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Topic: Warchild in the Gallery, Too Young to Die Posted: August 15 2017 at 23:21 |
There's a list of Tull albums between TAAB and Songs from the Wood which each contain a few great tracks, but which on the whole leave me completely cold.
So my friend and I set about to create the ultimate Jethro Tull fantasy album, by carefully selecting our favourite moments from this range of albums, sequencing them carefully (and occasionally editing them together continuously) and pressing the results onto two sides of imaginary wax.
The product is here. (My friend deserves all of the credit for working the actual audio editing software.) We're pretty damn proud of the result.
Would love to hear feedback from other members.
TRACKLISTING: Minstrel in the Gallery Salamander (segue - interlude from Baker Street Muse) Overseer Overture Crazed Institution (20:10)
Skating Away Forest Dance The Pig-Me and the Whore -- Crash Barrier Waltzer (Baker Street Muse edit) Forest Dance (Conclusion) Bungle in the Jungle Too Old to Rock and Roll (Too Young to Die) Only Solitaire (21:54) "Side A" winds down with "Crazed Institution" followed by a short pause, marking the flip.
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Posted: August 15 2017 at 23:30 |
I can't seem to get a straight hyperlink to work here. But to clarify ... the mixcloud address is at the end of the lead post.
Also, we worked hard on nailing all the transitions, but the most satisfying for me is Skating Away into Forest Dance. I now can never unhear it this way.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 03:43 |
MMMhhh!!!... We recently reassessed Tull's later 70's (and beyond) on another prog site... TBH, After TAAB, there is nothing I'd classify above three stars (yup, even SFTW and Heavy Whores Says ![Tongue Tongue](http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif) ![Wink Wink](http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif) . Since
this reassessment, personally, I tend to view APP better than before,
despite that awful Hare interlude. But this album seems to function on
two speeds: the acoustic (piano or guitar) stuff that repeats itself and
the electric group participations (which are dynamic enough), but the
sheer repetition of theses stages is tiresome. Unlike TAAB (which is THE awesomest album), I still don't understand its concept, and TBH, I won't try anymore. Difficult to cut a track/movement from the rest of the suite and put it down on a CD-r compilation, thpough. War Child's concept is just as blurry and there was little that was worthy enough tracks on the original albums. Some sduggest that the bonus tracks bettered the album, but TBH, I just see more of the same. From this album, I'll single out Back Door Angel (the only really good track) , the t/t and Bungle. From the bonus tracks, I could add Steakhouse and Glory Row (despite that stupid Hare-like interlude), but it's not like it's mandatory stuff. Minstrel in the Gallery is the only not-conceptual album in that era, but it is also rather over-rated, though it's understandable when you compare it to the albums surrounding it. It's also marred by the over-presence of the string arrangements (but that's valid for allTull albums from APP all the way to Storn Watch) and I don't find this album all that "folky" (acoustic yes, but folky, not that much) Outside the great Baker St Muse, I'll retain for my CD-r compilation Black Satin Dancer and Nothing At All, but that's about it. From the bonus tracks, the great Pan Dance is definitely an immediate inclusion as well, and and if I got space enough I could add Summerday Sands and Mad Scientist. TOTRnR's concept seems easier to grasp, but haven't got the patience for the music, soooooo I haven't had the courage (yet) to reassess it yet. Apparently there are clips accompanying the album on YT, but haven't been able to locate them. if anyone knows. Songs From the Wood: I find ut over-rated as well, but here is one of those albums that is seen as the typical blueprint prog folk example. The A-side is relatively poor (IMHO), with only Hunting Girl finding grace tfor my compilation... However the flipside is much better, with Velvet Green, Whistler and Pibroch. Maybe I will have space for Beltane as a wild card. Heavy Horses is also slitghly over-rated, but has a number of good tracks, like Mouse Police, Acres Wild, No Lullaby and The Rover. Broadford Bazaar is my joker, if I still had space. StormWatch is not over-rated and it's easy to understand why: the group is tired and it is producing l'album de trop, for whatever well-known reasons, but the band tries to mask that by some of the worse abuse of string arragements ever. North Sea Oil, Old Ghosts and Flying Dutchman are my picks. No wild card picks, though.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 06:09 |
I understand what you are trying to do, I've tried if for a while as well, but these days, I prefer to listen to the albums as they are, and try to appreciate them for what they are, giving me a whole different perspective, instead of picking which songs are better than others.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 06:28 |
hegelec wrote:
I can't seem to get a straight hyperlink to work here. But to clarify ... the mixcloud address is at the end of the lead post.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 11:06 |
I understand what you're saying Manuel. And I do that too. I mean, like, I did only that for 10 years. And I could just never shake the disappointment I'd inevitably feel.
