Prog Britannia - Album Reviews

Psychedelic Paul wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Gun (1968) is a good lp....not sure it derserves a rating of 4.83 with only 14 inputs here but....PA is a funny place. I have  it on cd...original vinyl can get pricey. I  have the scond Gun lp called 'Gunsight' on original vinyl...not as strong as the first but still good. 'Three Man Army' is their next project , the first one in 1971 is also decent. I have not heard the later ones. The Gurvitz bros also did several things with Baker on drums and Graham Edge on drums. I don't know of any other album on PA that's rated as highly as Gun's debut, although it needs several hundred more votes to make it into the Top 100 albums chart.

Edited by dr wu23 - September 20 2020 at 11:24

Psychedelic Paul wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Gun (1968) is a good lp....not sure it derserves a rating of 4.83 with only 14 inputs here but....PA is a funny place. I have  it on cd...original vinyl can get pricey. I  have the scond Gun lp called 'Gunsight' on original vinyl...not as strong as the first but still good. 'Three Man Army' is their next project , the first one in 1971 is also decent. I have not heard the later ones. The Gurvitz bros also did several things with Baker on drums and Graham Edge on drums. I don't know of any other album on PA that's rated as highly as Gun's debut, although it needs several hundred more votes to make it into the Top 100 albums chart. An anomaly to be sure...it simply doesn't deserve that high a rating; at most I would give it 3.5to 4. While certainly interesting and played well enough for late '68 many of the tracks sound a bit cheesy/overblown at times. One wonders who the 14 people were that voted it that high. I happen to like cheesy and overblown prog.   If you click on the link below, it shows that out of fourteen ratings, eight PA members gave Gun's debut a well-deserved 5-star rating (including Silly Puppy & I), five PA members gave the album a 4-star rating, and one PA member gave the album a 3-star rating. https://www.progarchives.com/album-reviews.asp?id=59125

FatherChristmas wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: FloydianPinkRose wrote: I have been following this charade on Prog Archives for some time now, waiting in the wings, here many thousands of miles from where Psychedelic Paul hales from. I have not named names in my comments because I’ve tried to be diplomatic and I’m just not a finger pointer/mud slinger. But it disgusts me to my very core, that one particular Progite, could be so antagonistic and yet have missed the boat entirely. The boat I refer to is the fact that Psychedelic Paul, yes he’s a friend of mine, a very close one (NOT meaning close as in the SAME person) but he’s a genuinely kind and thoughtful person and I’m happy to call him friend.   If he didn’t care about his fellow Progites, those who truly love Progressive Rock, I highly doubt he’d spend as much time writing reviews, blogs, creating contests about bands, asking which ones people liked, etc. here on Prog Archives. AND I highly doubt he’d leave here ( after interminable harassment and feeling overwhelming frustration) to create a Prog Britannia Channel on YouTube all his own. It burns my britches, that Cristi can’t just appreciate what Psychedelic Paul has contributed, not because he LIKES each and every group, song, album, playlist, what-have-you, that Psychedelic Paul recommends, but just because that’s the right attitude to have when you are both music aficionados . I've read countless comments from fellow Progites that didn’t agree with Psychedelic Paul’s reviews, choices of bands, or his opinions about what the best song on the album was. And never have I seen ANY negative comments about Paul as a person, about whether he has multiple profiles (pure BS), or comments like: (not a quote) I don’t have to listen to your videos or read your reviews, yay!!! Because fellow Progites just want to enjoy the music, share it with others, and talk about their love of it. That’s all that’s really important here!! Maybe if Cristi wants me, FloydianPinkRose, to prove I’m really a flesh and blood woman, living in Fairhope, Alabama, 36532, I can send him some of the pictures of the huge hurricane (Sally) that just rumbled through the Gulf on Wednesday, ransacking houses and knocking over trees. I can tell him what it’s like to drive with no traffic lights, to have no electricity so you can’t cook or use a refrigerator. When the sun goes down, the flashlights come out!!! I highly doubt Psychedelic Paul could give those personal details not having his residence in the Gulf of Lower Alabama. Kay Ivey is the Governor of Alabama and has certain guidelines for preventing the spread of Covid -19, perhaps if I shared her strategy that might prove I’m a real person and not Psychedelic Paul, in any way, shape or form. But the biggest difference between us is the fact that “I”am a woman and “he” is a man. I can give Cristi facts about women that Psychedelic Paul couldn’t know unless he were a woman. But I’m hoping that won’t be necessary. This whole charade has gone far enough!!! I appreciate you, Paul, as do many of your fellow Progites. I will say this, the only comment I’ve read that had me wondering, was that one from, I think, Progaardvark about a broccoli car and cheese-cheese lights. (Not a quote). Not negative, just unique. But no one ever attacks you on here when you are unique.   FloydianPinkRose, your number one fan.   Frankly My Dear, I don't give a damn what Cristi thinks. His spiteful comments are Gone with the Wind as far as I'm concerned. I know you're totally for real and that's all that matters to me.     By the way, I've never managed to figure out Prog Aardvark's cryptic crossword clues either. I thought they were quite clear. Beware the mayonnaise man, Paul! Your museum on wheels is in danger without it's pants!

