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Poll Question: Choose three songs out of these...
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    Posted: April 17 2021 at 10:51
The theme is later day songs you love from veteran/long career artists.

I was thinking to do a non-prog round but it was suggested to me to include prog artists as well. 
Just promise me this won't become a prog round if I allow it.
Post a prog song only if you cannot think of a non-prog song.

Once final nominations are posted, choose three favorite songs from the poll. 

UFO - song from 2015


Simple Minds - song from 2018


Placebo - song from 2013


Depeche Mode - song from 2009


a-ha - song from 2015


This is harder than i thought, I might post a few more songs
other bands i thought of are The Fixx, New Order, Europe, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, and quite a few metal veterans are doing a great job these days but I don't wanna torture anyone LOL

Have fun with this! Tongue



Edited by Cristi - April 24 2021 at 12:08
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Very nice theme. First nomination goes to a band that I have used already, but anyway, they are among my absolute favourite bands and it was very sad that their last album The Glamour (1995) didn't sell well, ultimately leading to the breakup of the band. It wasn't because of the music though, the album is really as good as they come, and this one is a very straight in your face starter. Psychedelic Dungeon, The Comsat Angels.




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I'll attend with a Turkish song, not for "nationalistic" purposes but because I have to do this.

Süperstar (you can guess its English) Ajda Pekkan is now 75 years old, and she was 67 when this song came out. Her singing talent never drops! Also this song was written by Megastar Tarkan: probably the most prominent Turkish singer as for global fame.

Ajda Pekkan - Ben Yanmışım (My nomination) - It means: "I'm Screwed" (But with no such obscene wording)



I don't know what "Ajda" means, but "Pekkan" literally means something like "too much blood". I think its real meaning should be "(a person) of a solid build", or more likely "(a person) of a noble blood".

Here is "too much blood" for your entertainment. LOL
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I could go on forever. Wink





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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvEyhUczGKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtK63l541mw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sILbx5xbwPY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pSgKqhPU1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO-KLQChID8


I could go on forever. Wink



can you post the videos?
 If not, write the name of the artist and song. 
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I need to think about this one. I will probably do as last time: just post one song, and wait until the nominations are selected before I listen to the songs.
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It has to be a David Bowie Blackstar album song from me. I won't go with one of the best known "proggy" ones like the title track or Lazarus, but will give notice to a "ballad" that is not as well known that I find poignant. This will be my nomination.

David Bowie - "Dollar Days" (2016)





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I immediately thought if this:




But here's my nomination: 



The Fall - Mountain Energei (2003)

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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I was thinking to do a non-prog round but it was suggested to me to include prog artists as well. 
Just promise me this won't become a prog round if I allow it.
Post a prog song only if you cannot think of a non-prog song.
 
It was me who suggested including prog artists because I wouldn't be able to participate otherwise. Even with prog artists included, my choices are very limited due to my general disinterest in new music from old artists.
 
 
Van der Graaf Generator - Mr Sands:
 
 
 
and one with David Jackson, but without Peter Hammill singing
 
Van der Graaf Generator - Manuelle:
 
 
 
 


Edited by I prophesy disaster - April 17 2021 at 13:09
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I just realized my post had nothing to do with the actual theme. Confused
Still recovering from the wisdom teeth extraction I guess.

Let me give it some actual thought and I'll try again later...not 'later'. LOL
In the meantime, enjoy the great tunes.


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I'll keep thinking about it there might be a few more.


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^ I was thinking about that Joe Jackson one as well.
Blackstar is of course the iconic example... won't score well on the "only vote for what I don't know" scale of course (although I don't always consider that one as shown in the previous poll).



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By the way, if I included prog in my proposals I'd have about 20 hours of material of post 1990 Art Zoyd on offer. I think I'll keep that to myself, shall I? Tongue
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This one is not on PA although I'm not sure if it counts. The dinosaur here is obviously Jaki, his collaboration with Burnt Friedman doesn't exactly go back to stone age, but anyway, very impressed with what Jaki still was capable of in 2015 aged 76 I think.
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I decided to go with later day Tv-2, but since I couldn't decide on a song, here are three choices.

