member since October 07, 2007, #209464
 WalterDigsTunes
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The Absolute Essentials:
Frank Zappa. King Crimson. David Bowie.
They Never Let Me Down:
Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Miles Davis, Prefab Sprout, Prince, The Beach Boys, Yes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Marillion, The Police.
High School Heroes:
New Order, The Clash, The Cure, Black Sabbath, Pet Shop Boys, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Guns N Roses, Depeche Mode, Hombres G, Billy Idol, Led Zeppelin, Joy Division, The Smiths, Judas Priest.
Did I Just Hear That? Awesome!:
Santana, Crucis, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Companyia Elèctrica Dharma, Mahavishnu Orchestra, U.K., Os Mutantes, Brian Eno, Fripp & Eno, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Van der Graaf Generator, The Fall, Killing Joke, My Dad is Dead.
Pop Smarts and Smart Pop:
Serú Girán, Steely Dan, Talk Talk, The Psychedelic Furs, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, The Church, The Waterboys, Godley & Creme, The Style Council, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Monkees, The Replacements, early U2.
Post-collegiate Colleagues:
The Chameleons, Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, Neil Young, The Sound, The Wedding Present, David Sylvian, Weather Report, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Spacemen 3, The Flaming Lips.
I'm Walter and I dig tunes.
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WalterDigsTunes @Aug 07, 2011
Babatunde Olatunji
Drums of Passion | Immaculately recorded and powerfully mixed, this 1960 album features striking African percussion that comes to life on just about any hi-fi system. I think it's quite safe to say I've never felt as if the musicians are literally right in front of me. The rhythms, so constant yet full of microscopic variation, are beyond lifelike. Rhythm becomes synonymous with life itself.
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