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bubblehead2 2167 posts |
Edited Aug 16, 2011, 05:35
Aug 16, 2011, 05:04
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What with one thing or another have been a bit stressed lately and as a result haven't listened to much music. Seems i need an empty head, which until now i've had no trouble achieving, to enjoy stuff fully. Anyway, did mange to squeeze these in over the last two weeks... CARAVAN - In the Land of Grey & Pink - with the exception of a Matching Mole LP the Canterbury Scene is one that's completely passed me by, on this evidence though, i need to hear more. For the most part this is top stuff, interminable organ solos excepted ( although i've never been a fan of that early 70's prog organ sound so no surprise there ) MAN - Rhinos Winos and Lunatics 2CD - Studio album's pretty good ( hadn't heard it for 30+ years )but as i've always found with Man the live stuff's way better. Great sleeve notes from Deke Leonard too, he's got a real downer on Brian Ferry, hehe. Oh, and can never complete a post about Man without mentioning the human metronome, Terry Williams, what a drummer he is. MOON DUO - Mazes - Very Shjips like, but for me personally, more enjoyable( the odd Shjips toon excepted ) ...piss poor effort really. EDIT... Just remembered, I'm partial to a bit of instrumental flash, so had a bit of trip down fusions memory lane... JEFF BECK - Wired - Hadn't heard this for years, still sounds cool too, having a few of the Mahavishnu crew on board kinda helps. Or maybe the rose tinted spex. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond - Has its moments but the choir ain't one of them. The lyrics they're given to sing just get me running for the eject button too. Was gobsmacked how familiar it all was considering i must have last heard this when i was 15 or 16 though. Much prefer Mahavishnu Mk 1. TOMMY BOLIN - Teaser - Much written about Tommy on here of late so i thought i'd check this out ( only familiar with him on Billy Cobham's Spectrum where he's out of this world ), hmm, first impressions a bit underwhelming, yeah, there's some good playing but the toons leave me cold for the most part, kinda bland really. Instrumentals impressed more so will go back and give it another couple of plays. No rose tinted spex available for me here. All the best everyone.
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redfish365 710 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 06:58
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bubblehead2 wrote: What with one thing or another have been a bit stressed lately and as a result haven't listened to much music. Seems i need an empty head, which until now i've had no trouble achieving, to enjoy stuff fully. Anyway, did mange to squeeze these in over the last two weeks... CARAVAN - In the Land of Grey & Pink - with the exception of a Matching Mole LP the Canterbury Scene is one that's completely passed me by, on this evidence though, i need to hear more. For the most part this is top stuff, interminable organ solos excepted ( although i've never been a fan of that early 70's prog organ sound so no surprise there ) MAN - Rhinos Winos and Lunatics 2CD - Studio album's pretty good ( hadn't heard it for 30+ years )but as i've always found with Man the live stuff's way better. Great sleeve notes from Deke Leonard too, he's got a real downer on Brian Ferry, hehe. Oh, and can never complete a post about Man without mentioning the human metronome, Terry Williams, what a drummer he is. MOON DUO - Mazes - Very Shjips like, but for me personally, more enjoyable( the odd Shjips toon excepted ) ...piss poor effort really. EDIT... Just remembered, I'm partial to a bit of instrumental flash, so had a bit of trip down fusions memory lane... JEFF BECK - Wired - Hadn't heard this for years, still sounds cool too, having a few of the Mahavishnu crew on board kinda helps. Or maybe the rose tinted spex. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond - Has its moments but the choir ain't one of them. The lyrics they're given to sing just get me running for the eject button too. Was gobsmacked how familiar it all was considering i must have last heard this when i was 15 or 16 though. Much prefer Mahavishnu Mk 1. TOMMY BOLIN - Teaser - Much written about Tommy on here of late so i thought i'd check this out ( only familiar with him on Billy Cobham's Spectrum where he's out of this world ), hmm, first impressions a bit underwhelming, yeah, there's some good playing but the toons leave me cold for the most part, kinda bland really. Instrumentals impressed more so will go back and give it another couple of plays. No rose tinted spex available for me here. All the best everyone. Ah, so much to say... Me? I love those organ solos... takes all kinds I suppose. I've not heard Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics but absolutely adore all the Man I've heard including their debut, Man, 2oz of Plastic..., Do You Like It Here Now... and Live at the Padget Rooms. I must explore later Man. Moon Duo's Mazes is a little gem. You're right about hearing some Shjips in their but they do have their own identity also which I appreciate. Looking forward to seeing where they go next. Regarding Tommy Bolin's Teaser you are spot on. I bought it expecting to be blown away but man, its bland and boring for the most part. Repeated spins for me have done it no favors.
