70’s Spanish Prog
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Topic: 70’s Spanish Prog
Posted By: DallasBryan
Subject: 70’s Spanish Prog
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 17:51
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Some of my favorites
Atila - Reviure Canarios - Ciclos Neuronium - Quasar 2C361 any one familar, got a plug or hate those grease heads? these are 3 necessities for exploring the mid to late 70's Spanish prog explosion. Others of interest are Mezquita - Recuerdos de mi Tierra Iceberg - Sentiments Gotic - Escenes Haizea - same Triana - Hijos del Agobio Crack - Si Todo Hiciera Crack thats just 3 CD's to buy to have knowledge of the 70's Spanish Progressive Explosion and a few more if you like it! I think you will be impressed with the diversity and quality. After all the 70's only happened once. Thanks to the record companies, greed and the think tank! 
Bacamarte - Depois du Fim from Brazil in the 80's is a great addition to the progression of this movement. 
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Posted By: wallace
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 18:49
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Dalla me awld bacardi, wot does yew tink o' Spanish band EVOLUTION? ('70 ) Title be "same".
Cover o' "21st Century Schizoid Man". "Dr Vazquez" be prime. Origernal lp came inna bag! |
Posted By: Carakhallo
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 19:25
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I LOVE Ciclos, but don´t think Atila are among the best spanish bands. I still have to try Neuronium. I have some more "MUST HAVE" spanish prog CDs: - Fusioon: "Minorisa" (one of the best, except for the last track...) - Alameda: "Alameda" (very good melodic flamenco-rock) - Cai: "Noche abierta" (the best andalusi rock record?) - Triana: any of their first 3 records - Música urbana: "Música urbana" (oustanding prog-fusion, very hard-listening) - Eduardo Bort: "Eduardo Bort" (can´t imagine what would have happened if Eduardo had learnt to speak english...) |
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 19:26
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All of Granada's albums are really good too.
Iceberg's Tutankhamen may be their best, I think. Haizea and Itoiz are great for prog-folkies (Itoiz is Basque, of course, so they probably didn't consider themselves Spanish). I love the folk and flamenco influences in Spanish prog. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 19:58
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knot famkliar dar u'er choices! Talisk'r awd Appleten
estatis hav robbd y'rs truly ov cumunikaatv abyltyvty 
Tonite, I think I understand der Vallice, the Gaelic eagle droppings! |
Posted By: Dan Yaron
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 20:50
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Canarios is the best Spanish band in my opinion. |
Posted By: Hiwatter
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 05:14
| Mezquita is the best for me from all! Dont forget Tarantulas first album. |
Posted By: JamesLabrie
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 07:09
| Guadalquivir for me. Listen to their first album, just amazin! ;) |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 07:11
| Itoiz are a fantastic Spanish folk-symph-prog kinda band that often get overlooked. They sing in Basque dialect, which is rather natty. Puts me in mind of a few classic Italian albums... |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 08:06
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For me one of the best of the period is: - Imán Califato Independiente - Califato Independiente And I strongly agree with Carakhallo. Alameda should be included in the Archives: their first two albums are amazing! We had recently discussed Canarios, and I still don't get it: I would like Ciclos much more had they left the four seasons out of it!
