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re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.
Posted by bleeng on 4/25/25 at 4:27 pm
The Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe.
45RPM Half Speed Mastering-2025
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re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted by bleeng on 4/25/25 at 12:52 pm
Roy Thomas Baker (November 10, 1946 – April 12, 2025) was an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who produced rock and pop songs.
He first worked with Queen on their 1973 debut, co-producing the album with the band and John Anthony. He next co-produced Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, and A Night at the Opera, the 1975 album that houses Bohemian Rhapsody.
Beyond his work with Queen, Baker produced the Cars’ first four albums: 1978’s The Cars, 1979’s Candy-O, 1980’s Panorama, and 1981’s Shake It Up. He also worked with Yes, Journey, Devo, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Dusty Springfield, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Darkness, Foreigner, and Slade, among others.
Born in Hampstead, London, Baker began his career in music at Decca Studios in London where he served as second engineer to such major producers as Gus Dudgeon (Elton John) and Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex). He worked on recordings by those artists (under the name Roy Baker) as well as the Rolling Stones, the Who, Dusty Springfield, Ten Years After, Dr. John, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Savoy Brown, Moody Blues, Nazareth, Yes, Be Bop Deluxe, and many more. By 1971, he had become chief engineer and worked on such hits as Free’s 1970 smash “All Right Now” and T. Rex’s “Bang A Gong (Get It On).” He later moved over to Trident Studios in London’s Soho district, where he began working closely with Queen.
He first worked with Queen on their 1973 debut, co-producing the album with the band and John Anthony. He next co-produced Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, and A Night at the Opera, the 1975 album that houses Bohemian Rhapsody.
Beyond his work with Queen, Baker produced the Cars’ first four albums: 1978’s The Cars, 1979’s Candy-O, 1980’s Panorama, and 1981’s Shake It Up. He also worked with Yes, Journey, Devo, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Dusty Springfield, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Darkness, Foreigner, and Slade, among others.
Born in Hampstead, London, Baker began his career in music at Decca Studios in London where he served as second engineer to such major producers as Gus Dudgeon (Elton John) and Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex). He worked on recordings by those artists (under the name Roy Baker) as well as the Rolling Stones, the Who, Dusty Springfield, Ten Years After, Dr. John, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Savoy Brown, Moody Blues, Nazareth, Yes, Be Bop Deluxe, and many more. By 1971, he had become chief engineer and worked on such hits as Free’s 1970 smash “All Right Now” and T. Rex’s “Bang A Gong (Get It On).” He later moved over to Trident Studios in London’s Soho district, where he began working closely with Queen.
re: Any Houston area folks have an absurd property tax appraisal?
Posted by bleeng on 4/24/25 at 5:37 pm
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Make sure you pay attention to the tax rates.
Yes-don't only look at selling price especially in the Houston area.
When I was house shopping 3 years ago I was looking in the Champions area in north Harris County..I found a new build home along Cypresswood...and the taxes were $13,000/year before any exemptions for a $500,000 house. I ended up in the Woodlands with a similar priced (but older) house and my taxes are about $4,000/year. That is still a lot but no way I was going to pay $1,000/month in taxes to Harris County.
re: Music Videos with famous people appearances
Posted by bleeng on 4/24/25 at 4:02 pm
Leonard Nimoy, Joe Jackson, Ben Folds appear...
re: Any Houston area folks have an absurd property tax appraisal?
Posted by bleeng on 4/23/25 at 1:07 pm
In Texas homestead appraisals are capped at 10% maximum annually.
The problem with that is if your appraisal goes up 10% annually then in just over 7 years your house appraisal will have doubled.
I can vouch that my SS check will not double over the next 7 years.
The problem with that is if your appraisal goes up 10% annually then in just over 7 years your house appraisal will have doubled.
I can vouch that my SS check will not double over the next 7 years.
re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 4/18/25 at 5:02 pm
Joy Division: Closer (1980)
Japanese CD
re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted by bleeng on 4/16/25 at 1:40 pm
David Geoffrey Allen ( December 23, 1955 – April 5, 2025) was an English musician, at one time the bass guitarist for the post-punk band Gang of Four. In 1981 he left the band to form Shriekback.
While no cause of death was given, the band said Allen had been living with early-onset dementia for several years. He was 69 years old.
