What are you listening to?

Fender said:
The 190 was on my shortlist as the last amp for me ;-)
But my more analogue genetic predisposition finally won. The 100F, although I've never listened them are for sure brilliant speakers!
Click to expand...
Indeed they are brilliant speakers. But of course I'd say that...
I visited quite a few hifi shops to listen to speakers I'd read about, and generally didn't like any of them. So much for expert reviews and flowery words!
Then one dealer suggested these, above my intended price range of course ;)
And the rest is history, as they say.
 
Fender said:
#19
1976 (P) Rush & Terry Brown
On release, the NME called the band fascists, because of the Ayn Rand connection and Rand's right wing beliefs. Geddy Lee, whose parents were Holocaust survivors was extremely and upset: "Ayn Rand was the inspiration for 2112, but we had no connection to her right-wing politics. 2112 was an anti-totalitarian, anti-fascist story!"

View attachment 6149
Click to expand...
Interesting back story. Thanks!
 
Fender said:
#18
1979 (P) Bob Ezrin
As for The Wall's iconography the flashpoint came in Montreal, when Waters spat an unruly fan during Floyd's 1977 "In The Flesh" tour.
"I needed a collaborator who I could talk to about it," Waters said. "Because there's nobody in the band that you can talk to about any of this stuff. Dave's just not interested..."
Maybe. But on The Wall's most enduring and best-loved moment, Comfortably Numb, its power and simplicity, is heightened with, not one, but two of the finest guitar solos ever recorded.

View attachment 6150
Click to expand...
Their live performance at Earl's Court, London in 1980 remains etched in my memory, Dave Gilmour's solo guitar in Comfortably Numb stills sends tingles down my spine, reigniting the memory of him stood at the top of The Wall.
 
Fender said:
Unfortunately I've never seen the all together line up live. But I was at the Berlin performance from 1990, sadly without David where the narratives at least differ a bit, was one of my best musical experience ever. Was a special mood this days in Germany and even more special in Berlin.
Click to expand...
That must've been a very poignant moment and a significant point in your history, even with Gilmour missing from the lineup.
 
Today's list is gonna be only hip hop albums with black and white album covers!! Since people on the forums like to see only those two colours it seems... 😂

You owe it to yourself to check at least this one out, one of the best lyricists in the game:
1000001933.png
 
Fender said:
#1
1973 (P) Pink Floyd
It's difficult to overstate the influence of Pink Floyd as a defining force in rock culture. They became a phenomenon that has affected every generation since.
So, this is my eternal album since I listened to it first time. Not sure an album will appear that ever changes my mind. Time will tell.
Thats it. Hasta la vista. Adieux.

View attachment 6175
Click to expand...
Enough said! The Remastered version is simply superb. Thank you for your top 100, it's made me revisit a lot of the material I used to listen to in the 70s and some other artists I've never listened to before.
 
Very pure honest music i think. The stories of Ben are wonderful..
Sounds great with the amp😮
Screenshot_20240405-154917.png
 
Last edited:
Another great record that has it all. Good to see Billy getting the recognition he deserves these days but I prefer his earlier stuff...
1000001928.png
 
Brantome said:
I remember upsetting an uncle many years ago when I asked him what he was playing and he said "James Last record". When I replied that he thankfully wasn't going to issue any more, he was not amused :ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
I have only ever owned one James Last recording, that was a CD called James Last Classics, and it was a promotional gift when I purchased my Sony CDP-101 more than 40 years ago. You could choose one from a selection of 20 CD's, and for me the only suitable one was James Last.

It got a lot of playings at the time, as it was the only CD I had, and it was a few weeks before I got another CD, as there was very little choice available at the launch, and even fewer places to buy them at the time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top