Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

You've gotta be kidding! Joan Baez is 98% fake vibrato, and her range of
tone is roughly the same as my table saw. :-) Joni, on the other
hand.....holy smokes.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

If you don't like http://www.evanescence.com/ you and I have a real
problem. ; )


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:01:36 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:42:01 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first
name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH,
Where the hell do you guys find this music. I had to download Enya to
see
what or who he/she was. I found he was playing a number of songs I
liked,
but he screwed them up big time.

Can you imagine if you were anchored in a quiet cove, and a boat pulled
in
playing Enya? I think the police would let you off with a warning if you
sank his boat. All you would have to say is "... but Officer, he was
playing Enya". ; )



I don't know who you downloaded, but Enya is female.

My friends from Holland got me listening to her. Beautiful stuff.

She's horrible. Every single album she's done since Orinoco Flow
sounds exactly the same.

Elevator music.

Bad elevator music.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Hang on.....did Baez actually emerge from her crypt to write a song for the
gangsta?

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:11:13 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:01:36 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:42:01 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH,
Where the hell do you guys find this music. I had to download Enya to see
what or who he/she was. I found he was playing a number of songs I liked,
but he screwed them up big time.

Can you imagine if you were anchored in a quiet cove, and a boat pulled in
playing Enya? I think the police would let you off with a warning if you
sank his boat. All you would have to say is "... but Officer, he was
playing Enya". ; )



I don't know who you downloaded, but Enya is female.

My friends from Holland got me listening to her. Beautiful stuff.

She's horrible. Every single album she's done since Orinoco Flow
sounds exactly the same.

Elevator music.

Bad elevator music.

You're supposed to preface comments like that with, "IMHO"!

Now you're making me feel bad. I guess *you* could say, "IMEO".
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:25:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Hang on.....did Baez actually emerge from her crypt to write a song for
the
gangsta?

Yep...

I still say the best line I ever heard about Joan Baez was from Bob
Dylan. He was asked about singing with her and he said "She's a
pretty good lay".

:-)

Those torturing US bastards...
 

Doug,
Totally different. Go stand in the corner for even suggesting she is
similar to Amy Lee.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

Go to your room, NOW.


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:25:09 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my
first name) Smithers wrote:

If you don't like http://www.evanescence.com/ you and I have a real
problem. ; )

OH my god, you have to be kidding me.

Enya light.

And we all know what I think about Enya.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:23:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

You've gotta be kidding! Joan Baez is 98% fake vibrato, and her range of
tone is roughly the same as my table saw. :-) Joni, on the other
hand.....holy smokes.

P and U.

I like Joni, dn't misunderstand me. But life and use has passed her
by - give it up.

Interesting, though: The R.I.T. college station played a few songs from her
first 3 albums one night, a few months back. The DJ said he was getting
calls from people on campus, asking who the new artist was. He let them
dangle for an hour or so, and then explained it. If you didn't know her
first stuff was released in the late 60s, it might actually sound fresh.
It's all a matter of expectations, I guess.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:25:09 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

If you don't like http://www.evanescence.com/ you and I have a real
problem. ; )


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:01:36 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:42:01 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first
name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH,
Where the hell do you guys find this music. I had to download Enya to
see
what or who he/she was. I found he was playing a number of songs I
liked,
but he screwed them up big time.

Can you imagine if you were anchored in a quiet cove, and a boat pulled
in
playing Enya? I think the police would let you off with a warning if you
sank his boat. All you would have to say is "... but Officer, he was
playing Enya". ; )



I don't know who you downloaded, but Enya is female.

My friends from Holland got me listening to her. Beautiful stuff.

She's horrible. Every single album she's done since Orinoco Flow
sounds exactly the same.

Elevator music.

Bad elevator music.


I told the daughter to get it for me for Christmas. Then if I don't like it, I can
get upset with her. That'll help group harmony.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:37:38 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my
first name) Smithers wrote:

Go to your room, NOW.

NO!!!

Besides, I'm already in my room.

LMAO!

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:45:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:45:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:45:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:
Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!

You never saw the movie???

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

There are other versions around, but they suck. Our local orchestra, the
Rochester Philharmonic, tried it once, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Even HE
screwed it up by moving it along too fast.

