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aginor 
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 Topic: Roxy Music - AvalonPosted: January 21 2011 at 17:45 |
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for me this album is perfect with maybe one or two - points (but they are tiny) one of the best headphone albums ever produced, so warm and etherial gives you goosebumps
artsy pop rock at its best and their last album (for now)
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you know Procol Harum created their own nieche in prog in the 70s like theyr own symph prog sound which they molded to their own IMO, quote Aginor
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 21 2011 at 18:27 |
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The album title was an answer to a Jeopardy question this week.
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 22 2011 at 08:08 |
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aginor
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Posted: January 21 2011 at 18:30 |
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cool
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you know Procol Harum created their own nieche in prog in the 70s like theyr own symph prog sound which they molded to their own IMO, quote Aginor
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 21 2011 at 18:35 |
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India is Ok I suppose. But early Roxy is king for me.
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Coldness doth get away with the badness.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 21 2011 at 18:37 |
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If you like Avalon, I'd highly recommend Bryan Ferry's new album Olympia.
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 22 2011 at 08:08 |
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aginor
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Posted: January 21 2011 at 18:40 |
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oooh, Avalon > Olympia places for gods and (Valhalla next I suppose )
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you know Procol Harum created their own nieche in prog in the 70s like theyr own symph prog sound which they molded to their own IMO, quote Aginor
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Progosopher
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Posted: January 22 2011 at 00:16 |
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I voted The Main Thing, but really it's a toss up between that one, More Than This (great opener) and The Space Between.
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After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. ~Aldous Huxley
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: January 22 2011 at 02:17 |
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Take a chance with Me, I love the atmospheric build up before the song itself begins. Great album though
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You must be joking.....Take a running jump......
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: January 22 2011 at 02:19 |
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True to Life: Gotta love that tremelo/delay effect on Ferry's vocals.
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Posted: January 22 2011 at 04:15 |
Agreed, Avalon is where they went a bit too smooth for me. |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 22 2011 at 08:07 |
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Yeah, it's smooth, but I still really like it. By the way, not too long ago (now a few years I think) Phil had in the news section on his web site that they were working on a new album, but it never materialized. I venture a guess that the material they were working on became Olympia. On a side note, Olympia's opener, You Can Dance, starts out with basically the same keyboard riff as True To Live, but then takes off in a heavier direction. Bryan's got a great set of guest musicians: Flea, his old buds: Manzanera, Eno, Mackay...
I went with Take A Chance. Edited by Slartibartfast - January 22 2011 at 08:12 |
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The-time-is-now
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Posted: January 24 2011 at 12:05 |
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Avalon.
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