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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Thank you Sun! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and everyone on TRF also!

Merry Christmas, and let there be peace on Earth!

Back when I was commuting to work on mass transit I had a set of Sennehiser noise cancelling headphones for the iPod. Best portable set I've ever owned.

Have a good one guys!!

Boston - More Than A Feeling ** Meh on Boston

Yours is No Disgrace - YES

In the spirit of the season, A Christmas Carol (Alistair Sim, 1951).

I hope everyone is having a good day! Did I have a dream? Crimson misty memory At the fireside Through the endless winter storm Endless rooftops from my window Silver, blue and frozen silence A deep Sahara of snow Frozen in an everlasting view I see red A pleasant-faced man His beard is white, his face is lined Bearing a gift beyond price The things I’ve always been denied, Precious gifts beyond compare Time stands still Feelings run high As excitement shivers up and down my spine This feeling I can’t rise above Then all at once Fly by night away from here To blaze across the heavens like a brilliant shooting star I think a couple of albums still aren't represented . . .

I used to watch that way back in the early 80s.

Raiders' OConnel goes 9/21 for 62yds and the Chiefs hand him the win.

Denver allegedly will "eat" Russell Wilson's guaranteed $39 million salary for 2024 by canning him to avoid paying him $37 million for 2025.

Neurotica

Exciter - Judas Priest

Draw the Line -- Aerosmith

He should definitely be charged with assault and battery.

There's at least one sore loser after his team gets stomped 59-10.

Bruce - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Andy Williams - Wonderful Time Of The Year

Bing - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Close to the Edge - YES

5 freaking field goals. 3 from 50+. Money.

Both of them.

No - the album itself. I don’t know that track. Is it good?

Isn't nearly unfettered capitalism just grand?

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

Queen/Bowie - Under Pressure

Journey-Trial by Fire (8/10) Mick

A busy two days Wire - Pink Flag Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Emerson, Lake and Palmer Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus Paul McCartney - McCartney Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell King Crimson - Absent Lovers (Live Montreal 1984) Dio - Live at Donington 19883 Low - Christmas Primus - Suck on This! Les Claypool's Duo De Twange - Four Foot Shack Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album

Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman

Lennon - Happy Christmas ( War Is Over )

Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

Can you imagine hearing a fully produced version of this??? I think it's going to happen!

Oasis

Goodfellas Yes, I'm counting it as Christmas. Deal or go back to your shineboxes.

Night Ranger

Mother Love Bone

2008 - The Dark Knight

Great album. Favorite song off this album.

My favorite album of the 21st century.

Worked from home for part of the day today (took the AM off to take dad to another doctors appointment). So that allowed me to open up the moving box and listen to whatever came out at random. First out: AC DC - Flick of the Switch First off, not a big ACDC fan. Did see them in concert once - it was ok but nothing special (IMO). I have a friend who saw them in the early 1980's in West Germany when he was stationed there in the US Army (come to think of it, it was likely on this tour) and he swears it was the best show he ever saw. High praise since he is into early 80's New Wave music and generally he dislikes metal. That being said, I have always had a feeling this album is slightly underrated. Yes, it suffers from coming right after ACDC's (un)Holy Trinity (Highway to Hell, Back in Black & For Those About to Rock). But it should not be overlooked. Part of the reason I think it is overlooked (IMO) is that not only does it come after those albums but it also came out in 1983. By that time you had Def Leopard putting out Pyromania, Priest had put out Screaming for Vengeance, Maiden had put out Piece of Mind (and was about to release Powerslave), Ozzy was putting out what he was putting out Dio was putting out albums that are classics. I could go on. Yet ACDC was just chugging along putting out music that sounded very similar to what it had put out in the 1970's. Basically ACDC was driving a 1970's station wagon and much of heavy metal had moved onto sport cars. The station wagon was just not attractive in comparison. But their is something enjoyable about the station wagon. Its not great but its enjoyable in its own way - esp the songs "Rising Power", "This House is on Fire" and the title track. So it an ok album. Next out of the box was a double album: Iron Maiden - Tales of Steel & Other Beautiful Things Not familiar with this Maiden album? Not a shock - its a boot. It appears to be a full show that was recorded in Frankfurt Germany in 1991 just before Christmas (Bruce wish's the crowd a Merry Christmas) with Anthrax having opened for Maiden. The set list is excellent. It consists of the following: Tail Gunner Public Enemy #1 Wrath Child Die With Your Boots On Hallowed Be Thy Name 22 Acacia Avenue Holy Smoke The Assassin No Prayer for the Dying Hooks in You The Clairvoyant 2 Minutes to Midnight The Trooper Heaven Can Wait Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Run to the Hills Sanctuary Excellent live Maiden. Very good album. Listening to it basically 32 years after the show and it holds up to the test of time.

Worth Fighting For - Judas Priest

I think it's fairly early in the chain for me, too. But indeed, compression surely does accentuate it. I think the biggest godsend plugin I've found in recent times is oeksound soothe 2. All the excessive resonant peaks I used to tame with manual EQ band automation (like those pesky "e" vowels), that plugin clamps them down to the point that I hardly ever have to use EQ automation on a vocal now. Also can work a trick on other potentially harsh things like guitar solos. Apologies to the Cowboys for going off on a vocal production tangent in the new album announcement thread, btw. Nice job on the new release, guys!

Lerxst has flown over to be the special guest in Portsmouth tonight! I'm guessing he'll be doing the final show in London tomorrow then?...