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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

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  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Yes - Tormato
  • Yes - Drama

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The best there is Drama. One of my all time favs. You already said your interested so I won't elaborate cept to say go ahead and get the remaster. It actually has tracks that they worked on with Jon and Rick. I gotta say it... Im glad as hell Rick left at that time, he was in high cheese form.

 There is a reason a tomato is splattered all over the cover of Tormato. Onward is pretty but short, On the silent wings of freedom Is actually pretty cool but the rest is very much on the crappy side imo. It also has the worst yes song ever.

 Gaucho imo is not Steely Dans best work. It does have a few nice songs. I'll assume you have some others by them, if not try them first. I'd say by this used, not worth a premium price.

   Baldfriede, Olias of Sunhillow  is One of my favs. I like what ya said about it but I will have to add ( to possibly warn others ) that it is probably the first new age album.   To those wondering about it don't let that scare you. If you like spacey atmospherics you'll like. it also has great and grand melodies.


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Quote Can: Monster Movie (comparable to Ege Bamyasi and Future Days)

Not quite as good as Ege or Tago, and with a slightly less distinctively-Can sound.  Mooney is quite manic at times, and totally different from Damo.  The songs are pretty solid.  Yoo Doo Rite has a great groove, but would have been best cut to about 5 minutes (and I LOVE the other long Can songs!)

Ultimately, recommended for a fan of Tago and Ege, as it's better than Soundtracks.  You will also want Future Days, and Soon over Babaluma and Landed are also worth your money. 

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Gong: Flying Teapot
Gong: Espresso
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Least We can Do Is Wave to each Other
 
 
Expresso is my favorite Gong album. Excellent, colourful Jazz-fusion! Teapot is a very good Psych/Space album.
 
The VDGG one isn't as good as it's followers, but still a very good album! Check it out.
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Ayreon: The Final Experiment
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Can: Monster Movie (comparable to Ege Bamyasi and Future Days)
Gong: Flying Teapot
Gong: Espresso
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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

New List:
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Primus - Frizzle Fry
  • Eloy - The Power & The Passion
  • Eloy - Performance
  • Yes - Tormato
  • Yes - Drama

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Frizzle Fry is amazing.
All of the songs are great.
Perhaps you won't like Les' voice if have never heard it before, but the music makes up for it. I love his voice personally.
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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

New List:
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Primus - Frizzle Fry
  • Yes - Drama

Smile A little help?

 
 
APC, Get most Tool albums first.
Gaucho, excellent stuff, but I doubt you'll like it. Listen before buying.
Frizzle Fry, their best album!
Drama, their best post-TFTO release, IMO.
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Of Gong I highly recommend "You", which in my opinion contains the best drumming ever. Listening to the drums in "Master Builder" just blew me away, and I wanted to become a drummer too (and succeeded). The other musicians are no slouches either, and when they jam the music just flows and flows. 


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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

New List:
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Primus - Frizzle Fry
  • Eloy - The Power & The Passion
  • Eloy - Performance
  • Yes - Tormato
  • Yes - Drama

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A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms :  This one is my less favorite album from them since it isn't pretty varied and generic at times, although the song "3 libras" is really beautiful. Their "13th Step" album is significantly better IMO.

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Another list for me:

  • Robert Wyatt - any album
  • Hatfield And The North- any album
  • Gong - any album
  • Egg - any album
  • National Health - any album


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I'll just post my review of Olias of Sunhillow here:

JON ANDERSON — Olias of Sunhillow

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5%20stars What would one expect from a solo album by a Yes-member? Probably some intrumental virtuosity. But then Jon Anderson is the singer, and he plays ALL the instruments himself, so perhaps we should look for something else. And we certainly find it: Atmosphere.

"Olias of Sunhillow" is a concept album about space travel with a ship (yes, a ship and not a spaceship). From the very first second the listener realizes this album has very little to do with Yes, except for the vocals (Anderson sings in a multi-playback chorus with himself). This album does not rock, although there are some rhythmical passages with lots of percussion, but if you listen to it by candle light and close your eyes, you will be teleported to the faraway planet where Olias and his brothers reside and follow them on their mystical journey.


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I've heard "Machine Messiah" and "Tempus Fugit" before, and it sounds quite nice.

Might get my hands on it soon!
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Points: 15535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2007 at 06:12
Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

  • Yes - Drama

 A little help?Smile



This album doesn't appeal to some Yes fans since Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman are not present (well they are on the remaster - which I don't have) It is a good album but does have some pop elements. Chris Squire, Alan White, and Steve Howe do a good job of keeping the Yes sound even without Jon and Rick. I liked it  lot and like as much as Fragile.
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2007 at 06:06
New List:
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Primus - Frizzle Fry
  • Eloy - The Power & The Passion
  • Eloy - Performance
  • Yes - Tormato
  • Yes - Drama

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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2007 at 11:01
Thanks, cucuna!
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• Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II: New age kind of. Nota that bad if compared with later releases on the same "series", but still, not something to regard as a "must" purchase.

Steve Hillage - Motivation Radio: It has good moments, and it is definitely something to have around, but the last two tracks are just poor.

Hatfield & the North - Hatfield & the North: must be good for canterbury adepts. I just like the opening and the end, good mellow songs. I would choose that "News from babel" album in wich Robert Wyatt is featured as guest. This one is too flat, with those "let's all jam over the same bass line forever" moments taking over the %80 of the album .

Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte: A must have item. Beautiful work.
ˇBeware of the Bee!
   
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Originally posted by billbuckner billbuckner wrote:

Dixie Dregs - California Screamin'
 
(Never have heard DD before)
 
Havn't heard that one, but i can strongly recommend "What If?".
Great mixture of jazz/fusion and country elements Big%20smile
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 23 2007 at 13:36
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

 
Steve Hillage - Motivation Radio
Steve Hillage - Green
 
 
Two excellent albums from Captain Spillage full of spacey keyboards, funky-but-not-too-funky bass and wonderful guitar. Some lyrics are a bit cringeworthy but I heartily recommend all of Hillage's albums apart from And Not Or / For To Next.
 
Sounds great! Big%20smile
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Dixie Dregs - California Screamin'
 
(Never have heard DD before)
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 - Anathema - Alternative 4
 - Anathema - A Natural Disaster
 - Wolverine - Still
 - No-Man - Returning Jesus
 - IQ - Dark Matter

And that's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are more. 


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