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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Bar-B-Lew on July 18, 2020, 08:43:39 AM
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I know there are a few people into music on here and hopefully a few that listen to vinyl records. For the record, my musical taste is primarily punk rock. I do listen to blues and have an extensive collection. I have started listening to some jazz lately which is where I discovered how great some of this stuff sounds on remastered 180gm vinyl. That has led me on a recent buying spree of greatest hits albums most of which are below.
So, I have greatest hits by the following rock bands on vinyl. Who else should I acquire?
Tom Petty
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors
Bob Marley
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Duane Allman
Foo Fighters
Nirvana
I also have these albums and not sure if I need anything else by these bands or not
Van Halen I
Led Zeppelin I, II, IV
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pearl Jam - Ten
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Hi BBL. I noticed you mentioned Punk Rock, but do not see any of those bands on your list. One band that started very heavy punk and at the end became more mainstream was The Clash. I believe their greatest hits is called The Essential Clash if not mistaken. Not sure if it is on vinyl. I believe what I feel is their best record, London Calling, is on vinyl.
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A few off the top of my head...
UFO...Strangers in the Night
REO...You get what you play for.
Kiss...Alive
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As for Zeppelin, check into III, Houses of the Holy , Physical Graffiti and if you like drums Song Remains the Same if for nothing other than Moby Dick.
For ACDC, check out some of the earlier stuff with Bon singing, Powerage, TNT, Dirty Deeds, Let there be rock, High voltge. Back in Black was Brians first one with them after Bon died.
More of a hard rock guy, but appreciate the Plasmatics and Ramones, Clash, and probably other I can't name.
Bruce Dickinson he singer from Iron Maiden had some good solo stuff Tattooed Millionaire being one of my favorites. Also a big fan of Alan Parsons, probably not in your realm as he is more electronic.
For greatest hits, The Best of Emerson Lake and Palmer.
This is just a little off the top of my head this morning, I will have to put some thought into it.
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Two that may fit somewhere in the theme of your list would be Dire Straights and Green Day.
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Hi BBL. I noticed you mentioned Punk Rock, but do not see any of those bands on your list. One band that started very heavy punk and at the end became more mainstream was The Clash. I believe their greatest hits is called The Essential Clash if not mistaken. Not sure if it is on vinyl. I believe what I feel is their best record, London Calling, is on vinyl.
I didn't list any punk rock because I have about 1400 pieces of vinyl, about 3000 CDs, and about 5TB of digital files of that type of music. ;D
I recently bought the early singles and albums of Green Day before Dookie. I also have a greatest hits LP by them too.
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Queen -- A Night At the Opera also comes to mind.
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I'm mainly A Rock & Roller, but do have some Blues, and some Country.
Some of my favs from over the decades but there are a lot more:
AC/DC
ZZ-Top
George Thorogood
Tom Petty
Aerosmith
Alvin Lee
Bad Company
Billy Idol
Bob Seger
Bon Jovi
Brian Setzer
CCR
Non-Rock
John Lee Hooker
Cab Calloway
Hank Williams Jr.
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Garth Brooks
I know that Vinyl is coming back, but not for me even though I have some, let me call it upper end rather than high end equipment.
Can't afford what I'd really like.
So no vinyl because vinyl records are like sunglasses for me.
No matter how hard I try to protect them they get scratched.
I buy CD's, copy them to my server, and then they go into the closet to collect dust.
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Santana - Moonflower
Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me
Rush - 2112
Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band
The list goes on....
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I know there are a few people into music on here and hopefully a few that listen to vinyl records. For the record, my musical taste is primarily punk rock. I do listen to blues and have an extensive collection. I have started listening to some jazz lately which is where I discovered how great some of this stuff sounds on remastered 180gm vinyl. That has led me on a recent buying spree of greatest hits albums most of which are below.
So, I have greatest hits by the following rock bands on vinyl. Who else should I acquire?
Tom Petty
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors
Bob Marley
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Duane Allman
Foo Fighters
Nirvana
I also have these albums and not sure if I need anything else by these bands or not
Van Halen I
Led Zeppelin I, II, IV
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pearl Jam - Ten
If I was betting my last buck, I would have NEVER figured you for punk rock.
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1st time I met him in 2012 I believe it was, he was in Las Vegas for...I think I have this right, bowling and punk music festival.
