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    Oh that's funny...to see that someone picked up...

    Oh that's funny...to see that someone picked up on the Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere homage. That's me on the wall to the left of the three pics :-)
  2. Yes the Blu-Ray includes every single session for...

    Yes the Blu-Ray includes every single session for the album in full for the first time. For me it's the selling point as I can't help but love this kind of thing despite myself !
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    I love them. The only band I have been listening...

    I love them. The only band I have been listening to for literally 49 years who are still making great albums ! The new one is no exception.
    By the way it was 21 albums in 21 days, still of course an...
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    16637 Drawn from these very photographs. The...

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    Drawn from these very photographs. The artist rediscovered them recently and posted them to an ELP Facebook group.
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    Any friend of Orion is a friend of mine. Very sad...

    Any friend of Orion is a friend of mine. Very sad times. RIP Rick. At least like us all he had the music, and that is special.
  6. They really don't get who they're pitching this...

    They really don't get who they're pitching this at do they ? We want everything or nothing. I'll stick with the boots !
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    Yes I'd say `On The Radio' is essential, and...

    Yes I'd say `On The Radio' is essential, and those three tracks represent 22 mins or so of very valuable material, especially `No`Alf Measures' which isn't on either official album.
    As a standalone...
  8. I liked Fripp considerably more before the film...

    I liked Fripp considerably more before the film than after it. He'll always be one of my favourite all time musicians, but as a person...no. Tiresome and at times plain rude. I wish Williams would...
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    https://radiomassacreinternational.bandcamp.com/al...

    https://radiomassacreinternational.bandcamp.com/album/start-here

    Special Seasonal Sampler Price for all newcomers !
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    Thanks Digital Man ! We have a sampler CD called...

    Thanks Digital Man ! We have a sampler CD called `Start Here' on Bandcamp if you want to check it out :-)
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    Yes `Galactic Furnace' is brand new material...

    Yes `Galactic Furnace' is brand new material recorded and completed recently by the three of us, it is very much of a piece and will once again stretch to a two CD set.

    I totally take on board the...
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    Funny you should say that Dave, I'm actually...

    Funny you should say that Dave, I'm actually listening to the Muffins box right now ! If finances were unlimited perhaps...it's a thing of wonder that's for sure.
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    Heh heh, you know what ? I didn't remember the...

    Heh heh, you know what ? I didn't remember the extended E-Live 2008 either and I'm in the band ! I'm putting this down to it being released days before I went into hospital for open heart surgery !...
  14. Yep, that whole Magma at the Manor thing is...

    Yep, that whole Magma at the Manor thing is sourness on Vander's part. He'd already written and demoe'd the whole of Side One of TB when living at Kevin Ayers' house in 1971, We even have evidence of...
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    The dialogue is pretty wacky, but it does tell a...

    The dialogue is pretty wacky, but it does tell a story....and crucially I think, typifies the human reaction to the world falling apart around it....bickering and arguing about trivialities !
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    I am similarly evangelistic about `Consequences'...

    I am similarly evangelistic about `Consequences' ! One of the top concept albums ever. I've loved it for 45 years now !!
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    [QUOTE=Munster;1149254] This live recording is...

    [QUOTE=Munster;1149254] This live recording is the same thing – they have jammed live and then extracted the best bits for an album.

    Except that Schmidt expressly said that they were releasing...
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    I'm listening to what's not there right now. A...

    I'm listening to what's not there right now. A killer version of `Vernal Equinox' kicking off the second set in blistering fashion !
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    "....the decision recently made by Irmin Schmidt...

    "....the decision recently made by Irmin Schmidt and his close entourage to issue complete concerts, and not only compilations of concert extracts....is certainly the best thing which could happen...
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    I'll buy it of course.....but I must admit I...

    I'll buy it of course.....but I must admit I think these gigs are vastly overrated. They were a jam band at this point. Yet again here we get loose variations on I Want More/Bel Air/Dizzy Dizzy and...
  21. I saw Newcastle 1981 ! It's my cassette recording...

