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"True Confessions" I've become a...

2009-11-19T16:40:55.273-05:00

"True Confessions"

I've become a certified iTunes addict.

Heck, I probably spent as much money on music in the past six months as my wife spent on shoes and handbags. (Okay, that was a world-class overstatement. After all, my impulse purchases are a buck. Hers? Uhh, slightly higher.)

But, as my tuneage has greatly expanded and diversified, we have two kick-ass Sharp AQUOS flat screen TVs (42 inches each), the sound quality of which is absolutely abysmal.

Since we're in an apartment right now, we certainly have no need for paint-peeling wattage from an audio add-on.

That being said, can anyone who has one of these systems advise me as to whether they think the ZVOX 325 will be a match made in heaven for my two skinny screens.

The picture is stunning, and while I'd love the sound to be its equal, after the 3-week vacation to Italy we're leaving for in a few days ... I'm not exactly sure how much cash I'll still have in my pocket.

Finally, a few of my musical finds:

• Big Time (Acoustic) Electrokingdom w/Peter Gabriel

• From the album, I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat by The BPA: So It Goes, Island, Superman, Should I Stay or Should I Blow, He's Frank, Electric Love, Seattle (Crazy P Remix)

• X-Press 2 w/David Byrne: Lazy

• YES: Roundabout (Acoustic)

• The Pinker Tones: S.E.X.Y. R.O.B.O.T

• Nouvelle Vague: Love Will Tear Us Apart

• Brian Wilson: Bluegrass cover of BNL classic, part of "Pickin' On" series.

• Jean Luc-Ponty: Open Mind (This song does EXACTLY that.)

Covers by Ian Brown, former lead singer for The Stone Roses: Thriller & Billie Jean

Okay, five that come to mind today: • Shelby Lynne - Dusty Springfield Cover

• Philip Glass - Mad Rush

• Itzhak Perlman - (J.S. Bach, composer) Chaconne from Partita 02 in D

• Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm

• Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tallinn Chamber Orchestra - (Arvo Part, composer) Da Pacem Domine

I also wanted to add Rachmaninov Vespers and just about anything from Radiohead, but the rules are Five.

Ironic that we go to videos to reference these things. But this is what I do with my kids, hoping that they will become interested enough to dig deeper into my library of CDs and vinyl recordings, accumulated from the 50s through the present.

Was just watching Saturday Night Live recently wit...

2009-11-19T16:30:25.184-05:00

Was just watching Saturday Night Live recently with my teenage kids, despairing of how little time we take to seek and listen to decent music. And I try to drop into my kids' consciousness that there is a wealth of great stuff out there, from Miles Davis to Bob Dylan to Tom Waits to Arvo Part to Max Richter to J.S. Bach to Howlin' Wolf and many more, just to mention a few of my favorites.

Here is someone that I discovered in the 60's and treasure her sounds still:

Nina Simone: Sinnerman

Will try to pin down four more worthy offerings ...

And thanks, Tom, for the link to the wonderful Janis Joplin performance. Will note this on on my own blog and have my kids take a listen!

I can't suggest a particular song or artist bu...

2009-11-19T16:29:03.724-05:00

I can't suggest a particular song or artist but if you want music variety try music via the web. I have a couple of Roku Internet radios and my trusty Ipod for stored music and Internet radio and need no more. From the web you can find any programming you desire, any music genre and any in language. Couple the Internet radio device to the superb sounding Zvox and what else could you want? HDTV I have and that's coupled to the Zvox as well, but the majority of the time the Internet radio is playing.

I am a child of the 80's, so here are some of ...

2009-11-19T16:28:29.373-05:00

I am a child of the 80's, so here are some of my faves (it's pretty hard to limit it to 5!)

• Journey Worlds Apart (Seperate Ways)

• The Police: Don't Stand so Close to Me

• Def Lepard: Photograph

• Bon Jovi: You Give Love a Bad Name

• When In Rome: The Promise