Month: March 2021
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Hi. Can any users supply a review or at least a few observations on these please? Thanks – HP
We are told: Dr. John, a six-time Grammy® Award winner and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (2011) began his solo career in 1968 on ATCO Records, where he released seven albums that introduced classics like “Iko Iko”, “Right Place, Wrong Time”, and “Such A Night”. Rhino will explore Dr. John’s early days […]
World Fusion World music has been poplar ever since the Beatles discovered Ravi Shanker back in the late sixties. Over the years a number artists have tried to infuse music of different cultures; people like John Coltrane, Carlos Santana and Peter Gabriel. Out of this has come a term called World or Global Fusion with […]
I think one of the hidden factors in our quest to enjoy our high-end audio systems is how hard our brains work at processing the sound we hear – less processing equals less listener fatigue. Good friend and fellow Audiophile Mark Lewis wrote me a inspiring note that suggested he enjoyed his time in Music […]
This is a growing free directory. It’s only a directory and not a list of personal recommendations by me. Entry to this directory is entirely free. Any enginner specialising in the repair, rebuild or upgrade of vintage audiophile equipment can email me: hp@no-alibi.demon.co.uk with their link for inclusion here. Currently this site has in excess […]
In a comment on my posting about voicing high end electronics the question was asked “Is there only one ideal voicing?” Great question and here’s the entire quote. “And then it also depends on the venue and seat in the venue what is the sound you are looking for. I recall Gordon Holt’s review of […]
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By the summer of 1971 Mighty Baby had shed their psychedelic trappings and taken a more spiritual direction. Newly signed to Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon label, they prepared their second and final album, A Jug Of Love, in a basement in Harley Road, North London, ahead of sessions in Sound Techniques that July and […]
A look at the development of British indie music, born in the 1970s when the music industry was controlled by the major record labels and releasing a record independently seemed an impossible dream. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06g64wb?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=inxmail_newsletter&ns_campaign=bbc4_week37&ns_linkname=2content_availablenow_right&ns_fee=0
Back in the days of Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & The Fish and the great bands from the San Francisco Sound, a band called Country Weather was a shaker on the scene and played with all the hip bands at the Fillmore, including Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Muddy Waters and many more. They recorded an […]
The Hollies were one of the most successful British groups of the sixties and early seventies and have continued to perform up to the present day. “Look Through Any Window” tells the story of their peak years from 1963 to 1975 when the band clocked up 27 UK Top 40 singles, 17 of […]
We are told ….. Nirvana, live at Hollywood Rock Festival, Praça Da Apoteose, Rio De Janerio on January 23rd 1993. Prior to the release of their raw and uncompromising In Utero album in September 1993, Nirvana performed in various parts of the world, kickstarting with two shows as part of the Hollywood Rock Festival in […]
Paul McGowan writes: The first generation to be born after the dawn of the Digital Age has just reached a maturity and status that fits the label of true consumers. Everyday, we induct more and more enthusiastic new members into the high order of the GLI (Guardians of Liquid Income) that would not be able […]
We are told ….. Limited edition 6CD Box Set featuring four FM broadcasts from 1976 to 1979 New series of archival live performances from the grandfather of the New Jersey Sound. Box One (The 70’s) features incendiary performances from : The Savoy, San Francisco ’76 The Roxy, Los Angeles ’77 Palladium, New York ’79 Convention […]
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Maroon 5’s Adam Levine was scoffed at for suggesting there ‘aren’t any bands any more’ – but if you look at the numbers, he’s right. Wolf Alice, Maximo Park and industry insiders ask why MORE
Dream Theater, one of the most prolific and iconic progressive rock bands of the last thirty years, are set to release their eagerly awaited double concept album, ‘The Astonishing’, on January 29th via Roadrunner Records. Consisting of 34 tracks spread across 2 Acts (approximately 2 hours 10 mins of music), woven around an absorbing story […]
We savor a moment, a taste, an experience. It’s a special instant in time where something extraordinary has occurred: a musical performance, a child’s smile, a learning moment. When they occur we want to revel in them and never leave, savoring all aspects and nuance. Each of us searches for golden moments worth savoring. Mine’s often […]