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SouthSideoftheSky
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Topic: Unlikely, late, great come-backs Posted: May 11 2009 at 12:32 |
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Hi everybody! Here are two examples of what I find very unlikely and surprising, late, great come-backs by bands not heard from for a long, long time. It really amazes me how some artists disappear and then reappear soo much later and make great music, sometimes even greater than they ever did the first time around!
The Syn. Chris Squire reunited this pre-Yes band after soo many years and released a very good new studio album called Syndestructible in the present millennium. I find it amazing that they did this despite the fact that the group never had that much success in the first place and never even released a full length album in the 60's. The band broke up already in the mid-60's and did not reunite until the mid-00's. That has to be some kind of record!? Needless to say, the Syndestructible material is better than the stuff they did in the 60's and highly recommended, as well as the live DVD. (Apparantly The Syn is releasing a new studio album this year, but Chris Squire is not involved ) Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso. Woolly Wolstenholme was a member of Barclay James Harvest from the late 60's to the late 70's. He then left the band and released one solo album called Maestoso in 1980. After that he started to work on a second one, but it didn't work out for some reason (I don't know the details) and he then left the music industry altogether. However, in this new millennium he returned and has so far released three studio albums under the name of Maestoso in 2003, 2005 and 2007! The latter two, Grim and Caterwauling, are really good (I have not heard the 2003 one yet). He is also touring once again with Barclay James Harvest (John Lees camp) for the first time since 1978 (If I'm not mistaken), performing some of the songs he wrote for that band in the 60's and 70's. The perhaps most amazing thing is that Woolly has probably written more songs in this millennium than in the previous one, despite having joined the music business sometime in the mid-60's! Talk about a late bloomer! Do you know more unlikely come-backs like these, where there has been a very long absence and a forceful return? |
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lazland
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:00 | |||
Apparently, Squire fell out with the rest. Without him, I would hacve thought that the new album is doomed to mediocre sales.
The only one that springs to mind recently is the classic Asia lineup reunion - I'll probably think of more later. |
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:12 | |||
And possibly mediocre music?
Asia could indeed be seen as a band that has reunited and made music that is up to par with their classic material (even though there has always been an Asia with different members). The new album is good, but no more than good. The live DVD "Asia Fantasia - Live In Tokyo", however, is great and highly recommended!
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:15 | |||
Nektar...
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sleeper
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:17 | |||
Cynic. 15 years after the band released their legendery debut, Focus, they reunite and release the even better Traced in Air.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:41 | |||
Magma! I don't think anyone expected an album to the calibre of K.A. 20 years after the dreadful Merci
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rushfan4
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:47 | |||
U.S. Prog band Cathedral released The Bridge in 2007, 19 years after their debut Stained Glass Stories, which was released in 1978. Both albums are quite good. |
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:52 | |||
That's right! I really liked Evolution, but I was somewhat disappointed with Book Of Days. For how long were they away from the music industry?
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Captain Capricorn
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 13:57 | |||
no doubt! |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:01 | |||
21 years, holy cow! Book is actually my fave of the new three. |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:30 | |||
I really should listen to Book Of Days some more, I only just got it last week. Maybe it will grow on me. But my first impression was that it isn't as good as Evolution. But then again I was quite impressed with Evolution!! I have not yet heard The Prodigal Son, is it any good?
21 years away from the music biz and then making albums like these is quite amazing
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:35 | |||
I'd rate Prodigal as a third. There's currently two DVDs out that are quite good. I saw them on the Evolution tour with Caravan. Verry nice. I've reviewed about everything except for Book for what it's worth. Edited by Slartibartfast - May 11 2009 at 14:39 |
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:35 | |||
Phoenix have released a new album (and a tour is now taking place) last year with their vocal from the 62-69 period. They had no collaboration between 1969 and 2008, that means 39 years!
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Finnforest
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:36 | |||
PFM's "Stati"
Delirium's latest album
Non-prog:
Neil Young - Greendale
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:37 | |||
Oh yeah, if you like old PFM and haven't heard Stati you should treat yourself. Go for the version with the DVD, way cool. Edited by Slartibartfast - May 11 2009 at 14:39 |
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:45 | |||
"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 14:53 | |||
You might have the record there. I don't know them. But if they've risen from the ashes... |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 15:03 | |||
Hmm, I did not mean to imply that the band had released nothing between 69 and 2009, just that they got their first vocalist back after 39 years without him. So it's not that much of a record. Here is their page: PHOENIX. |
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rushfan4
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 15:05 | |||
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Bitterblogger
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 18:04 | |||
I can only think of classic rock acts. Like the Zombies. Don't know about the quality of their late output. |
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