Part of the point of the project wasn't just to pick favourite songs, it was to sequence them into more or less a continuous-sounding whole. Which is why like the transitions are key.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 11:08 |
chopper wrote:
hegelec wrote:
I can't seem to get a straight hyperlink to work here. But to clarify ... the mixcloud address is at the end of the lead post.
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How did you do that? I tried the hyperlink button in the formatting menu. I tried entering it in markup language <a href=""> neither of them worked.
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Posted: August 16 2017 at 11:35 |
Sean Trane wrote:
MMMhhh!!!...
We recently reassessed Tull's later 70's (and beyond) on another prog site...
TBH, After TAAB, there is nothing I'd classify above three stars (yup, even SFTW and Heavy Whores Says ![Tongue Tongue](http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif) .
Since
this reassessment, personally, I tend to view APP better than before,
despite that awful Hare interlude. But this album seems to function on
two speeds: the acoustic (piano or guitar) stuff that repeats itself and
the electric group participations (which are dynamic enough), but the
sheer repetition of theses stages is tiresome. Unlike TAAB (which is THE awesomest album), I still don't understand its concept, and TBH, I won't try anymore. Difficult to cut a track/movement from the rest of the suite and put it down on a CD-r compilation, thpough.
War Child's concept is just as blurry and there was little that was worthy enough tracks on the original albums. Some sduggest that the bonus tracks bettered the album, but TBH, I just see more of the same. From this album, I'll single out Back Door Angel (the only really good track) , the t/t and Bungle. From the bonus tracks, I could add Steakhouse and Glory Row (despite that stupid Hare-like interlude), but it's not like it's mandatory stuff.
Minstrel in the Gallery is the only not-conceptual album in that era, but it is also rather over-rated, though it's understandable when you compare it to the albums surrounding it. It's also marred by the over-presence of the string arrangements (but that's valid for allTull albums from APP all the way to Storn Watch) and I don't find this album all that "folky" (acoustic yes, but folky, not that much) Outside the great Baker St Muse, I'll retain for my CD-r compilation Black Satin Dancer and Nothing At All, but that's about it. From the bonus tracks, the great Pan Dance is definitely an immediate inclusion as well, and and if I got space enough I could add Summerday Sands and Mad Scientist.
TOTRnR's concept seems easier to grasp, but haven't got the patience for the music, soooooo I haven't had the courage (yet) to reassess it yet. Apparently there are clips accompanying the album on YT, but haven't been able to locate them. if anyone knows.
Songs From the Wood: I find ut over-rated as well, but here is one of those albums that is seen as the typical blueprint prog folk example. The A-side is relatively poor (IMHO), with only Hunting Girl finding grace tfor my compilation... However the flipside is much better, with Velvet Green, Whistler and Pibroch. Maybe I will have space for Beltane as a wild card.
Heavy Horses is also slitghly over-rated, but has a number of good tracks, like Mouse Police, Acres Wild, No Lullaby and The Rover. Broadford Bazaar is my joker, if I still had space.
StormWatch is not over-rated and it's easy to understand why: the group is tired and it is producing l'album de trop, for whatever well-known reasons, but the band tries to mask that by some of the worse abuse of string arragements ever. North Sea Oil, Old Ghosts and Flying Dutchman are my picks. No wild card picks, though.
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I'm just reviewing your comments in reverse order.
Yeah Broadford Bazaar deserved to be on Heavy Horses more than about half the other tracks. It's a travesty it didn't make the cut. But for my money, clearly the highlight from this album is the title track itself. It's as dramatic as the best moments of Thick as a Brick, the concept of Ian Anderson as an old-timey Scots crofter is actually believable and totally works -- and the string arrangements manage to stay just shy of overbearing, possibly because they are also very dynamic, especially in the midsection.
