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  1. Similar for me except the year was 1981 so I have...

    Similar for me except the year was 1981 so I have a bit of nostalgia for the album Time. Along with the Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager which I find similar in some ways.
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    Fripp is not just doing videos with Toyah but a...

    Fripp is not just doing videos with Toyah but a few shows in December. https://www.nme.com/news/music/toyah-willcox-robert-fripp-announce-christmas-party-2024-uk-tour-3594439
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    I remember PBS showed a "dress rehearsal" type...

    I remember PBS showed a "dress rehearsal" type set with that band in 2001 that ended up not touring.
  4. I remember the Eugene Levy character was a sort...

    I remember the Eugene Levy character was a sort of conflation of Phil Ochs and Jim from Jim and Jean.
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    Several posts on FB about Jimmy Hastings's...

    Several posts on FB about Jimmy Hastings's passing including one from his nephew (also from Dave Sinclair).
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    Kind of a Tull thing in some tracks I've heard...

    Kind of a Tull thing in some tracks I've heard from their previous CDs. Scanning the new track I agree with the above post that it is more Floyd.
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    "But you're wrong, Steve.."

    "But you're wrong, Steve.."
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    Vinnie Colaiuta doing this music would have been...

    Vinnie Colaiuta doing this music would have been quite interesting. Don't think he tours much though as he is still busy in the L.A. studios, unless that's changed lately.

    Of course I'm sure Carey...
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    Goodman seems to like a quiet life so any chance...

    Goodman seems to like a quiet life so any chance to see him is interesting. Howard Levy is a plus too.
  10. One Size had a lot of Napoleon and George vocals...

    One Size had a lot of Napoleon and George vocals but I'm not sure how you could cover "Yellow Snow" or "Cosmik Debris" without someone doing a FZ impression.
  11. Under Constrution had both "Intro 74" and "Intro...

    Under Constrution had both "Intro 74" and "Intro 76."
  12. I had the Under Construction CD set a while back....

    I had the Under Construction CD set a while back. As I recall it included the full "Intro" which was a pre-recorded instrumental (the end of it was on the original Playing the Fool album) as well as...
  13. Thread: Tull Binge

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    Pegg's first show with Tull. The recording may...

    Pegg's first show with Tull. The recording may not have been from behind the stage, the YouTube uploader synched a video and recording from different sources.
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    I thought I'd seen one or two photos of Ray and...

    I thought I'd seen one or two photos of Ray and Dave together recently. No word of playing together again though.
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    It would be something if Supertramp had an album...

    It would be something if Supertramp had an album called Court Case Against Roger.
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    "Cage the Songbird" from Blue Moves also has that.

    "Cage the Songbird" from Blue Moves also has that.
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    I spent a few days at Jay Bennett's studio in...

    I spent a few days at Jay Bennett's studio in 2003 since my band at the time hired him to mix our record. He had a lot of keyboards which I'm pretty sure included the Tron from that album (I read...
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    Perhaps for a while they thought it would be a...

    Perhaps for a while they thought it would be a good idea to incorporate Blegvad and Moore's songwriting, but yes, I have also read that the main idea was that they were interested in adding Dagmar.
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    I remember Blegvad also said he didn't have the...

    I remember Blegvad also said he didn't have the technical skills to play Henry Cow's material. That might be on that site too.
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    This site has a quote about it. Probably also...

    This site has a quote about it. Probably also discussed in the World Is A Problem book.

    http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr/mus/blegvad_peter.html
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    Stormy Six was on the Recommended Sampler, I...

    Stormy Six was on the Recommended Sampler, I think? I haven't tracked down anything else from them yet.
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    I listened to Paris once, good but one of the...

    I listened to Paris once, good but one of the "greatest hits album with applause" type of live records.
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    The s/t debut is worth a listen. It rarely sounds...

    The s/t debut is worth a listen. It rarely sounds anything like the Crime to Breakfast era, more like a typical 1970 prog band where the album would be selling for collectible price now if it had...
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    I remember buying the "It's Raining Again" 45...

    I remember buying the "It's Raining Again" 45 back then (shortly before I stopped buying 45s). The album came out around the same time as Thriller and the whole Duran Duran MTV wave which pushed...
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    They sold a lot of "real" ones in 1964 too...

    They sold a lot of "real" ones in 1964 too though. My grandparents had one, probably bought by my dad when he was a teen.
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    As I might have mentioned earlier, I'd guess the...

    As I might have mentioned earlier, I'd guess the Korg track is in a similar style to the modernized version of "The Collapso" Stewart did for the NH Complete CD (mostly by himself, but with Pip Pyle...
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    They were just there last fall, I think, until...

    They were just there last fall, I think, until Fagen had health problems and they had to cancel some shows. Not sure how likely it is they will play there again.
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    I generally don't do RSD, but I'm mildly curious...

    I generally don't do RSD, but I'm mildly curious about the Bowie (early version of Ziggy) and Beefheart - Spotlight Kid 2 LP.
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    I saw Damo with Michael Karoli in Chicago, late...

    I saw Damo with Michael Karoli in Chicago, late 90's. It was a strange show as Karoli was visibly not happy with the rhythm section. At the beginning of the second set Damo jumped from a chair and...
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    Cross would have played violin, Mellotron or...

    Cross would have played violin, Mellotron or electric piano.
  31. Thread: Soft Machine

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    So then Music Alive is from the beginning of the...

