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some really great funky music from the " Shaft " theme composer Isaac Hayes

Seeing many of the albums being displayed here, The Doors, ELP, Genesis, Queen, to name a few, more than anything, reminds me of a time, when things were simpler, and for some reason, another song pops in my head.

Self explanatory! Maynard

From a post out of Quora Digest. Quite frankly a well tuned Klipsch setup can easily kick Krakatoa to the curb. 194 dB is the maximum undistorted sound pressure level that can be transmitted through sea-level atmosphere on Earth. Anything more than that, the sound wave will be “clipped” at the bottom, since vacuum-like absolute pressure would be reached (0 Pa). Much larger levels are however achievable, even on Earth. For example: The Tunguska meteoric event of 1908 is calculated to have reached 300 dB. This massive explosion flattened 80 million trees over an area of 2000 square kilometres. The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano probably reached 230 dB on 27 August 1883. This was so powerful that the sound wave circled the globe four times. The crack was distinctively heard from over 5000 km away, more or less like from New York to Los Angeles. The launch of a Saturn V rocket can reach 220 dB. The infamous Tzar Bomba reached probably 224 dB (releasing one fourth of the Krakatoa explosion), and accounts for the largest human-made noise. Some sources report that this event created a 280 dB level, but I don’t think it can be a correct value. All dB values in the present article are expressed as “unweighted” or “total”, whereas the human hearing perceives less in the low- and high-frequency domain. This is critically also the part of the spectrum where extreme events tend to concentrate most part of their energy. Unweighted levels are usually suffixed with a “Z” (like zero-weighting) thus presented as dB(Z). Levels in environmental/safety measurements are presented as dB(A), because reflect more closely the characteristics of human hearing.

by Jeremy Mann

Its says, this is the long version. Not long enough for me, though. Argent, "Hold Your Head Up"

some more ?

The Way Back Machine is officially running tonight folks: SPIRIT OK I did listen to the Twelve Dreams twice last night... the riffs their falsetto singing in places... this record is a flat out masterpiece!

This is one I remember tunes from at my aunt's big pool with the transistor radio playing the first song when I was like six years old...first grade! Last record was a good lead in for this one!

I agree, Starrider is a real hidden gem! I have the Blu-ray DVD of Foreigner performing Live on SoundStage and they perform Starrider; great version. When Mick Jones introduces the song he appears to admit he might have been seeing a few stars the night he wrote it! 😂

I discovered that one here, probably in this thread!

I've managed to end up with several of his from that period, had Fly Like An.... since the 70s though! *Oops not several, but that double one and "Rock Love". Then "Fly Like an Eagle" and a terrific jazz LP "Born to Be Blue"

so, this incredibly gorgeous lady, with a very pleasant British accent tells me ..."bring your guitar over and serenade me." I asked her if I could get a raincheck because I had to catch up with my buds on the Klipsch forum. wonder if that was a mistake?

The pianist Les McCann, who is strongly influenced by blues and gospel, was one of the pioneers of soul jazz alongside Ramsey Lewis. In 1969 Les McCann performed together with jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris at the Montreux Jazz Festival and had a chart success with the song Compared to What, which appeared on the album "Swiss Movement" (covered by Al Jarreau, among others). The song is a political criticism of the Vietnam War.

Traffic got put onto the turntable a lot as well. Very stoney back then.

Yes mon, earlier in this thread, alot of good stuff. Never got around to posting all earlier. Had Weird Scenes Inside the Gold mine. Think recall it was double lp.

I hope you're pretty happy now . I have many Reggae records from Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, UB 40, African Head Charge, Alpha Blondy, Little Ax, Alpha & Omega, Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, Black Uhuru, and so on. I love the Reggae sound. We should open a separate thread for Reggae sound

Think I left that Way Back Machine on last night @Shiva

I have all Queen's records, it was the first concert I attended at the age of 14. 13,000 people, a sound and light show that was legendary. An unforgettable experience even after 44 years. By the way, the movie Bohemian Rhapsody from 2018 is absolutely worth seeing, shows in a fanszinating way the story of Queen, rise, excesses and disintegration of the group.

