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Topic: Nektar: Manna from Prog Heaven

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Nektar: Manna from Prog Heaven
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 15:34

Take a trip back in time for a JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EYE with the music of Nektar! They're manna from prog heaven. You're just A TAB IN THE OCEAN away from hearing SOUNDS LIKE THIS as we REMEMBER THE FUTURE of prog together. Nektar are a DOWN TO EARTH British band based in Germany. Their music is constantly being reinvented rather than RECYCLED with the release of each new album. MAGIC IS A CHILD in the wonderful world of prog, which is as magical and mystical as THE MAN IN THE MOON. Money spent on a Nektar album is money well-spent, so you won't be like THE PRODIGAL SON of biblical proverb. The EVOLUTION of Nektar reads like A BOOK OF DAYS. Take A SPOONFUL OF TIME now and travel back nearly half a century in the TIME MACHINE for Nektar's first album. The band had no dreams of MEGALOMANIA. They simply wanted to show THE OTHER SIDE of proggy Space Rock.

I've been a big fan of Nektar ever since I first discovered them on ProgArchives in 2010/11.

Which is your favourite Nektar album? At the moment, Journey to the Centre of the Eye is my favourite Nektar album, but that may change when I've listened to all of their albums. I'll post as many of Nektar's full albums here as I can find on YouTube in the coming days ahead. As you may have heard, Nektar have a new album out this year.

Nektar's Albums

1971: Journey to the Centre of the Eye - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCit6gbG4uEQnIgRcLCTfij" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCit6gbG4uEQnIgRcLCTfij

1972: A Tab in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA2o9n1iXjp5Pq5lJol6mH" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA2o9n1iXjp5Pq5lJol6mH

1973: Sounds Like This - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAPzAchtbETu2SuQSukGRUB" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAPzAchtbETu2SuQSukGRUB

1973: Remember the Future - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDQJLmWhg8lGcOC6fnaoLsY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDQJLmWhg8lGcOC6fnaoLsY

1974: Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBAqTmmEoWnP0QMOa_xqJP2" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBAqTmmEoWnP0QMOa_xqJP2

1974: Down to Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAzd_mMLmwSPKBRHpYp-QNV" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAzd_mMLmwSPKBRHpYp-QNV

1975: Recycled - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCY2XdHQmrCIFgplGna8WSe" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCY2XdHQmrCIFgplGna8WSe

1977: Live in New York - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBVd-u96UIwx9_H5mJ-utgL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBVd-u96UIwx9_H5mJ-utgL

1977: Magic is a Child - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzD3yfUDHjZ_TSS3p0-KONAB" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzD3yfUDHjZ_TSS3p0-KONAB

1980: Man in the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApjxHXnpzccHNtVObhuKsa" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApjxHXnpzccHNtVObhuKsa

2001: The Prodigal Son - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDc06e71KtGxE_RDroqXFzN" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDc06e71KtGxE_RDroqXFzN

2004: Evolution - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC8-2SJtk6krU4C9_L49xpY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC8-2SJtk6krU4C9_L49xpY

2005: Live at Rockpalast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDjrTcoYP_K7mc_kQl8_GIo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDjrTcoYP_K7mc_kQl8_GIo

2008: Book of Days - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB_XGI-auaoiYf2qqbhjs2o" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB_XGI-auaoiYf2qqbhjs2o

2012: A Spoonful of Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB5hX2QlDjGdYvEAQXZpQwU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB5hX2QlDjGdYvEAQXZpQwU

2013: Time Machine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9a59eNG6cAusUiILAbV9l" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9a59eNG6cAusUiILAbV9l

2019: The Other Side - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDRifNPORGglSy_gF0UvCqW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDRifNPORGglSy_gF0UvCqW

Replies:

Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 16:33

Hi,

Love Nektar and miss Roye terribly ... just heard a bit on the tube in the new version, and I almost cried ... he is really missed and I think that Nektar really needed to find/look for a singer that could do a bit of Roye or close enough to his energy ...

