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erik neuteboom View Drop Down

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Posted: October 25 2007 at 06:38

Even the Monty Python team will contribute to my Hammond organ special

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 13:37

I just picked up from the homepage this interesting review:

COSMIC%20NOMADS%20Vultress%20progressive%20rock%20album%20and%20reviews

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(Studio Album, 2007)
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COSMIC NOMADS — Vultress
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— First review of this album —

3%20stars Definitely one for Hammond fans, this one! Led by organist, singer and main songwriter Ray Vanderby, this is an album heavy on the Atomic Rooster, Nice and less bombastic ELP influences. Opening track “Another World” starts off with a pulsating keyboard riff and is a good uptempo opener. This leads us into “No More Heartaches” which starts off sounding like ELP before settling into a heavy plodding rhythm which is very reminiscent of early 1960s underground/prog. “Elephant in my Soup” lightens things up a bit with its “boop boop de boop” backing vocals, sounding a bit like The Nice complete with suspect lyrics (“How he loves the rain like tears from heaven, How he loves the rain more than sliced devon”) . ”Escape Through the Mews“ throws in some electric piano to break things up a bit, although again the lyrics a bit lacking in the correct English department (“Well they might be a millionaire, They might be a thief“) . “Return of the Vultress“ is the epic 10 minute track here, again showing early ELP influences. It even manages to throw in a short drum solo. “We Are Lemurians“ wraps things up (sorry, I don‘t know what a Lumerian is).

Obviously with a band so heavily based on the Hammond, there will be comparisons with other similar bands such as those already mentioned, but the songs are good as are the performances and the production, which is modern yet retro at the same time, is just right. My main criticism, as with a number of other new bands, is that the vocals lack character. Overall, a very enjoyable CD, highly recommended for Hammond fans!

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 13:52

Cosmic Nomads are indeed a great find, and an excellent addition to the DB, brought to you by your very own Heavy Prog team! Wink

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 14:03

I am glad that the name Heavy Prog I proposed two years ago is now a common term on Prog Archives

In my forthcoming Hammond article I will focus on this exciting category, from Atomic Rooster and Uriah Heep to Kansas and early Journey

Edited by erik neuteboom - October 28 2007 at 14:12

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 22:41

Dick Heath wrote:

...Al Kooper's Hammond work made him a very popular sessionist in the late 60's- e.g. The Who's Sell Out, Dylan...

The same Al Kooper who did not play on BS&T's self-titled [best!] album? (Why did they ever let him rejoin the group later?)

Related, but different, question: is that a Hammond being used on Procol Harum's original version of 'Whiter Shade of Pale'?

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 23:29

prog4evr wrote:

Dick Heath wrote:

...Al Kooper's Hammond work made him a very popular sessionist in the late 60's- e.g. The Who's Sell Out, Dylan...

The same Al Kooper who did not play on BS&T's self-titled [best!] album? (Why did they ever let him rejoin the group later?)

Related, but different, question: is that a Hammond being used on Procol Harum's original version of 'Whiter Shade of Pale'?

That most definitley sounds like a Hammond organ to me, I have been into playing a listening to these instruments for quite some time now.

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 05:47

Many experts think it's a Hammond B3 but Matthew Fisher

himself told it is a Hammond M100 (spinet serie) on a Whiter

Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum.

Source of information, the Hammond bible

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 06:04

A great album for this special is:

HUNKA MUNKA

Dedicato A Giovanna G.

(Studio Album, 1972)
Limmagine%20“http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3047/cover_263413172007.jpg”%20non%20può%20essere%20visualizzata%20poiché%20contiene%20degli%20errori.

Limmagine%20“http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3047/cover_263413172007.jpg”%20non%20può%20essere%20visualizzata%20poiché%20contiene%20degli%20errori.

