The Best from Ozric Tentacles

To put in my two-bob's worth - I love the first 6 'Tape Albums' a lot, from Pungent through to Hidden Step are odd 4' and 5 ratings for me. After that it all becomes rather pear-shaped - all the albums are perfectly enjoyable, though lack a freshness and creativity level that I never thought would happen. TBH, On the recent years' studio recordings I don't hear Brandi playing an actual bass-guitar, and on Technicians, forget the bass, where's Balazs' drumming ?? He is a great drummer, yet the album tracks just sound all like programmed electronica.....?
I ask - WTF happened to Ed and the Ozrics ?? In this case, good enough is NOT near enough........but I know he's not performing his art to please a demanding douche-bag like me......

charles_ryder wrote: I vote for 'Become the Other', the heavy album where Ed's guitar sometimes sounds like Iron Maiden. However I like all they albums, excerpt "Curious Corn', I don't know why.

Funny assimilation, I often feel the same especially in some parts of his guitar solos (Vibuthi for example).
Curious Corn is very well written I find, but for me there's something cheesy/donkey kong country in its synths sounds. Afroclonk is a good example and can be funny but we can't say its specific to Curious Corn ^^ (Ch'ai on Waterfall Cities is really really funny too)   

Technicians is nice but I miss Zia Geelani's booming bass (a la Mike Howlett).  

MonsterMagnet wrote: I voted for Erpland because it's the one I feel the most close to. It has a lot of diversity and richness. But I have to say that the few last albums litterally blew my mind each time I listen to 'em. Especially "Technicians" of course which is at least as rich as Erpland. Naturally, we are somehow used now to their style so we are less easily surprised, however it appaers to me that their recent stuff are more sophisticated than what they did by the past. Songs as Zingbong or Epiphlioy have so much different musical ideas! I've the same feeling with Magma: it's not only as good as before, it's sometimes better!

I voted for Erpland because it's the one I feel the most close to. It has a lot of diversity and richness. But I have to say that the few last albums litterally blew my mind each time I listen to 'em. Especially "Technicians" of course which is at least as rich as Erpland. Naturally, we are somehow used now to their style so we are less easily surprised, however it appaers to me that their recent stuff are more sophisticated than what they did by the past. Songs as Zingbong or Epiphlioy have so much different musical ideas! I've the same feeling with Magma: it's not only as good as before, it's sometimes better! 

Technicians of the Sacred has now supplanted Jurassic Shift as my favorite Ozrics.

Guldbamsen wrote: Tom Beggs Tentacles also has a certain ring to it Sounds like some sort of circus strongman.

.....maybe Tentacle Tom (but there's just something not quite right with that )

I have four or five of them. All really good. I'm a sucker for Gong stuff too. I'm not sure which I would really hold up as best. I voted Curious Corn because it's the most vivid in my memory for whatever reason, but I should give Erpland another listen.

Tom Ozric wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: This is really tough. I haven't heard the new Technicians..... (on it's way though) - but, for me, I would have to say Erpland. That, with a gun at my head. Still ERPLAND, and in some ways, I wish I hadn't heard Technicians..........to me shows the Ozrics playing in a generic electronica styling, and losing most of their soul. Give me the 40 minutes of Strangeitude over the 90 minutes of Technicians ANYDAY. So I've moved on to Meshuggah, but 'Tom Meshuggah' sounds plain idiotic, so 'Tom Ozric' it remains.......

Technicians can be disappointing... especially for a bass player  What about "Tomagoogoo"? 

Does that mean I should call myself 'Rick Emerson, Lake and Palmer?'