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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 17:43 |
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I guess you're a Red Wings fan Rushfan? |
Oui, and based on your location I'd suspect you to be a fan of Les Canadiens de Montréal.
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Bern
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 17:47 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Bern wrote:
I guess you're a Red Wings fan Rushfan? |
Oui, and based on your location I'd suspect you to be a fan of Les Canadiens de Montréal. |
I'm not that much (used to be a hardcore Nordiques fan as a kid so I'm still bitter). I just wanted to remind you that my team beat yours last week.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 17:49 |
I see you purchased Third by Soft Machine, Scott. That's a good album.
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Bern
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 17:50 |
MovingPictures07 wrote:
I see you purchased Third by Soft Machine, Scott.
That's a good album.
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Oh true! In my top albums ever.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:04 |
Third best album ever is Third.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:08 |
I've only heard about half of Third
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:13 |
Thanks for the reminder.
I used to like the Nordiques, but not so much the team they became. It'll be interesting to see if the Canadian dollar stays stronger than the US dollar, if some teams leave the US and move back to Canada. I am sure that it is certainly helping the Canadian teams compete better with the US teams.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:14 |
HughesJB4 wrote:
I've only heard about half of Third
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Which half?
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:16 |
MovingPictures07 wrote:
I see you purchased Third by Soft Machine, Scott.
That's a good album.
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It started off really slow, but got better. I'm definitely going to need a few listens before I form a good opinion on this one. Despite being a Rush fanboy, I am always willing to try new things; or in this case new old things.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:23 |
It'll definitely grow on you, especially given its length and experimental nature. It's worth it.
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:32 |
Let us hope. To be honest I think that it might be too much on the jazzy side for my tastes, but I've been trying to expand my horizons in that direction so maybe it will connect with me after a few listens.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:43 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Let us hope. To be honest I think that it might be too much on the jazzy side for my tastes, but I've been trying to expand my horizons in that direction so maybe it will connect with me after a few listens. |
Yeah, you never know. Are you familiar with any Jazz Fusion? I know that I appreciated Third more after I actually started to like jazz much more; I never did too much before that.
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:48 |
I've only dabbled in jazz and jazz/fusion. Mostly Bill Bruford related. Some Chick Corea and the Rippingtons. I also have a Dave Weckl album that I really enjoy. But most of these are drum based, which tends to be where my tastes lie. I like the way that brass instruments sound in bands like Chicago, but I don't really seem to care for them to much as played by jazz bands or prog bands. I'm not really sure why though, other than the strangling cat thing that I hear when I listen to VDGG.
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Bern
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:49 |
To someone who isn't familiar with jazz or experimental music, I don't think Third is a good starting point at all.
But it's incredibly rewarding in the long run.
I fell in love with it on the first listen though so I can't really tell.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:53 |
rushfan4 wrote:
I've only dabbled in jazz and jazz/fusion. Mostly Bill Bruford related. Some Chick Corea and the Rippingtons. I also have a Dave Weckl album that I really enjoy. But most of these are drum based, which tends to be where my tastes lie. I like the way that brass instruments sound in bands like Chicago, but I don't really seem to care for them to much as played by jazz bands or prog bands. I'm not really sure why though, other than the strangling cat thing that I hear when I listen to VDGG. |
It's no wonder that Third isn't coming easily then. Try listening to Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra. That was the first jazz fusion album I ever fell in love with, but it actually took me some getting used to, so don't fret if you don't like it even after a few months.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:54 |
Bern wrote:
To someone who isn't familiar with jazz or experimental music, I don't think Third is a good starting point at all.
But it's incredibly rewarding in the long run.
I fell in love with it on the first listen though so I can't really tell.
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Yeah, same here, but my tastes had already expanded quite a bit by that point as well.
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 19:57 |
I do have Apocalypse and Birds of Fire from Mahavishnu. I've only listened to them a couple of times each. I'm sure that they could use some more listens.
I also like bands like Niacin with the strong bass guitar and hammond organ. I recently picked up an album from a local band called Organissimo that features the hammond organ. They definitely play some pretty good music.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 20:00 |
rushfan4 wrote:
I do have Apocalypse and Birds of Fire from Mahavishnu. I've only listened to them a couple of times each. I'm sure that they could use some more listens.
I also like bands like Niacin with the strong bass guitar and hammond organ. I recently picked up an album from a local band called Organissimo that features the hammond organ. They definitely play some pretty good music. |
Inner Mounting Flame and Birds of Fire are essential. Apocalypse... meh. Niacin rocks too.
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Bern
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 20:01 |
Organissimo are good indeed.
I discovered them in your post.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 03 2008 at 20:02 |
Bern wrote:
Organissimo are good indeed.
I discovered them in your post.
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Looks like I'll have to check them out too.
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