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zravkapt
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Topic: 3 '60s Albums Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:17 |
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Magma America Great Make Again
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SteveG
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:23 |
No Abbey Road? Just kidding. Good poll.
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LearsFool
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:27 |
The Nice. Not their very best, but still brilliant and a good time.
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verslibre
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:31 |
The Nice!
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:34 |

Shine on Brightly
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Xonty
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:43 |
Eeeasily Shine On Brightly. Definitely in my top 10 prog albums, but the other 2 are genius too
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 16:48 |
Uncle Meat is a true classic.
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Wanorak
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 18:50 |
Shine on Brightly.
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SteveG
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 18:59 |
Oh, btw, Tio Carne!
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bhikkhu
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 19:07 |
I love Shine On.
The other two I only like as friends. 
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 19:41 |
Shine on Brightly
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"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
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Barbu
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 19:54 |
Zappa
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richardh
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 01:34 |
Keith Emerson lamented the horrible sound production on Ars Longa Vita Brevis and indeed its genuinely awful. Also the guitarist Davy O'List had left by the time the album was recorded which was a real shame. The BBC version with him playing on the title track is one of the best things I've ever heard. You can also find a live version on the net which is just amazing (Fairfield Hall , Croydon I think was the gig). Davy sadly had a bad drug habit and was kicked out the band by Emerson. I met him about 10 years ago and he bore no malice towards Emerson and in fact talked very reverentially about him. Nice guy Davy. Don't know the Zappa album and I've only heard the live versions of 2 of the tracks from Shine On Brightly. I would imagine that it's a better album than Ars Long Vita Brevis (wouldn't be hard tbh) but I can't vote obviously.
Edited by richardh - November 19 2014 at 01:35
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uduwudu
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 02:35 |
Shine On Brightly is great, Ars Longa is fine but the Nice have finer... Uncle meat is a pinnacle of RIO / Avant with the King Kong variations, Dog Breath, Mr Green Genes and on new editions (I'm on my third copy) a totally unnecessary 30 minutes of soundtrack outtakes (no music) and a quintessential number Tengo Na Minchia Tanta. My basis for quintessential is the exquisite melody that is at the core of FZ's finest ideas.
It's probably not the album for an FZ listener who may start and stop with Hot Rats (the usually most referenced to be accessible album) but it's not easy to be a Mothers' fan without this opus.
Nice to have all though...
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HolyMoly
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 04:55 |
Shine on Brightly and Uncle Meat are two of my all time favorites. Gave the slight edge to Shine on Brightly. The Nice is nice too.
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dr wu23
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 08:53 |
Procol ....of that list. But I like the first Nice...Thoughts, and Hot Rats by Zappa as well as the Procol album.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin
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Intruder
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 13:38 |
The Procols but if the Zappa record didn't have all that dialoge and empty album space, I'd have chosen it. King Kong is the first true Zappa masterwork, IMO.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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bloodnarfer
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 13:42 |
Uncle Meat - don't mind the dialogue
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Rick Robson
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Posted: November 19 2014 at 14:05 |
richardh wrote:
Keith Emerson lamented the horrible sound production on Ars Longa Vita Brevis and indeed its genuinely awful. Also the guitarist Davy O'List had left by the time the album was recorded which was a real shame. The BBC version with him playing on the title track is one of the best things I've ever heard. You can also find a live version on the net which is just amazing (Fairfield Hall , Croydon I think was the gig). Davy sadly had a bad drug habit and was kicked out the band by Emerson. I met him about 10 years ago and he bore no malice towards Emerson and in fact talked very reverentially about him. Nice guy Davy. Don't know the Zappa album and I've only heard the live versions of 2 of the tracks from Shine On Brightly. I would imagine that it's a better album than Ars Long Vita Brevis (wouldn't be hard tbh) but I can't vote obviously.
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Thanks for the data Richardh, I usually enjoy reading your comments.
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HackettFan
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 09:32 |
Uncle Meat
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