The last album of theirs I got was the two live ones (Roundhouse and Live in NY), but if I have to choose a masterpiece, it is RECYCLED ... because it is a magnificent design even if not a bit of an assault, but the band was ready to unload and they did ... but it is hard to not like/appreciate REMEMBER THE FUTURE and A TAB IN THE OCEAN, and I have always liked their first album, though some folks think it has not aged well ... it's still nice!

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 16:54

^^ I've liked every Nektar album I've ever heard so far, including the two Live albums you mentioned.

Journey to the Centre of the Eye (1971)

A Tab in the Ocean (1972)

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 17:05

Oddly I was introduced to Nektar by George Jefferson..........I was a big fan of All In the Family and The Jefferson's. Watching George dance to Show Me the Way still cracks me up.

I do enjoy Nektar with Remember the Future being my fav.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 17:20

^^ I Remember the Future Sounds Like This.....

Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 18:52

I like Nektar alot, their epic sound, their heavy rock element and highly overlooked. To me they are as effective to my ears as Rush, Kansas, Camel and Saga.

Very entertaining, theatrical and boastfull - great instrument interplay and highly gifted composing

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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 19:30

I've given Nektar way more attention than most bands and not generally been well rewarded. I love Remember the Future and a few tracks here and there from early albums, but they've mostly disappointed me

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 03:10

^^ It's a pity Nektar aren't nearly as well-known in England as they are in Germany. I've never managed to find any of their albums in our record stores. To be honest though, I'd never heard of Nektar before I went online in 2010.

Sunday Night at London Roundhouse (1974)

Live in New York 1974

Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 07:45

I suppose Tab In The Ocean....but as a band they have always been hit or miss for me.

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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 08:41

dr wu23 wrote:

I suppose Tab In The Ocean....but as a band they have always been hit or miss for me.

All six of the Nektar albums I've posted here so far have been positive hits for me, although I still have another eleven Nektar albums to listen to yet.

Down to Earth (1974)

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:04

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It's a pity Nektar aren't nearly as well-known in England as they are in Germany. I've never managed to find any of their albums in our record stores. To be honest though, I'd never heard of Nektar before I went online in 2010.

I have 4 of their albums on vinyl. Two of them I bought in the late 70's, both Recycled and Remember the Future. I also have Magic Is A Child and the new one Time Machine.

Tough to find in the bins u are correct, they are picked up quickly. I also know that some of the store owners keep these type of albums for their own collections....so they never make it to the sales floor.

Try online sellers, on Discogs there look to be many VG/VG+ copies of Recycled for example.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:13

Catcher10 wrote:

I have 4 of their albums on vinyl. Two of them I bought in the late 70's, both Recycled and Remember the Future. I also have Magic Is A Child and the new one Time Machine.

Try online sellers, on Discogs there look to be many VG/VG+ copies of Recycled for example.

There's a 5-CD box set of classic Nektar albums available too, titled "The Essential Nektar"

Recycled (1975)

Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:14

I only have two Nektar albums: "Journey to the Centre of the Eye" and "Nektar" (compilation). However, "Journey to the Centre of the Eye" is one of my all-time favourite albums, and is my favourite Psychedelic/Space Rock album. Not only is it musically great, but it has strong nostalgic value as well.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:33

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster

I prophesy disaster wrote:

I only have two Nektar albums: "Journey to the Centre of the Eye" and "Nektar" (compilation). However, "Journey to the Centre of the Eye" is one of my all-time favourite albums, and is my favourite Psychedelic/Space Rock album. Not only is it musically great, but it has strong nostalgic value as well.

"Journey to the Centre of the Eye" is one of my all-time favourite Space Rock albums too. I like it even more than any of Hawkwind's classic albums.

Magic is a Child (1977)

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:38

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

I have 4 of their albums on vinyl. Two of them I bought in the late 70's, both Recycled and Remember the Future. I also have Magic Is A Child and the new one Time Machine.

