Scottish prog/hard

	Artist	Album (Release Date)	Rating	Ownership
Sep 02, 2004	Citizen Cain	Serpents In Camouflage (1992)		CD
	Review: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH! This is one of the prog bands which sounds the most like Genesis of the Gabriel era and Marillion of the Fish era!! First of all, the singer dangerously sounds like Peter Gabriel. The Marillion album that has this sound and style is definitely Script from a jester's tear, especially the "He knows you know" track: moog and organ keyboards, although less floating than on the first Marillion album; the outstanding guitar sounds are surprisingly the same, and this is true for both the rythmic guitar and the solos. The drums are never monotonous and very well played. The bass here is definitely more elaborated: this contributes to give this album strong progressive elements from the old school, with a modern overall sound: this means Foxtrot and Selling England by the pound, modernized! The album is better than the first Marillion. What is impressive is that cohesion between all the instruments, forming very unforgettable melodic complex structures. There are 4 tracks out of 7 which last more than 10 minutes. Please don't say "Well, it is not so good because they copied on Marillion!" Marillion has enough suffered from such a bad comment, being compared to early Genesis. Citizen Cain is neither Marillion nor Genesis! They have their own style and sound. Pay attention to "The Gathering": a modern Supper's ready/Cinema Show medley? Outrageously Brilliant!! Don't forget to listen to the absolutely "Cinema Show-esque" quintessential bit of the "Serpents in camouflage" track between 4:28 and 5:40! Regardless of what purists say, I will continue to listen to that gem until I become deaf! EXTREMELY RECOMMENDED!

how can i forget this wonderful band?

Velvetclown wrote: Citizen Cain GREAT BAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Goddag, Velvetclown!

Det Ör brÅ du kunnar Citizen Cain  (Jag talar inte Svenska brÅ, so I will use my Engelska ).

What albums by Citizen Cain do you have or did you hear?

I have all of their albums except the last one (PLAYING DEAD (2002)). Really excellent band performing brilliant music in the best tradition of Classical Progressive Rock! Especially I prefer their Raising The Stones album (1997) - very original and impressive record.

Citizen Cain GREAT BAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm okay with fish and nazareth!

Edited by greenback

Wish ah did fergit Abel Ganz.
But ah didnae.

Not th' full Quid, eh Syd?
Read me post next tyme.

Everyone hates Rod Stewart.

And don't forget:

The Stewart clan;  Rod, Andy, Moira, Al

Moira Anderson

Jimmy Shand Band

Pallas

Texas

Average White Band

Billy Connolly

Gerry Raffety

The Humblebums

The Proclaimers

 

 

 

Ah'm uisst tae yowks gang on at top o'lichts (lungs) aybit hir guid taste in Scots neo-toss (Fish,Abel Ganz,Pallas,etc).
Yosh will coonseederartly ignare thaim jobbernowl-bands.
.........

Here then be sum daicent Scots bands which NANE o' ye so-callit Scots on dis forum could deliver on:


BEGGARS OPERA "WATERS OF CHANGE"(maist mellertron)
                "PATHFINDER" (heaviest 3rd.   Nae 'tron
                but ha' baggies.)
                "FINAL CURTAIN" (early lost lp wic Yosh
                nivvar 'eard)
                "ACT ONE"
                  orther titles

CLOUDS (popblues proto, twa lps)

TEAR GAS ('ard an''eavy)

SOHO ORANGE '71 (garagey)

WRITING ON THE WALL "POWER OF THE PICTS"
                       "LIVE BURGHLEY ROAD"(varra guid
                           proto)

BODKIN ( max. 100 made, '72, issued in plain cover, 'ard psyche tha's coonseedert quare rare)

SUNDAY "SAME" ('72 heavy prog organ/guitar,
             ainly releas'd in High Germany)


NSU " TURN ON OR TURN ME DOWN" '69 psychehardrock, ain soft acoustic luverly luv track, Weel! hootmon, wha else can ah say? Crackin' guid guitar, gruff vocalist like fellaw Scot t'Sensatioonal Harvey (him wert innstrumpetmental in jist aybit evrayting!). When dems cook inna instroomental bits, dems sound like Cream. Some cataloges say "stoned vocals" -noo so! (Whan a Scotsman be stoned, believe me,ye'll twatin' weel ken it!)

NEW CELESTE "HIGH SANDS AND LIQUID LAKE" ('77 record'd Holland an'releas'd ainly in France. Fairport/Fungas gaff)

CAEDMON (UK press private '78 wiv bleedin' rare 45)

FOREVER MORE (twa guid prog lps)

TENTACLE (hard)

GAUGERS "BEWARE THE ABERDONIAN" (An dis ainnit nae hoax lp! If ye're noo acquent wi' dis lp, den ye doan kens nuffin')


An' frae Faroe Islands - GLUGGAMYND.
.....
A quiz fer ye space cadets:
wic Scottie lp ha' cover o' "Aries frae Zodiac Cosmic Sounds?

Ach! Divel tak ye aw.
Ah doan know why ah e'en bothers.









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Dallas somehow isna Scottish name.

"Its a tight fit." (As t'actress said tae t' bishop.)

Sammy is een waardeloze lamzak en je weet het!