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Easy Livin 
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 Topic: SOFT MACHINE "Third"
Posted: June 05 2004 at 04:21 |
[QUOTE=Dick Heath] [QUOTE=Easy Livin]
The observations you make about Camel and Caravan are probably the reasons why I love their music so much. The Caravan album I like least is "Waterloo Lily", the one which had th
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Dick Heath
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 20:16 |
[QUOTE=Easy Livin]
The observations you make about Camel and Caravan are probably the reasons why I love their music so much. The Caravan album I like least is "Waterloo Lily", the one which had the most jazz
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Easy Livin
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 15:29 |
Interesting points Dick, I've no idea what they're playing as trad jazz in Scotland, since, as you rightly surmised, I don't like jazz. To my untrained (jazz) ear "Third" sounds very similar to any jazz I have heard in the past. Undou
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Dick Heath
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 14:11 |
[QUOTE=Easy Livin] I bought it on CD a couple of years ago, thinking I must have missed something, and given that my tastes had "matured", I may now enjoy it. Unfortunately, I find it just as bad now as I did then. All I can hear
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raleighgranprix
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Posted: June 03 2004 at 23:08 |
You learn a lot, by reading, what listeners and readers write at amazon.com, what is stated in this post, basically, I read some time ago, concerning the listeners reviews of bitches brew. (and english counterpart is amazon.co.uk). of course, before bel
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"You well heeled big wheel, ha ha, charade you are ... and do you feel abused, down in the pig mine, you're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry ......- PF
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: June 01 2004 at 17:37 |
Got it today. It'll take a few listens to make an educated opinion. 
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Cesar Inca
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Posted: May 21 2004 at 17:41 |
HI, THIS IS C+SAR INCA. I'm not being original on this one, This is my favourite SM album. The four songs are so long, and yetm they never meander in pointless saturation - on the contrary, the improvs and extensions are always in
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 10 2004 at 07:49 |
[QUOTE=Alexander] [QUOTE=Dick Heath]
A bit far too left of centre for some, I would suggest - but I've argued every jazz rock/jazz fusion fan should have a copy, e.g. to show "Bitches Brew" wasn't the only major piece of jazz rock record
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Easy Livin
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Posted: May 09 2004 at 15:09 |
Please don't think me antagonistic, but I have tried a number of times to understand the attraction of this album, but to no avail. I first heard it around the time of its release, and thought it to be unstructured and boring. I bought it on CD
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Alexander
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Posted: May 09 2004 at 14:22 |
 Joren wrote:
Alexander wrote:
[QUOTE=Joren]I only have Volume One (Soft Machine) and Volume Two. I'll get Third asap! |
Be sure that you do! |
It's my birthday soon...
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On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want
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Joren
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Posted: May 09 2004 at 06:44 |
Alexander wrote:
Joren wrote:
I only have Volume One (Soft Machine) and Volume Two. I'll get Third asap! |
Be sure that you do! |
It's my birthday soon... 
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Alexander
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Posted: May 08 2004 at 12:52 |
Dick Heath wrote:
A bit far too left of centre for some, I would suggest - but I've argued every jazz rock/jazz fusion fan should have a copy, e.g. to show "Bitches Brew" wasn't the only major piece of jazz rock recorded in 1971. |
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 06 2004 at 19:41 |
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>I think every Progressive Rock fan should own this masterpiece!
A bit far too left of centre for some, I would suggest - but I've argued every jazz rock/jazz fusion fan should have a copy, e.g. to show "Bitches Brew
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Alexander
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Posted: April 23 2004 at 18:41 |
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Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep them in mind.
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Velvetclown
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Posted: April 23 2004 at 02:07 |
Alexander: You might enjoy the first two albums by East Of Eden " Mercator Projected " and " Snafu ". 
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Alexander
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Posted: April 22 2004 at 18:58 |
Joren wrote:
I only have Volume One (Soft Machine) and Volume Two. I'll get Third asap! |
Be sure that you do!
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Joren
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Posted: April 22 2004 at 16:34 |
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I only have Volume One (Soft Machine) and Volume Two. I'll get Third asap!
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Velvetclown
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Posted: April 22 2004 at 05:59 |
Great band, Great album, I just wish someone would release Triple Echo on cd.
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Alexander
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Posted: April 20 2004 at 21:19 |
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Tony Williams' Lifetime "Emergency" predates "Bitches" |
Indeed it does. Great album by the way... The band Nucleus even predated Bitches Brew.
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ZioCarne
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Posted: April 20 2004 at 16:09 |
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Well... I've bought this CD it 1 year ago and I've listened to it 1 time!!! mmmmhhh... I think I dont' like it... very strange.
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