Track Listings

1. Nasce Un Giorno (1:33)
2. Ruote E Sogni (5:58)
3. L'Aeroplano D'Argento (4:12)
4. Cattedrali Di Bambù (4:24)
5. Anniversario (5:06)
6. Io Canterò Per Te (4:34)
7. Intermezzo N° 1 (0:56)
8. Giovanna G. (2:08)
9. Intermezzo N° 2 (1:18)
10. Il Canto Dell'Amore (3:12)
11. Muore Il Giorno Muore (1:14)

Total Time: 34:35

Line-up/Musicians

- Hunka Munka (Roberto Carlotto) / customized Hammond organ, effects, voice
- Ivan Graziani / bass, guitar, chorus
- Nunzio "Cucciolo" Favia / drums

Releases information

LP: Riicordi (SMRL 6096) 1972
CD: BMG (74321-98448-2) 2003

Review by Mandrakeroot (Andrea Salvador)
COLLABORATOR Italian Prog Specialist

4%20stars My review is produced using this release: BMG 74321-98448-2

Rating:8,5/10

Where I have already heard "Cattedrali di Bambù" and his amazing powerful refrain? Probably in a Revival radio Station... But in this case if you love the Hammond Organ... This is your album. The songs are consructions around the customizer by Hunka Munka (Roberto carlotto) Hammond organ. But the lyrics are importants in these songs. However the Hammond (And all the its possible sounds) dominate the songs!!! But it doesn't result ever above the lines. Rather Ivan Graziani succeeds to write excellent musicss where the Hammond is the winning element and the lyrics isn't superfluous. "Io Canterò Per Te" is a typical Power Beat ballad... And yet the organ is so Heavy (in the rhythmic soli) that becomes indispensable together with the orchestra. Is a strange album because isn't a really Song songwriter Prog album, because the songs are song songwriter songs... Are 100% Prog songs. Rather the songs have a song songwriter flavour... but with 1.000.000 times power and technique. So a beat title track "Giovanna G." have a good Kinks flavour but is a very good song for all Progsters. Therefore, in general is to Hammond album but the Hammond is used to the manner of Bach... To increase the power of soft songs. Some songs ("Il Canto Dell'Amore", for example) anticipate the style that "Cucciolo" and Carlotto will carry in the Dik Dik.

Roberto Carlotto in Italy is synonym of vintage keyboards. You listen to this album and will understand because. And I understood because it is one of the greater rarity of the Italian Prog!!!

Another info at:

http://www.joeymauro.com/

MySpace.com - Hunka Munka - IT - Progressive / Classic Rock / Pop ...

Edited by Mandrakeroot - October 29 2007 at 06:08

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 14:17

Hi!

Really agre about the Hansson and Karlsson records. Absolutly stunning organ-drive prog.

Two other great hammond, organ, progressive, groovy records is:

- Kvartetten som sprängde - Kattvals

Way cool swedish underground psyhedelic, prog, folk-funk band on the very rare and collectable lable Gump records (Telefon Paisa "Sogmusobil", Joakim Skosberg "Jola roata" etc). The music is organ-driven instrumental prog with a folk funk touch. The great latin percussion outbreaks on for example "Andesamba" are rather unique. Also for fans of good hammond organ playing, sometimes reminding of swedish supergroup Hansson & Karlsson and Sound Express.

Fläsket Brinner -"fläsket" 2LP

This must be one of the best swedish psychedelic and progressive rock LPs ever made. This double album has it all. Great hammond-driven progressive on for example "Klotet" and "Bennys hammare". Other tracks has a more jazz groove with long improvisations and fantastic percussion like "Grismakt" and "Örsprånget" both tracks over ten minutes. You also find some dope drum breaks on "Pukalle i Valparaiso", by some reason not availabe on the remastred CD reissue. Remindig of swedish Hansson och Karlsson and Kvarteten som Sprängde, but also about King Crimson and Gentle Giant.

I have two extra copys of these records for sale on ebay.co.uk. Please take a look at the following link, where you also can hear some examples of the music:

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZjakob_lien

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 14:51

Psychedelic, Heavy and Kraut - a Hammond saturated album

Analogy

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 15:26

As Barbara Dennerlein is mentioned before - here is a very nice image ... Smile

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 17:16

Jakob Lien, good to share the Hansson & Karlson appreciation, how sad the promised addition is stil on the brink .. for months

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Posted: October 29 2007 at 19:09

Rivertree, what a super-sensual Barbara Dennerlein picture, that gives an extra dimension to my words about her music: "A Hammond organ fan's wet dream" ....

