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Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

1 Mondayīs album:
Os Mutantes: s/t
This Brazilian Beatlesīs first album mix really great way psychedelic pop, Zappaish foolishness & humor & Brazilian folk music, so I like to use again that one word about it. Not a weak track in this, but my faves are cheerful opener "Panis Et Circenses", sad & beautiful "O Relogio" & "Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour" (both has really great Rita Lee vocals) & swinging ending piece "Ave Gencis Khan". Also have to mention "Bat Macumba" made itīs way into "Nuggets II"-box, I donīt think there are many bands from South America. Well, that piece is the most groovy one from this album. This album is not for too serious listeners!

I see two words in here that... I must listen to this album! 
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But for tonight... ABBA's Super Trouper! 
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Definitely their weakest album so far imo.. but still good. I don't think ABBA knows how to make a bad album. 

Super Trouper - One of their big hits
The Winner Takes It All - One of their biggest and best songs
On and on and On - Cool sounding song
Andante, Andante - Good slow song 
Me and I - Another good song
Happy New Year - Somewhat fillerish 
Our Last Summer - Back on track, this one's good 
The Piper - Fillerish but definitely interesting 
Lay All Your Love on Me - Finally! This is a good one
The Way Old Friends Do(live) - Nice song but not the greatest
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Alright keepin it rolling only 1 ABBA album left and so right now.. The Visitors! 
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I wasn't expecting that. That sounded very different, but it was GOOD! I was fully expecting that to be the worst one, but it was not. 

The Visitors - Doesn't sound like ABBA, definitely cool though. 
Head over Heels - Ok slightly more ABBA sounding.. I really like this. 
When All Is Said and Done - Another good one. 
Soldiers - Slower but good. 
I Let the Music Speak - Very good flowing song. 
One of Us - One of their classics, sounds like ABBA to me. 
Two for the Price of One - Fun song.
Slipping Through My Fingers - That was really good. 
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - filler on an otherwise great album. 

That's an album I definitely plan to listen to again.. probably skip the last song though. 



So after listening to all those ABBA albums, I liked the first 3(Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA) the best, also this one(The Visitors)... But all of them were legitimately good. No album even close to being weak in their discography. 
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

I wasn't expecting that. That sounded very different, but it was GOOD! I was fully expecting that to be the worst one, but it was not. 

The Visitors - Doesn't sound like ABBA, definitely cool though. 
Head over Heels - Ok slightly more ABBA sounding.. I really like this. 
When All Is Said and Done - Another good one. 
Soldiers - Slower but good. 
I Let the Music Speak - Very good flowing song. 
One of Us - One of their classics, sounds like ABBA to me. 
Two for the Price of One - Fun song.
Slipping Through My Fingers - That was really good. 
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - filler on an otherwise great album. 

That's an album I definitely plan to listen to again.. probably skip the last song though. 



So after listening to all those ABBA albums, I liked the first 3(Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA) the best, also this one(The Visitors)... But all of them were legitimately good. No album even close to being weak in their discography. 
Well, I guess when my Abba-eczema caused by that radio-station is over, I will start with this album because this seem to have least those hits everybody heard thousand times (at least in Finland).
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I wasn't expecting that. That sounded very different, but it was GOOD! I was fully expecting that to be the worst one, but it was not. 

The Visitors - Doesn't sound like ABBA, definitely cool though. 
Head over Heels - Ok slightly more ABBA sounding.. I really like this. 
When All Is Said and Done - Another good one. 
Soldiers - Slower but good. 
I Let the Music Speak - Very good flowing song. 
One of Us - One of their classics, sounds like ABBA to me. 
Two for the Price of One - Fun song.
Slipping Through My Fingers - That was really good. 
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - filler on an otherwise great album. 

That's an album I definitely plan to listen to again.. probably skip the last song though. 



So after listening to all those ABBA albums, I liked the first 3(Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA) the best, also this one(The Visitors)... But all of them were legitimately good. No album even close to being weak in their discography. 
Well, I guess when my Abba-eczema caused by that radio-station is over, I will start with this album because this seem to have least those hits everybody heard thousand times (at least in Finland).

Yeah I think you would like it. Or that first one, Ring Ring. 
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Ok well I've ran out of ABBA, so... 

Back to Jethro Tull! Crest of a Knave right now. 
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Well that was basically good... but a little mediocre imo. 

Steel Monkey - This sounds A LOT different. I like it though
Farm on the Freeway - There's that flute. Fairly good song
Jump Start - Cool song. Yeah I like this one. 
Said She Was a Dancer - Slower, good but not great. 
Budapest - Singing sounds more like talking in this one, but musical breaks are very good. 
Mountain Men - This one is good. 
Raising Steam - More of a jamming one. Fairly good. 
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Well that was basically good... but a little mediocre imo. 

