AfricaBrass

I can't thank you enough for all have done for us here!

Me too! If I had the money, I'd buy guitars like I used to buy Hot Wheels. Speaking of Hot Wheels, my 2 year old son already has over 150 of them. I can't stop buying them for him.

You're not alone.

I used to work with a woman named Ginger. We called her the Poopsmith. Nobody liked her much. I love Altoids, but I think I'll skip these.

RDK, I think I was in your batch. THANKS!!! :rsmile: I'm going to go and listen to disc 1 again right now.

I feel the same way, Harold. I have enough respect for Jim that I would listen to a CD of Christmas caroles if that's what he had picked. I know there'd be a damn good reason for his choice of songs. I actually like his Blindfold CDs, I think they're interesting. I'm going to continue to listen to the CDs over and over and.... As for compiler's choice. I was thinking of including some tracks that wouldn't be found in the jazz section of the local record store, but they had elements that were influenced by jazz. I also was considering the some 1970's Fela Kuti. I don't know how a jazz lover could hate that music. I also had considered a Ravi Shankar track that had Bud Shank, Gary Peacock, and Louis Hayes on it. My hope is that I'll be exposed to artists I know and artists I'd never heard before. I figure if someone on this board likes something enough to put it on their Blindfold CD, then that track must have some merit and I'm going to listen with an open mind.

That's cool, Lon. I'm excited about participating because I look forward to hearing new music. If it's about competition, then I'm gonna lose.

I'm cool with it as long as they don't have Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20. I'd rather see them all do Coltrane's OM instead. That would be fun.

Thanks Brad! I'm hoping to get some right on Jim's new discs. I think I know 2 tracks so far.

I haven't participated in the past for the same reasons. I didn't want to appear as a complete idiot. It's hard enough already appearing as a partial one.

Brad, I understand your point about having the time to participate in numerous Blindfold tests, but I figure the solution is (if you're busy, or there are too many tests) to just not sign up to participate in all of them. Participate in 1 of 5 tests, this will allow more forumites to participate in creating tests. Also, if people aren't participating in every test, then the number of CDs that each test creator will send out will be less. Everyone wins! I don't think there will be a Blindfold test burnout if we have tests every couple weeks or so. I think it will only serve to create more interest if the lag time is less between tests. I just don't want to wait until 2005. I'm half done with my CD already. By then I'll have a box set for y'all.

That sounds like a great way of doing it, Dan!

... with all my assembled forces of imagination I cannot see Carlos Santana in a tuxedo! With his his woolen cap on the head, that is. He really needs to lose the cap too! It's not like we don't know he is BALD. There's nothing wrong with being bald.

I have another question. How obscure are you guys going to get? Is the purpose to stump everyone, or is it to put together a very cool compilation that expresses your own personal tastes, yet is fairly obscure. Another question. Is it to be entirely jazz? What if it's 90% jazz with some other interesting instrumental music. Is that cool? Are tracks off Mosaic sets too obvious? I'd love to know how the rest of you are approaching it. :rsmile:

I wouldn't complain, RT! I'm already working on my compilation.

Thanks Mike! 26 it is.

I don't know how much worse it can be than his last two albums. I rather hear the freakin' Mormon Tabernacle Choir doing "A Love Supreme" than sit through any of the tracks from his Supernatural album. (Where's that puking avatar when you really need it? )

Please sign me up! It looks like #25 is open. I have a bad feeling I won't get my turn until 2005.

Cool! I think I'm going to start working on my compilation. I have a bunch of ideas. Thanks again! I'm really enjoying the CDs.

I just received my copy today. I've listened through it once. Thanks again to Jim and the others who helped in this effort! I'm not going to make my guesses yet, but I think I know track 10 on disc 1 and I definitely know track 3 on disc 2 . I'm really excited about listening to this and trying to figure out what everything is. It makes me want to sign up and create a blindfold test. I have one question: Are the blindfold tests only supposed to be tracks ripped form LPs, or is it okay to take tracks off of various CDs?

It's yours, if you want it.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Catesta, I think something got into your avatar:

I actually read Peter's instructions for this thread just now, so my name would be: Mike Caballo

I'm getting too predictable. I was going to build a collage of 20 pictures of people named Buck (so I'd have the 20 Bucks), but I didn't find 20.

This probably doesn't count.