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Poll Question: What are your 3 favorite Spanish progrock albums?
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16 [10.06%]
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8 [5.03%]
1 [0.63%]
25 [15.72%]
2 [1.26%]
1 [0.63%]
1 [0.63%]
5 [3.14%]
5 [3.14%]
10 [6.29%]
1 [0.63%]
72 [45.28%]
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10 [6.29%]
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You could be Spanish Bruin69 Wink !
 
Talking about 69: do you know how Frenchmen start their day? .. with Croissant Neuf LOL !
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

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Bruin69: good to notice your enthousiasm but what about that 69 Shocked ? Explain please ...LOL !



Erm... I'm enthusiastic about a LOT of things, not just music! Wink
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Well Micky, I go to the USA where you show me the blues (I play some on acoustic guitar so a jam is a possibility Wink ) and you are welcome in Europe where I show you the flamenco in Andalusia but also in Holland and Belgium, it's very popular in cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague (Holland) and Antwerp (Belgium). But I am afraid that this will be a dream because after buying the great Prog Andaluz CD's you wil have run out of money .... Cry ........
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

There is a similarity between the American black blues that is rooted where you live Micky and the flamenco by the Andalusian gypsies, both created by very poor people who used music as a way to express their emotions and frustrations, that's why the black blues and the flamenco sound so emotional CryCry ... Approve !


I used to fashion myself a bit of an expert on the blues.. having spent some years,  before I got the prog bug in earnest in the last couple of years, studying everything I could.  You are so right it is a fascinating and emotional musical form.  I  playing in more than my share of  blues bands for free beer and money to buy a set of strings every once in awhile LOL  It's quite the lifestyle.  A real piece of Americana.  Couldn't agree more about the emotional similarity, probably why I was so drawn to Prog Andaluz when I first took your suggestions... whenever I quench my first for all things RPI..  I plan to move full force into Prog Andaluz with Credit Cards in hand and buy everything in sight as I've been doing with RPI hahahah. Well I'm out for the rest of the day... work beckons.. have to be able to pay for all these damn albums hahahah
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There is a similarity between the American black blues that is rooted where you live Micky and the flamenco by the Andalusian gypsies, both created by very poor people who used music as a way to express their emotions and frustrations, that's why the black blues and the flamenco sound so emotional CryCry ... Approve !
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

I hope you once will be flooded by the 'duende', the spark between the musicians and the spectators, often accompanied by the 'ole', 'ole' shouts (and I don't mean the awful bullfighting Angry ), very special so I recommend you to visit a flamenco concert, it's becoming more and more popular because genuine flamenco (not the tourist fake flamenco Thumbs Down ) sounds so pure, exciting and straight from the heart Thumbs Up



I'll defintely keep that in mind Erik.. though I may need to relocate to ...less barbaric areas of the world ahhahah...   I don't expect to see many flamenco concerts whirl through the armpit of the prog universe that is the rural American south LOL  Though I could show you a thing or two about some hot bluegrass pickin or sweet  southern blues..  Wink
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I hope you once will be flooded by the 'duende', the spark between the musicians and the spectators, often accompanied by the 'ole', 'ole' shouts (and I don't mean the awful bullfighting Angry ), very special so I recommend you to visit a flamenco concert, it's becoming more and more popular because genuine flamenco (not the tourist fake flamenco Thumbs Down ) sounds so pure, exciting and straight from the heart Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

By the way, if you want to discover some amazing flamenco guitar music, check out the mindblowing DVD by Vicente Amigo entitled Ciudad De Las Ideas, excellent and very compelling new flamenco guitar music, inspired by the great Paco De Lucia Clap



that'd be a nice addition for me.. I'd like to review more Prog Andaluz but being but a dipsh*t bassist.. I really don't know Flamenco too well...oh I know it when I hear it but would to understand it better when reviewing the albums....
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By the way, if you want to discover some amazing flamenco guitar music, check out the mindblowing DVD by Vicente Amigo entitled Ciudad De Las Ideas, excellent and very compelling new flamenco guitar music, inspired by the great Paco De Lucia Clap
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Micky, keep in mind that after a first listening session, I was shocked by the opera-like vocals Shocked ...... but gradually I started to appreciate these vocals and eventually I got the opinion that the vocals match perfectly with the captivating and unique symphonic prog by Kotobel Clap !



oh god Erik... I have a thing for that style of singing.... I took to it immediately.... I posted as much in the what's in the CD player thread.. they match perfectly and it a damn great album... may be another 5 star album for modern symphonic prog.   I'd like to hear some others of their before going that high though.. may be 4 until I have something to judge their 'progression' upon.  A great recommend...
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Micky, keep in mind that after a first listening session, I was shocked by the opera-like vocals Shocked ...... but gradually I started to appreciate these vocals and eventually I got the opinion that the vocals match perfectly with the captivating and unique symphonic prog by Kotobel Clap !
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Wow, I just came home from my late shift and then noticed that proghead Avestin (he is more than just a symphomaniac Wink ) has revived ths thread Clap ! I remember that this thread started very slow bur gradually more and more progheads and even musicians joined Thumbs Up !
 
Avestin, I just read your review about Mezquita, very warm and elaborate, great Clap!
 
Micky: I am very curious to your review about the new Kotobel Wink ....
 
Bruin69: good to notice your enthousiasm but what about that 69 Shocked ? Explain please ...LOL !



it will come,  but my  bar has been set high and would like to deliver another review that leaves them begging for more hahahhaWink.  Great album by the way.. another great recommend Erik Clap


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Wow, I just came home from my late shift and then noticed that proghead Avestin (he is more than just a symphomaniac Wink ) has revived ths thread Clap ! I remember that this thread started very slow bur gradually more and more progheads and even musicians joined Thumbs Up !
 
Avestin, I just read your review about Mezquita, very warm and elaborate, great Clap!
 
Micky: I am very curious to your review about the new Kotobel Wink ....
 
Bruin69: good to notice your enthousiasm but what about that 69 Shocked ? Explain please ...LOL !
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Originally posted by bruin69 bruin69 wrote:

God it's amazing - I haven't heard of ANY of these bands - must explore a little!




oh wow.. .so much great stuff to check out....  why not start with the Mezquita album Assaf and I both have reviewed... .great album... we both gave it 4 and it's been teetering on the edge of 5 since I wrote mine... that close to being an essential represenatation of Prog Andaluz...
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God it's amazing - I haven't heard of ANY of these bands - must explore a little!
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2006 at 18:08
oh god I remember this thread.... hahha  I need some more reviews as well having only done the Mezquita album as well....  Kotebel's new one up next.... that is a great album and highly recommended.. got that this weekend after you know who recommended it hahahha

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Yes, great review Assaf!!
 
 

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I once made a promise to Erik to review several albums from the Spanish prog scene.
Well today after months of delay, I managed to review Mezquita - Recuerdos De Mi Tierra (4 stars). I hope to reach others as well, but I think it will take me several more months.
 
By the way, for those who joined us recently, enjoy discovering this thread.
 
 
 
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Prog-Brazil his contribution points at the heart of the matter: some categories are so distinctive that it would be better to create categories like Prog Andaluz (flamenco inspired) and Latin Prog (last year I received a bunch of Latin-Prog cd's, incredible how original these sound!) in order to send longing progheads in those specific directions (flamenco, South-American rhythms). This thread has prooved that there is a need for that but I am repeating myself, there will be no new categories like Prog Andaluz and Latin-Prog but in threads we will not be prosecuted to use these terms  !


Thanks guys. I love this discussion.
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

I know that site very well, Avestin because I write reviews in English about Prog Andaluz for it since a few months!

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