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In Reply to: How old are you? posted by Ozzie on April 15, 2024 at 08:24:22:
with a similar music introduction in the early 60s. Definitely like some old Buckinghams stuff.
I really can't get into classical.
Doesn't work for everyone. My path was different. Gateway bands for me were prog rockers like EL&P, Yes, Rick Wakeman, Renaissance and others that used classical themes in their music. From Brahms, Copland, Mussorgksy and Bach to Ginastera - especially the former who were virtuosos with their instruments. Even the Advent loudspeaker brochure I got at 15 mentioned Also Sprach Zarathustra as a bass reference so I bought it. Which is actually a nice tone poem beyond the 2001 theme. What really changed was meeting some folks at a hifi shop when I was 17. Classical demo tracks were more commonly requested for prospects interested in the really high end gear. My love of The Planets started with a doctor who auditioned Acoustats and bought them. And recently enjoyed hearing it twice as the symphony played it as an eclipse thing at the hall but also later at the university. The scale and dynamics can be quite emotional. Two mentors who were reviewers primarily listened to classical so that's mostly what I heard with their (spectacular) systems. And enjoyed attending live performances with them at the ASO and one got me a minor gig there for a Telarc recording of The Firebird. A have quite a collection of John William's movie music with most in high rez 24 bit.
I cannot imagine a world without it being a part.
I like a lot of acoustic folk/new age from labels like Windham Hill and find artists from Bandcamp. I'm good with solo piano and guitar. Enjoy the complexity of Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene from my teen years. Have some jazz but struggle with enjoying the older mainstream stuff on a regular basis. Enjoy Astrud Gilberto tunes but can't always be in a Miles Davis or Blue Note in general mood. Similarly, can't seem to enjoy country, rap nor opera. And video concerts really aren't that important either.
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