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  1. I came across it at Book Depository at a great...

    I came across it at Book Depository at a great delivered price of $29.95 Canadian. At that price I ordered.
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  2. Bill Nelson is brilliant and Modern Music is my...

    Bill Nelson is brilliant and Modern Music is my go to Be Bop Deluxe album. I managed to see him at the El Mocambo in Toronto on the Vistamix tour. Great show. God I wish he would tour again. The...
  3. Got tickets for Edinburgh! Never thought I would...

    Got tickets for Edinburgh! Never thought I would be lucky enough to see Roy Harper. I am very happy.
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    I forgot to add that I also saw the Tallis...

    I forgot to add that I also saw the Tallis Scholars this month in Ottawa. Renaissance polyphony that transports your spirit. Exceptional musicians making heavenly music. Cheers.
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    This year was a stellar year for live music. The...

    This year was a stellar year for live music. The best was:
    The Pop Group (Lee's Palace, Toronto) never thought it would happen, brilliant!
    Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span (Hugh's Room, Toronto)...
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    Last night in Toronto there were two huge signs...

    Last night in Toronto there were two huge signs on either side of the stage explaining the picture/video policy. They were not seem in the Montreal concert I attended. Also there was the announcement...
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    I was at the Monday show in Montreal and saw no...

    I was at the Monday show in Montreal and saw no picture taking until Tony picked up his camera. All worked as it should. It was great not to have to be distracted by iphone knobheads. Also, the show...
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    I saw them open for Three Friends last night in...

    I saw them open for Three Friends last night in Montreal. I rarely look forward to opening acts these days but when I read that they were opening I did some youtube watching and checked out their...
  9. Thread: The Byrds

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    I should say that I began my purchases well ahaed...

    I should say that I began my purchases well ahaed of the Columbia box coming out but I have no regrets because of the extensive notes that come in each booklet. Can anyone confirm whether the...
  10. Thread: The Byrds

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    I have been buying the Columbia/Legacy single...

    I have been buying the Columbia/Legacy single disc reissues of the original albums. They date from 1996-2000. Most are still currently available. Each disc has plenty of extras and are well worth it....
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    Agreed. A super human voice full of great...

    Agreed. A super human voice full of great passion. I was lucky to se him in the 80s at the end of his career. Once in the days when the Met used to tour in the summer,I saw a Walkure in Toronto with...
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    Thank you. I snagged tickets to both Montreal and...

    Thank you. I snagged tickets to both Montreal and Toronto. The Toronto code is also Crimson
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    As long as there are two threads on KC in Canada...

    As long as there are two threads on KC in Canada I will post this here, too: presale codes for the Montreal and Toronto KC dates would be greatly appreciated. Presale date is this Thursday the 21st....
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    If anyone comes across presale codes for the TO...

    If anyone comes across presale codes for the TO or Montreal shows, PLEASE post it. thanks
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    I managed to catch this at the Shepherd's Bush...

    I managed to catch this at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in September (while I was there to see Kate Bush, it was a great year for concerts). Any early Bowie fans would really enjoy this. The first half...
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    My Fairport collection is limited to the Sandy...

    My Fairport collection is limited to the Sandy Denny period. Both "What We Did on Our Holidays" and "Unhalfbricking" are tremendous LPs. Highly recommended. There are some further discs from the...
  17. Tremendous stuff. Thanks for the heads up. It has...

    Tremendous stuff. Thanks for the heads up. It has vaulted to the top of my gotta have it liat.
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    The summer is a little sparce... Just July 10 -...

    The summer is a little sparce... Just
    July 10 - Procol Harum and Dave Mason's Traffic Jam, Ottawa Bluesfest

    Things get really interesting in the fall...
    I have a September trip to the UK which...
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    Sad news. All the first generation beboppers are...

    Sad news. All the first generation beboppers are gone and now with the passing of Horace Silver I think only Sonny Rollins is left of the early hard boppers. Silver was a tremendous musician. The...
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    All the Canadian obits that I have read say that...

    All the Canadian obits that I have read say that the cause of death is, as of yet, undisclosed. A great, unique performer. Under appreciated.
  21. Thread: Marc Bolan

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    I just looked on abebooks.com and there are some...

