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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (my second attempt at it-not a difficult book but I have a habit of starting books and not finishing them)
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The Fyreworks : same (UK 1998)neo prog think some musicians are related to Magenta, first full listening since 2020

It's a book?
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Just finished Cormac MacCarthy's "The Road", great book.
The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

The Fyreworks : same (UK 1998)neo prog think some musicians are related to Magenta, first full listening since 2020


It's a book?
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Just finished I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Good, but not as good as I thought it was going to be!

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I'm currently reading Cerebus (1977).
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Sadly been in a reading slumped, I've started Malazan: Book of the Fallen, with book 1, Gardens of the Moon.
The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
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Armed Robbery - by Wensley Clarkson
Atoms and Ashes - by Serhii Plokhy
Greg Lake: Lucky Man - The Autobiography - by Greg Lake (obviously) Smile
Is This the Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen - by Mark Blake
The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond - by Chris Blackwell
Madonna: Blond Ambition - by Daryl Easlea & Eddi Fiegel
A Man on the Moon - by Andrew Chaikin
Peter Green: Founder of Fleetwood Mac - by Martin Celmins
The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock - by David Weigel Ouch
A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival - by John Lingan
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Just finished Cormac MacCarthy's "The Road", great book.
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Agree amazing book. The stark, poetic prose and haunting depiction of a post-apocalyptic world are incredibly compelling. McCarthy's ability to convey deep emotion and raw survival instincts makes this book a powerful and unforgettable read.


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Originally posted by creganstark creganstark wrote:

Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Just finished Cormac MacCarthy's "The Road", great book.


Agree amazing book. The stark, poetic prose and haunting depiction of a post-apocalyptic world are incredibly compelling. McCarthy's ability to convey deep emotion and raw survival instincts makes this book a powerful and unforgettable read.

Agree, though I'm not sure I'd call MacCarthy's prose "Poetic", it's the opposite of that really, but perhaps in a way, it's poetic in the fact that it's not poetic?

Reading Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy
The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.

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I've nearly finished the 3rd book in the Three Body series - uttrerly brilliant. Then it will be The Redemption of Time by Baoshu. I'm so impressed by Cixin Liu I've just bought The Wandering Earth, The Supernova Era and Ball Lightening.
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Hi,

RE-READING the book EUROCK by Archie Patterson, a very large book that contains all of his periodicals from the earliest days of "progressive" and "art rock" until about 2000 ... the whole thing is very strong and detailed, on the German scene, but in general, all of Europe was really well served by that periodical.

The book is fantastic, though it is huge and is a sizeable investment in your time ... that's how much detail it has. And I haven't got to Richard Pinhas philosophical stuff which is way out there for me!
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I'm all done with the Three Body series. The last, additional, book written by Baoshu is definitely worth reading after the main 3 books. For anyone who's not read it, it goes into detail about what happened (and happens) to Yun Tianming. The last page has a neat little twist too. All in all a fascinating series of hard Sci-fi.

Next book for me to read will be Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.
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Just finished the Dio biography/autobiography.

Pretty interesting to compare his memory of events versus those in Geezer's book. Also, his take on the whole situation with Viv Campbell is, again, pretty different from what Viv has stated in interviews.

One funny part, when addressing Viv's complaints, he said (paraphrasing here), "If you think I'm a tough guy, if you think I'm bossy, try dealing with Ritchie Blackmore or Tony Iommi." Like, you ain't seen nothin', kid.

No doubt, the real truth is somewhere in the middle of the various accounts.
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I forgot how to read unfortunately........Cry
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Been reading a lot of Richard Powers lately. Recently Playground, now Orfeo, hoping to finish tonight. 
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