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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 11:34
Boy, this won't be easy.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 13:22
If it were easy we'd train mice to do it. Wink
 
 
It should be that hard - just ignore the the stuff everyone's said to ignore.
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Points: 782 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 14:02
Much of Mike Batt's solo work is clearly tarred with the prog brush. Not prog from the ground up - as say VDGG or GG were - but definitely influenced by prog. Because things were simpler back then we would happily have pronounced his work such as 'Schizophonia', 'Tarot Suite' and 'Six Days in Berlin' symphonic rock. His inclusion would fill nicely an archival gap here particularly in the late 70s - early 80s. Seems perfect, therefore, for crossover.
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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 19:11

OK then. After listening Tarot Suite, I'm impressed. Even thought Imbecile sounds to me as Meat Loaf and Lady of the Dawn is ... well, you know what it is. However, there is proggy stuff on this release and whole album feels like rather Prog than not.

Will listen 'Schizophonia'.
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Points: 7028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2011 at 15:40
Rejected by the Crossover team.....please for those so motivated, have a Special collaborator make a case to admin for Prog Related
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 03:10
I've asked the admin team to consider for prog related.
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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 04:18
^ Very good, he deserves place here, in PR (in my opinion).
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Points: 28075 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 09:01
will that include The Wombles as well?
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nope.
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Points: 28075 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 16:11
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 09:58
Mike Batt has been approved for prog related.
 
This is strictly on the basis that the entry, covers only his solo career. Any additions which are not credited simply to "Mike Batt" will be deleted.
 
Whoever is doing the addition should add this condition to the biography please.
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Points: 22989 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 10:48
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Points: 933 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 10:59
Great news! I'm so glad that Batt's solo work is getting recognition here.  Hopefully it will encourage people to explore some of his excellent music and will make them realise that there is far more to Mike Batt than The Wombles!Thumbs UpClap
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

If it were easy we'd train mice to do it. Wink
 
 
It should be that hard - just ignore the the stuff everyone's said to ignore.

I feel like mouse sometimes, running around in circles. Perhaps I've been trained to itSleepy
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 14:15
Just a reminder that Batt was approved for addition, see above. A number of people were very keen to see him added, but he has not appeared to date.Confused

Edited by Easy Livin - December 02 2011 at 14:16
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 14:18
That is so typical.
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2012 at 11:07
Almost a year now since Batt was approved. Funny how those who were so keen to see him added have gone to ground!
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2012 at 14:09
.... and still we wait......Sleepy
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Points: 470 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2013 at 23:20
Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

.... and still we wait......Sleepy

And now it's almost a year later and still no progress. Apparently.
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Points: 470 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2014 at 22:57
HEY! BUMP!!

STILL NOTHIN’!!!

Somebody really needs to go back and give a good listen to Six Days in Berlin and Tarot Suite.
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