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Rush - Permanent Waves - just came out with a remastered version.
Steely Dan - Aja - if you are liking jazz this album has a lot of jazz feel to it.
Different styles of music here but the commonality is the amazingly high level of musicianship.
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1st time I met him in 2012 I believe it was, he was in Las Vegas for...I think I have this right, bowling and punk music festival.
Ding Ding Ding
Yes it was.
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I know that Vinyl is coming back, but not for me even though I have some, let me call it upper end rather than high end equipment.
Can't afford what I'd really like.
So no vinyl because vinyl records are like sunglasses for me.
No matter how hard I try to protect them they get scratched.
I buy CD's, copy them to my server, and then they go into the closet to collect dust.
CDs are mixed with too high of volumes and do not separate the soundstage anywhere near 180gm remastered vinyl on a good turntable with a good cartridge and a good pre-amp. If you can't hear a difference, either your equipment is below mid level or your ears need to be cleaned :)
Don't take that as a personal criticism.
I welcome you to come over to my house and listen to the same song on a good piece of vinyl versus a CD with whatever you want to bring over with you to listen to. And, I don't have super high end equipment.
And, I have several Synology servers that I have connected to a Bluesound Node 2i running thru my Onkyo amp. Fortunately, the Node 2i calms down the brightness of the CDs thru its DAC. I have ripped my entire 3500+ CD collection to FLAC and the sound thru the DAC is way better than playing any CD on a CD player.
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My "big three" is Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Metheny Group pre 2000, and Merle Haggard pre 1977. I think they would sound great on vinyl.
2nd tier faves are Genesis, George Benson, Rush, Pink Floyd, and Steely Dan. Early Chicago sounds good, too.
Jazz artists worth checking out would be Coltrane, Miles, Mingus, Herbie Hancock, and 60s Bossa Nova. Weather Report with Jaco.
Chet Atkins' "CGP" albums are great, too.
I know I'm forgetting many, but I just put in 16 hours at work..... :pig:
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Grand Funk Railroad. Collectors Series
I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home
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No Sgt. Pepper? I think the layers of music would really pop on vinyl. I am sure I have it, but I don't have access to my record collection since they are stashed away.
The Beatles were built for vinyl with their sophisticated production techniques.
The Beach Boys Pets Sounds would fall in the same category.
Certainly not the old scratchy blues recordings that I have, which is the stuff I play on guitar. I am working on a mashup of Pony Blues variants. You don't need vinyl for Charley Patton and Tommy Johnson.
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as for blues i probably have 50+ on vinyl
Kingfish
Stevie Ray
Buddy Guy
BB King
John Lee Hooker
Howlin Wolf
Muddy Waters
Elmore James
Son House
Robert Johnson
to name a few plus a bunch of 2LP regional Essential compiliations
Chess
Chicago
Mississippi
Detroit
Texas
Etc
as for jazz I have a few by
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
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You say you have a large collection of Blues? Any Wet Willie? The "Dripping Wet Live" album is really good.
Blues: Bugs Henderson, any of the Poor Davids pub collection is great. Not sure if they were ever put on Vinyl though?
Rock:
Traffic: Low Spark of High Heel Boys
Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards
Mountain: The Best of Mountain
Captain Beefheart: Clear Spot
Golden Earring: Moontan
Johnny Winter: Live, also Still Alive and Well
Joe Walsh: The smoker you get the player you drink
Black Sabbath: Paranoid
Steppen Wolf: Steppen Wolf Live
FogHat: Rock and Roll Outlaws
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show: Dr. Hook
I know there are many more and many already covered by others above. :)
mk
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It really depends on how and where you listen to music. I play music, but I don't really listen a lot to music; not as much as I did when I was younger. I pretty much peruse Youtube for music. I like watching the performance even if the sound quality is not so great. Vinyl is great for folks that have an entertainment room with the right kind of electronics, speakers and acoustics, and that like to sit and really listen. I don't think it is really essential for background music. I don't require constant music like many folks seem to. I like the ambient sound of nature. It amazes me when I am out hiking and pass folks playing music. They is so much to hear and enjoy in the outdoors.
