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  1. Most of the big prog bands were still, by most...

    Most of the big prog bands were still, by most sane measure, continued to be huge throughout the late 70's and early 80's. Genesis, Floyd, Yes, Rush, Crimson, ELP etc didn't find themselves playing...
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    I think all the stuff with Dio is well worth a...

    I think all the stuff with Dio is well worth a listen, especially the live stuff after they reformed as Heaven and Hell. It just sounds vast! It was a different kind of music post Ozzy, I suppose...
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    Oh I so hope there is a big tour, 81-84 is my...

    Oh I so hope there is a big tour, 81-84 is my favourite version of KC and they've brought in a couple of heavyweight subs there!
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    I'm looking forward to this as much for the liner...

    I'm looking forward to this as much for the liner notes as anything. It's a personal favourite of mine, the best thing they did since BSS by a long chalk and infinitely better than either of the...
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    Oh I think that is lovely. The wordless vocal...

    Oh I think that is lovely. The wordless vocal instead of the guitar solo is beautiful. I thought Money redux was crap, but I prefer this to the original.
  6. I remember it nostalgically as I went to see the...

    I remember it nostalgically as I went to see the tour which was my first Yes show but listening to it now it doesn't hang together as the work of a band at all. It's all over the place. Drama is...
  7. Thread: Genesis- Duke

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    I think it's a good balance, the Duke's...

    I think it's a good balance, the Duke's intro/Behind The Lines bit especially is a great blend of prog and soul. There are bits like Heathhaze that sound like pastoral era Gabriel stuff and...
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    I would call him a really poor Captain Beefheart...

    I would call him a really poor Captain Beefheart clone
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    It's like Yes, but not Yes. If I heard it playing...

    It's like Yes, but not Yes. If I heard it playing in a bar, I'd go "Whoa, is that Yes?" and give it a closer listen and conclude that it was an album by a band who really liked Yes, but weren't as...
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    Lady Gaga had VDGG's Masks as intro music for one...

    Lady Gaga had VDGG's Masks as intro music for one of her tours, with a solo dancer dancing to it. It was really cool.
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    That's quite good. Didn't really pay attention to...

    That's quite good. Didn't really pay attention to the album but that is quite pokey, it reminds me of H era Marillion but a bit heavier and darker. Doesn't sound much like Genesis from any other era...
  12. i'm a big Dead fan, co definitely of the Bend It...

    i'm a big Dead fan, co definitely of the Bend It Out Of Shape until you can't recognise it school of ��
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    Yes I love this, there are bits where they sound...

    Yes I love this, there are bits where they sound like they are jamming with younger versions of themselves from 20 years before, it's brilliantly done. There were parts one and two, do you have both?
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    I met an engineer from Rockfield at a party in...

    I met an engineer from Rockfield at a party in Wales many years ago and he had worked on Astra and confirmed that it was mostly individual drum samples (of Palmer, one whack at a time) played through...
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    Boo! European tour cancelled due to "Logistical...

    Boo! European tour cancelled due to "Logistical issues"

    Boo!

    and also...

    Boo!
  16. Thread: The Final Cut

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    I've always been more of a fan of Floyd the more...

    I've always been more of a fan of Floyd the more Rogery they got! TFC is my favourite Floyd or RW album of all time. It's really intimate, thematically cohesive and well arranged. It still packs a...
  17. Eloy - Ra is a great one.

    Eloy - Ra is a great one.
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    Its really good, it has a proper organic PF...

    Its really good, it has a proper organic PF sound. I like it better than anything they've done post 1983 and Nithin Sawney is a great replacement for RW.

    My lodger is an old pal of Nithins and...
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    It's perfect as it is. One of my all time...

    It's perfect as it is. One of my all time favourites, ahead of a lot of the KC stuff.
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    Noty really prog, but certainly progressive. If...

    Noty really prog, but certainly progressive. If we can have Dry Cleaning, we can certainly include the mighty Fall. This is probably my favourite blend of music and spoken word. The LKJ albums are...
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    Primus primer?!

