Music

[JHarris1385]

WyrreJ - I have seen Pepper twice
ojmagg - I have seen Dropkick probably 4 times, where are they playing in March?
Tri - I have a few old punk vinlys as well I collected during high school

[etlsport]

ive got lots and lots of vinyl... some of it still in plastic wrap i had a few vinyls recorded to CD by a store like 3-4 years ago and it sounded pretty good

[nfpgasmask]

Theres probably only a hand full of people here that even know what a "record" is let alone actually seen anything vinyl! I am one who still has vinyl (mostly old punk). Anyone own/tryed one of the new record players that connect to your computer and can convert your vinyl to CD's.

I have about 150 records, most of which I have already "ripped" to MP3. You don't need anything special other than a "line-in" port on your sound card, and a decent program to record with. I use Sound Forge and it works great.
I have a lot of rare, out of print, early electro/industrial stuff that still isn't available on CD. Its nice having it ripped for easy listening. If you do it, just get yourself a good cleaner brush and some record cleaning solution...

Bart

[Hotsauce]

Thats my TT.

Records are high def. CD is very lossy, and MP3 even more so. No digital source can produce true analog waveform.

John C.

[Triathlete]

Thats my TT.

Records are high def. CD is very lossy, and MP3 even more so. No digital source can produce true analog waveform.

John C.

When I was in Japan I used to go to Diechi's and drool all over their sound floor. I remember $20,000 high-end turntables that were set in 4 inch thick slabs of marble. They were very sweet. Even though I still own vinyl, I no longer have a turntable. A lot of my vinyl has been recorded and then traded off. I probably only hane a few dozen albums left.

[ojmagg]

JHarris1385 - Dropkick @ the Vogue in Broadripple...feb 10th 8pm...http://thevogue.ws/upcomingshows

[WormGod]

I'll have to drop by my mom's this Xmas break and snap a shot of my "studio" in her basement. Growing up, I was spinning vinyl constantly. I dont think I really stopped until about 7-8 years ago. Along the way, I ended up building a separate sound room in my parent's basement, aquired somewhere around 3800 albums (many were dupes for scratching), and went through Tech 1200's by the pair almost every 6 months. Spinning was pretty damned expensive but I kept up with it for about 15 years. I played with everything from old school rap (REAL rap), industrial, trip hop (the most fun to spin), techno, and even some jazz/funk-tronica (so I call it). I sold much of the gear over the past 5 years to friends who stuck with it, but my old studio is still quite intact and operational. I think it is anyways, since mom has been using it as storage and whatever else you can imagine over these passed years, heh. Hell, I havent even seen her basement in about 3 years.... it may even be gone now, heh.

But yes, vinyl.... you REALLY cant beat it. I have some near perfect original Sinatra vinyls that sound SO damned good.

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Everything!
Country: Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley etc.
New Wave: A-Ha, Flock of Seagulls, Flying Lizards, Psychadelic Furs, etc.
80's Hair Metal: Van Halen, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, etc.
Punk: SUM 41, Lit, 30 Seconds to Mars, Finch, Our Lady Peace, etc.
Jazz: Billy Holliday, Michael Buble, Sade, etc.
Hip-Hop: Missy Elliott, Usher, Rahzel, etc.
Trance: Paul Van Dyk, Darude, Astral Projection, etc.

There is this Shoegaze band I have been introduced to that I really like called Mazzystar.

This is just a taste...there is so much more I can list. If the music is positive I usually like it!

[nfpgasmask]

When I was in Japan I used to go to Diechi's and drool all over their sound floor. I remember $20,000 high-end turntables that were set in 4 inch thick slabs of marble. They were very sweet. Even though I still own vinyl, I no longer have a turntable. A lot of my vinyl has been recorded and then traded off. I probably only hane a few dozen albums left.

BTW, What kind of old school punk are you into, Billy?

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

There is this Shoegaze band I have been introduced to that I really like called Mazzystar.

Mazzystar is awesome....but I had to look up Shoegaze on wikipedia...I've never heard of that b4!

Bart

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Mazzystar is awesome....but I had to look up Shoegaze on wikipedia...I've never heard of that b4!

