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Has audio quality improved since the CD era?
When I got my CD player in 1995, it sounded so clean compared to my old tapes. I never really could afford to buy many CDs at all, so I only ever had extremely few of them.
Then, the Internet post year 2000 allowed me to have vast collections of…
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Who has won the most different categories of Grammy awards?
I was listening to the song “The Roots of Coincidence” by Pat Metheny Group and learned that the song won a Grammy for best rock instrumental performance - which is surprising given that the group is not a rock band!
That got me wondering - which…
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What are popular genre of music in U.S
I am trying to find out popularity of music genres. This page provides the popularity of music genre, but its little old, can anyone share the ranking of genres based on popularity?
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Jeremy Gratton - Stillness And Forgiveness, what type of music is this?
So I stumbled upon this very particular track and I found the drums and what i believe to be sort of an Asian/Hindu style of music very soothing.
But I can't for the love of it all remember the actual genre or the name of the drums found in this…
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Which part of Schubert's Symphony No.8 is unfinished?
There are many unfinished pieces by different composers such as Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven's Symphony No. 10 and etc. Most of the time, however, when I listen to these music, I don't find which part of the music is unfinished.
Today, I found a…
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Why was "Careless Whisper" released as a George Michael single despite being written by both "Wham!" members?
"Careless Whisper" was released on the 1984 Wham! album "Make It Big" and unlike most other Wham! songs at the time, was also written by both George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. So why were the single releases touting it as a George Michael solo…
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Why do Walruses come up in the Beatles lyrics?
Walruses are mentioned in some songs of the Beatles and there is "Paul is the walrus" thing.
Is there a deeper meaning to this?
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Two weeks in hell documentary song during selection results
What is the song played in the first 1:45 minutes of this video from Two Weeks In Hell?
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Is the Beatles catalog available as DRM-free downloads?
I know you can purchase the original studio records on vinyl or cd, however, I'm looking for something this as a DRM-free download, ideally in a lossless format like flac.
Does this exist, or has the recording company prevented this?
I know I can…
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Is there symbolism in the word "train" that is particular to rock music culture?
I do not know much about music, but I keep noticing a strange pattern in rock song names and was wondering if there’s more to it.
Many bands tend to have a song, and usually on the first album, entitled with the word "train".
Is this a mere…
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What defines ragtime as a music genre/style?
What makes a ragtime song a ragtime song? Which are the key and defining elements of ragtime? What differentiates it from other music from the era?
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Slow and deliberate, hauntingly beautiful classical piece (identify from score)
Slow and deliberate, hauntingly beautiful. Can you tell me the name and composer of this piece of classical music I've tried to recreate from memory? I'll be eternally grateful, of…
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What is the name of the musical instrument shown on the video?
Here is the picture from the video:
What is the name of the musical instrument shown there?
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Why Linkin Park lost their fans in the mid?
I saw a lot of like pages in Facebook like "Linkin Park ex-fans", "Bring back the old LP", whatever. I love their songs, almost every one <3 .
So any soldier here who can answer me?
Why people disliked them? (after Hybrid Theory I guess)
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Did Queen make any new best sellers after Freddie Mercury's death?
I recently saw 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which shares and explains Queen and Freddie Mercury's rise and collapse. While I was saddened to hear the way he passed, I'm sure he would have given more hits if he had been alive. Anyways, after Freddie Mercury,…
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