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    Posted: August 30 2005 at 05:26
Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Hatfield and the North is a band for you then.

Yeah, I downloaded the samples and they're brilliant!  Rotter's Club is high on my wishlist!

 

For Hatfield stuff, check out www.burningshed.com which has their Hatwise Choice anthology album for sale. It's meant to be good

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Originally posted by Biggles Biggles wrote:

Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)

Storia di un Minuto

Quote Van der Graaf Generator

Pawn Hearts

Quote Focus

Hamburger Concerto

Quote Caravan

For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night

Quote Renaissance

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Quote I'm not really sure if I'm gonna bother with Caravan and Renaissance. Are they really worth it?

That’s up to you to decide. For Girls was my first Caravan experience, and it took me quite some time to warm up to it, but when I did I became a raving, drooling fan, snatching up any and all Caravan albums I could find!

I never had that experience with Renaissance. I always found them a mite twee and precious, but for relaxed moments their albums are essential.
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Try the first, self-titled album (1969) and "Prologue" (1972) by
RENAISSANCE. Their later albums are much softer, much folkier and much
more refined, but these two are much more dynamic and electric, with
strong post-psychedelic elements.
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Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands.


Hatfield and the North is a band for you then.

Yeah, I downloaded the samples and they're brilliant!  Rotter's Club is high on my wishlist!

I'm right where you are on the musical map, Syntharachnid, just got In The Land of...about a month ago and absolutely love it so now Canterbury prog is high on my wish-list as well. I ordered the self-titled album by Hatfield and the North online but they keep delaying the order, arrrggh! In the meantime, I went and bought Gong's You which is good stuff, bit more on the experimental side.

Next week it is record hunting time again and I'm sure to get For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night by Caravan. Rotter's Club will also end up in my CD shelf if I am lucky enough to find it in one of the record shops here in Helsinki...

And to stay on topic: yes, Biggles, you do need to experience Caravan and In The Land of Grey and Pink worked brilliantly for me, at least  



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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands.


Hatfield and the North is a band for you then.

Egg would be interesting too. Maybe National Health...
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Renaissance is definitely not a band you should ignore... at least i find them more interesting than bands like Yes, Genesis, Camel, Jethro Tull... Renaissance is more classical and unique which is great...

I would recommend to start with either "Ashes are burning" or "Turn of the Cards"  and then Scheherazade.
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I would also recommend "Godbluff" by VdGG, and try RENAISSANCE if you like "sweet" music.
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Originally posted by meurglysIII meurglysIII wrote:

Originally posted by Biggles Biggles wrote:

And speaking of Canterbury, what about Gong and The Soft Machine? Should I get something by them?

To answer your question ...YES

Gong-Angel's Egg (RNIT Vol. 2)
Soft Machine-Third or Vol. 1 and 2 on CD

Just get those and if you like 'em get more!!!!!



I was going to say exactly that! Though, I'd be wary with buying other Soft Machine if you like 1 and 2. Do plenty of prior reading before getting 4 or 5, for example.
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Originally posted by Biggles Biggles wrote:

And speaking of Canterbury, what about Gong and The Soft Machine? Should I get something by them?

To answer your question ...YES

Gong-Angel's Egg (RNIT Vol. 2)
Soft Machine-Third or Vol. 1 and 2 on CD

Just get those and if you like 'em get more!!!!!
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PFM.....Storia di un Minuto (1972) and then Per un Amico (1972)  two of the greatest Italian...no progressive rock albums ever made!

VdGG.....don't know too much about 'em. From what I've heard, I would recommend H to He, Who am the Only One (1970).

Focus.....Hamburger Concerto (1974) SIMPLY AWESOME!!  classically inspired, but maintaining rock overtones.  Excellent variety of vintage keyboards by the talentedThjis van Leer, and Jan Akkerman's edgy guitar, featuring some great solo's.

Rennaisance.....simple - Scheherezade and Other Stories (1975).  A journey through the brilliant world of symphonic inspired folk/prog.  Annie Haslam has an absolutely beautiful voice.

Don't care about Caravan.  I wouldn't bother.
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Originally posted by Biggles Biggles wrote:

And speaking of Canterbury, what about Gong and The Soft Machine? Should I get something by them?

PM BaldFriede/Jean...and ask about Gong. they'll tell you all you need to know.
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Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) - NONE, rur like hell from them...

Van der Graaf Generator - Everything you can get. Specially Pawn Hearts and Godbluff. Peter Hammill solo carrer is also great, his best is In Camera.

Focus - Moving Waves and Hamburger Concerto. 

Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink. This is a subliminar message, go to hell, you f**ker!

Renaissance - None, this is a very CRAPPY band.

This is yours multi-coloured Fantômas...




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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands.


Hatfield and the North is a band for you then.

Yeah, I downloaded the samples and they're brilliant!  Rotter's Club is high on my wishlist!
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Gong- The Radio Gnome Trilogy (Flying Teapot, Angels Egg, and You) are all excellent albums. I recommend AE as the first.
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And speaking of Canterbury, what about Gong and The Soft Machine? Should I get something by them?

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For me at least!

Van Der Graff Generator- Pawn hearts

Renaissance- Scheherazade (Amazing epic and album!)

PFM- Per Un Amico is an Italian Prog masterpiece!
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Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands.


Hatfield and the North is a band for you then.
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I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands.
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Didn't see PFM and VDGG!! My oh my! Head's loose tonight...

PFM - Storia di Un Minuto or Per Un Amico

VDGG - Godbluff
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PFM - L'isola di Niente, or Per Un Amico

VDGG - Godbluff then Still Life then Pawn Hearts

Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink (and yes they are worth it)

Renaissance - Turn of the Cards or Scheherazade (worth it too)

Don't know any Focus except for the song Hocus Pocus

 

 
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