B J H - Octo./ Gone../ XII
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Topic: B J H - Octo./ Gone../ XII
Posted By: R o V e R
Subject: B J H - Octo./ Gone../ XII
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 14:25
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Barclay James Harwest's these 3 albums seems to trilogy to me all of them are good but my favourite is
GONE TO EARTH;
i love " hard hearted woman" " spirit on the water "
second favourite is "XII"
songs i like Fact: the closed shop Sip of wine Science fiction: nova lepidoptera ( i love this one a lot)
from OCTOBERON
i like Ra rock & roll star
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- my ideas about their songs
HYMN (MORNING MOOD) - GONE TO EARTH RA ( KIND OF TWILGHT, DUSK) - OCTOBERON NOVA LEPIDOPTERA ( MIDNIGHT) - XII
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 14:51
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I love this album!!!
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 15:18
me too you are my friend i know you love RUSH RUSH is my number one prog band |
ANDREW wrote:Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 15:19
| 'Octoberon' is probably my favourite alongside 'Once Again' and 'Gone To Earth', yet 'Octoberon' just edges it for having some of their best songs imo- 'Ra', 'The World Goes On', 'Suicide'... |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 15:31
Yes, i love RUSH, it's my favourite band now!!!
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Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 16:04
Yeah you're right. They were also the last good albums before they headed off into their post-Woolly post-any-remaining-semblence-of-prog 80s descent into AOR mediocrity and short-lived commercial success (at least in Europe). XII is a nice flowing album and perhaps 4 outstanding tracks. Gone To Earth is often heralded as their best album, but I find the song structures are too formulaic, though Hymn is an all-time classic. I probably favour Octoberon - track after brilliant track, except for the last - Suicide? - I have never got to grips with it (I hate the footsteps sequence - sounds like coconut-shells). And it is the last time Woolly made a really significant impact on their sound, and he was the proggiest out of the 4 of them. Think I'll have a listen to it again right now . . . . . . . |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 16:07
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 16:58
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Three classic BJH's albums! Love all of them! I couldn't chose... |
Posted By: Pylo
Date Posted: April 11 2006 at 17:32
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Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: April 12 2006 at 03:27
I like african swallows too ..... |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: April 12 2006 at 04:06
FROM THIS POLL I PICK OCTOBERON.BUT FOR ME ARE BETTER EVERYONE IS ....... ; AND ONCE AGAIN IMO  ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: April 12 2006 at 05:07
Maybe so, and I wouldn't necessarily disagree, but the point of this thread was that these 3 albums go together as a kind of little trilogy. I've actually been thinking a bit more about this and I am tending to think that, for me at least, TIME HONOURED GHOSTS belongs in this little group - stylistically it has the same elements and 'feel' as Octoberon. In fact, I have always thought of them as a pair! THG and XII seem to provide the book-ends for this phase of their career: THG is clearly a break from the style of 'Everyone .....'; while XII is equally clearly a transition towards the new AOR era, and the final straw that led to Woolly leaving. Since writing my first post I have listened to Octoberon and am currently listening to XII - forgot just how good they were then ..... Regards |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 12 2006 at 16:01
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cool joolz
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