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dave-the-rave
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Topic: UK: UK Posted: December 22 2014 at 11:19 |
I saw UK play in 1978 at the Madison (Movie) Theater in Albany, NY. Anyone else make that show???
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dr wu23
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Posted: December 18 2014 at 10:21 |
In the Dead of Night......killer epic.....'nuff said..?
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stegor
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 20:53 |
UK is still a lasting favorite of mine. I like it better than Danger Money but I like that one too. I remember reading about it before it was released and I couldn't wait. I had the highest expectations imaginable. I was expecting King Crimson and Roxy Music with a touch of fusion. I didn't like the name though. Reminded me of Boston. Why name your band after the place where you live? Just sort of mundane. I ended up liking it even more than I expected.
A lot of my fondness has to do with the time of my life that it came out - right at high school graduation.
I saw them open for Tull on the Danger Money tour. I was amazed at how well they pulled it off as a 3-piece.
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Altairius
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 20:31 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Gerinski wrote:
Surprising comments there, to me it's a masterpiece, they hit the nail of making top-quality music with a lot of the traditional prog qualities but sounding modern for its time. The musicianship is insane. Danger Money is also a fantastic album but I still prefer the self-titled. |
This. It is definitely in my top 10 of all albums/all bands. |
Same.
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 19:55 |
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HolyMoly
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 18:18 |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 17:52 |
^^ Izzat Bozzio in the hat ?? Surely can't be the guy on his right (left?? ) ??
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HolyMoly
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 17:25 |
I wonder if Bozzio still has that picture of Punky Meadows
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 16:45 |
I bought it when it first came out and I was expecting something along the lines of the next logical step from Red so was disappointed (but of course with Holdsworth on board that wasn't going to happen but I had no idea who Holdsworth even was back then). As the years have passed I've grown to enjoy it more (especially the whole In the Dead of Night suite) so give it a spin once in a while...
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richardh
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 14:24 |
I love both albums.
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Gerinski
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 13:06 |
HolyMoly wrote:
What is Jobson's problem with delays? Is he just changing his mind about his rig setup, or trying to build suspense, or what?
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He has to clean his transparent violin until it will look really transparent.
Now seriously, this thing of show delays has sometimes also something to do with the place you are playing. In my native Spain everything and everybody is late and delayed, if a show is announced for 21h00, it would be a shock for many people if it started at 21h00, most people will expect it to start at 21h30 or 21h45. Where I live now in Belgium it's different, people expect the time schedules to be respected and a delay of 15 min will be seen negatively.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 12:38 |
What is Jobson's problem with delays? Is he just changing his mind about his rig setup, or trying to build suspense, or what?
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verslibre
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 12:35 |
Raff wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Raff wrote:
I used to love both UK albums, but have been unable to play either of them after the extremely poor way they treated the audience at the final edition of NEARfest, in June 2012. They kept us waiting in the lobby (where there was hardly any seating available at all) for TWO hours, and then for half an hour longer once we had finally been allowed into the hall - and no apologies were tendered. Micky and I left half an hour into their set, and we were not the only ones. |
I forget: was Wetton part of the band for the NEARfest performance? The delay smacks of All Things Jobson. When I saw Banco at ProgFest 2000 in Los Angeles, there was a half-hour delay to get back into the hall, but soon enough they were ready to go. |
Yes, Wetton was part of the band, as well as Alex Mahachek (guitar) and Gary Husband (drums). From what I know, the delay was Jobson's fault, and he had pulled a similar (though not as lengthy) stunt in 2010, when he performed at NEARfest with his all-star band The Ultimate Zero Project. That time we were lucky, and did not have to wait longer than one hour. In 2012, the performance should have started at 8:30 pm, but was delayed until at least 11.
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Gerinski
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 12:25 |
HolyMoly wrote:
Here's a pic of UK my friends took on the Cruise to the Edge thingy, thought I'd share it here.
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Tapfret
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 12:00 |
^Prog fest 99 had similar lengthy delays but were organizational issues rather than anything band related. But then Bondage Fruit absolutely blew up the stage and everyone forgot the delay.
On the topic at hand. UK debut is one of my favs from the "breakup era". I was skeptical on the opener when I heard the plinky keyboard sound Jobson was using but that was the only point of consternation.
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Raff
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 11:25 |
verslibre wrote:
Raff wrote:
I used to love both UK albums, but have been unable to play either of them after the extremely poor way they treated the audience at the final edition of NEARfest, in June 2012. They kept us waiting in the lobby (where there was hardly any seating available at all) for TWO hours, and then for half an hour longer once we had finally been allowed into the hall - and no apologies were tendered. Micky and I left half an hour into their set, and we were not the only ones. |
I forget: was Wetton part of the band for the NEARfest performance? The delay smacks of All Things Jobson. When I saw Banco at ProgFest 2000 in Los Angeles, there was a half-hour delay to get back into the hall, but soon enough they were ready to go. |
Yes, Wetton was part of the band, as well as Alex Mahachek (guitar) and Gary Husband (drums). From what I know, the delay was Jobson's fault, and he had pulled a similar (though not as lengthy) stunt in 2010, when he performed at NEARfest with his all-star band The Ultimate Zero Project. That time we were lucky, and did not have to wait longer than one hour. In 2012, the performance should have started at 8:30 pm, but was delayed until at least 11.
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verslibre
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 10:40 |
Rednight wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Raff wrote:
I used to love both UK albums, but have been unable to play either of them after the extremely poor way they treated the audience at the final edition of NEARfest, in June 2012. They kept us waiting in the lobby (where there was hardly any seating available at all) for TWO hours, and then for half an hour longer once we had finally been allowed into the hall - and no apologies were tendered. Micky and I left half an hour into their set, and we were not the only ones. |
I forget: was Wetton part of the band for the NEARfest performance? The delay smacks of All Things Jobson. When I saw Banco at ProgFest 2000 in Los Angeles, there was a half-hour delay to get back into the hall, but soon enough they were ready to go. | Really! I met Jobson at an in-store signing in San Diego after the release of Danger Money, and he was a consummate gentleman. Sharp dresser, too, but so was Bozzio at the time before he discovered tats and piercings. |
Things changed in those 33 years! Seriously speaking, everybody has their good days and bad days. Now I've no idea what kind of person Jon Anderson can be (as opposed to Wakeman, who's an amazing person), but I know one guy who was finished with Anderson (and by extension, Yes) after he met him, gave him a demo of his original music, and then turned to watch Anderson walk a distance with his entourage before tossing the disc in the bin.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 10:39 |
Here's a pic of UK my friends took on the Cruise to the Edge thingy, thought I'd share it here.
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Rednight
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 10:31 |
verslibre wrote:
Raff wrote:
I used to love both UK albums, but have been unable to play either of them after the extremely poor way they treated the audience at the final edition of NEARfest, in June 2012. They kept us waiting in the lobby (where there was hardly any seating available at all) for TWO hours, and then for half an hour longer once we had finally been allowed into the hall - and no apologies were tendered. Micky and I left half an hour into their set, and we were not the only ones. |
I forget: was Wetton part of the band for the NEARfest performance? The delay smacks of All Things Jobson. When I saw Banco at ProgFest 2000 in Los Angeles, there was a half-hour delay to get back into the hall, but soon enough they were ready to go. | Really! I met Jobson at an in-store signing in San Diego after the release of Danger Money, and he was a consummate gentleman. Sharp dresser, too, but so was Bozzio at the time before he discovered tats and piercings.
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