    I saw Newcastle 1981 ! It's my cassette recording you will hear on this box. Supplied directly to Wouter Bessels to remaster.
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    That's part of the joke....the most pathetic...

    That's part of the joke....the most pathetic rhyme with `Green' possible....as also evidenced by the line "although my name's not Bamber" being probably the only thing which would ever rhyme with...
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    I love it, and have loved it since it came out in...

    I love it, and have loved it since it came out in 1977 and was (amazingly) heavily featured on local radio, with promotional interviews from G&C and everything. I think the only way to take it is as...
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    Looks great ! Ordered the posh version.

    Looks great ! Ordered the posh version.
  25. I'm kind of relieved I have no interest in this...

    I'm kind of relieved I have no interest in this era, what with the TD set I bought and the Gong and Crimson ones to come....bring them on though, I'm a sucker for these things !
  26. More likely he'll slow them down 4 times and...

    More likely he'll slow them down 4 times and release them in a way that they will always play in random order....making sure the pattern doesn't repeat for 9 billion years....or something :-)
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    Yes, a friend has...David Gurr (you can find him...

    Yes, a friend has...David Gurr (you can find him through my Facebook). To be honest I wouldn't care if I ever saw the visuals again. They are so heavily edited as to be meaningless anyway....
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    The Coventry piece on the Stratosfear disc is the...

    The Coventry piece on the Stratosfear disc is the actual concert audio from the Cathedral released for the first time, none of it appears on Ricochet. Ricochet was recorded at the end of the tour at...
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    For example the Bataclan show in the box also...

    For example the Bataclan show in the box also features Other Side Of The Sky/Dynamite I am Your Animal/6/8/ I Never Glid Before/Flute Salad/Oily Way/Outer Temple and an encore version of Glid. So...
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    `Haunted Heights' was originally recorded by...

    `Haunted Heights' was originally recorded by Baumann to be part of `Desert Dream' (Side 4 of `Encore'). But I agree the three bonuses would fit at the end of `Force Majeure' better. I don't think we...
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    Ssssso, iss the Royal Albert Hall show the...

    Ssssso, iss the Royal Albert Hall show the ssssame version that appeared on the Bootleg boxset that came out about 15 or so years ago, or is did they manage to track down the massssster tape?[/QUOTE]...
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    Hopefully it'll be `You' which was mixed in Quad...

    Hopefully it'll be `You' which was mixed in Quad !!
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    An interview with Chuck will be well worth...

    An interview with Chuck will be well worth hearing, as he has some great insights, and has tirelessly supported and promoted other artists in the field via his show. Time for him to shine !
  34. Thread: Manband

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    I would say they are very much of interest to the...

    I would say they are very much of interest to the Prog fan ! Some of their material is straightforward `west coast' (Welsh style), but a lot of it is superbly developed extended brilliance. I think...
  35. Thread: Popol Vuh

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    I think if ever there was a band who needed a...

    I think if ever there was a band who needed a properly curated and mastered boxed set it's these guys. I think their discography is a shambles, although the more recent reissues made the best of it....
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    Vangelis would fit the bill very nicely, I'm...

    Vangelis would fit the bill very nicely, I'm thinking in particular of `Albedo 0.39' and `Spiral' albums. Vangelis plays all the keyboards and Drums himself and it all hangs together very well...
  37. "....prog rock, the extravagantly conceptual and...

    "....prog rock, the extravagantly conceptual and wildly technical post-psychedelic sub-genre that ruled the world for about 30 seconds in the early 1970s".

    This proves the guy's an idiot. Even the...
  38. "...a floating orgy of some of the most despised...

    "...a floating orgy of some of the most despised music ever produced by long-haired white men".

    But it's not though, is it ? It is merely `despised' by two-bit critics somehow offended by the...
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    It was awesome. Her first time in England too !

    It was awesome. Her first time in England too !
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    Thanks to my better half Kathy for filming this...