    Hi

    I've just got tickets for Primus doing Farewell To Kings for me and a mate as we're both big fans of Rush and that album.

    Never heard any Primus though, they've kind of passed us both by.
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    It's just occurred to me that ELP had Central...

    It's just occurred to me that ELP had Central Heating and Genesis had double glazing�� together they have a warm house! Dunno why that amuses me so much, but it does.

    Sorry, I'll go away now.
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    That's it! The last little bit. I knew I knew it...

    That's it! The last little bit. I knew I knew it from somewhere (in your wardrobe)
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    Not quite on topic, but this has done my head in...

    Not quite on topic, but this has done my head in since I went to see them. On live versions of I know What I Like, there's a keyboard outro that is kind of of sung by the audience at the end, and I...
  25. The Soft Bulletin was the highpoint for me....

    The Soft Bulletin was the highpoint for me. Wonderful band (sometimes)
  26. Thread: Goose

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    New Goose! They just get better...

    New Goose! They just get better https://youtu.be/2U4QF7iDMOc
  27. I've written a review of the box set for Louder...

    I've written a review of the box set for Louder Than War https://louderthanwar.com/emerson-lake-and-palmer-out-of-this-world-live-1970-1997-album-review/
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    I saw the tour on the first night they played...

    I saw the tour on the first night they played Manchester. Ironically Steve Hackett was playing down the road the same night. Although it was an hour late starting due to a blown generator they played...
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    I think his overall frail demeanour is to do with...

    I think his overall frail demeanour is to do with his having type two diabetes. People with the condition often lose a considerable amount of weight. If it's being properly managed, and he's not...
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    I paid £100 and I am watcher of the skies!

    I paid £100 and I am watcher of the skies!
  31. Live In The Heart Of The City is a belting live...

    Live In The Heart Of The City is a belting live album.

    Yeah was quite sad to see that someone who played on pretty much everything I listened to as a teenager isn't more financially secure and has...
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    Crikey. Phil did seem to get better as it went on...

    Crikey. Phil did seem to get better as it went on but does he have emphysema? He sounds like Peter Perrett did when he was suffering from that, kind of squeaky.

    The band sounded great though,...
  33. I think it was a coming together of lots of...

    I think it was a coming together of lots of things, classical influence coming into rock music with things like She's Leaving Home, and Elanor Rigby and Whiter Shade of Pale and Days Of Future Past....
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    I quite liked the first song they released, it...

    I quite liked the first song they released, it had a bit of zip, but the second one is turgid H&E style drivel
  35. Thread: Goose

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    Goose of the day! Starts of like "Easy" by the...

    Goose of the day! Starts of like "Easy" by the Commodores and then goes cosmic then super slinky funk! https://youtu.be/QiUmx6JbDDs
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    I like it, and I really hated pretty much all of...

    I like it, and I really hated pretty much all of H&E. Sounds like good 2000's Yes to me. Jon having a better go at sounding like Jon. The keyboards especially are really good, I like the bit where...
  37. Well for years I bought into that completely, I...

    Well for years I bought into that completely, I still have a room stacked with CDs and records that I don't touch now. A laptop, a DAC unit and a nice amp and speakers is so much better, for ease of...
  38. I think all physical media is dead media. Or...

    I think all physical media is dead media. Or should be. I'm in the same boat, not quite as many as you though.
  39. Thread: Goose

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    Goose

    Any love here for the Goose?

    Been listening to these a lot on these warm summer evenings. Seem like a Grateful Dead for millenials, huge live fanbase, make a good income from uploading advertising...
  40. Thread: Genesis- Duke

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    I think they were amazingly consistent from...

    I think they were amazingly consistent from Tresspass Through Duke and Duke is my favourite Genesis album. Oddly the one I can't get on with is W&W, much prefer Trick and ATTWT which bookended it....
  41. Surely a 45 or 70 minute album is dictated by the...

