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vinoevelovinoeveloMember
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Originally posted by Arsenal4ever:
Steve -
I'm glad there is something we can agree on taz
By the way, have you ever skied Sun Peaks?
Going there in February with my Ontario friends.


I skied it about 6 years ago - not very challenging, but a lot of fun terrain. We hit it on a snow cycle and other than the very top, it was almost not steep enough to take advantage of it.
jabe11jabe11Member
Having a run at a friends GD cd suitcase set, thought I'd dip into 78 a bit.
1-7-78 Golden Hall, San Diego....I had to double check this on the dead base as I thought I might have been a weird edit, as it was all Bob songs. Turns out Jerry had severe laryngitis.
1-8-78 Golden Hall, SD
1-10-78 Shrine Auditorium, LA
1-11-78, Shrine Auditorium, LA
2-4-78 listed as dade county auditorium, IA but this was a dick's picks blend of two nights
3-18-78 JGB, Warner theater, DC
3-22-78 JGB, Veterans Hall, Sebastopol, CA
4-10-78 Fox theater, Atlanta, most of the 1st set missing
Currently:
4-12-78 Duke University, NC
On deck:
4-16-78 Huntington civic center, WV
J jdwestMember
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
Having a run at a friends GD cd suitcase set, thought I'd dip into 78 a bit.
1-7-78 Golden Hall, San Diego....I had to double check this on the dead base as I thought I might have been a weird edit, as it was all Bob songs. Turns out Jerry had severe laryngitis.
1-8-78 Golden Hall, SD
1-10-78 Shrine Auditorium, LA
1-11-78, Shrine Auditorium, LA
2-4-78 listed as dade county auditorium, IA but this was a dick's picks blend of two nights
3-18-78 JGB, Warner theater, DC
3-22-78 JGB, Veterans Hall, Sebastopol, CA
4-10-78 Fox theater, Atlanta, most of the 1st set missing
Currently:
4-12-78 Duke University, NC
On deck:
4-16-78 Huntington civic center, WV


78 was a great vintage for the Dead.
haggishaggisMember
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Originally posted by winetarelli:
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor (Hilary Hahn w/ Paavo Jari & FRSO)

Love it, an intensely technical piece.

Technical, yes, but still quintessentially Romantic. While I know it is not a novel opinion, that first movement just ensnares me.


I know what you mean. This particular recording is in my rotation a lot. I also like Kyung-Wha Chung in this.
jabe11jabe11Member
GD
10-11-80, Warfield, SF, Unplugged, before the term was coined by the marketing dept at MTV.
10-16-81, Melk Weg, Amsterdam, Bob's birthday...there used to be an acoustic first set of this show circulating, but missing here
07-01-80, sports arena, San Diego, an infamous show known for the SDPD's physical abuse of a few of the road crew backstage.
5-12-81, veterans hall, new haven, CT
Now:
12-28-78, golden hall, San Diego
bmanbmanMember
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Vivaldi, Complete Cello Concertos ( Toronto Chamber Orchestra)


Toronto has a Chamber Orchestra?!


Indeed.


I presume you are aware that Ottawa apparently has a pretty decent orchestra and concert hall? And that mrs bman is a hell of a cook and the Montreal gang often come to Ottawa for offlines? And Bytown Rick and his amazing cellar are in Ottawa? Just sayin'.....
Bytown RickBytown RickMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Vivaldi, Complete Cello Concertos ( Toronto Chamber Orchestra)


Toronto has a Chamber Orchestra?!


Indeed.


I presume you are aware that Ottawa apparently has a pretty decent orchestra and concert hall? And that mrs bman is a hell of a cook and the Montreal gang often come to Ottawa for offlines? And Bytown Rick and his amazing cellar are in Ottawa? Just sayin'.....

bluesbros
sunnylea57sunnylea57Member
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Originally posted by steve8:
Jeff Beck, Live at Ronnie Scott's

I hope you've seen the wonderful video.

