Best new music from 70’s bands

richardh wrote: Dellinger wrote: For me Oldfield's "Return to Ommadawn" is just as great as his 70's albums, and that's saying a lot, since he has become one of my very favourite artists (because of his 70's work, of course). I though he did well not to clutter the album too much. It breathes nicely. I will dig that one out today for another listen. Have you heard Rob Reed's recent attempts to imitate the great man?

No, I'm afraid I don't know Rob Reed. Though "attempt to imitate" doesn't sound very promising to try him out. I may like when a band goes after a style used by a previous band (such as Big Big Train, specially with English Electric, and the Genesis sounding music they did), as long as they have the talent to create their own original music of quality. But an attempt to imitate sounds like doing things by the numbers.

The last Sparks is really good.

Edited by omphaloskepsis - November 25 2017 at 05:13

^Who's on first....?   ;)

Guldbamsen wrote: Yes most recent From Silence to Somewhere is a real return to form. Haven't sounded this good and revitalised since Rites At Dawn only on this new one they seem to have been joined by John Wetton and Tony Banks. Great times for an aging group methinks

Wobbler?

richardh wrote: I liked VDGG Do Not Disturb a lot. I know for many the lack of saxophone left it a bit empty but that was not an issue for me. Kansas have made a very good comeback album recently. I also liked the Colosseum album Time from a few years ago. Focus made 3 excellent comeback albums which I found very enjoyable and more 'focused' musically . I expect Viljans Oga (Anglagard) will get some votes here but I was less than convinced myself.

siLLy puPPy wrote: I'll agree with Magma (even saw them live and AMAZING!!!), Bubu, love all the newer Van Der Graaf albums even though they're quite different and love the newer incarnations of Goblin especially Goblin Rebirth. Most others though, try as they may don't even come close to the glories of the past. I admittedly don't spend a lot of time waiting for the oldsters to release something new. I write them off until someone raves. Thanks, David for that Faust recommendation. Love them!

No prob mr whoof.
I'm with you a great deal of the way regarding Magma although I vastly prefer their (live) 70s output. Van Damme not so much. I'm a little weird like that as I prefer ALT to anything else they've done since reforming.

The only artist that springs to mind other than Faust right this minute is Franco Battiato. The joint venture he did with Pinaxa in 2014 is absolutely stunning. Sorta like a return to his first 4 experimental albums though married together with soomething akin to IDM and this velvety form of ambient. Still sports those floating mellotron whiffs, the all important larval sounding organs as well as the man's angelic quivering vocals.

Edited by Guldbamsen - November 21 2017 at 07:09

Mascodagama wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: King Crimson, VDGG & Magma are the obvious three to me who have continued releasing great music well into the new century though I'd really like KC to release something new & not just be a nostalgia act (superb as it is). Comus' Out Of The Coma wasn't bad after a 40 year gap, it could of been longer with only 20+ minutes of new music Can’t argue with any of that. Add Gong to the list with their last two albums.

For me Oldfield's "Return to Ommadawn" is just as great as his 70's albums, and that's saying a lot, since he has become one of my very favourite artists (because of his 70's work, of course).