This or That?
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Topic: This or That?
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Subject: This or That?
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:07
Hi Everyone!
Let's play a little game - the name is in the title. Here's how it works: someone picks two albums by the same artist that they either hold in high esteem, are generally rated about the same in quality, or that they dislike (2 stinkers so to speak). It's up to you.
The first person to pop in (if they know the music) must give their choice of the two and then list their 2 picks for the next person, and so forth. Lets us use the ^ to signify who we are responding to and NO more than one at a time please! All sub-genres are fair game and please use images to illustrate.
I will get the ball rolling... or ?
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:16
^ Might be asked to be moved to Just for Fun, but nice idea regardless.
Close, but I go with Trick of the Tail (Blood on the Rooftops is my fave track of those, however).
For mine:
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:18
edit: you may keep a record of all your picks, just make sure you highlight who you are responding to
My own pick is Wind
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:28
^Logan
Shambles for me haha, the frenzied sea shanties never did it for me. or
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:08
I prefer Shambles of my choices too.
^ Miles Davis' In a Silent Way for me (the album that made me a fan of his and I still love)
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:22
^ Ege for me: much more fluid and consistent (some great melodic moments to boot)
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:27
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:27
^^ Same. And now that I think more competently about it, I should have gone with Wind and Wuthering (I was going to and then second guessed myself).
^ I thought about doing the same KC combo. Love both, but going with Red
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:40
^1001 for me (for the content and first appearance of the iconic logo) ______
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 09:43
Anybody wanna bounce and give their choice between fourth or fifth?
I pick fourth, it's my favorite work of theirs. It capitalizes on the best aspects of third and doesn't let up its jazz credentials for a minute!
Fifth was always a struggle for me; it feels conceptually disjointed (due to band dynamics during recording) while going into the avant-garde at times while trying to maintain the "blaring" sax sound of 4. Drop and All White are worth it alone.
The band did not lose me completely until post-Softs despite me being less keen on their progression starting at Six and going forward.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 10:47
^ Hoping someone else would try it. I feel comfortable saying that Soft Machine is one of THE greatest bands, and I chose Fourth over Fifth. My traditional favourites from ST are Third and Second. Brilliant band.
While I commonly would go for The Glowing Man and To be Kind as my modern dynamic Swans duo, I feel like going for these two sequential albums.
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Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 12:34
^Logan
Love both but give the nod to The Seer. It was my first Swan's album that took my attention.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 13:32
^ Seriously, that was the first or second pairing I thought about doing, but decided to start more old-school. Love both, and it is hard to choose. Depends on the day, today I go with Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! over F♯A♯∞. Both are five star albums to me, and serious "modern" (1997 and 2000) classics.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 20:31
^Yeti for me - seems a little more "out there" and I like unpredictability in my prog _________________
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 12 2024 at 21:45
Fragile , for a bit more dirt
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 07:28
^I will let someone else jump ship; unfortunately, I don't know these two
I only know Vangelis' Heaven and Hell album
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:16
^^ I understood whay people commonly loathe the terms overrated and underrated, yet I do consider Vangelis' Beaubourg commonly to be underrated. That said, I choose Spiral.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:43
^You are all over the place Logan and I like that
That said, I much prefer Kid A to Computer - I would listen to Computer nonstop 5 or so years ago until Kid A came into my world and threw everything I knew out the window. If Prog Electronica was a genre, Kid A would be the cornerstone. Strangely enough, I have not encountered much music in that similar vein all these years; I much prefer Radiohead post-2000. I guess, their later work and some instrumental hip-hop come close.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:51
^ Thanks, I favour Radiohead's Kid A and the following, Amnesiac is a particular favourite of mine. I love both of those Hatfield and the North albums (both are stone cold classics), but I want to give some one else a chance. Actually, all of these have been great selections for my tastes.
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 14:05
^^ I only know "Hatfield and the North". Although I do enjoy this album, I also think the album is a bit too silly for my tastes. or These are the two top ranking VdGG albums in PA. They are also somewhat different sounding albums by the classic lineup. My preference is definitely "Pawn Hearts" and the earlier albums.
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 15:28
^ Godbluff, the songs and vocals are simply better over all.
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Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 16:36
^ I want to give someone else a shot, but I love both of the ones listed
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2024 at 23:24
^ Amarok. Oldfield goes a bit 'mad' TB is a tad overrated and he improved the formula with the next 3 imo
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 15 2024 at 16:28
^ FM just by a hair ____________________________
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 10:59
^ Anybody want to take a shot?
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 12:48
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
^ Anybody want to take a shot? |
I personally love the first 7 MB albums and these two are very even in quality, but I think I'd take Threshold by a wafer thin margin... on the basis that it could change back again in 6 months?
