^^ Very nice with the Druid. While the singer reminds me of Jon Anderson, there is something very Matt Berry about his look, his style and his music (Matt Berry played Douglas Reynholm in the IT Crowd, had various comedy series, and is a musician who has released albums that are influenced by Prog for those who don't know -- I'm a very big fan of his and of Chris Morris who played Denholm Reynholm whose sketch comedy and music radio show from the 90s, Blue Jam, had a huge effect on my music interests).
My favourite IT Crowd episode is The Work Outing. Hey I'm a sucker for musicals.
Looking at my old iPod, I found a few Robots not in the list. One from Art Zoyd's Metropolis and also an Archaia and Alain Goraguer (a fave band and two of my fave albums there) all of which are in PA.
And on the same subject, there is Droid from Automat about the rise of the machines (not a Druid Droid in case one wondered). But perhaps these are not the droids you are looking for. ;)
He does look a lot like Matt Berry, and I had to then check out MB’s music. Learn something new every day. In fact, he is really good! A very nice singing voice. As far as Druid goes, that singer could really get up there with a nice sounding falsetto. I was almost expecting some glass to break.
^^ Very nice with the Druid. While the singer reminds me of Jon Anderson, there is something very Matt Berry about his look, his style and his music (Matt Berry played Douglas Reynholm in the IT Crowd, had various comedy series, and is a musician who has released albums that are influenced by Prog for those who don't know -- I'm a very big fan of his and of Chris Morris who played Denholm Reynholm whose sketch comedy and music radio show from the 90s, Blue Jam, had a huge effect on my music interests).
My favourite IT Crowd episode is The Work Outing. Hey I'm a sucker for musicals.
Looking at my old iPod, I found a few Robots not in the list. One from Art Zoyd's Metropolis and also an Archaia and Alain Goraguer (a fave band and two of my fave albums there) all of which are in PA.
And on the same subject, there is Droid from Automat about the rise of the machines (not a Druid Droid in case one wondered). But perhaps these are not the droids you are looking for. ;)
Edited by Logan - August 27 2022 at 17:46
"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).
I won't vote before I have the chance to listen, or at least skim through the playlist, Scott. Quite a few of these I have heard before, and The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot was one of my first music album loves -- that and Tubeway Army's Replicas, which of course has a thematic link, "Are friends electric?". When I saw this poll, the song that started playing in my head immediately was Kraftwerk's "The Robots".
I love Tubeway Army and Gary Numan. "Are Friends Electric", "Me, I Disconnect From You", "Metal", "Films", "Airlanes", "Cars", "Tracks", "Random", "Down in the Park" The classic robot sound that influence robot dance music in the late 70s and early 80s and even contributed to breakdancing music. Kraftwerk and Alan Parsons also amazing!
We enjoy writing some music in this style. One song was picked up by this site: Last Day Deaf
Indeed (and I will check out the link later)
Incidentally, Gary Numan with Tubeway Army's Replicas and Die Mensch-Maschine (1978) (The Man-Machine) are two albums that I have double billed. I think Numan was both influenced by the Kraftwerk album, and by one of my favourite writers, Philip K. Dick. Interestingly, I make that Dick/ Numan association more-so because of Replicas (as androids or synthetics or skin jobs) and Replicants in the film Blade Runner (1982). But in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) which inspired the early 80s film Blade Runner, the manufactured ones are called andies (for androids). Ridley Scoot wanted them to be more human than human, I might say, and as a good call, I think, renamed them replicants. The replicas of Numan seem less human than Numan.
This reads like a late 70s/early 80s blog. I love it! I'll have to check out the novel. Here is some great Numan nostalgia. They are definitely having fun here. The opening to the show IT Crowd always reminds me of this song.
The percussionist, Cedric Sharpley, is the definition of rhythm. He was previously in the Prog band Druid, who remind me a bit of early Yes. To me, it is his precision drumming that kicks this synth-based music up several notches. Because there is a lot of space in this type of music (quirky rests and such), you can really hear the percussion very clearly. It isn't buried amongst excessive layers of bass and guitar. To my ears, it drives the music forward in a pleasing way.
Thanks, Gary (not Numan). I have watched all of IT Crowd, I like that show very much, and hadn't made the connection that I recall until now. I definitely hear the similarities and will never unhear them now. Interesting to hear about Cedric Sharpley and Druid. Druid also reminded me of early Yes (I love early Yes, btw).
My favorite episode of IT Crowd has to be "Italian for Beginners".
