May 2011
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August 2010
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Bach Update
Okay, I’m listening to members of the LA Philharmonic doing the BB concertos with Pinchas Zukerman. The CDs came all the way from Germany. Says Deutsche Post on the bag and everything.
They are just as I remember them. Very dryly and beautifully recorded. Exceptionally clear. But I can now definitively say what it was that appealed to me about these recordings. The bass is mixed...
Astral Weeks
Sarah said something this weekend that made me envy her so much. She said she had never heard Astral Weeks. I wish I could go back in time and discover this album all over again.
“Who does a greater disservice to the wearing of hats - fans of Tom Waits or fans...”
– putthison
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Live in...
Dear Mum & Dad, I am so sorry for making you listen to The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Live in Ireland over and over and over again. Particularly “Wellia Wallia” which was a limitless delight to me at the time. When I listen to it now I can see how repeated spins must’ve grated on your nerves pretty thoroughly. I will still listen to a song again and again. Given the...
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