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I guess most people would call this stuff indie-rock but that term can encompass MANY different styles within itself. I can give you a little list of some of my favorites: 1-Built To Spill-One of my very favorite bands ever. Even though WB releases their stuff now they're still considered "indie-rock"...confused yet? Indie-rock is almost a style of rock more than if they're on a major label or an indie label. Anyway Built To Spill are probably the current kings of hipster/indie-rock. My favorite album is Keep It Like A Secret and Ancient Melodies Of The Future. Good news is that after many years of these records going for nearly $100 they were just repressed on audiophile vinyl with extra tracks. Should be cheap. Their newest album You In Reverse is also great and available. 2-Pixies-Absolute legends and all of their albums are required listening. I like Surfer Rosa the best followed closely by Doolittle but all of them are ace. Some other bands to check out in general: Pavement, Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips, The New Pornographers, Neutral Milk Hotel, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Rilo Kiley, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr.

joessportser you should check out the 2 albums by Band Of Horses if you dig My Morning Jacket.

I'm pretty sure oldbuckster is a Heresy user already.

I saw this at Costco the other day for $50 cheaper.

I've already posted this in dvd's & music but since no one looks there I thought I'd post here as well. Unless you plan on something knocking your socks of this next week or two I think this might be a safe time to compile our yearly list. Band name links will either go to the All Music Guide Overview or a better site if the AMG entry was weak. The album title links will all go to pages with samples. I hope at least a few people will spend a few minutes checking this stuff out as it took a few hours to make all these links. :-) These aren't in any order. Rock/Stuff With Guitars/A Jazz Album Phosphorescent-Pride(Dead Oceans)---One of my very favorite singer/songwriters. Very earnest stuff. Check out the track Wolves. The New Pornographers-Challengers(Matador)---Neko Case & Co. Iron And Wine-The Shepherd's Dog(Sub Pop Records)---For fans of Nick Drake. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible(Merge Records)---Rockin' stuff. Panda Bear-Person Pitch(Paw Tracks)---Brian Wilson in disguise? Japancakes-Giving Machines(Darla Records)---Instrumental stuff w/ pedal steel, cello, guitar, drums. Japancakes-Loveless(Darla Records)---They cover the entire My Bloody Valentine album Loveless. Band Of Horses-Cease To Begin(Sub Pop Records)---Reverb-drenched indie rock. For fans of My Morning Jacket. Tord Gustavsen Trio-Being There(ECM Records)---One of favorite discoveries in a while. Electronic Music Murcof-Cosmos(Leaf)---Modern classical/ambient. Distance-My Demons(Planet Mu)---Dubstep. Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert-Moog Acid(Lo Recordings)---Insane pairing of 80 year old Perrey & crazy beat maker Vibert. Bola-Kroungrine(Skam)---More beat-driven than his older material but always with a sinister edge. Stars Of The Lid-And Their Refinement Of The Decline(Kranky)---Modern classical/ambient. Pete Namlook & Tetsu Inoue-2350 Broadway 4(Fax Records)---2 masters collaborate again for a return to '94 style ambient. Various Artists-Pop Ambient 2008(Kompakt)---The yearly installment of chillout from the Kompakt label. I have every year and they're all great. Tetsu Inoue-Inland(Fax Records)---Ultra-chilled ambient from my avatar's label Fax. Ulrich Schnauss-Goodbye(Domino Recording Company)---Shoegazer with electronics. My Bloody Valentine/Slowdive meet Air. Eluvium-Copia(Temporary Residence Limited)---Modern classical/ambient. Colleen-Les Ondes Silencieuses(Leaf)---Modern classical/ambient. Various Artists-Box Of Dub(Soul Jazz Records)---Dubstep.