Just buy it. The rest of the CD's interesting, too. Especially "Irish Tune
from County Derry", by Percy Grainger. Also known as "Danny Boy". Take away
the weepy drunken Irish singer and it's quite a piece.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

Very nice. Check out Mussorgsky's Picture at an Exhibition.

You can listen to some selections he
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

Make sure you don't miss : Pictures At An Exhibition: X. La Grande Porte
de Kiev



"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:45:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing

wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

===========================

Rousing stuff indeed. I remember the first time I heard that piece on
FM radio. Couldn't rest until I owned the CD.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

===========================

Rousing stuff indeed. I remember the first time I heard that piece on
FM radio. Couldn't rest until I owned the CD.


I used to use it as one of my demo disks in the stereo biz many years ago.
Once, it brought a lady customer to tears. She used about 20 Kleenex, but
she bought the system. Nice one, too.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

They used that piece in the film Master and Commander.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

===========================

Rousing stuff indeed. I remember the first time I heard that piece on
FM radio. Couldn't rest until I owned the CD.


I used to use it as one of my demo disks in the stereo biz many years ago.
Once, it brought a lady customer to tears. She used about 20 Kleenex, but
she bought the system. Nice one, too.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:
Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!

You never saw the movie???

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

There are other versions around, but they suck. Our local orchestra, the
Rochester Philharmonic, tried it once, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Even HE
screwed it up by moving it along too fast.

Just buy it. The rest of the CD's interesting, too. Especially "Irish Tune
from County Derry", by Percy Grainger. Also known as "Danny Boy". Take away
the weepy drunken Irish singer and it's quite a piece.


Is that the name of the album? If not, what is it? I've got about 50 Telarcs.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:
Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!

You never saw the movie???

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

There are other versions around, but they suck. Our local orchestra, the
Rochester Philharmonic, tried it once, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Even HE
screwed it up by moving it along too fast.

Just buy it. The rest of the CD's interesting, too. Especially "Irish Tune
from County Derry", by Percy Grainger. Also known as "Danny Boy". Take
away
the weepy drunken Irish singer and it's quite a piece.


Is that the name of the album? If not, what is it? I've got about 50
Telarcs.
--
John H


On the edge of the case, Vaughan Williams is first in the list of composers.
On the front is a nice landscape of rolling green hills. The headline
selection is the one I mentioned, along with Samuel Barber's "Adagio for
Strings" a 3 others.

I think if you had it, you'd know. :-)

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:
Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!

You never saw the movie???

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

There are other versions around, but they suck. Our local orchestra, the
Rochester Philharmonic, tried it once, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Even HE
screwed it up by moving it along too fast.

Just buy it. The rest of the CD's interesting, too. Especially "Irish Tune
from County Derry", by Percy Grainger. Also known as "Danny Boy". Take away
the weepy drunken Irish singer and it's quite a piece.


Never mind, it's on now. I love it. Actually, there are very few of the Telarc albums
I don't like, at least their early ones. I started buying them when they first put
out their infamous "1812 Overture" that few cartridges could handle.

Our local record store put all their Telarc CD's on sale, this was back in the early
80's, I think. They were on sale for half price, so I bought one of each (about 20).
The savings was enough to buy my first CD player, shortly after they came out. The
Telarcs were one of the few totally digital CD's available.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:28:14 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

Very nice. Check out Mussorgsky's Picture at an Exhibition.

You can listen to some selections he
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

Make sure you don't miss : Pictures At An Exhibition: X. La Grande Porte
de Kiev


Got it on a Telarc, CD80042. It's Mazzel, with the Cleveland Orchestra. Mind blowing!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

JohnH or Doug,
Since this is the theme music from "Master and Commander" it might qualify
for your two boating related posts. ; )



"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:
Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc
CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--
John H

Goodbye speaker cones when the organ arrives, unless you've got a real
amplifier. :-)


Ain't it beautiful! *That* puts chills up and down my spine!
--
John H

It's fun to play it for people who only listen to Beatles.
"Hey....duh....that's the song from 'Babe the Gallant Pig'!"


Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know. Thanks!

You never saw the movie???

