Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

dennismoore wrote: infandous wrote: darkshade wrote: ^ Dennis, you would enjoy Umphrey's McGee. They are a prog jam band, and don't usually do the Grateful Dead-jam band cliche of jamming in one key. Many of their "jams" are actually somewhat composed. The Grateful Dead rarely did that cliche themselves (though they did do it a lot in the early years, late 60's, beginning of the 70's). My friend: the 60's & early 70's were their peak. Everything after that was MTV music.  Though I love to listen to the album, American Beauty, they did write some good tunes.  A Friend of The Devil is a friend on mine indeed. Did you get a chance to play my Spock's Beard - Snow edit?

Um, I think you missed out on their best stuff then.  Live, anyway.  There is no "MTV music" by the Dead that I ever heard........yes, they had one "hit' video, for the song Touch Of Grey.......a song they had played live for more than 10 years before it was put on an album and used for the video.  I've never actually owned a Greatful Dead studio album, so I can't really speak to those.  The ones I heard I mostly disliked for the most part, but the ones I really liked were Blues For Allah and Terrapin Station (there was one other, more acoustic folksy type affair, that I can't remember the name of that I also liked a bit).  I saw them live in 1994 and it was by far the best concert I've ever seen, musically speaking.  The 60's and early 70's live shows I've heard were not particularly good, musically, if you ask me (though there are a couple renditions of Dark Star and  The Other One / St. Stephen that are pretty incredible).  Though I'm sure they were quite fun to be at.

I have not gotten around to the Snow edit.  I will try to do that in the near future.  I haven't listened to that album in years, so maybe your edit would be a better way to do that.

Ive just ordered the Hecht Novel - Ishmael is unbelievably expensive for a paperback though - 15 pounds!!!

Edited by M27Barney - May 22 2013 at 12:50

Lots to respond to...

Edited by zumacraig - May 22 2013 at 17:49

I must say that your taste is quite a lot wider than mine, I can't stand Grateful Dead.....I hate the quirky parts , I am the sun part I is RUINED by that silly bit in the middle - and Echoes by pink floyd is ruined by those squaukin Crows.... Also I absolutely Love Numbers & Monsters and Men....you two would like it more if they had a nun "farting and giggling" in a bath halfway through or the sound of a elderly aardvark being put through a mangle by an incontinent Tin Miner from Penzance......

According to Hasse's latest blog post, Roine is in Nashville recording TA and then June will be focused on finishing the new TFK record.  Hasse is recording a new HFMC album in August.  So we got some fun things on the horizon.

Yeah, Neal has a cottage industry going on there.  I'm sure he's got income from other stuff we're not even aware of.

Question for all the TFK fans: You can only keep one TFK cd...which would it be?

Edited by dr wu23 - May 28 2013 at 16:29

infandous wrote: zumacraig wrote: According to Hasse's latest blog post, Roine is in Nashville recording TA and then June will be focused on finishing the new TFK record.  Hasse is recording a new HFMC album in August.  So we got some fun things on the horizon. The other thing he mentioned was that Roine was sick for their recent US shows.  They almost cancelled ROSfest  I hope Roine is well.  I couldn't handle all that traveling.  I'd constantly be sick and tired. Do these guys have day jobs?  If they do, how do they do it?  If they don't, are they making any money? Roine was fine in Philly, just two days later.  They mentioned from the stage that he had been sitting in a chair for much of the Rosfest performance and had not done some of his vocals.  I don't think it was anything serious, but I agree, all that traveling would be rough on an old guy. Roine, I believe does studio engineering and of course other musical projects.  He makes his living completely from music related activity, however.  Of course, he and his family live in a very small apartment, so obviously he's not getting rich.  The other guys do not, though I think Tomas has music related main gig.  Hasse is a baggage handler for the Stockholm airport.  Jonas, I'm not sure, but I know he rents out his studio and performs on just about every prog release known to man as well   Don't know about Felix.

dr wu23 wrote: Question for all the TFK fans: You can only keep one TFK cd...which would it be?

Space Revolver

Hey guys, just dropping in!

If I had to choose one FK album, I think I'd choose `Unfold The Future' too, Darkshade! It holds a special place in my heart, it frequently sounds so unlike any of their other albums due to the heavy brooding jazz/fusion sound.

I've always thought that although ALL of the FK's albums are superb, it's every few where they release a really defining standout release in their discography, and that is certainly one of them.