Yesesis´s & Mortte`s Album Thread

YESESIS wrote: That's what I'm talking about!!! Wow! That album is POWERFUL and rhythmic. From the slow build in the beginning... to that female chorus singing their lungs out.. It's just so good. That album is dominating. To me it's obviously Magma's best album. To me their first album sounds a lot like Zappa's Waka/Jawaka(very jazzy and satisfying, but not really special in the way MDK is). I like Magma's second album 1001° Centigrades a lot too. They're a special band, no question. And to me this one.. is the Jewel in the Crown.

I think it´s little bit hard to explain why I think their first album is their best. I believe Vander listened some Zappa and was influenced by him also, but I think that album is absolutely much more greater than Waka/Jawaka, as a matter of fact to me greater than any Zappa-albums! I think there is very special, really spiritual feeling in this Magma´s album, that has also something in their second album (you know it was at first just Magma 2) and also that Univeria Zekt-album, but not fully! It reminds me a little bit same than in Dr. John`s Gris Gris and also Funkadelic first album have. I believe also that great story, where they go to the planet has something to do with it. Also, it was the first Magma album really hit me, somebody has put also in it great film about volcanic eruption behind that first albums music in youtube when I listened it first time, so I think that also made it very special in the first moment. And also my fav prog is from that same time (1969-72), really love the sounds in those albums!!

Edited by Mortte - June 12 2020 at 22:37

That's what I'm talking about!!! Wow! That album is POWERFUL and rhythmic. From the slow build in the beginning... to that female chorus singing their lungs out.. It's just so good. That album is dominating. To me it's obviously Magma's best album. To me their first album sounds a lot like Zappa's Waka/Jawaka(very jazzy and satisfying, but not really special in the way MDK is). I like Magma's second album 1001° Centigrades a lot too. They're a special band, no question. And to me this one.. is the Jewel in the Crown. 

Mortte wrote: 2 Fridays albums: Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus If Argus is masterpiece, then I think this album is ultra masterpiece! As I said about this when listening Argus, these albums have a lot of common, but this album just is so much versatile than Argus. Here are really groove pieces (Nothin To Hide, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin, Morning Will Come), beautiful acoustic pieces (Prelude, Nature´s Way, Why Can´t I Be Free, Life Has Just Begun), psychedelic/prog pieces (Love Has Found a Way, Space Child) and even hard rock (When I Touch You). It´s possible Nature´s Way is played in the US radio, but really no Spirit in Finland´s radio! Although this is band´s greatest album, this wasn´t a big seller in it´s time. And unlike Wishbone Ash, this is again great US band! The Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Tangle Another great band from US (I think I have mentioned this before). This is their second album, but first one as vinyl (first album was cassette only release).  I think this is their punkiest album, most near of Sonic Youth, on the other hand this has also their country influences. As far as I understand here a lots of their humor about rednecks. Also few really melodic pieces (Change Your Mind & Choke).

2 Fridays albums:

Edited by Mortte - June 12 2020 at 13:35

Back in the music listening after few days pause, this days album is:

Edited by Mortte - June 11 2020 at 11:54

Well that was basically good... but a little mediocre imo. 

Mortte wrote: YESESIS wrote: I wasn't expecting that. That sounded very different, but it was GOOD! I was fully expecting that to be the worst one, but it was not.  The Visitors - Doesn't sound like ABBA, definitely cool though.  Head over Heels - Ok slightly more ABBA sounding.. I really like this.  When All Is Said and Done - Another good one.  Soldiers - Slower but good.  I Let the Music Speak - Very good flowing song.  One of Us - One of their classics, sounds like ABBA to me.  Two for the Price of One - Fun song. Slipping Through My Fingers - That was really good.  Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - filler on an otherwise great album.  That's an album I definitely plan to listen to again.. probably skip the last song though.  So after listening to all those ABBA albums, I liked the first 3(Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA) the best, also this one(The Visitors)... But all of them were legitimately good. No album even close to being weak in their discography.  Well, I guess when my Abba-eczema caused by that radio-station is over, I will start with this album because this seem to have least those hits everybody heard thousand times (at least in Finland).

I wasn't expecting that. That sounded very different, but it was GOOD! I was fully expecting that to be the worst one, but it was not. 

Definitely their weakest album so far imo.. but still good. I don't think ABBA knows how to make a bad album.