By the way, I couldn't find a place in my intro to include the album GO WELL DIAMOND HEART, although it looks like I just did include it.

 

All albums in BLUE HIGHLIGHTS by Mostly Autumn

 

  2021: Graveyard Star -  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lu2blVZ-qAMQRq6Ah5EybiYYvZwqS7rms" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lu2blVZ-qAMQRq6Ah5EybiYYvZwqS7rms

 

 Lazland's excellent reviews for some of Mostly Autumn's albums:-

This 3-CD "Pass the Clock" compilation was my introduction to the wonderful music of Mostly Autumn,  and this thread was inspired by GeekFreak.

 

 

Two of my particular live favourites from Mostly Autumn are That Night in Leamington (and what a night it was!) and Pink Floyd Revisited. 

 

Comfortably Numb

 

Wow thanks Paul glad to see this band getting some interest here and like SteveG said agreed 

 

A very underrated band 

 

Another couple of songs from their Pink Floyd Revisited DVD.....

 

Hey You

 

 

Julia Dream

 

 

 

Yes, Mostly Autumn sound just as good as some of the classic Progressive Rock bands from the golden era of prog in the 1970's. This is what it says about Mostly Autumn on Wikipedia.....

 

"They produce music heavily influenced by 1970s progressive rock. According to the BBC, Mostly Autumn "fuse the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd with Celtic themes, hard rock, and strong, emotional melodies". They have also been compared with other progressive bands from the same era such as Renaissance, Jethro Tull and Camel, blended with traditional folk music."

 

I agree with all of the above and I'm sure you won't be disappointed with your two recent Mostly Autumn albums when you play them.

I haven't yet listened to any of Mostly Autumn's studio albums in full, but I will do now I've started this thread. I've mostly been listening to Mostly Autumn's 3-CD Pass the Clock compilation throughout all four seasons up until now.

 

 

"The Last Climb", also from the first album

 

 

And "Heroes Never Die". from the same album, in widescreen, so too bad if you're watching this on a mobile phone.

 

 

"Out of the Inn" - one of Mostly Autumn's folkier refrains, although it still packs a powerful progressive punch.

 

 

The Night Sky - an epic nine-and-a-half-minute-long song to close their debut album in dramatic style.

 

Are they good? Do bears s**t in the woods??

The only album they've done that I don't like is Dressed in Voices. Every other album is 4* at least, and many are 5* (TLBL, SOAP, Sight of Day, White Rainbow). And The Night Sky is utterly unbelievable, especially with the imagery on this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFTmQSI8qb4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFTmQSI8qb4

Watch and wonder. I'd never had a 9 minute eargasm before, but I do every time I watch this..

 

 

Another song from the same album: "Underneath the Ice"

 

 

The official video for "The Gap is Too Wide"

 

 

The title track of the album: "The Spirit of Autumn Past"

 

 

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of Lazland's album reviews for Mostly Autumn. I'll take a look.

Why, thank you, old chap

The first review of yours I ever read (today, on Steve G's recommendation) was your one-star review for King Crimson's Construkction of Light, because I wanted to read just how bad can a King Crimson album really be. Although I haven't listened to the album, I'll take your word for just how bad it is, if it's even worse than Larks' Tongues in Aspic. Construkction of Light is presumably so bad that King Crimson couldn't even spell the album title correctly. I'm sure I'd find myself in agreement with you if I dared to listen to the album. Thanks for a brief but entertaining review.

Part One

 

Caught in a Fold

 

 

The Spirit of Autumn Past (Part II)

 

That was a fantastic show. So emotional too. The DVD is worth buying.

 

That Night in Leamington (2010) - Part Two

 

Passengers

 

 

Shrinking Violet

 

 

 

Actually, Paul, that review is not typical of my work. I wrote that review as a long-standing fan of KC’s work, and I think that Larks’s Tongue is superb BTW, but thoroughly fed up with the overly industrial and rather soulless feeling of that particular album. When I get around to reviewing Thrak, for example, it will be more sympathetic and in tune with what Fripp was trying to achieve. 

Music, to me, is all about the soul, the feeling it inspires. As this thread is about Mostly Autumn, the best one I can recommend is Dressed in Voices. What an album. I do not disagree with Tony (Hercules) much, but we respectfully agree to disagree about this fine piece of work, because, to these ears, that was a work of love. 

