Top 10 of the most organ-driven albums
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Topic: Top 10 of the most organ-driven albums
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Subject: Top 10 of the most organ-driven albums
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 14:03
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What's your favorite top 10 of the most organ-driven albums?
My choices: 1.Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Tarkus"(1971) 2.Eloy - "Inside"(1973) 3.Par Lindh Project - "Mundus Incompertus"(1997) 4.Still Life - "Still Life"(1971) 5.Trikolon - "Cluster"(1969) 6.Bodkin - "Bodkin"(1972) 7.Ars Nova - "Chrysalis - Force for the Fourth"(2006) 8.Collegium Musicum - "Konvergencie"(2CD version)(1971) 9.Birth Control - "Birth Control"(1970) 10.Skaldowie - "Krywań, Krywań"(1973) -------------  
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 14:05
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Rick Wakeman - Judas Iscariot That is the only one I can remember right now. It is really cool. |
Posted By: polyrythmic
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 14:43
| Tarkus for me. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 14:50
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The Eloy album is a particularly good pick. I'd like to add "Of Queues and Cures" by National Health if I may. Out of interest, what style do Trikolon and Skaldowie play? I don't think I've heard the names before today. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 14:55
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Uriah Heep's 'Look At Yourself' is literally dripping with Hammond organ.
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:02
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Trikolon is a German band which recorded only this one album in 1969. They played very organ-based prog rock (art rock/symphonic prog/proto-prog) in the vein of The Nice. They were a trio (so there are no guitars). For example they played their own version of "Rondo" and ..."Fugue in D Minor". Highly recommended less known band.
Skaldowie is a Polish band which usually played pop-folk stuff but besides such a records they also recorded two great Symphonic/Art rock albums: "Krywań, Krywań"(with more then 17 minutes title suite) & "Stworzenia Świata Część Druga"(with title suite more then 19 minutes). Their organist is very high skilled (for example in "Krywań, Krywań" he plays excerts from "Light Cavalry" & "Pictures at an Exhibition"). Unfortunatelly in Poland they are wel known only as a pop band :-/. Anyway you can read something about them in PA. (Trikolon isn't even listed in this site so you can imagine how they are less-known :-) ). -------------
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Posted By: hazard
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:08
Elp - Brain Salad Surgery ------------- Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends... |
Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:16
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1.Uriah Heep ''Look at Yourself''
2.Deep Purple ''In Rock''
3.ELP ''Tarkus''
4.Quatermass ''self-titled''
5.Trace ''self-titled''
6Atomic Rooster ''Death walks behind''
7.Wicked Minds ''self-titled''
8.Jane ''Lady''
9.Zarathustra ''self-titled''
10.Le Orme ''Contrapuntti''
and hundreds of others....
------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:17
Trikolon became Tetragon if I'm not mistaken? ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
ozzy_tom wrote:Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:32
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Yes Trikolon changed to Tetragon when guitarist joined them. They also made only one album under this name (called "Nature"(1971)). But I don't like this formation as much as Trikolon. Tetragon was more jazzy and that's why guitar became more important then organ in this record. -------------
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:38
I suppose that you think about "From The Purple Skies" 'cause Wicked Minds doesn't have any self-titled album  . -------------
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:48
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uh.....Yes exactly!That's what I meant. Btw,I do have Nature by Tetragon.You're right about it,some parts sounds like The Doors.... ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 15:53
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An Old Castle In Transylvania by Japanese band Cosmos Factory is a mindblowing organ driven album Others:
La Leyla by Ramses (Germany)
Collage by Le Orme (Italy)
Curses And Invocations by Standarte (Italy)
Hanson & Karlsson - Compilation CD (Sweden)
Crusis by Crusis (Argentina)
The Goddess Of Darkness by Ars Nova (Japan)
Inside by Eloy (Germany)
Sursum Corda by Quill (USA)
Live (?) by Collegium Musicum (Chech)
Live by Jane (Germany)
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 16:01
I have to check this "Quill" 'cause I know all of your other choices and I have to say that they are all really great. From "Standarte" I have only their self-titled album and "Stimmung". So I'll have to check this one too .
