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How many minutes of listening are the star ratings based on? It depends on the length of the album, but I can promise I've listened to all of the albums featured so far in this blog at least twice over, apart from the single album by Bacamarte and the two albums by Iconoclasta, which I only discovered recently.
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DEAD CAN DANCE Gladiators ready! Dead Can Dance to the tune of the world's best-known World Music duo, consisting of Londoner Brendan Perry and Aussie native Lisa Gerrard, who also has an incredible solo career, including several collaborations with Klaus Schulze and the tremendous score to Gladiator with Hans Zimmer. Dead Can Dance's unique style of darkwave music has been described as "constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty", and who can argue with that. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Coming up next.....the first of the "Big 6" in the A-Z listings. Not very "international" I know, but it's anybody's guess who'll be in the second A-Z list.
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Pots and kettles. ![]() EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER Welcome Back My Friends to the lists that never end. Come inside, come inside, and see pictures of three exhibitionists at the height of their fame making an exhibition of themselves - so to speak - in their classic Live in Zurich concert from 1970 featured below. If you believe in The Power of Three, then you'll believe in the awesome Trilogy of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. If you include ELP's full Works, there were two short-lived offshoots of the dynamic Tarkus trio too: Emerson, Lake & Powell and Emerson, Berry & Palmer, otherwise known as "3". I've been In the Hot Seat recently for showing some love towards the much-maligned Love Beach album - an album which was about as welcome amongst ELP fans as an ominous Black Moon on the horizon. The cheesy Beach Gees album cover and album title admittedly looks and sounds like a third-rate reality "Love Island" type show. Greg Lake (whose nickname was "Spud" because he loved potatoes, and not because he resembled Mr. Potato Man in his later years) famously said the Love Beach album cover made ELP look like the Bee Gees on holiday, which many ELP fans would be inclined to agree with. By the way, ELP also stands for "Everyone Loves Potatoes" (especially Greg Lake) and there's even an ELP YouTube channel with that name. Seriously. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() REFUGEE Refugee were a short-lived Symphonic Prog threesome from London. You could be forgiven for thinking Phil Collins was a member of Refugee, because the man in the middle on their one and only self-titled album cover from 1974 bears a striking resemblance to the Genesis drummer. There's no mistaking Swiss keyboard player Patrick Moraz on the right of the album cover though. He was brought in as a last-minute replacement for Keith Emerson, who was otherwise engaged with the Prog- Rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer at the time. The other two members of Refugee besides Patrick Moraz were both ex-members of The Nice:- Lee Jackson on bass, electric cello, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar and lead vocals, and Brian Davison on drums and percussion, where "percussion" meant virtually anything the versatile drummer could lay his hands on, including tympani, various gongs, Tibetan temple bells, African drums, kabassa (whatever that is!?) and broken glass! Patrick Moraz wasn't exactly slacking in the keyboards department either with this very impressive array of keyboard instruments at his disposal:- Mini- moog, AKS synthesiser, piano, electric piano, clavinet, organ, pipe organ, marimbaphone, alpine horn, electronic slinky, mellotron, and occasional vocals too! Patrick Moraz would of course go on to be a member of YES and a "days of future passed" member of The Moody Blues. Who could forget the famous music trial of the century!? The sole Refugee album was recorded in 1974 at ART Studios in Geneva in Patrick Moraz' native Switzerland, so he would have felt right at home there, whereas the two English members of the band, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison were temporary "refugees". The title of the imperious 5-minute-long opening number "Papillon" can have several meanings:- Either a black butterfly; a symbolic breaking free of societal restraints and restrictions; or even a toy breed of dog with large butterfly-like ears! One thing's for sure though, the "Papillon" on this album is no delicate butterfly. No, this is an aggressive and impressive Pictures at an Exhibition-style display of powerful keyboard prog in the best tradition of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. There's no shortage of classically-inspired, lightning-speed keyboard runs to be heard from Patrick Moraz in this tremendous instrumental album opener, which also features a storming salvo of machine-gun-like drumming from Brian Davison. Yes, it looks like we could be in for quite a treat here with this gloriously pompous one-off album of unashamedly exhibitionistic Symphonic Prog. On the second song "Someday", We get to hear the emotionally-wrought (and some might say "over-blown") vocals of Lee Jackson for the first time, which also features another incredible keyboard performance from Patrick Moraz before he went on to join YES for their "Relayer" album in late 1974. "Someday" is one of those grand magisterial prog epics that gathers in pace and intensity as it progresses, so it could be described