Posts by Grievous Angel
O Holy Night
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I must have 10 versions of this song, by Pavarotti, Lenotyne Price, Nat Cole, etc, all beautifully sung, and yet, it's this version i keep coming back to. She breathes after virtually every syllable, and it's some of the most excreable french ever sung...also, don't miss her rendering of the line Noel-elll, Noel-Hell!...and still, it works...
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Nonesuch
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"Nonesuch Records":http://nonesuch.com/store/index.cfm has relaunched its site with an interesting twist- when you buy a physical CD, they'll ship it to you, and provide you with immediate access to DRM-free 320k downloads. kind of cool, but also betwixt and between. one wonders why they didn't just go whole hog and offer a lossless option, saving the cost of shipping the physical product.stiill,
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Your morning reggae them down
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I think I've got the playa figured out now- yellow arrows are for Rhapsody tunes, and red for those you upload yourself.Mog very helpfully provided a link to this track, but I know folks overseas can't play those, so i've uploaded my own, so you can reggae them down on Greenwich mean time.
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Nirvana swings
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Only the Lonley
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Today is Ole Blue Eyes' birthday, but don't see much about it on mog yet- this is oe of my favorite tracks, pulled from the Capitol Years compilation. I love the intro w/ Frank and "Felix" chatting about the orchestration, and then the pure, sweet sound of Sinatra in his prime.sigh. no wonder he got laid so often...
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Eccellente Marzemino
I was browsing through my local wine shop earlier this week and stumbled across an inexpensive Marzemino, an easy drinking red wine that's been around since at least Mozart's time.In the second act of Don Giovanni, the Don meets the statue of the Commendatore, whom he murdered at the beginning of the opera, and invites him to dinner. Later, the Don is enjoying his feast, while his servant Leporel
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Locating MOG account...