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 12:51
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------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 14:23
Soil Festivities as it has a special place in my heart
How about?
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 14:27
I love both of those Vangelis releases John, I find the quality very even between the two overall, which is why I paired them, but you are right, SF is a beautifully delicate piece of work... quite delightful.
I will let someone else have a go on the BJH, because I've written something for you in the Febus thread...
------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 19:40
^ Once Again no contest ______________________
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 16 2024 at 22:05
SF (Father of Day, Father of Night)
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 09:05
^ Grand Tour; always thought Folklore is overrated. Then, I'm a sucker for a great live recording packaged as a studio album. ________________________ or
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 09:24
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 17:37
^ Heard of the band, never listened to their music; I will let someone else jump in
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 18:29
^Or, now is your chance to listen to both albums and choose the one you prefer.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 17 2024 at 19:16
^ I will get back to you then
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 10:52
^ A Trace of Memory ________________________________________
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 11:05
Grumpyprogfan wrote:
^Systematic Chaos
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Now We Have Light for me
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 11:43
Yeah, these were my first listens of both and I don't think I can craft a worthy opinion without a few more spins. Not really my style - reminded me of Porcupine Tree, but the production of Trace just propelled this one for me. Sorry Cristi
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 11:45
Do you wish to take the Tull challenge, Cristi, or are you passing the torch?
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 11:45
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
Yeah, these were my first listens of both and I don't think I can craft a worthy opinion without a few more spins. Not really my style - reminded me of Porcupine Tree, but the production of Trace just propelled this one for me. Sorry Cristi |
No problem
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 12:42
^ A Trace of Memory ________________________________________
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 18 2024 at 16:01
^ Thick as a Brick
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 08:35
While Cardiacs is quite the Marmite band, it has had its vocal appreciators at this forum. I love those albums and figured some others might be enthusiastic enough about them to want to respond ere very long. From my POV, if anyone wishes to jump in and skip my dynamic duo to answer the Jethro Tull question and then list their own two, I would be fine with that. Maybe some would like to answer mine later when/ if this topic stalls. That's up to the game-master (aka the OP), I guess. Sometimes these topics just don't get momentum when the forum is not busy and it might elicit more of the JFF crowd (and their numbers have diminished). Anyway, some might choose before long, but I just wanted to put this out there. While I would not want to be the one that leads to the death of this topic, worse, I would not wish to see those wondrous albums be the death of this topic.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 11:10
^^ oh, you've got enough Cardiacs fans in here to help you here Greg, although as you know, I'm afraid I'm not one of them.. I was surprised the Vangelis choice was taken up as quickly as it was, for which we have John to thank.
I think you chose correctly with TaaB; it's their masterpiece and after all... there's only so many times the Hare can lose his spectacles, isn't there?
------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 13:40
^^ Yeah, I was hoping someone else (with a greater knowledge of Cardiacs) would jump the wagon there, but hey...nobody did. This topic stalls repeatedly, it's not just you Logan. I will not persuade the topic to gain traction just to skip your picks - I will let someone else answer it.
JFF crowd?? What is that?
Anyway, as Jared stated, indeed this supposedly is a quick paced game where your picks could get stolen (or picked), so it's up to you to be on the lookout, always. I sense it an obligation to frequent this thread as the OP, obviously.
FWIW, I'm one of those who will pick Passion Play over Brick any day of the week. Grand Statement: yes indeed, but too repetitive in arrangement and fails to holdup after many listens for me. Sorry
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 14:08
^ JFF is "Just For Fun" in internet slang and I was referring to the people who frequent the Just for Fun forum at this board.
^^ And yeah, Jared, there are enough Cardiacs fans here, but not everyone is interested in such topics or posting as regularly as they once did even if they pop in now and then. One notices various posters who are logged in as active users but aren't posting (nor checking a wide variety of topics). That Vangelis one would have stumped me. I know his 70s albums and a fair amount of his post-70s albums. By the way, I don;t post at the forum, but I have noticed that Progressive Ears has a 188 page Cardiacs thread, with a few and especially one very active contributor. I wonder how the most prolific there would fare against the most prolific in the epic Flower Kings thread here at PA's forum in a battle royale? Just a silly thought for the day.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 15:00
^ Oh ok, that makes sense. I will let the mods move it if they deem necessary. It's still part of the main forum, right? As long as it stays in the feed, people will view it and thus reply.
Yeah, I assume the active user on PA will pick and choose what topics to frequent based on the people who make them and the content. I don't prefer PE for that same reason that some random "niche" thread will pop up and last for days on end - where are the listening and band/artist threads that can spark discussion? Instead, you get "this guy from this band (nobody cares about) releases another book". Seriously?!
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 16:50
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
It's still part of the main forum, right? As long as it stays in the feed, people will view it and thus reply. |
Posts in the "Just for Fun" subforum do NOT appear in the "Latest Forum Posts" list.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 17:53
^ Thanks Proph, noted
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 21:29
Cardiacs have 3 very high rated albums on PA but unfortunately the one with the flower on the cover is the one I don't know at all. Sing To God is really good and I would have picked that over On Land And In The Sea personally. and as far at Tull goes I only really love Aqualung. People say TAAB is amazing but I always feel underwelmed by it. APP is more interesting imo.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 22:05
^ I think Logan will forgive you for picking Sing to God, Richard; personally, I only know that one by the band and I cannot imagine anything else by them "bettering" it.
Do you want to drop your next contenders?
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 19 2024 at 23:04
richardh wrote:
Cardiacs have 3 very high rated albums on PA but unfortunately the one with the flower on the cover is the one I don't know at all. Sing To God is really good and I would have picked that over On Land And In The Sea personally.and as far at Tull goes I only really love Aqualung. People say TAAB is amazing but I always feel underwelmed by it. APP is more interesting imo. |
I would be surprised if you did not prefer A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window over On Land and in the Sea. I chose that duo partially because they have similar ratings commonly, both came out sequentially at the end of the 80s (1988 and 1989) and I happen to love that line-up with Sarah Smith on sax and William D. Drake on keyboards (and vocals). I do really like Sing to God too which was my fist Cardiacs album, and it was "Dirty Boy" off it, such great, great song, imo, that first really turned me on to Cardiacs. On Land and in the Sea took some time for me to love (not as easy as various other Cardiacs albums for me, and I was already into most of its other albums before getting into it). Two others I really love and think essential are the compilation album Songs for Ships and Irons and the live All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest.
As for JT, I almost went with APP -- toss up. I prefer Aqualaung, as well as Stand Up and Benefit to it.
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
^ I think Logan will forgive you for picking Sing to God, Richard; personally, I only know that one by the band and I cannot imagine anything else by them "bettering" it.
Do you want to drop your next contenders? |
To me it's not about bettering. I see them as different. Differences in line-up, time... And as I said, I was fine with skipping it altogether. To me I see this as about the specific albums rather than the band, so it makes more sense for Richard's new suggestions to be based on the Jethro Tull albums rather than choosing an album that I did not mention. No forgiveness required; no big deal to me either way. As he chose APP, we can count my Cardiacs suggestions as unofficial (but at least good for a little conversation, and I care more about the conversation even if I haven't always the mind or time to engage in such things with any depth or intelligence). Thanks for the thoughtful posts.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 20 2024 at 11:34
^For purposes of moving this topic along, I will continue from where we left off...
APP by JT ___________________________
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 20 2024 at 11:49
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 20 2024 at 23:21
^ Perfect Strangers. I love a lot of post seventies Deep Purple.
Has to be done
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 06:31
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 09:00
^You are in for one Grumpy....Thing Fish!
Some parts of Jazz are good, but just don't add up to the whole. I can stomach some synclavier: Civilization, Monkies, Dance.... cannot stomach this one however. To me, he hadn't found that sound on Prevention and Jazz yet.
I like (don't love) Thing Fish! The sheer balls and cleverness to come up with something like this could have only come from Frank in the 80s. Too bad it never materialized on Broadway - the budget for this thing was high! It's the ultimate troll/turn off record for the novice, but I like it just for that reason ______________________________________________
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 09:33
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 21 2024 at 10:20
^ Fish era Marillion _____________________ or
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 22 2024 at 09:49
^Anybody sorta like The Move?
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 20:01
So, nobody here has heard of The Move or just no love? What's the deal?
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 21:03
I've listened to The Move, but don't have a strong opinion. I was somewhat surprised that none chose from my Cardiacs choices, but I knew it was time to Move on. :)
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 22:26
The Move are art pop and spawned the much more interesting ELO. I would have gone there with their 2 highest rated being
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 23:08
^ I prefer Roy Wood's songwriting to Jeff Lynne's; having said that, I pick Eldorado, however, my two picks would be their first 2 releases. Horrible cover on that bottom one!
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 24 2024 at 10:41
I love ELO 2 mainly for From The Sun To The World but mostly it's criminally underrated (yep I prefer it to Eldorado although got to say that Mr Blue Sky is total genius whether it be pop or whatever)
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 24 2024 at 17:54
^ In Rock ________________________________
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 25 2024 at 09:56
^C'mon guys! Fusion, jazz-funk, does it really need fear or negligence?