I think the key to Cedric Sharpley's precision percussion was that he timed it to his gum chewing. In every video I've seen, he is chewing gum and keeping excellent time ... even on the video for one of the catchiest songs ever written, "Cars".
Here's a shoutout to the late great Cedric Sharpley! This is Druid on the Old Grey Whistle Test and some really good guitar vibrato.
- The Fierce and the Dead - Dancing Robots (Post Rock) (new to me) - Sweet Fingers - Good Night Robots (Crossover) (new to me) - The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (Crossover). as mentioned, this album was one of my first loves (when a young child) and I still love it. It will always be a special album to me and I love the track. - Mr. Bungle - None of Them Knew They Were Robots (Avant). I knew this track and album and was not always sold on Mr. Bungle completely, but loved it now.. haven't listed to MB in many years. - Miriodor - Portrait-Robot (Avant). Miriodor was the first "post-classic era Prog" band I fell for and I really, really love this track! Awesome. - 3rd World Electric - TinCan Robots (Jazz Rock/Fusion). Not the most original to my ears, but I like me some funk. - Mother Gong - Robot Woman is plenty of fun and I surely like it but not a contender for me. - Kraftwerk - The Robots. You already know I like this.
Others I knew and/ or liked or have a comment I wish to make from the list.
By the way, that mark Ceccotti albums wa sthe first album included in neo_rog that I liked other than Discipline (later moved) and The Watch. As for Muffins, I love the album Manna / Mirage, but I don't think I know the track listed. Voivod is a band I know and like, but that track didn't quite make my first cut. Strong competition. I like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, but Robot Stop didn't make my first cut. I like Umphrey's McGee, and I like Robot World, but again it missed the cut, partially because I loved listening to that Miriodor, and it has some similar qualities without stacking up to it to my ears. I love music and albums by Flaming Lips, and Ilve hear d lot, but this isn't doing it for me.
So for my three votes:
Miriodor - Portrait-Robot The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot Kraftwerk - The Robots
I wanted to give a spot to Mr. Bungle.
Thanks for putting this together, Scott, and I know they can be a lot of effort to put together and act as host. This was my favourite of yours, and I was re-acquainted with various music, discovered some new-to-me music and gained some more appreciation for some music I already knew. I like these polls and topics which involve communal listening of music. It reminds me of being teen when we would play each other our tapes and records and come to appreciate more music together. That nostalgic desire is a big part of what keeps me coming back to PA and wanting to be a part of this music community.
Greg, Thank you for listening and your detailed response. These polls do take some effort to put together, but generally I enjoy doing them for similar reasons that you mentioned. I used to enjoy sharing music with my friends when we were younger, but sadly hardly keep in touch much anymore and most of my current friends don't really share the same interests in music. Secondly, I enjoy doing these for myself. I tend to listen to albums all day long, but don't really pay much attention to which songs are which or what the titles of the songs are. These polls kind of give me a change to discover or re-discover songs in my collection that I may not remember what they sounded like prior to creating the poll.
I did go to YouTube and listen to the Kraftwerk song. Not my normal fare, but it was enjoyable. I will have to give that album a listen. I have a couple of their other albums but not that one.
Yes, I am in that same situation. It was them that I got started listening to Led Zeppelin, CCR, CSNY, Cream. Santana, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, a lot of Pink Floyd, and Rush (I so loved Hemispheres, still do). Great times, lost touch or moved away, and none of my current friends listen to the same music as me (not that I have many friends now, like ones where we actually get together socially). I too love making such polls partially to discover and re-discover music. In many cases my polls have really deepened my appreciation for music I already had heard, and really noticed it much more. I helps to keep me excited and this poll got me excited about some music again, and I enjoyed listening to everything in the list. I don't listen to as much music as you daily now as I spend a lot of time listening (without even watching) to things like this (warning on the language including a racial slur): Hillsborough County Detention Deputy Gets Himself Fired Sorry that's so off-topic, it wouldn't be so much if it involved RoboCop detaining her for not stopping at a stop sign and if it was a RoboDetroitDetentionDeputy who got himself fired. No need to click on the link, but watching {Edit, I meant to write listening to} such things, police depositions and real life police procedural things is something of a current pastime.
Edited by Logan - August 27 2022 at 17:23
"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).
I won't vote before I have the chance to listen, or at least skim through the playlist, Scott. Quite a few of these I have heard before, and The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot was one of my first music album loves -- that and Tubeway Army's Replicas, which of course has a thematic link, "Are friends electric?". When I saw this poll, the song that started playing in my head immediately was Kraftwerk's "The Robots".