The videos that accompanied the tracks from Too Old to Rock and Roll can be found on Slipstream (which is the DVD component of the "A" rerelease). They post-date the album by a number of years. The history here is kind of hilarious, which is that Ian Anderson apparently tried to make a movie like 5 separate times between TAAB and the end of the decade ... finally succeeded with Slipstream -- which, being little more than middling concert footage interspliced with terrible music videos, is hugely disappointing.
Minstrel is totally overrated. One big change I make, which is reflected in the mix above, would be to swap Cold Wind with Salamander from Too Old to Rock and Roll... it's basically the same song, without the regrettable hard rock stabs, and with better lyrics.
I think you'll like way we put part of Baker Street Muse to work as a continuous segue between Salamander and Overseer Overture in the mix. It turned out shockingly well.
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Posted: August 17 2017 at 02:28 |
hegelec wrote:
I'm just reviewing your comments in reverse order.
Yeah Broadford Bazaar deserved to be on Heavy Horses more than about half the other tracks. It's a travesty it didn't make the cut. But for my money, clearly the highlight from this album is the title track itself. It's as dramatic as the best moments of Thick as a Brick, the concept of Ian Anderson as an old-timey Scots crofter is actually believable and totally works -- and the string arrangements manage to stay just shy of overbearing, possibly because they are also very dynamic, especially in the midsection.
The videos that accompanied the tracks from Too Old to Rock and Roll can be found on Slipstream (which is the DVD component of the "A" rerelease). They post-date the album by a number of years. The history here is kind of hilarious, which is that Ian Anderson apparently tried to make a movie like 5 separate times between TAAB and the end of the decade ... finally succeeded with Slipstream -- which, being little more than middling concert footage interspliced with terrible music videos, is hugely disappointing.
Minstrel is totally overrated. One big change I make, which is reflected in the mix above, would be to swap Cold Wind with Salamander from Too Old to Rock and Roll... it's basically the same song, without the regrettable hard rock stabs, and with better lyrics.
I think you'll like way we put part of Baker Street Muse to work as a continuous segue between Salamander and Overseer Overture in the mix. It turned out shockingly well.
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Ok, I can see I definitely had not grasped your original train of thought... ![Embarrassed Embarrassed](smileys/smiley9.gif) Yup, your montage sounds cool, though it's obvious there are sonic differences due to the different production. Indeed it's probably a better album than those mùid-70's Tull releases. Thx for Slipstream, I shall check that out, if I have not gotten rid of it (I seem to remember it was terrible) , but it was a stand-alone DVD, not the bonus A DVD disc.
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Posted: August 17 2017 at 03:03 |
hegelec wrote:
There's a list of Tull albums between TAAB and Songs from the Wood which each contain a few great tracks, but which on the whole leave me completely cold.
So my friend and I set about to create the ultimate Jethro Tull fantasy album, by carefully selecting our favourite moments from this range of albums, sequencing them carefully (and occasionally editing them together continuously) and pressing the results onto two sides of imaginary wax.
The product is here. (My friend deserves all of the credit for working the actual audio editing software.) We're pretty damn proud of the result.
Would love to hear feedback from other members.
TRACKLISTING: Minstrel in the Gallery Salamander (segue - interlude from Baker Street Muse) Overseer Overture Crazed Institution (20:10)
Skating Away Forest Dance The Pig-Me and the Whore -- Crash Barrier Waltzer (Baker Street Muse edit) Forest Dance (Conclusion) Bungle in the Jungle Too Old to Rock and Roll (Too Young to Die) Only Solitaire (21:54) "Side A" winds down with "Crazed Institution" followed by a short pause, marking the flip.
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Sorry but as a Tull freak I cannot even imagine on what you are getting at. Very few tracks IMHO "leave me cold" except for a couple on Too Old. Most of those tracks you list I wouldn't have in my top 250 Tull tracks, let alone top 10. The only one in your list that is a masterpiece in my honest opinion is Minstrel. The albums from TAAB through to the end of the decade are all fine by me; I wouldn't have wanted anything else......except for a lot of ToTRnRtYtD. Only my opinion and am glad you mention Tull but I am scratching my head ...sorry.