Unless you plan on something knocking your socks of this next week or two I think this might be a safe time to compile our yearly list. Band name links will either go to the All Music Guide Overview or a better site if the AMG entry was weak. The album title links will all go to pages with samples. I hope at least a few people will spend a few minutes checking this stuff out as it took a few hours to make all these links. :-) These aren't in any order. Rock/Stuff With Guitars/A Jazz Album Phosphorescent-Pride(Dead Oceans)---One of my very favorite singer/songwriters. Very earnest stuff. Check out the track Wolves. The New Pornographers-Challengers(Matador)---Neko Case & Co. Iron And Wine-The Shepherd's Dog(Sub Pop Records)---For fans of Nick Drake. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible(Merge Records)---Rockin' stuff. Panda Bear-Person Pitch(Paw Tracks)---Brian Wilson in disguise? Japancakes-Giving Machines(Darla Records)---Instrumental stuff w/ pedal steel, cello, guitar, drums. Japancakes-Loveless(Darla Records)---They cover the entire My Bloody Valentine album Loveless. Band Of Horses-Cease To Begin(Sub Pop Records)---Reverb-drenched indie rock. For fans of My Morning Jacket. Tord Gustavsen Trio-Being There(ECM Records)---One of favorite discoveries in a while. Electronic Music Murcof-Cosmos(Leaf)---Modern classical/ambient. Distance-My Demons(Planet Mu)---Dubstep. Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert-Moog Acid(Lo Recordings)---Insane pairing of 80 year old Perrey & crazy beat maker Vibert. Bola-Kroungrine(Skam)---More beat-driven than his older material but always with a sinister edge. Stars Of The Lid-And Their Refinement Of The Decline(Kranky)---Modern classical/ambient. Pete Namlook & Tetsu Inoue-2350 Broadway 4(Fax Records)---2 masters collaborate again for a return to '94 style ambient. Various Artists-Pop Ambient 2008(Kompakt)---The yearly installment of chillout from the Kompakt label. I have every year and they're all great. Tetsu Inoue-Inland(Fax Records)---Ultra-chilled ambient from my avatar's label Fax. Ulrich Schnauss-Goodbye(Domino Recording Company)---Shoegazer with electronics. My Bloody Valentine/Slowdive meet Air. Eluvium-Copia(Temporary Residence Limited)---Modern classical/ambient. Colleen-Les Ondes Silencieuses(Leaf)---Modern classical/ambient. Various Artists-Box Of Dub(Soul Jazz Records)---Dubstep.

My favorite was The King Of Kong by a mile. But then again I am a child of the 80's and an old-school video gamer.

I have tried to watch it 3 times now and fell asleep all 3 times. The "crab" scene reminded both me and my girlfriend of Waiting For Godot. We also thought a typical Pirates viewer would not get it at all.

I'm still a little confused. Do you not have a cdp at all? Are you using your computer to play cds? I would bet most people here would agree that a $50 dvd player used as a source with a $350 tube integrated would give you a truer representation of the "tube sound" than a $400 tube cd player and your current setup.

Do ya'll really think that $300-$500 spent on a tube-based cd player is going to get better results than spending the same on a $300-$500 tube integrated?

I love bukkake.

My suggestion is to hold out to extend your budget just a bit and nab a nice integrated. I wouldn't expect a miracle with a $300 tube amp that still relies on your SS receiver preamplification.

musicdirect.com has almost 1400 available. If you guys don't get their mailout catalogs I'd highly suggest getting on their mailing list. VERY nice catalogs with tons of sacd, lp, cd & dvd-a titles.

http://uk.cinenow.com/videos/992-klipsch-new-palladium-p-39f-flagship-floorstanding-speaker-cedia-expo-2007 Sorry if this has already been seen.

That's all everyone has been talking about was Jeff Beck's fantastic performance so I have been eagerly awaiting this dvd. Needless to say I was quite disappointed upon reading the box that John Mayer gets more airtime than Beck. I can't shell out that much $ for 2 Beck songs even if one is Cuz We've Ended As Lovers. Maybe they'll release his entire performance.

The beauty and appeal of thrift shops is that every one is different. There are some I continue to visit even though I never find anything there and there are a few that I constantly uncover treasures at. I found a little pair of KEF speakers a few months ago that had beat up cabinets but the drivers looked great. I got 'em for $7 and when I researched them a bit I discovered that these are very desirable because both drivers are used in LS3/5A speakers. I sold just the tweeters for over $100.

I've seen some live footage of them before and they're quite crazy. Energetic to say the least. Have you ever heard/seen Gogol Bordello? The original gypsy punks.

Google is amazing :-) The band was called Lake. They cover Steely Dan's Black Friday so I'll have to track that down.

Salty Dog The Sea Hags Roxx Gang Tigertailz Mr. Big Racer X Badlands Every Mother's Nightmare Dangerous Toys Helix Black & Blue Chastain TKO Lynch Mob

Wasn't MadamX Sebastian Bach's old band before Skid Row?

Wouldn't a more ideal setup involve relieving the Hersesy's of bass?

I think you could easily score a P3 with a decent cart for $500.

An Onkyo receiver is what fried my tweets at low volume years ago. Don't see too much about them having good synergy with Klipsch. I remember it being very screechy like the cheap Sony receivers.

This may be the first "suggest a subwoofer" thread I've ever read that didn't mention SVS.