Underrated prog from 71 to 75 |
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: February 01 2020 at 16:07 |
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OK, here are my Horslips album ratings. But the best way to appreciate them is to chronologically listen to all of their albums 1972: Happy To Meet, Sorry to Part (Prog) 4 stars 1973: The Táin (Prog) 5 stars 1974: Dancehall Sweethearts (Not Prog; Pop Rock) 4.5 stars 1975: The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea (Progish) 2.5 stars 1975: Drive The Cold Winter Away (Pure Folk Xmas album) 4.5 stars 1976: Live (A Must Have) 5 stars 1976: Book Of Invasions (Prog) 5 stars 1977: Aliens (Rock; with hints of Prog) 4 stars 1978: The Man Who Built America (New Wave Rock) 4 stars 1979: Short Stories/ Tall Tales (New Wave Rock) 3 stars 1980: The Belfast Gigs (All of the Above) 3 stars 2004: Roll Back (Acoustic reinterpretations of old tracks) 4 stars There are a few "Best Of" Releases"...the latest one released in 2010s is probably the best. As you can see; I am a Horslips appreciator!
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pawnofthedaed
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Horslips sounds great! Thanks for the suggestion! I only listened to Tain, which seemed best regarded on the site. What's your suggestion for their best?
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pawnofthedaed
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Agreed about Frumpy! Heard em a couple years ago and surprised they aren't more well known!
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the 3rd album is also really nice, although it is slightly different, and has more of a JT feel to it ... no surprise, right after it the bass player left for JT and the band was over ... story goes that Tony V dropped the band after they upstaged two big names on one of the Friday Night TV shows. End of Carmen ... weird bit here ... they were a band from LA ... and you would never guess that.
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Nice chunk ... and in my book, just about anything from Roy Harper in that period is excellent, as is the FAMILY stuff, although by the end of that time period they were STREETWALKERS and the material was more rock'n'roll oriented, but it was magnificent with outstanding guitar work (the trademark of Family and all of their material and Chappo's solos). Kevin has always been a favorite of mine, and it could be said that this particular period was really good in all of the albums, however, KA was just fine at any other time. Pekka is someone I bought his stuff when I saw him play in Mike Oldfield's Exposed ... and his albums are very enjoyable to my ears ... Of all the bands in those years, in my collection, there are/were many that did not get "accepted" and "appreciated" a whole lot ... and the HARVEST Breakfast Cereal box listing is a really good clue to some material that is very different, and yet stands out. (For what that is, check the Hipgnosis book! Could not find it in a net search!) From that listing, you will also find things like Edgar Broughton Band, which started earlier, but their material within this time period is excellent, and not appreciated because it isn't considered "progressive" as it does not have .... hmmmmmm .... no layers of useless keyboards for frivolous solos! But other things stood out ... Capability Brown (both albums are great), East of Eden's early material is super nice ... sometimes a sort of Quicksilver in their early days, Lol Coxhill became very well known in the jazz circles though I can not say I have a whole lot of his stuff, Principal Edwards was a very different something else, although it appears to have been there from the earlier days ... and later, HARVEST spread into Europe, and brought out Kayak, Triumvirat, Eloy and quite a few other bands, including some not always mentioned, like Tanned Leather and Cherubin (Germany) ... and these were all unusual, and progressive in their own way, in the sense that they were not "popular" or played by anyone else ... EXCEPT Guy Guden in his Space Pirate Radio show. You were not going to miss OORA, or BANDAGES ... or VOICE!
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Curved Air - Air Cut Aphrodites Child - 666 Vangelis - Earth Kayak - Kayak II Refugee - s/t Triumvirat - Illusions On a Double Dimple Eloy - Power and The Passion Kansas- s/t Chicago - VII Cherry Five - s/t the ones in bold are my favourites |
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I second Gilgamesh, but I enjoy this album the most:
OP, do not listen if you want prog. This is Jazz made by prog musicians. This is the best album of the era in my opinion. Technically it was recorded in 1970, but released 1971. Give the first track a listen, if you like that, go and listen the the last track on the album (the 20 minute long "Long Song No. 2") |
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interests: Moon Safari, Gilgamesh, Egg, ELP, Soft Machine, Gong, Opeth (Everything pre watershed), Brighteye Brison, The Flower Kings
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Good suggestion! I used to listen to Arti E Mestieri and should cue them up again! Their LP "Tilt" was great! |
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^Yep I second that Carmen rec. Both Fandangos In Space and Dancing On A Cold Wind are brilliant.
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Oh and definitely.... Carmen
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^Listen to this man. His words are full of wisdom
Maybe start out with: Cervello - Melos Semiramis - Dedicato a Frazz Franco Battiato - Pollution Lucio Battisti - Anima Latina |
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Try some Italian Prog from that era (if you haven't already...) You will not be sorry!!!
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I tend to agree, lovely recent remaster as well. |
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Thanks for reminding me about Fusioon. That's been on my list to check out for years. I keep getting distracted!
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it's a relatively recent discovery for me but definitely masterpiece IMO. So alive that it breathes fire even today
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pawnofthedaed
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Love Gilgamesh for their jazzy style for sure and a GG taste in there as well! Any recommendations for something similar that has vocals besides scat? Vocals always add another layer to prog for me. I get that this isn't the case for jazz fusion regularly haha |
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Have been listening to this Morgan and it's amazing! Thanks so much for the recommendation! I checked em out more and really like their 2nd album The Sleeper Wakes possibly more!
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Frumpy are extremely underrated; their second album is a real gem: their "Live '72" album is great too. oh, and that's a woman singing. yes, a woman!
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