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Cool, I didn't know that on either of those. It doesn't surprise me he had them as ideas earlier, but I'm surprised to see he actually played them with the band, even in rehearsal.

Bill

Not as many new tracks as I'd hoped. Seems to be just other versions of songs already on the album.

What the hell are they doing playing "4WD" in 1978, or is this from a later tour?

Bill

I'm not generally a fan of these reissues, or the SW remixes, but this one intrigues me. I've always been a bit nonplussed by Bursting Out because I felt the song list wasn't all that great. This may...

Honestly, I never really noticed, though I'm not actually a huge fan of that album. I'm not certain I even own it right now.

If true, that is a bit wonky, and I'm not certain why they'd move...

It's an interesting point. I also can't think of much material from BSS on the Works or subsequent tours. Really only "First Impression - Part 2." It's odd, this being among their most popular...

I just saw this. Hilarious. So much for the budding Chechen Prog scene. :p

Cool, thanks.

That's right. For "Black Dog," Andy Jonhs used two Universal Audio 1176 Compressors in series. One had all the compression buttons punched out, so it functioned like an amp, and that signal slammed...

Out or curiosity, do you review a lot of books? If so, where do you review them?

Bill

I'm with you. This was among the first non Beatles rock that I got into, prompted by an older cousin, and it was also among the first non Beatles rock albums I bought with my own money. I don't spin...

You probably play Tormato a lot. :rofl

I'll definitely check out a new one from these guys, but I'll approach with caution. I thought Return to the Castle was pretty weak. I was really excited to have Alex Camatti back, but this one just...

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I did take some lessons early on, and it helped A LOT. It didn't even take that many sessions for me to get a better sense of how to breathe and control pitch. It was actually fun, because I...

I agree about On the Third Day, but I've never really liked "From the Sun to the World" or "Kuama"... especially "Kuiama," which just find really dull.

Bill

I think for what you're doing here, the vocals are fine. They kind of remind me of Neil Young, who isn't a great singer by any means, but gets by on "personality" and fitting his voice with the...

My cats are constantly asking me if supper's ready. ;)

I really like Mieville. I actually got turned onto him here in the thread about fantasy books. The next two books in the Perdido Street Station world, The Scar and Iron Council, are not as good, imo,...

They must have edited it out, or else I didn't catch it. Feedback is annoying for the performer, so I can hardly blame him. I can't understand why nobody caught the issue with his guitar in "Lucky...

I didn't catch any feedback issues during "Tarkus," but his guitar fed back really badly at the beginning of "Lucky Man" and he had to motion to stage left to have them turn it down. Lake muffs the...

Out of curiosity, I decided to watch a bit of this performance, which I haven't done since the footage was shot. I was just going to scan through, but I wound up watching the whole thing. I have to...

I think it's entirely valid to feel as you do. I sometimes feel that way as well, and at other times the decisions about fluctuating the tempo don't bother me. There's so much to dislike about "Heat...

Yes, they played fast back then. They all played fast. Laying the blame for this solely on Palmer is ridiculous, as is accusing Palmer of having "tempo issues," as someone else said. This is how they...

The issue of Palmer "rushing" has been discussed a lot here. While it's true that his tempos fluctuate in some cases, it's pretty clear that he's doing that intentionally, and he's said as much. He...

Glad you made contact with Jordan. I was lucky to see him play with Payton Taylor as Duo Junk, and she was amazing. I don't think she's the drummer on the album, but I think she'd taken over, at...

I'm guessing no. Styx has always had really good live vocals, including backing harmonies, and I'm near 100% certain they've never used backing tracks. Tommy Shaw explicitly states that in this...

Same here! Thanks for your efforts on this! This is a wonderful album that deserved a great treatment.

Bill

New Macroscream is out. I just got the CD yesterday and spun it last night. It's good. I'm still a bit iffy at times on their singer, and some of the lyrics are a bit odd, but the music is decent,...

Definitely the poor man's ELP. I think he hit on a few interesting compositional ideas on Illusions and Spartacus, but otherwise, I find their stuff either too blatantly derivative, or simply...

Hate to say, that was always my least favorite of the early records, though I agree that ELO II was not especially strong either. I rarely listened to either. I think On the Third Day began their...

Well, there's nothing stopping a vendor or distributor in a given country from purchasing SHM-CDs manufactured in Japan and reselling. Domestic US vendors occasionally offer SHM-CDs. Consumers can...