Try online sellers, on Discogs there look to be many VG/VG+ copies of Recycled for example.

There's a 5-CD box set of classic Nektar albums available too, titled "The Essential Nektar"

Recycled (1975)

Well in CD format those are easily available......Vinyl versions are the cats meow that people look for, but either way its excellent music.

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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:45

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

I have 4 of their albums on vinyl. Two of them I bought in the late 70's, both Recycled and Remember the Future. I also have Magic Is A Child and the new one Time Machine.

Try online sellers, on Discogs there look to be many VG/VG+ copies of Recycled for example.

There's a 5-CD box set of classic Nektar albums available too, titled "The Essential Nektar"

Recycled (1975)

"Recycled" is my favorite Nektar album. "Remember the Future" suffers from the weak chorus "Remember the Future"; it would have been much better without it

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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:46

^ I have 5 of the first 6 on original vinyl...but bought them some time ago before collectors starting hoarding stuff...I have not seen 'Sounds Like This' in a bin ..the only one I don't have of the first 6.

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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:54

dr wu23 wrote:

^ I have 5 of the first 6 on original vinyl...but bought them some time ago before collectors starting hoarding stuff...I have not seen 'Sounds Like This' in a bin ..the only one I don't have of the first 6.

Nice!!

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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 18:47

Hi,

Sounds Like This was only available as an Import in America ... I am not sure it was ever released here.

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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 04:40

Man in the Moon (1980)

1. Too Young to Die

2. Angel

3. Telephone

4. Far Away

5. Torraine

6. Can't Stop You Now

7. We

8. You're Alone

9. Man in the Moon

Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 06:22

Hi,

To me, Nektar was done after the last song in RECYCLED. It was sad, and sometimes I think it was a farewell to the whole thing, or at least the band was exhausted from its massive two tours in the USA back to back ... one of them with Golden Earring I think it was, though I can't remember it that well.

None of the material I heard after that was as great and valuable as anything before that song, and a almost all of the stuff in "Down To Earth" was already being played in concert for quite sometime.

It still remains one of my favorite bands!

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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
www.pedrosena.com

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 06:41

The Prodigal Son (2001) - The first of Nektar's comeback albums

Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 07:41

I only own three Nektar albums: A Tab in the Ocean, Remember the Future, and Recycled.

I liked them in patches. There were segments that were fantastic, but equally some of the music sounded dated and, at times, bombastic, with choirs and gongs that seemed to reflect all of the prog rock cliches that detractors hold up against the genre.

I must admit that, working from home during lockdown, I have been playing these albums more often, and my appreciation and enjoyment of them has grown.

I don't own Journey to the Centre of the Eye, but the posts on here have reminded me that I need to own it, so thanks everyone!

I will be ordering it today (if I can get hold of it)

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Songs cast a light on you

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 08:06

^^ When you eventually manage to add Journey to the Centre of the Eye to your collection, you'll be the proud owner of four of Nektar's finest albums in my opinion.

Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 08:43

Hi,

There is one thing that you get when you listen to SOUNDS LIKE THIS ... this is a band that can also do their material live on stage, and well, too. They were not a "studio" band.

But all in all, I miss Roye as much as I do Edgar in TD ... you can't reproduce greatness and a driven desire to do work that is better than what is around you day and night. You have to appreciate that ... and their work has been excellent throughout their whole time.

Time has changed, but my appreciation for their music has not waned any, although the "new" Nektar did not sit well with me, and I know it is related to the early material that I love so much. You can't replace a "girlfriend" that you loved so well ... so to speak!

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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
www.pedrosena.com

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 08:50

^^ I thought Nektar were excellent both as a studio band and a live band. I've just been listening to Nektar's first two classic albums again. They sound every bit as good now as when I first heard them several years ago.

Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 09:10

Just saw them live back before the lockdown in Cambridge, MA. They sounded great live! Supported them by buying a Remember the Future shirt. Awesome band.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 09:40

Here they are performing Live at Rockpalast in 2005.....

Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 09:46

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ When you eventually manage to add Journey to the Centre of the Eye to your collection, you'll be the proud owner of four of Nektar's finest albums in my opinion.

Thanks Paul! £15 on Amazon, which is a bit more than I'd normally want to pay for a Nektar album, but, what the hell, I've decided I want it and it's ordered.

I shall look forward to it dropping through the letterbox

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Songs cast a light on you

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 09:59

There's also a 5-CD box set of classic Nektar albums available which retails for between £25 and £30, which isn't too bad for five classic albums, considering they'd cost a lot more to buy individually.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 06:49

Evolution (2004)

Book of Days (2008)

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 08:23

King of Loss wrote:

Just saw them live back before the lockdown in Cambridge, MA. They sounded great live! Supported them by buying a Remember the Future shirt. Awesome band.

when was that? I would have gone if I'd known, though I'm mostly just a fan of "remember the Future"

Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 16:50

kenethlevine wrote:

King of Loss wrote:

Just saw them live back before the lockdown in Cambridge, MA. They sounded great live! Supported them by buying a Remember the Future shirt. Awesome band.

when was that? I would have gone if I'd known, though I'm mostly just a fan of "remember the Future"

Feb. 10th at the Middle East Upstairs. They were seriously good live. You missed a great show.

Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 17:21

Nektar are great. Imo, they are a band that not enough younger people know about these days. Next to thick as a brick remember the future might be the best whole album track.

Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 17:56

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Nektar are great. Imo, they are a band that not enough younger people know about these days. Next to thick as a brick remember the future might be the best whole album track.

What about Mei and The Whirlwind?

Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 18:13

Grumpyprogfan wrote:

What about Mei and The Whirlwind?

What about them? Smile

Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 18:21

^Two great tracks that surpass Remember...

Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 18:28

Grumpyprogfan wrote:

^Two great tracks that surpass Remember...

Not imo. To be fair I haven't heard the whirlwind. Mei has grown on me a bit but that's about all I can say about it. Better than RTF? Nah.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 07 2020 at 00:41

A Spoonful of Time (2012) - A album of cover versions of well-known songs.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 11 2020 at 01:26

Time Machine (2013)

1. A Better Way

2. Set Me Free Amigo

3. Destiny

4. If Only I Could

5. Time Machine

6. Tranquility

7. Mocking the Moon

8. Talk to Me

9. Juggernaut

10. Diamond Eyes

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 03:15

Nektar's Albums

1971: Journey to the Centre of the Eye - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCit6gbG4uEQnIgRcLCTfij" rel="nofollow - 1972: A Tab in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA2o9n1iXjp5Pq5lJol6mH" rel="nofollow - 1973: Sounds Like This - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAPzAchtbETu2SuQSukGRUB" rel="nofollow - 1973: Remember the Future - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDQJLmWhg8lGcOC6fnaoLsY" rel="nofollow - 1974: Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBAqTmmEoWnP0QMOa_xqJP2" rel="nofollow - 1974: Down to Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAzd_mMLmwSPKBRHpYp-QNV" rel="nofollow - 1975: Recycled - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCY2XdHQmrCIFgplGna8WSe" rel="nofollow - 1977: Live in New York - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBVd-u96UIwx9_H5mJ-utgL" rel="nofollow - 1977: Magic is a Child - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzD3yfUDHjZ_TSS3p0-KONAB" rel="nofollow - 1980: Man in the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApjxHXnpzccHNtVObhuKsa" rel="nofollow - 2001: The Prodigal Son - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDc06e71KtGxE_RDroqXFzN" rel="nofollow - 2004: Evolution - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC8-2SJtk6krU4C9_L49xpY" rel="nofollow - 2005: Live at Rockpalast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDjrTcoYP_K7mc_kQl8_GIo" rel="nofollow - 2008: Book of Days - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB_XGI-auaoiYf2qqbhjs2o" rel="nofollow - 2012: A Spoonful of Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB5hX2QlDjGdYvEAQXZpQwU" rel="nofollow - 2013: Time Machine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9a59eNG6cAusUiILAbV9l" rel="nofollow - 2019: The Other Side - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDRifNPORGglSy_gF0UvCqW" rel="nofollow -

