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  5. Hey Head-Case, what's your bandwidth like?

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    that is a lot of bits. 

    It made me curious how my Musknet was doing. 

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    About as expected -- 

    okay fast - when it is up. I have super calm weather this morning., so it can see most of the satellites. 

    Putting it on top of a 33' pole has helped a bit.  but still have to deal with the on/off switch of it all. 

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    Streaming will always be an issue. When I really need to have a stable (mostly stable) connection, I switch over to my phone's hotspot that I have a cell booster (on the same pole as the Stardish) for. It may only give me about 15Mbps, (and only LTE)  but the bits are always there. Enough for a zoom or an Andy Sidaris movie when you don't want a drop out. 

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  10. What are you listening to Part the Third

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    primary image for yes-wembley-1978-tourmato-london-bbc

    Yes Wembley London 1978 Tourmato BBC:

    Wembley Arena in London on 10/28/1978. Recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio for their BBC Friday Rock Show series.

    Jon Anderson – lead vocals
    Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
    Rick Wakeman – keyboards
    Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
    Alan White – drums

    https://archive.org/details/yes-wembley-1978-tourmato-london-bbc

    Oh hey - they have a little Archive player - not sure it will work:

    I came across this performance on youtube, where someone took this recording and made a concert video from from 16mm film cuts from the tour. Anyway, it sounded fantastic and a great version of the band and songs. I did a little more research and it was a BBC Radio broadcast. That led me to The Archive and happiness. They were in their full progyness, huge solos, huge mixing of songs, fun stuff for a Yesfan. 

     

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  13. Articles

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    ^^ thanks,

    It is an interesting thought. For me streaming has changed things fundamentally, but in the end it is an extension of things that I have always done.  I never really read music journalism, of course that would involve reading (not my thang). I had some influencers, family friends, radio, but for the most part, I bought music. How did I know what to buy? I didn't it was on sale at Columbia House, so I bought it. Getting hundreds and up to thousands of records, and tapes as well. I really was the only person that I knew that was into Classical, Country, Jazz, Prog, Rock and of course Donna Summer. Listening to Kraftwerk and SRV on the same day. Now that may not be so unusual in this specific crowd, but it was in my teens in central California.

    All that to say. It took a lot for me to jump on the streaming idea, but I found how I can use it. I listen to a lot of new music. How do I know what to listen to? I don't. Yeah I get little bits from reading Stereophile equipment reviews (test songs), and Speaker Demo videos on YT (yeah, I know it is stupid to listen to someone recording speakers and playing them back on YT (let me have that one)). But the main thing that I do is I look at the recent releases and I start clicking. Yeah I could read a lovely in-depth article on a new band, or a new release (again, reading?!? yeesh, am I right?)  Or I can spend that thirty minutes clicking through a small pile of new albums and see what clicks for me, and add it to my queue. And then I come back and listen to the album, I listen to a lot more than I ever post, mostly because a lot of things are not worthy. I always consider, if I am posting, it is something that I want to share. 

    I think that before times it was more important (not that it isn't important) to have people with connections and knowledge to let you know what was out there so that you knew what to spend your hard earned $$$ on. But now, I can look at the releases and click click, I am listening to that new album. 

    Now streaming has triggered something old in me, I want to listen to everything, and with 100 million tracks at my fingertips, that is an issue. Tis the reason that I end up with over 600 albums in my queue. Also because I still want to go back and listen to Rush Hemispheres several times a year. 

    anyway... what were we talking about? ... 

     

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  14. What are you listening to Part the Third

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    I have done a lot of listening in the last week, but here is what I am listening to - now

    Band On The Run

    Band On The Run
    by Paul McCartney (1973 (2024))

    https://album.link/i/1717135189

    Example:

    Underdubbed? - Yep. This is pretty much the original version and mix of the album - without the overdubbing and orchestration and extras added. -- Much more of a rock album.  I really have to try to listen to it with new ears. Forget what I know and hear what is there, not what isn't. The example is such a Jam.. I know this album so well, I am not sure I would have liked this album better than the original on release (first listen of both), but I know I sure like it now. 

     

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  20. What are you listening to Part the Third

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    Based on the NPR post above, I thought that I had listened to Hania's recent album. Turns out that I listened to - On Giacometti, not the newer Ghosts. Stupid TIDAL did not let me know that there was another new album in the same year (TIDAL is Dead to Me).... Anyway. 

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    Ghosts
    by Hania Rani (2023)

    https://album.link/i/1691156889  (Is Album link dead now? - it only shows Apple - I will stop using it if is just a waste)

    Example:

    So thanks to the Record Company - Here is the entire Album:

    Nothing really to say - Just a happy day of Hania.. 

     

     

    {oh, and Fuck TIDAL for not telling me back in October}

     

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