I was a big ELO fan when I started discovering rock music beyond The Beatles in 1977 or so. Out of the Blue was huge, and that was staple listening for me for a while, but I got all the back catalog...

Apparently the process was developed in Japan by Universal Music Japan and JVC. Other manufacturers could probably create SHM-CDs, but they'd have to pay IP if UMJ and JVC filed in their countries,...

Cool. I would definitely recommend Of Things and Beings. If you like Peace of Mind, that one is a slam dunk, it's almost as good. Spheres Aligned might also be up your alley. I don't hate it, I just...

Like you, I recently discovered this band. I went ahead and got everything they had on CD, which is three albums. Of these, Peace of Mind I definitely like the best, followed by Of Things and Beings...

Seriously! :lol

My sense is that this was a problem with that particular unit. I've literally never heard of this being an issue.

Yeah, I had a Panasonic for years, then got a Sony when the Panasonic died on me....

Huh? I've used DVD players for the past 25 years to play CDs and I never experienced that problem. What brand player were you using, and when was this?

Bill

I got tickets for Boston. I'm psyched.

Bill

I was able to grab it from Musea in France. Very good album. I consider it a step up from 2019's Trinity, which I found a bit "paint by numbers."

Bill

Yeah, that's right. I actually grabbed the wrong set list for the fall of 1976. It's a little difficult to find things on that site. Here is the amended fall 1976 set list:

Intro/Just the Same...

According to On Reflection, this is what it was typically like from mid-1976 onward:

Intro/Just the Same
Proclamation/Valedictory
On Reflection
Interview
The Runaway/Experience
So Sincere...

You are correct. "Interview," "Timing" and the 1976 intro are all on Under Construction from 9/23 Düsseldorf, and it's not clear there was anything else on the set list in the September/October time...

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OK, I missed that, thanks. Yeah, it seems like a stretch if it's just those three tracks, but if it's 5-6 tracks it's more attractive. I'll just wait and see what gets released and make a decision...

I'm not doubting what you're saying, but that doesn't sound like an extra album's worth of material. I'm wondering if they found something else, hopefully from a bit earlier that has more. We'll see...

Yes, definitely will be on CD according to Derek in that video.

Bill

Yeah, I hear you on that. I'm not sure what he's thinking with that approach, it seems so phony and overblown. It really is a chore to look past.

I heard bits of that, "In My Time of Dying" in...

I also really like Outrider. Chris Farlowe's vocals are something of an acquired taste, but if you can get past that, I think "Hummingbird" is one of Page's best blues adaptations ever. Totally...

Totally agree. Jason definitely delivered the goods, and Plant sounded amazing. I think they took the songs down a step or two to accommodate his voice, but that paid major dividends.

Watching...

I'm definitely curious about this. The prospect of another 40+ minutes of well-recorded live music from their prime period is intriguing. We'll see what tracks are included, but this is one I might...

My wife and I watched the Celebration Day DVD last night. Wow. Absolutely incredible performance, occasionally actually jaw-dropping. The set list was fantastic, and it was especially nice that they...

I forgive you, but just this once!

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OK, that makes sense.

Yeah, no question. I can even hear the bass parts clearly on my crummy laptop speakers. That's part of why I noticed.

What's also remarkable is the clarity of the bass. In arenas, the bass is...

Pretty cool! Who's playing bass?

Edit: Answered my own question. It's Dave Pegg. He really sounds good here!

Bill

I wouldn't say it "bothers" me. It's just not something that especially interests me and I doubt I'd spin it much, if ever. There's plenty of fish in the sea. No need to spend time on something you...

Well, I got mine yesterday and gave it a spin last night. I should have probably listened closer before I bought this. The first track is awesome, but it gets decidedly less "Proggy" from there. It's...

Check out this Organ/Drum duo from Boston, Duo Junk:

https://spacejunkisforever.bandcamp.com/album/duo-junk

They're an offshoot of Space Junk is Forever:
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Mine is on order from Bandcamp. What I sampled sounded pretty good. Too bad their first one never made it to CD.

Bill

The "Third Wave" was in full swing by the time Hot Seat was released, Anglagard 1992, Anekdoten 1993, Ars Nova 1992, Il Berlione 1992, Echolyn 1991, Landberk 1992, Nuova Eva late 1980s, A Triggering...