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BrufordFreak 
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 17:08 |
This should be a good one cuz there are SO MANY GREAT GREAT songs on this album!
Why this band isn't spoken of in the same breath as Mahvishnu or RTF I'll never know. Songs like "Nervi scoperti," "Implosion," and "Megalopoli" are as good as if not better than anything the aforementioned bands ever did! And we should all be singing the praises of drummer Giulio Capiozzo--he's as good as Williams, Cobham, White, and Walden!
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Drew Fisher
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Man With Hat
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 17:29 |
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First song for me, but as you say, there really isn't a wrong choice here.
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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.
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Manuel
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 18:26 |
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Yes, many great songs on this album. I guess I'll vote for Megalopoli, but the whole album is quite an enjoyable experience.
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tboyd1802
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 18:49 |
 Manuel wrote:
Yes, many great songs on this album. I guess I'll vote for Megalopoli, but the whole album is quite an enjoyable experience. |
What he said...
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He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore
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siLLy puPPy
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PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 18:58 |
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I can't pick a favorite but i agree that this is one of the best bands of all time. At least in my world
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micky
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 19:20 |
^ amen brother...
La Mela di Odessa for me
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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micky
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 19:27 |
BrufordFreak wrote:
This should be a good one cuz there are SO MANY GREAT GREAT songs on this album!
Why this band isn't spoken of in the same breath as Mahvishnu or RTF I'll never know. Songs like "Nervi scoperti," "Implosion," and "Megalopoli" are as good as if not better than anything the aforementioned bands ever did! And we should all be singing the praises of drummer Giulio Capiozzo--he's as good as Williams, Cobham, White, and Walden!
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f**king Captcha... got me...
anyhow... all you have to do is ask the Mick
Two words Drew..
Demetrio Stratos
Two words why Area ran circles around bands like those.. Area had the same talent level.. with FAR more diversity in its sound and folk elements.
However two words also why Area are not as popular as bands like those. Stratos is an acquired taste. Easy listening it is often not.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Barbu
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Posted: February 27 2018 at 19:44 |
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The whole thing.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 01:01 |
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Man, it’s been years since I’ve spun an Area LP. I must listen before voting.
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Raff
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 05:06 |
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Stone-cold masterpiece. If Area had been from an English-speaking country, they would be mentioned in the same breath as RTF or Mahavishnu. I also went for "La mela di Odessa", though I could have easily voted for any one of the other tracks.
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 05:10 |
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This is my least favorite album from Area. I go with Odessa too.
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AEProgman
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 06:52 |
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Love the album, Odessa gets the vote.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 10:12 |
BrufordFreak wrote:
And we should all be singing the praises of drummer Giulio Capiozzo--he's as good as Williams, Cobham, White, and Walden!
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Hear hear!
Can't pick a favorite though. Whenever I love all options in a poll I tend to come back and vote for one of the tracks, bands or albums that's a little behind.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 10:21 |
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Gioia E Rivoluzione. A very pleasant song despite being stripped-down of most of Area's characteristic qualities.
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Rednight
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Posted: February 28 2018 at 11:29 |
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"I'd rather listen to two animals caught in the tar pits than that lead singer." - Fred Flintstone
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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