 

 

The Dark Before the Dawn

 

 

 

 

Evergreen

 

 

1. We Come and We Go

 

 

2. The Dark Before the Dawn

 

 

3. Hollow

 

 

4. Never the Rainbow

 

 

5. Helm's Deep

 

 

6. Mother Nature

 

 

The Last Bright Light (2001):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=211385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=211385

 

Passengers (2003):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=215408" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=215408

 

Glass Shadows (2008):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=198540" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=198540

 

Go Well Diamond Heart (2010):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=350826" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=350826

 

The Ghost Moon Orchestra (2012:- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=852595" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=852595

 

Dressed in Voices (2014):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1213790" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1213790

 

Sight of Day (2017):- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1716339" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1716339

 

1. Forge of Sauron / Greenwood the Great

 

 

2. Goodbye Alone

 

 

3. Lothorien

 

 

4. Helm's Deep

 

 

1. Something in Between

 

 

2. Passengers

 

 

3. Answer the Question

 

 

4. Pass the Clock (Part 1)

 

 

5. Pass the Clock (Part 2)

 

 

6. Pass the Clock (Part 3)

 

 

If you're still in any doubt  whether Mostly Autumn are good, then have a listen to "Porcupine Rain" from their very first album, For All We Shared (1998), where they sound like the new Pink Floyd. They've come a long way since then, and they're now approaching their 22nd autumn together.

 

"Carpe Diem" from the Storms Over Still Water (2005) album.

 

 

 

Hi,

But can't because PA does too many ELP, Genesis and Yes threads ... and admins are all over them with even more comments!

Bands like this, BBT and some others, deserve a lot more attention these days, but will never get it with the current crop of faux pas "progressive" folks!

I'll second that.

BTW Did I ever mention that I used to work with Iain Jennings? He's a really nice guy.

Hi,

Every little bit helps ... but not having the "better" or "best" possible comments on these bands that deserve more attention, is sad ... they are not, my favorite bands ... however, their ability and style is really well done and deserves better attention ... but I'm not sure that we help these bands enough!

Not that we "have to" ... but if we're going to SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE MUSIC, then WE HAVE TO!

Plain English and very simple ... my take is almost like we don't believe the "progressive" anything anymore ... and find something that is not helping the music go forward! JT, Yes, PF, KC, ELP, GEN ... do not need any more pushes "forward" as "progressive" ... now is the time we cement their "children" as the caretakers of the light of progressive ... why is this so hard to understand? 

 

Mostly Autumn sounded mostly like Pink Floyd on their Pink Floyd Revisited DVD.

So I just gave The Last Bright Light album a listen and I'm not hearing many Floyd references, it's mainly Folk prog with a heavier / rockier feel. Anything I'm missing? Any other albums I should try? 

If the only place they're the 'next Pink Floyd' is on a DVD of covers then I'm better off listening to the real thing, or The Decemberist, or Voivod.

It's nice enough stuff but hardly earth shattering.

The epic song "Heroes Never Die" sounds very reminiscent of Pink Floyd to my ears.

 

So PF inflences are obvious. Are Mostly Autumn the new Pink Floyd? - Definitely no.

 

It wouldn't be the first time I've changed a thread title, or the last.

 

Okay, I've now deleted 13 videos from Page 2 so I hope that helps, although it took me awhile to delete them all, as I had to wait for the page to reload each time.

The comparison as the “New Pink Floyd” is utterly preposterous. A lot of this actually came about from an interview conducted with the late, great, Richard Wright on BBC Radio Two a number of years ago. When asked what floated his boat, he mentioned the fact that he had been “grooving” to a “new band” (they were not that new) called Mostly Autumn, and made reference to the fact that they had Floydian sounds inherent in the music.

Cue the, perhaps understandably, rush on the part of MA to build upon such a glittering endorsement of their work. The “Pink Floyd Revisited” DVD is the resulting “live experience”. I have never reviewed this, but, in truth, I regard it as a mistake. There is a terrible syncing issue between the visual and the vocal, but my main gripe about it is the simple fact that this great band’s music stands up very well in its own right. They were, and are, so much more than a simple “neo-prog” band. They are wholly original, creative, and emotional. Yes, quite clearly they have influences. In fact, Probably the biggest influence in terms of their live career was the endorsement of Ritchie Blackmore, who heard something very unique in the band and Josh especially. As a result of,this, the band supported Blackmore’s Night and also Rainbow on the comeback tour.

There is only one Pink Floyd. Equally, there is only one Mostly Autumn. Forget the comparisons, because, in the main, they do not really exist.

I was once criticised for having the audacity to include Mostly Autumn in my Neo-Prog poll, although I won't say who criticised me.

