Martin Barre...?

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

 O666 wrote:

 GKR wrote:

 O666 wrote:

It's not Progressive Rock. I like his touch and Style in JT and I agree he is a great musician BUT I can't found any Prog elements in his solo albums (IMO).

Not even in some moments of "Stage Left" or in the instrumental tracks of "A Trick of Memory"? By the way, check out the last track of the "Away with words", it shows a great progression, good as any Tull track.

1 or 2 track isn't enough for me. For example "Grand Funk Railroad" have a Progressive track called "Railroad" but you can't say they are a Progressive band!!
I stand to my opinion and IMO it's not Progressive Rock as I said before. Thanks. 

I have been a fan of Martin Barre's since 1972; I have all
his recordings, including the very hard to find live A Summer Band CD, (only 500 pressed) but this is not indicative of his 5 studio albums. There are not just one or 2
progressive rock tracks on his studio albums; there are lots. All of his tracks can be accessed; see above from previous listers.
His first studio album Trick of Memory (1994) starts
off with Bug....this is prog in my estimation...time signature changes
galore incorporating both keyboard, guitar interludes. Light and shade,
quirky...prog!

Steal from the same album is definitely prog includes Mel Collins from
KC on Sax. Then there’s the acoustic Empty
Cafe which was played at Tull gigs.

His next studio album The
Meeting (1996) has 3 amazing prog pieces Outer Circle, Misere (a
part of the Tull set list for a number of years) and Spanner (in my opinion his greatest ever piece of solo work)...all
3 prog IMHO.

By far and away his best studio album is Stage Left (1993), all original
compositions and if this isn’t classified as prog, then I know nothing (don’t
respond!). Such great diverse playing both acoustic and electric masterpieces on
this album. Murphy’s Paw was also
part of Tull’s set list and another version of Winter Snowscape made it on Tull’s Christmas album in 2003.

His next album is the all instrumental Away with Words (2013)...there are 21 pieces of music and no less
than 10 Tull tracks get an amazing reworking. So by my reckoning there has to
be at least 10 prog tracks on this album!

His most recent album Order
of Play (2014) comprises 14 tracks, 11 being reworked Tull tracks, all of
which are reinvigorated and all done in one take as they would be played in
concert. 

So of his 5 studio albums there are 74 tracks, 22 (30%) of
which are reworked Tull tracks and at least 3 other Barre compositions being performed as part of Tull’s set list. And amongst these 25 tracks are some
astonishing compositions and playing by one Martin Lancelot Barre, many of which
in my opinion are prog.

Some come on guys get Martin onto PA....crossover please, I
reckon prog-related is a gross put down for such a great prog guitarist.