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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2008, 10:34:51 AM »
Aaaack! WOS Kansas! DUUUDE! It's bad prog rock!

This was a 'through the wall' track for me, but it was a painful experience inflicted on me by my younger brother, not a learning experience from an older sibling.

well, let's hope we don't hear it again Friday!
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2008, 10:35:41 AM »
BOS5 Hot Chocolate. Almost every one's been a winner today.
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2008, 10:35:55 AM »
Every 1's A Weiner

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2008, 10:36:47 AM »
BOS5 Hot Chocolate. Almost every one's been a winner today.

good song for a post-election Wednesday.
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2008, 10:38:23 AM »
BOS5 Hot Chocolate. Almost every one's been a winner today.

good song for a post-election Wednesday.

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2008, 10:40:01 AM »
Aaaack! WOS Kansas! DUUUDE! It's bad prog rock!

It's kind of watered down prog for the mass market, imo (which I guess makes it bad, so your point is well taken). It's still a bit of a leap to Peter Gabriel singing about Giant Hogweeds or Jon Anderson crooning the Revealing Science of God.

Yeah, it's a bit watered down, but it was very different and accessible at the same time back then. They had a great couple of albums there, as were Foreigner's first two albums. Different feels compared to so much of what else was out there.

(I really liked Foreigner until they gave the three guys the boot. Anyone else buy the Spys album? One great song on there - nice and bitter!)

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2008, 10:41:18 AM »
The Rafferty album was so interesting when it first came out, but I remember after a few plays it had such a sameness about it track to track that it became a bit of a burden to listen to.


I still have that LP. Now that you mention it, think I'll give that vinyl a spin later today.

I bought one of those USB turntables last month to start converting some of my old viinyl collection. Maybe I'll dig this one out first and give it another chance. It has been a few years.... :)

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2008, 10:53:32 AM »
The Rafferty album was so interesting when it first came out, but I remember after a few plays it had such a sameness about it track to track that it became a bit of a burden to listen to.


I still have that LP. Now that you mention it, think I'll give that vinyl a spin later today.

I bought one of those USB turntables last month to start converting some of my old viinyl collection. Maybe I'll dig this one out first and give it another chance. It has been a few years.... :)

//John

I'd like to put my vinyl & cassettes onto CD.  Anyone have any recommendations?

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2008, 11:03:24 AM »
The Rafferty album was so interesting when it first came out, but I remember after a few plays it had such a sameness about it track to track that it became a bit of a burden to listen to.


I still have that LP. Now that you mention it, think I'll give that vinyl a spin later today.

I bought one of those USB turntables last month to start converting some of my old viinyl collection. Maybe I'll dig this one out first and give it another chance. It has been a few years.... :)

//John

I'd like to put my vinyl & cassettes onto CD.  Anyone have any recommendations?

That's what I'm about to try. I'm going to pull them in to both burn them to CD and just convert them to MP3. I've got a server that has my whole CD collection in iTunes in Lossless for playback through the stereo, and that's the same quality I'm hoping to capture them now. I once bought a gadget from Ram Electrronics to pull stuff off a turntable and turn them into something digital, but it also required playback through the stereo at the same time, and that was going to be more coordination than I was willing to put in. My Denon turntable is off in a corner instead of in the entertainment center, so it wasn't going to work out for me logistically anyway.

There are USB turntables, and there are some gizmos (10cc reference?) out there that burn straight from vinyl to CD. If you chose the latter, I think you'd still be wanting to pull the CD in and post-process it to get rid of the pops and such, and then push it back to CD again. Just another step. I don't think any of this is going to be drop dead simple.

Plus - anyone got a Nitty Griitty Dirt Machine? That's another thing I'm starting to look at. I've a 1,000 albums in there to ponder, and I know they need some real care and cleaning.

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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2008, 11:15:41 AM »
OMG! Bonus, "Adam Raised a Cain". If Dave has played this more than once I'd be stunned.
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2008, 11:25:25 AM »
OMG! Bonus, "Adam Raised a Cain". If Dave has played this more than once I'd be stunned.

I'd have sworn I recalled hearing it once, but it's not in the shraytabase. Candy's Room is by far the most frequent track off of Darkness, with Badlands running second. Surprisingly, Prove It All Night is only in there once.
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2008, 01:01:05 PM »
Today's avatar-- poster for Bruce at San Jose Center 6/29/78 and Berkeley Community Theatre, June 30 and July 1, 1978.

*swoon*

(Missed the Reagan pic, alas.)
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2008, 01:19:02 PM »
02/06/2008 - Wednesday! Good stuff from...1978!!
 
1.  Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll   
2.  Warren Zevon - Johnny Strikes Up the Band (BEST OF SET!!)   
3.  A.R.S. - Champagne Jam   
4.  Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil   
5.  Journey - Lights   
6.  Flash & the Pan - Hey St. Peter   
7.  Eruption - I Can't Stand the Rain   
8.  Gerry Rafferty - Home & Dry   
9.  Kansas - Portrait (He Knew)   
10.  Hot Chocolate - Every One's a Winner   
 
BONUS TRACK:  Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised a Caine

*** Note the misspelling of "Cain" as "Caine" -- someone at KFOG has Mutiny on their mind, perhaps?
 
 
 
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2008, 01:40:18 PM »
02/06/2008 - Wednesday! Good stuff from...1978!!
 
1.  Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll   
2.  Warren Zevon - Johnny Strikes Up the Band (BEST OF SET!!)   
3.  A.R.S. - Champagne Jam   
4.  Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil   
5.  Journey - Lights   
6.  Flash & the Pan - Hey St. Peter   
7.  Eruption - I Can't Stand the Rain   
8.  Gerry Rafferty - Home & Dry   
9.  Kansas - Portrait (He Knew)   
10.  Hot Chocolate - Every One's a Winner   
 
BONUS TRACK:  Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised a Caine

*** Note the misspelling of "Cain" as "Caine" -- someone at KFOG has Mutiny on their mind, perhaps?
 

Also the misspelling of 1 in the Hot Chocolate tune, iirc.
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Re: 6 February 2008--it's 1978
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2008, 02:17:59 PM »
I've a 1,000 albums in there to ponder.

//John


John, you're my hero.  If you ever need any help with the pondering, let me know!
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