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12-08-23, 01:53 PM
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I noticed a slight hum after the record ended....

I noticed a slight hum after the record ended. Turns out that the turntable ground wire was broken. Probably due to a rodent as I live in an old house and it is hard to keep them out especially when...
12-07-23, 06:45 PM
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Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford on a vinyl...

Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford on a vinyl that my wife scored at an estate sale for $1. It is in GREAT shape and great music.

I took guitar lessons for a year in the late 60's and my teacher...
11-30-23, 05:58 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Listening to Pet Sounds on vinyl. Hard to...

Listening to Pet Sounds on vinyl.

Hard to imagine a better rock album even though it isn't really rock.
11-23-23, 08:35 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Ray Charles had some country albums that are...

Ray Charles had some country albums that are awesome.
11-23-23, 08:33 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Listening to Ella Fitzgerald's "Lost" Berlin...

Listening to Ella Fitzgerald's "Lost" Berlin tapes on vinyl.

Just changed back to my Grado G+ cartridge from my Stanton 681EE. The Stanton has very few hours and I got a new stylus for the Grado...
09-23-23, 03:58 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Listening to Lucinda Williams Car Wheels whist...

Listening to Lucinda Williams Car Wheels whist cooking dinner. Great song writer

Funny story. A guitar and bike friend of mine wanted to go to Tally from Gainesville to see her. My wife thought...
09-07-23, 04:00 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Last night I played the first half of Todd...

Last night I played the first half of Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything. Some really nice stuff on there and some insipid stuff. That's Todd.
12-21-22, 05:51 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Truth. You would have no idea about what is...

Truth.

You would have no idea about what is better conventionally.

Or what might be better with a different appreciation.
12-21-22, 05:47 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I have a friend that is a great guitar player....

I have a friend that is a great guitar player. One night he was playing Hendrix's Little Wing on my 1957 Gibson ES 125 guitar and it was awesome. He said that it took him a long time to get the high...
05-11-21, 03:27 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I have been listening to Courtney Barnett,...

I have been listening to Courtney Barnett, Lucinda Williams, and Buster Poindexter aka David Johansen lately.
02-22-21, 06:07 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Frank had a lot to say. I mostly agreed with him.

Frank had a lot to say. I mostly agreed with him.
02-16-21, 05:15 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I know that you know his guitar playing on Miles...

I know that you know his guitar playing on Miles Tribute to Jack Johnson. It was so much better than this drek.
02-16-21, 05:06 PM
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Posted By mollusk

*****es Brew is a GREAT album. But Zappa...

*****es Brew is a GREAT album.

But Zappa made some awesome jazz/rock fusion albums with Hot Rats and The Grand Wazoo.

You might not like Zappa, but these albums are fantastic for forging a...
02-01-21, 08:43 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Pulled this one out of my vinyl bin:...

Pulled this one out of my vinyl bin: Extrapolation by Jon McLaughlin.

I think I haven't spun that disk in 20 years.
01-04-21, 04:34 PM
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Posted By mollusk

My MIL bought me the recent vinyl of Ella...

My MIL bought me the recent vinyl of Ella Fitzgerald's Berlin concerts.

OMG, what a beautiful voice.

And the pressing is awesome. Beautiful and no "clicks". Way better than CD or MP3.
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08-30-20, 07:15 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I saw Zappa many times. The best one was at The...

I saw Zappa many times. The best one was at The Auditorium theater in Chicago. It is a smallish theater with great acoustics. Frank was yelling st the crowd many times to stop smoking dope because...
08-30-20, 06:58 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Talked with my 88 year old MIL tonight. She knew...

Talked with my 88 year old MIL tonight. She knew Charlie Parker and T Monk, but for some reason Miles Davis was a blank. WTF!
08-30-20, 06:51 PM
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Posted By mollusk

The strangers on the right sat and watched them...

The strangers on the right sat and watched them every night

I bet the same if they was you

Whizzing and pasting and pooting through the day

Ronnie helping Kenny help him burn his poots away...
08-28-20, 08:19 PM
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Posted By mollusk

To some it might be freaky what you do

To some it might be freaky what you do
06-18-20, 05:13 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Zappa was a huge influence on me. I have first...

Zappa was a huge influence on me. I have first pressings of Freak Out and Absolutely Free. The guys at the record shop asked me (about 12 years old) if I knew what I was buying. The real answer is...
06-18-20, 04:17 PM
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Posted By mollusk

My son likes Pink Floyd from Dark Side of the...

My son likes Pink Floyd from Dark Side of the Moon on out.

I prefer Umma Gumma and everything before Dark Side and dislike the later stuff.

Generation gap, I guess except he wasn't born until...
01-27-19, 08:08 PM
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Posted By mollusk

My wife bought me this at an estate sale for $1. ...

My wife bought me this at an estate sale for $1.
...
01-20-19, 07:39 PM
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Posted By mollusk

My audio is mostly old school: B&W DM7 ...

My audio is mostly old school:


B&W DM7 speakers

Sony PS-X50 turntable with a Stanton 681EEE cartridge that was my backup since 1980 and has less than 20 hours of use on it. My old Grado...
01-18-19, 05:21 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Listened to 10CC's Original Soundtrack the other...

