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Eero Raittinen from Tasavallan Presidentti is certainly an acquired taste on the vocais.

^Intentional or not, group decision or not, as a bass player myself I consider the tempo fluctuations that do appear throughout the whole Palmer's career really distracting and artistically...

Terje Rypdal - Whenever I Feel So Far Away
Oiapok - Oisolun

Excellent list, many truly great albums.

Hooffoot - Hooffoot (incredible band)

Re: Grobschnitt. I consider the band's performance on both albums I refer to above pretty amateur overall, but as I said before it's not my cup of tea anyway.

Hedvig Mollestad & Trondhein Jazz Orchestra - Maternity Beat (brilliant, just brilliant)

Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt
Grobschnitt - Ballerman

It was a true ordeal to listen to these records. I can say I actively dislike Grobschnitt.

^Writing credits issues played a major role in the implosion of Mahavishnu mk. 1 and in the departure of Jean Luc Ponty from Mahavishnu mk. 2.

Does "Owner of a Lonely Heart" count?

Merci! I will try to find it.

I didn't really warm up to the doc. There are not many "new" facts disclosed in it and the analysis is too focused on the poor quality of Sinfield's lyrics. I strongly disagree with the author's...

If you think it is worth reading, could you please share the book title and author's name, please? I will be in Lyon in few weeks and I could take advantage of that to find the book. Thanks.

And Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dixie Dregs, Bowie, Billy Cobham et al.

His book is a must read IMO, don't miss it.

Very sad news. We are not getting any younger, but still it is sad to learn about Robert's health condition.

Grey and Pink has that englishness that defines not only Caravan's sound but Canterbury's music on general. It is not my favorite Caravan album, but I consider it a masterpiece anyway.

I like me...

César Mariano & Cia. - São Paulo, Brasil

Fred Chalenor (Hughscore/Caveman Shoestore)
Bernard Paganotti (Magma/Weidorje/Paga)
John Wetton (lots of distortion on the Larks-Red era, although probably without a fuzz pedal)
Mont Campbell...

Songs that I'm sick of? About 90% of the Beatles catalogue, Hotel California, Thick as a Brick, The Musical Box etc.

Same with me. I'm generally impatient with singing in the so-called prog music, especially because (a) most singers can't really sing (b) most writers couldn't write a remarkable tune for the singers...

^Same with me.

All in all, I'm very happy to have a new Daniel Denis/Univers Zero album in 2023. I genuinely believe it is a good album that fits very well in their canon.

Same here +1!

Certainly not on par with the best UZ albums, but this is far from the point IMO. Any average effort by Daniel Denis is way above the general average. I'm very happy to have a UZ...

Egberto Gismonti- Nó Caipira
Egberto Gismonti - Em Família
Albert Marcoeur - Ma Vie Avec Elles

One Shot - 111
Univers Zero – Lueur
Poil - Ueda

Egberto Gismonti - Árvore
Egberto Gismonti - Corações Futuristas
Egberto Gismonti - Água e Vinho
John McLaughlin - Thieves and Poets
Jan Garbarek with the Bobo Stenson Group - Dansere

I'm a big fan of his work with Mike Westbrook, Centipede and, of course, of his impromptu appearence in Kohntarkosz. Rest in peace.

So sad to read this. Farewell to a great composer and artist.

^Awful, IMO.

Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Llyria

^The Genetics are actually from Argentina.

I used to spend a lot of time looking at the cover of Ummagumma. Relayer also comes to mind.

Really amazing footage, thanks!

'Half-Asleep, Half-Awake' is my favorite HC tune. The dreamy nature of it, its floating mood, and the intricate yet playful atmosphere are big winners iny book. John Greaves at his best as player and...

Clivages is their best after Heatwave IMO. Really strong album with solid compositions and arrangements, with enough variety. I enjoy all their albums anyway.

I've always been more familiar with his early movies but somehow missed Sorcerer until recently. Very good movie and soundtrack. Killer Joe is a recent-ish movie of him that I really enjoyed. RIP to...

Thanks for the review. I've been trying to enjoy this album since its release, but its long duration and recurring sameness puts me off somehow. I will revisit it with an ear to the selected tracks...

I think in the first album the ideas are all converging whereas in the second album they are somehow pointing to different directions while holding a unity. This is how I try to rationalize my...

I own Outside the Screen and Robert Reverie on CD. The former is a bit on the formative side, but the latter is gold. I'd like to grab a copy of Aimless Mary someday, it's my favorite album of theirs.

Hi Neil, it's really a shame they do not have a bandcamp page. I've been streaming them through Amazon Music, but I'd be happy to give the band my money for a legit hi-res download or a physical copy.

I've streamed "Arrival of the New Elders" twice today. Amazing album. I sort of missed it the first time around, which I regret because the cd is long sold out. Does anyone know if an oficial...

^Thank you very much for voicing my opinion without even hearing it!

Does Conventum qualify?

And what about the amazing album by JOAN ALBERT Y FELIU GASUL? It surely has one electric number, but the rest of it is purely instrumental.

Hatfield and the North - Same

You won't regret it. It's full of trivia and "life-on-the-road" tales. He comes across as a strong-minded person, but that doesn't prevent the book to be a very good read, on the contrary.

^It's an excellent, much entertaining book by the way.

Maybe the very idea of a featured CD on PE is now oficially dead?

Amazing, it's great to see some of Ray's trickiest bass lines really *nailed*.

EDIT: And what a TONE!

The singing in the new Seven Impale album really turns me off. Some instrumental parts are good, but I could do without the singing.

Great! John Weathers is FUN.

Excellent review of a much beloved album. Just a minor suggestion:

"In 2013, Crises will be released in a box set containing a hardcover booklet" should read *was released*.

Thanks for such an...

LOL. Yes it is. Did I say Yes? :-)

On the Magma "Simples" compilation of singles there is a version with the same arrangement. I couldn't check if it is actually the same recording or not.

I think Jimmy Top plays fine (really fine, actually) in the latest studio album. However, I'm not impressed with him live, at least based on what I've heard. Maybe he is improving as of late, but I...

Rita Lee, arguably the greatest and most influential Brazilian rock singer and composer of all times, and formerly singer with Os Mutantes, has passed today after fighting against lung cancer. She...

Henry Cow - Stockholm

Any good record stores in Thessaloniki, Greece? I'm going to make a short academic trip there in early June. The only recommendation I've got so far is Lotus Record Store, but I'm not sure I will be...

I hear a striking musical affinity with what they did on Heaven and Earth. Is it perhaps due to Jon Davison compositional imprint?

After a couple of listens, I don't think the new piece holds up together very well. I'd probably take anything from Open Your Eyes over this, and this is not necessarily a compliment.

^Keystudio is the definite release one should look for as far as KtA 1 and 2 are concerned.

This is roughly my view too.