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Bar-B-Lew
From Wikipedia,
"All marked the end of the Descendents' original run. Following two tours of the United States to promote the album, singer Milo Aukerman left the group to pursue a career in biochemistry. "
Maybe there is still hope for me in music. Also per Wikipedia, Milo left research in 2016 to return to music.
It is interesting how many folks with PhD's in scientific fields are also really good musicians. I knew quite a few. I don't qualify because I am just a really average amateur musician.
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Yes, Milo used to work for Dupont and worked on genetically modified corn. He was fed up with his life in science and was about to quit Dupont and fortunately was let go with a severance package within days of when he had intended to resign.
Here are some other big name punk rock vocalists with PHD's in Science.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Graffin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Holland
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You say you have a large collection of Blues? Any Wet Willie? The "Dripping Wet Live" album is really good.
Blues: Bugs Henderson, any of the Poor Davids pub collection is great. Not sure if they were ever put on Vinyl though?
Rock:
Traffic: Low Spark of High Heel Boys
Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards
Mountain: The Best of Mountain
Captain Beefheart: Clear Spot
Golden Earring: Moontan
Johnny Winter: Live, also Still Alive and Well
Joe Walsh: The smoker you get the player you drink
Black Sabbath: Paranoid
Steppen Wolf: Steppen Wolf Live
FogHat: Rock and Roll Outlaws
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show: Dr. Hook
I know there are many more and many already covered by others above. :)
mk
WET WILLIE!!!!!!
They opened for Grand Funk at Chicago Stadium May of 74.
Never heard of them before that.
Grand Funk was such a disappointment after them.
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Your collection. Still never would have thought of you as that. For whatever reason, I truly pictured a small venue, Smokey blues and libations and a cigar. I have to re-evaluate things.
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I know that Vinyl is coming back, but not for me even though I have some, let me call it upper end rather than high end equipment.
Can't afford what I'd really like.
So no vinyl because vinyl records are like sunglasses for me.
No matter how hard I try to protect them they get scratched.
I buy CD's, copy them to my server, and then they go into the closet to collect dust.
CDs are mixed with too high of volumes and do not separate the soundstage anywhere near 180gm remastered vinyl on a good turntable with a good cartridge and a good pre-amp. If you can't hear a difference, either your equipment is below mid level or your ears need to be cleaned :)
Don't take that as a personal criticism.
I welcome you to come over to my house and listen to the same song on a good piece of vinyl versus a CD with whatever you want to bring over with you to listen to. And, I don't have super high end equipment.
And, I have several Synology servers that I have connected to a Bluesound Node 2i running thru my Onkyo amp. Fortunately, the Node 2i calms down the brightness of the CDs thru its DAC. I have ripped my entire 3500+ CD collection to FLAC and the sound thru the DAC is way better than playing any CD on a CD player.
I'm sure Vinyl is great, I just can't keep from getting it scratched.
I do have fairly decent equipment (Not what I would really like though):
Marantz 7.1 Processor
Sunfire 200 WPC (7.1) Theater Grand Amp
Martin Logan ReQuest Electrostatic speakers.
Oppo 4k Blu-Ray Player
MIT Speaker cables.
Furman Power Conditioner
Primarily used for TV/Movie watching and background music (backyard, garage, in kitchen, etc.).
Had a nice media room in Texas (18 x 18) and had 7.1 set up.
Every now and then I like to just sit and listen to music, so that would be only time I would even be able to use vinyl.
Even then that would not suit me that well as not a fan of playing 10 songs from this artist, 11 from that artist, etc.
I prefer random or if I want particular type of music, I can go through my library and create a queue of various songs.
Can't do that with vinyl, unless you have an old jukebox with 45's. :)
Not knocking vinyl, it is just not for me.
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Brian May, guitarist from Queen has a PhD in Astrophysics...Astrophysics I say! Come on Man, I could not handle algebra!
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You say you have a large collection of Blues? Any Wet Willie? The "Dripping Wet Live" album is really good.
>snip<
mk
WET WILLIE!!!!!!
They opened for Grand Funk at Chicago Stadium May of 74.
Never heard of them before that.
Grand Funk was such a disappointment after them.
:) Great Band, I saw them in Mobile Alabama in 72 It may have been 71 when they first started up? Long time ago.
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This is a bit off topic, but still music related.