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 03:16

so all their albums are essential listening? Confused

change your name to Overly Generous Paul. LOL

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 03:36

Cristi wrote:

so all their albums are essential listening? Confused

change your name to Overly Generous Paul. LOL

You wouldn't say I was overly-generous if you saw my ratings for King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator.

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 03:40

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

so all their albums are essential listening? Confused

change your name to Overly Generous Paul. LOL

You wouldn't say I was overly-generous if you saw my ratings for King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator.

yeah, but you don't like those bands.

when you like a band/artist, you are over-generous. It's almost funny. LOL

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 03:53

Cristi wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

so all their albums are essential listening? Confused

change your name to Overly Generous Paul. LOL

You wouldn't say I was overly-generous if you saw my ratings for King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator.

yeah, but you don't like those bands.

when you like a band/artist, you are over-generous. It's almost funny. LOL

Touché!. I could never accuse you of being overly-generous with your ratings, having just taken a look at your ratings/reviews page.

Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 04:26

Never did it for me Unhappy

Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 08:31

Remember The Future is my favorite.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 14 2021 at 08:43

miamiscot wrote:

Remember The Future is my favorite.

I remember that album fondly from the past.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 12 2022 at 14:57

Chaser wrote:

I only own three Nektar albums: A Tab in the Ocean, Remember the Future, and Recycled.

I liked them in patches. There were segments that were fantastic, but equally some of the music sounded dated and, at times, bombastic, with choirs and gongs that seemed to reflect all of the prog rock cliches that detractors hold up against the genre.

I must admit that, working from home during lockdown, I have been playing these albums more often, and my appreciation and enjoyment of them has grown.

I don't own Journey to the Centre of the Eye, but the posts on here have reminded me that I need to own it, so thanks everyone!

I will be ordering it today (if I can get hold of it)

I own five Nektar albums now - thanks to Amazon - and they were just a drop in the ocean at £13 for a neatly packaged 5-CD box set. Smile

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 07 2023 at 08:46

NEKTAR All Manner of Live Manna from Prog Heaven with Roye Albrighton and the band. Heart

1973: Nektar - Live in Switzerland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmlmGn5BeA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmlmGn5BeA

1974: Nektar - Door to the Future - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNegoAVJuIg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNegoAVJuIg

1974: Nektar - Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBAqTmmEoWnP0QMOa_xqJP2" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBAqTmmEoWnP0QMOa_xqJP2

1977: Nektar - Live in New York - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBVd-u96UIwx9_H5mJ-utgL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBVd-u96UIwx9_H5mJ-utgL

2002: Nektar - Live at Nearfest, New Jersey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gkXdesQ3k" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gkXdesQ3k

2005: Nektar - Live at Rockpalast - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX3Nw4r26w" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX3Nw4r26w

2011: Nektar - Space Rock Invasion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5BmF1kwDE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5BmF1kwDE

2012: Nektar - Live at the Coach House - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrsy2kiYJs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrsy2kiYJs

Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 07 2023 at 16:32

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Nektar's Albums

1972: A Tab in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA2o9n1iXjp5Pq5lJol6mH" rel="nofollow - 1973: Sounds Like This - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAPzAchtbETu2SuQSukGRUB" rel="nofollow - 1973: Remember the Future - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDQJLmWhg8lGcOC6fnaoLsY" rel="nofollow - 1975: Recycled - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCY2XdHQmrCIFgplGna8WSe" rel="nofollow - - /playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC8-2SJtk6krU4C9_L49xpY

2005: Live at Rockpalast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDjrTcoYP_K7mc_kQl8_GIo" rel="nofollow -

Both live albums, BTW, (Roundhouse/NY) are exceptional and simply shows you that the band was just as good on stage as they were on record ... there was no difference, and they were very clean about it ... be it rehearsed or just plain well dedicated to their work.