Hi,

A lot of times it is easy to say that it sounds like and such, but as was the case in the old days, the same instrument in Germany or Italy, still sounded the same ... but not sure if it was MA or not, that the guitarist seemed like he was a DG fan ... and it made it sound like it was PF in that it seemed like the "solo's" and parts that are emphasized by the guitar were defined just like it might have been PF ... but, honestly, for me comparisons like that are bad ... people still say that Le Orme sounds like ELP and PF and what not ... and that, for me, is just really bad listening, and more than likely not to the whole album, either ... just bits and pieces of one song!

It's hard to not say that it sounds like ... when there is one sound that is so familiar to all of us ... and that really makes it hard for new musicians with the same instruments ... they won't get the chance because they were always compared first ... but like a few other bands, didn't MA also do some PF covers? 

It's almost like saying that every concerto or symphony has to sound like Mozart or Beethoven ... and you know that folks saying that, just like that ... are ... yeah, right! 

They truly are excellent review by Lazland

Excellently stated 

Hi,

I'm OK with "neo-prog" as a term ... the only thing that might bother me, is that it looks like some folks don't consider it as good a piece of music as the "original" prog.

In situations like this my preferences is to find a way not to use the term ... and still consider the band.

Comparisons between "today's" bands, and "yesterday's" bands is a kind of dead end for me ... the electronics used now, cheat so much and change the music so much that it prevents you and I from making an honest opinion about the music ... remember both The Edge and Andy Summers have shown how the electronics in their guitar makes it sound nice to your ear, whereas when the electronics are taken out it sounds awful.

Stuff like this makes the "older" material not sound as "good" or as "modern" as things can be these days ... and I tend to not do comparisons on these things ... even blues on blues in clubs is not the same as it was 50 years ago ... the "raw" quality (no effects of any kind except a cheesy one or so), is gone and replaced by something that sounds better for our ears these days ... and I think that it takes away from the real blues ... and reminds me of a special on Jack White (VH-1 special) where he wants to play just like the old record sounded, which he admitted might make it sound not as good as people hear things today.

MA is a fine, fine band ... and really deserves better. And PA could do a smidge better ... but I'm not sure when so many of the bigger folks here, also participate to defend their favorite group!

I'm guessing that we need to dump "favorite" and start paying attention to more music in order to help bands like MA a bit more!

Thanks for the recommendation. I like Gilmour-esque guitar playing.

 

I'd describe Bryan Josh of Mostly Autumn as being Gilmour-esque too, although not everyone would.

 

 

You cannot please everyone...

Two songs from the album "Glass Shadows" (2008)

 

 

 

 

"A Different Sky"

 

Psychedelic Paul wrote: I haven't come across any prog fans so far who don't like Mostly Autumn. After all, what is there not to like when you have Heather Findlay on vocals and Bryan Josh on guitar and vocals!?

Well, I think most of those who don't like MA won't post in what seems to be a fan thread. But I am one of those not liking Mostly Autumn. I have listened again to them because of this thread and it just confirms what I always thought: unoriginal spineless music. Not convinced by the singing either.

But, as long as they have fun and there are fans that like their music, why not. It's just not for me.

 

How do you feel about the music of Pink Floyd who Mostly Autumn are mostly compared with?

I Like Pink Floyd very much. Have all of their studio albums and have seen them live a couple of times. But, clearly, this does not automatically mean that one then also likes Mostly Autumn.

As they say here: "Comparaison n'est pas raison."

In that case, even if you're mostly not a fan of Mostly Autumn's music, you might enjoy their Pink Floyd Revisited DVD, mostly.

 

 

It may be Springtime here in England, but it's still Mostly Autumn in the southern hemisphere, and on that note, here's Mostly Autumn's Complete Discography (mostly), apart from one or two missing bootleg albums. 

  1998: For All We Shared -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZZGWIfFT6kVSIhBY4ZgDEL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZZGWIfFT6kVSIhBY4ZgDEL

  1999: The Spirit of Autumn Past - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbiPd8jMGas61uXd4LOznPi" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbiPd8jMGas61uXd4LOznPi

  2001: The Last Bright Light - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbvBIUnq5y_UDBjPmi9FJhC" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbvBIUnq5y_UDBjPmi9FJhC

  2001: Music Inspired by The Lord of the Rings - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbyF28C2EYG0kHXkFh6grhA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbyF28C2EYG0kHXkFh6grhA

  2001: The Story So Far - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZGhG71Phkf_dcAvkiqwqH" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZGhG71Phkf_dcAvkiqwqH -

  2003: Passengers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaCQOCMBGAFozb7EQvId7Oa" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaCQOCMBGAFozb7EQvId7Oa

  2003: The Next Chapter - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbmJ0gkAsWw-qijzdzn2I7A" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbmJ0gkAsWw-qijzdzn2I7A