Bart

It's fairly self-explanitory...LOL... Not many people have heard of it. I get a few weird looks when I say that. But it is what best describes the band.

[Hotsauce]

If you like Mazzy Star/Hope Sandoval you'll like Bellafea.

I'm currently on a fad with Over The Rhine.

John C.

[Triathlete]

Punk: SUM 41, Lit, 30 Seconds to Mars, Finch, Our Lady Peace, etc.

That would be "pop" or "bubblegum" punk!:bgwp:

nfpgasmask...anything on SST records (Black Flag, replacements, Husker Du, Minutemen), The Germs, Dead Kennedy's, Ramones, Violent Femmes (great live!), The Gun Club, S.O.D., Intensified Chaos, Angst, Flipper, Angry Samoins, Sex Pistols, Free Beer, Vicious Circle, Butthole Surfers, Septic Death, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, ****S.A., DOA, Conflict, Nick Cave and the Badseeds, The Velvet Underground, Los Illegals, Buzzcocks, Exploited, The Stooges (Iggy Pop), Bad Brains, The Meat Puppets, Misfits, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Fear, The Plugz, Surf Punks, Youth Brigade, FU's, Goverment Issue, Hoodoo Gurus, The Blasters, Del Fuegos, Rank and File,...

And the list could go on and on. A lot of the bands I listened to only came out on compialations. "All quiet on the northern front" is a great comp album of Northern Cal. punkUnderground hits 2 is a great comp album and of course the soundtrack to "Repo Man" has some classic stuff.

[deermagnet]

Is anyone else using Xitel INport Deluxe to convert vinyl to CD's? That product is FANTASTIC!! It's easy to setup and use and the quality is amazing! We all know that nothing beats vinyl, so this is just so I can play my albums in my VX. It's only $80 at Best Buy for the software and hardware and you'll be recording vinyl to your hard drive in under thirty minutes. Actually, it records anything from your stereo. Vinyl, cassettes, reel-to-reel, 8-track, or a radio program.

Another great program I use is Audacity. That one you get for free! It records anything that you hear on your PC speakers to your hard drive in high quality. So you can burn the music or dialog from a movie/concert DVD. I've also recorded songs that can be played for free on the net, but not purchased on the net. If they let me play 'em for free, then they should know it could be saved. I always buy songs if possible.

Vinyl rules!!!

Mark Griffin

[WormGod]

That would be "pop" or "bubblegum" punk!:bgwp:

nfpgasmask...anything on SST records (Black Flag, replacements, Husker Du, Minutemen), The Germs, Dead Kennedy's, Ramones, Violent Femmes (great live!), The Gun Club, S.O.D., Intensified Chaos, Angst, Flipper, Angry Samoins, Sex Pistols, Free Beer, Vicious Circle, Butthole Surfers, Septic Death, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, ****S.A., DOA, Conflict, Nick Cave and the Badseeds, The Velvet Underground, Los Illegals, Buzzcocks, Exploited, The Stooges (Iggy Pop), Bad Brains, The Meat Puppets, Misfits, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Fear, The Plugz, Surf Punks, Youth Brigade, FU's, Goverment Issue, Hoodoo Gurus, The Blasters, Del Fuegos, Rank and File,...

And the list could go on and on. A lot of the bands I listened to only came out on compialations. "All quiet on the northern front" is a great comp album of Northern Cal. punkUnderground hits 2 is a great comp album and of course the soundtrack to "Repo Man" has some classic stuff.

Amen brother!!!! I want to curb people when they consider Green Day to be the punk revival (no offence CeCe.... we are old men, heh). The day 311 can hold a stick to Rollins (BF) and redo TV Party and not make me cringe and pull out my ear drums, I will bow to bubblegum punk, heh.

Modern punk, however, has had some bands that tasted the waters and did a decent job. Most of the better ones have female lead vocals even.

Walked into Starbucks last night and they were playing The Specials on their system. I totally forget the name of the tune since its been forever since I have heard it, but man, what memories that brought back. I pictured myself doing a drop-in on the halfpipe with my old Hosoi board, hahahaha..... *sigh*