What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)

Eoink posted:

Stevee_S posted:

 

The Moody Blu

Caravan (Canterbury Set)

Camel (Canterbury Set)

The Alan Parsons Proj

Emerson Lake and Palmer

Rick Wakeman ( From Yes)

Barclay James Harvest

The Doors

Ozric Tentacles

This one is for you Filipe. The world of prog music is vast so you will have to go on your own journey of exploration. Tony, Clive, Eoin and others have pointed you in the direction but you will have to find out for yourself because none of our musical tastes are the same, let alone similar. I would point you in the same direction as they have (after Genesis who you seem to like). Above I have added a very bare and basic list of prog bands you might wish to try (they are all classics). If you are new to all this prog stuff then I would recommend starting with all the early albums and work your way forward, many bands changed direction and sound as they matured. I wish you well on your journey.

Finally and not knowing what your musical preferences are, I have put in a couple of non prog rock bands that you might find of interest both of which are IMHO beyond compare in their class The Doors who are a sort of acid and blues rock band who were are the mut's nuts. Cheekily I have added that Ozric Tentacles album, a band so many have ever heard of let alone listened to, they aren't prog rock but as you seem to be on a musical journey here is another one for you.

Cheers

Steve

That’s a superb  selection Steve, the great prog bands and excellent albums. If you don’t mind, I will cheekily add Barclay James Harvest Concert for the People, prog bands were probably the first major stadium acts, Yes, ELP, BJH, and in 1980 BJH played a free gig in front of the Reichstag in West Berlin to an estimated 250,000 people. I think this is a great into to BJH and that side of prog.

 

 

Great one  Clive, as I mentioned to Filipe it was but a wee snippet of the musical world he wants to explore and far from being anything definitive or comprehensive otherwise I would have been here typing all month. 

S/h vinyl

Why? Saw the spine in the rack and thought why not?

steve

Just Finished.......

James McMurtry - Complicated Game

Streamed on NAS...........  

Vince Gill

Guitar Slinger - CD Rip

Listen to this great album recommended by ewemon about a year ago.

Edward

(1968)

The Doors - Waiting For The Sun

Why? Because the Doors never put a (musical) foot wrong IMHO and this is yet another great album of theirs that captures the zeitgeist of those late 60's. 

Now Playing,........

Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound

Streaming on NAS.......  A mention from TED_P above had me reach for a Vince Gill album to take out for a spin.....

Eoink posted:

Filipe posted:

Eoink posted:

 

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick, vinyl

One for [@mention:66047985346995680] to add to his exploration of prog, Tull were an eccentric hybrid of prog rock and folk rock, with the charismatic Ian Anderson capering in stage providing vocals and flute, Martin Barre a masterful lead guitarist. This is a concept album of one song across 2 sides of vinyl, musically interesting and lyrics that range from intelligently thought  provoking to the worryingly weird. Probably not the best intro to Tull for Phil, try Aqualung as a starting place.

Thanks Eoin. 

I bought the Best of Tull and Heavy Horses on vinyl over a year ago without realising it was prog rock. Thought it might be Heavy! I shall give them a turn.

Phil

Hi Phil, Tull changed styles a few times during their career, Heavy Horses is more folk-rock than prog I’d say, still worth a listen, the greatest hits might well have some more of the prog music.

Eoin, Repeat Vol II has

Minstrel In The Gallery from ditto
Cross-Eyed Mary from Aqualung
A New Day Yesterday from Stand Up
Bourée from Stand Up
Thick As A Brick from ditto
Warchild from ditto
A Passion Play Edit from A Passion Play
To Cry You A Song Benefit
Too Old To Rock N' Roll: Too Young To Die from ditto
Glory Row previously unreleased

So a sample including Aqualung and Thick as a Brick.

An interesting mix including a folk approach with flute on Bouree. When I bought them I thought from the Heavy Horses cover they were a folk group, so I had a surprise! We have the family for the weekend so I was told not the get the grandchildren over excited! Veiled words for turn the volume down. 

Genesis prog rock seems based on somewhat gothic romantic lyrics with a grandiose setting. I can imagine Peter Gabriel performing extravantly (I don’t remember him).

Phil

Dizzy Reece - Sound' off

• Dizzy Reece - trumpet
• Walter Bishop Jr. - piano
• Doug Watkins - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Recorded in 1960

(1970) 

Why? Because it's a fabulous album that has to be played on a regular basis.

David Bowie

Low - CD Rip

Edward

1998 - Vinyl - Uk pressing

Radiohead - Kid A

Vinyl copy.

Now Playing.......

Eberhard Weber - Fluid Rustle 

Eberhard Weber (bass, tarang), Bonnie Herman (voice), Norma Winstone (voice), Gary Burton (vibraharp, marimba), and Bill Frisell (guitar, balalaika).

Streaming on NAS.............    A beautiful album to match the mood of this bright and sunny day!  

TK421 posted:

Radiohead - Kid A

Vinyl copy.

Great choice, Mike. Got to give it a spin  one of these days. Enjoy it!

Lionel Richie

Back to front - 24/96

Edward

Trying to convince myself all the snow will be gone tomorrow. 

.sjb

Thought I would join in with the prog rock fest so I dug out Brain Salad Surgery from Emerson Lake & Palmer and having just finished the Karn Evil 9 suite at a decent volume I'm off for a lie dowm in a darkened room!! 

Tony2011 posted:

TK421 posted:

Radiohead - Kid A

Vinyl copy.

Great choice, Mike. Got to give it a spin  one of these days. Enjoy it!

Cheers Tony.

Funnily enough Mezzanine was the first LP that I bought last year when I got back into vinyl.

I wouldn't say either of these albums are easy listening, but are worth the effort if you are in the right mood.

ATB,

Mike

Following ELP with the soothing Diana Krall and the Love Scenes album

Alan

(2015)

Just imagine the movie Apocalypse Now and then imagine putting this album in as an alternate soundtrack to the movie, it's a tight call but I'm going for this one as my preference by The Black Angels. 

ALANP posted:

Following ELP with the soothing Diana Krall and the Love Scenes album

Alan

Wow. That's some serious change of gear.

Stevee_S posted:

(2015)

Just imagine the movie Apocalypse Now and then imagine putting this album in as an alternate soundtrack to the movie, it's a tight call but I'm going for this one as my preference by The Black Angels. 

Napalm in the morning and all, Steve?

Filipe posted:

Genesis prog rock seems based on somewhat gothic romantic lyrics with a grandiose setting. I can imagine Peter Gabriel performing extravantly (I don’t remember him).

Phil

 

Check out some of the YouTube clips of Genesis and you'll see just how extravagant he was, mostly in the outfits he wore. I wish I'd seen them at that time, but I wasn't old enough. There's a fine version of Musical Box on YouTube I seem to recall.

Tony2011 posted:

Stevee_S posted:

(2015)

Just imagine the movie Apocalypse Now and then imagine putting this album in as an alternate soundtrack to the movie, it's a tight call but I'm going for this one as my preference by The Black Angels. 

Napalm in the morning and all, Steve?

Yep Napalm and all, Tony.

An old album from JJ Cales good lady. Forgot I had it along with another couple of hers.

After listening to it I know remember why I haven't played it in such a long time.