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Posted: August 17 2017 at 05:56 |
BarryGlibb wrote:
Sorry but as a Tull freak I cannot even imagine on what you are getting at. Very few tracks IMHO "leave me cold" except for a couple on Too Old.
Most of those tracks you list I wouldn't have in my top 250 Tull tracks, let alone top 10. The only one in your list that is a masterpiece in my honest opinion is Minstrel.
The albums from TAAB through to the end of the decade are all fine by me; I wouldn't have wanted anything else......except for a lot of ToTRnRtYtD. Only my opinion and am glad you mention Tull but I am scratching my head ...sorry.
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I think you're saying it right away... You're a Tull-freak (fanboy) and therefore, you're not a discening person (you like almost everything) when it comes to the band's music.... (I'm not implying anything for discernment outside the Tulldom, btw ![Wink Wink](smileys/smiley2.gif) ) ![Beer Beer](smileys/smiley41.gif) Though I'd say that the APP until SW string of album is anything but perfect, it's sill much superior to what the band has done in the 80's & the rest... Indeed (and first of all), the early 80's trimogy (A, TB&TB and UW) is definitely not good, and it's difficult to call them "a band" as the line-up kept changing. Tull is one of those band that tried hardest to adapt to the 80's and certainly the one that failed miserably (and still managed to survive)... But then again, I suspect you'll find redeemling qualitues to those three turds. Let's call this trilogy the "Anything Goes In Order To Survive" trilogy Later 80's albums (Knave, RI and Catfish - actually in the 90's) see Tull as a somewhat return to form, but let's face it, only a couple of tracks from knave would find space on an, album like Minstrel or SW: Freeway, Jump Start and of course Budapest... A little few over three albums, but still better than the zero tracks from their previous three albums. The last trilogy (RTB, .com and X-mas) is somewhat a bit better, though let's face it, only RTB is good, even if it runs out of steam midway through, and the eastern flute thing (learned on Ian's solo albums) wears thin fairly quickly.
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Posted: August 18 2017 at 05:26 |
Sean Trane wrote:
BarryGlibb wrote:
Sorry but as a Tull freak I cannot even imagine on what you are getting at. Very few tracks IMHO "leave me cold" except for a couple on Too Old.
Most of those tracks you list I wouldn't have in my top 250 Tull tracks, let alone top 10. The only one in your list that is a masterpiece in my honest opinion is Minstrel.
The albums from TAAB through to the end of the decade are all fine by me; I wouldn't have wanted anything else......except for a lot of ToTRnRtYtD. Only my opinion and am glad you mention Tull but I am scratching my head ...sorry.
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I think you're saying it right away... You're a Tull-freak (fanboy) and therefore, you're not a discening person (you like almost everything) when it comes to the band's music.... (I'm not implying anything for discernment outside the Tulldom, btw ) ![Beer Beer](smileys/smiley41.gif)
Though I'd say that the APP until SW string of album is anything but perfect, it's sill much superior to what the band has done in the 80's & the rest...
Indeed (and first of all), the early 80's trimogy (A, TB&TB and UW) is definitely not good, and it's difficult to call them "a band" as the line-up kept changing.
Tull is one of those band that tried hardest to adapt to the 80's and certainly the one that failed miserably (and still managed to survive)... But then again, I suspect you'll find redeemling qualitues to those three turds. Let's call this trilogy the "Anything Goes In Order To Survive" trilogy Later 80's albums (Knave, RI and Catfish - actually in the 90's) see Tull as a somewhat return to form, but let's face it, only a couple of tracks from knave would find space on an, album like Minstrel or SW: Freeway, Jump Start and of course Budapest... A little few over three albums, but still better than the zero tracks from their previous three albums.
The last trilogy (RTB, .com and X-mas) is somewhat a bit better, though let's face it, only RTB is good, even if it runs out of steam midway through, and the eastern flute thing (learned on Ian's solo albums) wears thin fairly quickly.
