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Topic: 25 Tracks Suggested to Me by Amazon MusicPosted By: mathman0806
Subject: 25 Tracks Suggested to Me by Amazon Music
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 21:47
Every Monday, Amazon auto-generates a playlist to recommend music to me based on what I had been listening to consisting of 25 tracks. Not always on the mark, sometimes drawing from a few songs. This was surprising in that it was prog-centric as it usually draws from other music I listen to. Also unusual was it wasn't mostly recent music and a lot I have heard previously.
I thought it was an interesting collection, so I am putting them up in a poll. Vote for whatever you like. I am allowing multiple votes.
If you don't know a track or want a refresher, here's a playlist.
Replies: Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 21:57
I went with three which included Caravan,Mahavishnu Orchestra and Soft Machine tracks. A very strong trio I must say.
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"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 22:11
A.I. knows us all too well. That is a good list ... even CAN!
I voted for "forgotten Phil" Manzanera. A favorite of mine.
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 22:34
Some random notes.
Steve Hackett appears three times on this list. He is on White Dove from his most recent album The Circus and the The Nightengale. He guests on the reworking of his track Spectral Mornings, which has vocals added by David Longdon and Christina Booth. And he also guests on the Steve Rothery track Morpheus.
The prog connection for Arild Brøter's reworking of Her Majesty's Secret Service is that Airbag's Bjørn Riis plays guitar on that track.
The Genesis Piano Project is the collaboration of pianists Adam Kromelow and Angelo Di Loreto on grand pianos interpreting the music of Genesis. Angelo Di Loreto passed away just before the release of their debut album. Adam Kromelow has been carrying on as solo act.
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 22:38
Focus, Big Big Train, Frost* plus the 2015 version of Spectral Mornings which was a charity single in aid of finding a cure for Parkinson's, Dementia and other dehabilitating brain illness/conditions.
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 02:34
Frost*, Camel, Genesis Piano Project😎
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 02:38
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Genesis - Firth Of Fifth/Supper's Ready
Big Big Train - Folklore
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 05:04
Lots of good stuff here.
Some favorites, in no particular order:
- Folklore
- Rhayder Goes to Town
- Spectral Mornings (2015)
- Heavy Horses
- Morpheus
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 05:23
The Frost* track stands out for me. What a great song.
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 05:52
There are many good songs on this list. Jethro Tull, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips, Caravan, Camel, etc.
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 06:26
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 07:16
well, Renaissance, Camel, Caravan and Tull picked up a vote here...
------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 09:12
Tull, Soft Machine, Hackett, Renaissance, Mahavishnu: plenty o' goodness!
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 11:07
Some good stuff there - my choice would be for Wakeman & Camel.
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 12:49
Interesting seeing Ninet Tayeb on that list! I guess she is prog-adjacent due to her collaborations with Steven Wilson. I've been enjoying her stuff lately.
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 14:31
I am not familiar with all of the tracks, but of the ones I know I find it a good list. I never listen to Amazon's playlists, but I do look at the recommended albums they give me. Too lazy today to cast multiple votes, I voted for Anthony Phillips as I just listened to his new release and liked it quite a bit.
------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 10 2024 at 06:58
Renaissance's Mother Russia is a favorite of mine. I wonder what would have happened if she saw me rolling along the sidewalk instead of walking on it.
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: June 10 2024 at 08:01
The great Mahavishnu
Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: June 11 2024 at 20:07
Some strong groups listed (Camel, Jethro, Renaissance, Caravan, Focus), but not quite their stronger songs or ones I'd recommend. But it's a start.
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: June 16 2024 at 07:15
Finally found some moments to browse through the playlist... Many enjoyable and good tracks, but for me, in this collection, only two really stood out: Catherine of Aragon and Hazard Profile, Pt. 1. Then there is a dozen that could compete for a third vote, but I choose the easy way and keep it to two votes.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 28 2024 at 05:29
A bit late. I started listened to the playlist before, and returned to it, mostly skipping through. The Can I listened to twice -- strange flushing noise. ;) But a Royal Flush as it's royally good for me.
Most of this is out of my wheelhouse and I did not listen in full to the vast majority of the playlist (with some I know them so well already, anyway). Of those I know well, the Caravan and Renaissance (love the Snow Goose generally...) appeals. The one I most enjoyed listening to is Can's Aston 77 Dre and so I will slip that a most deserved vote per my interests.
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: July 28 2024 at 11:19
1. Camel 2. Caravan, Tull, Wakeman, Phillips
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 29 2024 at 10:24
Nice poll. I gave a quick few seconds to the things that I didn't know on the playlist. Actually I hadn't heard the Can live thing, now listening to it in full. Predictably I love it. None of the others that I hadn't known before could scratch at the top tracks here, which are Spectral Morning 2015, Heavy Horses, Mother Russia, and Hazard Profile (more good ones are there).