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Posted: March 14 2013 at 18:12

If we're talking non prog

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 18:10

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Michael, nothing wrong with those two! Big smile

Jim, I was shocked when I discovered on reading up on them that the Go-Go's were anything BUT `America's Sweethearts' or `girls next door'! They were actually very naughty, debauchered and wicked things lol!

As for the B-52's, saw them a couple of years back when they played Melbourne....quite a disappointing experience. The girls were great and brought some serious energy and positivity, but dear old Fred made no effort whatsoever, appeared in a supremely bad mood and made it clear he didn't want to be there. Thanks for taking our money, though, Fred, happy to help out....

On the plus side, they played most of their killer debut album AND `Mesopotamia' - one of my favourites, and very underrated!

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 18:08

Irrelevant fact, anyone notice that that's not the real Brian May? He wasn't well at the time!

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 18:03

Although I marginally prefer The Snow Goose to Moonmadness (and anything else for that matter), Moonmadness always makes me smile whereas The Snow Goose always makes me feel very, very sad.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:59

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Univers Zero - Heresie

Do you happen to be on America's ten most wanted list ?

What can I tell you, it makes me happy, my other two options were:-

Shub Niggurath - Les Morts Vont Vite
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love & Hate

If that second one comes on in the car I sing along with a grin on my face.

"Do not dress in those rags for me, I know you are not poor You don't love me quite so fiercely now when you know that you are not sure It is your turn, beloved, it is your flesh that I wear"

Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - March 14 2013 at 18:03

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:59

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Nice ones Michael LOL

Honestly, Dave, I kind of liked the idea of someone spraying their drink all over the screen upon seeing those Go-Go's/B-52's album covers on a PROG website lol!

I remember many years ago, a local pool hall I used to spend most weekeds/Frdiay nights at, a bit rough, and they always had a jukebox booming out Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi, Metallica, just big blokely `guy' songs, and my friend and I would always put on the Go-Go's `Our Lips Are Sealed' (you know, with the video of them in the water fountain lol?!), and the collective look of `What the F**K?!' around the place was priceless lol!

Although the place is long gone, I stil remember the jukebox code for that particular song - 00, 13 - lol!

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:59

For single songs, Cheap Trick's "Surrender" does it.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:59

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I guessed as much, I do like underground DnB though... NuElementz, Sly, DJ Guv. Needs to be heavy LOL

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:56

As for the Go-Go's, I just LOVE "Our Lips Are Sealed". One of my favorite pop songs from that period.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:55

Michael, nothing wrong with those two! Big smile

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:50

GonG Live Etc. Not to do with looking back, its just the music makes me a very happy bunny every time.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:50

Nice ones Michael LOL

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:49

Well, two huge guilty pleasures that I'm sure will NOT go down well with the Prog establishment lol!

The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat

The B-52's - s/t

Two of the most peppy, energetic and bouncy debut albums ever, both always make me smile!

But if I had to go for a Prog album, either Hoelderlin's `New Faces' or Camel's `Moon Madness' do the positive trick just fine!

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:44

dysoriented wrote:

Guldbamsen wrote:

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Mellotron Storm wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Camel's Breathless does the job for me. Lots of memories. Nostalgia is a slippery slope, though. Sometimes the happy feeling can turn to sadness. But mostly it's a happy thing.

Pretty much how i feel about Permanent Waves by Rush. So many great memories but a sadness because i'd like to go back in time.

Yeah, exactly. Life was pretty nice in the late 70s.

Then my generation came along and made a mess of it all! Generation x my ass...

Bahaaaa, my generation popularized dance, trance and drum and bass!! U_U

I was actually just joking a bit with these elderly men. I happen to like trance, dub step, IDM, house and yes drum n bass too Big smile

I was just making the ancient PA comment about what the 80s did to our most beloved genre of music, tongue in cheek though.... Lots of good stuff in there as well.

Edited by Guldbamsen - March 14 2013 at 17:45

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:43

Mellotron Storm wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Camel's Breathless does the job for me. Lots of memories. Nostalgia is a slippery slope, though. Sometimes the happy feeling can turn to sadness. But mostly it's a happy thing.

Pretty much how i feel about Permanent Waves by Rush. So many great memories ~~but a sadness because i'd like to go back in time.~~

No sadness for me (so far), but a great call nevertheless. Permanent Waves revolutionized what music was and could be for me back when I discovered prog. Now: full of safety and warmth, without losing its relevance. It's like coming home.

Outside prog, and perhaps my go-to feel-good album in general:

Anima Latina is another fine option, but it's too much head over heart in my enjoyment of that one.

Edited by LinusW - March 14 2013 at 17:51

Blargh

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:38

Guldbamsen wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Mellotron Storm wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Camel's Breathless does the job for me. Lots of memories. Nostalgia is a slippery slope, though. Sometimes the happy feeling can turn to sadness. But mostly it's a happy thing.

Pretty much how i feel about Permanent Waves by Rush. So many great memories but a sadness because i'd like to go back in time.

Yeah, exactly. Life was pretty nice in the late 70s.

Then my generation came along and made a mess of it all! Generation x my ass...

Bahaaaa, my generation popularized dance, trance and drum and bass!! U_U

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:35

Mmm strolling down memory lane isn't always pleasant. Like, I can only recently listen to Dream Theater's Scenes From a Memory again, as my finding it clashed with some pretty hard times.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:35

HolyMoly wrote:

Mellotron Storm wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Camel's Breathless does the job for me. Lots of memories. Nostalgia is a slippery slope, though. Sometimes the happy feeling can turn to sadness. But mostly it's a happy thing.

Pretty much how i feel about Permanent Waves by Rush. So many great memories but a sadness because i'd like to go back in time.

Yeah, exactly. Life was pretty nice in the late 70s.

Then my generation came along and made a mess of it all! Generation x my ass...

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:33

Mellotron Storm wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

Camel's Breathless does the job for me. Lots of memories. Nostalgia is a slippery slope, though. Sometimes the happy feeling can turn to sadness. But mostly it's a happy thing.

Pretty much how i feel about Permanent Waves by Rush. So many great memories but a sadness because i'd like to go back in time.

Yeah, exactly. Life was pretty nice in the late 70s.

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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

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Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:30

Lucio Battisti's Anima Latina hands down! Everything about this album makes my heart warmer and smile bigger.

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