A lot of the albums I would mention are already listed. But I would add:
Kansas - Two for the Show
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A lot of the albums I would mention are already listed. But I would add:
Kansas - Two for the Show
Yeah, well, that's what they were classified as around here way back (it's actually been a couple of years since I was last here; a lot of life going on). I'm not a fan of the term "neo-prog"...
I will echo IQ's "Ever", and speaking of echo, a band I've not seen mentioned here: Echolyn. I got into them through "As The World", and it's still my favourite of theirs.
I've seen my share of concerts, and many have been mentioned. But I should add here that possible the TIGHTEST band I've ever seen was Earth, Wind, & Fire! Lordy, were those guys locked in together!
What, no Mellotron?!?
I think my favourite was "Love it to Death", because of the second side. I think it was a concept piece, ending with "Sun Arise". They never said it was, I don't think, but it sure flowed like it. ...
Although I've not been as active lately (lots of family stuff going on), I've always appreciated PE. I came here from Ye Olde Days, i.e. alt.music.progressive, then rec.music.progressive, and...
Any and all of them. As long as the music moves me, the instrument doesn't really matter.
That works, thanks. Now to find some cheap video editing SW that will allow time-slipping. But at least I can get these converted. I used to have Vegas Video, but that was quite a while back. It's...
I have quite a few concert DVDs/BluRays that I'd like to rip to my PC before the disc rots. I've had this happen to a couple, most notably Steve Vai in Astoria, Kansas, and others such as Babylon 5...
Damn. Just damn. Thanks for all you gave me, and RIP.
No. Just no.
75 year old rebels. Go down fightin', boys! Ya gotta love it...
For me, it's been DVDs. I had a "Steve Vai-Live in Astoria" DVD become unplayable. But the absolute worst is my ENTIRE Babylon 5 collection has rotted! Warner wouldn't even return any emails on...
I've got 1, and it's fretless.
I always loved Ged's sound with that Ric, though. I missed that in later years.
Monolith was a step down from the ones before it, and was the end of an era for me. This band appealed to me greatly; a mix of hard rock and symphonic, to my ears it was just what I wanted to hear....
Well, there's still a 50th Anniversary concert, with Santana and Ringo, at the site of the original. I don't know what's going to happen there; Carlos is talking about getting rappers and some other...
Yessongs.
Hmm. I thought they went into "Teakbois" for a moment there. I guess that's one way to skip the back-and-forth leads between Rick and Steve...
That's one thing I used to notice about Kansas, especially Livgren's work - it seemed like they would use up an album's worth of melodies in one piece! There were hooks - memorable melodies -...
I've tried, but it just doesn't click. It could've been so much better with just a little effort.
Was that the proggy Genesis or the pop Genesis? If both, then the argument does not apply.
I get that. I'm in the same boat. I want it to be Kansas so bad, but it's just not... quite...... there. The writing style is missing that "chamber orchestra" feel that Livgren was so good at...
I think there's a tone of artists I would put in there before Roxy Music. However, looking at the roster of artists that are already in there, I really don't give a flying @#$% WHAT they do.
I saw Miley Cyrus on the list, and thought this wasn't a good idea. But then again, there was Sha Na Na at the original, so...
Have you ever tried to assemble a prog band? We auditioned singers, and it was always some variant of, "You guys will make a great backup band for me! The music sounds good, except we need to cut...
Grew up in the 60s, listening to Gerry and the Pacemakers, Paul Revere and the Raiders, all that stuff, on a little transistor radio by my bed. I started playing trumpet, drums, and guitar in grade...
Oddly enough, that was almost true, though.
Allan was supposedly working on an album at the time of his passing with Virgil Donati on drums. I wonder what happened to those recordings, if any were actually made? It was supposed to be a more...
Of the prog I listen to, probably 75% for vocals (but there are usually huge instrumental passages in those). But I listen to a lot of fusion too, which is about 99% instrumental. Mostly, I like...
I've used 90125 to demo PA systems before, simply because I know the sound so well.
But GftO? Although I really like the music, I always considered this a strong candidate for a remix and/or...
_Songs from the Wood_ is the top JT album for me. The blend of English folk, rock, and prog, all performed by a killer band, just floored me. I wore the grooves off that one.
BS. It's the best of the Rabin years, by far.
He's earned his retirement, having given so much of his life to his fans, and endured the crap he went through. Thanks Neil; have fun.
Somewhere to Elsewhere was decent, not quite a return to form, but good. To me, Freaks of Nature was a bit more interesting, with a few new twists. I didn't think Prelude.. quite came up to that...
Yes, it could. I'm hoping for that. Kerry is apparently hard to replace...
I'm hoping for one BETTER than the last. It was okay, not a bad start, but didn't have near the depth or quality of the classic Kansas. I think they can do better, if they wish.
I know that's a...
It figures; the first live release they do after his death, and it's the one I already have (both in CD and DVD). I didn't know mine were "boots" when I bought them; it was a regular CD store (which...
Good Lord, you people have no taste...
Rack me up as another Queen II -> A Day at the Races. May said that Queen II remained his personal favourite of the bunch. Mine too.
I've tried to like DT after Portnoy left, but it seems like the personality of the band is gone. I've tried to listen and appreciate the last few albums, but they just leave me cold; lots of tight...
It can be, but I still find his work with Yes (well, up through GftO) to be much more satisfying. They were truly greater than the sum of the parts. I may be somewhat alone on this, but I found IoK...
No.
And I'll give him one up for that. He actually considers the audience some. Not to mention the fact that Yes fans like the ALBUM, not just the SINGLE.
What Union Live album? I got the DVD of Union concert vids, and they're mostly board recordings, with some of them being monitor send recordings (!). Terrible mix. Anyway, might you be thinking of...
So, my question is, how much of the performance was "fixed"? Some of y'all were there, and many have seen them recently. Hopefully, they didn't do it like KTA, where they "fixed" the life...
As much as I've argued with you about some of your genre definitions, this one's not bad. My only complaint (not with you) is that this subject is probably a decade or more older than this forum; we...
I understand about country; I grew up in Eastern Kentucky, and associated everything I didn't like about it with country music. However, down the road a way, I started realizing that if you listen...
"Did you order the curry?"
Not a bad song. It could use some development, and replace the crappy programmed percussion with the real thing, but not bad.
Agreed. Their songwriting was rather pedestrian, although it certainly carried earmarks of their influence. But the depth of the material was just not there, compared to classic Yes. Thus, it's a...
Well, I bought it, and I've tried to spin it a few times. It hasn't clicked with me yet, but I'm still working on it. Don't know why, but the drumming was a little annoying at first. Kind of a...
I hate to say this, but of the Monkees, Mike DID write material, Micky was a musician as well as an actor (played guitar and sang), and Davy was a singer (stage musicals). So all four had musical...
Well, if Queen was anything to by, RTB squashed the livin' sh!t out of all the instruments (compression). He must've just got his first LA2A back then. And Queen II was my favourite Queen album...
Floccinaucinihilipilificator...
Yeah, I met him the last time Rick was with the band. He was friendly and chatty, Rick was funny and talking to everyone. Chris was amiable, but somewhat inebriated, Steve was a standoff-ish snot,...
Do they still have hair?
I see lots of concert vids on YouTube of Holdsy with Donati; was there ever anything official of these? I'd love to have one of these concerts, and see how Virgil interpreted the drum parts.
Laughter.
I first heard it from a friend who had the album, and it was a black cover. Later, when I bought the CD, it had a red cover. So I think the black cover came first. Why they CHANGED it, I have no...