Steel Monkey - This sounds A LOT different. I like it though
Farm on the Freeway - There's that flute. Fairly good song
Jump Start - Cool song. Yeah I like this one. 
Said She Was a Dancer - Slower, good but not great. 
Budapest - Singing sounds more like talking in this one, but musical breaks are very good. 
Mountain Men - This one is good. 
Raising Steam - More of a jamming one. Fairly good. 
Jethro albums continue quite same way after this, good albums, but nothing special. I really recommend you to listen next from Jethro their compilation "Living In the Past". There are only four pieces from their studio albums (Song For Jeffrey, Bouree, Inside & Locomotive Breath), rest are non-album and really great single tracks, one really good live side, also have to mentioned great tracks from their "Lifeīs Long Song"-e.p, that came in the same year as Thick as a Brick and is as great!

Of course if you want something completely different from Jethro (except part 2 from title track), then try Under Wraps. I listened it whole through just a few years ago and I think it was lot better than itīs reputation (again not the greatest eighties sounds IMO).


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Back in the music listening after few days pause, this days album is:
Trader Horne: Morning Way
This is the only album of the folk duo where were Judy Dyble & Jackie McAuley (formerly Them-member). This album has lots in common with three first Bolan albums in itīs naive innocence, but I think this album has better songs and also arrangements. Judyīs vocals are of course absolutely fabulous, but Jackieīs voice is also really soft and fit very well with Judyīs. Also his flute playing is so great! Greatest songs are Jenny May, Three Rings Of Elven Kings (this instrumental has lots in common with Jethro of same time), In My Loneliness, title song, the Mutant and the most greatest two last pieces Velvet To Atone (really donīt wonder why Judy made new version from this piece in her latest solo) & Luke That Never Was. Really understand why this album got so little attention in 1970, that was big year of prog so this fairytale folk was just too late then. But nowdays I really hope this album will got more friends!


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Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

Back in the music listening after few days pause, this days album is:
Trader Horne: Morning Way
This is the only album of the folk duo where were Judy Dyble & Jackie McAuley (formerly Them-member). This album has lots in common with three first Bolan albums in itīs naive innocence, but I think this album has better songs and also arrangements. Judyīs vocals are of course absolutely fabulous, but Jackieīs voice is also really soft and fit very well with Judyīs. Also his flute playing is so great! Greatest songs are Jenny May, Three Rings Of Elven Kings (this instrumental has lots in common with Jethro of same time), In My Loneliness, title song, the Mutant and the most greatest two last pieces Velvet To Atone (really donīt wonder why Judy made new version from this piece in her latest solo) & Luke That Never Was. Really understand why this album got so little attention in 1970, that was big year of prog so this fairytale folk was just too late then. But nowdays I really hope this album will got more friends!

That's impossible! I refuse to believe it. Alright.. I'll make it tonight's album then and see for myself. 
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Wow! That was actually really good! 

Jenny May - Nice acoustic tune, I liked it. 
Children Of Oare - Beginning sounds very familiar lol. 
Three Rings for Elven Kings - Nice flute here I really like it. 
Growing Man - Timeless sounding song. Album is good so far. 
Down And Out Blues - Good but not great. 
The Mixed Up  Kind - Really good, best song so far. 
Better Than Today - Another good one. 
In My Loneliness - Good flowing song. 
Sheena - More upbeat, really good. 
The Mutant - Slower but definitely good. 
Morning Way - I like this one very much. 
Velvet To Atone - Decent song, I don't love piano though. 
Luke That Never Was - This is very very good! Great way to close this album. 
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Wow! That was actually really good! 

Jenny May - Nice acoustic tune, I liked it. 
Children Of Oare - Beginning sounds very familiar lol. 
Three Rings for Elven Kings - Nice flute here I really like it. 
Growing Man - Timeless sounding song. Album is good so far. 
Down And Out Blues - Good but not great. 
The Mixed Up  Kind - Really good, best song so far. 
Better Than Today - Another good one. 
In My Loneliness - Good flowing song. 
Sheena - More upbeat, really good. 
The Mutant - Slower but definitely good. 
Morning Way - I like this one very much. 
Velvet To Atone - Decent song, I don't love piano though. 
Luke That Never Was - This is very very good! Great way to close this album. 
But...do you think songs and arrangements were better than ones in those Bolan albums? BTW I was going to say also to me Down & Out Blues is the only track I am not into, although I am a Blues-fan and nothing wrong with this version, it just donīt fit into other songs.
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2 Fridays albums:
Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
If Argus is masterpiece, then I think this album is ultra masterpiece! As I said about this when listening Argus, these albums have a lot of common, but this album just is so much versatile than Argus. Here are really groove pieces (Nothin To Hide, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin, Morning Will Come), beautiful acoustic pieces (Prelude, Natureīs Way, Why Canīt I Be Free, Life Has Just Begun), psychedelic/prog pieces (Love Has Found a Way, Space Child) and even hard rock (When I Touch You). Itīs possible Natureīs Way is played in the US radio, but really no Spirit in Finlandīs radio! Although this is bandīs greatest album, this wasnīt a big seller in itīs time. And unlike Wishbone Ash, this is again great US band!

The Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Tangle
Another great band from US (I think I have mentioned this before). This is their second album, but first one as vinyl (first album was cassette only release).  I think this is their punkiest album, most near of Sonic Youth, on the other hand this has also their country influences. As far as I understand here a lots of their humor about rednecks. Also few really melodic pieces (Change Your Mind & Choke).


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Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Wow! That was actually really good! 

Jenny May - Nice acoustic tune, I liked it. 
Children Of Oare - Beginning sounds very familiar lol. 
Three Rings for Elven Kings - Nice flute here I really like it. 
Growing Man - Timeless sounding song. Album is good so far. 
Down And Out Blues - Good but not great. 
The Mixed Up  Kind - Really good, best song so far. 
Better Than Today - Another good one. 
In My Loneliness - Good flowing song. 
Sheena - More upbeat, really good. 
The Mutant - Slower but definitely good. 
Morning Way - I like this one very much. 
Velvet To Atone - Decent song, I don't love piano though. 
Luke That Never Was - This is very very good! Great way to close this album. 
But...do you think songs and arrangements were better than ones in those Bolan albums? BTW I was going to say also to me Down & Out Blues is the only track I am not into, although I am a Blues-fan and nothing wrong with this version, it just donīt fit into other songs.

Ok, I'll give you better than the first two Tyrannosaurus Rex albums. And maybe just slightly better than Unicorn.. But definitely not better than The Slider, and probably not even better than Electric Warrior or Tanx.
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2 Fridays albums:
Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
If Argus is masterpiece, then I think this album is ultra masterpiece! As I said about this when listening Argus, these albums have a lot of common, but this album just is so much versatile than Argus. Here are really groove pieces (Nothin To Hide, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin, Morning Will Come), beautiful acoustic pieces (Prelude, Natureīs Way, Why Canīt I Be Free, Life Has Just Begun), psychedelic/prog pieces (Love Has Found a Way, Space Child) and even hard rock (When I Touch You). Itīs possible Natureīs Way is played in the US radio, but really no Spirit in Finlandīs radio! Although this is bandīs greatest album, this wasnīt a big seller in itīs time. And unlike Wishbone Ash, this is again great US band!

The Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Tangle
Another great band from US (I think I have mentioned this before). This is their second album, but first one as vinyl (first album was cassette only release).  I think this is their punkiest album, most near of Sonic Youth, on the other hand this has also their country influences. As far as I understand here a lots of their humor about rednecks. Also few really melodic pieces (Change Your Mind & Choke).

Looks like a pretty fun album, I'll have to listen to it sometime. 
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Alright, I have a special album planned for tonight. It's been too long since I've listened to this.. 

I'm talking about MDK!!!
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That's what I'm talking about!!! Wow! That album is POWERFUL and rhythmic. From the slow build in the beginning... to that female chorus singing their lungs out.. It's just so good. That album is dominating. To me it's obviously Magma's best album. To me their first album sounds a lot like Zappa's Waka/Jawaka(very jazzy and satisfying, but not really special in the way MDK is). I like Magma's second album 1001° Centigrades a lot too. They're a special band, no question. And to me this one.. is the Jewel in the Crown. 
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Wow! That was actually really good! 

Jenny May - Nice acoustic tune, I liked it. 
Children Of Oare - Beginning sounds very familiar lol. 
Three Rings for Elven Kings - Nice flute here I really like it. 
Growing Man - Timeless sounding song. Album is good so far. 
Down And Out Blues - Good but not great. 
The Mixed Up  Kind - Really good, best song so far. 
Better Than Today - Another good one. 
In My Loneliness - Good flowing song. 
Sheena - More upbeat, really good. 
The Mutant - Slower but definitely good. 
Morning Way - I like this one very much. 
Velvet To Atone - Decent song, I don't love piano though. 
Luke That Never Was - This is very very good! Great way to close this album. 
But...do you think songs and arrangements were better than ones in those Bolan albums? BTW I was going to say also to me Down & Out Blues is the only track I am not into, although I am a Blues-fan and nothing wrong with this version, it just donīt fit into other songs.

Ok, I'll give you better than the first two Tyrannosaurus Rex albums. And maybe just slightly better than Unicorn.. But definitely not better than The Slider, and probably not even better than Electric Warrior or Tanx.
I am not really even near as big Bolan fan as you, I really respect him a lot, but anyway understand you totally. Also, Trader Horn album is really different animal than those electric T. Rex-albums, I donīt think you can compare it also with "A Beard Of Stars", which is my fav Bolan album at the moment.
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