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No need for the condescending post. I am extremely discerning when it comes to Tull and have been extremely critical of their music over the years...I dislike many, many tracks and a number of albums.... it's just that I like more than I hate and their 1969-1979 output....well it resonates with me as well as 100's of thousands of others. Having stated that Anderson has been largely embarrassing since 1990 and should have hung up the boots after Roots to Branches. The original post by hegelec is just referring to the 70s albums not anything later...not relevant to what you're banging on about in regard to '80s, 90s or later. I'll try and keep a low profile from now on and your response is why I hardly post anymore. Cheers
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As you know warchild and too old were poppy soundtracks. A lot of the tracks aren't exactly Tull tracks. It's just Tull trying to make suitable music for a movie and play and also trying to please the critics. Tull are so much better than that though and you can hear it in the songs that were shelved all these years and not included on the albums. Below are the 74 and 76 albums that we probably would have had if the dumb critics didn't get to Ian after the very good A passion play album. The albums now have the proper Tull composition quality, Ian's real voice, martins real guitar, johns real piano and organ. The remixes have plenty of new gems and most of them are the best tracks Tull did those years Warchild Warchild March the mad scientist Good godmother QuartetQueen and country Skating away Saturation Glory row Paradise steakhouseSolitaire Rainbow blues 4.25 stars now, was 3.25 stars Too old Strip cartoonFrom a deadbeat Salamanders ragtimePied piper Commercial travellerSalamander Big Dipper Small cigar(orchestral)Quiz kid Chequered flag 4 stars now was, 3 stars Pity the band didn't release 2 albums in each year as planned. We got 1 soundtrack and 1 tull album worth from 74 and 1 soundtrack and half a tull album worth in 76. I would have rather the band had just recorded one proper album both years though rather than wasting time with soundtracks. The band ran out of time to record a few more songs for 76. If they did then I probably would have replaced Quiz kid and Big Dipper. Ian should have known better than to get sucked into dumb critics. We would have had an amazing run of Tull albums in that case.
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Heavy horses is close to 5 stars. Kidding yourself if you don't rate it
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BarryGlibb wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
BarryGlibb wrote:
Sorry but as a Tull freak I cannot even imagine on what you are getting at. Very few tracks IMHO "leave me cold" except for a couple on Too Old.
Most of those tracks you list I wouldn't have in my top 250 Tull tracks, let alone top 10. The only one in your list that is a masterpiece in my honest opinion is Minstrel.
The albums from TAAB through to the end of the decade are all fine by me; I wouldn't have wanted anything else......except for a lot of ToTRnRtYtD. Only my opinion and am glad you mention Tull but I am scratching my head ...sorry.
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I think you're saying it right away... You're a Tull-freak (fanboy) and therefore, you're not a discening person (you like almost everything) when it comes to the band's music.... (I'm not implying anything for discernment outside the Tulldom, btw ) ![Beer Beer](smileys/smiley41.gif)
Though I'd say that the APP until SW string of album is anything but perfect, it's sill much superior to what the band has done in the 80's & the rest...
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No need for the condescending post. I am extremely discerning when it comes to Tull and have been extremely critical of their music over the years...I dislike many, many tracks and a number of albums.... it's just that I like more than I hate and their 1969-1979 output....well it resonates with me as well as 100's of thousands of others. Having stated that Anderson has been largely embarrassing since 1990 and should have hung up the boots after Roots to Branches. The original post by hegelec is just referring to the 70s albums not anything later...not relevant to what you're banging on about in regard to '80s, 90s or later. I'll try and keep a low profile from now on and your response is why I hardly post anymore. Cheers
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Ok, didn't mean to sound condescending, though you did open the door, and it was a bit too tempting, so my bad ![Embarrassed Embarrassed](smileys/smiley9.gif) I've edited whatever I wrote past StormWatch, because indeed it's out of topic. Please notice that the OP only spoke of WC, MitG and TOtRnR, btw, I'm the one who extended the topic to the end of the decade
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Sean Trane wrote:
Songs From the Wood: I find ut over-rated as well, but here is one of those albums that is seen as the typical blueprint prog folk example. The A-side is relatively poor (IMHO), with only Hunting Girl finding grace tfor my compilation... However the flipside is much better, with Velvet Green, Whistler and Pibroch. Maybe I will have space for Beltane as a wild card. | ![LOL LOL](http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif) Sean, you're nuts! SFTW is perfect from the very first note to the very last.
