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That's a good album. The way he plays on Take the Coltrane is pretty incredible. I think at that time John was playing that Johnny Smith jazz box with some chorus and whatever amp was around. I could be wrong on that, though. I think it is a good album, but I just dislike his guitar tone on this record- sounds very synthetic to me. I miss the guitar sound.

thanks everyone for your advice!!

For years, I have used the services of cable tv without using the cable box, because I don't wan't all those premium channels etc., I just want better reception, living as I do in an apartment. Recently however, I have begun to get a rather "snowy" picture (some interference is going on) on the channels which are lower numbers (2-9) while the higher channels appear to be better or fine. A construction project is going on nearby but the problems persists into the evening after the construction appears to be over. Anyone had this experience or have any suggestions? I dislike the idea of being forced to get and pay for the box when I won't be using all that it offers.

Adam I watched it and found it to be excellent: very moving, informative and fair.

Ok, I just picked this one up and have been enjoying it. Have to agree with others that it is similar to other recordings by this trio and breaks no new ground, nevertheless a solid release and I am digging it.

Huh? How is free speech affected? The man was fired because his sponsors bailed, not directly because of what he said. And even if it was directly because of what he said, that's something his boss is free to do as well. I believe your thesis needs a little work... 100% correct, Moose. Thanks for saying that. so you guys ought to get down on your knees and thank the corporations for their willingness to take a stand against racsim and sexism.

Thanks, I was just wondering about whether to upgrade some of the K2s....Tenor Madness being one of them. sure, but of course, what sounds right to me may be different for you, so I am not suggesting you not get the RVG.

I have bought a few of these which I consider to be definite upgrades over the 20 bit K2s, however, one standout exception for me was Tenor Madness where I thought the RVG sound was rather harsh and I decided to keep the K2.

anyone heard this one yet? give us your reviews!

In truth Rod wrote a lot of great songs in his early career, so you are very wrong to say "never wrote anything". The rest of your message I agree with.

Power to the People is a studio album, not a concert. Guy The live album is "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem". I didnt know there were extra tracks from that. Like to hear them all on one CD - or two even. MG MG I believe that all of the extra tracks from the box were included in the single cd reissue of the live album when it came out as a single.

If you are talking the Joe Henderson Milestone box, of course that box had many more releases than Power to the People on it. I no longer have that box, but I do not think it contained any more tracks than were on the original Power to the People album.

I picked up Power to the People and I do find it sonically superior to the Milestone box and to the Italian single cd issue. However, it is annoying that since Keepnews in the liners said, I think, this series of reissues was about givng you all the art work, etc. from the original albums, I note that they left out the photographs from the centerfold of the lp and from the back cover, which the Italians gave us. anybody want to buy the Italian version?

does anyone know if the June 2007 connoisseurs are still on target for release?

watched the DVD last night and this film rather substantially changes the book. That is not a bad thing per se unless you are attached to a book - you just accept that they are different animals. My general impression of the film on its own was not so positive, again perhaps because I have read the book, because much of what is explained in the book is left rather vague in the film - too much seems to be happening that did not make sense to me.

I was there too, Frank. I can't add anything to your great description of this wonderful concert. I too, was a little upset at how thin and frail he looks, but I was prepared for it, given what I have been hearing about his health, but as you said, the music did not seem to suffer from his physical condition... and that's the good part.

I have read this book quite recently. However, from what I have heard about the film, the film emphasizes points that I felt were not so emphasized in the book and I believe the NY Times review indicates that there were significant alterations in the plot and meanings.

I wanted to say one more thing and perhaps pose a question about Compulsion. I notice that on 3 of the 4 tracks the end is rather abruptly faded out when the band was clearly not intending to end the piece. I know that this release comes from the vinyl era, so does that indicate that the producer cut the track to fit on the LP or does this indicate that the producer felt the track wasn't going anywhere and made a decision to end it by fading out?

I picked up Compulsion!!! and this, in my opinion, is not as good as the previous recordings Hill made for Blue Note. I like the second half of this cd better than the first.

thanks Rachel and Hot Ptah for your helpful comments!

Well, I finally saw this film and as I suspected, I sometimes wonder whether I saw the same film as Alexander. I found the film very moving and of course, given the point of view of the film, the viewer has some empathy for the japanese soldiers. The overwhelming sense is the tragedy of war for all of those involved. However, I have a couple of rebuttals to Alexander's view that this was a shameful US operation. 1) First as to Alex's shame over the US's overwhelming superiority in numbers for this battle, the film made it clear that the massive amounts of men and machinery brought to Iwo Jima were not intended just for that battle, but for many of other battles yet to come. It was a foothold and a base to launch to war against the Japanese mainland. 2) Yes, there was a ugly incident where american soldiers murder two prisoners- that was indeed shameful. But what Alex forgot to mention was there was also a scene where a japanese soldier was surrounded and wildly swinging a shovel at US troops (and that could potentially kill or severely wound you), the americans could have shot that soldier but did not. Alex also neglects to inform us that there is a scene where an American soldier who gets into one of the japanese tunnels is savagely bayoneted by Japanese troops and that American soldier could have quite easily been made into a prisoner. There is also a scene in the film where before the American soldiers land, the japanese soldiers are instructed to particularly aim to kill American medics. Seems to me that there is nothing moral about that and is it possibly against the rules of war.

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thanks 7/4 do you know if she got the single or multi-focal lens?

apparently what they do now is replace the lens inside your eye with an artificial "intraocular" lens. YOu have the option of a single focus lens which may replicate your near or far sightedness or you can get a multi-focal lens which apparently gives a full range of sight. Has anyone had any experience with this? I would appreciate any comments on your experiences..

Well I disagree about the session with Brownie because I like it all - the band, the tunes, everything. and there is no question that Sarah is THE star on that session, Brownie's solos are generally quite short and there are no tracks where Brownie is given the exclusive spotlight so to speak, that is there are no tracks featuring just Brownie. I agree that many of the orchestral dates are duds and in general I am less inclined towards her later years when she became more "operatic".