Best Canterbury Scene Band????
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Topic: Best Canterbury Scene Band????
Posted By: Chogwy
Subject: Best Canterbury Scene Band????
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 10:05
all good bands???? which is your favourite??
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 10:06
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Hatfield And The North!!!
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Posted By: Chogwy
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 10:13
Its sooooooooo hard actually , i want to vote for them all!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 10:45
SOFT MACHINE of course, they were the leaders and always were trying new ground album after album.
CARAVAN was only good the first 4 albums with Richard Sinclair on board; when Pip Pyle tokk contral control, it was utter mailto:s@!t - s@!t
HATFIELD AND THE NORTH were brilliant, but released only 2 albums but so good
GONG is sometimes uneven.
I don't know of a bad ROBERT WYATT album; i am not talking about his political views (which i don't share) but the voice and the music are unique and always of great quality
KEVIN AYERS has not been mentioned on this list>
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 10:49
| Out of those I've heard National Health is my favourite. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 11:19
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Out of these, i like the Soft Machine I have heard the most.
Caravan 2nd
Robert Wyatt was the worst for me though, I really disliked Rock Bottom (the one time i was able to sit through it) ------------- 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 11:24
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I voted for Robert Wyatt, rather than Soft Machine, which may sound surprising, but that's me! Soft Machine kept more true to his Canterbury roots, whilst Soft Machine leapt headfirst into the realms of jazz rock/fusion, which as much as I love it, isn't really what Cantebury Scene music is. -------------   
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Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 11:54
Me too!
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Mandrakeroot wrote:Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 12:34
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NATIONAL HEALTH are definitely the best BAND. Their two studio albums are unmatched in their variety, good humour and musical sophistication. Purely and simply prog at its most colourful!
Of course all this doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the Softs, the Hatfields, Gong or Caravan: all throroughly enjoyable bands (most of the time). Of the Canterbury solo artists, I think Kevin Ayers is the most likable, but Robert Wyatt has produced the greatest masterpieces. Oh, and, by the way:
Febus, don't you enjoy FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT, or even LIVE AT FAIRFIELD HALLS? |
Posted By: Hallogallo
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 12:50
You mean Pye Hastings. Pip Pyle was the drummer for Hatfield/National Health/early Gong. I find that For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night to be a superb album with a new line-up. It has more of a "rock" feel other then their early jazzier stuff, but it's still Caravan 100%. I also find Cunning Stunts to be a great follow up to that album. It's basically part 2 to For Girls... Oh btw, I voted for Caravan  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Drekavac/?chartstyle=iTunesFIXED"> 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 13:23
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All of the above are very good I do miss the inclusion of Cos and Picchio dal Pozzo. Picchio dal Pozzo has been my favourite of the last few months. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 13:34
| GONG!!! |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 15:34
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[ Oh, and, by the way:
Febus, don't you enjoy FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT, or even LIVE AT FAIRFIELD HALLS?[/QUOTE] Nope, i bought ''FOR GIRLS..........'' don't like it, the best part is when they make a cover of Ratledge's soft tune
Yes, pye HASTINGs, not PIP PYLE (rip)....i guess i had a momentary lapse of reason!!
No i don't like the weak , very thin vocals of P. Hastings (Sinclair was the man!)
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 15:36
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So what's your favourite Caravan tune then, Febus?
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 15:36
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Soft Machine, Hatfield and Muffins are my favs. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: aspinosa
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 15:44
| Soft machine by far!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 16:03
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GONG FTW!
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Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 18:02
| Precisely because Pye Hastings' vocals are so "thin", I find them moving. On "For Richard", for example... |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 19:50
albums# 2 #3 #4
i like everything on ''The land of grey...'' except hastings' ''love to love you''
i like almost everything on ''waterloo lily'' except all the silly short Hastings songs like ''Aristocracy'' .
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 19:51
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GonG!
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 19:52
i guess a matter of taste; i love WYATT voice to death , but not Pye Hastings; can't explain!
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 20:06
If I Could... is my favourite and ItLoGaP comes next. I like a lot of the Hastings penned numbers and his voice isn't that annoying. I prefer Sinclair's voice, obviously, but Hastings has a similar tone to Wyatt at times.  -------------
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Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 23:47
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hard question!!!!!!!
I guess in this order 1.gong 2.soft machine 3.national health 4. hartfield and the north 5. you forgot this band geee!!! Matching Mole 6.egg. ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 09:43
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1. Gong 2. Soft machine 3. National health |
Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 19:56
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EGG !! though others are nice too. Nothing beats Eggs minimalistic symphonies ------------- 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 21:30
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I'll go with the space masters: GonG. ------------- 
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 22:13
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Soft Machine for me... the most innovative... Second, Gong and third, Caravan... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 22:14
| Definitely Soft Machine |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 22:22
so little love for the Eggmen  ... though it didn't get much better than NH's 'Of Queues..'
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