Al Stewart - Past, Present and Future
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Topic: Al Stewart - Past, Present and Future
Posted By: The-Bullet
Subject: Al Stewart - Past, Present and Future
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 09:41
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Borderline Prog. Have any of you guys got or heard this ?. I got it around 22 years ago, and it still gets regular spins. He crafts catchy, folky tunes, but amongst them are some absolute gems, such as Roads to Moscow and Nostradamus, both on this album. A ------------- 
"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?" |
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 14:46
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Good call TB. "Roads to Moscow" and "Nostradamus" are excellent tracks, with prog overtones. Did you know PP&F was recently re-released on a 2 CD set which includes "Orange" and "Modern times"? A superb collection. Personally, I feel YOTC wa |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 18:57
| I've got a few Al Stewart albums including a compilation album with the live version of Nostradamus.Good stuff ,and yes very prog in style.Has anyone heard Last Days Of The Century? Always seems unfairly overlooked and is another AS album with some go |
Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 20:05
Good call. Roads To Moscow and Nostradamus.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 06 2005 at 11:37
| Year of the Cat and Time Passages are his only songs that I like. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 06 2005 at 12:51
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I used to like him a lot and now,everytime that I hear him I'm reminded of the bloke out of the Pet Shop Boys! Brrrrrrrrrr! ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 07 2005 at 05:58
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Those are his only songs that I've heard. Am I missing out? What is his proggier style like? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Crimson Prince wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 08 2005 at 18:24
It's softe |
Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: April 08 2005 at 21:40
| Merlin's Time. excellent song, richardh. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: April 11 2005 at 03:23
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Although a fine folk singer/songwriter and even in P, P & F, I do not see much progressive leanings or hint as to call this prog. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 12 2005 at 01:56
"Don't bother asking for explanations -- he'll just tell you that he came... in the rear of the cat...." |
Posted By: deadhead
Date Posted: April 12 2005 at 16:49
I especially like the song called "the year of the cat"... very very nice one... but i don't think its prog though
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 02:43
| Last Days of The Century (1987) is one of his best albums but obviously very few people here have heard it. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 08:38
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 11:25
| Has Bedsitter Chronicles ever got issued on CD - the title track of his first British (minor) hit album, if I remember correctly, covered most or all of one side? It shocked the so-called folk establishment at the end of the |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 14:50
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Peter, I wouldn't have said so myself. If I was to recommend a later album of his, it would be "Between the wars", which he made with Laurence Suber. It has a wonderful openning track called "Night train to munich", which tells a nice little spy story.< |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 23:11
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[QUOTE=Dick Heath]Has Bedsitter Chronicles ever got issued on CD - the title track of his first British (minor) hit album, if I remember correctly, covered most or all of one side? It shocked the so-called folk establishme |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 23:15
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[QUOTE=Easy Livin] Peter, I wouldn't have said so myself. If I was to recommend a later album of his, it would be "Between the wars", which he made with Laurence Suber. It has a wonderful openning track called "Night train to munich", which tells a nic |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 03:39
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What's that you say young Peter? You'll need to speak up! I had just about managed to banish the "He came in the rear of the cat" image from my mind, when you remind me of it. Now it will be another |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 06:16
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EL Thanks for reminding me of that dire joke which involved a f |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 08:27
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[QUOTE=Easy Livin] What's that you say young Peter? You'll need to speak up! I had just about managed to banish the "He came in the rear of the cat" image from my mind, when you remind me of it. Now |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 08:30
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[QUOTE=Dick Heath] Peter I think you are right wrt Stewart sound not gelling at the time of Bedsitter Chronicles issue. There is a rather good book Dazzling Stranger published in the last few years covering the development of the British folk and folk |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 13:46
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Thanks for the link and the interesting info,
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 14:51
| Interesting your mention of Paul Simon's use of railway station Dick. Presumably you're referring to "Homeward bound". I believe it was written by him while waiting for a train at Wigan station, where there is now one of those blue plaques commemora |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 15:49
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 14 2005 at 18:02
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[QUOTE=Eemu Ranta] [QUOTE=Dick Heath]I've enjoyed my stay here and learnt a lot. However, I'm still frustrated at the following Touch is still not included in the archives, while considerably less deserving cases ar |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 12:03
| I believe there are instructions on the missing biography page |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 18:28
How about that, I found them all by myself - biog been submitted and review in place too! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 18:42
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 15 2005 at 23:41
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 04:18
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Peetee's right RH, the Best of collections tend to skim across the surface of Al's work. It's worth digging a bit deeper into his early stuff. Dick, I notice your review didn't show you as a Prog Reviewer/Colaborator. Need to s |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 07:17
A stellar review and a |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 17:09
A stel |