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redfish365 710 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 07:47
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earthlingfred93 wrote: mingtp wrote: [quote="redfish365"]Earthling Society / Stations of the Ghost At last. Know what you mean about autumnal too. Thanks guys..I'm glad that the autumnal vibe has come through as it was a dedication to my favourite season...I'm made up with that I'm pleased that I'm not the only one alive who just loves Autumn above all seasons. My dad used to hate it because it heralded winter and winter here in Chicago can be brutal. I later learned that it reminded him of the circle of life and that his spring and summer were long gone. God I miss him and my mom. Anyway, I love the leaves changing, the crisp air, the longer nights, the holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Yeah, I disagree with my dad on this... I adore autumn. Football could also play a part. Go Bears! And Fred, a job well done. This may be my favorite from ES so far... and its on constant rotation and I know in the coming fall its going to be played more and more oft.
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riverman 845 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 08:58
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Sin Agog wrote: Heldon's Stand By, Un rêve sans conséquence spéciale and Interface are my three favourites by them. That's when Pinhas chilled on the Frippisms and really got into his own intense proto-Techno world. The first two in particular...! Stand By's like one long chugging industrial suite that gets more and more intense, and Un Reve... was that breakthrough album when Pinhas just thought, "To hell with rules! Let's make some glorious noise!" . Thanks for the recommendations - good to hear that he/they seem to have a sustained career. I did read that he distanced himself from his first albums, but I like them.
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Squid Tempest 8769 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 09:08
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redfish365 wrote: bubblehead2 wrote: What with one thing or another have been a bit stressed lately and as a result haven't listened to much music. Seems i need an empty head, which until now i've had no trouble achieving, to enjoy stuff fully. Anyway, did mange to squeeze these in over the last two weeks... CARAVAN - In the Land of Grey & Pink - with the exception of a Matching Mole LP the Canterbury Scene is one that's completely passed me by, on this evidence though, i need to hear more. For the most part this is top stuff, interminable organ solos excepted ( although i've never been a fan of that early 70's prog organ sound so no surprise there ) MAN - Rhinos Winos and Lunatics 2CD - Studio album's pretty good ( hadn't heard it for 30+ years )but as i've always found with Man the live stuff's way better. Great sleeve notes from Deke Leonard too, he's got a real downer on Brian Ferry, hehe. Oh, and can never complete a post about Man without mentioning the human metronome, Terry Williams, what a drummer he is. MOON DUO - Mazes - Very Shjips like, but for me personally, more enjoyable( the odd Shjips toon excepted ) ...piss poor effort really. EDIT... Just remembered, I'm partial to a bit of instrumental flash, so had a bit of trip down fusions memory lane... JEFF BECK - Wired - Hadn't heard this for years, still sounds cool too, having a few of the Mahavishnu crew on board kinda helps. Or maybe the rose tinted spex. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond - Has its moments but the choir ain't one of them. The lyrics they're given to sing just get me running for the eject button too. Was gobsmacked how familiar it all was considering i must have last heard this when i was 15 or 16 though. Much prefer Mahavishnu Mk 1. TOMMY BOLIN - Teaser - Much written about Tommy on here of late so i thought i'd check this out ( only familiar with him on Billy Cobham's Spectrum where he's out of this world ), hmm, first impressions a bit underwhelming, yeah, there's some good playing but the toons leave me cold for the most part, kinda bland really. Instrumentals impressed more so will go back and give it another couple of plays. No rose tinted spex available for me here. All the best everyone. Ah, so much to say... Me? I love those organ solos... takes all kinds I suppose. I've not heard Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics but absolutely adore all the Man I've heard including their debut, Man, 2oz of Plastic..., Do You Like It Here Now... and Live at the Padget Rooms. I must explore later Man. Moon Duo's Mazes is a little gem. You're right about hearing some Shjips in their but they do have their own identity also which I appreciate. Looking forward to seeing where they go next. Regarding Tommy Bolin's Teaser you are spot on. I bought it expecting to be blown away but man, its bland and boring for the most part. Repeated spins for me have done it no favors. A lot of common ground here for me. I've been re-visiting In the Land of Grey and Pink too, an old fave and one I still love to bits. I'm rather partial to the organ. I love Man but haven't got Whinos, so will have to get hold of it sometime. I also really like the Moon Duo album. Very nice on a hot summers day. If we ever get one! As for Tommy Bolin, glad to get the words of warning about Teaser as I've been loving Spectrum (and Crosswinds) lately, and was thinking of checking out Bolin's own stuff.
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Aug 16, 2011, 09:28
Aug 16, 2011, 09:18
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Re Tommy B - I would get the Energy album from 1972 before Teaser or Private Eyes. It's like a cross between his work with Cobham / Mouzon and the Allmans or Mountain or perhaps Band of Gypsies era Jimi. I don't really rate him as a singer. Not compared with Hughes or Coverdale at any rate. Those two proper records have some great playing on them though. Maybe WB thought that with his looks and talent they could get a second Frampton out of him. That was never going to happen. Much more a foil than a front man.