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Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 16:37
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What about "Pictures at an Exhibition" Pscychadelic organ on that one! BSS is the most well arranged organ romp. Tarkus is pretty decent too. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 16:58
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Tarkus - ELP
Focus 3 - Focus Octopus - Gentle Giant True Stories - David Sancious & Tone |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 18:24
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I am just back home from my late shift and, as a Hammond freak, immediately checked my collection, here some additions to my previous organ-driven list:
- eponymous Alphataurus album
- eponymous Corte Dei Miracoli album
- Odyssey - Setting Forth
- Social Tension - It Reminds Me Of MacBethia
- Ache - De Homine Urbano + Green Man
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 21:45
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the first off the top of my head: The Doors-- S/T Atomic Rooster--Death Walks Behind You -------------   |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 21:50
I just reviewed that album. Amazing organ playing.  |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 21:56
damn right.. that's a great album. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 03:40
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Take a look at this link - I expanded my Hammond collection considerably after seeing it.
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Sandrose/hammond_organ_delights |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 10:49
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Yeah, it's good list. But I would also add (from not mentioned here before):
The Nice - "Nice"(1969) Arzachel - "Arzachel"(1969) Eloy - "Floating"(1974) Frumpy - "Live"(1973) Amos Key - "First Key"(1973) 2066 & Then - "Reflections on the future"(1972) Triumvirat - "Illusions on a double dimple"(1973) Egg - Egg"(1970) The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown"(1968) Glass Hammer - "The Iconsolable Secret"(2005) Jacula - "Tardo Pede in Magiam Versus"(1972)  -------------
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 14:19
| SNOW GOOSE AND SONG FOR AMERICA!!!! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 14:36
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The Nice - The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis
ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition
Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions
Par Lindh Project - Mundus Imcompertus
Par Lindh Project - Veni Vidi Vici
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Deep Purple - In Rock
btw most of ELP's stuff cannot be described as 'organ driven' ('Emerson driven' maybe
 ).PAAE is an exception IMO.Also Par Lindh Project are one of the few modern bands that I've come across that actually are organ driven.I might also include Glass Hammer but they used sampled organ sounds compared to Par Lindh who uses the real thing.
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Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 15:38
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Tool - Laterlus ------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 16:02
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 16:22
You're wrong Richardh! Glass Hammer use real Hammond organs not samples! Sometimes they even use model B3. You can check it here (it's from their official site): http://www.glasshammer.com/pages/features/gear.html -------------
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Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 22:48
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Eloy - Inside Pollen - Pollen
Cosmos Factory - Old Castle in Transylvania
Zarathustra - Zarathustra
Tako - Tako
Tako - U vreci za spavanje
Crusis - Crusis
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 01:20
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Obviously I agree with the pack of ELP albums, and the Yes Album was a nice choice. Two that haven't been mentioned: Thick as a Brick; John Evans owns that album.
Procol Harum's debut...it's called Procol Harum, right? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 01:43
I was just going by Lex Live DVD which shows Fred Schendel demonstrating his keyboard rig..but presumably that is now out of date.If so then 'The Inconsolable Secret'(especially disc one) is a good one to add to the list.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 03:42
Nice to see I didn't have to put those ones in myself (also, that I didn't have to humiliate myself by spelling 'Colosseum' & 'Valentyne' incorrectly - again!) I'd also put into this list 'Spooky Tooth'; their music was powered by Gary Wright's Hammond playing - and I'm determined that one day, they shall be welcomed into this Forum as at the very least 'Prog-Related' (just try to forget that they eventually turned into Foreigner...) If you want a good overview of them at their best, go for: 
Sit back, put on their version of 'I am the walrus' and marvel! ------------- 
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 08:41
Van der Graaf Generator were so organ-driven that their bass player became redundant and left!  ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: ryba
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 08:50
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bach
mozart frank organ works |
Posted By: flaxton
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 12:31
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i am the walrus by spooky tooth is indeed excellent. ------------- flaxton |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 12:50
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Amazed Mike Ratledge's Lowry organ work in Soft Machine (psychedelic and jazz rock periods) has not been mentioned - noting the thread title doesn't mention a make of organ. The most recent Soft Machine release Middle Earth Masters has several excellent live examples how out in front/innovative/organ-stretching Ratledge was, compared with keyboardists such as Keith Emerson in 1967 and 1968.
