Sonja Kristina & Curved Air - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Lovechild (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIg8i0Pl6K1I9XQwgYNtmOB

Lovechild

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 07 2021 at 01:56

Midnight Wire (1975) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLhLqapLzGmORh38fIw8qnq

Dance of Love

Air Cut (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJu5OM3-s6loO0cdHXSiEmG

Elfin Boy

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 05 2021 at 15:42

Lewian wrote:

The Live album is magnificent. They may be worth listening to more than I have done in recent years.

Marie Antoinette sounds far better live than the studio original.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

haerskar wrote:

The glorious seventies. There were actually quite a few prog or "proggy" bands with female lead singers. Amon Duul II, Babe Ruth, Renaissance, Ruphus, Octopus, Curved Air, Frumpy, Brainticket and a few more.

I like all of those bands you mentioned, although I haven't heard of Ruphus before, so I'll have to check them out.

New Born Day is probably their best. It's on YouTube and Spotify. They morphed into a more funky style but still great stuff. They reunited briefly with the original lineup but didn't put out any albums since '79.

" First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that sh*t and just play." Charlie Parker

SteveG wrote:

Much like Ken, I appreciate them but was never knocked out by their output. I think that Sonja being a sex kitten may have hurt them in the asexual world of prog rock.

TBH, I always was bored out of my skull from their studio albums, but I am discovering their unseen on-stage powers which gives a welcome harder/rockier rawer edge. which does make them a tad more interesting (unfortunately their classical-raiding are still unsufferable), and that's do more with DW than SK.

TBH, I don't think it's her sex-kitten (debatable, I don't find her a sex symbol) that would hurt , but her vocals themselves. She's relatively good, but there are times when she shows little control, especally when "going wild". There are sreechy moments (not like Janis's very welcomed screeches) that are annoying.

I can only think of one worse example: Babe Ruth's Janita Haan.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Alive performance from French TV in 1972

not your fault PP, but this is wrongly attributed to French TV instead of Belgian TV. I'm not even sure it's an RTB(F) production as it states in the end credits, because the film crew seems more like the Flemish BRT technicians than the french-speaking RTB.

moshkito wrote:

I'm not sure she could give a damn about the asexual world of "prog rock", since she was much more than just a singer having been one of the actresses in the London (first I think) production of HAIR, which might not have given her or the other folks a bit more fame, but it was clear that she had talent and ability and it was taken advantage of.

I like the "eccentric" style of things, although I sensed right from the start a bit of a problem with either Darryl Way or Francis Monkman ... as if they wanted more time in the front, which was taken by Sonja, because she stood out, and they didn't, despite their ability and musicianship. Sadly ... after the band Wolf, Darryl Way kinda disappeared.

Well, ste sex-symbol thing certainly does seem to be important than you think, because she states that she also worked as a Playboy bunny in the TV stint that PP posted. Seems obvious to me that she would've easily not mentionned it some 40/50 years later (especially in today's feminist rage context), if it was that unimportant.

TBH, neither DW ab$nd FM had the chops to overtake the underwhelming SK. I mean she's OK in her role, but nothing great. And DW and FM are no Hendrix or Emerson either.

Edited by Sean Trane - February 04 2021 at 03:35

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

1971: Second Album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJFquUebpH8IqH-xwWR3kps

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Piece of Mind

MortSahlFan wrote:

What a coincidence - I was just listening to "Dance of Love", probably my favorite along with "Lovechild"

They're two of my Curved Air favourites too, so that makes it a triple coincidence. I'd like to do the Dance of Love with Sonja Kristina, although I should be so lucky.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 01 2021 at 12:16

SteveG wrote:

Much like Ken, I appreciate them but was never knocked out by their output. I think that Sonja being a sex kitten may have hurt them in the asexual world of prog rock.

Hi,

I'm not sure she could give a damn about the asexual world of "prog rock", since she was much more than just a singer having been one of the actresses in the London (first I think) production of HAIR, which might not have given her or the other folks a bit more fame, but it was clear that she had talent and ability and it was taken advantage of.

I like the "eccentric" style of things, although I sensed right from the start a bit of a problem with either Darryl Way or Francis Monkman ... as if they wanted more time in the front, which was taken by Sonja, because she stood out, and they didn't, despite their ability and musicianship. Sadly ... after the band Wolf, Darryl Way kinda disappeared.

My favorite parts, and the long stuff is far out for my ears, is playing the original and the Live (3rd or 4th album, not sure) of Vivaldi with Cannons ... it was spectacular, and you could easily make a nice segway (Guy Guden did it many times!!!), with McKendree Spring, Esperanto and a few more songs to make up a heck of a 30 minute run!

Some folks will need some Q-Tips for their ears! Play it loud!

Edited by moshkito - February 01 2021 at 10:04

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dr wu23 wrote:

I think the first 4 studio lp's are all good.....Phantasmagoria being my favorite.

I would also recommend the Darryl Way Wolf lp's.

I also give a slight edge to Phantasmagoria but the other 3 are almost as good