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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 29 2024 at 17:26
I recommend the latest Jon Anderson album which he did with the Band Geeks called True. I especially recommend it for those who were disappointed with the last few proper Yes albums. For me this is better than anything his old band has done since maybe Fly From Here or maybe even Magnification. 1,000 hands was very good but this one is more of a proper prog rock kind of album so I won't say it's better than that but for those who think they don't like Jon solo but love Yes you need to hear this!
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^ I agree.
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While most listeners may associate or even confuse Michel Colombier's craggy, soulful voice and compositions with Blood, Sweat & Tears and their famous frontman David Clayton-Thomas (or by way of influence The Buckinghams), Colombier was an artist unto himself as well as a more rounded and realized progressive/jazz musician who not only sung-up a storm, but developed some of the best progressive brass-jazzrock ever recorded. And with some very good help from the brilliant songsmith Paul Williams, singer-lyricist Lani Hall, and a fully orchestrated ensemble that brought the power, his 1971 extravaganza 'Wings' is a shamefully ignored LP.

Brimming with theater and stage-set mellodramatics, the '71 release is a fully realized example of the deep possibilities of what progressive popular music had become, Colombier gingerly reaching out with 'Freedom and Fear's dizzied arrangements hitting on myriad forms, setting the bold tone of this LP, merging seamlessly into instrumentals 'Earth' and 'Thalassa'. Paul Williams' fabulous nasal toy-doll vocals lead the moody & slightly Beatlesesque 'Doesn't Anybody Know?', both a product of its era and yet setting itself apart with unexpected darkness and Herbie Hancock piano play circa '71.

'Pourquoi Pas?' and 'Morning is Come Again' sneaks up on us without warning, has surprising frenetic horn-play and deep chorales, one of the best passages here, and 'For Those Who Cannot Hear' is troubled reflection as is Lani Hall's 'We Could be Flying' putting us squarely in the audience of some experimental theater piece that surely closed the same week hosting tiny but appreciative onlookers. Morose 'Emmanuel' and Herb Alpert's 'All in All' say goodbye with some sweet sentiment and a touch of Hair as our nightcap.

One day almost every fan of symphonic jazz/pop will come around to this sort of rarefied time in merged music, and this effort will hit them suddenly, tragically, surprising them with its startling brilliance and with a moment missed but loved all over again.


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I recommend the new solo guitar album from Pat Metheny, MoonDial. An excellent chill record with superb sonics.

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Originally posted by projeKct projeKct wrote:

^ I agree.

Me too, I'm actually shocked by how good it turned out to be.
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Hello everyone,


I wanted to share with you the album “Ceremonia II” by Bizirik, which is the second part of their Ceremonia trilogy. This album was released in physical format in 2021 and has received positive reviews so far.


I would like more progressive fans to discover this work, as its promotion has been somewhat limited. You can listen to it on Bandcamp through the following link: Ceremonia II


If you want more information about Bizirik or to explore their music, you can visit their official website: www.bizirik.cl


I hope you enjoy it and I’d love to hear your thoughts!



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I would like to recommend the band "Body Song" with special attention to the songs "To Live Again", "mad Girls Love Song" and "Eyes Will Follow" Somebody in that band has some excellent songwriting chops.

EDIT: one of the bands founders previously fronted "The Paddle Boat" and "Cuckoo Chaos", more bands that I like. I would call this often proggy, maybe crossover prog? 

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