  2003: Live at the Grand Opera House - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZprsagIiCElxZkWDQ26Mos" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZprsagIiCElxZkWDQ26Mos

  2004: The "V" Shows - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbf1-0xkGjrqWNY2tj8MN12" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbf1-0xkGjrqWNY2tj8MN12

  2004: Pink Floyd Revisited - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZJvg6ykEsII2xZDyerU_wK" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZJvg6ykEsII2xZDyerU_wK

  2005: Storms Over Still Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbpbrV-OC1jpCSZCQ8pmmM2" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbpbrV-OC1jpCSZCQ8pmmM2

  2006: Heart Full of Sky - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbzEGM5N74-dFh2cfhiNzWa" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbzEGM5N74-dFh2cfhiNzWa

  2008: Glass Shadows - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYVtRu54s7ZRVKbZ0YLWYau" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYVtRu54s7ZRVKbZ0YLWYau

  2009: Live 2009 - Part I - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYNCZ3x5s3r3QPVy2guCCNp" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYNCZ3x5s3r3QPVy2guCCNp

  2009: Live 2009 - Part II - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaEsVA3Wyn88JARGwQx_3zT" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaEsVA3Wyn88JARGwQx_3zT

  2010: That Night in Leamington - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZXiAFbgjZRyxTS_O5mysf0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZXiAFbgjZRyxTS_O5mysf0

  2010: Go Well Diamond Heart - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbB4VQCQ1otAByVsr84oUX3" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbB4VQCQ1otAByVsr84oUX3

  2011: Still Beautiful - Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbR9agKM6mRBncmPr3NKO3c" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbR9agKM6mRBncmPr3NKO3c

  2011: Live at High Voltage - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYtkZPlBp1fb7JbnA1a0h0z" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYtkZPlBp1fb7JbnA1a0h0z

  2012: The Ghost Moon Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOga6VYzuPvS1YEClVEX4L" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOga6VYzuPvS1YEClVEX4L

  2013: Live at the Boerderij - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbJ27ZaTZ06zADFuBiSEoxw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbJ27ZaTZ06zADFuBiSEoxw

  2014: Dressed in Voices - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYGB1ySTx5btuFKU8NyAq-5" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYGB1ySTx5btuFKU8NyAq-5

  2015: Box of Tears - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYvJZvjmtdNPgUI0OPuXLpl" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYvJZvjmtdNPgUI0OPuXLpl

  2017: Sight of Day - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYb5zkWi3lW3fpB8kxEPOoQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYb5zkWi3lW3fpB8kxEPOoQ

  2019: White Rainbow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYS1FQj-rj1KtgixMRIh_c2" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYS1FQj-rj1KtgixMRIh_c2

 

I looked them up here ,13 lp's,  and only the newest one managed to barely get 4 stars by the PA ratings...I can't say  I own a single one ,but playing some of the clips I find them pleasant. 

I knew I'd probably get criticised for giving all of Mostly Autumn's albums a full 5-star rating, but I honestly couldn't give any of their superb albums (both live & studio)  any less than the full 5-star treatment, seeing as they're my favourite band. It's hard to choose a favourite album as I love them all. There's an interesting change of direction too with their new singer (Olivia Sparrnenn), where some of their more recent albums are bordering on Progressive Metal.  

ZZ Top anyone? This thread has got "Legs" 

Mostly Not. 

Good band, but please.

Count me amongst those that don't like MA, but then you already knew that right? Gosh its bland.

Well, that's three thumbs down for Mostly Autumn so far today, so it looks like I'm mostly outnumbered. 

That's a pretty big range  but that sums it up pretty much. Would I turn it off if it came on? No probably not. Would I go to explore the band more based on hearing it? No probably not.

That evens the score at three-all then, as GeekFreak is known to be a big fan of Mostly Autumn too. I don't feel so outnumbered now. 

Light and Shade would be a great name for Mostly Autumn's next album, considering how versatile they are. 

I thought it was only me who suggested they're the new Pink Floyd. It's good to know I'm not the only one who can hear the strong resemblance across all of their albums, and not just on their Pink Floyd Revisited album. The vocals of Bryan Josh even remind me of David Gilmour at times, and Mostly Autumn have the added benefit of female vocalists too. 

I guess the old Pink Floyd would be the Syd Barrett era. 

To be honest I've not heard loads of Mostly Autumn, I need to do some more listening. What I've heard of them is good but not 5-star, but then there is no band/artist in the world who I would give 5 stars to all their albums, not even The Beatles or Kate Bush. Nobody is that consistently good.