as the true definition of Progressive Rock. If "Papillon" represented a symbolic breaking-free, then "Someday" continues the theme of liberation with the powerful message contained within these lyrics:- "Someday, I'll go away, Pack my bag, Get on a plane, I'll fly up through my cloud, I'll smash right through, Right into the sun." ..... This is the kind of powerfully uplifting feel-good prog that'll leave you flying high on a wave of joyous and exhilarating emotion. If you haven't quite reached seventh prog heaven yet, then the third piece of music might help get you there, because next up is the awesome 17-minute-long, "Grand Canyon" suite, the first of two epic suites on the album. This magnificent five-part magnum opus is every bit as grandiose and spectacular as the song title implies. Be prepared to be stunned by this brilliant landscape of dazzling musical colours. The outstanding "Grand Canyon" suite represents the musical equivalent of the real Grand Canyon bathed in rich golden colours at sunset. The title of the Side Two opener "Ritt Mickley" is a humorous reference to the strong Swiss accent of Patrick Moraz when he pronounces "rhythmically". It's another 6-minute-long demonstration of ELP-style keyboard prog at it's absolute best, so you can expect another dazzling display of keyboard histrionics from Mr Moraz & Co. The final piece of music on the album is the second of the two epic suites. It's a thunderous 18-minute-long masterpiece titled "Credo". The majestic music is divided into eight movements of stunning symphonic splendour and delight, which just HAS to be heard to be believed. This is incredible! You can't fail to be over-awed by this stunning display of ELP-style keyboard prog. This outstanding one-off album has a treasured place in the hallowed halls of ProgArchives. Refugee might not be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but they truly deserve to be included with full honours and flags flying with this very impressive powerhouse debut! Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 06 2024 at 01:50 |
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^ 5 stars for Refugee . Nice.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43231 |
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FOCUS It's time now to Focus attention on the combined talents of Jan Akkerman, Thijs van Leer and Pierre van der Linden as we set sail on the Ship of Memories for a voyage of discovery across the Moving Waves of Dutch Prog, where just Beyond the Horizon, you'll hopefully discover some magnificent Golden Oldies along the way. Yes, it's none other than the mother of all Dutch prog bands, or simply just, Mother Focus. Altogether now, "Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1972: Thijs van Leer - Introspection - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8wjVNuT7QPJ8rCuAzwMWYuAPOhThsGf5 1975: Thijs van Leer - O My Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyeGSmksPrI 1975: Thijs van Leer - Introspection 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR1NgsgJn0c 1976: Thijs van Leer - Musica per la Notte di Natale - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLW06lIIsS0 1977: Thijs van Leer - Introspection 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01Wr9q9_CE 1978: Thijs van Leer - Nice to Have Met You - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbItn566nftp9EQug4yZz1WLAjjhqTkhl 1979: Thijs van Leer - Introspection 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibWCpT9VRk 1981: Thijs van Leer - Reflections - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eb-GdDIiI8 1985: Thijs van Leer & Jan Akkerman - Focus - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpEoDa2E_ZMXXxczBF6xiWbaEXdPUrxCM 1986: Thijs van Leer - Renaissance - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRoARsM5gRqUaYvTmJmChMxNgz2iQ3Z_0 1987: Thijs van Leer - I Hate Myself for Loving You - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yGm3E-es8I 2008: Thijs van Leer - The Home Concert - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nRo3PdukrZ02ba9OjUclSJSGpnbmH-HzU 2015: Thijs van Leer - Live at Trading Boundaries - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL27inH2XVF36HtQErGvjP-6MPyzTgVmiL 2015: Thijs van Leer - "Introspection" - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mi8W6FGSAJa6ghjZPk4xvQ8nOlHXZUky0 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 06 2024 at 03:15 |
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GENESIS In the Beginning there were five members of Charterhouse School who One Day decided to form a band. That band was GENESIS. They were Looking for Someone to promote and produce their first album when a Window of opportunity came along in the shape of Jonathan King, a Duke of record producers working Behind the Lines at the time. The album "From Genesis to Revelation" entered a Land of Confusion and Misunderstanding though when many record stores placed the album in their religious music sections due to the religious-sounding title. The album and first single "Silent Sun" both flopped, and barely caused any Ripples in the music press either, despite Jonathan King Calling All Stations to try and promote the album and single on the radio. GENESIS' second single "A Winter's Tale" was also met with about as much indifference as A Fly on a Windshield by radio stations and barely No Reply at All from the music press. Their record company Decca became Entangled in a dispute when it was discovered there was another band in America called GENESIS, but by A Trick of the Tail, the band managed to keep their name Anyway by changing their name to "Revelation" in the United States.