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 06:25

After holding back for a very long time - but also restricted by not readily finding his albums available - I've bought my first Larry Young solo album, the (apparently totally) improv Lawrence of Newark (Castle Communication Records). An excellent piece of Hammond in Young's unique style, I guess continuing on from his work on Santana's Welcome album (although I'm not certain which got recorded first). The liner notes for the CD point to other albums, which the author claims were masterpieces - I'm definitely going to sample his solo work further.

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 07:21

Thanks Dick

Here is my final version of my Hammond organ article, it will be published in several parts between mid - and late November this year:

THE HAMMOND ORGAN

“From a poor man’s pipe organ to a progrock musician's big band”

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2 : The history of the Hammond organ

Chapter 3: How does it work? By PA member Pierreolivier

Chapter 4: The heavy weighted Hammond models on the small catwalk

Chapter 5: A personal Hammond story: a meeting with my hero Thijs Van

Leer

Chapter 6: The masters on the Hammond organ (from Jimmy Smith, Eddie

Hardin and Greg Rolie to Brian Auger, Reese Wynans and

Barbara Dennerlein)

Chapter 7: 1967-2007 Fourty years of Hammond sounds in progressive rock

Chapter 8: A Hammond story by PA member and jazz specialist Dick Heath

Chapter 9: Quotes about the Hammond organ by Dutch progrock musicians

(like Rick v/d Linden, Thijs van Leer and Ton Scherpenzeel)

Chapter 10: My favorite Hammond organ drenched CD’s and DVD’s

Chapter 11: PA members about the Hammond organ and their Hammond Album Top 5 (Jim Garten, Ozzy Tom, Jimmy Row, Easy Money, Rivertree

and Dalt99)

Chapter 12: This is not a Hammond organ! (about the Farfisa and Vox

Continental organs)

Chapter 13: Sources of information

Chapter 14: Interesting links

By the way, M@X : can I get a small percentage of the money you earn with the 'Hammond adds' in this thread

Edited by erik neuteboom - October 30 2007 at 07:27

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 08:27

Dick Heath wrote:

After holding back for a very long time - but also restricted by not readily finding his albums available - I've bought my first Larry Young solo album, the (apparently totally) improv Lawrence of Newark (Castle Communication Records). An excellent piece of Hammond in Young's unique style, I guess continuing on from his work on Santana's Welcome album (although I'm not certain which got recorded first). The liner notes for the CD point to other albums, which the author claims were masterpieces - I'm definitely going to sample his solo work further.

Hi Richard, Glad you enjoy Lawrence ... that was one of my top 5 album picks. I was afraid it was too "raw" for many, but maybe not.

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 08:40

Easy Money wrote:

Hi Richard, Glad you enjoy Lawrence ... that was one of my top 5 album picks. I was afraid it was too "raw" for many, but maybe not.

which album(s) would you recommend next?

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 09:52

Everthing else I have by Young is in that massive 5 volume Blue Note collection which is all good but more traditional, so there is that middle period that I need to check out. I found some jazz and funk sites that had good info but I didn't save any of them.
By the way, did you ever get my Bartok recommendations? I have to go to "work" now. I'll respond later.

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 10:39

Easy Money wrote:

Everthing else I have by Young is in that massive 5 volume Blue Note collection which is all good but more traditional, so there is that middle period that I need to check out. I found some jazz and funk sites that had good info but I didn't save any of them.
By the way, did you ever get my Bartok recommendations? I have to go to "work" now. I'll respond later.

Cheers - I'll check what it said about other albms in the liner notes for Lawrence of Newark and post the info. Thanks for reminding me of the request of Bartok recommendations, I'm afraid it slipped my memory to check - and now with the reorganisation, where will I find the thread?

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Posted: October 30 2007 at 11:34

Looks well - your table of contents, Erik Thumbs%20Up

I hope there is room enough for the special collaboration between Hammond and Leslie?

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