I'm guessing no. Styx has always had really good live vocals, including backing harmonies, and I'm near 100% certain they've never used backing tracks. Tommy Shaw explicitly states that in this...
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I'm guessing no. Styx has always had really good live vocals, including backing harmonies, and I'm near 100% certain they've never used backing tracks. Tommy Shaw explicitly states that in this...
Same here! Thanks for your efforts on this! This is a wonderful album that deserved a great treatment.
Bill
New Macroscream is out. I just got the CD yesterday and spun it last night. It's good. I'm still a bit iffy at times on their singer, and some of the lyrics are a bit odd, but the music is decent,...
Definitely the poor man's ELP. I think he hit on a few interesting compositional ideas on Illusions and Spartacus, but otherwise, I find their stuff either too blatantly derivative, or simply...
Hate to say, that was always my least favorite of the early records, though I agree that ELO II was not especially strong either. I rarely listened to either. I think On the Third Day began their...
Well, there's nothing stopping a vendor or distributor in a given country from purchasing SHM-CDs manufactured in Japan and reselling. Domestic US vendors occasionally offer SHM-CDs. Consumers can...
I was a big ELO fan when I started discovering rock music beyond The Beatles in 1977 or so. Out of the Blue was huge, and that was staple listening for me for a while, but I got all the back catalog...
Apparently the process was developed in Japan by Universal Music Japan and JVC. Other manufacturers could probably create SHM-CDs, but they'd have to pay IP if UMJ and JVC filed in their countries,...
Cool. I would definitely recommend Of Things and Beings. If you like Peace of Mind, that one is a slam dunk, it's almost as good. Spheres Aligned might also be up your alley. I don't hate it, I just...
Like you, I recently discovered this band. I went ahead and got everything they had on CD, which is three albums. Of these, Peace of Mind I definitely like the best, followed by Of Things and Beings...
Seriously! :lol
My sense is that this was a problem with that particular unit. I've literally never heard of this being an issue.
Yeah, I had a Panasonic for years, then got a Sony when the Panasonic died on me....
Huh? I've used DVD players for the past 25 years to play CDs and I never experienced that problem. What brand player were you using, and when was this?
Bill
I got tickets for Boston. I'm psyched.
Bill
I was able to grab it from Musea in France. Very good album. I consider it a step up from 2019's Trinity, which I found a bit "paint by numbers."
Bill
Yeah, that's right. I actually grabbed the wrong set list for the fall of 1976. It's a little difficult to find things on that site. Here is the amended fall 1976 set list:
Intro/Just the Same...
According to On Reflection, this is what it was typically like from mid-1976 onward:
Intro/Just the Same
Proclamation/Valedictory
On Reflection
Interview
The Runaway/Experience
So Sincere...
You are correct. "Interview," "Timing" and the 1976 intro are all on Under Construction from 9/23 Düsseldorf, and it's not clear there was anything else on the set list in the September/October time...
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OK, I missed that, thanks. Yeah, it seems like a stretch if it's just those three tracks, but if it's 5-6 tracks it's more attractive. I'll just wait and see what gets released and make a decision...
I'm not doubting what you're saying, but that doesn't sound like an extra album's worth of material. I'm wondering if they found something else, hopefully from a bit earlier that has more. We'll see...
Yes, definitely will be on CD according to Derek in that video.
Bill
Yeah, I hear you on that. I'm not sure what he's thinking with that approach, it seems so phony and overblown. It really is a chore to look past.
I heard bits of that, "In My Time of Dying" in...
I also really like Outrider. Chris Farlowe's vocals are something of an acquired taste, but if you can get past that, I think "Hummingbird" is one of Page's best blues adaptations ever. Totally...
Totally agree. Jason definitely delivered the goods, and Plant sounded amazing. I think they took the songs down a step or two to accommodate his voice, but that paid major dividends.
Watching...
I'm definitely curious about this. The prospect of another 40+ minutes of well-recorded live music from their prime period is intriguing. We'll see what tracks are included, but this is one I might...
My wife and I watched the Celebration Day DVD last night. Wow. Absolutely incredible performance, occasionally actually jaw-dropping. The set list was fantastic, and it was especially nice that they...
I forgive you, but just this once!
:lol
OK, that makes sense.
Yeah, no question. I can even hear the bass parts clearly on my crummy laptop speakers. That's part of why I noticed.
What's also remarkable is the clarity of the bass. In arenas, the bass is...
Pretty cool! Who's playing bass?
Edit: Answered my own question. It's Dave Pegg. He really sounds good here!
