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And really, is it okay to leave out the women? Bonnie…"
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Ron Myhr replied to Dave Crotts's discussion 'Where Do You Get Your Music (Cheaply) These Days?'
"I don't use streaming services, although many people do -- I'm just not really interested in having background music, and can't get into the idea of a kind of radio substitute online. I do understand that streaming services are…"
Ron Myhr replied to Dave Crotts's discussion 'Most Popular Pop Song Ever: Sittin' On Top Of The World?'
"I've heard many versions of most of these songs, but do have favorites.
I'm particularly fond of the album "Things About Comin' My Way", a tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks that was produced by Steve Dawson and features…"
Ron Myhr replied to denton fabrics's discussion 'Where do you store your MP3's?'
"Everyone's experience is their experience, and listening is really a subjective thing.
However, I have been following some very carefully controlled studies which appear to show that virtually no one can tell the difference between lossless…"
Ron Myhr replied to denton fabrics's discussion 'Where do you store your MP3's?'
"Apple has never supported FLAC, which is otherwise an industry standard (and open source, unlike ALAC).
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Ron Myhr commented on Jeff Burger's blog post 'Tom Russell's Aztec Jazz'
"Be nice if the download options included a listing on Bandcamp, with it's quality options (including lossless CD quality). Or maybe CDBaby, which recently started having the same options as Bandcamp. So, Jeff, if you're in…"
Ron Myhr replied to denton fabrics's discussion 'Where do you store your MP3's?'
"MP3s suck, but only at low bit-rates. I take this stuff seriously, and whenever I can I get FLACs, and rip to that lossless format. However, I am acutely aware that I (and the vast majority of serious music listeners) won't be able…"
Ron Myhr commented on Jeff Burger's blog post 'Tom Russell's Aztec Jazz'
"Unfortunately, the CD doesn't seem to have been officially released yet, to standard channels. In Canada, Amazon says release is in July; there is only one third-party seller on US Amazon; no mention of the album at all on…"
Ron Myhr commented on Gillian Turnbull's blog post 'Cowboy Boots and Ballet?'
"Geez, Gillian, what do you want? Art form segregation?
Let's face it, every art form eventually bleeds into other art forms. Folk forms have infiltrated "serious" music forever, not just with Copeland and including the…"
Ron Myhr replied to denton fabrics's discussion 'Where do you store your MP3's?'
"I have a great deal of music, almost 500gb worth, some 25k tracks and 2100 albums. About 3/4 of it was purchased as CDs and ripped to lossless CD quality formats (wma or flac), of the rest probably a quarter is downloaded lossless files,…"
Ron Myhr commented on Kim Ruehl's blog post '"Clawhammer sounds like a Kama Sutra position" - Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers with Edie Brickell live in St. Augustine, FL'
"I bought the record. I like the record. It's great. I imagine live would be greater.
Have no deep experience with Ms. Brickell, aside from buying her previous CD, which I found pleasant but underwhelming. I think the…"
Ron Myhr commented on Alan Harrison's blog post 'CD Review - Jenny Ritter "Bright Mainland"'
"Available for download in a variety of formats (standard MP3, 320-MP3 and lossless FLAC, among others) at http://jennyritter1.bandcamp.com/."
Ron Myhr replied to T Hanssen's discussion 'What is your favorite album this week?'
"I enjoy this album a lot. Listened to it streaming to my deck this afternoon, bottle in hand on a bright cool day. "
Ron Myhr commented on Gilded Palace's blog post 'The Good Family - More than Good...'
"Thanks for the tip! Have been a fan of the various incarnations of the Goods for some time, back to Good Brothers early days.
I like that on the Latent site you can download in a variety of formats, including lossles (CD…"
Ron Myhr commented on Gillian Turnbull's blog post 'Western Music is Killing Me'
"I kind of like the piece in Wikipedia on "western music". The list of performers includes all the likely candidates, such as Ian Tyson and Corb Lund from the modern era. …"
Ron Myhr commented on John Apice's blog post 'CD Review - Sloan Wainwright "Upside Down & Under My Heart"'
"No offense intended -- I personally like to listen to a balance of veterans and spring chickens, and she is clearly in the former category -- even Martha is moving out of spring chicken into the post-pullet category!"
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Great music cheap!
I see that the Zunior.com music site is having a boxing-day sale, including a number of albums that have been featured here on ND. It's only $4.44 for very good-quality (usually 320kbps) rips, $2 additional for full CD quality. Paypal accepted.
Includes Canadian artists like Rose Cousins, Amelia Curran, Ruth Minnikin, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jenn Grant, Whitehorse, Old Man Luedecke, Jim Bryson, Danny Michel, etc.
A great chance to stock up on fine artists at a real discount, and…
ContinuePosted on December 26, 2012 at 3:00pm
Christmas Music 2012
Well, it's that time of year; time to hear the repetitive sound of Christmas song schlock everywhere we go. So let's have something of a corrective to that joy-destroying experience.
What are your favorite worthy Christmas recordings, ones that you, the sophisticated rootsy populace, actually like to hear and to play during the holiday season?
I'll start with a few of mine, some new to me, others going back years.
First, and first only because it's old (and good,…
ContinuePosted on December 6, 2012 at 7:45pm — 1 Comment
CD Review: "Kings and Queens" by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Male/female duets; on the one side Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Cassandra Wilson, Patti Scialfa, Serena Ryder, Amy Helm and sundry accomplished sisters; on the other Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. I was worried.
I've been a fan of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings for many years, and look forward to the new releases with eager anticipation. I'd heard a duets…
ContinuePosted on August 3, 2011 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments
CD Review: "Tell My Sister" by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle are the iconic Canadian folk duo at the center (with many others) of the seventies folk revival. Accomplished songwriters and wonderful performers, they were contemporary with (and influenced) the early careers of stars like Emmylou Harris, Maria Muldaur and Linda Ronstadt. All performed their songs and used their harmonies; Linda Ronstadt had a huge hit with Anna's "Heart Like a Wheel". But no one did the McGarrigle's songs like the… Continue
Posted on July 17, 2011 at 11:30am — 3 Comments
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- At 2:20am on April 8, 2013,
John Apice said… Ron...Sloan Wainwright may not be a spring chicken but she IS younger than I am -- therefore: the "young lady" remark has no weird be-littling. Besides, even if I didn't know her age, her "truly affecting vocal style" -- as you put it -- doesn't make her sound as if she is that "elderly." If you know what I mean. Respectfully, John
- At 1:57pm on December 7, 2012,
NoDepression said… Hi Ron,
Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your recent comments and blog post here on No Depression. It means a lot to the folks who blog and post other content here to know that it's being noticed and appreciated. Since the majority of content on this site is crowd-sourced, community involvement is what makes everything here on ND possible. So, thanks again for taking the time to post comments - we really appreciate it!
- Lucca at No Depression
- At 9:13am on August 12, 2011,
Tom said…
- At 10:11pm on October 18, 2010, NoDepression said…
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