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Topic: Ozric tentacles
Posted By: Zero the hero
Subject: Ozric tentacles
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 20:04
I have an inevitable liking for Ozrics being a Gong/Hillage fan,am i alone?



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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 20:23

i have spirals in hyperspace and jurassic shift, both are great, it's like techno prog i guess

they are coming to new york city soon, wish i could see them live

Aaron



Posted By: Zero the hero
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 20:36
Originally posted by Aaron Aaron wrote:

i have spirals in hyperspace and jurassic shift, both are great, it's like techno prog i guess

they are coming to new york city soon, wish i could see them live

Aaron

Only ever seen them at the ''Phoenix'' festival a few years back which was in Stratford-upon-avon,England..quite a travel for the week but well worth it.



Posted By: maani
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 21:33

Zero:

Welcome to ProgArchives!  Hope you will find it fun!

I have heard Spirals and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't that impressed.  I guess it's good for instrumental rock-jazz fusion.  But it simply didn't "move" me.  Still, I plan to give it another listen (before I review it), and listen to at least one other OT album before I walk away.  Any ideas on a second choice?

Have a good time on PA!

Peace.



Posted By: Hierophant
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 23:23
Im a huge ozrics fan, saw them live once with tunnels.

If you want to get into them i recommend erpland.



Mysticum Arabicola is one of my all time favororite prog songs.


Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: March 20 2005 at 12:58
Originally posted by maani maani wrote:

Zero:

Welcome to ProgArchives!  Hope you will find it fun!

I have heard Spirals and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't that impressed.  I guess it's good for instrumental rock-jazz fusion.  But it simply didn't "move" me.  Still, I plan to give it another listen (before I review it), and listen to at least one other OT album before I walk away.  Any ideas on a second choice?

Have a good time on PA!

Peace.

Hi Maani,  I got into OT via the traditional route, ie Gong/Hillage/Hawkwind. From the age of 11 I was a real progsnob, and as such, was initially reticent in my acceptance of  the affore mentioned space rockers. That is, untill I first discovered the effect that altered states of conciousness can have on ones musical tastes, at 16.

That said, "Erpland" has something most progheads should enjoy, herbally assisted or not!



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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 20 2005 at 13:25
I love Ozrics as a live act, but I only have a few albums. I wouldn't totally agree with those who say that you only really need one Ozrics album, but if you've got Afterswish, Jurassic shift or Erpland and Waterfall Cities or Curious Corn you've heard pretty much all you need to hear unless you're a total fan. As for hebal assistance, it's not essential but it certainly helps.

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'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: Zero the hero
Date Posted: March 20 2005 at 17:40
Originally posted by maani maani wrote:

Zero:

Welcome to ProgArchives!  Hope you will find it fun!

I have heard Spirals and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't that impressed.  I guess it's good for instrumental rock-jazz fusion.  But it simply didn't "move" me.  Still, I plan to give it another listen (before I review it), and listen to at least one other OT album before I walk away.  Any ideas on a second choice?

Have a good time on PA!

Peace.

Thanks for the welcome.

My personal preferences are with Ozrics early music such as 'Erpsongs' & 'Tantric Obstacles'.

Don't walk away they are very good.

Just out of interest to the U.S fans,see the below dates.

USA:

    Day/Mon/Year Venue City, State
  • 2005 US TOUR
  • MARCH 17 - BOSTON, MA - MIDDLE EAST
  • MARCH 18 - BURLINGTON, VT - HIGHER GROUND
  • MARCH 19 - NYC - BOWERY BALLROOM
  • MARCH 20 - FALLS CHURCH, VA - STATE THEATRE
  • MARCH 22 - Charlotte, NC, -Neighborhood Theatre
  • MARCH 23 - RICHMOND, VA - CANAL CLUB
  • MARCH 24 - BALTIMORE, MD - FUNK BOX
  • MARCH 25 - CLEVELAND, OH - BEACHLAND BALLROOM
  • MARCH 26 - CHICAGO, IL - THE ABBEY
  • MARCH 27 - MILWAUKEE, WI - SHANK HALL
  • March 29 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club
  • March 30 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
  • April 1 - Mexicali - Mexico, -Baja Prog Festival


Posted By: maani
Date Posted: March 20 2005 at 21:07

Zero:

Thanks for the recommendation; I'll try to find Erpsongs and give it a listen.  Also thanks for the tour dates.  You may also want to put them in a thread in the "Bands on Tour" category.

Thanks for being a...hero.

Peace.



Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: March 20 2005 at 21:11
darn! they so close to me, but i still would have to travel a state! oriz tencle on of the strongest prog bands out ther right now! Theres Somehtying sturring outsid ethe usa... maybee another early 70's will creep out of the muck!


Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: March 21 2005 at 00:35
ozric rule! i recommend jurassic shift and arborescence. the latest albums sound more techno prog: absolutely impressive! if you want to know how sounds a modern improvement of steve hillage - green and some gong albums, then get ozric ASAP!

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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 21 2005 at 04:41

I listened to the Ozrics alot in the 90's, during my brief run in with 'rave' culture. Despite being a psychedelic rock band they had a big following among pill popping techno heads, and indeed their drummer and keyboard player ( I think) went on to form 'Eat Static' a mediocre and predictable techno project.

The Ozrics were always great live. I think their best albums were 'Erpland' 'Strangitude' and 'Jurassic Shift'



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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!


Posted By: Zero the hero
Date Posted: March 21 2005 at 05:17
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I listened to the Ozrics alot in the 90's, during my brief run in with 'rave' culture. Despite being a psychedelic rock band they had a big following among pill popping techno heads, and indeed their drummer and keyboard player ( I think) went on to form 'Eat Static' a mediocre and predictable techno project.

The Ozrics were always great live. I think their best albums were 'Erpland' 'Strangitude' and 'Jurassic Shift'

Blacksword.Looking at your user name,am i right in presuming your an Hawkwind fan?



Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 21 2005 at 05:25
Originally posted by Zero the hero Zero the hero wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I listened to the Ozrics alot in the 90's, during my brief run in with 'rave' culture. Despite being a psychedelic rock band they had a big following among pill popping techno heads, and indeed their drummer and keyboard player ( I think) went on to form 'Eat Static' a mediocre and predictable techno project.

The Ozrics were always great live. I think their best albums were 'Erpland' 'Strangitude' and 'Jurassic Shift'

Blacksword.Looking at your user name,am i right in presuming your an Hawkwind fan?

Hiya Zero

I do like Hawkwind, yes, but my username was chosen at random to be honest. I stuck my hand in a box of old records of mine, and the first one to come out was 'Chronicle of the Blacksword' by Hawkwind. I thought 'That'll do'.

Hawkwind were hit and miss, and without wishing to stray too far off topic, I think their best era was around 1980, the Levitation period with Ginger Baker on drums, and Lloyd Langton on lead guitar. Loved the Calvert years too

Start a Hawkwind thread, and I'll be right there..



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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!



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