Bill
I wouldn't say it "bothers" me. It's just not something that especially interests me and I doubt I'd spin it much, if ever. There's plenty of fish in the sea. No need to spend time on something you...
Well, I got mine yesterday and gave it a spin last night. I should have probably listened closer before I bought this. The first track is awesome, but it gets decidedly less "Proggy" from there. It's...
Check out this Organ/Drum duo from Boston, Duo Junk:
https://spacejunkisforever.bandcamp.com/album/duo-junk
They're an offshoot of Space Junk is Forever:
...
Mine is on order from Bandcamp. What I sampled sounded pretty good. Too bad their first one never made it to CD.
Bill
The "Third Wave" was in full swing by the time Hot Seat was released, Anglagard 1992, Anekdoten 1993, Ars Nova 1992, Il Berlione 1992, Echolyn 1991, Landberk 1992, Nuova Eva late 1980s, A Triggering...
Yeah, I got a notice on this today as well. This track is real cool, it has a distinct Egg feel to it, which is logical given the title. ;) But I'm holding out to hear a bit more of the album before...
Rush - Exit Stage Left. Look at where the cover photo is taken from. :D
Well, apparently, he didn't owe them the money anymore. Case closed.
Here's Progland's broader consensus on these post Works ELP and related albums. Obviously, not a scientific study, but I think it pretty accurately represents the trends, and is remarkably consistent...
Very interesting. I had a feeling that's the way it would go. Given the givens, I think 41 years is more than a "reasonable amount of time."
Bill
Correct. You were sitting in seats that were to your left in the theater. If Steve was directly in front of you, he is on "Stage Right" (basically to his right looking out into the audience). Using...
"Desde la Vida" sounds like Europe trying to do Prog. There's a little cool piano in there, but most of it just plods along, and there are parts that are not developed at all (the whole section from...
Actually, you were correct the first time. Steve set up on "stage right." Yes, for the audience, that is to their left, but no knowledgeable theatergoer refers to it that way.
Bill
That fine, different tastes. Black Moon and Power of 3 are essentially pop rock albums, very little Proggy elements. In this regard, I thought Black Moon was OK, but it's not really what I want or...
That world is already here. https://fadr.com/
You can create instrumental tracks of any song, or stem out bass, guitar, drum, or other parts. Free will get you a lot of functionality, but a paid...
Good call! :D
It's certainly been overlooked in terms of comparisons with the post LB albums. I'm not sure it's a total "return to classic form," but I largely really like the album, and...
The only one of these I've never owned is Goblin's Suspiria. I sampled it, and really didn't get anything from it. I have no idea why this is so well thought of. I have Roller and Profondo Rosso, and...
I said that, and I think ItHS is also among the worst albums ever made. The difference in my mind is, at the time of Love Beach, ELP still kind of mattered, and the band were still capable of playing...
So, I gave my copy of Coda a fresh spin tonight. Mine actually has four bonus tracks, "Baby Come On Home," Traveling Riverside," "White Summer," and "Hey Hey." I have to say, I enjoyed it. The only...
Not in my opinion. There's maybe 4-ish minutes around the 11-minute mark that are somewhat interesting, but to me, the rest is a jumble of poorly arranged, boring, overly sentimental drivel, that...
Speaking of Zeppelin, I watched a few videos from the O2 concerts on Youtube recently and decided to bite on Celebration Day. The performances are really good, to my ears. I got the 2CD/2DVD set....
At times, Zeppelin were Proto Metal. They did have a huge influence on the style, but weren't as based in that approach as Sabbath. That said, even when they played blues or 50's rock, they gave it a...
I definitely hear a Punk "inspiration." But I agree that Zeppelin put their own spin on it, and rootsy rock is never far from their hearts.
Bill
You're right about Supertramp in the US in 1979/80. Breakfast in America was huge. But I think SS is right that their star fell fast, and that by the early to mid-1980s, they were extremely passe',...
Quick bump on this offer for free CDs (see post #1). Please take me up on it! :D
Bill
The only thing that really surprises me here is that you don't hear "light, shade, and variety" in Zeppelin's music. To my ears, Zeppelin ranks far higher in all these categories than any of these...
I actually really like "South Bound Saurez" as well. It doesn't overstay its welcome like much of "Carouselambra" does for me. If they'd included "W&T" instead of "Hot Dog," I'd have had no...
Probably my overall favorite non-Prog "rock" band. I love all their albums, save perhaps the last two studio records, where I love some material, but not everything.
I actually went on a kick not...
I only had time to sample a couple of tracks, but I also really liked what I heard. Your description is good, very Crimsonesque in a good way. I need to scan it a bit more, but I'll most likely be...