A friend of mine, in a town in northern California, owned a locksmithing shop. He parked his work truck out front on the street curbside, as well as visiting customers. The city came around one day, put up about 8 parking meters and painted the curb green along the street in front of his business. I saw them going up and guys painting the curb. Several day later, they were all gone again and I mentioned it to him that I noticed that. He laughed and told me what happened. I know him to be a man of quiet action. He, one dark night, cut off the meters at their base and repainted the curb white. Not a thing was ever heard again about it either. It was as if it never happened. A perfect execution. 👍

I Don't Play Around!

All he did was saw down some parking meters. Just having fun. JJK

Spinning the only LP in my collection from this British super band Probably the best release ( arguably) It’s quirky in a British way , it’s also angry at management treatment of the band and also brilliant as well Artist - Queen Title - A Night At The Opera Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/Queen-A-Night-At-The-Opera/release/3293455

Some beautiful weekend listening pleasure... over 20 hours, 400 track and 18 CD's

Venus and Mars was a good one too!!

@JohnJ Hey Chief Justice (just a nickname that popped into my mind as I saw your name ... I don't know a lot about the first Chief Justice John jay, so if he was a bad dude, please take no offense). Anyway, love the song Band on the Run ... that opening guitar ... love it.

This takes me back..... Remember when this band did a tune or two for a big James Bond movie back then too. Same time same sound!!

A pair of Walnut Jubes are in the garage, installation beginning Saturday morning.

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So in essence the Grado X1+ is a top of the line Grado cartridge equivalent to the Gold Prestige version of today. I suppose if I am willing to spend a $100 on a P-Mount I should just pony up the additional $50 to bring the X1+ back to life since it is a top quality cartridge. I found a couple of places that offer it for around $135. Thanks for all the information and suggestions

Not really @JohnJ .... In this time period certainly a good selection, but the songs " Fly like an Eagle"," Macho City" ( Long Version 15 minutes ) and" Abacadabra " from the later years remain the best tunes for me .

Early, more simple Steve Miller packaged up.

nothing like "used" weather to ruin your day.

you can keep it , lots of rain here in northern Upstate NY past few days , the weather trickles down east , and we get it 2 days later than you guys -------but with much less force

hopefully Marco isn't still upset that he didn't get the nomination for president last election. hate for him to still be mad and take it out on you guys.

Taking delivery September 14 - Ryobi 100ah Zero Turn all electric mower. Four motors total - 1x each for 2x blades / 1x for each rear wheel. Enough juice for 3 acres of mowing. No pesky carbs, belts, spindles/bearings, plugs, noise and especially fuel which can use 2-3 gallons for a three acre mow with 20-25 horse gas engines. Should be fun to use —

nothing !

I have a Spirit album Not sure if it’s the same band you mentioned This one - https://www.discogs.com/Spirit-Twelve-Dreams-Of-Dr-Sardonicus/release/6039752

Recall now the Tully Gym seeing Spirit and Nitty Gritty in concert . Thence the connection John. Well me and Paula and Gayle, my groupies. It was nice.

@Full Range They always put some kind of an eccentric, vaudeville, campy or just gay sounding tune on their records. It's quirky but darn if they didn't show the talent and passion that made them one of the best rock bands ever!

Here we go the peak of the season is not far away.

I bet he can eat 50 eggs.

Yep. Bob and me are in agreement. Happens more often then most realize. My build would be similar to Bob’s, but I would add a bandpass, lower the crossover point a bit, use a 3rd order tweeter filter, and use film and foil capacitors. It would definitely sound better. If you listen really loud, you’ll need steeper slopes. Call Al, but do not buy the CornScalaWall.

Terrific song by The Guess Who

Yep I had to pour with my left had to hold my phone and do the pic with my right! Guess I do like it a little lighter or have I forced myself to do that `cause I'm cheap and good coffee isn't anymore I adjust the grind to get the most out of it, and when I do the immersion it has to be way more coarse. I'm going to loosen it a notch or two tomorrow morning just for fun! After dinner mug?

LOL!

I'm still working on an underground hollowed out volcano lair. There is always something else.

Yes...

ES 500 ES5800

that's wrong... you can't get that view from Penha Hill. It's about 2.5 miles off to the right. Beautiful little church on the top of the hill. And the Venitian later at night... my pic 😉