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mcnally
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Welcome to the music conference!
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Jul 24 01:23 UTC 1991 |
Welcome to the Grex music conference. Until Ken and Leslie show up
to take over, it's my pleasure to welcome you. Please feel encouraged
to comment and express your opinions freely but keep in mind that
opinions on music vary widely with personal taste. A little civility
goes a long way. Other than that, there are no rules here except to talk
about any sort of music you want to. Making music, listening to music,
whatever you wish.
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mcnally
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response 1 of 202:
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Jul 24 01:29 UTC 1991 |
To start things off, what sort of music do people like to listen to most?
I listen to a bit of everything, from rock to reggae to classical to country.
It's hard for me to put a label on my musical tastes because whatever I say
there're so many exceptions but current and perennial favorites include
King Crimson, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Traffic, Desmond Dekker, the Byrds,
Tchaikovsky, Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles. At any given time
my tastes are subject to sharp swerves, though, so what I listen to now
might not be what I'm wild about next week.
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arabella
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response 2 of 202:
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Jul 24 22:30 UTC 1991 |
I, too, listen to a wide variety of music, though in my case, classical
music usually forms at least 50% or more of my diet. That varies with
the time of year, though, since when I'm in school and *studying* some
form of classical music, I listen to lots more of it. I've been listening
to more folk, rock and pop lately. Some favorite pop/rock artists include
Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood,
Steely Dan, Squeeze... Ken has been exposing me to some of the more
un-mainstream facets of the rock/folk/pop world, specifically independent
and import releases, but he'll tell you more about those.
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zefyr
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response 3 of 202:
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Jul 25 00:59 UTC 1991 |
I also listen to a diverse amount of music...I have been wanting to get some
classical music on tape...anyone hav any suggestions on which are the best? .s
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mcnally
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response 4 of 202:
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Jul 25 02:27 UTC 1991 |
Watch what shows up in item 2 and if you're curious about something,
just ask.
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ric
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response 5 of 202:
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Jul 25 17:53 UTC 1991 |
I listen to a wide variety of music. Most often is rock music like
Billy Joel, Def Leppard, and Elton John. I like dance music too, like
Madonna and some rap (MC Hammer and others, but not hard core rap, like
NWA, Public Enemy, Vanilla Ice (NOT! HAHAHA)). I also listen to classic
rock and oldies a lot.. Pink Floyd The Wall is about the most listened to
CD in my collection. Elvis, The Beach Boys, and other oldies are high on
my list too. I don't mind listening to country music once in a while - my
particular favorites are Kenny Rogers and Alabama. My all time favorite
country song is "When the Devil went down to Georgia". Around Christmas time
I listen to a lot of classical music, particularly the Boston Pops.
I'm also a piano fan, but the only pianist I listen to regularly (at all) is
George Winston, who I saw in concert at Hill Auditorium several years
ago.
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ty
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response 6 of 202:
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Jul 25 23:00 UTC 1991 |
My music tastes are varied and getting broader all the time. I like
anything from The Doors to Bach to TMBG to BB King.
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ty
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response 7 of 202:
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Jul 25 23:02 UTC 1991 |
As a side note, Wherehouse Records has a big sign out that says:
All CDs $9.99.
Might want to check it out when (and if) you're at the Art Fair.
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ric
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response 8 of 202:
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Jul 26 00:16 UTC 1991 |
All CD's regularly priced under $13.99 that is.
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mcnally
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response 9 of 202:
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Jul 26 00:37 UTC 1991 |
Yow! Look out, here I come!
There're a number of things there that I can't afford that I've been
waiting to pick up.. I still can't afford them but I think I'll indulge
myself.
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hype
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response 10 of 202:
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Jul 26 01:50 UTC 1991 |
Target does that ALL The time... all CD's (which inclueds all but multi-sets)
for $10.99.
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bde
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response 11 of 202:
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Jul 26 03:56 UTC 1991 |
A good used CD is most economical, if you can find what your looking for.
Most of my "previously owned" CDs found me! A number of places in AA sell
them: Schoolkids, Wazoo, PJ's, State discount, etc.
I've never had a problem with a used CD. Maybe I'm just fortunate,
or the discs are well screened by the resellers. Every place that I've
bought a used CD has a fair exchange policy for defective or damaged disks.
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ric
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response 12 of 202:
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Jul 26 04:41 UTC 1991 |
{{Amazingly enough, w3I don't like the Wok7sazoo..
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mcnally
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Jul 26 06:20 UTC 1991 |
re #11: I will purchase used discs if I can find something I like, but
I generally can't find the music I like in used record stores. It might
be that nobody else but me likes it or it might be that it's too good to
resell, but in any event, I rarely find something I want. Ann Arbor's
used record stores don't have very good prices, anyways. Sometimes you'll
find a really good deal on something at Schoolkids' (they sell some things
for $3.99), which is ironic because they generally have the worst prices
in town, but Wazoo and State Discount's prices aren't cheap enough to be
tempting. PJs charges more for many of their used CDs than some places
charge for them new so I almost never buy there.