The music business has always been as fickle as a Harlequin, where The Dividing Line between success and failure depends on a combination of good luck and hard work. Every new band is sailing through Uncertain Weather where they can easily be dragged down by the Undertow and Shipwrecked by having The Knife stuck into them by their record company or by the music press. That's All it takes to finish a band's career. There's Never a Time when it's been easy to make it in the tough music business, but Like It or Not, that's just the Way of the World. No astrological Watcher of the Skies can predict who's going to make it in today's cynical music industry, where the chances of success are about as hard as climbing a White Mountain of snow before the Fading Lights of Dusk close in. After the Ordeal of seeing the commercial failure of their first album, GENESIS were In Limbo and left out In the Wilderness during a short period of Stagnation when the band members returned to their studies at Charterhouse. They weren't Down and Out or Taking It All Too Hard though, because making great music was far more than Just a Job to Do for the five talented band members. Contrary to being In Hiding, GENESIS were just Counting Out Time in The Waiting Room of The Cinema Show of life before returning to the recording studio. The band members were confident of The Musical Box of talent they had between them and their Horizons were positively bright with the general feeling that It's Gonna Get Better soon. GENESIS were working to a Time Table and they didn't plan on Living Forever on borrowed time, or waiting around each day until Supper's Ready. They were In Too Deep to consider Throwing It All Away at this late stage. The band were more than ready to Turn It On Again with an Invisible Touch of magic with the release of their next album, "Trespass". It would be several albums later though before GENESIS were basking in the warm Afterglow of a successful album release, followed by the Domino effect of success breeding further success in the proverbial Aisle of Plenty. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() FLAMING YOUTH Do You Remember Flaming Youth? No, not many people do, but that was Phil Collins' first band in the flowering of his youth at the tender age of 18. At Face Value, Flaming Youth were a good band and they should have been a big success, but such are the vagaries of the music business that Against All Odds the band never managed to achieve a commercial breakthrough and they broke up in 1970. Flaming Youth are now just a footnote in Genesis' history, but they did remain together long enough to record one flaming good album. ![]() ![]() QUIET WORLD In 1970, shortly before Steve Hackett placed an ad in Melody Maker in search of a new band and expecting No Reply at All, Steve was in the prog band Quiet World with his brother John Hackett on flute, but it later turned out to be anything but a quiet world for Steve when Peter Gabriel replied to his ad. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 03 2025 at 10:13 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43231 |
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HAWKWIND Masters of the Universe when it comes to the world of Space Brock, Hawkwind are led by Urban Guerrilla Dave Brock - the only constant member of the band - who busked on the streets of London in the late 1960's, performing an early acoustic version of Hurry on Sundown before having a Brainstorm and deciding to form Hawkwind (originally known as "Group X"), a band who've been committing Assault and Battery on our eardrums now for well over fifty years with their relentless Sonic Attack of pounding, pulsating music. Hawkwind has featured a revolving door line-up of players over the years with Lemmy (granite-faced leader of Motorhead) riding the Silver Machine to number three in the charts in 1972. South African born Robert Calvert leapt around the stage like a Demented Man in his lively performances as frontman of Hawkwind during most of the 1970's, although I suspect the mostly male audiences were there to see statuesque dancer Stacia