    Surely a 45 or 70 minute album is dictated by the old media technology and has absolutely no meaning at all in the digital era. An album can just as well be 15 minutes long or 3 hours, or songs can...
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    I've just been having a similar conversation on a...

    I've just been having a similar conversation on a Black Sabbath page. I was saying about when I saw Sabbath in 1986 and apart from Tony Iommi, had no idea who anyone was. The guy in the next seat...
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    I've seen them 100+ times since 1985. My first...

    I've seen them 100+ times since 1985. My first concert was Chronicle Of The Black sword, it blew my little head apart! To be honest, I lost track somewhere in the after 70 but that was about 15 years...
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    It's wonderful but could have been a better...

    It's wonderful but could have been a better single album, rather like The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (DUCKS!)

    The first s/t is still their definitive album for me.
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    It Bites reuinion?

    Just seen It Bites reunion trailed on the cover of forthcoming Prog magazine. New album mentioned.

    Anyone know anything about this, is this the original lineup?

    Exciting if that is the case!
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    Guy Evans did a brilliant job with Vital, that's...

    Guy Evans did a brilliant job with Vital, that's one of the best sounding live albums ever. Completely evil. Get him in, he knows his onions.
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    Even in the mid 80's I think there was a clear...

    Even in the mid 80's I think there was a clear demarcation though. Fans of No Jacket Required who attended the Wembley concerts in 87 would, I expect, find the experience a lot more "rock" and a lot...
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    It's of its time but it's very good. There was a...

    It's of its time but it's very good. There was a thing for taking yourself very seriously then, in quite a spoddy way, something that punk sort of nudged aside to an extent. Those... stilted......
  49. Thread: The Mars Volta

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    I remember hearing Deloused at the time and...

    I remember hearing Deloused at the time and thinking that they were the first "new" prog band who I liked as much, or more than the 1970's canon. That and the first Amplifier record.

    I was a...
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    Weirdly I went back to it and I was able to read...

    Weirdly I went back to it and I was able to read it all

    It's odd that he was out of the band at the time that Owner came out and then joined again in time for the album release. I suppose that...
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    Is there any way of reading this interview...

    Is there any way of reading this interview without a RS subscription?
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    I like the 3.2 stuff better than the original 3...

    I like the 3.2 stuff better than the original 3 album which was a big disappointment after ELPowell
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    My housemate has lost 14 people that he knows,...

    My housemate has lost 14 people that he knows, including 3 immediate family members to Covid 19 in the last year. I've been lucky in that everyone I know has recovered but how any anyone could be in...
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    I think it's very unlikely that there will be...

    I think it's very unlikely that there will be large scale concerts happening here by September, and that it will be postponed again. It would be great if they could spend that time writing new stuff!...
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    He's gone a bit Andrew Neil (maybe that's just...

    He's gone a bit Andrew Neil (maybe that's just one for the UK people!)
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    My cousin was at the Manchester Apollo show, it's...

    My cousin was at the Manchester Apollo show, it's him making all the noise!

    I've just played it for the first time, it's actually really really good. Much better than any of the "real" Yes live...
  57. I don't think there's a band that divides people...

    I don't think there's a band that divides people more in here than Yes!

    Which is weird because Yes's shift in style has been far more gradual than Genesis or Rush's were.

    I can see why people...
  58. Wasn't Francis Dunnery going to be in that (or...

    Wasn't Francis Dunnery going to be in that (or another) lineup of The Syn with Squire, White and Nardelli?
  59. It's a very catchy, if lightweight song, and its...

    It's a very catchy, if lightweight song, and its now in my head! Doesn't Sherwood sound like Chris Squire?

    So how would modern Yes be any different from this, apart from Steve Howe guitar?

    Yes...
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    Is there a comprehensive list anywhere of where...

    Is there a comprehensive list anywhere of where all of the material comes from and full credits

    I have an original LP of it but there's no info on it at all (maybe they did that on purpose to give...
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