Jan Hammer on John Abercrombie's Timeless and Night
Larry Young on the first two Lifetime albums
Virtually every time Brian Auger touch the Hammond for recordng purposes.
Graham Bond (who also recorded the Mellotron before virtually everybody else - in 1964).
John Novello of Niacin
Jens Johnasson on Jonas Hellborg Group's e.
Wasn't Terry Riley playing Hammond on that masterpiece of minimalism, Rainbow In Curved Air - inspiring Pete Townshend, Francis Monkman (and the rest of Curved Air), the aforementioned Mike Ratledge?
Other jazz-fusionists/organists:
Larry Golding
Joey Francisco
Wayne Peet
Wayne Horwitz
Finally, Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind faith's Stevie Winwood was renown for spending his earnings on the latest models of Hammonds that had come on to the marketplace.
Marian Vargas of Collegium Musicum is a organ great, but it should be made clear on the album listed, he was playing a Russian Hammond copy, not a genuine Hammond. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: profskett
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 12:52
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Has anybody mentioned Rick Wakeman's Six Wives of Henry VIII yet? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/profskett/?chartstyle=OldPaperOArtist"> 
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 14:22
In fact it was mentioned in this site: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Sandrose/hammond_organ_delights (Glueman wrote this link before) Other organ gems: Iron Butterfly - "In'A-Gadda-Da-Vida"(1968) Jane - "Together"(1972) Polyphony - "Without Introduction"(1971) Birth Control - "Operation"(1971) Argent - "All Together Now"(1972) Attila - "Atilla"(1970) Vanilla Fudge - "Renaissance"(1968) Music Emporium - "Music Emporium"(1969) Gli Alluminogeni - "Scolopendra"(1972) Rustichelli & Bordini - "Opera Prima"(1973) Gypsy - "In The Garden"(1971) Abacus - "Abacus"(1971) McPhee - "McPhee"(1972) Tritonus - "Tritonus"(1975) Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Befour"(1970) Pell Mell - "From The New World"(1973) Sixty Nine - "Circle of The Crayfish"(1973) Twogether - "A Couple of Times"(1973) Hardin & York - "Live"(1994, 1969 recorded) Echolyn - "Mei"(2002) Food Brain - "Social Gathering"(1970) Ainigma - "Diluvium"(1973) Eloy - "Power and The Passion"(1973) Triumvirat - "Mediterranean Tales"(1972) Frumpy - "Frumpy 2"(1971) Frumpy - "All Will Be Changed"(1970) Fuzzy Duck - "Fuzzy Duck"(1971) Warhorse - "Warhorse"(1970) Rare Bird - "As Your Mind Flies By"(1970) Rare Bird - "Rare bird"(1969) The Old Man & The Sea - "The Old Man & The Sea"(1972) Night Sun - "Mournin'"(1972) The Nice - "Elegy"(1971) Pacific Sound -"Forget Your Dream!"(1971) Yes - "Time and A Word"(1970) Jacula - "In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum"(1969) Antonis Rex - "Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex"(1974) Ufff...lots of such a stuff... -------------
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Posted By: Nowhere Man
Date Posted: January 15 2007 at 17:28
Very true. TAAB is very heavy on the organ. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 03:00
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As already mentioned Eloy's early albums are well worth checking out if you love organ driven prog ,but stop at Power And The Passion (1975). After that they developed a space rock approach that typified their sound up to the present time. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 03:15
UGH! Of course...Gadda! Why didn't I think of that? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 04:02
I love Soft Machine Live At The Paradiso, fantastic organ and fuzz bass! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 05:54
MR's organ work on Hibou Anemone & Bear on that album is one of the very best - but if you like that, check out Ratledge 2 years before on the Middle Earth Masters - even with the lo-fidelity, phew.............. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 06:14
I'll look out for that! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:11
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I`m more of a guitar head but here is my list: First Lucifer`s friend album, Lucifer`s friend Focus Moving Waves ELP Tarkus Triumvirat Spartacus or anything before the atrocious a la Carte album. Deep Purple Live in Japan ( the original one ) I didn`t really like Jon Lord`s playing when he switched from his Hammond to Yamaha gear. Yes Yessongs ------------- |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:16
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Just got Spock's Beard album "V" and the Hammond B-3 work is very evident and extensive throughout. Love it. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:31
Funny, I've just been listening to Live in Japan - Jon Lord really rocks on that album! His Hendrix-like freakouts on Lazy and Space Truckin' especially are just red hot.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:47
Great choice! Though, of course, some people will start arguing that MiJ is not prog... I don't know whether it's been mentioned yet, but I think Caravan's second album, "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I Would Do It All Over You", features some stellar organ work by Dave Sinclair - especially in the marvellous "For Richard", which the band perform live to this day. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:48
Made In Japan..isn't it?