    I just looked on abebooks.com and there are some cheap copies. A couple are undermined by ridiculous postage rates but you can get one of them delivered for less than ten dollars. I haven't read...
  22. Thread: Marc Bolan

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    I have read and recommend the bio Marc Bolan:...

    I have read and recommend the bio Marc Bolan: Twentieth Century Boy by Mark Paytress. Paytress writes for Mojo. I found the book informative and well written.
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    Saw the Kinks in Toronto in I believe 1982 when...

    Saw the Kinks in Toronto in I believe 1982 when Pete Quaife came on stage and played with them. The last original Kinks performance. A great show. I really hope that there will be a reunion tour. Not...
  24. I am a very grateful guy today. My wife, myself...

    I am a very grateful guy today. My wife, myself and a buddy of mine have tickets to the show on Sept 23, row F on the floor. One of those concert wishes of a lifetime coming true. Unbelievable.
  25. Just found more info at superdeluxeedition.com re...

    Just found more info at superdeluxeedition.com re dates and ticket sellers.
  26. Great, thanks for the info. The demand for info...

    Great, thanks for the info. The demand for info appears to have swamped KateBush.com. I will check later.
    This is a huge event. I have been waiting since the first album for this. And I can't...
  27. Does anyone have the link for ticket sales? How...

    Does anyone have the link for ticket sales? How does one buy tickets for shows in the UK?
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    Contrary to the last two Met productions of...

    Contrary to the last two Met productions of Parsifal, both of which I was lucky to see live, this is a co-production with two other companies, one of which is the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto,...
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    I had tickets to the Toronto show and with the...

    I had tickets to the Toronto show and with the cancellation I bought tickets for the Montreal show. I am not holding my breath. The whole thing seems to be typically Hawkwind in that it seems...
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    Not really a fan of fusion but I have loved this...

    Not really a fan of fusion but I have loved this album since I first heard Mediterranean Sundance on the radio in the 70s. It is beautiful album from start to finish.
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    Johnny Marr - Toronto (awesome) Roger McGuinn -...

    Johnny Marr - Toronto (awesome)
    Roger McGuinn - Montreal (a wonderful intimate show)
    Hackett - Gatineau
    Sparks - Toronto
    Black Sabbath (huge fun)
    Saw other acts but not really a banner year. A...
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    I understand re referencing the dvd. I have a few...

    I understand re referencing the dvd. I have a few opera dvds but many, many audio recordings. The dvds are mainly historic productions like the Chereau Ring. Same with rock music, I have no dvds....
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    I have most of the EMI complete operas but none...

    I have most of the EMI complete operas but none of the recitals. I just in general lost interest in recital recordings. I know am probably missing something. One day I will check her recitals and...
  34. Ottawa, Ontario to Los Angeles in June 1999 to...

    Ottawa, Ontario to Los Angeles in June 1999 to see Tom Waits three night in a row at the Wiltern Theatre (Mule Variations Tour). 2374 miles apparently. Awesome. Never forget it.
  35. Thanks for the tip, John. I need to work on...

    Thanks for the tip, John.
    I need to work on prog groups from the 90s and on. It is a blank in my knowledge which I have address. In Montreal next week to see Ian Anderson. I will see what is...
  36. Thank you. It was a tremendous concert. I was...

    Thank you. It was a tremendous concert. I was particularly taken by Nad Sylvan who was an unknown to me, he nailed it with some phrasing and high notes that I believe might be beyond the current...
  37. The Corona Theatre in Montreal says March 12, 2014

    The Corona Theatre in Montreal says March 12, 2014
  38. NEWS FLASH. Just received email notification...

    NEWS FLASH. Just received email notification that the opening show of the tour in Toronto on Monday night is "postponed". Hope that doesn't mean the whole tour is in jeopardy. Damn.
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    Thanks, folks, for the info. I will be buying a...

    Thanks, folks, for the info. I will be buying a spare iPod 160 this weekend as a back up based in your help.
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    Further to the comments above, I heard that Apple...

    Further to the comments above, I heard that Apple is no longer making the Ipod 160. Can anyone confirm that?

