Kevin Bresnahan

They actually defined a metal flask as a "can" and refused to let them in. It made for a chaotic ticket line. People were laughing like crazy when I got to the front of the line and they tried telling me I couldn't bring it in. The head of their security team had to come over to let me in.

I saw the Moody Blues live several times back in the 80's. Once at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, an outdoor venue which is better known as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer residence. That was a wild night. I remember it well because they allowed you to bring your own alcohol as long as it wasn't in a bottle or can. Most people used wine skins but I bought a "beer ball" of Matt's Beer. which was a plastic little keg with a few gallons of beer. I got to the front of the ticket line and they said, "No bottles or cans". I said, "It's plastic". They shrugged and let me take it in. I sold several cups of that shitty beer for $10 so I drank for free that night. BTW - it was a great concert too.

Nice CD. I haven't played it in a long time. I haven't seen her play live in a long time either. I hope she's still playing. Her website hasn't been updated since 2016. I know she had a rough time of it about 20 years when she had to overcome breast cancer.

The Agency on Paramount+. It's one of the more realistic spy shows I've watched, with budgetary implications on everything they do, which is unlike most any other spy show I've ever watched. Sometimes spy/CIA shows like this can get so convoluted, with conspiracies interlaced with more conspiracies topped with double agents to the point you can't figure out the good guys from the bad guys. This one seems a bit different, with those conspiracies and double agents running throughout and yet maintaining a decent story line that seems clear. Of course, I'm not done yet and they could throw a nutty curveball in the next episode. My wife & I like this show. It's better than the original Belgian version, HPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (on Hulu), which seems to have a few of the police personnel being made into caricatures of a modern-day Barney Fife and has the main character do some really dumb things which a brilliant-minded person would probably not do.

This looks to be a Spotify version of the Pumpkin LP, "Rifftide". I never could figure out if those Pumpkin LPs were legit. I think I still have the Roy Eldridge/Richie Kamuca LP in the racks.

"demanding music"? You mean like avant garde stuff? I consider myself a pretty good listener and I don't like most of it. Fun? No way. I'd much rather listen to music that gets me to tap my feet rather than grind my teeth. If a soloist is just screeching at full volumes a la Brotzmann, I do not like it. Noodling? Maybe? We're picking nits and choosing to stand our ground over the definition of noodling? Really? We already lost one regular visitor (Bertrand) over this thread. Are we shooting for more?

Amanda Brecker became a singer herself, although I've never heard any of her music.

Who mastered it? I haven't found that anywhere online.

It was announced by his wife on Facebook this morning. Announcement from John's Family It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us. As anyone who knew this massive hearted man knows, it was his enduring love of his wife, Kirsten, and his family, that was the most important thing to him, followed by his passion for music, and his faith. He was never happier than being on stage - he was ‘Just a ‘Singer in a Rock and Roll Band’ and he adored performing with his band and son-in-law, Jon (vocalist with YES), and being able to continue sharing this music with his fans. It gave him even more joy to be able to work with his daughter Emily and son Kristian and spend time watching his grandson John-Henry play football and dream of him playing for Birmingham City one day! John peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved-ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly. We will forever miss his love, smile, kindness, and his absolute and never-ending support. We are heartbroken, but will walk forwards into peace surrounded by the love he had for each of us. As John would always say at the end of the show, thank you for keeping the faith. Please understand that we are not making any further comments, however we would like to leave you with John’s song ’Whispering Angels’ whilst we take a moment to reflect on this incredible man who touched so many lives.” https://apnews.com/article/moody-blues-john-lodge-death-8bc738f385048867148c9edb2d9cc003

This is a new one to me... how is it?

I've never heard this music. When this short-lived band was formed and touring, it just seemed like a money grab, as this one CD was mostly live versions of Cars tunes. That said, Rundgren never said that it was anything but "an opportunity... for me to pay my bills, play to a larger audience, work with musicians I know and like, and ideally have some fun for a year", so you can't blame him.

I have only heard of the US having tariffs being added to Japanese imports. Is the EU adding tariffs to Japanese imports too? I hadn't heard that.

I assume they're scratched? Have you tried getting them buffed? My local Bull Moose Music stores have a buffer that they offer as a service. It's cheap.

I picked up both of them on the recommendation of @sonnymax a few years ago. I have never been disappointed with any of his recs.

Very nice date.

I have never understood why some producers call a small band like this quintet an "orchestra". It's not an orchestra, it's a quintet.

Welcome aboard. I am trying to keep active on approving any new members as quickly as possible.

Bobby Hutcherson - Conception: The Gift of Love (Columbia). Part of the Columbia 2 CD set.

Good point... all set

I'm spinning disc 2b of this set right now. I agree that the drums and especially the bass are a bit recessed. The clapping is very loud, which leads me to believe that the microphones were placed in front of the audience, which would be a probable reason for the horns being more prominent as they are usually at the front of the stage I always appreciated these discs more for Wayne's playing rather than Miles' playing. If you can believe the stories, you can almost hear Miles trying to play these tunes straight and the rest of the guys saying, "Screw that". I just don't find myself playing this often enough to buy this set on vinyl. I think I'm still good with this old CD set.

It is kinda weird. It's the same way with the latest Miles Davis Plugged Nickel box. My best guess is that they make a lot more money off of the LP versions.

I thought the gold 7 CD Japanese box set was issued shortly before the US 8 CD version? Discogs says that the gold set came out in Feebruary 1995 and the US set just says 1995. I seem to remember getting ready to order the (expensive) Japanese set right when they announced the US release. I think you & I chatted a bit about this as you had the Japanese set.

@bertrand I don't think we're picking fights. I know we're definitely not trying to piss you off. I have to say... I don't recall the complete Plugged Nickel set having an issue with one of the CDs either and a deep-dive Google search comes up blank. I even searched the Internet wayback machine. I would think that if this happened as you are recalling, someone, somewhere should have either a set with a defective disc or a set with the corrected CD-R disc but I am having no luck finding any for sale. Does anyone here have a set with a CD-R or a defective disc? I would not be happy if a box set with a defective disc was replaced with a CD-R. Long term CD-R reliability is all over the place, with some people losing large batches and others seeing no degradation. It may even be coming down to how they were burned at this point and not the blank media used.

I got some of them really digging Herbie's "Head Hunters". I could crank that and they would all seem to dig it. For some reason, straight ahead stuff just didn't work for most of them. My wife enjoys Jazz pianists. She's less enthused with reeds & trumpet players.

Jim - you did say, "that's just ignuntass bullshit reflective of an ignuntass worldview", which most people would read as implying that someone who holds this contrarian view of your opinion on this is ignorant. While I don't read it that way, you leave it open to that interpretation, especially when you added, " if somebody has an opinion rooted in ignorance and not at least a little bit of awareness, then I feel no obligation to respect it" which leaves little room for debating it with you. @Stompin at the Savoy I worked in the high tech industry for decades with some pretty brilliant people. Over the years, I tried getting a lot of them to listen to Jazz - often by playing it in the lab on a boombox to get it heard - and a lot of them came over and said that they didn't like it because it sounded like noodling. This is not an uncommon perception amongst people who don't listen to it much. I did get a lot of them to listen and quite a few started listening on their own. I even took a couple to Jazz shows. This thread is taking some strange turns.