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 12:28
You are right - slip of the keyboard  ...
I believe they did release a 3CD set giving the whole of the three Japansese concerts called Live In Japan, but it's the original Made In Japan album I have. Actually I think they have released every concert Purple Mk.II ever played on CD by now...
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 16:50
Jon Lord aficionados, alert: check out his DVD with The Hoochie Coochie Men Live At The Basement, awesome Hammond work 
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 19:02
Some great "plastic sounding" organ on there, gets right in your face. Love it.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 19:04
On the list!
 ...another one
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:21
Unfortunatelly you are right. I've got "Dawn" and "Ocean" and there are almost no organ . I suppose that their next records are similar...but maybe I will check them some day 'cause I've got big sentiment to them . -------------
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:29
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THE NEW NEXUS ALBUM IS HAMMOND DRENCHED
... check out (another one http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=11643&FID=3 - Mascodagama
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Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 15:09
| Triumvirat has some MEAN C3 |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 15:10
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How about "Close to the Edge" at 15 minutes, that organ solo is NICE |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 16:16
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Check out the live CD by Canadian band Visible Wind
(recorded at Baja Prog 2002), loaded with Hammond B3, The Beast
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Posted By: LordSummerisle
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 18:54
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 02:18
I actually love the later stuff more,just pointing out that there was a stylistic change.Planets and Time To Turn are worth checking out (but get the remasters) if you decide to go further with them.
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 05:22
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The brilliant Egg have had a couple of mentions so far, but they've been oddly overlooked by most posters. The debut is good, but The Polite Force is their masterpiece IMO. Dave Stewart also added some very tasty organ to Hatfield and the North and National Health.
Bo Hansson's Lord of the Rings is an enjoyable psychedelic organ fest which should also have more prominence here. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: LordSummerisle
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 05:44
agreed, though I think 'Magicians Hat' and 'Attic Thoughts' are slighty superior to that album. 
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:16
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Khan's "Space Shanty" have some brilliant Hammond works, one of my favourites... ------------- |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 03:20
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For serious Hammond-drenched action, the Swedish duo Bootcut's two CDs are a must: Hammonds vs. Drums (2001) De Fluff (2006) Amazing!! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 03:24
I got the remaster of Sursum Corda when it came out a couple years back and after waiting so long to hear this "'70s classic of American prog," I was disappointed. Shameless ELP worship (even down to the hairstyles), but unlike other bands that forded the same waters, like Triumvirat, it just wasn't that great. Just my opinion. I await your thoughts on the album. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 16:28
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I've checked "Curses and Invocations", I think that it's their best album. Lots of Hammond & mellotron there. As always with this band I felt like in good, old 70' when I was listening to this record. -------------
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 16:32
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I am glad you like the second Standarte album Ozzy Tom because it's "a Hammond freak's wet dream" About Quill's album Sursum Corda, Verslibre: it's very ELP oriented but the great thing is that Quill succeeds to give it a warm extra dimension, ELP often sounds too clinical/technical, I love that extra dimension Quill delivers By the way, did I mention Hansson & Karlsson, excellent Hammond B3 driven progressive jazz
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Posted By: yface1
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 18:09
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Out of that list I'd say it's a direct toss-up between ELP and Eloy. Probably go for Eloy to be honest, but just by a hair.
