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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2008 at 15:37
They're a much different kind of avant-garde then the 'weird noise' type that's usually displayed in Canterbury, even in contrast to a more extreme artist like Egg. Some of it's very challenging and difficult (both to listen to and play), and the musicianship is fantastic. Not in the bombastic, National Health style per se, but you'll see what I mean.
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My latest Canterbury acquisition:

http://www.disco-robertwyatt.com/images/with_friends/images/hatfield_big.jpg
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Do you have The Rotter's Club as well?
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2008 at 15:50
Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:



Do you have The Rotter's Club as well?


No. It's my first album of Hatfield,
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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2008 at 15:56
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:


Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:



Do you have The Rotter's Club as well?
No. It's my first album of Hatfield,


Well, if you like that one (and you'd be an awful person not to ), I definitely recommend checking out their second as well.   
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I have the two Hatfield and the North records.
 
Well, I like moderately both.
 
The Rotter's Club has the most intriguing intro (the tasteful Share It) but I find the debut is quite more intriguing.
 
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I don't like very much Angel's Egg, despite Oily Ways and Sold to the Highest Buddha.
 
Is the follow up YOU really superior?
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Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

I don't like very much Angel's Egg, despite Oily Ways and Sold to the Highest Buddha.
 
Is the follow up YOU really superior?


By a mile.  It is the best Gong record, no question, and one that I think belongs in everyone's prog collection.
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I'd just like to restate that anyone who dies without a copy of Khan's Space Shanty has lead a very incomplete life as far as I'm concerned.
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Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

I'd just like to restate that anyone who dies without a copy of Khan's Space Shanty has lead a very incomplete life as far as I'm concerned.


Clap  I'm going to play it right now!
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By the way, Pip Pyle's "Seven Year Itch" just arrived on my doorstep last night - it's interesting, has a very trippy version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" on it.  It's like a who's who of Canterbury guesting on it- in fact, the first track features a full reunion of Hatfield & the North, for the first time since 1975, and throw on Elton Dean on saxello for good measure.  I'll have to give it a lot more time, but as there doesn't seem to be any reviews of this record I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

n.b.  I think the record was made in 1998, lest anyone be a tad confused by the appearance of now deceased musicians.
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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2008 at 00:38
Swung by the post office and picked up a copy of Travelling's Voici la nuit tombée... and I'm absolutely loving it so far!
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

I don't like very much Angel's Egg, despite Oily Ways and Sold to the Highest Buddha.
 
Is the follow up YOU really superior?


By a mile.  It is the best Gong record, no question, and one that I think belongs in everyone's prog collection.
 
You is a fantastic album but Angel's Egg is my favourite. It has more variety than the other Radio Gnome albums and actually seems to be telling the story of Zero the Hero, whereas You just doesn't give me that feeling.
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Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

I don't like very much Angel's Egg, despite Oily Ways and Sold to the Highest Buddha.
 
Is the follow up YOU really superior?


By a mile.  It is the best Gong record, no question, and one that I think belongs in everyone's prog collection.
 
You is a fantastic album but Angel's Egg is my favourite. It has more variety than the other Radio Gnome albums and actually seems to be telling the story of Zero the Hero, whereas You just doesn't give me that feeling.


Well, I'll be honest - I don't really care that much about the story of Zero the Hero.  To me the compositions on You are simply superior - "Master Builder", "A Sprinkling of Clouds", and "Isle of Everywhere" beat any and all songs on Angel's Egg.  Of course I really like Angel's Egg - I consider it a 4 star album - but it really can't hold a candle to You in terms of excellent songs and musicianship.  Incidentally, however, the trend towards more musicality and less storytelling and overall "silliness" was what led to Daevid Allen's departure - I think he would agree with your opinion of things. Wink
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2008 at 17:29
Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

Thanks for everyone talking about Kew Rhone over and over, I finally got my own. I listened to it six times in a row.  That's my review. =)


Listened to it twice today - wow.  Thank you, Logan, thank you.
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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2008 at 00:17
As much as I love John Greaves and everything he's involved with, I have yet to hear that album. It's #1 on my list now.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2008 at 11:47
Listened to it again today!  Man is it good!
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2008 at 12:23
Alright Dylan, you've done it again - Leg End is an incredible record.  Clap
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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2008 at 19:02
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That's the only time they sounded like that, though. On their further records the saxophone is replaced by bassoon and oboe and they became much more RIO. I highly recommend checking out the next few - they've become one of my favorite bands. But you should just be prepared that their albums become much less Canterbury-sounding.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2008 at 23:59
I've been feeling very adventurous as of late - really trying to broaden my horizons.  Even started listening to Magma.  LOL  I'll give another of the Henry Cow albums a try - right now emusic has been great for trying things out, I'm getting $40 CDs (in some cases) for the equivalent of a few dollars.
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