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Casiopea - Why is This Amazing Fusion NOT On PA?! |
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Frenetic Zetetic 
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 Topic: Casiopea - Why is This Amazing Fusion NOT On PA?!Posted: May 14 2019 at 02:01 |
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I've found a few older threads addressing the same issue - with no real answer!
How the hell is this band not listed on this site?! They're exemplary jazz fusion!
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 03:04 |
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Have you thought of proposing them for inclusion?
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 06:57 |
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I really love that band. I never suggested them because they became much softer after the debut.
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 11:34 |
I don't disagree!
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 11:59 |
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Are we talking the Japanese band from the eighties ? Based on the little I've listened it's more like Funk-Disco to me, am I wrong?
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 13:18 |
funk yes, disco, no.
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Posted: May 14 2019 at 13:47 |
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Excellent debut. It's funny how jazzrock/fusion as a form went from edgy, aggressive and musically challenging to diluted easy-listening background music. |
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 04:28 |
Have to listen to that one...thanks for pointing (they have tons of recordings thru decades, don't they?)
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 05:09 |
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^ You should, it's so complex and technical and yet really accessible and memorable. Their early live albums are great too. Many songs are better than their studio counterparts.
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 07:37 |
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S'pose I need to check the debut out...
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 10:54 |
If you have an appreciation for the "easy-listening disco funk jazz fusion AOR smooth jazz yacht rock" that formed Japan's post-modern blend of late-70s/80s American popular music that was termed "City Pop," later Casiopea should be a comfortable fit, too.
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 13:39 |
I'd be absolutely honored to! Mint Jams is the definitive jazz fusion...I can't believe this is LIVE! Edited by Frenetic Zetetic - May 15 2019 at 13:39 |
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 19:39 |
Man, ain't THAT the truth!! From the wild-eye pyrotechnics of Mahavishnu Orchestra to, well, late-night TV show bands. Mind you, some of those cats are amazing (Kevin Eubanks for the US show "The Tonight Show" was a favorite), but the edge is gone.
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 21:13 |
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^ Yeah the late-nighters were usually fine (Paul Shaffer's band, David Sanborn), it's the stuff seemingly destined for waiting rooms and airport bookstores that killed it. |
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Posted: May 16 2019 at 06:32 |
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T-Square should also be on PA.
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Posted: May 16 2019 at 06:55 |
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Yeah I saw something about them before on NHK World few years back, Japan have many great Jazz/fusion acts I didnt even know of.
In the meantime I found there Jazz Music archives entry
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Posted: May 31 2019 at 08:51 |
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Wow, just when I thought I knew everything. Not even sure I've heard of them. Sounds a little fuzakie to me though. Possibly in the same ballpark as Spyro Gyra.
Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 31 2019 at 08:52 |
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Posted: June 01 2019 at 09:55 |
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Listened to the first album (track list out of whack on YT)
it was ok
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Posted: March 14 2024 at 20:43 |
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Apparently they've been added! AWESOME!
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Posted: March 14 2024 at 22:42 |
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Just did a deep dive on their discography last year, and I can say that their first three albums and first two live albums will be the most enticing to most listeners here. After that, there's a few stand out tracks on albums here and there, but it starts to meld together. It's all very well-made, and every incarnation of the band had/has great players. You can put it on and not want to turn it off... but you might want to be doing something else while it's on. It's the best kind of background music. You can drop your attention in at any time and go "oh yeah, nice!" And then drop out again.
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