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mcnally
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response 75 of 195:
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Apr 10 03:48 UTC 1997 |
Would anyone who's been to one of these shows before care to comment?
Is their appeal principally limited to hardcore record-collectors looking
for out-of-print and/or hard to find items or are they like a big cutout
showroom with obscure and little-wanted titles by bands that never quite
made it?
I guess what I'm wonderring is who'd get the most out of going to the show?
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omni
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response 76 of 195:
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Apr 10 04:34 UTC 1997 |
I usually use Musical Memories in Flint, for rare/out-of-print/hard-to-find
records. They mostly have what I am looking for.
(810) 231-5575
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bmoran
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response 77 of 195:
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Apr 11 03:38 UTC 1997 |
Of all the record shows that come to Ann Arbor, I like the" monster" one
the best. There's a little of everything at this show, classical, new wave,
jazz, blues, junk, posters, videos, usually an all Canadian table, 45's of
all kinds, cd's, vinyl, and all kinds of prices, from cheap to realy
stupid. It gets kinda smokey in there, but ex-smoker that I am, I don't
notice it after a while. A few of the dealers have portable record players
at their table, so you can listen (sort of) to what you are looking at.
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krj
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response 78 of 195:
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Apr 11 17:51 UTC 1997 |
Would there be much Canadian Folk at the Canadian table?
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anderyn
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response 79 of 195:
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Apr 11 18:16 UTC 1997 |
When I was there the last time, there were some Rankin family, but no
other names I recognized. The outlook for folk seemed pretty dismal.
And of course the smoking kinda made it pretty miserable for me.
I saw a lot of stuff, but nothing that I'd want. But then, I'm
werid.
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senna
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response 80 of 195:
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Apr 14 01:05 UTC 1997 |
canadian music? ew :)
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kewy
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response 81 of 195:
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Apr 14 01:19 UTC 1997 |
i thought you liked canadian music steve?
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bmoran
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response 82 of 195:
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Apr 14 18:34 UTC 1997 |
Well, I made out pretty good. Greetings from TIMBUK3-- $1.00
Asleep at the Wheel SERVED LIVE-- Free
David Sylvian GONE TO EARTH-- $15.00
(all on vinyl)
Clannad HARRY'S GAME-- $1.00 (cd sampler)
I saw a lot more, budget restraints held me back. There was a lot of folk
stuff there. Next show is sometime in October.
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senna
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response 83 of 195:
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Apr 18 04:05 UTC 1997 |
I'm canadian, but I dont' necessarily like the music :) Alanis is good, but
she sounds basically American. The levitz are cool, I guess, and there are
some other good canadian bands, but a lot of them really don't hold up well.
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mcnally
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response 84 of 195:
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Apr 18 05:47 UTC 1997 |
You mean there's more to Canadian music than Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray,
Rush, and the Rankin Family? :-)
Actually the past five years or so have been pretty good for exposing
Canadian acts to American audiences even if certain acts (Alanis Morissette)
have been a little over-exposed..
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bruin
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response 85 of 195:
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Apr 18 12:03 UTC 1997 |
Re #84 Yes, there is more to Canadian music than the aforementioned acts.
There's the Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Bryan Adams, Paul Anka, Percy Faith, and
quite a few others. BTW, did you know that bandleader Guy Lombardo was
originally from Canada?
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remmers
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response 86 of 195:
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Apr 18 12:34 UTC 1997 |
And then there's Glen Gould...
Personally I always liked the MacKenzie Brothers, eh?
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omni
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response 87 of 195:
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Apr 18 17:49 UTC 1997 |
re 85 Maybe that's the reason for naming his band, the Royal Canadians, eh?
re 86- Take off, hoser. who's not to like Bob and Doug, eh?
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tpryan
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response 88 of 195:
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Apr 21 03:06 UTC 1997 |
Stan Rogers,a song singing storyteller from Canada had what I
call *vocal passion*. Not only the words but the delivery of the
words can move you.
Some of you know of his song "Lies" others have turned it
into elevator music compared to him.
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anderyn
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response 89 of 195:
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Apr 21 20:04 UTC 1997 |
Lies is okay, but I still prefer his other songs. (Maybe I'm just
reacting to having heard it eight zillion times by other
people. )
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mcnally
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response 90 of 195:
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May 1 18:00 UTC 1997 |
[momentarily diverting this album back to a discussion about
good places to buy CDs: temporarily, at least, Schooolkids'..
when I drove by last night they had a sign advertising one of
their occasional 20% off sales..]
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bmoran
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response 91 of 195:
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May 2 13:20 UTC 1997 |
The advert in the paper last night said the sale runs till Sunday.
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senna
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response 92 of 195:
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May 7 00:52 UTC 1997 |
I was never really impressed by Schoolkids.
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krj
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response 93 of 195:
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May 9 17:25 UTC 1997 |
What does Schoolkids lack which would impress you, Senna?
20% off at Schoolkids; probably Friday only, for the "Midnight Madness"
sale.
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senna
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response 94 of 195:
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May 13 04:12 UTC 1997 |
Availability. And atmosphere.. felt clogged and claustrophobic and stuff..
hartd to explain. It's one of my things.
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orinoco
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response 95 of 195:
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May 16 21:35 UTC 1997 |
Schoolkids, especially the used section, is kinda weird. Most of the time,
I don't shop there, preferring Encore, but when I do go there, I invariably
like what I get.
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kewy
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response 96 of 195:
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May 30 18:50 UTC 1997 |
yeah, i don't like schoolkids much.. but then again, i haven't shopped there
much (maybe because i don't like it) I much perfer the selection of tower,
but a lot of times i look at wherehouse first because they tend to be cheaper
than tower, but with less selection..
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anderyn
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response 97 of 195:
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May 31 03:14 UTC 1997 |
What kinds of music are you looking for, kewy? I end up at Skids too
often, since they have the only decent selectin in town of what I crave.
,
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kewy
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response 98 of 195:
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May 31 13:07 UTC 1997 |
it depends. sometimes more obscure stuff from a few years ago, sometimes
things that don't get much attention by radio etc, it depends, really, b/c
i like lots of different music..
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anderyn
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response 99 of 195:
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May 31 19:51 UTC 1997 |
Well, I'm a nut for the folk music -- both domestic andforeign,
so Skids is about the only place to find it, though Borders is getting
a darn good selection. For anything at all popular,
though, I check out the place on the corner of Liberty and
State -- that has a LOT of obscure stuff.
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