Popular Post sphinxsix Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 Picasso and Dali painting an egg .. Some fun facts about Picasso. Picasso was baptized Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. He was named after various saints and relatives. The "Picasso" is actually from his mother, Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father is named Jose Ruiz Blasco. It's like Picasso was born an artist: his first word was "piz," short of lápiz the Spanish word for 'pencil.' His father Ruiz, an artist and art professor, gave him a formal education in art starting from the age of 7. By 13, Ruiz vowed to give up painting as he felt that Pablo had surpassed him. When a Nazi officer saw Guernica he asked Picasso "Was it you who did it?" and Picasso is said to have responded, "No, you did!". In all his life Picasso produced about 147,800 pieces, consisting of: 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints and engravings, 300 sculptures and ceramics and 34,000 illustrations.. Oh, it's got OT, sorry.. Audiophile Neuroscience and PYP 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 22 hours ago, kumakuma said: What kind of music does he sing? See link .... https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack-art-who-he-identity-real-name-graffiti-music-similarities-a7805741.html sphinxsix and kumakuma 2 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
astrotoy Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Fix It Again Tony. (Apologies if this has been already posted). Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
photonman Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Okay, I have to show off my Picasso with all your guys talk about him. I apologize in advance if this offends anyone BUT it is modern art by a true master! I am sure Chris will remove if this is too off topic. RIG: iFi Zen Stream - Benchmark DAC3 L - LA4 - AHB2 | Paradigm Sig S6 | Cables: anything available Link to comment
accwai Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 7:24 PM, sphinxsix said: In case of this more contemporary one a rear spoiler was IMO an optical must, after adding it the car looked pretty cool, [...] So does it have color matched underwear to look cool from below as well? Quote And it handled (and sounded) really good What does the spoiler do to improve handling? Link to comment
botrytis Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I do really like Picasso, even if some of his art disturbs me. That is the point abut art, it is to elicit emotion. You do not have to like it. One of my favorite locals, was Tunis Ponsen. He was a teacher and artist. He was prolific an painted all around NE Illinois and Michigan. My wife and I have in storage one of his still life paintings. When we move, I hope to put it up to enjoy it again. That is what art is about - ENJOYMENT or really any reaction. Speaking of reaction, my wife and I saw saw this group, a long time ago - Tuxedomoon. It was a unique show.... Some of the people moved onto this group, Nine Rain. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post GregWormald Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 8 hours ago, sphinxsix said: This is a very interesting topic. In your experience - is it more often trauma than e.g. neurosis that in a way fuels their creativity? I can't help thinking about James Hetfield doing psychotherapy (definitely connected also with his addiction tendencies) during the "St Anger" sessions and the later weaker (IMO) results of the band's work with some ambivalence - on one hand IMO it's quite easy to see how Hetfield had become a happier, more mature guy, on the other hand - both 'St Anger's and later albums quality shows that the band's creative potential hasn't been on par with the one they showed earlier in their career. This of course may be a coincidence - maybe the 'Tallica guys are simply 'Too old for rock'n'roll' but I've also heard about examples of artists who didn't want to do therapy out of their fear that it could destroy their creativity. I really wonder what are the methods which can on one hand help to simply make an artist's life better and on the other hand aren't a danger to his creative powers.. For me, the reality was (and is) that every person needed to be treated individually, and they got to set their own goals. I've had clients say they'd rather be happier than creative. I've also treated highly creative people who had difficulties that appeared or were caused long after the creativity was evident. Others came to therapy to recover the creativity that trauma had seemingly deleted from their lives. "In your experience - is it more often trauma than e.g. neurosis that in a way fuels their creativity?" I never found the 'standard' diagnoses to be much good when looking at helping a person live the life they wanted. The diagnosis is only good for putting on paper for a clerk to read. (I did find some creative ways myself to fill in any required forms.😀 For instance, since whatever I did changed the way a person thought and behaved, I was quite happy to use the term "cognitive behavioural therapy"—even when it rarely matched the standard CBT techniques.) sphinxsix and Bill Brown 2 Link to comment