    Thanks to my better half Kathy for filming this one...I was so lost in the moment I didn't even know she'd done it. Great that she got the whole thing, and the ovation gives some idea of the tangible...
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    Something tells me in the back of my mind it was...

    Something tells me in the back of my mind it was an extract from Benjamin Britten's `Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra'. I know the piece you mean.
  42. I think there was a general `opening out' maybe...

    I think there was a general `opening out' maybe caused in part by the punk/new wave/DIY explosion....a return to street level releases and self promoted concerts perhaps. Even the likes of Fripp and...
  43. You totally win !!

    You totally win !!
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    Guitar Geek: "BTW, speaking of Damo-san, I saw...

    Guitar Geek: "BTW, speaking of Damo-san, I saw him perform live here in Cleveland, oh geez, that must have been nearly 15 years ago, at the old Grog Shop. He performed with a really good band called...
  45. It would have been charlie....or amphetamines I...

    It would have been charlie....or amphetamines I would think. They probably wanted to make sure they were `on it' for such a big show. One review of a show my band RMI did about 20 years back...
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    For my money, the opening 2 ten minute pieces on...

    For my money, the opening 2 ten minute pieces on `Can' (the `spanner' album), `All Gates Open' and `Safe' are excellent, as is `Animal Waves' (virtually all of Side Two of Saw Delight). `Flow Motion'...
  47. Here's what I thought of it back in 2010: ...

    Here's what I thought of it back in 2010:

    This, the third and final Out Of Focus album, finds the German collective at their very best. It completes their shift away from psychedelic rock into...
  48. Reply from Burning Shed: Declan Colgan from...

    Reply from Burning Shed:

    Declan Colgan from Panegyric Recordings has asked us to pass this message on to you regarding this edition of Tales From Topographic Oceans.
    A number of comments about...
  49. Damn. That's not good enough for a definitive...

    Damn. That's not good enough for a definitive edition. Don't people check these things ??
  50. Don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I have...

    Don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I have it on good authority that they messed up the extras on the CD/Blu Ray version....that you actually get the same remix of Dance Of The Dawn twice, and...
  51. I'm lucky enough to have experienced Bill live on...

    I'm lucky enough to have experienced Bill live on a few occasions over the years, from the King Crimson Double Trio, ProjeKct One and Earthworks and have had some great experiences. His playing was a...
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    She loves Peter Hammill, hates Mike Oldfield !!

    She loves Peter Hammill, hates Mike Oldfield !!
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    According to reliable sources many/most of...

    According to reliable sources many/most of Tangerine Dream's crucial `classic period' gigs were recorded, but when Chris Franke left the band in 1987 he retained possession of these tapes on the...
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    `Death Or Glory' is a pretty miserable...

    `Death Or Glory' is a pretty miserable experience, no way would I put that in the Top 10. The gigs at the time were awful....the woman who had just ended their marriage was still his sound...
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    Ha ha ! So we can claim to be Punks too !

    Ha ha ! So we can claim to be Punks too !
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    Thanks ! The shortened RMI also works on gig...

    Thanks ! The shortened RMI also works on gig posters :-) Best of both worlds.
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    Going back to the short names such as Can for...

    Going back to the short names such as Can for example....it was always going to look good on multi-band gig posters because it allowed for a bigger font size (or whatever they used to call it in...
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    Our band was christened Radio Massacre...

    Our band was christened Radio Massacre International after a name which came to me when I wasn't thinking about it and which has no literal meaning. Even though it was pre-internet it has turned out...
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    Absolutely right ! And much of what was seen on...

    Absolutely right ! And much of what was seen on the Old Grey Whistle Test and heard on Rock radio in the UK was dull, cliche ridden blues-rock, or the likes of The Eagles or The Doobie...
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    At the time, they stood out a mile to me. There I...

    At the time, they stood out a mile to me. There I was in 1979 16 years old, catching up with Genesis albums, discovering Van Der Graaf ...when I heard `Death Disco', which must surely be one of the...
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