Author |
Topic Search Topic Options
|
Raff
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: July 29 2005
Location: None
Status: Offline
Points: 24391
|
Topic: 4th Round Class: Birds of Fire v. The Rotters Club Posted: September 11 2015 at 16:41 |
I have a lot of time for Birds of Fire, but The Rotters' Club is an exquisite masterpiece.
|
|
TGM: Orb
Prog Reviewer
Joined: October 21 2007
Location: n/a
Status: Offline
Points: 8052
|
Posted: September 11 2015 at 05:55 |
micky wrote:
talk about too close for comfort.. Did M.O. have anything that approached the god-like Richard Sinclair.
Hell NO!!
Listen to that voice and don't tell me you wouldn't give that ass to him if he had asked if he promised to sing to you afterward....
|
Billy Cobham. I'm still voting for Hatfield because that's the best jazz fusion album on the site. It really is an album that does everything and does it all brilliantly.
|
|
t d wombat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
|
Posted: September 10 2015 at 19:27 |
|
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
|
|
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
|
Posted: September 10 2015 at 17:41 |
t d wombat wrote:
Because I didn't ever get into Soft Machine and Hillage doesn't do much for me I've tended to ignore the Canterbury stuff but I have to say that Rotters Club inspired me to go looking and I'm very happy I did. Egg and Quiet Sun are already on my like list, not to mention Caravan of course.
|
hmm.. that is like avoiding symphonic prog becuase you think Genesis were a bunch of sleep inducing hacks.. albeit clever ones.. As I'm sure you are seeing Canterbury has some substantial variance in it.. it is more a historical grouping that one of groups all sounding the same. Though obviously they do share some influences and sonic similarities. way cool man. Lots of great stuff to check out! Never quite the same
|
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
|
|
t d wombat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
|
Posted: September 10 2015 at 17:06 |
Because I didn't ever get into Soft Machine and Hillage doesn't do much for me I've tended to ignore the Canterbury stuff but I have to say that Rotters Club inspired me to go looking and I'm very happy I did. Egg and Quiet Sun are already on my like list, not to mention Caravan of course.
|
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
|
|
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
|
Posted: September 10 2015 at 14:13 |
|
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
|
|
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
|
Posted: September 10 2015 at 14:13 |
talk about too close for comfort.. Did M.O. have anything that approached the god-like Richard Sinclair. Hell NO!! Listen to that voice and don't tell me you wouldn't give that ass to him if he had asked if he promised to sing to you afterward....
|
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
|
|
symphonicman
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 14 2015
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 114
|
Posted: September 07 2015 at 17:27 |
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Birds of Fire.
|
Master James of St. George. Of the fields and the sky. He used to build castles of stone, steel, and blood. But lines get broken down.
|
|
Imperial Zeppelin
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 14 2013
Location: Kuwait
Status: Offline
Points: 6116
|
Posted: September 06 2015 at 16:23 |
^ That reminds me, I have to give Hatfield another go..
|
"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
|
|
Tuzvihar
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 18 2005
Location: C. Schinesghe
Status: Offline
Points: 13489
|
Posted: September 06 2015 at 11:41 |
micky wrote:
^ you wouldn't be the first to consider Rotters Club a grower.. I immediately took to the first Hatfield and the North album and was sort of ehhh about this one but over the last few years it has shot way up my list of favorite albums and has definitely become my favorite of the two.
|
I have similar feelings. I struggled with it for a long time and recently it clicked finally. So, I voted for it though that Mahavishnu album is also very good.
|
"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
|
|
t d wombat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
|
Posted: September 04 2015 at 18:07 |
micky wrote:
^ you wouldn't be the first to consider Rotters Club a grower.. I immediately took to the first Hatfield and the North album and was sort of ehhh about this one but over the last few years it has shot way up my list of favorite albums and has definitely become my favorite of the two.
|
Yep. While albums that take ten listens to even vaguely get the drift do test my patience, this one was hmmm from first listen and just keeps on digging in. Well worth the effort.
|
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
|
|
SaltyJon
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: February 08 2008
Location: Location
Status: Offline
Points: 28772
|
Posted: September 03 2015 at 18:43 |
The North and Hatfield.
|
|
|
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
|
Posted: September 03 2015 at 14:57 |
^ you wouldn't be the first to consider Rotters Club a grower.. I immediately took to the first Hatfield and the North album and was sort of ehhh about this one but over the last few years it has shot way up my list of favorite albums and has definitely become my favorite of the two.
|
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
|
|
t d wombat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
|
Posted: September 02 2015 at 20:36 |
Rotters Club has been a bit of an eye opener for me. This is my third listen thus far and it impresses more each time. It has sufficient moments of oddness to keep things interesting but also enough melody in the hooks to satisfy my need for a bit of mellow. Its more free formish moments are still musically pleasant and nothing feels like a visit to the dentist. That may well make it too middle of the road for some but boring old farts like me appreciate it.
As talented as he undoubtedly is and accepting that he keeps impeccable company its hard to dismiss MO but it simply leaves me unmoved.
|
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
|
|
rushfan4
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 22 2007
Location: Michigan, U.S.
Status: Offline
Points: 65939
|
Posted: September 02 2015 at 08:58 |
MO
|
|
|
AEProgman
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2012
Location: Toadstool
Status: Offline
Points: 1787
|
Posted: September 02 2015 at 08:43 |
Tough choice for me, but it went to the Birds...
|
|
|
Padraic
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: February 16 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Status: Offline
Points: 31165
|
Posted: September 01 2015 at 12:14 |
Rotters Club
|
|
Prog Sothoth
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 03 2011
Location: MA
Status: Offline
Points: 1940
|
Posted: September 01 2015 at 11:28 |
Birds of Fire.
|
|
Man With Hat
Collaborator
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team
Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
Status: Offline
Points: 166178
|
Posted: August 31 2015 at 21:59 |
Hattie-pants.
|
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
|
|
aglasshouse
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 27 2014
Location: riding the MOAB
Status: Offline
Points: 1505
|
Posted: August 31 2015 at 19:10 |
|
http://fryingpanmedia.com
|
|
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.