What albums did you listen to today?

progbethyname wrote: TeleStrat wrote: ^  I just got into Arena recently with The Unquiet Sky so I've been listening to other albums. Yesterday was the first time I played Pride and I liked it a lot. Not a weak spot in their entire discography I feel. Their dvd's have some troubling A&R + video quality issues, but other than that Arena have quality albums from start to finish. If I may recommend. Live&Live ( amazing double live album from the contagion tour. Audio quality is unbelievable as well.) Second. Immortal? I feel its a masterpiece. All the tracks are just amazing. Great flow to the album. Lastly. The Cry EP. This is a rare gem, but you can hear Arena in a somewhat different way than expected. Hope you'll enjoy them as much as I do. Arena are the kings of neo Prog for me.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Berits Halsband – s/t – Sagi, Sam, Gary – ABSOLUTE HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION! I bought this reissue of a rare Swedish instrumental album from 1975 a few weeks ago (it comes in a large and lavish hard cardboard book-like package), and it is a knockout beginning to end. Sounds like everything from Out of Focus, If, etc...a lively mix of jazz/fusion/rock with terrific jamming, quite rough around the edges, but the musicians are top-notch, with a bit of grit as well.

I'll give it a listen 

TeleStrat wrote: ^ I looked into Berits Halsband yesterday and the best deal I could find was 24 EUR with 15 EUR shipping. I listened to the album and thought it was great but I'll have to shop around some more.

Gary, do you use Greg Walker's Syn-Phonic store for orders? I got it through him for $17 US. He had it listed on his September-December 2015 update newsletter, although I do notice he doesn't have it listed on his site under the `Sweden' page (although the site is notorious for not updating actual stock!).

You could perhaps email him and enquire if he actually does still have copies?

http://synphonic.8m.com/index.htm

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - March 01 2016 at 09:16

^^  Before I started buying vinyl I ordered CDs regularly from Greg. I'll contact him today and see what he has.

Oh, sounds briliant, Gary, I hope you love it. Thinking of taking the plunge, Sam? AT least you get to avoid the US-ordering trouble you've been telling me about lately!

No, I haven't heard Hooffoot, I only recognise the name. The couple of reviews on the Archives make it sound very promising.

Thanks Michael, I love the Out Of Focus kind of sound, will check it out. 

Tonight's choices:

Pink Floyd – Obscured by Clouds
Renaissance – Academy of Music 1974
Tangerine Dream – Reims Cathedral, December 1974
Alpha Wave Movement – Harmonic Currents
Alpha Wave Movement – Archaic Frontiers
Steve Roach – Alive in the Vortex
Matthew Sweet – Altered Beast (not prog, but indie rock/pop/country that but still sounds amazing after 23 years)

Lemon Demon - "View-Monster"
Lemon Demon - "Nature Tapes EP"

GATHER AROUND, CHILDREN, IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF *SINGLES MANIA!*
  Lemon Demon - "Goosebumps"
  Lemon Demon - "123456 Pokemon"
  Lemon Demon - "Toy Food"
  Lemon Demon - "Money Dollar Bills"
  Lemon Demon - "Kubrick and the Beast"
  The Platters - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" / "No Matter What You Are"
  The Platters - "Only You (And You Alone)" / "Bark, Battle and Ball"
  The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon - "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" / "Please Be Mine"
  The Chords - "Sh-Boom" / "Little Maiden"
  Trio - "Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" / "Sabine Sabine Sabine"

Future - "56 Nights"
Lemon Demon - "Spirit Phone"
Car Seat Headrest - "Vincent"

Edited by Ozark Soundscape - March 02 2016 at 01:14

More....I still can't work out which Floyd member is singing lead vocal on the opening track `Cirrus Minor'!

Pink Floyd – Obscured by Clouds
Renaissance – Academy of Music 1974 (Sam, I think either this or the other recent Renaissance archival live has been given a vinyl release?)
Tangerine Dream – Reims Cathedral, December 1974
Alpha Wave Movement – Harmonic Currents
Alpha Wave Movement – Archaic Frontiers
Steve Roach – Alive in the Vortex

Matthew Sweet – Altered Beast (One of my most precious albums, not prog, but indie rock/pop/country that still sounds amazing after 23 years...easily one of the best rock albums of the 90's, amazing harmonies as well)





and he DID drop a proggy 9 and a half minute four-part suite on a later retro/Sixties/Beach Boys-flavoured album! Man, if all pop music was this good.....Sam, especially give this one a spin, I hope you dig it!



I'll admit, I'm a bit biased, I do like a good harpsichord solo!

Cristi wrote: [QUOTE=Aussie-Byrd-Brother]More....I still can't work out which Floyd member is singing lead vocal on the opening track `Cirrus Minor'! /QUOTE] isn't it Gilmour? I've always thought it's him. Or are Roger and David? Now I don't know either

Doing a search through Google brings up several pages of back and forth `It's David, it's Roger' responses, so I'm glad our confusion is justified!

On the one hand it sounds more Gilmour than Roger, but then whole sections of it sound nothing like Dave!

At least we know one thing - it's not Rick!