    If there was a bigger Ipod I would own it. But if this is no longer available I would...
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    Wow. There are some great recommendations in this...

    Wow. There are some great recommendations in this thread.

    My first reaction was to include Red-era King Crimson, Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny (Liege and Lief era), Thelonious Monk with...
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    Unfortunately Henry Cow remains one of those...

    Unfortunately Henry Cow remains one of those groups where my familiarity remains pretty shallow. One day...

    But my Lindsay Cooper memory that I cherish is seeing her with David Thomas at the old...
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    We have to be careful with our generalizations...

    We have to be careful with our generalizations about any genre of music. Some folk music is maudlin as is some rock. I am not interested in much new music from new artists because I am too busy...
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    Yes, it was. Musically, it was very strong. From...

    Yes, it was. Musically, it was very strong. From the Rheinmaidens to the mens chorus all was great. Lance Ryan was a good Siegfried and received stronger applause then in Siegfried. At one point...
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    I meant to say re: Schnieder NEVER developed a...

    I meant to say re: Schnieder NEVER developed a name for himself...
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    Solti packed it in after just one year although...

    Solti packed it in after just one year although he was committed for three as I recall. We had Peter Schneinder who I later saw at the Met conducting Parsifal. A solid competent conductor who...
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    Tonight is Götterdämmerung. Last night was off...

    Tonight is Götterdämmerung. Last night was off but I managed to snag a ticket to the Thielemann concert with the Dresden Stadtskapelle And Johan Botha at the Oberfrankenhalle. They must have just...
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    I agree about the standing ovation. It is way too...

    I agree about the standing ovation. It is way too common and has cheapened the response to a truly great performance. Do you think that this is rooted in the more marginalized role of classical music...
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    We are too polite in Canada. I agree that the...

    We are too polite in Canada. I agree that the performers put in a lot of effort and I respect their efforts too much to do anything negative. There were a couple of boos mixed within the lukewarm...
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    Just came out of Siegfried. I stand my my earlier...

    Just came out of Siegfried. I stand my my earlier comment that the director is mocking the storyline. Case in point: Why after singing while forging Nothung, well sung by Lance Ryan, have Siegfried...
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    I will be looking for her as well. She's a talent...

    I will be looking for her as well. She's a talent and very attractive from the 25th row.

    Wotan's "Leb Wohl..." Tremendously moving.

    The annuciation of death was gripping. She captivated me...
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    Die Walkure at the Festspielhaus. A musical...

    Die Walkure at the Festspielhaus. A musical triumph. Petrenko is doing wonderful things, from the opening hunt/chase music which pulsed and throbbed like I had never heard before he was at the top...
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    Those who were aware had cushions with them so I...

    Those who were aware had cushions with them so I had an inkling that the seats were going to be hard. On the other hand, the theatre seems virtually untouched in that there is no air conditioning...
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    I saw Das Rheingold at the Festspielhaus last...

    I saw Das Rheingold at the Festspielhaus last night. Musically it was wonderful. All voices were good, some magnificent but I am still trying to digest the production. It's a busy production,...
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    Kurt Moll, wow. What a voice. My first recording...

    Kurt Moll, wow. What a voice. My first recording Parsifal was the Karajan version with Moll. That was where I fell in love with the Good Friday scene.
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    I'll check out this weekend. The first Wagner...

    I'll check out this weekend.
    The first Wagner I took my wife to was Parsifal. In 2006 at the Met. Great cast, Thomas Hampson, Waltraut Meier, Heppner, Rene Pape all under Peter Schnieder a solid...
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    Not a problem. This is quite enjoyable.

    Not a problem. This is quite enjoyable.
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    I am fine conceptually with a re-staging of an...

    I am fine conceptually with a re-staging of an opera where it will provide either new insight to the text or comments on current affairs but too often it is mere surface or at worst a distraction...
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    All I have currently is tickets for the Ring....

    All I have currently is tickets for the Ring. While I am there there will also be a Dutchman and a Lohengrin each if which I will be trying to get tickets for. No Meistersinger, unfortunately. I love...
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    Further reviews of the first performances of the...

    Further reviews of the first performances of the first three operas of The Ring here:
    http://www.dw.de/top-stories/germany/s-1432
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