hehe - granted... although i would admit to one flaw in my love of music - anything which was recorded probably pre-1980 i tend to stay clear of, it always seems to sound very tinny. Whether that was intentional or not i am not sure - it might have been the trend back in the day, but certainly those who recorded in the 50s and before fell foul of poor recording equipment, just listen to anything which never made it onto tape and you will see what i mean.  That is why i think classical music will endure forever - just get an orchestra together and you have it sounding exactly as it sounded in Beethoven's time!
But anyway - that sound is definitely not something i like and i cant get past that intial reaction to it and enjoy the music behind it :(

I'm sure Bruce might have an opinion on this...

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