Interactive Poll: A Change of Seasons

Podium:

^ Thanks Mila. I'm sure Cristi would have put it together when he got the chance, but I was happy to help (your efforts made it easy). I like the collaborative aspect of the series. As long as we are helping each other out, appreciative of each other's contributions, and generally positive and encouraging, I think this will have life in it.   You did what I find the harder part with compiling the list of contestants, the nominations, and pointing out the undecideds, as well as creating the playlist. I agree that including the playlist in the OP would be helpful so that it's less likely to be missed, and more easily found.   Glad you and Lorenzo appreciated the Comus, and I really appreciate your comments.

^ A heart-warming post, and it's lovely to revisit those songs. :)

Edited by Lewian - May 13 2022 at 12:19

suitkees wrote: Finally got to listen to the nominations - my quick take on them:   Anima Mundi - Spring Knocks on the Door of Men: A Vivaldi-esque start before the Squire-esque bass sets in and a very retro-symph prog sound takes over. It is nice, but it also sounds a bit too formulaic to my ears. Gnags - Endnu Et Efterår: Nice rhythm section here, which makes this track very rich sounding, with the subtle guitar touches. I'm less convinced by the vocals, though. But the percussion is really great! Paolo Fresu - Luce d'autunno: Now, I could imagine myself on a warm summer night sipping a cognac under the stars... It must be an Indian Summer then, looking at the title. Warm soothing music, very pleasant, but it is also a song which make you understand that it will be the last one of the night... Grab your coat and go home! Comus - Winter Is a Coloured Bird: One of those "cult" prog bands that I discovered only a couple of years ago. A wonderful track, that combines the enchanting with the unsettling. A very narrative quality to the song with the vocal harmonies and wonderful acoustic guitar sounds. Rightly so a classic! Tavaramarkkinat - Kevät: Oh, I immediately fall in love with the vocals (it must be Spring!)... The song is rather basic, but perfect: piano, guitar, drums, vocals... they're all spot-on throughout. A really great and pleasant song! Mick Karn - The Sad Velvet Breath of Summer & Winter: Now this is a surprise - I wouldn't expect this from Mick Karn. Wonderful, very classical in a way (through the instrumentation) but at the same time very modern and sonically rich. Great discovery. The Flaming Lips - My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion: A great melodic rock song, rather gentle and somehow easy going. I don't hear much rebellion in it, but it is a very nice listen. Camille Pépin - The Sound of Trees, mvt 4/6: And now for something completely different... Great contemporary music; this is my garden put to music ;) It proposes a kind of bridge between Steve Reich and more "classic" chamber music. Very captivating. Naxatras - Spring Song: Hmm, lovely song... the gentle side of Spring. Nice soothing vocal supported by acoustic and electric (slide?) guitars. Drums and bass are rather conventional, but the ensemble gives it all a nice psychedelic touch. Peter Hammill - Summer Song (In the Autumn): A short but powerful track, very Hammill. Wonderful. Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons: Ah, a classic rock song by one of the giants. A bit too well known to me but it is not for nothing a classic, although Renaissance has never been on the top of my personal charts, somehow... A pleasure to listen to, though! XTC - Season Cycle: Another band that I know and like very much, but I don't listen to them that much. A great track from a great album, here with their beatlesque touch. Hmm, not easy to choose just three out of these... I'll be back...