Best live album
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Topic: Best live album
Posted By: lazland
Subject: Best live album
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:33
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There is no rhyme nor reason to the albums selected for this poll, just some of my favourites. Of this list, which one is your favourite? Or, if I have not selected your first choice from the bands or artists, which one should be on there? For example, should Live be there instead of Seconds Out? Or, if there is an outstanding live LP from an artist not on the list, who is it and what is the LP? ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:38
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from this list Marillion would be my deserted island pick ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:39
| No Welcome Back??? |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:39
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My favourite there is Secret World by Gabriel.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:39
| I voted for The Who's Live at Leeds. |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:40
Where is this?
 Otherwise it has to be Live at Leeds  ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:41
| ^ very nice one! |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:42
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^ Its dead even with Live at Leeds. Personally I cant decide which is better
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:43
 voted LaL also ... but the best.... is this...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
mr.cub wrote:Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:44
^  Jaimoe-------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:45
 ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:47
Were they suddenly possessed by MC5? What badasses!!!! -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:48
| Some very strong albums in the list, so it wasn't very easy to choose. Anyway, my vote went to JT's Bursting Out, with Yessongs as a runner-up. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:49
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I saw Deep Purple at Cal Jam!!!! Damn I'm getting old. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:51
our heroes  don't forget the roadies... wanna meet them on darkened street?  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 13:52
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Yessongs......followed by Second's Out ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 14:00
The one on the left looks like he could wrestle a bear. Wierd Al's look alike next to him doesn't look that threatening. And the rest resemble members of a Stonewall Jackson or James Longstreet brigade... -------------
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 14:25
Bursting out for me, in my top 5 live albums ever.
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Posted By: 33rpm
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 14:33
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My favorite is Gentle Giant's "Playing the Fool". From the list, "Bursting Out" & "Yessongs". ------------- Vinyl just sounds better!! |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 14:58
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ABB- Live at the Filmore is an outright masterpiece, by far and away the finest American live rock album . Wishbone Ash-Live Dates, Tangerine Dream- Ricochet, Yes- Live in Montreux, PTree- Warszawa, IQ- Stage, Colin Bass- Live Polskie Radio, Blackmore's Night-Paris Moon, Blue Oyster Cult- On your Feet..., Galahad- Resonance live in Poland,Gong-Live, Steve Hillage-Live Herald, Hawkwind- Live Chronicles, Iona- Live in London, Tony Levin Band- Double Expresso, Traffic- On the Road, Uriah Heep-Live 1973 are a few very good ones , not mentioned. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 15:07
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Tull for me....even Claude Nobs' introduction is ace!
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 15:09
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From that list, Live at Leeds. ------------- '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: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 15:28
For me it's the reverse. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 17:02
| The Night Watch - King Crimson, but out of these, Yessongs. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 18:25
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Of those on the list, I'd go with Seconds Out - just ahead of The Thieving Magpie. But I think that BJH Live, Camel's A Live Record, Renaissance's Live at Carnegie Hall, Wishbone Ash's Live Dates and Gentle Giant's Playing the Fool are all better. And if you want the ultimate live CD (even if it's not prog), Runrig's Once in a Lifetime is THE daddy; 45 minutes of utter genius. Finally, for the ultimate live DVD, IQ's Stage is utterly, completely and totally amazing (I'm watching it for about the 20th time this week and I simply never get bored of it). ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 18:54
^This The energy on Bursting Out is electrifying. For musicianship, I'd go with Yessongs, but Bursting Out is so much fun to listen to I couldn't not vote for it. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 19:05
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From the list - difficult choice, but surprising to some perhaps, I went for Yessongs.
Also... Ummagumma, Pompei, DSOT and Pulse; Coma Divine; Stage; 12:5; Encore; June 1, 1974; 801 Live; Different Stages; The Roundhouse Tapes; Emperial Live Ceremony; Nocturne; Living Ornaments '81; Rust Never Sleeps; Live Bait For The Dead and The Black Parade Is Dead... to name but a few. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 06:08
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One of the albums I like best is "Live - Full House" by the J. Geils Band. From the list it's Live At Leeds. ------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: AlanD
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 06:14
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Despite being a mad Genesis fan, out of that list The Who's Live At Leeds best captures a real, live, naked feel as Second's Out, wonderful though the music is, was 'doctored' with some discreet overdubbing and also would have benefitted from a meatier, more guitar-slanted mix in my view.
My fave that's not on the list is 801 Live, a truly magnificent live recording.
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 06:25
Some very very good ones nominated there Dean.
From the list, Seconds Out. The much-mentioned Live At Leeds is a belter too. Always preferred Yesshows to Yessongs myself though...........