On the other hand, used record stores that sell promo discs can yield
some great (though definitely grey (if not black) market) deals. Wazoo
used to be good about this.. I picked up more than a couple CD-singles
there for $.50. Unfortunately they stopped doing it. They still have a
box of stuff for $1 to $5 but it's not the same. When I was out in L.A.
for my brother's wedding earlier this summer I picked up a number of full
length promo discs for $1.99 to $2.99 each.
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hawkeye
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response 14 of 202:
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Jul 26 14:04 UTC 1991 |
Note that all the discs at Warehouse are about $3 more expensive than
what you can get them for through Noteworthy Music. Therefore, discs that
were originally $11.99 or lower can be purchased cheaper elsewhere.
The $9.99 per disc is a *great* deal on box sets and multi disc sets for
the most part. (Some Rhino oldies 2 disc sets usually are under $20
through Noteworthy.)
Best deal I saw, but passed up: Star Time (the James Brown box) would
only be $39.96. Grab it for that price.
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mew
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Jul 26 16:15 UTC 1991 |
Hello. I'm glad I found you!
I listen to lots of things too. Usually that doesn't include Heavy Metal
or much country and as a rule I hate opera but...
I listen to lots and lots of folk and folk rock. Am starting to listen
to rock, I like world music. I won't even try to get into it all here.
Also accapella music. classical taste tends towards early music and madrigals.
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arthur
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response 16 of 202:
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Jul 26 17:40 UTC 1991 |
My interests range from Philip Glass to celtic folk and folk-rock,
Mozart to XTC. I like to listen to WCBN, except when they play jazz.
Only a few jazz performers appeal to me, like Dave Brubeck. I
also like afro-pop, and went to see Yossou N'Dour last fall in
Detroit. Great concert!
Last few things I bought:
Enya: Watermark like Enya a lot
Mouth Music: Mouth Music good
Navaho songs from Canyon de Chelly interesting
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mta
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response 17 of 202:
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Jul 26 21:40 UTC 1991 |
I especially like Jazz and ...well, I don't know what it's called, but
The Chennille Sisters and Uncle Bonzai typify it. Oh, and Mew id *very*
good, too. ;)
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mcnally
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response 18 of 202:
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Jul 27 05:28 UTC 1991 |
I'd like to listen to Uncle Bonsai but don't think they'll ever
make it to CD, despite a dedicated following
Anyone know if there's any hope of them ever showing up on disc?
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krj
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Jul 27 14:15 UTC 1991 |
Yup, the two Uncle Bonsai albums which were released as vinyl LPs are
both out on CD. I think the final album, "Myn and Womyn", is still
available only on cassette, direct from the band.
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mcnally
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Jul 27 18:28 UTC 1991 |
Really? What label? I've never seen them. Which albums are they?
"A Lonely Grain of Corn" and "Boys Want Sex in the Morning"?
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hugh
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response 21 of 202:
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Jul 27 21:31 UTC 1991 |
I go for a tremendous amount of music, especially live recordings. Nothing
beats a live show in my book. Latest arrivals include a good deal of the
Parliament -funkadelic- etc and a whole bunch of Motown from my older cousin
(thanks for relatives!) But right now its Pogues.
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krj
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response 22 of 202:
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Jul 28 07:23 UTC 1991 |
Now that the beach vacation is over, the art fair visitors are on their way
back to Boston, and the art fair itself is over, I can finally get around to
reading and commenting on this conference of which I am allegedly one of the
fairwitnesses...
My #1 passion for most of the last 16 years has been the British Isles &
European electric folk & folk-rock world. The most visible manifestations
of this genre have been Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Richard
Thompson in the 1970's, and The Oyster Band and Richard Thompson in the 1980's,
but there's lots of other music in the genre.
My two other major interests at the moment are some of the current crop
of R.E.M.-influenced bands which dominate college radio, and opera.
Arabella has been making an opera fan of me for nearly three years now,
but I'm still very much a neophyte. Minor interests would include
60's rock, 1977-1983 punk and "new wave", and pre-1960 jazz, and "world
music".
So, Mary Ellen, why don't we compare notes more often?
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arthur
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response 23 of 202:
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Jul 28 15:25 UTC 1991 |
My current favorite in the British Isles electric folk category is
Clannad. The old Alan Stivell recordings (before he went acoustic)
are also very good. 'Course, this is Celtic electric folk, but you
did say British Isles....
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mythago
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response 24 of 202:
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Jul 28 16:35 UTC 1991 |
I listen mostly to heavy industrial/experimental stuff like Ministry,
Skinny Puppy, Nurse With Wound (when I can find it), Coil, Sisters
of Mercy, and the like. I also enjoy Jethro Tull and classic
rock, and I am a Vivaldi addict.
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