I love Tubeway Army and Gary Numan. "Are Friends Electric", "Me, I Disconnect From You", "Metal", "Films", "Airlanes", "Cars", "Tracks", "Random", "Down in the Park" The classic robot sound that influence robot dance music in the late 70s and early 80s and even contributed to breakdancing music. Kraftwerk and Alan Parsons also amazing!
We enjoy writing some music in this style. One song was picked up by this site: Last Day Deaf
Indeed (and I will check out the link later)
Incidentally, Gary Numan with Tubeway Army's Replicas and Die Mensch-Maschine (1978) (The Man-Machine) are two albums that I have double billed. I think Numan was both influenced by the Kraftwerk album, and by one of my favourite writers, Philip K. Dick. Interestingly, I make that Dick/ Numan association more-so because of Replicas (as androids or synthetics or skin jobs) and Replicants in the film Blade Runner (1982). But in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) which inspired the early 80s film Blade Runner, the manufactured ones are called andies (for androids). Ridley Scoot wanted them to be more human than human, I might say, and as a good call, I think, renamed them replicants. The replicas of Numan seem less human than Numan.
This reads like a late 70s/early 80s blog. I love it! I'll have to check out the novel. Here is some great Numan nostalgia. They are definitely having fun here. The opening to the show IT Crowd always reminds me of this song.
The percussionist, Cedric Sharpley, is the definition of rhythm. He was previously in the Prog band Druid, who remind me a bit of early Yes. To me, it is his precision drumming that kicks this synth-based music up several notches. Because there is a lot of space in this type of music (quirky rests and such), you can really hear the percussion very clearly. It isn't buried amongst excessive layers of bass and guitar. To my ears, it drives the music forward in a pleasing way.
Thanks, Gary (not Numan). I have watched all of IT Crowd, I like that show very much, and hadn't made the connection that I recall until now. I definitely hear the similarities and will never unhear them now. Interesting to hear about Cedric Sharpley and Druid. Druid also reminded me of early Yes (I love early Yes, btw).
"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).
I went with Styx ... Mr. Roboto. The reason: Dennis Deyoung was gutsy to deviate from the typical Styx rock sound. Unfortunately, logistics became a problem, especially when contemplating presenting this brand of operatic robot sound live to a bunch of screaming metal heads in Texas.
Kraftwerk and Alan Parsons are equally amazing! I love how they roll the "R" in that Krafwerk song. They look very much like androids in the video. Alan Parsons is more of a funky robot. Of course, I probably like that one best of all. The beginning is cosmic creepy. Then, that funky bass synth riff kicks in ... then percussion ... bass, keyboards ... angelic voices. Pure listening satisfaction.
- The Fierce and the Dead - Dancing Robots (Post Rock) (new to me) - Sweet Fingers - Good Night Robots (Crossover) (new to me) - The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (Crossover). as mentioned, this album was one of my first loves (when a young child) and I still love it. It will always be a special album to me and I love the track. - Mr. Bungle - None of Them Knew They Were Robots (Avant). I knew this track and album and was not always sold on Mr. Bungle completely, but loved it now.. haven't listed to MB in many years. - Miriodor - Portrait-Robot (Avant). Miriodor was the first "post-classic era Prog" band I fell for and I really, really love this track! Awesome. - 3rd World Electric - TinCan Robots (Jazz Rock/Fusion). Not the most original to my ears, but I like me some funk. - Mother Gong - Robot Woman is plenty of fun and I surely like it but not a contender for me. - Kraftwerk - The Robots. You already know I like this.
Others I knew and/ or liked or have a comment I wish to make from the list.
By the way, that mark Ceccotti albums wa sthe first album included in neo_rog that I liked other than Discipline (later moved) and The Watch. As for Muffins, I love the album Manna / Mirage, but I don't think I know the track listed. Voivod is a band I know and like, but that track didn't quite make my first cut. Strong competition. I like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, but Robot Stop didn't make my first cut. I like Umphrey's McGee, and I like Robot World, but again it missed the cut, partially because I loved listening to that Miriodor, and it has some similar qualities without stacking up to it to my ears. I love music and albums by Flaming Lips, and Ilve hear d lot, but this isn't doing it for me.
So for my three votes:
Miriodor - Portrait-Robot The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot Kraftwerk - The Robots
I wanted to give a spot to Mr. Bungle.
