What albums did you listen to today?

^^ ah Sam!! What a great post. And yes....where is my metallic expression emoticon.
As for Wish you were here. Funny enough, I was a late bloomer getting into Floyd and when I listened to WYWH about 15 years ago for the first time, I wasn't all that blown away. I was really into my rush and Metallica and that kind of clouded things for me; however, the Nick today just absolutely worships ze Floyd. ;)
"Welcome to the machine is a very special track', especially recording wise. It is a Bi-nural headphone recording meaning its a track that was Tailored for a 3d stereophonic presentation mainly through headphones.
If you ever become more interested in bi-nural recordings check out cheskyrecords.com
I recently ordered an album from 'Powerhouse.' They are a jazz outfit that does a mean job covering a lot of miles Davis's work. Anyway, "In an ambient way' by powerhouse could be an album for you! They've ultilzed binaural imaging. So awesome. :)

Today.

GYBE-- lift your skinny fists...
Disturbed-- immortalized
Pink Floyd-- meddle
Arena-- the cry

Yesterday:

Artcane – Odysee
Klaus Schulze – Timewind
Camel – Moonmadness
Budgie – Squawk
Cai – Mas Alla de Nuestras…
Corte del Miracoli – s/t
Museo Rosenbach – Zarathustra
Neal Morse – Lifeline, The Grand Experiment
A Helmet of Gnats – High Street
Ishq - Orchid

progbethyname wrote: ^^ ah Sam!! What a great post. And yes....where is my metallic expression emoticon. As for Wish you were here. Funny enough, I was a late bloomer getting into Floyd and when I listened to WYWH about 15 years ago for the first time, I wasn't all that blown away. I was really into my rush and Metallica and that kind of clouded things for me; however, the Nick today just absolutely worships ze Floyd. ;) "Welcome to the machine is a very special track', especially recording wise. It is a Bi-nural headphone recording meaning its a track that was Tailored for a 3d stereophonic presentation mainly through headphones. If you ever become more interested in bi-nural recordings check out cheskyrecords.com I recently ordered an album from 'Powerhouse.' They are a jazz outfit that does a mean job covering a lot of miles Davis's work. Anyway, "In an ambient way' by powerhouse could be an album for you! They've ultilzed binaural imaging. So awesome. :)

Thanks! In my case I discovered them at the right moment: I was getting bored of Punk and Metal, I wanted something more complex and with variety within the Rock genre, Floyd was what I was looking for  I discovered the term Prog and the classics later though 

Yesterday...

Novalis - s/t

progbethyname wrote:   Disturbed-- immortalized (they certainly are!)

progbethyname wrote: Michael. I love the Zarathustra album as well; in fact I've been getting back into RPI in general lately. I gave Banco mutuo S/T debut another spin lately and it has some of the best piano I've ever heard. It's so beautiful and headphoning that experience almost made me tear up. It's awesome. So full of expression.

Yeah, my friend, I actually had that first Banco album playing at work the other day, and a friend looked baffled and said `This sounds like Pavarotti in a really weird rock band'!

`The Grand Experiment' is a terrific Morse album, Nick! There's a couple of bits that have some really sickening harmonies poured on a little sweet and thick, but there's not a bad track on it. Hmmm, I don't know if I'd say it's better than `Sola Scriptura' - and I can see how, with its more metal moments and heavier guitars, you really respond to that one! - but it's certainly not a lesser album in any way. A reliable purchase if you like the way Morse does his thing, and I'm sure Portnoy only sweetens the deal for you!

Sam, did you get that Dialeto album as part of the Moonjune sale? I don't recall if that was one I recommended to you! I've got it myself, pretty damn decent, but I don't listen to it too much. It's been a little forgotten on my shelf!


Ishq – Bloom
Alpha Wave Movement – Celestial Chronicles
Autumn of Communion – 6 (Could this be one of the ambient/electronic releases of the year?!)
Seldon - Tutto A Memoria

Neal Morse – Sola Scriptura (there ya go, Nick! You know, `The Door’ is one of my absolute favourite Morse pieces, how amazing is that final section that begins with the piano and Mellotron bit then leads to the massive guitar solo?!

I found one of those King Crimson Club recordings at my local record store. It's with the Islands lineup performing at the Marquee on August 10, 1971. There's some good versions of "Pictures Of A City", "Cadence And Cascade", "Cirkus", "21st Century Schizoid Man", and embryonic versions of songs from the Islands album itself. Oh, and a very long jam. The first half was good, containing elements of what would become "Larks Tongues In Aspic, Pt. 1" and "Lament", and a electronic drum solo that might have inspired ELP to use one in "Toccata". Very good sound too.

Ah, but the question now is - what did you think of Moraine's `Metamprphic Rock'?!

That one took me ages to come around to, it's got this slab-like heaviness to it, quite a cold and chilly album. But a friend and I really started to get into it, we both agreed to keep it in our cars for several months when we first got it! I used to play it all the time - much to the annoyance of many in my office at work too who HATED it!

Hmmm, next time anyone is annoying me, I might need to start bringing it out again!

The album that is, not `bringing out' the OTHER thing....pretty sure that's an instant dismissal!