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erik neuteboom View Drop Down

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:45

Hello Andrea.

This is my first topic and I already feel ashamed... because I forget to mention ... l'histoire se repète... this time the Strawbs video 1975 Tokyo,... sorry, I must have missed some Trons.. !

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:37

Eddie Jobson as a special guest in the Jethro Tull's Slipstream video (1980)!!

I have purchased it as a bonus dvd in in the new remastered edition of the A album. Great scenes and impressive performance from all the band members! Eddie' solos on his transparent violin and his particular two keyboards live playing style (in front with the two keyboards respectevely on his left and his right) are MEMORABLE even if he joined Jethro Tull only for few months!!

I don't have many progrock videos or dvds, though! Another one by Jethro Tull (A New Day Yesterday dvd) and the 25th anniversary dvd of Barclay James Harvest.

I own also the 1968 Rolling Stones Rock'n'Roll Circus video.

Great and interesting topic, Erik!

You've forgotten to mention the Strawbs Grave New World - 1975 Live in Tokyo DVD, yet!!

I know you consider it as a highest example of mellotron strong waves!!!

What about other DVD from BJH? Do you own their Caught Live dvd (excerpts from 70s live shows, they say it's a gem!) ?

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:27

erik neuteboom wrote:

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Hurrah, thanks!!!

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:17

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:07

erik neuteboom wrote:

Hello Moogton III.

This is my first topic and I already feel ashamed... because I forget to mention the compelling scenes from the Pink Floyd At Pompeii DVD, like Echoes, well, I can mention every song !

I have the bootleg CD from the Going for the one studio recordings, very interesting, great to see Rick Wakeman with the Mighty Tron and his upper class English!

I just adapted what I said myself (edit-button): you asked for moments and I gave you songs.

Rick Wakeman: I know some of those moments you mentioned from the magnificent Yesyears video, Rick with his cigar and "Tension is mounting up down here" and "Can you bluff your way through this one?"

I'd really like to see more of that, the making of my fave cd of all time!

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:01

Hello Moogton III.

This is my first topic and I already feel ashamed... because I forget to mention the compelling scenes from the Pink Floyd At Pompeii DVD, like Echoes, well, I can mention every song !

I have the bootleg CD from the Going for the one studio recordings, very interesting, great to see Rick Wakeman with the Mighty Tron and his upper class English!

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 17:18

Great topic! The Fish thing I remember from a video. Very good stuff!

Mine:

1. Pink Floyd (Live in Pompeii): that moment in A Saucerful Of Secrets where the noise is gone and Rick Wright starts playing his organ.

2. Jon and Chris harmonizing and singing on the song "Going For The One", in the studio rehearsal, on Yesyears, and one of them is singing Go-o-ing For The One, and the other Go-i-ing For The One. That's a little detail that really impresses me, because it shows how much subtleties there were on that record , my favourite record of all time.

3. Emerson, Lake and Palmer ... rehearsing, practicing BSS stuff, and after a while Emerson is practicing his solos. (ELP / Beyond The Beginning)

4. Cliche, but Rick Wakeman doing the "excerpts" on the Yessongs video.

5. Once again Yes. Cheating here: two live moments from the Union tour:

a. that moment when the band is doing an unknown (to me) peice of music and the reach a climax, and then there's a silence, and the keyboards are doing a fast piece, with great chords.

b. Is it Solly's Beard? Trevor Rabin plays fast on his guitar, then he plays a bit in a Spanish style, and keyboards accompany him (Yesyears)

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Posted: November 19 2005 at 16:50

I am very curious to your most 'magical visual progrock moments' on a video or DVD.

My Top 5 in no particurarly order is:

Peter Gabriel with his old man mask during the closing section of The Musical Box (Genesis/A History DVD)

Eddie Jobson during Out Of The Blue with his solo on a transparent violin (Roxy Music/Musikladen 74/75 DVD)

'Caped crusader' Rick Wakeman during his Six Wives .. solo with the mirrors and all those mindblowing vintage keyboards like the Hammond, Moog and Mellotron (Yes/Yessongs DVD)

Fish with his 'mike' standard as a machine gun during Forgotton Sons (Marillion/Recital .. DVD)

Keith Emerson during the Italian tour 1973 in his 'space cape suit' on the Moog synthesizer (ELP/Beyond The Beginning DVD)