Blake performing naked. Other notable members of the band over the years were Alan Davey, Nik Turner, Ginger Baker, Huw Lloyd Langton, set designer Barney Bubbles, lighting man Liquid Len and Dik Mik, who created various weird sound effects on his "audio generator". Hawkwind also had an unlikely partnership with sci-fi author Michael Moorcock, who wrote many of the band's spacey lyrics. In the Spirit of the Age, Dave Brock is still rocking on well into his eighties with four more recent Hawkwind albums released so far in the 2020's. The Future Never Waits, so who knows how many more Stories from Time and Space we still have left to look forward to.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2023: Hawkwind - The Future Never Waits - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGAnow2t7hCziO4j6HEiSdRfQdikCgkBN 2024: Hawkwind - Stories from Time and Space - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mCMMb8qDajN62TJmtVJ4oJiDusvIs6xbs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1979: Motorhead - Bomber - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBrQvt1pD-HsJWUdnWrrQ159Aab1i0RVk 1979: Motorhead - On Parole - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llB2z4eEFicKL2xXJewEp2et5Sq3DlHNQ 1980: Motorhead - Ace of Spades - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIxfPRkMxA94-G0gZ6-4ri-5Qcsrfs7Pc 1982: Motorhead - Iron Fist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTo__bpnlYUS6MMc5bDh7EeMvnRYd7R2 1983: Motorhead - Another Perfect Day - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGxwsd4XxrrzsDbx_H67f2-fIyInTIAPI 1986: Motorhead - Orgasmatron - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9Q9qs4xSvTAyLPlq-IeN9wGgbFOkShN0 1987: Motorhead - Rock 'n' Roll - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsT9douBcx98P1LnYBvl12HAmTBB4er2x 1991: Motorhead - 1916 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kL5c_tUXne9pyHjkXGKihPseSpmDO7uks 1992: Motorhead - March or Die - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_myu6aOHeWuDW5iNCoUtSTG77f9nStqxIM 1993: Motorhead - b*****ds - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llpx_gyGxmiR7zuaC48n0bagMCEFd8c2M 1995: Motorhead - Sacrifice - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mqwalZN1lQtI5JpkWnqb-EcA5qxCF9W9s 1996: Motorhead - Overnight Sensation - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCHk6Ve7tQSFNc-Q8uGjB1cvzH8KY3klE 1998: Motorhead - Snake Bite Love - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k_M8ElzPXjAow6Bj--_A_g7o3SB9ajey0 2000: Motorhead - We Are Motorhead - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n7X6b0Hncdk4j2JR0TABw2G5F6Yc3MG2Q 2002: Motorhead - Hammered - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mMxOZj4PvurJ1L0dDyr51AP5SLAPvmOes 2004: Motorhead - Inferno - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAAm4KoyAimDTr6mDWnLodbSrgqraWxz4 2006: Motorhead - Kiss of Death - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kkj1ZlvGk8tAewFBHgZ22jJXKgEww_7aQ 2008: Motorhead - Motorizer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-66OVmElArr4EF1AkQ-toNwh0L8hethE 2010: Motorhead - The World is Yours - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kspkSK5wYS82GU4HJwLBbgK3fQdxuXGaM 2013: Motorhead - Aftershock - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nKBZ9xCKy2vxBWVFkKtrlDcw2zJP6TIws 2015: Motorhead - Bad Magic - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lxgEsfrxfdqoFXjU9YRY82p1e1BmW6kQs Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 12 2024 at 09:17 |
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15550 |
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So since this is an international thread, Paul, how large percentage of all the artists will be non-British?
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43231 |
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I can promise there'll be more non-British artists in the second international A-Z, but coming up next are Iconoclasta (from Mexico), followed by Jethro Tull and King Crimson, and with any featured bands beyond that still open to suggestions.