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 19:43
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Nursey cryme has quite a bit of saturated organ ------------- 
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Posted By: puma
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 13:13
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Thick as a Brick, there's some real killer Hammond on that everything by ELP, honestly, except for the piano-driven tunes Deep Purple - Machine Head, Made in Japan |
Posted By: raindance2007
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 23:00
Well the Hammond has the bass pedals  |
Posted By: Rolling Ronnie
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 05:24
| Anything featuring the fuzzed out organ talents of the Mighty Daves (Sinclair & Stewart) would be top of my list. |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 13:03
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Uriah Heep - Look at yourself
Yes - Time and a Word
Horizont - Horizont
Lucifers Friend - LF
Cairo - Conflict and dreams
Presto Ballet - Peace among the Ruins
ELP - Tarkus
Collegium Musicum - Konvergencie
Styx - Pieces of eight
Boston - Third stage ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 13:30
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Nuova Era - Il Passo Del Soldato!! |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 13:40
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Otto Winter - Bach (JS) Famous Organ Works |
Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 14:52
GREAT topic my friend!! I love heavy organ albums and I appreciate that you mentioned many that are not the "BIG" albums such as a bunch of Genesis or Yes albums. Good stuff. I will be sure to look into these bands. ------------- Best of 2006 that I've heard: PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 14:55
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much as I dislike them I fear that Triumvirat should feature here. Maybe Illusions on a double dimple or Spartacus
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Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 15:24
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Just to add some albums others may not have added but are GREAT organ prog albums:
Mad Curry
 Also Julian Jay Savarin is a great organist! His albums:
Julian Jay Savarin
 and also Julian's Treatment
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 15:27
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Dalt99, two years ago I added Julian's Treatment to Prog Archives but it is still an overlooked band, what a wonderful and often compelling Hammond organ drenched prog (and great female vocals too), I am glad you have mentioned this amazing early Seventies band !
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 15:38
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all of the above
plus:
Ekseption ~ http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6480 - Ekseption
Aphrodites Child ~ http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5958 - 666
...though my favorite is a toss-up betwix Uriah Heep ~ The Magician's Birthday or Deep Purple ~ The Book Of Taliesyn. ------------- What? |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 06:50
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Some other organ-drenched albums which I've discovered rescently (or I forgot to write them here before):
La Torre Dell'Alchimista - La Torre Dell'Alchimista (2001) (very Emersonian organ + flute a la Jethro Tull. Great !!!) Various Artists - Odyssey - The Greatest Tale (2005) (great complitation with lots of Hammond !) Aardvark - Aardvark (1970) Affinity - Affinity (1970) Alas - Alas (1976) Analogy - Analogy (1972) Bram Stoker - Schizo-Poltergeist (Heavy Rock Spectacular)(1972) Buon Vecchio Charlie - Buon Vecchio Charlie (1971) Cherry Five - Cherry Five (1975) Birth Control - Live (1974) Corte dei Miracoli - Dimensione Onirica (1973) Czesław Niemen - Człowiek jam niewdzięczny (1970) Czesław Niemen - Enigmatic (1969) Czesław Niemen - Strange Is This World (1972) Electra - Adaptionen (1976) Epsilon - Epsilon (1971) Ford Theatre - Trilogy For The Masses (1968) Formula 3 - Dies Irae (1970) Hunger - Strictly From Hunger (1969) Il Giro Strano - La Divina Commedia (1973) Il Trono Dei Ricordi - Il Trono Dei Ricordi (1994) Klan - Mrowisko (1971) Latte E Miele - Papillon (1973) Le Orme - In Concerto (1974) Light - The Story Of Moses (1972) London Underground - Through a Glass Darkly (2003) L'Uovo Di Colombo - L'Uovo Di Colombo (1973) Metamorfosi - Inferno (1973) Mursupilami - Mursupilami (1970) Murphy Blend - First Loss (1971) Murple - Io Sono Murple (1974) Nautilus - 20,000 Miles Under The Sea (1978) Nexus - Live At Nearfest 2000 (2002) Nuova Era - Dopo L'Infinito (1989) Nuova Era - Io E Il Tempo (1992) Nuova Idea - Clowns (1973) Odin - Odin (1972) Omega - 200 Years After The Last War (1973) Orange Peel - Orange Peel (1970) Panta Rhei - Bartok (1976-1977) Pesky Gee - Exclamation Mark (1969) Ruphus - New Born Day (1973) Siloah - Sukram Gurk (1972) The Load - Load Have Mercy (1977) The Load - Praise The Load (1976) The Trip - Caronte (1971) Tibet - Tibet (1976) Touch - Touch (1969) Trespass - In Haze Of Time (2002) Trespass - Morning Lights (2006) Triade - Storia di sabbazio (1973) Trilogy - Here It Is (1979) Troya - Point of Eruption (1976) Tyburn Tall - Tyburn Tall (1972) Wicked Minds - Witchflower (2006) Valhalla - Valhalla (1969) I think that we create here almost full list of for every Hammond freak  .-------------
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:06
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Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 18:33
I totally agree with these two. Great organ drenched prog.
