New gal!

Logan wrote: Epignosis wrote: A Person wrote: Lizzy wrote: Favourite albums... let's see: Tull's so called 'folk trilogy' - SFTW, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch, TAAB (of course), Queen II, Magma's MDK and KA, The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, First Utterance, Bells, Boots and Shambles by Spiro. I have recently discovered Steeleye Span's Below the Salt and Commoner;s Crown which I enjoy very much. And many many more! Nice. What do you weidos see in First Utterance?  . No offense intended, m'lady.  I would have highlighted Sprirogyra too as that's one of my favourite albums -- that and Comus are my traditional acid folk band faves. As for First Utterance, it mesmerized me.  I like haunting music such as "The Herald" (truly a beautiful piece) and creepy, paganesque music (and I love acid folk). "Drip, Drip" lyrically grosses me out, but.... I find the album has very good contrast and is nicely nuanced (I do like rather dark music and themes commonly)  It would be kind of like asking what makes The Wicker Man (the 1973 version) one of my favourite films.  I'm actually interested in the occult and paganism, so thematically that becomes a plus, but I really like the music as well.

Yes, because surely you wouldn't be talking about the Nick Cage version. 

Vompatti wrote: Epignosis wrote: Lizzy wrote: What do we see? Hmmm... possibly one of the best albums known to mankind. Gah!  Well, you know what they say about opinions.  That everyone's got two?

 

A Person wrote: Lizzy wrote: Favourite albums... let's see: Tull's so called 'folk trilogy' - SFTW, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch, TAAB (of course), Queen II, Magma's MDK and KA, The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, First Utterance, Bells, Boots and Shambles by Spiro. I have recently discovered Steeleye Span's Below the Salt and Commoner;s Crown which I enjoy very much. And many many more! Nice.

A girl who enjoys prog is nice enough, but a girl who enjoys Magma is an altogether different thing.  Kudos to you!

Epignosis wrote: Lizzy wrote: Logan, and don't forget about Diana and Song To Comus. The Bite's lyrics manage to create such a flabbergasting visual of the imprisoned, tortured christian who is getting close to execution. Epignosis - opinios... et de gustibus. Well, I was going for, "they are like butts- everybody has one, and some of then stink," but okay.

I've heard that saying, except the wording was a little less polite.

Lizzy wrote: Logan, and don't forget about Diana and Song To Comus. The Bite's lyrics manage to create such a flabbergasting visual of the imprisoned, tortured christian who is getting close to execution. Epignosis - opinios... et de gustibus.

I love the whole album -- amazing album (one of the best of the best for me).  "The Bite" really does make me think of that "Wicker Man" Scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEOQqnHMSMc

Incidentally, since I love Magma, you should hear the Retrospektiw 1-2 version of MDK if you haven't.  And this is such a classic.

Lizzy wrote: Oi!  And about the Magma thing with girls: I once sent the link to "Hortz Fur Dëhn Stekëhn West" to one of my colleagues (girl ) who enjoyed First Utternace and who was into not so conventional music, and the reply I got was: 'okay... that was freaky!'  Women...

I've gotten that reaction from everyone I've linked them to outside these forums, basically.

SaltyJon wrote: I've gotten that reaction from everyone I've linked them to outside these forums, basically.

But that particular case was weird because she thought First Utterance was cool and not scary at all, yet 'Hortz Fur Dëhn Stekëhn West' was 'oh, that's freaking me out, man!' - and not with the hippy meaning! Maybe she was intimidated by the use of Kobaïan.

If you like Magma, have you checked out Koenjihyakkei yet?

A Person wrote: If you like Magma, have you checked out Koenjihyakkei yet?

As a matter of fact June (who is a member here) gave me the link to their myspace page a couple of days ago. And of course the my idiotic reaction came immediately: 'that sounds like Magma!' *insert idiotic face here!*
So the answer is yes! And really liked them.

Lizzy wrote: A Person wrote: If you like Magma, have you checked out Koenjihyakkei yet? As a matter of fact June (who is a member here) gave me the link to their myspace page a couple of days ago. And of course the my idiotic reaction came immediately: 'that sounds like Magma!' *insert idiotic face here!* So the answer is yes! And really liked them.

Awesome.
My personal favorite album is Angherr Shisspa.