Lazland playlist

Gerinski wrote: Back to music, I need to check Progstreaming more, really a great idea to discover new stuff. Lately I have been a bit into morow.com, an internet Prog radio which plays assorted stuff (songs, not full albums, more of a random Prog songs radio mixing stuff from all times, from classics to new stuff and in between), and it's also cool, you hear beloved classics but also get to know other stuff which you had never listened to.

Morow.com added to bookmarks on the iPad, and will be listened to during fish & chips tomorrow lunchtime

Edited by lazland - December 04 2014 at 15:03

rushfan4 wrote: Hi Steve, glad that you like what you heard.  In a similar spiritual journey vein, another album on that same 10t label that you might want to check out is Touch The Sky Part 2 from the band Supernal Endgame.  The message is quite religious, but the music and singing are outstanding.  This one is on Progstreaming, so you should be able to check it out to see if it fits your tastes.  http://www.progstreaming.com/_wb/pages/play-album.php?activeAlbum=00921%20-%20Supernal%20Endgame%20-%20Touch%20The%20Sky,%20Volume%20II Also, I just read the below article, and suspect that the both of us might be setting aside some funds to make this purchase next February. http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-12-04/john-mitchell-confirms-lonely-robot-debut

Cheers Scott. I actually listened to the Supernal Endgame album last month on Progstreaming whilst travelling to a visit on the train. I really rather enjoyed it. It has been added to the albums to buy when I can.

The John Mitchell album is a must buy to me.

Hi Steve, the story about your father in law is sad, and indeed a common issue in many households. My father and his wife went though something similar. My father worked hard all his life and had the bad luck that his love (my mother) died far too early. After many years alone he finally met the right woman and married again (my stepmother) at the age of around 58. After some years they could finally retire in pension and start enjoying their new life as a couple with some free time, but just then my stepmother's mother started to get sick (her husband had already passed away a few years earlier) and had to move into my father's place. She (my stepmother's mother, I will refer to her as Rosa to make it easy) needed a lot of constant care, but she would not accept being taken to a nurse home, she had to stay by her daughter. For my father this was extremely difficult, he surely loved her but she was not his mother so it's never the same. My father's wife had also a very hard time, she did not dare putting her mother to some care home against her will (even if they could more or less afford it), but on the other hand she was also wasting the years she could still enjoy with my father, and she could feel how sad my father was that they were missing their opportunity to still enjoy a few years together in good health.

rushfan4 wrote: Steve, not sure if you ever had a chance to check out that Farpoint album.  I am listening to it again this morning and just loving it.  Anyways, it looks like the whole album is out on youtube too in individual bites.  Here is a sample song for you to check out.

Hey, Scott. I have finally had a chance to properly listen to Farpoint on You Tube.

The sampler of Paint It Dark is a very good video the band have put together. I especially enjoyed listening to Part Of Me, and the violin on Stand was especially evocative. For some reason, I could not open Vision Quest, so will try again tomorrow.

The lyrics also seem to be just the type of spiritual journey I am trying my best to reconcile in my own mind. I am beginning to think a lot more about such matters, after a long time in abeyance.

So, thanks for sharing. This is a band who I will be,listening to over the next few days, and will probably try to get the Paint The Dark cd as a starter.

rushfan4 wrote: Steve, not sure if you ever had a chance to check out that Farpoint album.  I am listening to it again this morning and just loving it.  Anyways, it looks like the whole album is out on youtube too in individual bites.  Here is a sample song for you to check out.

Thanks so much, Scott. No, I must confess that I have not had the chance to check this out yet.

However, once I get rid of Dad (who is visiting for the weekend), this will be the first thing to do next week. I will report back.

I liked doing this blog, but I really have not had a great deal of time to keep it updated. Perhaps I should make time.....

Meltdowner wrote: [QUOTE=lazland] This album gets better with each listen, and is, in my opinion, the most important progressive rock album of the new millennium, thus far.

My thoughts exactly, although many don't agree. I like it more than any PT album.

Thanks Samuel. I agree with you very much. Raven....shows a maturity which I think shows a huge step forward from PT, and I enjoyed much of their output a great deal.

Scott's link: http://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/iluvatar/discography/ works fine in the UK for me (well it does in the grimy old Black Country, at least!  ) It works even with the old IE9 browser (where the Spotify web player isn't supported anymore) - a blue arrow is shown on the left adjacent to each song on the 10trecords website, and yes, you do have to play each track separately - but they are all full streams of the whole songs - not short snippets. 

lazland wrote: rushfan4 wrote: Here is a link to the Iluvatar album.  http://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/iluvatar/discography/  It looks as though you would have to play each song separately, but I believe that they are all full songs.  That being said, if it doesn't work than you are probably correct about it only being available in the US.   Thanks Scott. I got to this before, and it does not work, just a track list shows without the means to stream. As I said, they are on the to get list. Actually, when I finish work next Wednesday for a three week break from work, I will probably start subscribing to Spotify again, so hopefully I will be able to listen there.

OK.  The original link that I had provided was just to the website, and I know that I had some difficulty finding the streaming section, so thought that I would provide a direct link in the event that you hadn't found it.  I always find it somewhat strange what items are and aren't available depending on your location in the world. Oh well.  I hope that you do get a chance to give them a listen.

Here is a link to the Iluvatar album.  http://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/iluvatar/discography/  It looks as though you would have to play each song separately, but I believe that they are all full songs.  That being said, if it doesn't work than you are probably correct about it only being available in the US.  

progbethyname wrote: Nice to see you active once again, Steve. I am, however, quite sorry to hear about family members dealing with some ailments. I hope the Laz clan convalesce with quickness. ;) Playlists are looking sharp as well. Wanted to ask you what or how you feel about COMEDY OF ERRORS? May I say that this isn't a band that rubs me the wrong way. I like their retro and modern fusing with I. The Neo Prog sound. Perhaps IN A LIFE TIME and FOOLS CIRCLE will grace your ears at some point. Love to hear your thoughts. Be well.