He joined Jon King, Andy Gill, and Hugo Burnham in the early days of Gang of Four, replacing original bassist Dave Wolfson in time to work on the band’s 1979 debut, Entertainment! The album’s spartan arrangement of post-punk and funk elements, paired with a lyric sheet full of witty barbs that critiqued and demystified consumer capitalism, made the band a cult sensation, beloved by critics, art punks, and indie-rockers for decades to come. Allen remained with the band for second album Solid Gold, a record that made waves in the United States and secured their enduring legacy as a major influence on the likes of R.E.M., Nirvana, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
After Solid Gold’s release, in 1981, tensions within the group—as well as issues with exhaustion and drug use—prompted Allen to part ways with his bandmates during a tour. The same year, he formed Shriekback with XTC’s Barry Andrews. It was the first in a series of Allen side projects (later including the Elastic Purejoy, Low Pop Suicide, King Swamp, and Faux Hoax) that preceded his eventual return to Gang of Four for a 2004 reunion tour.
After Gang of Four’s late ‘70s and early ‘80s heyday, Allen enjoyed a whole second act in the Portland music industry. Most recently, Allen co-founded DinWorkshop in 2018, a consultancy and design studio for musicians. In addition to stints in artist relations at Apple Music and as an advocacy director at Beats Music, Allen also lectured at Pacific Northwest College of Art and University of Oregon. He served as founder and president of Pampelmoose, a Portland music label and artist platform, until 2010.
While no cause of death was given, the band said Allen had been living with early-onset dementia for several years. He was 69 years old.
He joined Jon King, Andy Gill, and Hugo Burnham in the early days of Gang of Four, replacing original bassist Dave Wolfson in time to work on the band’s 1979 debut, Entertainment! The album’s spartan arrangement of post-punk and funk elements, paired with a lyric sheet full of witty barbs that critiqued and demystified consumer capitalism, made the band a cult sensation, beloved by critics, art punks, and indie-rockers for decades to come. Allen remained with the band for second album Solid Gold, a record that made waves in the United States and secured their enduring legacy as a major influence on the likes of R.E.M., Nirvana, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
After Solid Gold’s release, in 1981, tensions within the group—as well as issues with exhaustion and drug use—prompted Allen to part ways with his bandmates during a tour. The same year, he formed Shriekback with XTC’s Barry Andrews. It was the first in a series of Allen side projects (later including the Elastic Purejoy, Low Pop Suicide, King Swamp, and Faux Hoax) that preceded his eventual return to Gang of Four for a 2004 reunion tour.
After Gang of Four’s late ‘70s and early ‘80s heyday, Allen enjoyed a whole second act in the Portland music industry. Most recently, Allen co-founded DinWorkshop in 2018, a consultancy and design studio for musicians. In addition to stints in artist relations at Apple Music and as an advocacy director at Beats Music, Allen also lectured at Pacific Northwest College of Art and University of Oregon. He served as founder and president of Pampelmoose, a Portland music label and artist platform, until 2010.
re: When Do You Stop Dying the Hair?
Posted by bleeng on 4/12/25 at 2:27 am
I went bald before I started going gray. All I had to worry about was when to stop the combover.
re: RIP Blondie’s drummer
Posted by bleeng on 4/9/25 at 7:36 am
Do it Kafka. I am out of touch traveling overseas. ??
re: Official - TDGB Masters pickem 2025
Posted by bleeng on 4/9/25 at 3:43 am
1. Rahm and Xander. 2. Min Woo Lee and Zalatoris. 3. Rose and Fitzpatrick 4. McCarty
re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 3/24/25 at 6:27 pm
King Crimson: The ConstruKction of light (2000)
re: Florida Basketball...
Posted by bleeng on 3/23/25 at 7:45 pm
I think the Gators and Duke were the only teams I’ve watched that would have beaten that U Conn team this weekend. U Conn was seriously under seeded.
re: Nice job, Hogs!
Posted by bleeng on 3/22/25 at 4:41 pm
Good game Hogs.
re: Crawfish tails in Houston metro
Posted by bleeng on 3/21/25 at 8:16 pm
Call La Boucherie on Kuykendahl near Louetta. They have an excellent selection of Cajun foods.
re: White dude won the L.A. Marathon today
Posted by bleeng on 3/18/25 at 6:17 pm
Who is the dude on the left??
re: New Steven Wilson album The Overview dropped today.
Posted by bleeng on 3/14/25 at 11:31 am
my CD and vinyl are in the mail..can't wait..
re: What are YOU listening to?
