Too often unheralded musician- great violinist, stellar & astonishing bassist. Go well, Ray.
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Too often unheralded musician- great violinist, stellar & astonishing bassist. Go well, Ray.
Well, for one thing he was mic’d properly! 😉
Not sure I would class any of these as “proper” Yes albums, whatever the hell that means anymore... but I quite like “I Would Have Waited Forever”, “Miracle of Life” and “Universal Garden”. The rest...
That reimagined cover is oddly reminiscent of “Big Generator” (in its U.S. release color scheme) ...
I admit I liked Howe’s re-mix of “Fist of Fire” that included his originally not included guitar tracks.
Two Johns for me-
Abercrombie (The Third Quartet) at the start and Zorn (The Big Gundown) at the end.
I always heard the flute and vocal were both live. Cornick mimes the harmonica from the backing track, because that is Ian as well of course...
As a Philadelphia jazz musician, all I can say is this is both a shock and a deep loss. Joey was just as wonderful a person as he was a musician. His last project (where he played tenor sax along...
If he can record everybodys parts in advance, I still maintain that if he insists on continuing to tour with no voice he could at least spare himself (and the audience) and mime to a prerecorded...
As a fellow drummer, that surprises me just a little as I can’t think of three more distinctively different drummers of that era. NMW practically turns “Breathless” into a Mahavishnu mark II track,...
Yep, totally brain farted and wrote “Ripples” instead of “Entangled”. Not sure they continued to play “Entangled” in 1977 however... 🙃
Oh, no thanks necessary at all. I was passing it along more for your interest than any other reason. But of course your journalistic integrity is going to cause you to raise the “fix hammer” 😉
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Superb work as usual, John.
Tiny note on the speaking voices: “I’d like to play you some of the things I’ve been working on that could be commercial” is Eno, and “Actually I don’t want to start...
Well, in his brief time in the group Bruford played misc. percussion all over the place, but vibes & glockenspiel most notably during “Ripples” and “Cinema Show”- so my guess is it may be one of them.
Bendian played and recorded w/ Pat in a two guitar/ two percussionist line-up with Derek Bailey and Paul Wertico as second drummer- pretty free, hair raising stuff... but I seem to recall him subbing...
One of my favorite instrumental albums ever. Not sure I agree that it is the most “coherent” HC- but it is definitely the one I enjoy most.
I do want to hear “Little Nemo” now... if “Scenes From a Night’s Dream” was THAT drastic an improvement.... 😶
Truly decent fellas. And the best of friends. What a joy to watch.
I know jazz isn’t to everyone’s taste ‘round these parts, but It should be pointed out that the interviewer (Gregg Bendian) is a tremendously gifted improvising and experimental musician who has led...
Recently sold my CD copy of this. When it comes to pieces like the Marvin Gaye and the Les McCann, I would argue that the originals are perfect and the covers are... stiff, to be generous. But the...
“Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” from that same album is another superb anti-war song.
I think he may have mis-read “disingenuous” ...
I was sorry Ant Phillips wasn’t involved in the initial chat- both for his perspective on that time now, and his perspective as the writer/performer...
Odd that McDonald and Brooker should pass so close together- “Let There Be Light” was the highlight of Ian’s solo album largely due to Gary’s wonderful vocal...
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Go well, Ian.
1946-2022
No, checked the notes and Ravenscroft was indeed in the horn section on Pros & Cons. Pretty sure Sanborn played all the sax solos, though. That alto tone of his was so omnipresent in the 1980s. I...
I remember Ravenscroft on The Final Cut, and David Sanborn on Pros & Cons
I know Van der Graaf Generator when I see them!
Sorry I didn’t see this thread earlier. I would have said Traffic right away because, frankly, your Capaldi is excellent.
I don’t like it, either. But part of my love of the original is the bombastic strings and arrangement/production.
Jon and Jake both sound wonderful at doing what they do- but stripped down...
As someone who never “pulled the trigger” on any of their work on CD, this is kind of cool. I will definitely cherry pick some of the reissues.
They leaned pretty heavily on rearranged covers at the start of their career- maybe this album is a way of coming full circle to say goodbye.
In fact, he was a violinist- and played it on some of his earlier solo albums and with the Softs.
Oddly, I can hear Kate singing “Montana”, and mid 1970s Tull covering “Dirty Love”- We Know What We Like for sure!
But John plays and sings on the original version as well, no?
Or are you celebrating the additional instance of J.G. participation? 😁
A track from Steve’s 1980 album Defector.
Whatever anybody does, do not pick up the latest CD issuance of this great album. The remix is a disaster. They even auto tuned some of the vocals. Really bad.
I am pretty sure SJ is significantly younger than Simon Darlow, so, no.
Actually I’m relatively sure that is Toyah’s longtime collaborator Simon Darlow (who was also an original Buggle.)
He does pull the acoustic out in very rare instances- his latest “love letter” to Toyah from the road is a pleasant little improvisation on acoustic.
Pretty sure most of her videos are filmed at different spots on the Fripp property. ^
Simon Darlow, I do believe. ^
I’m pretty sure Rick is playing the trombone and saxophone on “Biding My Time”, so he could have done the brass parts- but it sounds like an orchestral brass section to me.
The “new stereo mixes” on the oldest tracks on the compilation give me hope that there will be properly mixed releases of the vintage albums at some point, as the 2007 ones were so problematic.
That was a lot of work! Thanks for posting.
I actually enjoy Dee Palmer’s orchestrations quite a bit, with Tull and otherwise, but even with Steve and Bill on every track, this album simply didn’t work. I can’t imagine there would be enough of...
Yeah, I second that. Some of those Fripp-Wetton-Phil Collins power trio jams Fripp put up on the DGM site some years back for download were killin’.
Most of them are pleasant curios, but “Firebirds” I am sorry was not developed further and properly recorded- has a mysterious, early Genesis vibe that I like. Ant Phillips is on piano here...
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Most of these are demos Peter recorded between leaving Genesis in 1974 and his first proper solo album sessions in Toronto with Bob Ezrin.
Most of them were co-written by Martin Hall, but not all.
Nicely spotted. Always wondered why that part sounded so damned familiar.
You have never basked in the late sixties glory of ANON?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mWvoLpMegQ
Enjoy!
Man, the interviewer seemed really stuck on how “different” A was when it was released, even after Ian explains that it was intended to be his first solo album. Honestly, if the shock hasn’t worn off...
As an old Megadeth fan, I’m surprised I never got around to checking OHM out. Having just watched a few videos featuring R.P., I gotta say you are right. An ideal match. Might be more trouble than it...
I love Berlin, but didn’t see him as a stylistic match for Brand X per se. Giblin would be my nostalgic choice, but the chances there are remote. It is a rough spot to fill, really.
I only remembered her surname because of her (and subsequently Bill’s) tragic passing from cancer. Crook did the sleeves long enough that I may have made Mark’s mistake as well...
David is very articulate and engaged.
Ah, shit.
Rest well, Armando.
You earned it and then some.
Don’t worry- at the Genesis shows it will be Mike who rubs Phil’s head affectionately and sits on his lap.
It won’t be cringe-worthy or disrespectful at all.
😲
Ha! I had former Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Mark III saxophonist Bill Evans in mind.
I enjoy the solo work of 1970’s violinist/keyboardist David Cross- particularly Exiles (which features guest spots by Fripp, Wetton and Peter Hammill), Closer Than Skin and Sign of the Crow.
Op Zop...
Definitely Banks. Phillips had a much deeper singing voice. Besides, Tony has copped to it with much embarrassment over the years...