You might want to start at A Condensed History Pt. 1<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kicked off the new decade with much music in a trio of festivals to celebrate my 50th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dragging through my recalcitrant memory and the clutter of the internet, I believe I also went, with mu to see Wishbone Ash in 2010. My love of this band goes way back to the \u201870\u2019s and two albums: Wishbone Ash and Argus. Both beautiful, enigmatic album covers and phenomenal albums of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glastonbury continued into the 2010s, how could it not. It is such an experience of music, life, everything\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n I went to see Marillion a further two times this decade: once with my son in Ayelsbury again and then with mu, in Bristol (2007 or 2008). Marillion have become my favourite band over the years, both in their earlier \u2018Fish\u2019 years and the later \u2018Hogarth\u2019 years. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll spend time writing about Marillion in the future. I have tickets for us to see them in November, later this year*<\/p>\n\n\n\n *update: didn’t get to see them due to Covid-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n As mentioned previously, it is Marillion that spawned a love of Transatlantic. As I write this, I\u2019m waiting to have the time to sit down and listen to \u201cThe Absolute Universe\u201d that arrived recently (newly released).<\/p>\n\n\n\n After listening to CDs for what seemed like a lifetime, I desired to go back and renew my acquaintance with vinyl. For this I required a Record Player. I purchased a Pro-Ject<\/a> Debut Carbon turntable which I have found an excellent entry level player. This allowed me to rediscover my old collection, purchase some new and some new \u2018old\u2019 vinyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s something almost spiritual about vinyl. From sourcing it, to holding it and reading that big 12×12 cover, taking the large black circle out, transferring it to the record player, starting the player and then listening. It\u2019s a different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living in Frome, I soon discovered Raves from the Grave<\/a> – the greatest independent record shop in the world. They also have a shop in Warminster*. I frequented both as much as I could. A lot of my newer \u2018old\u2019 vinyl came from here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Update: the Warminster shop has closed but they are still going strong in a new location in Frome<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was ar Raves from the Grave that I managed to obtain a significant amount of Barclay James Harvest vinyl and RAM by Paul McCartney and Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were three instances when jazz entered my consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I suppose the first Jazz I listened to was in Pizza Express<\/a>. We used to go as a family on special occasions like Birthdays and anniversaries and just because… To us, Jazz was Pizza and red wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second time I specifically listened to and really liked jazz was the soundtrack to Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamente – is it Jazz? It was to me. It stuck with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third? It was when I brought back the CD of \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a>\u201d by Vince Guaraldi, from a trip to America. This is still one of my favourite Jazz albums. It captures the spirit of Christmas for us as a family completely. We play it every Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rough Trade Records in Bristol were responsible for my first, real foray into obtaining Jazz. I would be nipping down in my lunch break or after work, before getting the train home. I bought a few vinyl albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2019, we decided we were going to buy another narrowboat (yes, we had one before) and as this was going to be our new home, the one thing that wouldn\u2019t fit on fifty nine and a half foot, six foot wide floating home would be my stereo system. The floorstaders alone would take up the space of a person living aboard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, I had to get something smaller. I kept the record player and the system became<\/p>\n\n\n\n It worked really well. I was impressed with the DALI Spektor 1\u2019s but the integrated amp\/CD Player didn\u2019t do it. The CD player seems to \u2018cut\u2019 at random points as if \u2018catching up with itself. The amp itself powered the speakers well enough but I wanted more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here ends A Condensed History Pt. 6. and the conclusion of A Condensed History. I draw it to a close but really, this is just the beginning. If you’ve made it this far, thank you for persevering \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next post – Discovery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n2010 – 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A Decade of Much Music<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
In Concert – Part VIII<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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