Huge fan of the Presents From Nancy. How does this compare??
Huge fan of the Presents From Nancy. How does this compare??
Superior Sister. They're both classics. They look so young on the cover of Nancy!
Agreed, this one is right up there with Present. I'm a big fan of everything they did, but the first two are the undisputed stone-cold classics.
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I'd say it's on par with their debut. A bit more proggy in a traditional sense, a bit less whimsical, but the songwriting is very strong throughout, and "A Girl Named You" must rank as one of their best tunes period. While I love the subsequent albums too, they never captured the brilliance of the first two IMO.
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I like this better
^^ That's cool. I could never get over the sax on that one.
Does anyone remember Stipps' very hard to find "NEVERGREENS" ? If memory serves, it was the first project he did after "SPIRAL STAIRCASE". EDIT: I can't remember where Golden Earring came into this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSlxWt2m6OQ
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Yes, I have Nevergreens, credited to Stars & Stips. It's not very good: short funky songs, with lots of singing. The one exception is the title track, which last for some 8-9 minutes and is wholly instrumental but with lots of synths that remind me of Dreamweaver era Gary Wright, and is similar in style to the long ballet he did for Pudding in Gisteren, which is my favorite Supersister piece.
Stips also played shortly after Supersister as a member of Sweet d'Buster with sax player Bertus Borgers (formerly of Mr. Albert Show), and they recorded four albums of so-so funky rock (a la Doobie Brothers and the like) from 1975 to 1979.
Bidder is my fave SSister, but I dig all of them. I think what makes it tick even better than the others is the very apparent contrast in motions and atmosphere; while they certainly weren't slouches at this to begin with, I can hardly think of a more sincere way of rounding up a silliness-tour-de-force ("Energy/Out of Future") than with "Higher".
I really like those recordings they did with that German radio orchestra as well, where their Bacharach-influence shines through more clearly.
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"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
One of my favorite bands. I love everything they did, and consider "Pudding..." to be in line with the first two.
And I think a Supersister collection is not complete without Supersisterious, the live album from 2000. One of the better reunion concerts.
I have Supersisterious; nice performance but very odd, tinny sound. Sounds like an early 90s midi product to my ears.
What do you all think of Long Live Supersister? Do those live performances live up to the hype?
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Steve F.
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www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
The best Supersister for me.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
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