Rockpalast is a nice concert, however, already you can see that Roye is not doing well, but his effort is tremendous in it, and it was one last gasp for the band.

I like "Sounds Like This" for one massive reason ... that is exactly what you get in concert when you saw Nektar ... a day in the life of a preacher ... and that preacher is Roye ... and it is his Odyssey!

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Posted By: Error Code 864G
Date Posted: April 07 2023 at 21:01

Journey to the Centre of the Eye is one of my favorite albums ever and it was the second (or third) prog album I ever listened to. Amazing album.

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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 01:20

I love Nektar. Or more exact I love Journey to the Centre of the Eye, A Tab in the Ocean, Remember the Future and Recycled.

I found Magic is a Child so underwhelming I never investigated any further. I decided to give it another shot today/now. I know it's their first release without Roye Albrighton, and he's sorely missed. It doesn't feel or sound like Nektar, the band I enjoy so much. Still upon revisiting I now think it's a decent effort. Very radio friendly AOR-sounding, and not the music I want from them. But they hadn't lost their knack for strong melodies. I guess they deserve credit for succeeding in creating the album they wanted to make. It was a huge flop though. And it's the album from them I keep seeing in the same cheap bins year after year.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 01:35

Saperlipopette! wrote:

I love Nektar. Or more exact I love Journey to the Centre of the Eye, A Tab in the Ocean, Remember the Future and Recycled.

Let me know where those cheap bins are, because I've never seen any Nektar albums for sale in any store anywhere - not even at the full price. I only have a 5-CD boxset of albums by Nektar, which sadly doesn't include their debut and best album: Journey to the Centre of the Eye. Ouch

Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 06:30

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

...Let me know where those cheap bins are, because I've never seen any Nektar albums for sale in any store anywhere - not even at the full price. I only have a 5-CD boxset of albums by Nektar, which sadly doesn't include their debut and best album: Journey to the Centre of the Eye. Ouch

Hi,

In my old days, the heaven on this earth was Rasputin's in Berkeley which had 2 stores, one for rock music and down the street a block or two (can't even remember it now!) the other one for classical music.

It was so bad that the minute you walked in you got a headache ... where do you start? When do you stop?

I don't even know if they still exist.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 06:49

moshkito wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Hi,

It was so bad that the minute you walked in you got a headache ... where do you start? When do you stop?

I don't even know if they still exist.

I wish we still had record stores in England where you don't even know where to start looking. I bought my Nektar box set from Amazon for £12. The last time I bought any Psychedelic/Space Rock from a record store was Iron Butterfly's In-a-Gadda da-Vida and The Best of Quicksilver Messenger Service from Amoeba Records in Los Angeles, after I sent my brother there on a CD-buying trip, once he'd navigated his way past the drug-pushers and hookers hanging out on Hollywood Boulevard. Embarrassed

Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 07:32

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Saperlipopette! wrote:

I love Nektar. Or more exact I love Journey to the Centre of the Eye, A Tab in the Ocean, Remember the Future and Recycled.

I notice you live in the UK, and unfortunately for you they are/were all in Tomorrowland.

-you've never seen any of the reissues either?

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 08:09

^ Nope! There's only one over-priced record store (HMV) remaining in Nottingham and I haven't bought a CD from a Nottingham record shop for at least five years. I buy virtually all of my CD's from charity shops and car boot sales these days (apart from an annual trip to Langley Mill Records in Derbyshire), where the chances of finding any Psychedelic or Progressive Rock amongst their many bargains are about as likely as Roger Waters reuniting for another album with Pink Floyd - when Pigs (on the wing) might fly! Smile