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lumen
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response 100 of 166:
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Aug 15 03:31 UTC 1997 |
That's it exactly, Ken-- the 3" CD is no longer pressed in the U.S. I also
now remember Pepsi had a promo 3" CD, but that was a few years ago. I get
the feeling they will be dead in Europe and Japan sometime soon as well.
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mcnally
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response 101 of 166:
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Aug 15 04:40 UTC 1997 |
The format deserved to die -- it was inconvenient and didn't really offer
any real benefits over CD5s.
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snowth
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response 102 of 166:
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Aug 23 01:50 UTC 1997 |
Yeah, they're not real practical, but they're kinda' cute! I have one anime
3", and it just looks so cute among everything else.
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diznave
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response 103 of 166:
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Sep 14 23:15 UTC 1997 |
Okay. My taste in music has evolved over the years, and I suspect it will
evolve further, but here are 10 of my favorite albums that I'm listening to
these days:
1) Frank Zappa _We're Only In It For The Money_
2) Herbie Hancock _Mwandishi_
3) Stevie Wonder _Innervisions_
4) Steely Dan _Pretzel Logic_
5) Tribe Called Quest _Low End Theory_
6) Bob Marley and the Wailers _Catch a Fire_
7) Miles Davis _Kind of Blue_
8) The Byrds _Sweetheart of the Rodeo_
9) Mahvishnu Orchestra _Inner Mounting Flame_
10) The Beastie Boys _Paul's Boutique_
But if I couldn't bring these (or any albums), I be happy as long as I could
bring my recorder and guitar.
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senna
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response 104 of 166:
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Sep 15 05:57 UTC 1997 |
Wow, here's an item I haven't seen in a while :)
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diznave
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response 105 of 166:
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Sep 15 16:40 UTC 1997 |
Yeah, Steve, I'm not too good with this bbs thing. I'm too busy to really
keep up with it, so I casually browse through it once in a blue moon (I forgot
to put Elvis on my list). ;->
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senna
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response 106 of 166:
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Sep 15 23:26 UTC 1997 |
Refreshing. I'm one of those compulsive read command folks.
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omni
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response 107 of 166:
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Sep 16 16:28 UTC 1997 |
re 103. I'm surprised not to see any Bob Dylan on that list.
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jiffer
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response 108 of 166:
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Sep 18 04:44 UTC 1997 |
Dave:" you live in Florida and yhou don't have Tom Petty on that list!?!
Shame! that Man is like awesome!
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diznave
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response 109 of 166:
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Sep 18 21:44 UTC 1997 |
Jim, please don't get me wrong. I *love* Bob Dylan. His first album, _Blonde
on Blonde_, or _Blood on the Tracks_ could *easily* replace *any* of the
albums on my list. Also missing are plenty of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Neil
Young, Steely Dan, Allman Brothers, Traffic, Grateful Dead, Simon and
Garfunkel, Peete Seeger, Yes, Chicago(pre 1975), De La Soul, EPMD, James
Brown, Stevie Wonder(pre 1980), Phish, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Mann, Dave
Brubeck, Gary Mulligan, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Wes
Montgomery, and Bee Gees albums. Ummm, I just realized that some might
interpret my third sentence as labling Bob Dylan's first album as _Blond on
Blonde_. Sorry, bad grammar, nothing more. ;->
Jen, sorry...I like a few Tom Petty songs, but I would never buy one of his
albums, much less choose it as one of "the ten". If its any consolation to
you, Jen, I shop regularly at the music store where he used to work as a
teenager. It's right in the heart of Gainesville, and as a matter of fact I
was just in there last week buying a tenor recorder, and I took a glance at
the picture they have of him, working in that store, at age 15 or 16.
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lumen
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response 110 of 166:
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Sep 19 02:51 UTC 1997 |
I take it you're not fond of 80's slickness. Pre-1975 Chicago? Not sure if
I've heard any of their work in that period..what does it sound like? I'm
hoping it's as fusion as their work afterwards (y'know, jazzy).
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diznave
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response 111 of 166:
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Sep 19 16:04 UTC 1997 |
Jon, Jon, Jon, Jon, JON!!!! Stop what you are doing right now, and go to the
best music store in your area and buy (or order) Chicago I, II, and III.
Actually, the first album they are called Chicago Transit Authority, and
that's the title of the album as well. They are FUNKY, with a capitol Funk!!
The horn section is tight as hell, pardon my french. Peter Cetera plays an
awesome bass. In the beginning, before Peter started swaying them towards crap
like _Baby What a Big Surprise_, they were really a (in my humble opinion)
quality band. And no, I'm not at all fond of the 80's approach to music. I
think the 80's was the worst decade to ever happen to music. I blame Reagan.