Popular Post GregWormald Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 Off Topic, still. 8 hours ago, sphinxsix said: This is a very interesting topic. In your experience - is it more often trauma than e.g. neurosis that in a way fuels their creativity? I can't help thinking about James Hetfield doing psychotherapy (definitely connected also with his addiction tendencies) during the "St Anger" sessions and the later weaker (IMO) results of the band's work with some ambivalence - on one hand IMO it's quite easy to see how Hetfield had become a happier, more mature guy, on the other hand - both 'St Anger's and later albums quality shows that the band's creative potential hasn't been on par with the one they showed earlier in their career. This of course may be a coincidence - maybe the 'Tallica guys are simply 'Too old for rock'n'roll' but I've also heard about examples of artists who didn't want to do therapy out of their fear that it could destroy their creativity. I really wonder what are the methods which can on one hand help to simply make an artist's life better and on the other hand aren't a danger to his creative powers.. For me, the reality was (and is) that every person needed to be treated individually, and they got to set their own goals. I've had clients say they'd rather be happier than creative. I've also treated highly creative people who had difficulties that appeared or were caused long after the creativity was evident. Others came to therapy to recover the creativity that trauma had seemingly deleted from their lives. "In your experience - is it more often trauma than e.g. neurosis that in a way fuels their creativity?" I never found the 'standard' diagnoses to be much good when looking at helping a person live the life they wanted. The diagnosis is only good for putting on paper for a clerk to read. (I did find some creative ways myself to fill in any required forms.😀 For instance, since whatever I did changed the way a person thought and behaved, I was quite happy to use the term "cognitive behavioural therapy"—even when it rarely matched the standard CBT techniques.) "I really wonder what are the methods which can on one hand help to simply make an artist's life better and on the other hand aren't a danger to his creative powers.." One of the ways (and there are quite a few) was to use trance to isolate the creativity and treat the trauma separately and then re-integrate the creativity. Bill Brown and sphinxsix 1 1 Link to comment
PYP Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 13 hours ago, photonman said: Okay, I have to show off my Picasso with all your guys talk about him. I apologize in advance if this offends anyone BUT it is modern art by a true master! I am sure Chris will remove if this is too off topic. Why would this offend anyone? Long ago, I've witnessed something similar on the New York City subway at 4 in the morning. Of course, returning home from a concert, I can't say that there weren't a few free radicals in my bloodstream. All joking aside, it is interesting to consider whether an artist who could not draw with the realistic skill of Picasso (when he was into that), could have produced this. This isn't conceptual art (only). But I see that the provocateur @sphinxsix has started a separate thread for these musings. Grimm Audio MU1 > Mola Mola Tambaqui > Mola Mola Kaluga > B&W 803 D3 Cables: Kubala-Sosna Power management: Shunyata Room: Vicoustics “Nature is pleased with simplicity.” Isaac Newton "As neither the enjoyment nor the capacity of producing musical notes are faculties of the least use to man...they must be ranked among the most mysterious with which he is endowed." Charles Darwin - The Descent of Man Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, PYP said: But I see that the provocateur @sphinxsix has started a separate thread for these musings. Everyone is invited Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, PYP said: But I see that the provocateur @sphinxsix Moi, le provocateur.? Je ne sais pas... Back on topic. Like I already said - the best female vocalist of all time - Yma Sumac. The best male vocalist - no doubt about it - Mike Patton PYP 1 Link to comment
audiobomber Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I know for sure who is not the "Best Singer Of All Time". I just listened to It Had To Be You... The Great American Song Book, by Rod Stewart. OMG, talk about awful! I knew Rod was not very talented but he's had his moments. These old standards however, make his voice sound bad, really, really bad. Main System: QNAP TS-451+ NAS > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. Crown XLi 1500 powering AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC. Link to comment
vmartell22 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Just saw this thread - so I will answer to the Origin Post. Cannot limit myself to one female and one male - the human voice is too rich for that 1.- Birgit Nilsson 2.- Christa Ludwig 3.- Kathleen Ferrier 4.- Franco Corelli 5.- Herman Prey/Hans Hotter (tie) 6.- Gottlob Frick/Hans Hotter/Nicolai Ghiaurov (tie) v Link to comment