Thanks for putting this together, Scott, and I know they can be a lot of effort to put together and act as host. This was my favourite of yours, and I was re-acquainted with various music, discovered some new-to-me music and gained some more appreciation for some music I already knew. I like these polls and topics which involve communal listening of music. It reminds me of being teen when we would play each other our tapes and records and come to appreciate more music together. That nostalgic desire is a big part of what keeps me coming back to PA and wanting to be a part of this music community.
Greg, Thank you for listening and your detailed response. These polls do take some effort to put together, but generally I enjoy doing them for similar reasons that you mentioned. I used to enjoy sharing music with my friends when we were younger, but sadly hardly keep in touch much anymore and most of my current friends don't really share the same interests in music. Secondly, I enjoy doing these for myself. I tend to listen to albums all day long, but don't really pay much attention to which songs are which or what the titles of the songs are. These polls kind of give me a change to discover or re-discover songs in my collection that I may not remember what they sounded like prior to creating the poll.
I did go to YouTube and listen to the Kraftwerk song. Not my normal fare, but it was enjoyable. I will have to give that album a listen. I have a couple of their other albums but not that one.
I won't vote before I have the chance to listen, or at least skim through the playlist, Scott. Quite a few of these I have heard before, and The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot was one of my first music album loves -- that and Tubeway Army's Replicas, which of course has a thematic link, "Are friends electric?". When I saw this poll, the song that started playing in my head immediately was Kraftwerk's "The Robots".
I love Tubeway Army and Gary Numan. "Are Friends Electric", "Me, I Disconnect From You", "Metal", "Films", "Airlanes", "Cars", "Tracks", "Random", "Down in the Park" The classic robot sound that influence robot dance music in the late 70s and early 80s and even contributed to breakdancing music. Kraftwerk and Alan Parsons also amazing!
We enjoy writing some music in this style. One song was picked up by this site: Last Day Deaf
Indeed (and I will check out the link later)
Incidentally, Gary Numan with Tubeway Army's Replicas and Die Mensch-Maschine (1978) (The Man-Machine) are two albums that I have double billed. I think Numan was both influenced by the Kraftwerk album, and by one of my favourite writers, Philip K. Dick. Interestingly, I make that Dick/ Numan association more-so because of Replicas (as androids or synthetics or skin jobs) and Replicants in the film Blade Runner (1982). But in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) which inspired the early 80s film Blade Runner, the manufactured ones are called andies (for androids). Ridley Scoot wanted them to be more human than human, I might say, and as a good call, I think, renamed them replicants. The replicas of Numan seem less human than Numan.
This reads like a late 70s/early 80s blog. I love it! I'll have to check out the novel. Here is some great Numan nostalgia. They are definitely having fun here. The opening to the show IT Crowd always reminds me of this song.
The percussionist, Cedric Sharpley, is the definition of rhythm. He was previously in the Prog band Druid, who remind me a bit of early Yes. To me, it is his precision drumming that kicks this synth-based music up several notches. Because there is a lot of space in this type of music (quirky rests and such), you can really hear the percussion very clearly. It isn't buried amongst excessive layers of bass and guitar. To my ears, it drives the music forward in a pleasing way.
I won't vote before I have the chance to listen, or at least skim through the playlist, Scott. Quite a few of these I have heard before, and The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot was one of my first music album loves -- that and Tubeway Army's Replicas, which of course has a thematic link, "Are friends electric?". When I saw this poll, the song that started playing in my head immediately was Kraftwerk's "The Robots".
I love Tubeway Army and Gary Numan. "Are Friends Electric", "Me, I Disconnect From You", "Metal", "Films", "Airlanes", "Cars", "Tracks", "Random", "Down in the Park" The classic robot sound that influence robot dance music in the late 70s and early 80s and even contributed to breakdancing music. Kraftwerk and Alan Parsons also amazing!
We enjoy writing some music in this style. One song was picked up by this site: Last Day Deaf
Indeed (and I will check out the link later)
Incidentally, Gary Numan with Tubeway Army's Replicas and Die Mensch-Maschine (1978) (The Man-Machine) are two albums that I have double billed. I think Numan was both influenced by the Kraftwerk album, and by one of my favourite writers, Philip K. Dick. Interestingly, I make that Dick/ Numan association more-so because of Replicas (as androids or synthetics or skin jobs) and Replicants in the film Blade Runner (1982). But in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) which inspired the early 80s film Blade Runner, the manufactured ones are called andies (for androids). Ridley Scoot wanted them to be more human than human, I might say, and as a good call, I think, renamed them replicants. The replicas of Numan seem less human than Numan.
Edited by Logan - August 27 2022 at 10:55
"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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