JAY S … Yes, in 1975, while The Floyd were recording the album “Wish You Were Here”. During recording, Barrett (now heavyset, with a completely shaved head and eyebrows) wandered into the studio. Because of his drastically changed appearance, the band did not recognize him for some time. When they eventually realised that the withdrawn […]
Month: June 2022
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DAVID R …. Sadly, Sly Stone was recently reported to be homeless living in a van in Los Angeles. Someone interviewed him, and he said he would still perform if the opportunity presented itself. I think he has some serious issues if he has got to that point in life. I’d love to see him […]
ROBERT G … An icon of the era, and now a Nobel laureate, Dylan missed Woodstock even though he lived close to the upstate New York venue. Bob, at his home in Woodstock Popular legend has it that Dylan was so annoyed at the constant stream of hippies showing up at his door that he […]
A few months back, the Daily Express took it upon themselves to review PJ Harvey’s most recent album, Let England Shake. They must have noted that it had been hailed elsewhere as not merely a good album, a highlight of an already stellar career, but an important work that underlined the matchless power wielded by […]
I have a pair of Linn Isobariks with outboard passive crossovers and wondered if they were worth anything more than scrap value now? They have new grills fitted and all seem to work ok. Have had a lot of opinions on this but wondered what the more experienced folk on here have to say on […]
“Also considering one of these for a project as part of my curiosity in having a second deck. But trawling the internet over the last few days has produced widely conflicting opinions on which to go for. Matthew (audiograil) has been extremely helpful in answering my persistent emails but i thought id put the question […]
Dynamic range describes the difference between soft and loud. What’s not defined is how soft or how loud—only the magnitude between the two—which is a problem if the softest sounds fall below the threshold of audibility. When that happens the range of dynamics is truncated, a fact not apparent when quoting dynamic range figures. I’ll […]
Said a viewer: “How does one even begin to create such expression, such melody, depth and sincerity through every note? It’s just perfection. Yet we fail to create a tenth of this with a plethora of technological “advancements”… It makes me think that if you want to create a masterpiece, you’re far better off being […]
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