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Posted By: Alfi
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 08:36
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Ciclos - Los Canarios is my favourite album of all time ! i just can't stop listening to it. the album is filled with such beauty |
Posted By: wallace
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 09:12
| Los Canarios secund album be ainither kettle 0' fish altaegither. |
Posted By: Hiwatter
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 07:07
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Yes, especially their "Ezekiel" album is really pleasant and full of great melodies. |
Trouserpress wrote:Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 10:07
| Just a quick note to clarify that Basque (or more properly Euskera) is not a dialect but a completely different language. |
Posted By: Lunarscape
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:53
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The first recordings by Neuronium are fantastic, quite Tangerine Dreamesque.... _______ Lunar ------------- Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . . |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 12:56
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Crack is one of the very few spanish prog bands that doesn't use flamenco elements in their music. It is nonetheless one of the best spanish prog band I know, in the same stule as Locanda delle fate I would say. Other noteworthy spanish prog bands : Vega, a fusion band Magdalena, they include flute in their music Cuarto menguante, one of the most under-rated spanish prog band Borne, 'Exprime la naranja' is one of the best fusion album I ever heard Unfortunately I didn't notice a mention of any of these bands in the archives Moreover, if you like folk-prog, check out the portuguese band Banda do Casaco : 'Coisas do arco da velha' recorded in 1976 is an essential folk-chamber music-prog offering from this wonderful band. And once again, a band that isn't present in the archives In this thread is missing an essential english folk-symphonic prog band : Carmen, whose first album 'Fandangos in space' is very Gentle giantesque, full of fun, and as you may guess some spanish flamenco influences. All the above-mentioned bands are pure genius IMHO. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
.Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 16:53
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I am new in spanish prog, I only have one album: Triana's eponymous album, and I just love it. Where should I go next? I mean you guys named a lot of bands, but are the classics? I was thinking of going to Los Canarios with Cyclos, because I love Vivaldi's Four seaons. Is is a good idea? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 18:08
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Difficult question: many people in this forum will tell you it's a wonderful idea; others, like myself, will tell you that, if you really like the four seasons, you will find them destroyed in this crappy album. Stay with I Musici for that wonderful music! But you know, it's only my oppinion, and I know that maybe I'm not objective, since every time I listen to this album, I can imagine this guy, Teddy Bautista, playing the keyboards, and I get a stomach ache. Mr. Bautista is heading the SGAE, the Spanish RIAA, and is really loved by internauts, who usually wish he I'm glad that you like Triana, but please consider that the eponymous album is to Triana the same as ABACAB is to Genesis, or Big Generator to Yes, or Love Beach to ELP, or... you get the idea... take my advice and go for any of the first three albums by Triana instead. If you like prog with Spanish folk influences try to get Mezquita - Recuerdos de mi Tierra, or Alameda - Alameda, or Alameda - Misterioso Manantial. If you like music with a harder edge then maybe Medina Azahara is for you, and if you like jazzy influences as well then you should try Imán Califato Independiente (mostly instrumental). Of course, other members will give completely different advices, so you better go and explore yourself... Anyway, happy searching!
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. Oh, by the way, Mr Bautista, do I own the original Canarios CD or not? 
Posted By: strawberry
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 18:18
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Atila is my favorite band from Span. I don't much care for too many others that I have heard. Some that stand out are Fusioon. other good ones are Harnakis and Galadriel(the vocals are not my favorite.) I would love to hear more of the ones that I am unfamilar with. ------------- taste is but a matter of oppinion. |
Posted By: strawberry
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 18:19
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How could I forget Iceburg, of course!!! great stuff. ------------- taste is but a matter of oppinion. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 18:21
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MY SPANISH PROGRESSIVE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT GOOD, I HEARD A FEW, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT TRIANA´S HIJOS DEL AGOBIO IS A GREAT ALBUM, I HAVE TO ADMIT IT, AND MEZQUITA IS A GOOD BAND TOO. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 19:51
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Atila - Reviure
Canarios - Ciclos Neuronium - Quasar 2C361 Mezquita - Recuerdos de mi Tierra Iceberg - Sentiments Gotic - Escenes Haizea - same Triana - Hijos del Agobio Crack - Si Todo Hiciera Crack basque Errobi - Ametsaren Bidea Itoiz - Ezekiel portuguese Jose Cid Bacamarte |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 19:53
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Yeah forgetting about them sank the Titanic... |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:37
| I'm going out on a limb here, but Would Santana (at least the Woodstock era Santana) qualify as prog? True, they aren't from the united states, but they had a strong Latin influence running through them, and I always felt they were. Anyone else? |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:04
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yes, early should qualify but some may see them as
classic rock, they ride that line. But they are more progressive than many Canterbury inclusions, they were just good at it. Remember this is a PROGRESSIVE ROCK site not PROGRESSIVE JAZZ site! 
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Posted By: strawberry
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:15
------------- taste is but a matter of oppinion. |