Ryan Brubaker

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Haven't been on RoR for quite a while but coming back to check things out. I live with my wife and two children in Wisconsin. I'm a software developer by day and then usually write some more code for fun at night. I'm also an avid reader, trying to learn to play guitar/keyboard and try to get outdoors as much as possible.

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Echoes
Pink Floyd

This is definitely one of my favorites. This double-cd collection is compiled of songs from Syd Barrett, the original singer of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour. The cds have a nice mixture of music dating back from the late 60s to the late 80s. The songs Astronomy Domine and Bike are from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn rele... (See the whole review)

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