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♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic

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Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan.

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A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on last week’s episode page.

News:

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry:

  • Highway 61 Revisited, particularly Desolation Row.
  • Blonde on Blonde, for Visions of Johanna.
  • John Wesley Harding, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower.

    • And more:

    • No Direction Home, documentary about Dylan’s early years.
    • Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings

      • Show notes:

      • Elegy for the iPod
      • Apple Composite AV Cable
      • Mactracker
      • iTrip

        • Our next tracks:

        Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke.

        • Kirk: Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
        • Doug: Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do

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