Listened to 10CC's Original Soundtrack the other night. My younger son (23 years old) loves it and so do I.
08-12-18, 03:56 PM
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Posted By mollusk

"Jazz has to have some structure for me to be...

"Jazz has to have some structure for me to be into it - I'm big on melody."

I wonder what you think about Keith Jarrett's "Bop-Be" album. I have loved it since I bought it on vinyl way back when....
07-24-18, 05:12 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I have to admit that I have listened to Pet...

I have to admit that I have listened to Pet Sounds at least 30 times for every time I have listened to Sgt Peppers over the last few years. Pet Sounds is incredible.
07-08-18, 05:31 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Started going bald at 17. They always sent me out...

Started going bald at 17. They always sent me out to get beer. LOL.
07-08-18, 03:25 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I turned 64 this year so it isn't hard to guess...

I turned 64 this year so it isn't hard to guess which song from this album keeps popping into my head.
07-08-18, 03:19 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I'll double your money and pay shipping.

I'll double your money and pay shipping.
06-30-18, 05:54 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I have been having Van Morrison earwigs lately. ...

I have been having Van Morrison earwigs lately.

That is not a bad thing.

Anyone up for a Moondance?

Unfortunately Brown Eyed Girl reminds me of someone I knew before I met my wife (who I...
02-20-18, 04:11 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Just bought the Yardbirds '68 double LP on vinyl....

Just bought the Yardbirds '68 double LP on vinyl.

Mostly of interest for historical reasons.

Having this and the Cumular Limit CD set allows me to hear highlighted all three guitar lines that...
12-25-17, 07:06 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Got the 50th anniversary re-issue of Pet Sounds...

Got the 50th anniversary re-issue of Pet Sounds for Christmas. What a clean vinyl copy I got. Way nicer than the CD version I have. It POPS! It does help that I have a nice Grado cartridge from about...
12-15-17, 08:00 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Yep. I like Heavy Weather, but it is nothing...

Yep.

I like Heavy Weather, but it is nothing remotely like a Miles album in terms of genius. I like it and it is good, but it is nothing like the beauty of Miles.

Damn, he was awesome. I have...
12-13-17, 09:30 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Very nice. I liked it. But where has jazz...

Very nice. I liked it. But where has jazz actually gone since Miles?

I am beginning to think that he was so much of a genius that he might have killed the music he loved. Who could even attempt to...
12-13-17, 09:15 PM
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Posted By mollusk

And Son Volt, of course.

And Son Volt, of course.
12-12-17, 04:35 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Playing a lot of Kinks tunes today.

Playing a lot of Kinks tunes today.
12-11-17, 06:23 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Listening to Anodyne by Uncle Tupelo. Great stuff.

Listening to Anodyne by Uncle Tupelo. Great stuff.
12-09-17, 04:24 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Isn't that a nice feeling?

Isn't that a nice feeling?
12-07-17, 04:34 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I have been retired since July 1. Now riding...

I have been retired since July 1.

Now riding for fun only. No longer fast for an old guy and much heavier than I used to be. I still like riding, but no longer feeling that I must ride in bad...
12-06-17, 04:41 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Started playing my guitar again off and on. It...

Started playing my guitar again off and on. It has been a while. I played a lot when I was in college. It is a 1957 Gibson ES-125. A low end Gibson, but with sweet P90 pickup. I bought it in 1967...
10-23-17, 10:16 PM
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Posted By mollusk

That is so true. Miles was a unique voice that I...

That is so true. Miles was a unique voice that I truly miss.

What a genius.
10-14-17, 09:16 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Miles just speaks to me like no other.

Miles just speaks to me like no other.
09-27-17, 09:39 PM
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Posted By mollusk

It was fabulous. Keb' Mo' played one mini-solo...

It was fabulous. Keb' Mo' played one mini-solo that sounded just like Duane Allman. I didn't expect that. It was a pleasant surprise.
09-27-17, 04:28 PM
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Posted By mollusk

You should be!

You should be!
09-27-17, 02:21 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Going to see Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' tonight.

Going to see Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' tonight.
06-25-17, 04:15 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Talking Heads "True Stories" spinning right...

Talking Heads "True Stories" spinning right now.
05-12-17, 05:25 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Agreed. Kind of a Roger Miller vibe to it.

Agreed.

Kind of a Roger Miller vibe to it.
05-11-17, 02:46 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Today at the end of my usual Thursday morning...

Today at the end of my usual Thursday morning ride with my long retired former low-level pro friend we started talking about Big Star. It turns out both of us are big fans from way back when. He...
03-30-17, 05:42 PM
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Posted By mollusk

Did someone hack your account? If I get...

Did someone hack your account?

If I get posts from you about how Journey and Jefferson Starship are great I will now that has actually happened.
03-02-17, 06:05 PM
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Posted By mollusk

I just watched "Miles Ahead" on DVD because I...

I just watched "Miles Ahead" on DVD because I couldn't get to a local theater the one week it was playing locally.

A more than decent movie, but the music is awesome.
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