Another couple I would like to mention:
REFUGEE — Refugeeand... MAINHORSE — MainhorseTwo great Patrick Moraz albums ------------- Best of 2006 that I've heard: PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 21:13
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Being too lazy to read all the posts, I thought I'd butt in & make sure that Machine Head was included as THE organ driven album. Put it through a Marshall, will ya ! And Lord he said - "let there be fuzz"
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 05:13
Yes, the same organ he used to record GFTO with Yes (same time-period: 1977). So, both Wakeman's "Criminal Record" and Yes, GFTO, should be added to the list...
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 05:28
Hansson's 'Lord of the Rings' (The Magician's Hat is a bit dull), Tarkus and BSS of course, and all the Niacin albums, especially 'Organik' 
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 08:57
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I am preparing a Hammond organ special for the Symphonic Prog Appeciation thread, after the Mellotron the second vintage keyboard, third will be the Moog synthesizer
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 11:49
moog synth: triumvirat - spartacus wins hands down ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 16:25
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I made a huge Hammond organ-driven albums list here: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/ozzy_tom/the_most_hammond_organ_driven_progressive_rock_albums - http://rateyourmusic.com/list/ozzy_tom/the_most_hammond_organ_driven_progressive_rock_albums -------------
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 22:43
Looking forward to reading these. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: puma
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 22:47
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GUYS SERIOUSLY Rare Bird - self titled and As Your Mind Flies By amazing late-60s early-70s band with an organist and an electric pianist |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 07:49
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Jimmy Row: excellent list, very varied and comprehensive
Personally I would like to add:
Julian's Treatment - Waiters On The Dance
Hardin & York - Live In The 70's
The Spencer Davis Group - Live In Europe
Vanilla Fudge - Near The Beginning
Uriah Heep - Live
Atlantis Philharmonic - Same
Fuzzy Duck - Same
Greenslade - Live 1975
Hansson & Karlson - Same (CD compilation of their three albums)
Verslibre, in November and December I have a 24 days vacation, I will have floods of time to make that promised Hammond organ special, including quotes by known progrock musicians I have interviewed during the years and many interesting facts, I am looking forward to publish it.
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Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 09:09
 I wish that was my list.
good work ozzy tom, some really good obscure stuff on there.
Erik: I'll be looking forward to you hammond organ spectacular....if it's anything like your mellotron special it will be a great read
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 10:27
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Indeed Jimmy Row, it was Ozzy Tom his Hammond Organ Album Top 100 list
About that Hammond organ special, at this moment I am collecting material like pictures I made at the home of a Hammond organ collector (including the mighty B3) and at a festival in Arnhem with Focus, a few years ago. Thanks to Verslibre and this thread for the inspiration to start preparing that Hammond organ Special
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 20:52
| how about Men of Lake's first 2 albums - "Riva" and "Out of the Water"? Very old style hammond sound. Their followup "Music from the Land of..." was more diverse and less organ dependent. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 20:58
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Thick as a brick
Nursery cryme and Foxtrot
many deep purple albums
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Posted By: Sunhillow_
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 22:31
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err.. nice photo of Keith and his " little" moog |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 17:49
| Tarkus and Deep Purple's "Made in Japan" are probably my favourites. |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 22:22
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DEEP PURPLE - MACHINE ! 'NUFF SAID!
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Posted By: le orme
Date Posted: September 23 2007 at 11:08
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Any song from l'Uovo di Colombo ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 23 2007 at 11:17
And you get the big thumbs-up from me .... though I would spare a mention for "In Rock" as well.Another great organ-driven album is Atomic Rooster's "Death Walks Behind You".... Lots of great organ-driven stuff in the Heavy Prog section! |