;-> Which fusion work of theirs (Chicago's) are you referring to?
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krj
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response 112 of 166:
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Sep 19 18:06 UTC 1997 |
Curiously, I've never heard Chicago III. The I & II albums were
childhood favorites; for some reason I gave those vinyl LPs to my
sister, and she lost them. A couple of years back Leslie & I
picked them up on CD, and we find that they have held up very well.
Leslie comes at them from an interest in post-swing-era big band
sounds, Maynard Ferguson in particular.
I'm surprised that, from the rock side, the horn-based band never
seemed to get beyond Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, and the
mostly-forgotten Chase.
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omni
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response 113 of 166:
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Sep 19 19:20 UTC 1997 |
I have an especially pristine copy of Chicago III, as well as I, II...
up to 13, (there was no IV).
I tolerated Chicago just long enough to get to 13. I lost interest after
that. It might have had something to do with Terry Kath blowing his brains
out in a most stupid and heinous manner.
My favorite albums are 7, and 11.
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senna
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response 114 of 166:
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Sep 19 20:49 UTC 1997 |
Gotta agree with Dave that the 80's were the worst decade of music. Don't
know about his reasoning, but you never know :)
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lumen
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response 115 of 166:
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Sep 19 23:02 UTC 1997 |
I disagree-- but I pick it in eclectic pieces. I liked the New Wave music
(it's half nostalgia/half discovery for me), esp. synthpop, no matter how
faggy it might have been!
I nonetheless like my folks taste in music, so I'll look into getting those
Chicago albums.
I think that the 90's has got some great gems, but I am so tired of this
freeking garage band crap and all the influences it is wreaking. I hate 90's
distorted guitar, and I'm not entirely fond of 90's folk. 80's folk wasn't
too bad.
Think 80's sub-pop, and perhaps you'll catch my drift. I hope everyone
understands my preferences here.
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tpryan
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response 116 of 166:
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Sep 20 16:08 UTC 1997 |
Got both Chase albums. I remember them.
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bruin
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response 117 of 166:
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Sep 20 16:24 UTC 1997 |
RE #116 The band "Chase" was famous for the horn-driven 1971 hit "Get It
On." Four members of the band were killed in a plane crash in 1974.
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senna
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response 118 of 166:
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Sep 21 03:18 UTC 1997 |
Amazing that one so experiemental could be afraid of something because it
happens to sound different :) The distorted guitar, in my mind, was a
terrific developement and achieved plateaus that just coulnd't be reached
otherwise. I dont' care what other "purists" think about it.
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diznave
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response 119 of 166:
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Sep 21 18:18 UTC 1997 |
hmmm....I've never heard of Chase. I wonder if any of you know about the
availability of their albums. Steve, I was just kidding about Reagan. I mean
watch the '84 debate with Mondale! The guy was already deep into Alzheimers
(sp?) disease. I blame Bush, actually.
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krj
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response 120 of 166:
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Sep 22 01:30 UTC 1997 |
Chase's vinyl album went out of print by the mid-70's; by 1983 I was
helping a friend search for copies, to no avail. I'm unaware of
any CD issues, but I haven't checked any European catalogs yet.
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senna
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response 121 of 166:
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Sep 22 05:01 UTC 1997 |
I woudn't know about that, either :) I actually blame the repressive gas
prices in the late seventies for creating the economic background to squelch
the innovators and free thinkers and force the record companies to produce
horrible, horrible music. Nobody had a major release that had any quality
until 1987. It was like the dark ages :)
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krj
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response 122 of 166:
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Sep 22 10:58 UTC 1997 |
Will wonders never cease! Somehow my brain, which can't remember where
I set the book I was reading yesterday, recalled that the leader of
the band Chase was named Bill Chase. An AltaVista search on "Bill Chase"
turned up a couple of web pages. It is reported that the first album,
CHASE, is available on CD on the One Way imprint. Two more albums,
ENNEA and PURE MUSIC, are set for release in October, it says.
There's a bio discussing Bill Chase's apprenticeship with Stan
Kenton, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman.
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diznave
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response 123 of 166:
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Sep 23 17:11 UTC 1997 |
Cool, Ken! Thanks....I'll check it out.
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krj
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response 124 of 166:
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Sep 23 23:22 UTC 1997 |
I bought the CHASE cd today. It's closer to Blood Sweat and Tears than
Chicago, stylistically, and some of the guitar and organ riffs are
very much of its day... You can also see the clear descent from
Maynard Ferguson.
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