Allan F Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 16 hours ago, audiobomber said: I know for sure who is not the "Best Singer Of All Time". I just listened to It Had To Be You... The Great American Song Book, by Rod Stewart. OMG, talk about awful! I knew Rod was not very talented but he's had his moments. These old standards however, make his voice sound bad, really, really bad. I have not listened to The Great American Song Book by Rod Stewart as I tend to avoid such collections by pop/rock artists. But I strongly disagree that Rod Stewart is "not very talented". IMO, Every Picture Tells a Story is an all-time classic and he has put out a number of other very good albums during his lengthy career. To each his own. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 16 hours ago, audiobomber said: I know for sure who is not the "Best Singer Of All Time". I just listened to It Had To Be You... I also know. And I agree with you - it has to be me... audiobomber 1 Link to comment
audiobomber Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Allan F said: I have not listened to The Great American Song Book by Rod Stewart as I tend to avoid such collections by pop/rock artists. But I strongly disagree that Rod Stewart is "not very talented". IMO, Every Picture Tells a Story is an all-time classic and he has put out a number of other very good albums during his lengthy career. To each his own. As I said, Rod Stewart has had his moments. I love Atlantic Crossing, but mostly Rod covers material by other, more talented artists, especially Tom Waits. The originals are mostly better. American Songbook really exposes his vocal shortcomings. He's an amazingly talented marketer with great taste in music. If you want to hear good interpretations of American classics by pop artists, try Moonlight Serenade by Carly SImon and But Beautiful by Boz Scaggs. Main System: QNAP TS-451+ NAS > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. Crown XLi 1500 powering AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC. Link to comment
gmgraves Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/3/2020 at 10:54 AM, sphinxsix said: Moi, le provocateur.? Je ne sais pas... Back on topic. Like I already said - the best female vocalist of all time - Yma Sumac. The best male vocalist - no doubt about it - Mike Patton Speaking of Yma Sumac, are you aware that her real name was Amy Camus and she wasn’t an Inca from Peru, but a Jewish girl from Brooklyn NY with a great coloratura soprano voice. I’ve an amusing story about her. About 20 years ago, I was sitting in a local nightclub in Palo Alto CA, recording a local jazz quartet. Between sets, the musicians spoke among themselves. One musician asked another: “What have you been up to lately?” The other responded, “I was recently in a band backing Yma Sumac”. The first asked, “How was she?” The second responded “Old, and fat, and mean!” True story! George Link to comment
Popular Post GregWormald Posted September 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2020 As long as we're talking singers and not just voices, one of my favourites is Beth Hart—blues, and definitely a screamer. jabbr and The Computer Audiophile 1 1 Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, GregWormald said: As long as we're talking singers and not just voices, one of my favourites is Beth Hart—blues, and definitely a screamer. Love her! Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
jabbr Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 12:21 PM, sphinxsix said: women - also, does the other possibility exist at all (?!) Are you suggesting that you can't quantify the scent of a woman? Custom room treatments for headphone users. Link to comment
GregWormald Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 How about one of the great vocal performances? (IMO) Jimmy Barnes isn't always to my taste but I can't watch and listen to this only once at a time. (And Joe Bonamassa's guitar work is 🥰.) The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
botrytis Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I keep forgetting James Dewar from Robin Trower's band (after he left Procol Harem) - great voice. Newer singer was Davey Pattison - who sang with Ronnie Montros'e Gamma. audiobomber 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
gmgraves Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/6/2020 at 11:22 AM, jabbr said: Are you suggesting that you can't quantify the scent of a woman? Yeah, it’s a terrible movie!🥴 jabbr 1 George Link to comment
audiobomber Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 9 hours ago, gmgraves said: Yeah, it’s a terrible movie!🥴 Pacino has become a cartoon caricature of himself. Hooah! Main System: QNAP TS-451+ NAS > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. Crown XLi 1500 powering AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC. Link to comment
gmgraves Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 15 hours ago, audiobomber said: Pacino has become a cartoon caricature of himself. Hooah! You are absolutely correct. The only movies that I liked Pacino in were the three “Godfather” movies. After that, he became less and less interesting to me as an actor, and now, as you say, he’s become a caricature of himself. George Link to comment
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