some of his work has "smooth inclinations" Yup. Of course, the only disc I ever kept of his was Sweet Georgia Peach[i/], which is sweet indeed. Since then, well.....

Russell Malone is considered "smooth?" Wow, news to me! Ah well, that's cool. I dig him, too! Re: Bob James. I like his arranging skills and piano playing, if his work on Hubert Laws In the Beginning is any indication. If he's smooth now, hey that's cool; I don't know any of his recent stuff, though.

Seriously, isn't the lineup from Bobby Hutcherson's DIALOGUE all still alive? It'd be nice to hear them together again.

Pink Floyd?

Go Weizen!!! I've always admired my dad, who pretty much did the same thing in '82. He was just about to light up, put the cig down, and hasn't picked it back up since. Hang in there, dude!

That is the funniest thing I've read in years. Also probably the most ignorant, outside of the politics forum. That's like saying the Beatles are responsible for the Knack because the Knack aped some of the same stuff the Beatles did, only not nearly as well. Dig, you like a band that others don't. Deal with it. When I was in high school (85-88), all the band kids who wanted to be jazz fans thought that Spyro Gyra was the hippest band on the planet. I guess it's as true today as it was back then. But then I'm just another cow who won't listen to reason. Hey 7/4, moooove over, that looks like some good grass there!!!!

It's about this long, and about that wide... HEY! Get yer own writers!

She looks really young. Maybe that's why he can't lose the grin. He's old enough to be her father! Hell, there's more years between them than there are between me and my own daughter!!!!!!

Which one? Nicole Kidman runs off with catesta, punches Tom Cruise in the face before leaving. not that one, no, you just made that up, loser! Yeah, she actually ran off with me! Catesta still punched Cruise in the face, though. Katie Holmes over Nicole Kidman? I don't think so!

Well, y'know, it ain't just for breakfast anymore!

No drugs, no beer, no Auditory Cycle Injection Deversions.... Although, taken in the context above, I can see where it might've come out wrong. What can I say? I should've been sleeping when I wrote that!

At this point, about two pages and counting.

NO kidding! Quite a 4th quarter!

Got it today and kinda skimmed through both cuts, first the original and then the director's cut. I'm glad this thread exists, because that director's cut confused the HELL outta me! I remembered watching this some 20 years ago at a friend's house, completely straight, and couldn't understand why I wasn't remembering the modern graphics! Anyway, I really dig it (thanks, AB!!!). My only complaint is that there isn't much in the way of footage of Roger's bass playing. That, however, is made up for with a plethora of Nick Mason drumming!!! MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Happy birthday, bro. Emphasis on the HAPPY!!!

I thought she was Aric's.