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Posted: August 19 2017 at 16:12 |
Songs Songs from the wood Jack in the green Cup of wonder Hunting girl Solstice bells Old aces die hardThe whistler Pibroch Fire at midnight 4.5 stars now, was 4.25 stars It was either velvet green or solstice which I wanted to replace. Velvet lost due to the over load of folk and medieval music on the album
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So here's a summary. In with the tull songs and out with the pop non tull soundtrack songs. I'm opening the hidden bridge from the great 1970-73 period to the equally good 1977-1980 period. What looked like a crappy 1974-76 period is actually almost as good once you have all the songs. What do you think Trane? lol. You can take out Quartet from Warchild if you like ![LOL LOL](smileys/smiley36.gif)
Warchild
Warchild March the mad scientist Good godmother Quartet Queen and country Skating away Saturation Glory row Paradise steakhouse Solitaire Rainbow blues
4.25 stars now, was 3.25 stars
Too old
Strip cartoon From a deadbeat Salamanders ragtime Pied piper Commercial traveller Salamander Big Dipper Small cigar(orchestral) Quiz kid Chequered flag
4 stars now, was 3 stars
Songs
Songs from the wood Jack in the green Cup of wonder Hunting girl Solstice bells Old aces die hard The whistler Pibroch Fire at midnight
4.5 stars now, was 4.25 stars
Edited by dr prog - August 19 2017 at 17:21
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator
Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 19706
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Posted: August 20 2017 at 00:51 |
OK, I'll play the way the thread is evolving (sounds like fun), keeping only on the memasters bonus choice ( changes in italic) War Child 1. War Child (4:34) 2. Queen And Country (3:02) 16. Glory Row (3:35)4. Back-Door Angels (5:29) 5. Sealion (3:38) 13. Paradise Steakhouse (4:03)7. Bungle In The Jungle (3:37) 8. Only Solitaire (1:30) 9. The Third Hoorah (4:51) 10. Two Fingers (5:09) This would not really and most likely increase my rating of it, remaining at 3*.Not sure I would've revisited the album more often (which is once every two decades or so) Minstrel:1. Minstrel In The Gallery (3:30)9. March Of The Mad Scientist (1:40) 10. Pan Dance (3:22)2. Cold Wind To Valhalla (4:21) 3. Black Satin Dancer (6:53) 8. Summerday Sands (3:44)5. Nothing At All (4:39) 6. Baker St. Muse (16:42) 7. Grace (0:37) I'd most likely give it another halfstar, but I could do without the t/t alltogether as well (I've cut it in half for this exercice). Had this album been released this way from the start, I might have listened to it twice as much. SFTW: definitely replace the insufferable X-mas carol Solstice Bell with Beltane, might have me give it 3.5 instead of 3. Not sure it would've increased the number of listens I gave itover the decades. (I used to skip Solstice when listening to the vinyl and the CD anyways) HH:1. ...And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (3:13) 2. Acres Wild (3:26) 3. No Lullaby (7:55) 10. Living In These Hard Times (3:10) 11. Broadford Bazaar (3:40)6. Rover (4:16) 7. One Brown Mouse (3:23) 8. Heavy Horses (8:59) 9. Weathercock (4:03) this could give it (maybe, another halstar). These changes would've definitely had me listen more often to side A (I often used to play only the flipside), but maybe not the overall amount of total spins Stormwatch:1. North Sea Oil (3:11) 2. Orion (3:58) 11. A Stitch In Time (3:40)4. Dark Ages (9:14) 12. Crossword (3:38)6. Something's On The Move (4:27) 7. Old Ghosts (4:23) 8. Dun Ringill (2:42) 9. Flying Dutchman (7:45) 14. King Henry's Madrigal (3:01) This was maybe the toughest: I don't think my changes really better the album, but it does make livelier (harder rocking), but it still is marred by lack of inspiration, so my rating would remain the same and I don't think I'd have spinned it more either. Well, that was fun for a sunday morning ![Tongue Tongue](smileys/smiley17.gif)
Edited by Sean Trane - August 20 2017 at 00:54
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