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Svetonio ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213 |
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![]() ![]() Voted Sea Shanties. Both great, though. Edited by Svetonio - December 13 2010 at 05:48 |
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Snow Dog ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
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In Rock!
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Zargus ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 08 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 3491 |
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Sea Shanties!
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Prog Geo ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 09 2010 Location: Athens (Greece) Status: Offline Points: 2555 |
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Sea shanties!In rock is a classic album.Let's let the obscure bands rise.
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Lima96 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 20 2010 Status: Offline Points: 445 |
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In Rock!
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 36285 |
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Sea Shanties for sure (really like High Tide's self-titled too). It's one of my favourite albums included in Heavy Prog -- terrific. I'm not that keen on Deep Purple's In Rock (must admit that it has been many years since I listened to the full album, unlike Sea Shanties so it may be a bit unfair for me to vote -- I prefer Deep Purple's self-titled). As one example from In Rock, "Child in Time" is sometimes hailed as Deep Purple's "masterpiece", but I greatly prefer "Bombay Calling" which inspired it (It's a Beautiful Day's version inspired Deep Purple's "Child in Time", but "Bombay Calling" was originally written by the jazzer Vince Wallace in 1962).
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Ian Stuart ![]() Forum Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: February 05 2010 Location: IL USA Status: Offline Points: 95 |
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I'll go with Sea Shanties too - a "shade"over the Deep Purple ...
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Gandalff ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 07 2007 Location: Middle-Earth Status: Offline Points: 4214 |
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Deep Purple In Rock, but my favorites of both bands are just another.
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
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Earendil ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 17 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Status: Offline Points: 1584 |
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A remastered Sea Shanties would be the greatest thing ever.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 44360 |
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Deep Purple - In Rock.
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Alberto Muñoz ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577 |
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Both, no vote
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crimhead ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236 |
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Sea shanties sounds interesting.
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criticdrummer94 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 431 |
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Child in Time
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GoldenGod2112 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 30 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Status: Offline Points: 351 |
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Deep Purple ftw. :P
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The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison
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uduwudu ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: July 17 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2601 |
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Well the above quote is apt... I now have a copy of SEa shanties to find out what the fuss is / was all about.
Vocally The High Tide guitarist is v.v.v.v. close to Jim. Not so bad considering how badl greta leadguiatrist are at singing. He doesn't spend too much time on vocals. Equally he did not spend much time or money on production either. Slightly unfair as High Tide were recording their debut while In Rock is Purple's 5th but the comparison is understood as they are both contempoarry heavy rock releases. Guitar wise the Sea Shanties is most definietly of the heavy prog variety - the proximity to the keyboard driven Atomic Rooster is apt - so I've read and heard 9thinking of Death Walks Behind You.). Both albums are blessed with exttra tracks. There is a superb melodic minor scale in theGrereat Universal Protection Racket (didn't make the LP for space reasons). This riff is the basis of the climax of Camels The Snow Goose and Focus' Eruption (several times here...) Fripp once said that violin is not an instrument of heavy metal (referring to David Cross getting sidelined as KC played in 74...) but Simon House goes some way at disproving RF. Having said that the room of expression Lord finds keyboard wise will out do guitar and violin. I think Purple might've been the more refined all round act. Even though both bands had spent a lot of time touring their material the Purple's production is easier (dense ala LZ 2) while SEa Shanties is well played but a tad, um, agricultural sound wise. Remastering will probably make it sound completely different - not sure if that would work in it's favour or not. The extra material on Sea Sahnties shows considerable sophistication (Purple's are B sides and contempoary non album tracks (quite vaild for inclusion) while High Tide seem to be riding a crest of improvement in what is quite daringly mainly instrumental writing. I'd recommend both albums but as this is the only High Tide I've heard then it may be this is the only one (maybe from the recommendations the second one which is apparently stronger in melody but less robust in heavy rock. I'd have to hear to check but the Jim vocals... while good as such seem to show a need for an original singer. Purple have Ian Gillan (still...) Heh, maybe High Tide should have got Rod Evans (save UK Immigration sending High Tides US members packing). Weighed up thought and I'd have to say In Rock shades it (vocals, production - violin really should not drown out bass 'n' drums...), slightly more memorable tunes, instrumental variety). With guitar playing, heavy rock approach, progressive rock adventurist ideals it's too close to call. 4 1/2 - 3 1/2 (better sound and 4 1/2 to 4.) High Tide remind me of a raw heavy band playing in pubs, a lot of darkness, volume, booze, and heavy rock atmosphere whie Purple In Rock is more the stadium thing. I'd recommend High Tide's Sea Shanties as an example of heavy keyboardless prog (not common) to have in the collection. Sits well with the Andromeda, Atomic Rooster examples - if one is not really needing or wanting a complete catalogue acquisition (not even Purple really here). Wonder about a comparison between Sea Shanties and the first Sabbath album? |
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clarkpegasus4001 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 13 2011 Location: Nottingham Status: Offline Points: 635 |
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I'm no big purple fan as such but it has to be In Rock
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Tony C.
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Intruder ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 13 2005 Status: Offline Points: 2206 |
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Sea Shanties but I really prefer the next one - the self-titled High Tide. That MFer really rips.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Hober Mallow ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 26 2011 Location: Everywhere Status: Offline Points: 178 |
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Probably In Rock. I gave High Tide praise for Sea Shanties in the first couple listens but the music became monotonous and insipid.
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“When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.” John Kennedy Toole
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manofmystery ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 26 2008 Location: PA, USA Status: Offline Points: 4335 |
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I'm guessing that everyone who has heard Sea Shanties voted for it (all 10 of us). High Tide's two late 60s albums blow away Deep Purple's entire career catalog, as far as I'm concerned, and I like Deep Purple's earlier stuff quite a bit. Would absolutely love Purple if they'd stuck with the sound they had on their awesome self-titled album.
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Saperlipopette! ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 11939 |
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^Now there's eleven of us. Tvelwe including uduwudu. Unlike him I really like the muddy production and think the violin adds a soaring, dark, melancholic beauty throughout. And to me that's just one of many things that makes it more lasting and memorable than In Rock. Sea Shanties is my favorite heavy prog album, followed closely by their selftitled.
Their lyrics are better than most you'll find among the heavier bands of the era too. Peaking in sophistiation on their next album. I'm actually deeply moved by the sung parts in the epic jam Saneonymous. |
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