Gong
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Topic: Gong
Posted By: Bryan
Subject: Gong
Date Posted: February 27 2005 at 19:40
| What do people think of this great psychedelic band? |
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 27 2005 at 22:17
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shamal. pdsychedelic? depends on albums: they can be pure fusion, like on expresso 2. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: February 27 2005 at 23:25
surely the finger points at You  !------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 02:45
| You might want to try Angel's Egg. Absolutely stupendous. I will rewrite my GonG reviews because some of them are unworthy of these absolutely great group. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 02:48
| You better than Angel's Egg?! Bah!! Nowhere near silly enough! |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 02:49
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You is the obvious one to go for, as it is themost consistent. However, Flying Teapot has some truly great moments, and Angel's Egg is simply jaw-dropping in places - so I voted Angel's Egg.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 04:05
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Another superb GonG album is the one they did with french artist/poet Dashiell Hedayatt. It is called Obsolete, has contributions from William Burroughs and finds Gong in top form. It was released on CD on Mantra label in the early 90's. I have seen the vinyl only three times in my life. Stupendous!!!!!! Almost better than You or Angel's Egg. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 05:35
| the whole trilogy! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 07:08
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Je dirais la quadrilogie en incluant le Camembert. |
oliverstoned wrote:Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 07:09
sounds cheesy to me ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 07:39
tout à fait disons la sexalogie en incluant "Continental circus "et "Obsolete" |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 07:49
Daevid would ask as an encore: Tu veux un autre Camembert? And we all owl at the moon....... |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 07:50
Obsolete is really up there as my top 50. Continental Circus is excellent but something is lacking..... |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 10:40
| Angels Egg. Just ahead of 'You' and 'Flying Teapot'. Fantastic albums all. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 10:45
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Angel's egg is the most original of their albums. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 12:56
| I voted Flying Teapot because no one else did. I like their trippy psychedelic phase better than their fusion phase. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 13:17
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Unfair that I can only choose one! I picked Flying Teapot because it was my first Gong album and one of my first prog albums, and it's still the one I listen to most. I am You are We are They are CRAZY! ------------- '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: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 15:08
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YOU! It's the only one I've heard HILLAGE IS GOD. |
Posted By: sularetal
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 20:05
I choose Angels Egg cause....... well it's the only one i have  but its amazing and veeeeery crazy  ------------- 
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 20:13
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I voted for it cause I LOVE it ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 20:19
From what I've heard: Gazeuse! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 20:29
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well i have heard just Angels Egg and You and i voted for Angels Egg ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 21:04
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angel's egg. but you is close second
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 21:58
Gong: A band I always wanted to get into but never got the chance. Still do by the way.  -------------  
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 22:02
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They're all worth a listen. My favorite from the Allen era is Camembert Electrique and my favorite from the PM era is Downwind. ------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 22:10
| Gong is a great Cantebury band. My favorite in fact, I really dig the two albums You and Angel's Egg. But I can not decide between the two.... Both are just tooo DARN good. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: January 06 2006 at 23:50
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I prefer the Fusion stuff to the trippy drug addict stuff ------------- 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: January 07 2006 at 09:40
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: January 07 2006 at 10:18
http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm117DIUS"> Angels Egg!!!http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb063_ZNxdm117DIUS"> |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: January 07 2006 at 11:39
| "Camembert Electrique". Absolutely stunning album. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: January 08 2006 at 12:58
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It's got to be "You"! |
Posted By: Crimsoner
Date Posted: January 09 2006 at 09:26
Angel's Egg 
------------- Just BE! |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: January 16 2006 at 09:56
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YOU, one of the few albums I never grow tired of listening to. ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: January 16 2006 at 12:00
| Angels Egg |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: January 16 2006 at 12:32
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With a line up that changed regularly, there's not really a 'best' Gong album, because i dont think there was ever a Gong album where they failed to achieve what they were trying to achieve. I ully understand how many people might like all the albums after Shamal yet i can really stand them. It just depends what you want in Music. So for me, its got to b e Camenbert Electrique. Never in Gong's discography were they so surrealistic, anarchic or insane as they were on that record. 'You can't kill me' is what punk could have been like if it was good and 'Fohot Digs holes in space', 'Selene' and 'you tried so hard' are all amazing. It also, more than any other Gong record, shows just how good a guitarist Daevid Allen is. I would give an honorable mention to both Flying Teapot and Magick Brother. The former featuring the finest lineup in Gong history and the latter being a criminaly overlooked alternative to 'Piper at the gates of dawn'. On an interesting note, Daevid Allen sees ''shapeshifter' as Gong's finest release. of course having said all this, after a rather terrifying mushroom trip i haven't had the courage to listen to Gong in a good while. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: January 16 2006 at 13:36
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I prefer their fusion material. Gazeuse! is my choice. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Wally
Date Posted: January 16 2006 at 14:44
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I think Angels Egg is their most musical record, but I love Teapot. That thing was wired in from Jupiter. In college, I tried to turn my friend on to Gong via Shamal. He said "Ha!, that's just the rhythm section!", and then fried my head with Flying Teapot. Peace |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 02:41
OMG you need to get the other trilogy albums, and also Shamal, Zero to Infinitea, Camembert Electrique......... Gong is my favorite spacerock band ever! Cyndee ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: January 17 2006 at 02:42
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I am a total Gong fanatic! Even went to England to see them play in Nottingham with Hawkwind a few years ago and plan on going to Amsterdam this year too!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, Daevid Allen did the coverart for my own CD UFOsmosis! Cyndee ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: January 26 2006 at 20:31
| i have magick brother, camemert, and you. my girlfreinds has angels egg and flying teapot, which i both love. but my vote goes to CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE |