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I didn't miss any bass at the Scunthorpe show. Jonas Reingold and Townsend both used bass pedalboards at times, and at one point (forget which) Roger King provided the bass from the keys.

Only English spoken here ;)

I saw the Scunthorpe show last Thursday. Although it was a great show Nad seemed a little subdued. He sang it all really well but used to be much more animated (I compared with the Hackett Albert...

Our neighbours are going. Hopefully I'll be able to report back.

When you consider ticket prices I'd say it's win - win - win !

You're not. :lol

I saw IQ play at Bury recently. Couldn't help thinking they were more fun to watch when they had JJ and Martin Orford with them. Those 2 were with both IQ and Jadis for a while.

I see you have a date at Bury in April 2020 now. Looking forward to that.

That's quite superior but not as superior as my mate's Brough Superior.

This album, together with IQ's Ever, got me interested in new 'prog' back in the 90s. Until then I was stuck in the 70s. It helped that both IQ and Jadis played a lot of gigs for the Rotherham based...

Don't get the recognition they deserve. I saw them live last May (5th time I think). They had John Hackett's band supporting (also very good) but didn't pull in a very big crowd. The introduction of...

I am proud owner of 2 garden sheds. Although those who know the origin of the nickname will know it's not a requirement to own 2 sheds. It is only necessary to have said you are thinking of getting...

2 IQ fans on Prog ears with somewhat similar nicknames then, it appears !

In those days every line up of Yes was full of energy when playing live. I saw every UK tour from 1973 to the late 1980s (including ABWH) and was never disappointed.

I retired at 58 but didn't really have enough cash to enjoy it so went back to work at 59. Could that be the reason :lol

Maybe he'd like people to buy it so they can hear the classic tracks with latest keyboard parts !

[QUOTE=Bungalow Bill;740036]I know there have probably been a million discussions about this album. But...

Lamb is OK but I always end up finding it tedious listening.

I felt like this about...

How about a sub-thread to discuss who is the worst speller of 'definitely' who has contributed to this thread ?

Fascinating programme! The effort that went in to the close of 'Day in the Life' alone was staggering. I am a musician (of sorts) and I always thought the Beatles produced some great songs. However...

I can't get this clip to play. Is it because I'm in the UK perhaps?. If it's available on YouTube could someone post a link please ?

Sounds as though you didn't fly first class [on Concorde] and didn't book separate aircraft seats for Mike's guitars then (as Steve Howe famously did). Well done IQ for making the trip for your...

And almost 4 years ago Bryan Josh married Olivia Sparnenn. So she's probably staying !

Obviously there are costs associated with the staging. But watching a band recreate a show (including song intros, mannerisms) in what sometimes seems a slightly mechanical way is a different...

The Musical Box are good for nostalgia but these tickets are pricey. They seem to be playing smaller / fewer venues than they did a few years ago in the UK. Maybe that's because of the ticket...

Rick Wakeman (chat show guest and TV presenter) - maybe not such a fan as he was but allegedly used to enjoy Yes

Not one of these videos will play (here in the UK anyway). Youtube appears to have taken most of these down because of blocking by Pink Floyd 'on copyright grounds'.

Once when playing in a band my Korg Micro suddenly played everything half a semitone high, and the pitch bend didn't function. It sounds awful and you can't transpose half a semitone. All the band...

So which Hackett "Revisited" DVD does the title of the thread refer to? I've been wondering since it started.

Where are these reels? I thought there was virtually no surviving footage. Why haven't these reels been put out on dvd ?

It was very good no doubt. I was disappointed with the safe route followed by the keyboard player though. He didn't attempt some of the trickier Wakeman lines (a bit like Geoff Downes).

This 1975 'Relayer' show was the one which made the biggest impression of all on me. I saw the show in Bristol (UK). 5 of us squeezed into my little Morris 1100 and drove from Birmingham. We played...

So, at the risk of spoiling the thread, what does anyone think about the Genesis documentary ?

Down on the Farm is a bit of fun but it's not typical of the material on Rain Dances and Breathless. When I want to introduce someone to Camel I lend them the debut.

Geoff's keytar lack of action here is embarrassing. Adam Wakeman showed how to use a keytar in Wurm when accompanying his dad in Buenos Aires with the Rock Ensemble. Wish I knew how to embed a...

There are several grumbles on here about having to buy DVD and Blu-Ray in the same set, but I doubt it makes a penny/cent difference to the RRP. They're all mass produced for a few pence anyway. It...

Knock knock, who's there ? ( 7/8 )
knock knock knock, there, who ? ( 9/8 )
knock there, who's knock ? (13/16 )
Whose knock, their knock ? (15/16)
Who knocks whom ? ( 11/8 )

Note - time...

Why can't we call them problems. Politicians started calling problems "issues" to dumb them down - and now everyone's doing it ! Just one of my pet gripes ;)

[QUOTE=Digital_Man;258087]imo, it will always be Yes, ELP, Genesis, PF and KC. Almost no argument about it.

A young (ie under 40 !) friend of mine thought all these bands were American !

This is great news. Heather's performances with Mostly Autumn were mesmerising. I saw them many times. I was gutted when she announced she was leaving and I couldn't bring myself to go to her final...

I thought Downes was rather weak in Sheffield last night. He played the parts as I would - that is missing out or simplifying some of the iconic bits: such as the tricky organ arpeggio runs towards...

Also going to Sheffield on Wed. Had my ticket since last week. Decided to leave it late to increase the chances that all the band and myself will still be breathing by then :lol

It's nothing to do with 'heard of'. It's HEARD, as in listened to .(hits own forehead in despair)

Excellent. :lol

29 :oops I hereby resign from this forum , or maybe I'm just more discerning than many

But the purpose of this thread (as put forward by the originator) is - "anyone know of any other groups where members of the group have played a different instrument to what they are known for during...

I play this intro myself (clumsily) and know it pretty well. I didn't think it was extra long (at least not compared with the original studio version) but when the opening phrases are repeated...

I agree. By 10pm many of us looked like it was way past our bedtime and we needed taking back to our care homes. Doesn't mean we didn't love it though.

Hey Rufus, was the piano intro to Firth...

These things are too modern for me, but I believe there's a phone app which identifies tunes / melodies. Might be worth a punt? Play Soundchaser into it and see what it comes back with.

I probably would be but no one will ever find out. I don't know anyone with any wild horses.

I play in a popular covers band (various rock and pop, mainly sixties and seventies) . We're...

The relative unimportance of lyrics is demonstrated by the lack of a mirror thread to this one (so far anyway) titled "Good Lyrics and bad music .....etc.............."

Sorry but I don't understand the relevance of the metaphor. I didn't say I dismiss music just because I can't be bothered to listen to the lyrics. I love the music, including the singing. I just...

Unless you know German then, presumably you can't really enjoy Beethoven's Ninth ?

I was always amazed when my teenage daughter remembered every word of all the pop songs we used to play on the...

Couldn't have put it better myself. And obviously I've picked up phrases here and there - '"I get up, I get down", "a flower ! ". That sort of thing. I did say 'really listened'. But from memory...

In 42 years of listening to 'prog', I've never really listened to any lyrics.

I call myself a musician but others probably don't. Played the piano as a boy (self taught) and played organ for the local church for a while. It could be the only church in the world where Soon...

Agree. How about Prog in the bus station, or Prog behind the bike sheds?

Hey, I live in Lincolnshire, England. We still put plastic tokens on the doorstep for the milkman here, grow our own veg and think phones are for making phone calls. It is a while since I listened...

I retired. That solves this problem. The other thing is when borrowing a CD if you can see the total run time you know if it will fit on a c90 cassette. If it won't fit, the individual track...

When I arrived at University in 1973 I was staggered at how many of my new peers had similar musical tastes. So different from my school (rough and in a deprived area) where the majority either...

I've done TMB a few times and I'm thinking of giving G2 Genesis a try in a couple of weeks. Has anyone any experience of them ?