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Leonard Slatkin, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80059

There are other versions around, but they suck. Our local orchestra, the
Rochester Philharmonic, tried it once, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Even HE
screwed it up by moving it along too fast.

Just buy it. The rest of the CD's interesting, too. Especially "Irish Tune
from County Derry", by Percy Grainger. Also known as "Danny Boy". Take
away
the weepy drunken Irish singer and it's quite a piece.


Is that the name of the album? If not, what is it? I've got about 50
Telarcs.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:



On the edge of the case, Vaughan Williams is first in the list of composers.
On the front is a nice landscape of rolling green hills. The headline
selection is the one I mentioned, along with Samuel Barber's "Adagio for
Strings" a 3 others.

I think if you had it, you'd know. :-)


It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems. My wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it hardly gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:05:11 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH or Doug,
Since this is the theme music from "Master and Commander" it might qualify
for your two boating related posts. ; )


I'll listen to "Victory at Sea", Telarc 80175. That ought to keep me in good stead
for a month.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

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"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



On the edge of the case, Vaughan Williams is first in the list of
composers.
On the front is a nice landscape of rolling green hills. The headline
selection is the one I mentioned, along with Samuel Barber's "Adagio for
Strings" a 3 others.

I think if you had it, you'd know. :-)


It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems. My
wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one
without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it hardly
gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

How's it sound? When I was in the biz, Bose speakers were mainly attractive
to guys who wore backwards Caterpillar hats 24x7, and listened to nothing
but ZZ Top at full volume.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pah - he stole the whole string choir concept from Elgar and did
nothing with it. By the time he wrote this, considered his
"masterpiece", he was already a hack.

Apparently, Ravel didn't think so.

Wait a minute....why am I discussing music with you??? You don't like bass,
the best instrument in the known universe. You're a mendicant!

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:28:20 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



On the edge of the case, Vaughan Williams is first in the list of
composers.
On the front is a nice landscape of rolling green hills. The headline
selection is the one I mentioned, along with Samuel Barber's "Adagio for
Strings" a 3 others.

I think if you had it, you'd know. :-)


It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems. My
wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one
without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it hardly
gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

How's it sound? When I was in the biz, Bose speakers were mainly attractive
to guys who wore backwards Caterpillar hats 24x7, and listened to nothing
but ZZ Top at full volume.


I'm no longer a Bose fan. They're too 'bassy' for me. But, my hearing is not all that
great, so I need the treble boosted way up.

The only adjustment for bass and treble is on the subwoofer. I'd never recommend the
set to anyone. But, it will play the Organ symphony loud enough to get the neighbors
out of bed!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:18:21 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:38:13 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name) Smithers wrote in message
...
JohnH,
I think the word you are looking for is "haunting".


Check out Evanescence (Amy Lee). Same quality, but not quiet as high
pitched.

I get chills listening to her sing.

There's always the Joni Mitchell "Clouds" album.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like listening to Joan Baez sing "for Tookie's life!!"

Put this in your CD player and turn the volume *way* up!

Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor, Op. 78/Telarc CD-80051
Michael Murray (organ), Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra

Pah - the key of C minor is for lazy composers and those who have no
talent.

Go back to bed, troll!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Those torturing US bastards...
 

Tom,
He is either calling you a beggar or a member of the Franciscans.


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:29:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Here's another for you:
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Pah - he stole the whole string choir concept from Elgar and did
nothing with it. By the time he wrote this, considered his
"masterpiece", he was already a hack.

Apparently, Ravel didn't think so.

Another loser.

Wait a minute....why am I discussing music with you??? You don't like
bass,
the best instrument in the known universe. You're a mendicant!

I'm a what?

Those torturing US bastards...
 

JohnH wrote:

It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems. My wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it hardly gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Is the sound on those Bose units half as good as advertised?
I find it hard to believe it would be better than a 'home theater
system' of the same price range.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

Ok, I am afraid to ask, but how did you notice the glass bending?


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:38:35 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:28:20 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



On the edge of the case, Vaughan Williams is first in the list of
composers.
On the front is a nice landscape of rolling green hills. The headline
selection is the one I mentioned, along with Samuel Barber's "Adagio
for
Strings" a 3 others.

