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DallasBryan View Drop Down

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Posted: April 08 2005 at 16:14

Dickster,
me not trying to reinvent, just bring it back to where it
should be on the forum. Unloosening the shackles, I
aint the government and I have always fought mind
control, via the pen, legislation or visual media.

I may rest, but I wont lie down

actually my war is anti-american and anti-british so
dont feel special! Actually I would have to say the
brits own a commanding lead on the superiority
index when it comes to progressive rock claims, free
the world you dont need another colony!

Bush or Blair wouldnt like me as a neighbor

I am not anti-british, I am am anti-inclusive.

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:05

ELOY!!!

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:12

Dick Heath wrote:

Logos wrote:

Tangerine Dream is the best prog band from Germany. The others don't even come close.

Only if you accept TD as a prog band.................................... as far as I aware that acceptance amongst a few, is only a recent trend............................ Is there an entry for TD in A Crack In A Cosmic Egg, apparently the bible on these matters?

Following is the link to the net (light) version of Crack....

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ultimathule/krautrockers.html#t

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:28

That's incredible, nobody mention Wallenstein, My Solid Ground & Parzival!

BaldJean

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:31

terramystic wrote:

BTW are Nektar and Sweet Smoke considered German?

No, and they aren't. My favorites are Guru Guru, Embryo, Amon Düül 2, Can, Dzyan, Kraan, Roman Bunka Band, Missus Beastly, Ash Ra Tempel, Agitation Free, early Tangerine Dream (until 1978 at the most, afterwards they became unbearable), Cosmic Jokers, Brainstorm, Aera, early Wallenstein, Klaus Schulze, the early Kraftwerk (Radioactivity is the last album I like), Karthago, early Triumvirat (although they sound like an ELP clone), early Grobschnitt, Annexus Quam, Achim Reichel (especially "The Green Journey"), Conrad Schnitzler, Hoelderlin, the early solo works of Edgar Froese of TD ("Ypsilon in Malaysian Pale" is simply great), the live recordings of Atlantis and Frumpy (they are not typical Krautrock but prog), Popol Vuh, Sahara.

Floh de Cologne, Ihre Kinder and Ton Steine Scherben I only recommend to people who speak German because what they do depends a lot on the lyrics.

And I hope I have not fogotten any.

I can't mention Novalis, by the way; as I stated in another post they have the worst drummer of all time, Hartwig Biereichel. His uninspired play gets on my nerves after a little while.

Oh, and not Eloy either. First of all they are pompous, and second I just can't stand the ridiculous German accent of Frank Bornemann. (The German accent of Chris Karrer of Amon Düül 2 does not bother me in the least, by the way, because he has a very original voice).

Some might mention Jane, Gate or Lucifers Friend, but they are no favorites of mine.

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:32

Tangerine dream!!!

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 14:34

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 15:19

Since i have 1000+ German progressive albums from the 70's it ain't easy to choose, though some mentioned in here are huge.

Grobschnitt, Dzyan, Missus Beastly, Embryo, Munju, K. Schulze + another bunch like 80 more bands or something

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 15:48

flowerchild wrote:

ELOY!!!

Quite.

krauthead

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:19

Some more to mention is: Between, Out Of Focus, Rufus Zuphall, Silberbart, Gila, Mythos, Thirsty Moon, Exmagma, Hoelderlin... well there's loads of them.

I have now done a little brainstorming here and my vote for the best german progressive band ever goes to: Out Of Focus <--- you can't go wrong with these guys

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:23

Thanks for reminding me of Between; I really forgot to list them.

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:36

greenback wrote:

try Fuhrs & Frohling-Ammerland!

I love that album... so sad that Gerd Führs passed away

*Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:37

Novalis

wallace

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:40

krauthead wrote:

Since i have 1000+ German progressive albums from the 70's it ain't easy to choose, though some mentioned in here are huge.

Grobschnitt, Dzyan, Missus Beastly, Embryo, Munju, K. Schulze + another bunch like 80 more bands or something

Blimey!
Wallace didnae tink thare were 1000 German prog 70s albums!
Krautheid, wot yer doin' wastit yer toime on dis forum? We needs yourn inpoot at Galactic Zoo!

Iffin ye have ainny o' these, can yer describe, please:
A PARADISE IS BORN
AGAM -AFTER PTARRHOF
AQUARELL - ABFLUNG
AMUTHON - WIRKLICHKEIF
BREDA FOLK - I WILL GO
BLACK WENESDAY
BLUEBERRY RAINBOW - VOL 1
BIRDY - ON THE MOVE
ULRICH BLUME - GROUND YOUR EARS!

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Posted: May 30 2005 at 16:40

On this site you'll find sound samples from Führs & Fröhling - Ammerland

http://www.nordseemusikanten.de/sff/ffinfo.htm

*Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond