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  1. I believe it was the exact opposite, but I am not...

    I believe it was the exact opposite, but I am not taking an oath.
  2. The Who, there are many-many bands that followed...

    The Who, there are many-many bands that followed the path of Henry Cow.
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    Steve Harley

    Such a great, unique talent and a such a sad loss. He was for 3-4 of years at the forefront of inventive, quirky rock music - and criminally underdiscussed and underrated in years to come after....
  4. I am not forgetting anything. Do you think I am...

    I am not forgetting anything. Do you think I am that ignorant that I don't know this? I made a point. If the first thing you're thinking about The Who is their use of keyboards I give up. They relied...
  5. I love Tommy and I believe I have given it a...

    I love Tommy and I believe I have given it a straight 15 at Gnosis. The Who travelled such a way of their own that I do no think they were a major influence to anyone, and all the more to prog rock....
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    Hi Tom! I am not familiar with Ibis. True about...

    Hi Tom! I am not familiar with Ibis. True about Cherry Five. God, it's been ages since I played that - and I am doing it right now. Always a pleasant choice.
  7. Good call.

    Good call.
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    I'm not getting 80's vibes. I am getting early...

    I'm not getting 80's vibes. I am getting early 70's, proto-prog/psychedelic vibes. Early Yes, Wishbone Ash, Man etc. The production and playing is very contemporary though, which makes the album...
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    I love Tea For One - it sounds like an epilogue...

    I love Tea For One - it sounds like an epilogue not only to the classic Zeppelin sound, but possibly to a whole era. The wall of multiple guitars that Jimmy started building with Houses Of the Holy...
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    Yes, definitely they were also going directly to...

    Yes, definitely they were also going directly to the source of it all.
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    I hear very little Pink Floyd or Yes influence on...

    I hear very little Pink Floyd or Yes influence on Italian prog. No1 influence is ELP in my opinion. Then Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Genesis. The weirder wing of Italian Prog (bands like Cervello...
  12. Nothing could ever be too good to be metal,...

    Nothing could ever be too good to be metal, because metal is the best, at least for me. But come on, this is not heavy metal, and like a third of this album at least has nothing to do with heavy...
  13. I perceive neither the band nor this new record...

    I perceive neither the band nor this new record as "metal". Sure, they use metal elements - but most heavy metal bands couldn't even dream of SGM artistic depth and complexity.

    I have in the span...
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    That's a stone cold classic for me. While there...

    That's a stone cold classic for me. While there is plenty of youthful confusion regarding the album's structure - so typical of Italian rock music of the 70's - the interplay between aggressive,...
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    all more than fine records which I love, but it's...

    all more than fine records which I love, but it's only 10 albums. The first 8 in the list are probably immovable for me.
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    With a gun to my head my top 10, no particular...

    With a gun to my head my top 10, no particular order

    Area - Arbeit Macht Frei
    Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - same
    Battiato - Sulle Corde Di Aries
    Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico
    Jumbo -...
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    Saw them in a huge festival in 2010 and it was...

    Saw them in a huge festival in 2010 and it was not so good - I was a big fan of what they were doing back then. First time it was in a small hall in 2002 and they were great, although Wayne had...
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    Very intriguing avant-freak folk from Poland,...

    Very intriguing avant-freak folk from Poland, released just this year


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxUw0VXr9PQ
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    Sticky: Japanese band Bondage Fruit is back after a great...

    Japanese band Bondage Fruit is back after a great time of absence, with a new album named VII. It's as interesting, pleasant and well executed as one would expect from such a talented band.

    ...
  20. I am a big fan of modern US progressive music,...

    I am a big fan of modern US progressive music, and find the scene there to be the most original and interesting in all domains of prog, with the exception of maybe France. There are countless bands...
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    Sticky: The Pneumatic Transit - Forbidden Trinkets ...

    The Pneumatic Transit - Forbidden Trinkets

    Released a few days ago from Chicago based band, a very interesting and well executed album of modern prog-post rock with chamber rock elements,
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    Kind of makes you wonder why they even tried for...

    Kind of makes you wonder why they even tried for all this half century after

    (and cheers)
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    I liked very much Six Drops of Poison. There are...

    I liked very much Six Drops of Poison. There are many parts that are dramatically convincing, and I found the whole "desolate universe" atmosphere to be very moving. In my humble opinion it is a...
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    Sticky: Maybe I missed it but I don't recall K'mono's...

    Maybe I missed it but I don't recall K'mono's latest release being mentioned here. This is a very interesting and creative band from the US that makes use of proto prog elements in a very fresh and...
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    thanks for the detailed and very interesting...

    thanks for the detailed and very interesting feedback Ken
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    While the mind part of me is not activated by...

    While the mind part of me is not activated by this sort of music, the rest of myself - which is a huge majority - is very well engaged with this new record. There are some very beautiful vocal...
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    One of the few albums in our timid days that...

    One of the few albums in our timid days that dared to kick some ass. And it did.
  28. what you don't take into account is that I am not...

    what you don't take into account is that I am not shocked by the nature of the discussion. Zappa was the one that stated that "there is no dirty word as such". Trust me, my moral standards concerning...
  29. What I said suggests just what I said - respect...

    What I said suggests just what I said - respect does not mean that I think you're infallible.
    I have expressed this respect repeatedly in direct messages and publicly, but it seems that I am unable...
  30. I did not frame "autistic" as an insult. The...

    I did not frame "autistic" as an insult. The insult part I reserve for the "cock size" discussion, which I am afraid I did not find "fascinating", although I am probably not "as much informed" as...
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    No, it stands well there. I like weird stuff in...

    No, it stands well there. I like weird stuff in my music anyway. I appreciate it as a bold move, and as a statement with meaning.
  32. The absurd insinuation that Zappa was autistic...

    The absurd insinuation that Zappa was autistic shows the boiling hatred that many people in here have for the man. The argument that "a member of my family is autistic therefore I know" is so...
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    I liked this to the point of buying it, which...

    I liked this to the point of buying it, which doesn't happen often (me buying). Yes , there is a big what the fuck with the huge intro in Eris but at least it is a genuine what the fuck at least....
  34. I feel enriched as a human being by the depth of...

    I feel enriched as a human being by the depth of musical analysis and the profound psychological remarks of renown experts in this thread. Meanwhile there are actual people here that have interacted...
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    It's an excellent record, and while the material...

    It's an excellent record, and while the material used is clearly retro, the overall atmosphere and strategic scope is very well their own and leaves a quite distinct impression on the listener. I ...
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    The new Ni is pretty great. There is no...

    The new Ni is pretty great. There is no bullshitting in there, just inexhaustible riff pounding from start to finish, until you soften up. A great addition to the chronicles of merciless prog.
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    How could you ever endure the sheer probability...

    How could you ever endure the sheer probability of missing 2.500 posts of whether CD or Vinyl or download is the real way of listening to music?

    [the two Zappa shows in the Montana box are good,...
  38. does it ship from US? I can't afford to pay...

    does it ship from US? I can't afford to pay custom. If yes, anyway to order it from an EU retailer?
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    Got the 7vinyl MDK box as a gift! Super excited...

    Got the 7vinyl MDK box as a gift! Super excited about it. Started with Trianon 2000 - the instrumental/semi-improvised part in the second part just blows away any jazz/fusion band I have ever...
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    Sticky: 30 words for the actual music, 10 posts for the...

    30 words for the actual music, 10 posts for the same and the same off topic issue.

    It's a very pleasant album.
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    I vote for Chameleon in this tight race. The...

    I vote for Chameleon in this tight race. The stakes are kept high for every nanosecond of this incredible record. Everything in there is crucial, full of meaning.
  42. I am happy for you Neil - and others - that share...

    I am happy for you Neil - and others - that share such enthusiasm for the current music production. I do not feel the same. I did not observe any particular difference in quality in this year's...
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    Take my money Steve! You do deserve it....

    Take my money Steve! You do deserve it. Outstanding release on all levels
  44. Nice interview btw - Damon puts a lot of...

    Nice interview btw - Damon puts a lot of information in there.
  45. Unsurprisingly another brilliant record from...

    Unsurprisingly another brilliant record from Damon and co. It was instantly bought and in constant rotation the last couple of days. Favorite track ...And Who Will Tell Us?

    The new record in my...
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    I totally agree with this. But my favorite is...

    I totally agree with this. But my favorite is Zeit.
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    I regularly return to Seru giran, and each time I...

    I regularly return to Seru giran, and each time I do I appreciate their music all the more. I would call their songwriting in this particular period as a blend of the romantic and the playful, it is...
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    Indeed Essence of Porphyry is an outstanding...

    Indeed Essence of Porphyry is an outstanding progressive rock piece, reminding me of Zappa's grand style. The debut is close to a masterpiece in my opinion. It has some indifferent moments maybe but...
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    Thanks for this great, and totally accurate, post

    Thanks for this great, and totally accurate, post
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    I love it. I think it's my favorite Nektar album.

    I love it. I think it's my favorite Nektar album.
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    Yes, god bless all of them! To your point...

    Yes, god bless all of them!

    To your point though, the first minutes of Facelift do sound awful, if one takes into account the horrible sound of the whole album. In the middle of these first...
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    How is it possible that we haven't mentioned here...

    How is it possible that we haven't mentioned here - or anywhere else - the truly beautiful Spinetta y los Socios del Desierto album? I discovered this by pure chance very recently, and come to...
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    They are not awful Steve, they are iconic. I...

    They are not awful Steve, they are iconic. I confess guilty though with the crime of having skipped them several times!
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    Isn't the passage at 2 minutes in a direct,...

    Isn't the passage at 2 minutes in a direct, blatant reference to Yes and Tales From Topographic Oceans?



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KIsmsZ7SJU



    What a band!
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    Backwards from Slightly All The Time has been...

    Backwards from Slightly All The Time has been played by Caravan in (I believe) For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night. They did not have members in common but they were very well aware of each other,...
  56. I know there will be more elaborate answers than...

    I know there will be more elaborate answers than mine by people more knowledgeable, but to me there is a huge Jimmy Hendrix influence on the guitar driven part of Krautrock. I sincerely believe that...
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    I have been unable to listen to the line "La...

    I have been unable to listen to the line "La rossa extends her hands" in Lost and Found without getting goosebumps and eventually break in tears in the last 4 years. No music can have this effect on...
  58. It's a very fine record. Perhaps a bit weakened...

    It's a very fine record. Perhaps a bit weakened by its length, perhaps at places a bit derivative, but full of beautiful ideas and uplifting energy.
  59. Yes

    Yes
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    Sticky: ^^^ That's a fine album, that I have been...

    ^^^ That's a fine album, that I have been enjoying a lot and consider one of the best releases of this year. Also it's a name your price release, which makes it easier to shove some chips for them ...
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