Mike Batt

Snow Dog wrote: richardh wrote: Dean wrote: richardh wrote: Dean wrote: To be honest, I really don't like Mike Batt or anything he's touched. Nothing personal, just find him tiresome and derivative, including Justin Haywards Classic Blue. I haven't forgiven him for All Around My Hat in 36 years and I'm in no mind to start now. Puzzled by this. I presume we are talking about Steeleye Spans (other) seasonal hit? Mike Batt produced both the album and the single by Steeleye Span called 'All Around My Hat' - personnaly I didn't like either, even though I liked their previous albums quite a lot. If you are referring to 'Gaudete', that was from 'Below the Salt' three years earlier and nothing to do with Mr Batt.   Its still a puzzling comment to me though. Steeleye Span wrote the song yet you are blaming Batt for it? Did he produce it badly? For the record I do actually like this song.Use to be one of my favourites as a kid. Love that 'chugging' rhythm and Maddy's voice. Yeah...I like too. Silly Dean.

After getting the albums Schizophonia and The Tarot Suite (the best albums that The Alan Parsons Project didn't record), I have just acquired Arabesque, which sounds a little like latter day Camel.  The strong use of Davy Spillane's Uilleann pipes and low whistle bear similarity to 'Harbour of Tears'.  I have also bought Seven Days in Berlin, which is a very experimental orchestral album. 

Dean, the thread is locked down in the correct forum even though the opening post is clearly asking why Batt is not in Prog Archives.  My original posting also was not placed in the "General Music DIscussions" but was subsequently moved here by an administrator.   It seems that  Batt can only be discussed at present within this particular forum which does not allow for any discussion concerning his elegibility for inclusion in Prog Archives. So I will drop out of this thread and wait until a future time when maybe the original question will be considered suitable for discussion.

The problem was that the OP opened two identical threads at the same time on Mike Batt in different forums.

Green Shield Stamp wrote: Dean, the thread is locked down in the correct forum even though the opening post is clearly asking why Batt is not in Prog Archives.  My original posting also was not placed in the "General Music DIscussions" but was subsequently moved here by an administrator.   It seems that  Batt can only be discussed at present within this particular forum which does not allow for any discussion concerning his elegibility for inclusion in Prog Archives. So I will drop out of this thread and wait until a future time when maybe the original question will be considered suitable for discussion.

As Bob has now moved this to Suggest New Bands, I guess that future time is now.

harmonium.ro wrote: Whaa? What the hell kind of band suggestion is this?

aginor wrote: chopper wrote: Without a doubt the Wombles should be here.Not sure about Mr Batt though. Katie Melua is okay.   Katie Melua is a godess

Works for me. I'd buy that for a dollar.

Green Shield Stamp wrote: I'd like to hereby propose that Mike Batt be included in Prog Archives.  What do you say?

Snow Dog wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Around_My_Hat_(song)

Jasper Carrot sang a parody "It's my bloody ribbon and it's my bloody hat" at the Cambridge folk Festival in 1976.

Jasper Carrot also did Funky Moped produced by Jeff Lynn.

To those ridiculing the suggestion, I would emphasise that this would not lead to the inclusion of the Wombles, Melua, or anyone else Batt has worked with. This is purely about his solo work. If you have not heard his solo albums, you may be pleasantly surprised. They have nothing in common with the other facets of his career.