Tv-2 originally formed as Taurus in the mid-70's. At that time they played a kind of symphonic rock, and they released one album under that name, Whatever Happened To the Sixties (1978). It didn't sell well, but it has later become a collector's item, and people gladly pay hundreds of euros to own a copy.

In the early 80's they became influenced by among other things new wave, and they regrouped as Tv-2. As such they have become an institution in Denmark, especially due to the lyrics by singer and songwriter Steffen Brandt. Many of them are ironic, dealing with societal issues, but there are also some songs about the difficulties of love and life more generally.

The 80's were their classic years, but some of their later work is not uninteresting either. In recent years, however, they have begun to sound worn-out, so I went for the 00's.

The lyrics play a central role, so I suggest you read the translations.

1. På kanten af småt brændbart (On the edge of [the container for] small flammable items, 2002)
You have to imagine a recycling station where people come with their trailers to get rid of things.


2. En mand og hans hund (A man and his dog, 2005)


2. Bjørnen sover (The bear is sleeping, 2002)




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One of my favorite non-prog bands is Cheap Trick. They still have three-fourths of their original lineup (with guitarist Rick Nielsen's son Daxx replacing original drummer Bun E. Carlos). While sticking to same general sound of mixing hard rock with power pop as 40+ years ago, they are still recording, having released three albums in past five years with the latest "In Another World" just last week. Maybe too happy for a prog site, my first song is the lead track from that album.

Cheap Trick "The Summer Looks Good On You"
(2021)

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For this poll, I'm going to stay with some more familiar artists.  I will dig into some deeper stuff if these don't qualify.

One of Eric Clapton's "newer" songs even though it was released in 1998, I suppose it was later in his career.  One of my favorite Clapton songs and a very emotional one.

Eric Clapton - "River of Tears" (1998)



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Although this one is a world apart from the one I just posted, Mick Jones has been around for a long time.  After The Clash broke up, he started Big Audio Dynamite in the 2nd part of his career.  I've had this guilty pleasure sort of love for this band.  I just love the way this track takes a complete left turn right in the middle, but that was left out of the radio single.  Can you pick out the "Baba O'Riley" loop?

Big Audio Dynamite - "Rush" (1991)



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Perhaps this one belonged in the poll we did for covers a few months back, but this one comes from the artists later years.  It was on one of those tribute albums.  Imagine, if you will, Billy Joel singing a cover of a lesser known Leonard Cohen song.  Well, imagine no more because here it is....get ready to get your socks blown off.....

Billy Joel - "Light as the Breeze" (1994)



I know these songs all come from the 1990's, which may be a bit old considering it is about 30 years later for them, but all of these songs are from the later part of the artist's career.  I hope that they qualify, but if they don't, I can find some that do.




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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

One of my favorite non-prog bands is Cheap Trick. They still have three-fourths of their original lineup (with guitarist Rick Nielsen's son Daxx replacing original drummer Bun E. Carlos). While sticking to same general sound of mixing hard rock with power pop as 40+ years ago, they are still recording, having released three albums in past five years with the latest "In Another World" just last week. Maybe too happy for a prog site, my first song is the lead track from that album.

Cheap Trick "The Summer Looks Good On You"
Saw them on Colbert this week. They still rock, although the vocals were a little weak.
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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

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I know these songs all come from the 1990's, which may be a bit old considering it is about 30 years later for them, but all of these songs are from the later part of the artist's career.  I hope that they qualify, but if they don't, I can find some that do.

I think the rules are pretty "loosey goosey" as we say around these parts. I was going to ask for further clarification but decided, what the hell, just pick some tunes from a later album of the artist, what more do they want from us??
No...Really,please...someone...
WHAT THE HELL DO THEY WANT FROM US ??????

(and now...back to our regularly scheduled posts) 
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JD already listed my next artist but my choice of latter day is 24 years later than "Fate of Nations." "Carry Fire" was one of my favorite albums from 2017 and in a thread asking for favorite 21st century crossover prog albums, I included it since because Plant is listed as crossover prog even though I don't necessarily agree with the label. I could choose any number of tracks, but will go with the title track.

Robert Plant "Carry Fire" (2017)


Edited by mathman0806 - April 18 2021 at 03:54
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