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    Posted: November 26 2005 at 13:22
Just been listening to an internet radio station called

UK70s Prog Rock Greats

and he plays America by Yes
Just how good was that and how could I have not played it or thought of it for years.

Anyone else been down that route and rediscovered a track or even a band
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Yep, I listened to Tangerine Dream for the first time on a prog radio, but other tracks disappointed me; months later I listened to 'Sun Gate'; it was played on a New Age station. Now I'm a big fan.
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I heard "Mr. Blue Sky" by E.L.O. (as well a cover version by a live covers band - both on the same day; coincidence?) again in a club and it's actually better than I thought it was.  Jeff Lynn certainly knows how to write a catchy tune.

What do others think of this tune?
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2005 at 15:05

Mr Blue Sky is brilliant!

But the album that does this to me just about every time I listen to it is Marillion's "Script for a Jester's Tear" - and I listen to it a lot compared to other albums.

Most of Gentle Giant's output is like that too - just when you thought you really liked it and put it on again for a refresher, it leaps out at you and makes you hear stuff you swore you never heard before.

Or maybe that's just me...
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Points: 75 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2005 at 15:11
Originally posted by Topographic Oce Topographic Oce wrote:

Just been listening to an internet radio station called

UK70s Prog Rock Greats

and he plays America by Yes
Just how good was that and how could I have not played it or thought of it for years.

Anyone else been down that route and rediscovered a track or even a band



whats the url for that station? I think America is Steve Howe's best song ever with Yes.
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I recently rediscovered America after buying the remastered version of Fragile. Before that I only had it on vinyl or the edited version on Yesyears. It's definitely an epic cover and one of my favourite Yes tracks.

As for bands, I've recently rediscovered Van der Graaf Generator after buying Still Life in the 70s and not liking it.
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Points: 1381 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2005 at 17:31

yea I never listened to it when i got the remasterd Fragile simply because it wasnt really part of the album.But then i listend to it! Its great!

 

But yea i want that website to listen to
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about 4 years ago, i was a mere 12 years old, i fell in love with king crimson. i had the basics: 21st century schizoid man, red, one more red nightmare all the well known stuff. i looked more into them and foudn out about discipline and their newer stuff, I HATED IT! and i instantly dismissed them and forgot about them, untill i found VDGG and Rush last year and my taste matured and i liked some of discipline and some of the new stuff, but i loved larks and lizard and all the stuff i disliked before.
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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

I heard "Mr. Blue Sky" by E.L.O. (as well a cover version by a live covers band - both on the same day; coincidence?) again in a club and it's actually better than I thought it was.  Jeff Lynn certainly knows how to write a catchy tune.

What do others think of this tune?

My favorite ELO tune, reminds me of the Beatles.

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Odd, that we talk about bands for inclusion, I LOVE E.L.O. , I am not sure they are prog, but they are truly on the fringes, maybe because of Jeff Lynne's very obvious Beatles influences, either way I have a feeling many older prog fans love them and probably have a few ELO CDs in their collection. Maybe it was a product of the 70s? Liking them, just like I like Abba!! Great songs...maybe we could put them up for inclusion!!!! Oh yeah, Abba and Opeth in the same database....what a thought..
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Great station by the way, I listen to it all the time.
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But ELO also recorded that awful Chuck Berry/Classical piece too that really annoys me!  Not one of their finest moments.

Ah, how about Edgar Winter - Frankenstein (I think that's what it's called)?  It's prog to my ears and underrated too.
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Originally posted by transend transend wrote:

Odd, that we talk about bands for inclusion, I LOVE E.L.O. , I am not sure they are prog, but they are truly on the fringes, maybe because of Jeff Lynne's very obvious Beatles influences, either way I have a feeling many older prog fans love them and probably have a few ELO CDs in their collection. Maybe it was a product of the 70s? Liking them, just like I like Abba!! Great songs...maybe we could put them up for inclusion!!!! Oh yeah, Abba and Opeth in the same database....what a thought..


good call my first prog album was ELO 2.  My paents were nuts about ELO. Kuiama (the 2nd half, the instrumental half that is ha hahah) took me to another world.  Got 'em all, and love them.  I would very strongly,  support including them.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2005 at 23:50
The Traveling Wilbury's, although not Prog, are better than I first thought too.  Plus one of the most underrated super groups too, you have: Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Roy Orbison (on the first album anyhow, he died before the second album) and not forgetting the mysterious drummer!  Worth checking out, not because it's prog, but just 'cause it's good.  The same applies for George Harrison solo.
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2005 at 03:31

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini".

Don't laugh - it may feature the theme tune to the "South Bank Show" (for those old or English enough to remember), but it's an amazing work of prog rock - much better than many of the "Classics" simply because it's "properly" composed and next to perfectly executed.

It's also played by most of Colosseum II, with some wonderful guest musicians... and Julian Lloyd Webber...

This definitely is one to go back to and be truly amazed at just how great it really is.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2005 at 04:24
But it has Andrew Lloyd Webber's name on it..., bad!

I have issues with him for some odd reason.
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Originally posted by Certif1ed Certif1ed wrote:

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini".

Don't laugh - it may feature the theme tune to the "South Bank Show" (for those old or English enough to remember), but it's an amazing work of prog rock - much better than many of the "Classics" simply because it's "properly" composed and next to perfectly executed.

It's also played by most of Colosseum II, with some wonderful guest musicians... and Julian Lloyd Webber...

This definitely is one to go back to and be truly amazed at just how great it really is.

I remember our music teacher playing us bits of the 'Variations' album. I remember thinking it was good then. I'm going to have to re-visit that one. I think the Lloyd Webber thing put me off as a teenager into Heavy Metal, but I like to think I'm broad minded enough to give it a go nowadays  Thanks for reminding me!

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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2005 at 08:13

Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

But it has Andrew Lloyd Webber's name on it..., bad!

I have issues with him for some odd reason.

I completely understand.

My odd reasons for having issues with ALW are; Just about everything he wrote after "Variations".

Trust me on this one - it's a great album. Pretend it's another Colosseum II album instead, and scriblle out "Andrew Lloyd Webber" on the album cover...

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Points: 1230 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2005 at 11:45
Steve Hillage. I had the song "Solar Musick Suite" on my computer for the longest time and never listened to it, i decided to put it on my ipod... brilliant! I ordered "Fish Rising" off of amazon yesterday!
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Originally posted by Plastic Man Plastic Man wrote:

Originally posted by Topographic Oce Topographic Oce wrote:

Just been listening to an internet radio station called

UK70s Prog Rock Greats

and he plays America by Yes
Just how good was that and how could I have not played it or thought of it for years.

Anyone else been down that route and rediscovered a track or even a band



whats the url for that station? I think America is Steve Howe's best song ever with Yes.



URL is as follows

http://www.live365.com/stations/haroldthebarrel
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