Can anyone recommend a free app for IOS that will convert FLAC files to MP3. I've tried a couple but in the end, they all want money.
PS. I lost all of my vinyl in a house fire back in 1988. I had a pretty large collection of mostly classic rock stuff. I still haven't gotten over losing everything.
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This is a bit off topic, but still music related.
Can anyone recommend a free app for IOS that will convert FLAC files to MP3. I've tried a couple but in the end, they all want money.
PS. I lost all of my vinyl in a house fire back in 1988. I had a pretty large collection of mostly classic rock stuff. I still haven't gotten over losing everything.
Don't know if they have what you want, but try SourceForge.Net - A trusted source for freeware.
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I use Switch by NCH software but I paid for it. If you are doing one off songs, you could probably do it with Audacity by opening the FLAC file and saving it as an MP3 file. I think you can do batches of songs too, but I have never tried it. Audacity is free. I use it to rip vinyl to digital for archiving and playing on portable MP3 players.
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This is a bit off topic, but still music related.
Can anyone recommend a free app for IOS that will convert FLAC files to MP3. I've tried a couple but in the end, they all want money.
PS. I lost all of my vinyl in a house fire back in 1988. I had a pretty large collection of mostly classic rock stuff. I still haven't gotten over losing everything.
Try: FE File Explorer: File Manager 4+
Access files on computer, NAS
from Skyjos Co., Ltd
Free version works well, I have the paid version to open full network access plus more. Well worth it.
* Supported File Formats:
Document: EPUB, PDF, WORD, EXCEL, PPT, PAGES, NUMBERS, KEYNOTE, TXT, HTML etc
Photo: JPG, PNG, GIF, CR2, NEF, ARW, DNG etc
Music: MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, APE etc
Music Playlist: CUE, M3U
Video: MOV, MP4
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I can't help you with your original question, but looking at your collection of memorabelia I wouldn't be surprised if we were at some of the same shows or more likely some of the same tours. I still have some of my vinyl from the 80's, but my older brother sold off his collection in the 90's and while I wasn't looking he included some from my collection. This always bothered me, of course I didn't like finding out some of my vinyl was sold, but if I had not been away at college when he sold his stuff I would have kept most if not all of it.
We grew up in the Washington, DC suburbs and owned all of the early Dischord releases on vinyl. Quite a lot of music from New York, Boston, and California too.
I drifted away from punk in the late 80's and early 90's when most of the bands drifted away from hardcore. I now mostly listen to ska, but I still like to spin some old hardcore from time to time, but when I do it's usually on new vinyl instead of the originals.
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I can't help you with your original question, but looking at your collection of memorabelia I wouldn't be surprised if we were at some of the same shows or more likely some of the same tours. I still have some of my vinyl from the 80's, but my older brother sold off his collection in the 90's and while I wasn't looking he included some from my collection. This always bothered me, of course I didn't like finding out some of my vinyl was sold, but if I had not been away at college when he sold his stuff I would have kept most if not all of it.
We grew up in the Washington, DC suburbs and owned all of the early Dischord releases on vinyl. Quite a lot of music from New York, Boston, and California too.
I drifted away from punk in the late 80's and early 90's when most of the bands drifted away from hardcore. I now mostly listen to ska, but I still like to spin some old hardcore from time to time, but when I do it's usually on new vinyl instead of the originals.
I listen to 2 Tone ska and a little big of the 3rd wave stuff. Some of those original Dischord releases are worth some big money on Discogs. I have been trying to buy a lot of reissues on 180gm vinyl where it is available.
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Got any Dead Milkmen in your collection? I remember stealing that cassette from my sister all the time when I was little. That is what I think of when I think "punk", but I really actually don't know what bands would be punk.
For the last 20 years or so, I pretty much listen to mellow tunes only. My neighbors used to call me "DJ mortuary" when I would get run of the Bluetooth speaker.
Current faves:
Jason Isbell
John Moreland
Dead Horses
Leon Bridges
Mandolin Orange
Caamp
When I listen to older stuff it's in the Jackson Browne ,Van Morrison type stuff.
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Dead Milkmen are considered punk, but I am not a big fan other than the songs Bitchin' Camaro and Punk Rock Girl.
I saw them live at a festival about 10 or so years ago, and left the venue to go eat some horrible hamburgers they were selling outside.