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    Posted: April 02 2021 at 10:12
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Welcome! I've been getting into "sophisti-pop" myself lately and am finding much to enjoy in the often maligned 80's. Prefab Sprout and China Crisis have impressed me most so far. I checked out your “progressive 80’s music / sophisti-pop” thread a week-or-so ago and have a few new things on my list to check out now.

I myself have just come back from a break from the forums here (something that seems to be happening more and more for me these days as my music taste changes. But I can tell you'll be a great presence here. Hope ya stick around!

- Gabe 

I tried to avoid simply talking about the best straight sophisti-pop in that thread, so I’ll go ahead and do so here.

Scritti Politti is so great and perhaps typifies the genre. Definitely listen to Cupid & Psyche 85 if you haven’t. Also don’t miss Hats by The Blue Nile.

Bands that get a lot of love in my sophisti-pop fb group include Running in the Family-era Level 42, ABC, Avalon-era Roxy Music, later Japan. So many others.

Prefab Sprout is the best, though they are more unique, atypical for sophisti-pop.

I checked out The Blue Nile about a couple of months ago and thought they were nice enough but I found them a tad too slight. Nice atmosphere but not very engaging to me song-wise.

Around the same time I skimmed some Scritti Politti; need to try them again...

I tried some early Level 42 a few weeks back and quite liked the instrumental tracks. Not sure how I'll like the later stuff but there's no harm in trying I guess. 

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They are so good. This is the song that I heard that made me think, these guys have the talent of Zappa, but they’re using it in a completely different way:
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^ Hot dog, Jumping frog, I Remember That, as I have an Appetite for Prefab Sprout too. In fact, Wild Horses couldn't drag me away from the sound of Paddy McAloon's Electric Guitars, because I'm just A Prisoner of the Past. Smile
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Welcome! I've been getting into "sophisti-pop" myself lately and am finding much to enjoy in the often maligned 80's. Prefab Sprout and China Crisis have impressed me most so far. I checked out your “progressive 80’s music / sophisti-pop” thread a week-or-so ago and have a few new things on my list to check out now.

I myself have just come back from a break from the forums here (something that seems to be happening more and more for me these days as my music taste changes. But I can tell you'll be a great presence here. Hope ya stick around!

- Gabe 

I tried to avoid simply talking about the best straight sophisti-pop in that thread, so I’ll go ahead and do so here.

Scritti Politti is so great and perhaps typifies the genre. Definitely listen to Cupid & Psyche 85 if you haven’t. Also don’t miss Hats by The Blue Nile.

Bands that get a lot of love in my sophisti-pop fb group include Running in the Family-era Level 42, ABC, Avalon-era Roxy Music, later Japan. So many others.

Prefab Sprout is the best, though they are more unique, atypical for sophisti-pop.
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I'm a new member; also, although I have used the site for eight years. Rik Wilson-69 years old former graphic artist,middle school art teacher, and musician.In HOUSTON I was in the bands :Surgical II LS, which  morphed into Blistering Moments and  then later Jesus Penis. I also played in Xenophora, WIL-WIN; Cosmik Power Trio ( 1 CD) and Analites.(1982-1990 ). Blistering Moments released Therapeutic Dreams on the Dead Man Curve label (England) 1985 (vinyl) This band had three mellotrons and a bunch of other keys. Now I'm in CHARLOTTE making music as a solo artist ,as B. WILDERED...three self-released cd-r of space / esoteric musics and another project called A RAT KNEES which is a acid punk / nu metal band...three releases also. Thanks to PA I have grown to love ZEUHL and my music is bending in that direction. I hope to have my bands added to PA ,all fit the prog arena... I really do not know how to achieve this goal...working with the internet is difficult for me...I hope to figure it out soon.

The band/artist submission procedure is here:

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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Anyone who changed their band name to Jesus Penis deserves a nod.


I can't imagine a band with that name getting too many gigs.
You never know. There was a band in my hometown called F*** Off C*** Face who seemed to do alright. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Anyone who changed their band name to Jesus Penis deserves a nod.


I can't imagine a band with that name getting too many gigs.
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Anyone who changed their band name to Jesus Penis deserves a nod.
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Adding to PA is as easy as having an official release...and then submitting it to the Star Chamber for review and approval, after that you need to supply 4 litres of pure blood plasma, a 40" flat screen TV and a box of Chocolate glazed chocolate donuts for the Admins lunch room. After that it's just a short 36 months before the band/album gets uploaded.  LOL
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I'm a new member; also, although I have used the site for eight years. Rik Wilson-69 years old former graphic artist,middle school art teacher, and musician.In HOUSTON I was in the bands :Surgical II LS, which  morphed into Blistering Moments and  then later Jesus Penis. I also played in Xenophora, WIL-WIN; Cosmik Power Trio ( 1 CD) and Analites.(1982-1990 ). Blistering Moments released Therapeutic Dreams on the Dead Man Curve label (England) 1985 (vinyl) This band had three mellotrons and a bunch of other keys. Now I'm in CHARLOTTE making music as a solo artist ,as B. WILDERED...three self-released cd-r of space / esoteric musics and another project called A RAT KNEES which is a acid punk / nu metal band...three releases also. Thanks to PA I have grown to love ZEUHL and my music is bending in that direction. I hope to have my bands added to PA ,all fit the prog arena... I really do not know how to achieve this goal...working with the internet is difficult for me...I hope to figure it out soon.
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Welcome! I've been getting into "sophisti-pop" myself lately and am finding much to enjoy in the often maligned 80's. Prefab Sprout and China Crisis have impressed me most so far. I checked out your “progressive 80’s music / sophisti-pop” thread a week-or-so ago and have a few new things on my list to check out now.

I myself have just come back from a break from the forums here (something that seems to be happening more and more for me these days as my music taste changes. But I can tell you'll be a great presence here. Hope ya stick around!

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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

For other jazzy fares check out:
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I like all of those! Smile
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Glad you enjoyed it.
3.25 isn't a terrible rating, and it's only been reviewed 23 times.
Some might find it a little dated, but it is, after all, a 1968 album stepping off towards the end of the Psychedelic Era.

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I finally got around to that album by The Nice. I didn’t think I’d like it (I never could get into ELP) but was very pleasantly surprised! Why is it rated so low on PA??
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Thank you JD, I’ll check it out!
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

You gain 1 point for every forum post, 2 points for posting a new thread and 5 points every time someone thanks you for a forum post, as I've done just now by clicking on the "Thanks" button at the top of this thread. Smile

That makes sense. Thanks for the break-down!
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Welcome to the active world 'Crane', much better than just lurking around.

Here's a little something to feed, what appears to be, a couple of your passions.
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^ Black Mirror is a very impactful TV show from your country. It undermines some serious things, I think in a good way. I don't want to give spoilers, lest you decide to watch it. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:


How do the ‘points’ work on this forum?

Welcome back my friend, to the forum that never ends... 

You gain 1 point for every forum post, 2 points for posting a new thread and 5 points every time someone thanks you for a forum post, as I've done just now by clicking on the "Thanks" button at the top of this thread. Smile


Blimey! It is like an uncanny inception of a Black Mirror episode! Dead

I've no idea what that means, which is probably just as well. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:


How do the ‘points’ work on this forum?

Welcome back my friend, to the forum that never ends... 

You gain 1 point for every forum post, 2 points for posting a new thread and 5 points every time someone thanks you for a forum post, as I've done just now by clicking on the "Thanks" button at the top of this thread. Smile


Blimey! It is like an uncanny inception of a Black Mirror episode! Dead
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