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Aug 16, 2011, 09:51
Aug 16, 2011, 09:24
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redfish365 wrote: Squid Tempest wrote: Perhaps I'm a bit bonkers, but I've always loved it through and through. Never found it disappointing at all. I love it as much as I love Fragile or CTTE or the Yes Album. If I found any of the "main series" disappointing, it was probably Relayer, but I've grown to love that as well now. If you're bonkers Squid, so am I. I love Tales. I do feel less love for Going for the One...and Relayer. I just find TFTO a bit under-played in the group sections though the quiet bits are as lovely as any quiet bits they ever recorded. Relayer is anything but under played. It's their Mahavishnu record. For that alone it is going to split the room of Yes fans down the middle though it is better than most people remember. I love Howe's brittle tone on that one. There is some fantastic unison playing and you can't always be sure what's guitar and what's bass and what's synth. It would have to be something v special to quell the doubts about Moraz just as GFTO only had to be ok to be considered a masterpiece because people were so glad to have Rick back. So some of Going For The One is deffo a bit half baked but Awaken is just fantastic. Next to "And You and I", my favourite piece of Yes music.
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Stevo 6664 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 09:58
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Stone Harbour Emerges Interesting 2 piece from early 70s with garagey edge to their basement sound. Finally bought this earlier this year after years of hearing about it. Nice & dark. Screaming Trees Dust Trying to work out exactly when they were recapturing but vague echoes of say '69 to '72ish should cover things nicely. Psych influenced hard rock for the most part. I think you just categorise it as great as you do with most of their stuff. Nick Cave Let Love In The recent remaster sounds really good. I just rediscovered this lp earlier this summer after neglecting it too long. Got it as a d/load then bought it. Love the hammond organ bits & the rinky dink grooves. A lot of this is very danceable, not sure how widespread that notion is cos I don't frequent the kind of place this might make it into the dj booth in. Could be everybody already knows that. I kind of get stuck with Nick as god of gloom which is something he himself has been trying to overturn. Don't like his overtly comical lyricism elsewhere overmuch. Trojan Rocksteady set disc 1 I had a couple of these tracks on Club Ska '67 which must have been released before the music was redesignated. Groovy stuff anyway. I think I might come back & rewrite a few of these descriptions just not on form this morning. Anyway, Trojan is back releasing 2 cd compis that are at least of some worth. Shame they deleted all the great ones they've put out over the last 10 years. Fall Palo alto '81 I like 80s Fall but really love this stuff from around Hex Enduction Hour era. This was a great gig with a lot of great material played. Don't think much happened in terms of audience antagonisation. Would that make the set better or worse? Annette Peacock I'm The One Put this on a couple of times this week. Avant jazz meets funk meets singer songwriter from '72. Apparently big influence on Bowie at the time & had Mainman involvement. Recently reissued in limited edition of 500. I'd try to grab it if I was you. Etoile de Dakar Once Upon A Time In Senegal disc 1 Sublime early 70s African material introducing Youssou N'Dour who later formed Super Etoile De Dakar to continue their legacy once the original band split. plenty of other stuff which will come to me later watched Torchwood series 4 pretty good, looks like the US are a week ahead of us since I got to watch episode 6 as a d/load. Wondering if the show will become further Americanised which might be detrimental. Weeds season 7 1-5 Reminded me I never watched the final episodes of season 6. But enjoyed this anyway. 3 years later Nancy gets released from jail and starts again. Rango enjoyable computer animated Western yarn with debts to the Dollar Films, Chinatown and various others. Mad Max 2 for one. Cowboys & Aliens not sure if this was based on comics or computer games. Latter might explain its shortcomings a bit better. Daniel Craig as cowboy badman hero. Harrison Ford playing a supposedly evil cattle baron, not seen him on the wrong side before as far as I remember. Super 8 Dark Speilberg homage. Feel has more Jaws about it than the kid films one might think of from the plot. Quite good I thought. Meek's Cutoff Dark existential(?) film about a wagon train being led astray by a gobshite guide. Again pretty good, worth catching though it might bore some. Captain America. Better than some reviews had it. Certainly enjoyed it more than Ghost Rider. Enjoyable Hokum? Think that's about it. MIght edit this a bit later. Stevo
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redfish365 710 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 13:47
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Reeeeeeealy looking forward to Meek's Cutoff. Heard great things.
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Moon Cat 9577 posts |
Aug 16, 2011, 17:08
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Stevo wrote: Cowboys & Aliens not sure if this was based on comics or computer games. Latter might explain its shortcomings a bit better. Daniel Craig as cowboy badman hero. Harrison Ford playing a supposedly evil cattle baron, not seen him on the wrong side before as far as I remember. Captain America. Better than some reviews had it. Certainly enjoyed it more than Ghost Rider. Enjoyable Hokum? Stevo Harrison Ford turned to the Dark Side in "What Lies Beneath" with Michelle Pfieffer. Think Cowboys & Aliens was based on a graphic novel/comic book. I really enjoyed Captain America. Kind of old school big adventure stuff that captured the period really well I thought. Joe Johnston made another period adventure (back in the 90's with the first wave of BIG super-hero flicks following the success of Tim Burton's Batman) that I think is an under-appreciated gem of a film in The Rocketeer. Capt America also had loads of Marvel geek stuff to enjoy. Great fun well made.
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