Who made your yellow suit ?
Who made your yellow suit ?
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
As always, Aymeric beat me to the punch!
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Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
Another Fine Tune has always been one of my very favorite albums with it's beautifully relaxed vibe that belies all that's going on melodically, IMO it has some of Gowen's very best playing. I get a somewhat similar vibe from Two Rainbows Daily although the atmosphere is quite different with only bass and keyboards esp. when Hugh turns up the fuzz.
I say good on Mr. Ratledge for knowing when to hang up his hat rather than repeat himself or re-visit the past. He did his thing and achieved near something near mythic. I think is was Jimi Hendrix that suggested the he plug his organ into a fuzz/distortion box, if I remember correctly and the rest is history. Passages man.
Nice
I really get a better appreciation of Rutledge more and more as time passes. A beautiful player (and composer). Vol. 2 is one of my fav Canterbury albums on some days (like today again), well after Rotters Club of course. Just magical. I can't get enough of that one. Its really nice to spin these albums roughly the same time every year now, makes it very special. Bloody good.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
You may laugh at me
Say I don't deserve
All the things I've had
Sad...
I've got a drum kit and some sticks
So when I'm drunk or in a fit
I find it easy to express myself
I hit the drums so hard I break all the heads
And then I end the day in one of my beds
I'm nearly 5'7 tall
I like to smoke and drink and ball
I've got a yellow suit that's made by Pam
And every day I like an egg and some tea
But best of all I like to talk about me!
You may laugh at me
Say I don't deserve
All the things I've had
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
That Gilgamesh LP was in the very first package I ever got from Wayside Music circa 1987. I bought it not knowing a thing about it, but there was something about the way it was described in the printed Wayside catalog that caught my eye. Played it recently as I’ve been grooving hard on the recently reissued Ian Carr/Don Rendell Quintet LPs which feature Trevor Tomkins on drums in his pre-Gilgamesh post-bop days.
I remember playing the Gilgamesh album quite a bit when I first got it...a favorite late-night spin as it has that vibe, but the tunes are knotty enough to avoid it ever becoming background music. Terrific stuff.
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Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
Alright... Just finished listening to Robert's '68 CD: my first Canterbury disc of the new year and my contribution to the binge. Absolutely the peak of his creativity (IMHO of course). There are many later moments that could also be argued as peaks. But the light-hearted, soulful, playful magic is here more than anywhere else in his career.
As for Gilgamesh, I'm really curious now. I own both Gilgamesh studio discs but since my move to Iowa two years ago I can't find them! And I probably have not listened to either one for a decade or more. I only have Arriving Twice, which is great, but need to go back and listen to the orginal releases.
Decent tune, that.
So, there is some bloke on eBay UK selling his National Health bootlegs: Dundee 1976, Paris 1978, Mattatoio 1979. Anyone know how these are?
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
"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
It's interesting how Pip sets up those 2 cymbals in an almost-vertical manner (they don't look like china's to me?) , sort of surrounding him.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Greaves is very drunk. It's complained about by Stewart in the booklet with Complete, iirc.
If John is, can Pip really be so far behind?
As far as the clam(s), they weren't a band by that point with Stewart who had left months previously, and Gowen hadn't yet come in. In other words, they were not in good practice.
Even so, it's still a pretty good clip and it's a pretty hard song done live, by a band out of practice. It doesn't detract from their sizable legacy. IMO.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Fucking Greaves is a Fucking Monster. He even makes a Neil Murray look like an amateur boy picked from the streets (and I love Neil).
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
As far as who is better than who or what-have-you, this is thorough-composed ensemble music, with room for improvised parts and for 'putting eyebrows on the music'.
While distinctive voices are important and the music allows great and distinctive voices to shine and be 'themselves', and put their own version of eyebrows on, ultimately, this, like all composed music, needs people who are interested enough or good enough to perform it. Even if they aren't particularly 'quirky' (like Neil Murray), he played his parts extremely well and got inside the music and allowed it to be a great album.
Doesn't really matter who came next or what-have-you. He was the bassist at the time and he did great and we are all lucky that he was there to be in that band and make the recordings he is on.
IMO. [ I've gotten very zen in my old age. ]
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
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.
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