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15550 |
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Anyway, strange disaster, the freakiest show - Elvis left the building.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43231 |
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ICONOCLASTA Hola! Already mentioned briefly and here they are in full: Iconoclasta - a band led by Ricardo Moreno and the best band I know of from Mexico. In fact the only band I know of from Mexico. Not unless you include Santana, who are coming up here later.
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Are you being completely honest with us now?
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43231 |
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Okay, so I admit I didn't listen to Demis Roussos' Come All Ye Faithful twice over.
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JETHRO TULL This Was originally intended to be a truly international A-Z list, but how could I not include Jethro Tull and the other five major league bands in the so-called "Big Six" of British Prog. Jethro Tull's early albums still Stand Up to scrutiny over half a century later. With the modern-day Benefit of the internet, I've been diving deep (with the aid of an Aqualung) into Jethro Tull's extensive discography. I'd have to be Thick as a Brick not to know that the original Jethro Tull (1674-1741) was an English agriculturalist who pioneered the use of the seed drill, but that's Living in the Past. In the present day, Ian Anderson and his merry band of minstrels have been sowing the seeds of Prog Folk now for coming up to sixty years with A Passion Play of timeless songs and classic albums to their eternal credit. At the age of 76, Ian Anderson isn't quite old enough to be a War Child, but he's the original Minstrel in the Gallery who's not Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, But Too Young to Die. ![]() TOTAL TULL ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 10 2024 at 06:09 |
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KING CRIMSON If you have The Power to Believe, imagine sailing through treacherous seas In the Wake of Poseidon to a land far far away on one of the world's remote Islands, where the Red-haired man reigns In the Court of the Crimson King. Out on deck on The Night Watch under a Starless and Bible Black sky, you marvel at The Construction of Light in a thunder storm as you hear the Thrak of a lightning bolt in the distance. You play cards to pass the time on the long voyage, but lose again when you realise you can't Beat a hand containing Three of a Perfect Pair. You don't have the Discipline to concentrate at cards against an opponent with eyes darting around like a Lizard who sees everything, so you decide to Beat a retreat down to the galley where the ship's cook serves up an exotic dish of Larks' Tongues in Aspic, washed down with a glass of Red wine. You retire to your cabin and quickly drift off to sleep as the ship continues on its Earthbound voyage......
COMPLETE KING CRIMSON
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1978: Keith Tippett's Ark - Frames - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRKwnI15aaY 1980: Keith Tippett - The Unlonely Raindancer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lJ_ZXpeyliyQCDRd9qwbQDI2zzguCXI30 1982: Keith Tippett - Mujician - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tNEkPq6YxA 1995: Keith Tippett - Une Croix Dans L'Ocean - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3GJ-AKm_G0 2003: Keith Tippett Quintet - Linuckea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8rnVHsta_s 2004: Keith Tippett & Howard Riley - Pianoforte - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMUl_tRdkWl1J72tU4qwHyoRLb10ne7fE 2008: Keith Tippett & Stan Tracey - Supernova (Live) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lW0rhQdDeIhSeVfEvol5e2IQpZxVK7DQk 2015: Keith Tippett - Mujician Solo IV: Live in Piacenza - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIQk_yGXEUXz7Nkjg-SISdknKcoQbeW6U 2019: Keith Tippett & Matthew Bourne - Aeolian - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9fOXwar5ynLNCzN9VeZoPzKAtCkgkPGg 2020: Keith Tippett - The Monk Watches the Eagle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kHCuzBwy26x_s3XUxi0sx7AA_mh69MNEk 2022: Keith Tippett Group - How Long This Time? Live 1970 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lZ0-zo_igWgm-CZTe7xNHnrzQU0HjTpco ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 15 2025 at 00:52 |
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ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN I've realised an Actual Fantasy today On This Perfect Day by featuring the Dutch multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, who is of course best-known for his epic Progressive Space Metal band, Ayreon. In line with The Theory of Everything, I'll also be journeying Into the Electric Castle by way of Arjen's side-projects too, including his three solo albums and his many other works under the various band-names:- Ambeon; The Gentle Storm; Guilt Machine; Star One & Stream of Passion. That's quite a line-up from a truly prolific composer! In The Human Equation, Ayreon also features an impressive cast of guest singers from the world of Metal, including James LaBrie (Dream Theater); Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)l Simone Simons (Epica); & Floor Jansen (After Forever & Nightwish) to name just four. And so, it's time now to Embrace the Storm of Progressive Metal coming our way as we Transitus back in time aboard the Universal Migrator to The Source of Ayreon and their ironically titled debut album, The Final Experiment.