Posted by bleeng on 3/11/25 at 6:42 pm
Hypnos 69-Legacy (2010)
bluesy/prog..
re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted by bleeng on 3/7/25 at 1:34 pm
Brian James (born Brian Robertson, February 18, 1955 – March 6, 2025) was an English punk rock guitarist, who was best known for being a founding member of the Damned as well as of the Lords of the New Church.
James wrote most of the material for, and appeared on, the first two albums by the Damned – Damned Damned Damned and Music for Pleasure, both released in 1977. Later that year, James left the band but returned for a spell in the 1980s and again in 2022.
Parting ways with the Damned following the release of their second album, the Nick Mason-produced Music for Pleasure, Brian created the short-lived Tanz Der Youth, before he formed The Lords of the New Church with his friend and fellow rocker Stiv Bators.
In a wave of excitement, headed by the twin powers of Brian James and Stiv Bators, three successful studio albums followed for The Lord of the New Church, spawning singles such as Open Your Eyes, Dance with Me, and Method to My Madness.
Always looking for new challenges and keen to work with different musicians, over the years that followed, Brian formed The Dripping Lips and guested on different records, while creating the Brian James Gang and working on his solo albums.
Incessantly creative and a musical tour de force, over a career which spanned more than six decades, with his music also gracing film and television soundtracks, in addition to The Damned and The Lords of the New Church, Brian worked with a plethora of punk and rock ‘n’ roll’s finest, from Iggy Pop to Wayne Kramer, Stewart Copeland to Cheetah Chrome.
James wrote most of the material for, and appeared on, the first two albums by the Damned – Damned Damned Damned and Music for Pleasure, both released in 1977. Later that year, James left the band but returned for a spell in the 1980s and again in 2022.
Parting ways with the Damned following the release of their second album, the Nick Mason-produced Music for Pleasure, Brian created the short-lived Tanz Der Youth, before he formed The Lords of the New Church with his friend and fellow rocker Stiv Bators.
In a wave of excitement, headed by the twin powers of Brian James and Stiv Bators, three successful studio albums followed for The Lord of the New Church, spawning singles such as Open Your Eyes, Dance with Me, and Method to My Madness.
Always looking for new challenges and keen to work with different musicians, over the years that followed, Brian formed The Dripping Lips and guested on different records, while creating the Brian James Gang and working on his solo albums.
Incessantly creative and a musical tour de force, over a career which spanned more than six decades, with his music also gracing film and television soundtracks, in addition to The Damned and The Lords of the New Church, Brian worked with a plethora of punk and rock ‘n’ roll’s finest, from Iggy Pop to Wayne Kramer, Stewart Copeland to Cheetah Chrome.
re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted by bleeng on 3/6/25 at 9:41 am
Roy Ayers (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He is best known for his compositions "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Lifeline", and "No Stranger to Love" and others that charted in the 1970s. At one time Ayers was listed among the performers whose music was most often sampled by rappers.
Ayers started recording as a bebop sideman in 1962. In 1963, he released his debut studio album West Coast Vibes featuring a collaboration with the saxophonist Curtis Amy. He rose to prominence when he dropped out of Los Angeles City College, and joined jazz flautist Herbie Mann in 1966.
In the early 1970s, Ayers formed his own band called Roy Ayers Ubiquity, a name he chose because ubiquity means a state of being everywhere at the same time.
Ayers was responsible for the highly regarded soundtrack to Jack Hill's 1973 blaxploitation film Coffy, which starred Pam Grier. He played Elgin in Idaho Transfer the same year. He later moved from a jazz-funk sound to R&B, as heard on Mystic Voyage (1975), which featured the songs "Evolution" and the underground disco hit "Brother Green (The Disco King)", as well as the title track from his studio album Everybody Loves the Sunshine (1976).
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Ayers started recording as a bebop sideman in 1962. In 1963, he released his debut studio album West Coast Vibes featuring a collaboration with the saxophonist Curtis Amy. He rose to prominence when he dropped out of Los Angeles City College, and joined jazz flautist Herbie Mann in 1966.
In the early 1970s, Ayers formed his own band called Roy Ayers Ubiquity, a name he chose because ubiquity means a state of being everywhere at the same time.
Ayers was responsible for the highly regarded soundtrack to Jack Hill's 1973 blaxploitation film Coffy, which starred Pam Grier. He played Elgin in Idaho Transfer the same year. He later moved from a jazz-funk sound to R&B, as heard on Mystic Voyage (1975), which featured the songs "Evolution" and the underground disco hit "Brother Green (The Disco King)", as well as the title track from his studio album Everybody Loves the Sunshine (1976).
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