+1

An aside: watching that video made me want to go to Ronnie Scott's, so when we were in London shortly after that we walked by to check out the schedule and lucked into tickets for Bill Evans (sax) and Robben Ford (guitar - among his credits, he was a member of the L.A. Express) playing together with a killer band. Such an intimate space, and we sat probably six feet from the stage. Highly recommend going there for whatever is playing if you happen to have a free night in London.
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V vinobevoMember
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Eva Cassidy's "Eva By Heart." Her version of "How Can I Keep From Singing" is mind-blowing. Anything she sings is "effing" amazing. So tragic that she died so young.


She excelled in so many different genres... Jazz, Blues, Folk and Pop.

Her rendition of Danny Boy is my absolute favorite. Such an amazing talent that so many don't know about.
sunnylea57sunnylea57Member
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Joe Sample

Which album?

Loved his work with the Jazz Crusaders/Crusaders, and I was a big fan of his in the 90s - albums like Spellbound, Ashes to Ashes and Invitation.

If you haven't seen/heard it, this is a fantastic performance of Spellbound on the show Night Music. Great band with Hiram Bullock, Marcus Miller and Omar Hakim. The way the groove builds towards the end is ridiculous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzMhQc6HHak
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jim croce: photographs & memories

Aaaaaah! Brings back fond memories. "If I could put time in a bottles". Who knew I'd be into wine!

An amazing song... An amazing songwriter. Sadly taken far too soon.

I miss his music as well as Harry Chapin. Both taken too soon, but what a band they'll have in heaven.
J jdwestMember
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jim croce: photographs & memories

Aaaaaah! Brings back fond memories. "If I could put time in a bottles". Who knew I'd be into wine!

An amazing song... An amazing songwriter. Sadly taken far too soon.

I miss his music as well as Harry Chapin. Both taken too soon, but what a band they'll have in heaven.


Two amazing story tellers. I was just a wee lad when they were in their prime, but I clearly remember hearing the songs and stories live as my folks were huge fans.

I still listen to Harry's Bottom Line sessions and a Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen live show frequently.
steve8steve8Member
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David Bowie - Scary Monsters

His last good album.


Interesting choice Steve. Nothing since then that you have liked?

+1

Steve, have you listened to the last two?


I've heard several songs from both but they didn't do much for me. I wouldn't consider myself a big Bowie fan fwiw even though I have most of his albums from the 70's (somehow I lost Young Americans). I don't consider any of his albums to be great, rather a mix of great and so-so songs. Low and Aladdin Sane are probably my favourites.
A aphillaMember
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Les Troyens


I have this on again today. I was very pleased to learn they will be performing this at Lyric opera this Fall. I've waited for this one for a long time.


Are you a fan of Berlioz in general?


Mmmm. I'm a fan enough that I really like the few things of his that I have, but not enough that they have caused me to explore a lot of stuff I don't know. So, the Symphonie Fantastique, the Damnation of Faust, the songs are all things I really like.

You?
A aphillaMember
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Originally posted by Shane T.:
- Mahler 9

As good as it gets for me...


Love Mahler. I actually prefer his 6th and then 5th more that his 9th. Perhaps I'll refresh myself with the 9th.


The 6th is my favorite also even though I basically agree with this assessment of it:
"Whereas all the other symphonies either end in triumph (1, 2, 5, 7 and 8), tranquillity (3, 4) or resigned acceptance (Das Lied, 9 and 10) the sixth is almost unremittingly bleak. "Life's a bitch and then you die" just about sums up this work."
S shanetMember
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Originally posted by aphilla:
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Originally posted by thelostverse:
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Originally posted by Shane T.:
- Mahler 9

As good as it gets for me...


Love Mahler. I actually prefer his 6th and then 5th more that his 9th. Perhaps I'll refresh myself with the 9th.


The 6th is my favorite also even though I basically agree with this assessment of it:
"Whereas all the other symphonies either end in triumph (1, 2, 5, 7 and 8), tranquillity (3, 4) or resigned acceptance (Das Lied, 9 and 10) the sixth is almost unremittingly bleak. "Life's a bitch and then you die" just about sums up this work."


I don't know. There's just something about that 4th Movement in Mahler 9 that just gets me every time I hear it.

Definitely need to revisit the others though.