Hey, FatherChristmas,   I’m beginning to like this “quoting” thing! But here’s my two cents: The mayonnaise man be damned! It’s the tobacco man and the horseradish man you have to look out for!! And the only thing your museum-on-wheels is in danger of, is being arrested for not wearing his pants!! I think there’s a song called: “Thanks For Being A Friend,” I dedicate it to you. FloydianPinkRose 😊👍❤️

FloydianPinkRose wrote: FatherChristmas wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: FloydianPinkRose wrote: I have been following this charade on Prog Archives for some time now, waiting in the wings, here many thousands of miles from where Psychedelic Paul hales from. I have not named names in my comments because I’ve tried to be diplomatic and I’m just not a finger pointer/mud slinger. But it disgusts me to my very core, that one particular Progite, could be so antagonistic and yet have missed the boat entirely. The boat I refer to is the fact that Psychedelic Paul, yes he’s a friend of mine, a very close one (NOT meaning close as in the SAME person) but he’s a genuinely kind and thoughtful person and I’m happy to call him friend.   If he didn’t care about his fellow Progites, those who truly love Progressive Rock, I highly doubt he’d spend as much time writing reviews, blogs, creating contests about bands, asking which ones people liked, etc. here on Prog Archives. AND I highly doubt he’d leave here ( after interminable harassment and feeling overwhelming frustration) to create a Prog Britannia Channel on YouTube all his own. It burns my britches, that Cristi can’t just appreciate what Psychedelic Paul has contributed, not because he LIKES each and every group, song, album, playlist, what-have-you, that Psychedelic Paul recommends, but just because that’s the right attitude to have when you are both music aficionados . I've read countless comments from fellow Progites that didn’t agree with Psychedelic Paul’s reviews, choices of bands, or his opinions about what the best song on the album was. And never have I seen ANY negative comments about Paul as a person, about whether he has multiple profiles (pure BS), or comments like: (not a quote) I don’t have to listen to your videos or read your reviews, yay!!! Because fellow Progites just want to enjoy the music, share it with others, and talk about their love of it. That’s all that’s really important here!! Maybe if Cristi wants me, FloydianPinkRose, to prove I’m really a flesh and blood woman, living in Fairhope, Alabama, 36532, I can send him some of the pictures of the huge hurricane (Sally) that just rumbled through the Gulf on Wednesday, ransacking houses and knocking over trees. I can tell him what it’s like to drive with no traffic lights, to have no electricity so you can’t cook or use a refrigerator. When the sun goes down, the flashlights come out!!! I highly doubt Psychedelic Paul could give those personal details not having his residence in the Gulf of Lower Alabama. Kay Ivey is the Governor of Alabama and has certain guidelines for preventing the spread of Covid -19, perhaps if I shared her strategy that might prove I’m a real person and not Psychedelic Paul, in any way, shape or form. But the biggest difference between us is the fact that “I”am a woman and “he” is a man. I can give Cristi facts about women that Psychedelic Paul couldn’t know unless he were a woman. But I’m hoping that won’t be necessary. This whole charade has gone far enough!!! I appreciate you, Paul, as do many of your fellow Progites. I will say this, the only comment I’ve read that had me wondering, was that one from, I think, Progaardvark about a broccoli car and cheese-cheese lights. (Not a quote). Not negative, just unique. But no one ever attacks you on here when you are unique.   FloydianPinkRose, your number one fan.   Frankly My Dear, I don't give a damn what Cristi thinks. His spiteful comments are Gone with the Wind as far as I'm concerned. I know you're totally for real and that's all that matters to me.     By the way, I've never managed to figure out Prog Aardvark's cryptic crossword clues either. I thought they were quite clear. Beware the mayonnaise man, Paul! Your museum on wheels is in danger without it's pants! Hey, FatherChristmas,   I’m beginning to like this “quoting” thing! But here’s my two cents: The mayonnaise man be damned! It’s the tobacco man and the horseradish man you have to look out for!! And the only thing your museum-on-wheels is in danger of, is being arrested for not wearing his pants!! I think there’s a song called: “Thanks For Being A Friend,” I dedicate it to you. FloydianPinkRose 😊👍❤️

Edited by FatherChristmas - September 27 2020 at 11:42

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ For me, "Have a Cigar" is the least likeable song on the Wish You Were Here album, although you can have a cigar for writing the album review.

^I don't think Roy Harper was a bad choice on vocals, you know. His voice is quite like Roger Waters', I didn't realise he was singing on it until I researched it.
What's really upsetting is that everyone loves the old prog classics we grew up with, but don't give a dam' about today's prog. Not that loving the old classics is a bad thing, but with that attitude the genre'll just die out. It's always the same group of people that comment on my modern prog threads - which I am of course grateful to, and glad they are interested - but it shows how only about seven or eight people here care.
As for you, continue running this thread as well as you always do! If you don't like much modern prog I won't try and tell you what to think, I've just been looking for somewhere to complain about this for ages!

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ Although I've only reviewed classic prog albums on this blog, I do like several modern prog bands too, including:- Anathema; Astra; Ayreon; Dream Theater; Iona; Karnataka; Magenta; Mostly Autumn;  Porcupine Tree;  Sebastian Hardie; & White Willow, to name just a few.

I like those bands - but not all of them are modern; after all Porcupine Tree broke up eleven years ago. I won't bother you further on this, though.

^No offence, my friend, but is criticising Paul your hobby?