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Rocktopus 
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 11:25 |
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A lot of my favorite music is Canterbury.
I think all these albums are wonderful except for Gilgamesh. Because I
haven't heard it yet. Some great ones are left out, I know. But I
think all the classics of the genre is included. Fans of late Soft
Machine and Gong will have to forgive me. As well as fans of Kevin
Ayers, sorry not enough poll choices.
My vote goes to Wyatt's 'Rock Bottom'. Its one of my favorite albums of
any genre. The last three songs that go together is the most painfully
beautiful 18 minutes of music I know. I love Cucooland and Shleep but I
chose not to include albums from after 1980.
Maybe three Supersister albums is one too many, but I love them all.
I just discovered National Health, what a fantastic band and Amanda Parsons voice on the debut is just perfect.
Enough of that. What is your favorite (and why)? Tell us:
Edited by Rocktopus - May 13 2006 at 13:53
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 11:33 |
GONG - THE FLYING TEAPOT
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Dirk
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 12:26 |
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Toss up between In the land of grey and pink and Fish rising.
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Erpland316
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 13:06 |
My personal favorite would be either Third by Soft Machine or Angel's Egg by Gong.
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 13:06 |
Tough choice... Rock Bottom?
-- Ivan
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 13:31 |
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For girls who grow plump in the night would be my choice, but I haven't heard alot of those bands yet
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 13:46 |
Lots of great albums there... Anyway, I voted for perhaps the most obvious, Caravan's "In the Land of Grey and Pink". Other favourites are Caravan's second (the title is way too long!) and, of course, both Hatfield and the North's albums, especially the wonderful "The Rotters' Club".
As to "Rock Bottom", I recently bought it and did not regret the purchase for one moment. It's not easy to get into, nor is it always comfortable listening, but it's really beautiful and moving. My favourite is the opening "Sea Song".
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:04 |
The Rotters' Club- that's the only one I have.
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:28 |
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If I could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You, closely followed by Third and Rock Bottom.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:30 |
 Ghost Rider wrote:
Lots of great albums there... Anyway, I voted
for perhaps the most obvious, Caravan's "In the Land of Grey and Pink".
Other favourites are Caravan's second (the title is way too long!) and,
of course, both Hatfield and the North's albums, especially the
wonderful "The Rotters' Club".
As to "Rock Bottom", I recently bought it and did not regret the
purchase for one moment. It's not easy to get into, nor is it always
comfortable listening, but it's really beautiful and moving. My
favourite is the opening "Sea Song". |
Seems like In the Land of Grey and Pink is the most popular. No votes for 'You' yet, my second favorite in the poll.
As we seem to have a lot of the same favorites Ghost Rider, I can more of less guarantee that it will 'click', and you'll
start loving the whole Rock Bottom album even more. There is also a lot
of humour and playfulness within all that misery and madness. As always
with Robert Wyatt. Only one guitar solo has ever made me cry, Mike
Oldfields soaring solo right after Wyatt has sung the 'In the garden of
England...' part on the last song. Such beauty.
Edited by Rocktopus - May 13 2006 at 19:14
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Over land and under ashes
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Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Tholomyes
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:46 |
Third, then In the land of grey and Pink.
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 18:27 |
Gong - Gazeuse! (really a jazz-fusion album, but anyway!)
closely followed by Hatfield and the North's "Rotter's Club"
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Mikerinos
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 18:48 |
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Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 21:08 |
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My vote goes with GONG "You". It's hard to beat any album with Allen, Hillage & Blake together!
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 21:37 |
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Even I love Caravan, Hathfield, Supersister, Gong and SM, my vote goes for one of the best albums that I ever heard... ROCK BOTTOM by ROBERT WYATT...
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... E N E L B U N K E R...
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 23:20 |
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My vote goes to "In The Land of Grey and Pink" followed closely by "You" and "The Rotters Club".
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 23:26 |
All of them 
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 10:11 |
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In the land and The Rotters
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DallasBryan
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 10:20 |
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Picchio dal Pozzo is not a Canterbury album! A tribute to Robert Wyatt on the back cover dont make it Canterbury. Although their are some influences from Wyatt or Soft Machine, the music is much closer to French Progressive Electronic than anything that Canterbury produced. Actually Rock Bottom has more to do with Continental progressive than Canterbury. Supersister also, I hear influences from England and the Continent, not a CACKLEBURY BAND!!!
Seems like some Greek and Polish band make a reference to Jim Morrison from the Doors, that does not make their music american psychedelic blues rock!
Edited by DallasBryan - May 14 2006 at 11:15
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 10:24 |
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The Rotter's Club.
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