For me, RCR was one of those cases where I finally heard him talk about something I know a lot about, and he was so full of shit that I knew I couldn’t trust him on anything else. His VW beetle video from a couple years ago was so poorly researched, it was apparent not only that he was just paraphrasing Wikipedia and things people had told him, but that he hadn’t actually understood any of it himself. That and the engine building videos from his Falcon made me realize that he probably didn’t know what the hell he’s talking about with anything else, he just says it authoritatively.

And Artie Shaw (who the OOP is probably referring to whether he realizes it or not) has a huge discography where he just goes nuts on the clarinet.

• Ragtime

Much as I love that Peanuts introduced a lot of people to Vince Guararldi, I really wish he got more credit for the rest of his career. When Bossa Nova was first coming to the US, he was right on top of it with the big names. He was on the early Latin jazz scene in the 50s in Cal Tjader’s band, and his solo album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) came out two years before the renowned Getz/Gilberto album that defined the Bossa Nova standards. He also did some amazing work with Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete from ‘64 to ‘66. Still, I think mostly because of the cartoons, most jazz aficionados just dismiss him as pop jazz and don’t really take him seriously.

To make it worse, I found out the hard way that FH4 on Steam doesn’t have wheel support, so if I wanted to use a wheel (with full FFB support, not just a wheel pretending to be an Xbox controller), I had to re-buy on the Microsoft store.

Really, for most people, there’s not much reason to buy the new ones, except that they keep de-listing the old ones and making them impossible to buy.

Totally agree. I never really go for the advice that it’s good enough just because you tried your best, or put your heart into it, or felt like you were expressing yourself. Sometimes it still sucks. That’s not to say it’s a reason to give up, though. If anything it’s a reason to keep trying. After 30 years of playing music, I don’t think that feeling ever fully goes away, either.

Impressive list! A couple more you could add:

Eastern Intrigue by Todd Rundgren

Miracle in the Bazaar by Todd Rundgren

Teo Torriatte by Queen

Bob Moog said it rhymes with “vogue.”