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kebjourman
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Topic: kevin ayers prog? Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:08 |
dont get me wrong, i love kevin ayers,
but is he prog? listen to the music, it doesnt sound very progressive to me. i dunno what you would classify it as but i still love it.
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Zac M
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:12 |
We had a discussion about this before among some collabs and decided it
would be best for him to stay in the Canterbury section. Some thought
he might fit better in Prog-related, but I have no problem being in
Canterbury, considering he was an important figure in the Canterbury
scene, even if all his albums aren't Prog.
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:13 |
I would classify him as Art-Rock
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Zac M
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:14 |
ANDREW wrote:
I would classify him as Art-Rock |
Art-Rock's too vague a description. I definitely think he fits better in Canterbury .
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Hemispheres
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:24 |
I would say Art Rock too he does a little bit of everything kind of like Zappa but not quite
by the way shooting at the moon is a great album
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soundsweird
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 02:14 |
"Shooting at the Moon" and the epic "The Confessions of Dr. Dream" from the album of the same name.... More progressive than some of the stuff on the site.
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 05:48 |
What's your favourite Ayers release???
Mine is "Shooting At The Moon"
"Joy Of A Toy" and "Whatevershebringswesing" are also excellent!!!
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Trotsky
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 05:53 |
I think my conclusion was that the opening two or three albums are
Canterbury, Confessions Of Dr. Dream is art-rock, and that most of the
rest is prog-related ...
So much for pigeon-holing an artiste, eh?
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 05:53 |
meurglysIII wrote:
We had a discussion about this before among some collabs and decided it would be best for him to stay in the Canterbury section. Some thought he might fit better in Prog-related, but I have no problem being in Canterbury, considering he was an important figure in the Canterbury scene, even if all his albums aren't Prog. |
Yup , this was my case!!
I think he is too much of a pop writer with his hippy ideal to be considered rock or Art Rock >> I was for him being placed in Prog related
But I lost out on Zac and Trouserpress, so it stayed.
I managed to make an excellent compilation of his album, and even progressive at that
His two proggiest albums are Shooting At The Moon and Confessions Of Dr Dream
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ANDREW wrote:
"Joy Of A Toy" and "Whatevershebringswesing" are also excellent!!!
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They are pop albums though!!! Not rock
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 06:13 |
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ANDREW wrote:
"Joy Of A Toy" and "Whatevershebringswesing" are also excellent!!!
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They are pop albums though!!! Not rock
Yes, romantic rock at its best
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rockandrail
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 06:25 |
Of course, Kevin Ayers is prog!! The opening track of Whatevershebringswesing alone is worth the classification . OK! "J'étais perdu dans la rue, fatigué et mal au cul" is not that prog (from the album June 1st, 1974 with Eno and Nico)
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 11:52 |
The Dr Dream album is progressive.
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