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The Dark Elf wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

Other than the bands impressive ability to continue making original music from almost nothing, UW continues to remind of how prosaic & disheartened much 80s progrock was. Tough times.

Agreed. Regarding JT, I think they fell off a cliff after Glasscock died and Ian fired Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and Dee Palmer. They never were the same. But then, I feel exactly the same about Genesis after Steve Hackett left, and the pop conglomeration that was Yes in the 1980s.

Yeah, Tull should've definitely packed it in after Stormwatch .... which sounded tired anyways. The only OK post-SW albums being Crest and Branches.

Genesis' first two Hackett-less albums were still worthy, IMHO, but starting from Abacrap....

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

Atavachron wrote:

Other than the bands impressive ability to continue making original music from almost nothing, UW continues to remind of how prosaic & disheartened much 80s progrock was. Tough times.

Mmm.. it was of its time and that was pretty grim.. and IA's obsession with spying and cold war intrigue didnt help to make the atmosphere any less chilly. At least it's not as bad as IA's solo effort 'Walk into light'....

Other than the bands impressive ability to continue making original music from almost nothing, UW continues to remind of how prosaic & disheartened much 80s progrock was. Tough times.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

dr prog wrote:

There we go.

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Atavachron wrote:

He's always been a perfectly adequate, even good, rock singer, but doesn't approach the athletic & elastic capabilities of a Mercury, a Plant, or even an Osbourne.

John Osbourne, the same guy who sounded like a novice compared to his successor in that one band?

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He's always been a perfectly adequate, even good, rock singer, but doesn't approach the athletic & elastic capabilities of a Mercury, a Plant, or even an Osbourne.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

Ian sounds amazing here

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

Atavachron wrote:

^ And he's never had a great voice. One's favorite is not indicative of greatness.

Ian's vocals throughout the '70s (and the early '80s) were superb. His style, timbre and quirk more than compensate for his limitations. He sounds like a mountain man who stumbled onto a band who kept him on. Then he blew his voice out, and since then he sounds solid on most of the studio recordings, but only "fair to middlin'" live.

Atavachron wrote:

On the other hand, very few singers in prog have had great voices--- Lake? Boyish and immature. Jon Anderson? A smurf. Wetton? No way. Gabriel had the most mature voice with a good range of tone, and lyrics as well.

To me, Gabriel is just alright. The music of his solo albums better suits his singing than Genesis (and Phil's by far a better vocalist).

Wetton and Lake were both great singers in the '70s, and while certain vices affected their performances in the subsequent decades, Wetton's pipes weathered a lot better. But with King Crimson, Uriah Heep and UK, I don't see how anyone can't rate Wetton as a singer.

But when it comes to '70s prog with an outstanding vocalist, Steve Walsh is way ahead of all of them.

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Di Giacomo another goodie

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

Atavachron wrote:

^ And he's never had a great voice. One's favorite is not indicative of greatness.

On the other hand, very few singers in prog have had great voices--- Lake? Boyish and immature. Jon Anderson? A smurf. Wetton? No way. Gabriel had the most mature voice with a good range of tone, and lyrics as well.

I find Gabriel the least interesting lol
I like other singers such as ozzy, gillan, dio, brown, sinclair, hammill etc

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

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