    So then Music Alive is from the beginning of the Six lineup and the Virtually release is a mashup of the only boot of the 1971 U.S. tour with Wyatt and the fall 1971 broadcasts with Howard (that were...
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    Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings

    Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
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    Although not one of the first CDs, Brothers in...

    Although not one of the first CDs, Brothers in Arms did have a reputation then for being one of the best showcases for the new format.
  34. Eddie Rabbitt wrote some songs Elvis Presley...

    Eddie Rabbitt wrote some songs Elvis Presley recorded a decade or so earlier too.
  35. I remember good LPs my local library had in the...

    I remember good LPs my local library had in the 80's would disappear sometimes (someone never returned them). It happened with their copy of The Inner Mounting Flame for one example.
  36. I just found it on a hard drive. Yes, in the boot...

    I just found it on a hard drive. Yes, in the boot Larry Lee plays three solo choruses in "Red House" after Hendrix finishes his first solo.
  37. Lee had one in "Spanish Castle Magic" and I think...

    Lee had one in "Spanish Castle Magic" and I think in "Red House," maybe others.
  38. Pop country singer who had hits around the early...

    Pop country singer who had hits around the early 80's.
  39. I understand that for the Hendrix set they...

    I understand that for the Hendrix set they couldn't get permission to release a new mix, so they reused the late 90's double CD version that left out Larry Lee's two songs and most of his solos.
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    I'm not big on harmonica but Howard Levy was...

    I'm not big on harmonica but Howard Levy was quite expressive on it at some jazz gigs I saw in Chicago a while back.
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    One time for me not long ago the commercial was...

    One time for me not long ago the commercial was Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey hyping an upcoming Who tour. That was sort of fun at least.
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    I still think of Todd Rundgren's "Bang The Drum...

    I still think of Todd Rundgren's "Bang The Drum All Day" with the intro cut off because that was how I first heard it, on a tape one of my high school classmates made from the radio where he missed...
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    I opt for YouTube with ads while at work...

    I opt for YouTube with ads while at work sometimes. Gets interesting on certain albums where it takes a few seconds to realize that I'm hearing an ad rather than the album.
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    I don't find myself putting on albums with jazz...

    I don't find myself putting on albums with jazz trombone soloists a lot. Bruce Fowler did some great work on it with Zappa, though, and Julian Priester with Herbie Hancock's early 70's group.
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    The repressing of the Aqualung, Minstrel and SFTW...

    The repressing of the Aqualung, Minstrel and SFTW boxes looks to me like it was enough of a success that I bet Ian will repeat it with the other boxes, although maybe not until around the next...
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    No Becker, so a nicer and more nostalgic tone in...

    No Becker, so a nicer and more nostalgic tone in the lyrics. Good coda to the first SD run, I think.
  47. I remember reading that They Might Be Giants (!)...

    I remember reading that They Might Be Giants (!) would tell audiences to stop moshing at their shows since it happened a few times.
  48. I saw Jarrett once and some woman shouted "I love...

    I saw Jarrett once and some woman shouted "I love you" and other stuff. He didn't seem to like that but kept answering her. Most seasoned performers would have either pretended not to hear or had a...
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    This is a nice example of his serious music....

    This is a nice example of his serious music. There was a record on Vanguard with Schickele playing the piano part, but it's not online.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-RdanXqHP4
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    He also was part of a psych/early prog group...

    He also was part of a psych/early prog group (three keyboards, plus some clarinet, recorder and percussion) called The Open Window who did an album for Vanguard around 1969. This track has hints of...
  51. Thread: The RIP Thread

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    Peter Schickele of P.D.Q. Bach fame, as well as a...

    Peter Schickele of P.D.Q. Bach fame, as well as a few prog-adjacent late 60's/early 70's projects including the Silent Running soundtrack and arrangements for Joan Baez.
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  52. I seem to remember Neil Peart wrote in one of his...

    I seem to remember Neil Peart wrote in one of his books about liking the band and exchanging letters with Matt or one of the other members. The only thing that has made me curious about them.
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    The Pink Floyd book by Nicholas Schaffner had a...

    The Pink Floyd book by Nicholas Schaffner had a bit about Mason's work as a producer, mentioning that he was never involved creatively but was great at organizing and keeping the projects running.
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    In a sense The Grand Wazoo was part of a double...

    In a sense The Grand Wazoo was part of a double album as FZ recorded it and Waka Jawaka at the same sessions. I was a bit surprised when that info came out with the session data Charles Ulrich got...
  55. This has a list of LPs on Decca with the London...

    This has a list of LPs on Decca with the London Festival Orchestra before the Moodies album. https://www.discogs.com/artist/366820-The-London-Festival-Orchestra
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    I didn't know until now that he did a synth...

    I didn't know until now that he did a synth version of Lethargy Shuffle, interesting. I guess it was around the same time as the new Collapso from NH Complete that I think I have only ever listened...
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    Finally got the book from the library, great book...

    Finally got the book from the library, great book and it is endearing that Geddy still evidently is a prog fan and recommends albums other bands made after Rush became famous.
  58. Thread: Fuzz Bass?

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    Mont Campbell in Egg

    Mont Campbell in Egg
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    I read a comment from Steve Winwood about the...

    I read a comment from Steve Winwood about the album Talking Back To The Night that the Prophet V was the only synth he used.
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    When the Zappa remaster CDs came out in 2012,...

    When the Zappa remaster CDs came out in 2012, Universal must have struck some deal because Best Buy stocked some of them. There was one near my job so I bought one or two of them there. Weird seeing...
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