I think if you had it, you'd know. :-)


It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems.
My
wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one
without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it
hardly
gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

How's it sound? When I was in the biz, Bose speakers were mainly
attractive
to guys who wore backwards Caterpillar hats 24x7, and listened to nothing
but ZZ Top at full volume.

I'm no longer a Bose fan. They're too 'bassy' for me. But, my hearing is
not all that
great, so I need the treble boosted way up.

The only adjustment for bass and treble is on the subwoofer. I'd never
recommend the
set to anyone. But, it will play the Organ symphony loud enough to get the
neighbors
out of bed!

Part of the problem is that most production speakers are built for
moer bass response than is absolutely necessary. Bose speakers are
built with broader frequency response than most production speakers,
so I find that comment interesting.

Speaking of waking up the neighbors, when we were living up at the
farm house, I renovated a room as an office and sound proofed it,
installed my MacInstosh system with the Bozak Concert Grands and, with
the wife out of the house somewhere, cranked it up - first time I had
ever done that.

Believe it or not, I had to open up a window the sound pressure was
actually bending the glass.

Sadly, I can't do that anymore. :)

Those torturing US bastards...
 

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:26:38 GMT, Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:

It's funny. We bought one of these fancy Bose 'Surround Sound' systems. My wife and I
argued about whether to get the unit with the 6 CD changer or the one without. I
didn't want the changer. Well, we ended up with the changer. Now it hardly gets used,
because it's such a pain in the butt to use.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Is the sound on those Bose units half as good as advertised?
I find it hard to believe it would be better than a 'home theater
system' of the same price range.

The Bose system we have was in the $2200 range, IIRC. The system will blow your socks
right off. You'll think you're in a theatre, if your wife will let you play it that
loud. It's a nice sounding system, but I wish I had the single CD player. It's the
Bose, 'Lifestyle' system. We've had it about eight or nine years now. The new systems
have a DVD player also.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

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Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:


How about Enya?
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****


My wife likes her and has 3 Cds.
hear a new one is being released.

Now an OT post. Continue at will...

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Tom,
Were you taking those Orange Pills when this happened?

:)

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:44:37 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my
first name) Smithers wrote:

Ok, I am afraid to ask, but how did you notice the glass bending?

You could see it bend out with the sound pressure.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
How's it sound? When I was in the biz, Bose speakers were mainly
attractive
to guys who wore backwards Caterpillar hats 24x7, and listened to nothing
but ZZ Top at full volume.

I'm no longer a Bose fan. They're too 'bassy' for me. But, my hearing is
not all that
great, so I need the treble boosted way up.

The only adjustment for bass and treble is on the subwoofer. I'd never
recommend the
set to anyone. But, it will play the Organ symphony loud enough to get the
neighbors
out of bed!

Part of the problem is that most production speakers are built for
moer bass response than is absolutely necessary. Bose speakers are
built with broader frequency response than most production speakers,
so I find that comment interesting.

Crappy ones are. Decent speakers should at least have the potential to
create nice, tightly controlled bass that doesn't sound out of proportion to
the rest of the sound. The problem is that there are too many lousy
salespeople out there. A customer walks into the stereo store and says
"According to Consumer Reports, my brother who's a shmexpert, or some dice
I rolled on my kitchen table, I don't need more than 20 or 30 watts for my
living room". The lousy salesman is too lazy or dumb to explain reality to
the customer, so he yesses the customer, and another underpowered system
goes out the door. Just enough power to make the woofers move, but nowhere
near enough to stop them tightly. So, they sound fat and puky.

At the store where I worked, part of the interview process was a group
meeting with new candidates. First, we'd try and find out if they really
understood things like damping factor. If not, the next step was to try and
determine if they were spongy enough to absorb and understand a lot of
information really fast. If not, we'd politely reject them and suggest that
they apply at Lechemere or some other big box store, so they wouldn't
pollute any of the other stores like ours.

Those torturing US bastards...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:53:34 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my
first name) Smithers wrote:

He is either calling you a beggar or a member of the Franciscans.

I know what the word means - it just doesn't make any sense.

You're right. It was an extremely high-speed word choice, and totally wrong.
My apologies. I'll come up with something better after one more cup of
coffee, taking out the garbage, and explaining to the cat that she really
needs to do more chores around here.