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Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 06:32
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Yessongs. Simply the best album ever released by one group. With the exception of Perpetual Change this is the definitive version of all of the tracks contained IMO. And what brilliant tracks they are. 36 years later I still get the same thrill listening to this album.
* a huge gap *
Who Live at Leeds. I especially love the original version even though the various CDs contain a lot more excellent content. The original just fits together so beautifuly - proof that less is sometimes more. My Generation is, of course, one of the most brilliant exhibitions of the lead guitar ever produced. 15 minutes of sheer genius from Pete Townshend. This track on its own is enough to put the the Who near the top of the prog rock tree. Goosebumps.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 06:54
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Pompeii is possibly the greatest live stuff ever (but not a regular "live album", though). I only have some Zepp performances to put up there, but they're not prog to fit this poll. My favourite regular live album in prog is Genesis Live, which I wonder why it's not getting any mentions here. Gotta love that raw power! |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 07:30
Yeah, Genesis live was good (though none of the tracks were better than the studio versions). There were a number of live albums of similar quality in the early 70s - Uriah Heep, Curved Air, Focus, Ten Years After.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 08:48
hahhaha.. amen brother... then there is Twiggs (the picture up on the wall) sure you know his story... I've posted it here a few times One of the great Rock and Roll stories...like ever And people wonder why the phony tough-guy pics like that DT picture are so damn hillarious.how about a DT vs. ABB death-match. Bell-bottoms prawns leather any day hahhaha ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Blackbeard
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 12:21
I like "Seconds out"
 , but i miss "Solar Music Live".  |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 13:29
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Thanks for all the replies so far - keep them coming! I've got to be honest, I'm really surprised that Seconds Out is in the lead at the moment. Certainly, I think that Live at Leeds is far superior. I do, however, think it is better than Genesis Live, which was always a disappointment to me and, certainly, the band who were not happy with its release. The best of Genesis Live from the Gabriel era had to wait until the first boxset release. I voted for the Floyd Wall boxset, and I am again surprised at how fewvotes this has got. I was actually at those gigs, and they were incredible, and I think the recording really does them justice. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: FlowerA
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 21:38
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From the list, Seconds Out from Genesis. However, my favourite live albums are: 801 Live by 801 A Live Record by Camel Solar Music Live by Grobschnitt Made in Japan by Deep Purple |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 22:13
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I was amazed at the sound of Secret World Live, recreating and occasionally surpassing the qualities of albums like So, really a must for Gabriolics |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 22:15
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not a huge fan of anything off this list except the pink floyd and the yes but the only ESSENTIAL prog live album i own is Magma. Live/Hai is absolutely monumental. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 02:15
You're not wrong there Sir. OK I know you went for Yessongs, but wanted to endorse what you said about my choice, Live at Leeds.
It would have been a real hard choice for me if Made in Japan had been on instead of Cal Jam. ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 03:42
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I'm listening to Frampton Comes Alive at the moment and it strikes me that there are few live albums that can stack up against it.
But the BEST live album ever isn't on this list. It is Rush's Different Stages. ------------- 
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Posted By: Gentlegiantprog
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 20:44
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Tull Bursting Out for me thanks, that is one of the greatest albums ever released. The live versions of Sweet Dream and No Lullaby are so much more energetic and the whole album feels right. I used to listen to it all last summer, almost once a day.
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Posted By: wayayeman
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 01:50
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H,mmmm; Nektar, live at the roundhouse, Man, Maximum darkness; Simple Minds, City of Light, Ozric Tentacles, Pong Masters Ball; Steve Hillage, Live Herald; But how could Seconds Out be on this poll come on Genesis were a lost cause without Peter Gabriel who won my vote, or am I the only man in the world who thinks that Genesis went on many albums too many since LLDOB!!
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 01:56
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Heads up
You should've included Marillion's "Recital Of The Script" From that list though, YESSONGS ------------- 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 04:30
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None of the above. Colors Live by Between the Buried and Me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 07:18
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1. Live At Leeds
2. Yessongs
3. Seconds Out ------------- 
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: April 11 2009 at 09:41
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Yessongs from the list.
I'm surprised there's been no mention of Hawkwind's mighty Space Ritual. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 11 2009 at 11:07
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Rush in Rio for me. Yessongs has somewhat lousy sound.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: April 11 2009 at 11:08
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Rush in Rio for sure! Great album.