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Hi,
That Live in Japan concert is magnificent and a lot stronger and special than any version with the 3 drummers ... Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp ... you did not need anything else ... and some bits in the show showed some of the Frippertonics stuff, and Adrian was able to add to it as well ... Trey Gunn also played bass parts in many things, but it feels like most of it was new stuff and experimental bits and pieces ... it's easy to see why RF closed down this part of KC ... probably a really strong headache to maintain and keep up with and the free form parts were probably too many ... still ... probably the best KC show I have ever seen, second to none ... absolutely fantastic and it almost feels like none of it is in an album at all ... this is special if you have not sat through it.
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I watched the magnificent King Crimson Live in Japan concert a long time ago, but it's well-worth another viewing just to see the three drummers in action again. At least this time around I should (hopefully) be able to name most of the other players in the concert, when the first time 'round many years ago, the only one I recognised was Robert Fripp. ![]() |
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THE MOODY BLUES It's time to celebrate the music of The Magnificent Moodies as we look back in time to their classic songs from Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues embarked on a proggy quest In Search of the Lost Chord for their second album, and they were On the Threshold of a Dream of success with their third album. Their fourth magnificent album featured classic prog that's really stood the test of time and should be passed down through the generations To Our Children's Children's Children. It required A Question of Balance for the Moodies next album, which featured a back-to-basics approach without the lush orchestration of earlier albums, making the songs easier to perform in concert. As every student of music will know, the lines of the treble clef: E-G-B-D-F are remembered by the mnemonic, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, and that's how we remember the name of the Moody Blues sixth album too. The Moodies aptly-named Seventh Sojourn in 1972 would be their last album for six years, with the exception of the Justin Hayward/John Lodge Blue Jays project in 1975. The band returned with a whole Octave of great songs in 1978 and their next album marked the arrival of the Swiss Long Distance Voyager Patrick Moraz on keyboards, who journeyed all the way from the bands YES and Refugee. Moraz remained with the Moody Blues for The Present, but he had a huge fall-out with the band in 1991 in what was billed as The Music Trial of the Century, revealing The Other Side of Life in the notoriously cut-throat and litigious music business. The band were ready for a long holiday Sur La Mer (By the Sea) after that sobering experience. The Moody Blues gathered together The Keys of the Kingdom of prog once again for their next album, following those Strange Times in legal limbo, and they recorded a final Christmas themed album in 2003 to mark the metaphorical December of their long and illustrious musical career.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() PATRICK MORAZ Swiss keyboard wizard Patrick Moraz certainly knows his way around the keys, having begun with his first band Mainhorse in 1969 and then forming the band Refugee with two "refugees" from The Nice in 1974. In that same year, he played on the YES Relayer album as a replacement for Rick Wakeman, who went on to even greater things with the launch of his spectacular solo career. Patrick Moraz' solo career began in 1976 with his acclaimed "Story of I" album, but he also found the time to join the Moody Blues in 1978 through to 1991. Whether he was ever a full-time member of the Moody Blues or a hired hand would take a court case to decide. In "The Music Trial of the Century" (21 parts long and still on YouTube) Moraz was offered $400,000 to settle out of court, but decided to pursue the case through the courts anyway and was eventually awarded $77,000 in compensation from the defendants. There's a moral to that story somewhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2000: Patrick Moraz - Resonance 2003: Patrick Moraz - ESP ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - November 16 2024 at 06:14 |
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