Chuck Berry on Stage, an early 1960's Chuck Berry album, is a weird fake live album. It has some of his classic Chess hits overdubbed with applause and crowd noise to simulate a live show. Some of the songs are renamed. Why? There are a couple of other fake live albums from the period that also come to mind. The Kingsman Vol. One, their debut album, featuring "Louie Louie," iby John Brown
Does his one hit merit a movie? How about a movie about Syd Barrett?by John Brown
I first heard of The Ramones then. I think I read about them in a magazine. It may have been Hit Parader, of all things. I thought the stripped-down concept of the group was interesting in that era of over-production. I didn't actually hear them until their first album came out in 1976. I think I was listening to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here in 1975, The Who By Numbers, Jeff Becby John Brown
Is it available on CD or MP3?by John Brown
I suggest starting with All Mod cons or Setting Sons.by John Brown
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Or did they stop at the right time for them as a band?by John Brown
I saw The Who again on November 3, 2008 at the same location, the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Excellent show. They didn't play as much of the Endless Wire material this time, only a handful of the songs from the album. They stuck to the classics and a few rarities like "The Seeker," which sounds great live. It sounds close to the studio version because Simon Townshend plby John Brown
Pete Townshend was an editor at Faber & Faber, after The Who broke up for the first time, back in the eighties.by John Brown
Were you in Iraq or Afghanistan? What do you think of Bush and his decision to go to war in those countries?by John Brown
Aren't most soldiers into metal?by John Brown
I've found that the very few experiences that I've had with a CD skipping had to do with vibration. I am referring to a table top CD player. There were times when I moved my speakers around, and a couple of CD's started skipping. It happened when I was playing them really loud. I played around with the speakers and volume and eliminated the skip on the same disc that gave me thby John Brown
Dear Steve, Are those friends groovy in an Austen Powers kind of way? Post Edited (11-19-08 23:31)by John Brown
I remember being really pissed off when I had to take back a brand new copy of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy LP in 1980. I had to take it back twice, I think. It skipped on the first play on two different copies of a brand new LP. I remember it was a very thin pressing on Geffen Records. It was not the last such experience I had with a new LP in the 1980's. One might aby John Brown
How about the Sex Pistols? Look at the different ways their record companies have compiled their material. Compilation albums of an essentially one album band takes the fucking cake.by John Brown
Thanks for the link, Nile. I read the article. It makes me think that I should find out if I can make a profit from melting down my old records to sell the oil in them.by John Brown
Maybe everyone should say fuck it and kill every format except for downloads. There's no longer any practical reason to press a record, CD or tape. I still buy CD's just because my CD player still works fine. When it dies, I'll probably give up on the format, like I did records. My last turntable died in the 1980's, and I never replaced it. CD's were available, and Iby John Brown
What about a revival of the 8-Track? Is that going too far as nostalgia?by John Brown
I think Mitch Miller is still alive.by John Brown
Do those 200 gram records sound any better than the old vinyl of the 70's? I remember the last few years of vinyl, before CD's, were rampant with really thin records that occassionally skipped on the first play. I'm referring to major label U.S. pressings. What were they pressing them with at that point? I had some older records that I aquired from the 50's and 60's tby John Brown
Metallica released their latest album in two different vinyl formats, a standard 33 1/3 rpm double Lp, and a five record set of the same material mastered at 45 rpm. I haven't heard it. I wonder if the 45 rpm version sounds really good. That album's also available as a single CD and as an MP3 download. Do you think someone will try to revive the cassette or 8-track? 78 rpm shellacby John Brown
It looks like you have a nice stereo system. Do you only play your old records on the turntable, or do you buy new ones? Do the new, more expensive LP's sound better, no pops or skips? I grew up on vinyl, too. I just wonder if it's not time to give up the ghost and stop pressing them. Why not bring back the Model-T if we're going to get retro?by John Brown
I don't like when old albums are changed, when they are reissued on CD, with remixes, outtakes or b-sides. The original mix, track order and artwork should remain unchanged, as far as I'm concerned. It represents the artist's original vision of the work. If the artist has outake material, and other tracks, etc., which merits release, it should be on a sperate album or CD of thatby John Brown
Good point, Delvin. As well as being convenient, CD's, don't wear out just from playing them on a repeated basis. You really have to throw them around or generally treat them badly to hurt them.by John Brown
I haven't bought a lot of vinyl over the past twenty years. I bought my first CD player in the late 80's. The few vinyl records I've bought were a handful of collectible, old records that came my way and were hard to pass up, such as some original 1st pressings of Beatles' records, that were in great condition. I 've bought even less new vinyl, most notably a recent reby John Brown
The Penguin Feather staff was pretty knowledgable about music. I remember the head shops, too. Didn't they start getting heat for them during the Reagan years?by John Brown
Thanks for the link, mim716. I have a bunch of old albums I'd like to sell. I wonder if they have an accurate way to price local indie records that only got a small pressing. There were a bunch of bands in the D.C. area, in the late 70's and early 80's, that put out some great records. A lot of them used to be sold at a defunct local chain called Penguin Feather. Anybody heardby John Brown
Record companies seem to be pressing more vinyl records than they did a few years ago. Is it a fad, or are new records here to stay?by John Brown
Do you think Keith's rolling in his grave?by John Brown
I was really into The Ramones in high school in the late 70's. I stayed with them up to Subterannean Jungle and never bought the later albums. No reason. Your question reminds me that I ignored their career after 1983.by John Brown