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 11 2009 at 14:37
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: April 12 2009 at 08:10
All the more for me to enjoy!  ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: cesar polo
Date Posted: April 14 2009 at 01:54
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From the list, "Berlin" (BJH), but I think that maybe the best prog live albums are not listed:
"A live record" (Camel)
"Welcome back my friends..." (ELP)
"Barclay James Harvest live" (BJH)
"The Tokyo tapes" (S.Hackett)
"Il best" (PFM)
and many others
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 14 2009 at 06:00
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I'm only really familier with two albums up there, Secret World Live and The Thieving Magpie. SWL is good but I havnt heard it for years so I cant remember it too well and TTM is poor, such a flat production and mixing. My personal favourit is Pain of Salvations 12:5. Other notables being King Crimson- the Great Deceiver, Dream Theater- Live Scenes From New York, Marillion- Real to Reel, Threshold- Critical Energy, The Tangent- Going Off On One, Muse- HAARP, Queensryche- Operation:LIVECrime, Van der Graaf Generator- Real Time, Pain of Salvation- Ending Themes and The Gathering- Superheat and Sleepy Buildings. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: April 14 2009 at 18:15
Many favourite of mine but i will vote for the maximun live album:
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Posted By: USAGirl
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 04:40
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I would have expected other live albums on the list. None of these is a favorite of min. What about the live albums of Colosseum, Wishbone Ash, Grobschnitt, Guru Guru, Kraan or Steve Hillage? Not to mention those fantastic live bands like Gong, Hawkwind, Van der Graaf Generato, Magma, King Crimson or the many live albums of Peter Hammill ------------- Peace on Earth |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 04:56
I think I said this a while ago on another thread. "Meet the Flower Kings" is impressive if for no other reason than it is hard to believe they are playing their choice epics LIVE! There is such precision in their playing (and the recording is impeccable) that it is really hard to believe that it is a live album...
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 11:32
Yep - this should certainly have been on the list - it is a great LP. However, as I said at the start of what has been a good thread, there was no rhyme nor reason to the choices - it was just a selection of ones in my collection. If I had put them all on, it would have been a helluva long list  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 11:43
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So many great choices! Curious about Rush in Rio however. Exit Stage Left is their best. Pink Floyd's Pulse is another missed CD. I love that one. ------------- 
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 11:46
Cheers - I personally prefer Rush in Rio, and I really can't stand Floyd without Waters. To me they lost their creative edge and raison d'etre when he left. However, I did deliberately only choose one live LP from bands such as Rush, when I actually own all of them, and, for example, Seconds Out instead of Genesis Live to prompt debate and discussion - seems like it worked ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Ultime
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 13:14
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Does anybody have ever think of Renaissance's Lave at Carnegie Hall as a best live album ?
For myself, it is on my top5 list ! ------------- Ultime tentative |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 13:36
Hi - welcome to the site. I haven't got this - what do everyone else think - highly recommended to purchase? ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Ultime
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 13:42
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I'm not sure if "Highly recommended purchase" is strong enough ?
I have the vinyl format & I bought the cd the very minute I have seen it ! ------------- Ultime tentative |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: April 15 2009 at 13:49
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I went with Bursting Out. Amazing Barlow drum solo.
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Posted By: Abrawang
Date Posted: April 16 2009 at 22:04
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Yessongs from this list by a wide margin. I'd say definitive versions of Siberian Khatru, Perpetual Change, Long Distance Runaround/the Fish, Yours is No Disgrace and Starship Trooper. Very good versions of Heart of the Sunrise, And You and I, Close to the Edge and the Wakeman solo. Poor versions of Roundabout and Seen All Good People.
From off the list my fave would be Genesis Live. I like every version there better than the studio, especially the guitar work in Musical Box and Hogweed. And Renaissance Live at Carnegie should be there too. Their version of Ashes Are Burning in a knockout. ------------- Casting doubt on all I have to say... |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 17 2009 at 12:00
I'm disappointed that 'A Live Record' by Camel is not on the list.
 In my opinion this is the greatest live album ever recorded. It was originally a double vinyl LP but has been available for a few years as a double CD. The second disc is a complete performance of The Snow Goose with a large string orchestra. It surpasses the original album in power and emotional impact. Andy Latimer's guitar playing is just beautiful. One of those rare occasions where the recorded live performance is far superior to the origianl studio recordings. I would go as far as saying that this is the best album that Camel ever recorded! ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 17 2009 at 19:54
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My pick from the list "Bursting Out" - Jethro Tull. My all time favourite though is "Made in Japan" - Deep Purple. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ultime
Date Posted: April 23 2009 at 08:03
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Also, does anybody know (or remember) "Woven Cord" by Iona with the "All Souls Orchestra" ?
It gives me a lot of shivers the first time I heard it
There isn't much record that as give me this reaction.
Since then, I am saying that David Bainbridge should be my new gourou of music - he is such a genius ! ------------- Ultime tentative |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: April 23 2009 at 12:55
I totally agree |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: April 24 2009 at 18:58
| I went for JT's "Bursting Out" here: at least, the sound mix wasn't unfairly low for the guitarist's input (unlike GENESIS') ;-)) Anyway, one live album I've been much into for the last 2 weeks is TWELFTH NIGHT's "Live and Let Live". Kind regards. |