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 25 2024 at 10:32
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
^C'mon guys! Fusion, jazz-funk, does it really need fear or negligence? |
Like both and Get Up With It is one of my very favourite albums (Big Fun is another particular fave of mine), but I'd rather someone else present a duo in lieu of me if any are interested.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 25 2024 at 11:21
^ Yeah, I tried staying with the jazz-funk theme for those two, however, I don't even know which one I would stack against Big Fun? Jack Johnson, maybe?
Let's get someone else to give their choice and present their duo please.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 25 2024 at 22:41
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:34
^Anybody wanna take a stab at the less likely matchup of the early WR catalog; for lack of familiarity, I may just post the obvious... _____________________________
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:36
Ooh difficult choice, love both but will go with 'I sing the body electric'
how about slightly later phase WR
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:37
^ haha cosmic, your pics are not showing, but I assume we read each other's minds?
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:38
Sorry, our posts overlapped! Was busy editing, trying to get pics that would load!
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:39
^ mysterious traveller
Do you wish to take mine, cosmic?
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:40
Definitely 'Black Market' though i do like 'Heavy Weather'
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:43
^haha, more like "two classics really, but it more comes down to what kind of music you want from your WR", right?
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 15:55
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 16:01
Ooh, definitely 'Where have i known you before'... much prefer the 'space' in the music.. has a lot more charm. i feel 'Romantic Warrior' is just too 'Busy'; it's flashy but flat...
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 16:04
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 16:21
^ haha, could not have summed it up better! I, frankly, still cannot digest Warrior after countless tries. "Where Have I..." all the way!
Hate to say it, but you mentioned a band I do not have any use for: MGP. Does it have Canterbury aspects: sure! Is it Canterbury: NO! I hate drawing boundaries on music, but anything proclaiming to be capital C without that "British whimsy" flavor is not it. This band is the perfect example. Supersister did a much better job!
Having said that, Genius Hans, inconsequentially.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 26 2024 at 16:27
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 09:07
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 09:16
^ Melt
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 12:52
Zappastolethetowels wrote:
^ haha, could not have summed it up better! I, frankly, still cannot digest Warrior after countless tries. "Where Have I..." all the way!
Hate to say it, but you mentioned a band I do not have any use for: MGP. Does it have Canterbury aspects: sure! Is it Canterbury: NO! I hate drawing boundaries on music, but anything proclaiming to be capital C without that "British whimsy" flavor is not it. This band is the perfect example. Supersister did a much better job!
Having said that, Genius Hans, inconsequentially. |
No worries i agree about lumping bands like MGP and Supersister under the 'Canterbury' heading.. i was aware of both bands before i came on PA and as far as i was aware these bands prime influence was Frank Zappa and the Mothers of invention after their early tours of Europe and Scandinavia, possibly along with Soft Machine.. Does it bother me? no. Actually i prefer Supersister to MGP but do just like that Early European avant-Jazz-Progressive sound generally
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 13:05
Yeah, Moving Gelatin Plates to my ear sound much closer to Zappa than to any "Canterbury" band. Heck, the cover art for their second album is a direct reference to Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica (produced by Frank Zappa).
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 13:06
^ perhaps, I shouldn't get so emotional about such things, it's all music after all. I do sense a much stronger Zappa influence from these bands than anything "Canterbury" per se. YMMV
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 18:04
^Anybody wish to take on Christi?
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 18:04
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 18:16
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 20:28
^ Really, the OP said that the picks must be from the same artist, but I will pass the caveat that different artists can work IF they apply to the rest of the criteria. The two listed are from different periods, but share style and the so-called symphonic-prog revival cred
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 27 2024 at 20:35
^Hybris, one word: Jordrok - no contest; Wobbler suffer the modern "samey-ness" syndrome _________________________ or
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 28 2024 at 15:56
Anybody take on the challenge of Cow or, worst yet, listen to both albums?
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 28 2024 at 16:06
Leg end for me.. how about or
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 28 2024 at 17:07
^One of a Kind. A masterpiece.
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 28 2024 at 18:51
^My picks:
HC:Legend Bruford: One of a Kind
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Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: October 29 2024 at 10:06
^ anybody with more knowledge than me wish to take on Thieves Kitchen's picks?
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 30 2024 at 18:31
^ well it would have been an easy pick for Genius Loci if that had been offered. I don't know those others well, maybe listened once and that's it.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 30 2024 at 19:05
^I like the two choices I mentioned better than "Genuis Loci".
Anyway, move on...
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