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  1. billyporter

    Mott the Hoople: The Unsung Champions of the 1970's

    i recall that i used to have hunter's 'diary of a rock n roll star' paperback many years ago, it was very good. my favourite mott the hoople lp is 'the hoople', i like songs from the other albums too. shame they didn't quite 'make it.' once upon a time i was really into hunter's solo...
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    friday rock show with tommy vance

    i remember his show. i also enjoyed listening to 'fluff' freeman too.
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    Best of T-Rex

    not a bad collection, although once again it looks like jitterbug love is not included. there are a number of tracks that i'm surprized are in there.
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    Best of T-Rex

    its just about impossible to get the best 'best of t.rex' imo. i've just been looking at some and every one of them leave stuff out which should be included. jeepster, jitterbug love, and new york city seem common ones to miss out. personally i made my own 'best of'.
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    New Boston album in 2013

    the only album of theirs i love is third stage. to me its more grown up and not full of cliches which the first two had some of. the production on this lp sounds much better too imo. i do like some songs from the earlier two though. personally what i want in a boston album is lots, and lots...
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    The return of...Jeff Lynne

    i can't stand it when someone decides to re-record their songs, and i think most fans feel the same. when i hear this type of thing the first thing that pops into my head is that they obviously haven't got any new music. if one of my most favourite bands did this i simply wouldn't even listen...
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    Anyone Else Listen to Camel?

    i have the snow goose[obviously] which is their most famous lp. i also have the next one moonmadness which is great. they were at their peak then. i think they've had quite a few members come and go over the last few years, that always puts me off a band.
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    Budgie (Official Thread)

    their earlier albums always had a few good tunes on them. however every song on bandolier is great, especially napolean bonapart 1 and 2. part 2 is simply relentless. i can see how the singing could put some off, i'm like that with rush.
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    Aerosmith Album?

    start at the beginning. personally i don't like their 1st lp, sounds very dated of course. my favourite is their 2nd get your wings. i've got get your wings up to night in the ruts. after that they were in decline imo, although just push play did have a few good songs. their first few lps...
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    Live Albums

    i hated it when queen would do a medley, doing that is rubbish. i actually think that some of the tunes they sampled in the medley were simply too hard for them to play all the way thru'. they just played a little bit of the easier parts. too many hits, they have to play them in a medley...
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    Motorhead (Be warned, STUPID QUESTION, lolol)

    its an umlaut, its a german thing. A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound.
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    Live Albums

    a lot of debate about live and dangerous actually being live isn't there? some say its had no touch ups while others say there are lots. i've seen interviews with gorham and he said a lot of the guitar was overdubbed. don't really like live albums. the only one i own is: slade alive. cheap...
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    Choose ONE album only

    hounds of love by kate bush.
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    Tell us about your stereo!

    i bought my old amp on ebay, there are heaps of vintage ones there. actually i also bought a pair of sony tower speakers from there as well, at the ridiculous price of $60! i was the only bidder in the end so they were a big bargain. the guy also delivered them too, a 120 km trip for him. i...
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    Tell us about your stereo!

    i just bought a pioneer blu-ray player because i can play sacds on it. [only have one so far, dark side of the moon. a lot of the albums i want don't seem to of been released in that format. i wish i could find the best place to buy them from.] i also have a pair of huge, old, onkyo...
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    The Who....some1 please explain...

    with some bands you just had to be there way back then to appreciate them. the who made a big impact on music in the sixties, they were very powerful. however if you've not followed them that much, you just won't 'get it.' i've never really liked them myself but i'd never consider they were...
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    The Who....some1 please explain...

    looking at the bands you already like, i recommend the first queen lp. those were the days when they were considered a heavy rock band. plus their second one as well, my favourite.
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    Why isn't Led Zeppelin given as much attention...

    you say you do not like led zep, the beatles and the stones, so i wonder if that clouds your judgement on those bands? [you're gonna say no.] there are bands i really don't like yet i know that they are good bands though, just not to my taste. some bands suffer from the 'tall poppy syndrome'...
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    Compile a 'Best of . . . ' for your favourite band

    queen: procession father to son a kind of magic 12" the hero we will rock you seven seas of rhye loser in the end good company death on two legs in the lap of the gods bicycle race more of that jazz mustapha innuendo radio ga ga 12" i want to break free 12" my fairy king
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    advice from genesis fans wanted.

    watched a doco on the band today, very old one at that. it was good though. if the band toured wind and wuthering and/or a trick of the tail, are any of the shows on dvd at all?
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    Why isn't Led Zeppelin given as much attention...

    i think they are lauded in this forum and other forums. i think of them as the greatest 'rock' band of all-time. NOT the greatest band though.
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    advice from genesis fans wanted.

    as the band didn't bring in an outside singer, i think it was ok to call them genesis. i wouldn't call a trick of the tail and wind and wuthering 'pop-rock', later on they were but not those two lps.
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    How were you introduced to RocK? And rate the taste in music above you

    in my early years i watched lots of 'top of the pops' on the telly. also i have 3 older brothers, so i listened to their stuff on a little mono record-player. i recall seeing the beatles play the royal command performance on the tv as well, and magical mystery tour. so those may of had an...
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    Headphones Suggestions

    grados are considered by most people as the best in the world. The Single Best Value in Headphones - Grado SR60i Headphones - Epinions.com Grado Headphones UK "Without doubt the best pair of street style headphones currently on the market are the incredible sounding Grado iGrado...
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    worst rock tattoos

    Worst Rock Tattoos of All Time – Part 2 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/worst-rock-tattoos-nirvana-kurt-cobain/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/worst-rock-tattoos-nirvana-kurt-cobain/

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