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Fassbinder
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 27 2006 Location: My world Status: Offline Points: 3497 |
Posted: July 26 2007 at 20:17 | |
Committed Just re-listened to both of them.
Now I seriously wonder where my ears have been and what kind of a blackout has passed over me at the first listening...
Because Changes is not less enjoyable than Catapilla, at least... if not even more.
Anyway, both albums are superb. The debut is somewhat rawer (or how do you say it in English?), the second one seems to be a little bit richer musically.
Utmost enjoyment
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: July 27 2007 at 00:42 | |
Are they on the site?
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19747 |
Posted: July 27 2007 at 04:34 | |
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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Kyle
Forum Newbie Joined: December 11 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33 |
Posted: July 31 2007 at 16:42 | |
Fassbinder , the same thing happened to me. For the longest time I liked their debut more, but on about the 7th listen to "Changes" I completely changed my mind. The song "Reflections" was not made on this planet, and the closer to the album, "It can only Happen to Me" is just pure beauty and melancholy mixed into one. You'd be hard-pressed to find sax work more stunning that what's layed down in that song. It still boggles my mind that this group isn't more acclaimed on this site. "Changes" may very well be the most underrated masterpiece in Prog history for me. I encourage all to get out and discover Catapilla!!
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Tetragon
Forum Groupie Joined: August 02 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 75 |
Posted: August 02 2007 at 17:17 | |
Hi all new here
Please note that Anna's sister Jo(Lady Jo) is the vocalist on Julian Jay Savarin's 'waiters on the dance' LP...Everyone should have this album in there collection.A tad better than Julian's first effort (Julian's treatment 'A time before this') Jo's not on that album but an Australian singer called Kathy Purden...
Actually Jo Meek was the original singer with Catapilla before handing over to Anna.
Please note that Catapilla Sax man Rob Calvert has nothing to do with Hawkwinds Rob...Also original drummer Malc Frith never toured with the band.. Edited by Tetragon - August 02 2007 at 17:18 |
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artartart
Forum Newbie Joined: January 29 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: January 29 2008 at 14:59 | |
Hi
Just discovered this website. I was the drummer on "Changes", the 2nd album - and I'd just like to say it's good to see that people are still discovering and enjoying the music after all this time!
Regards
Brian
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BaldJean
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 28 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10377 |
Posted: January 29 2008 at 15:20 | |
but he is the Robert Calvert who plays saxophone on most Mother Gong albums, except for "Fairy Tales" and the "Robot Woman" trilogy |
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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laplace
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 06 2005 Location: popupControl(); Status: Offline Points: 7606 |
Posted: January 29 2008 at 21:58 | |
Wow, hi. =) I have always wondered about how it must feel to a musician, to see enthusiasts writing about them and their work... |
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ClassicRocker
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 02 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 894 |
Posted: January 29 2008 at 22:08 | |
I agree with you Kyle: definitely like the first album better!
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Kyle
Forum Newbie Joined: December 11 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33 |
Posted: February 07 2008 at 22:56 | |
Life is crazy! In the midst of trying to gather more information on this group, a Catapilla member joins in on the discussion!! Wow, this is definitely awesome! I've been trying for so long to hear from an actual member of the group. Brian, please check your private messenging inbox.
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Kyle
Forum Newbie Joined: December 11 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33 |
Posted: February 07 2008 at 23:44 | |
ClassicRocker, scroll up a few posts and see the one I posted on the 31st of July. When I first started this thread months back, I preferred the s/t debut. This past summer Changes became my new favorite for a number of reasons. It requires repeat listenings, at least in my case, but the more I listened to it, the more I got out of the album. Like I said earlier in this discussion, the song "Reflections" is otherworldly, and "It Can Only Happen to Me" has one of the most passionate, underrated guitar solos of all-time. Also, I prefer Anna Meek's smooth, haunting vocals on Changes compared to the more abrasive approach on the s/t debut. Graham Wilson is a very good guitarist, very over-looked. His solos on Changes are killer. The addition of a keyboardist in Ralph Rolinson provided an almost essential texture to the music. Brian Hanson, now a member on PA, is a very active drummer, and in my opinion, has a very distinctive style that I dig. Carl Wassard is a solid bassist, and adds to the creative fire. Let's not forget about Robert Calvert and his spacey sax playing on the opening song, and his beautiful playing on the closer. I think the Changes line-up was better from a technical stand-point, and even more unique otherwise. Also, the production values are of higher quality, especially when comparing this album to the debut.
Sorry for the big rant, but the whole time I've been a member of this site, I've been trying to get people to give Catapilla a spin. In the past year or so, I've become quite a big fan, and I've played the two albums to all my friends countless times. I also turned my Dad their way, since he's a Prog rock fan as well. It is just way too cool that a member of the group has posted here. This group is among my musical heroes, and I'm not just saying that for the hell of it!
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