The Other Side of Life

About the Other Side Of Life...it seems you my friend know my taste already really well (you said earlier you´re not sure do I like it). But I don´t think the main problem is not the sounds (yes, don´t like them much too), to me it sounds they´re left their identity almost wholly (vocals are really great in this album as they´re always in Moodies album) and made a stadium-pop album to the tastes of US mainstream music listeners (and they really succeeded, it was ninth on the billboard). Of course it´s not totally bad album, it has made really well in the production of Tony Visconti. And when you´re a big Steely Dan-fan, I really can understand why you like it. But I think that album could have made by Chicago of that time or Foreigner, I think haven´t noticed difference. I think from the old progbands only Genesis, Yes, Jethro, Caravan and Pink Floyd succeeded in a great way in the eighties, although they´re also went really eighties sounding, they still also retain at least something from their own identity and sounding. So, I believe my Moodies new albums listening is over (wiki says Sur La Mer is also synth pop, I just can´t listen it more), but wiki also says about "Strange Times" it is acoustic (but has also heavy synth use). What do you think, should I give a try to it?

Going again a little bit Procol, I listened yesterday "Broken Barricades", my opinion hasn´t changed about it, but it´s very possible you could like it at least. It´s the most "rock" album of Procol and there is still Trower in guitar and doing fine job, anyway that album sounds to me as they haven´t got enough ideas in songs (but there is also "Luskus Delph" that is as great as title song). And have to say there are great moments also in "Procol´s Ninth" (Pandora´s Box is their veru classic song) & "Something Magic" that I think is lot better than it´s reputation. And really you should listen someday "In Concert With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra".

Well I enjoyed that but I certainly wouldn't call it "great." It did have some nice guitar playing from that guy, not on every song but most. The album finished strong at least, those last 3 songs I really enjoyed.

Good but not great album I would say. Far from this bands usual(very high) standards. I did basically like it though.

There is still one of their album left, "It´s Only Movie", not a bad album, for example I really like "Buffet Tea For Two" but their weakest anyway.

SteveG wrote: If you like In Rock era Deep Purple, then you'll love Broken Barricades. That was the sound Procol was going for with that album.

I listened to it already actually. I liked it but don't considered it as good as those first two albums from them(only because they are REALLY good).

I mean, Broken Barricades is good though you're right.

Hmmm.. well I guess I BASICALLY liked that. It's wasn't horrible. The only songs I really didn't like were Boots 'n' Roots and Banger. And I thought the last song(Check Out) was really good, I was jamming out to that sh**.

So all in all, reasonably decent album but I agree that it's the worst one from them. All the other 6 I really liked. Great discovery this band was!