What are you Listening to Right Now? Febus XIII - Progressive Rock Music Forum

WOBBLER - Afterglow

Gazpacho - When Earth Lets Go - album cover

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MICHAEL HOENIG - "Departure From the Northern Wasteland" (1978)

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On Spotify. My 2nd listen to this classic album.

Mirror Image wrote:

rushfan4 wrote:

Still Life

On Spotify. My 2nd listen to this classic album.

What do you think about it?

Hard to say. I'm not that familiar with VDGG and have had a hard time trying to get into them. This one has pretty good potential though. The sax seems to be cleaner with less of a cat strangling sound than some of the previous albums. I've not quite been able to get into Peter Hammill's voice yet, but once I clear that hurdle I can see myself really liking this album and band.

rushfan4 wrote:

Mirror Image wrote:

rushfan4 wrote:

Still Life

On Spotify. My 2nd listen to this classic album.

What do you think about it?

Hard to say. I'm not that familiar with VDGG and have had a hard time trying to get into them. This one has pretty good potential though. The sax seems to be cleaner with less of a cat strangling sound than some of the previous albums. I've not quite been able to get into Peter Hammill's voice yet, but once I clear that hurdle I can see myself really liking this album and band.

Hammill's voice is something I'm also trying wrap my head around. I wouldn't say he has a terrible voice of course, but his delivery is so unusual. The music itself is great, though, so I've found an easy way in here. I think one thing I also find appealing is the arrangement of the music. Someone who does prog reviews on YouTube called VDGG 'gothic horror prog'. I suppose that's about right as the music does seem darkly laced and quite ominous.

Have you heard Godbluff? This is an outstanding album.

“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov

Mirror Image wrote:

rushfan4 wrote:

Mirror Image wrote:

rushfan4 wrote:

Still Life

On Spotify. My 2nd listen to this classic album.

What do you think about it?

Hard to say. I'm not that familiar with VDGG and have had a hard time trying to get into them. This one has pretty good potential though. The sax seems to be cleaner with less of a cat strangling sound than some of the previous albums. I've not quite been able to get into Peter Hammill's voice yet, but once I clear that hurdle I can see myself really liking this album and band.

Hammill's voice is something I'm also trying wrap my head around. I wouldn't say he has a terrible voice of course, but his delivery is so unusual. The music itself is great, though, so I've found an easy way in here. I think one thing I also find appealing is the arrangement of the music. Someone who does prog reviews on YouTube called VDGG 'gothic horror prog'. I suppose that's about right as the music does seem darkly laced and quite ominous.

Have you heard Godbluff? This is an outstanding album.

I purchased Godbluff fairly recently and have heard it a couple of times also. My feelings are similar. I quite like it musically; just similar issues with Hammill's voice.

1st listen to this one on Grooveshark:

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I'm not sure if you are familiar with the American band Discipline, but their vocalist Matthew Parmenter, is a big fan of Peter Hammill and he has a voice which is similar in sound. I think that they could also be described as "gothic horror prog".

I also find that his vocals are quite similar to Rob Halford of Judas Priest fame. I am a huge JP fan so I would think that I would also like Hammill's voice, but to a certain extent it sounds like Judas Priest out of context or something to me. LOL

Braxton - Five Compositions...

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Sun Ra - Sun Song