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presdoug
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Posted: April 01 2013 at 09:32 | ||
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lucas
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Posted: April 01 2013 at 12:36 | ||
I am glad they turned hard-rock. I can live without their spacey stuff. I agree that not having them in PA is a mistake though. |
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 01 2013 at 16:03 | ||
Indeed, their first spacey output is far from memorable. Their post '74 production is hard and wonderful, proggy in places as in the memorable "Love to Love" or in "Lights Out", the latter very reminiscent of Zep's "Achilles Last Stand". I love in particular the Chapman-years. This is "The Writer" opening number on their Mechanix album (1982). Wonderful synth solo and sax. |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 01 2013 at 16:07 | ||
... and "Profession of Violence" is probably one of the best ballads of all time!
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 02 2013 at 15:23 | ||
The great "Love to Love" (1977):
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: April 02 2013 at 17:30 | ||
My dad bought that album just for "The Writer", he never listens to any other track off that record.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: April 02 2013 at 18:39 | ||
Great to see this thread again. UFO could have been placed in PR but nothing more. Related to Prog at least but hard rock is more suited as they didnt explore the more proggy territory fully. They appear on prog compilations often though.
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 07:15 | ||
^^^
I agree. Psych/space wouldn't be suitable for them 'cause their earlier stuff is not very representative of their hard/rock - proto/metal style. Further interesting proggy sparkles can be heard here and there in their Crysalis years, btw. So, prog-related should be the (correct) classification.
Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 03 2013 at 07:17 |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:18 | ||
This is a great and interesting number. Strong Zep's influence and a good mellotron in the second part.
"This Kid's (incl. Between the Walls)" from Force It (1975). |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:21 | ||
... from the very same album another gem with mellotron sound (and acoustic guitar): "High Flyer".
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 04 2013 at 14:41 | ||
This another one I love: "Martian Landscape" from No Heavy Petting (1976). Dreamy keys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg9l2419HKw |
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Gooner
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 12:16 | ||
Definitely the first 3 UFO albums.
If Rainbow is on PA...so should UFO. (prog related)
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lazland
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 12:20 | ||
Fair point, and one which is difficult to argue with. Having said that, you could make the same argument for a slew of hard and classic rock acts from the 70's & 80's, in which case we would turn into the ProgClassicHeavyHard Archives.
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Windhawk
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 12:29 | ||
Rainbow's case - at least as I see it - is a tad different. You can draw their distinct influence on to Rising Force/Malmsteen and on to Symphony X. A distinct influence on the formation of progressive metal as a style. While I wouldn't have minded seeing UFO here due to their first albums, I can't really see an argument for them in the same manner as for Rainbow. |
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lucas
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 16:11 | ||
UFO were a major influence on Steve Harris, and Iron Maiden in general. And as everyone knows, maiden were essential in the development of prog metal. |
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 06 2013 at 15:50 | ||
ehe he heh
now we've found two arguments for their desired inclusion in prog-related: 1) their first 2 studio records (UFO e UFO 2 - Flying) plus their first LIVE. 2) their influence on the development of prog metal (it means for their records from Phenomenon on). I think both are correct and fair even if the latter is more in the field of personal opinion than in the field of objectiveness. Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 06 2013 at 15:51 |
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stegor
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Posted: April 07 2013 at 23:25 | ||
I loved UFO (and Scorpions) back in the '70's, but not because they were Prog or Prog related, just because they were an awesome melodic hard rock band with excellent musicianship and songwriting and performance skills. They veered into Prog a bit here and there (Love to Love (despite it's title), Martian Landscape and a few others), but not enough in my opinion.
On the other hand, Flying (One Hour Space Rock), I would call prog, but I can't stand it. Ironic. |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 08 2013 at 14:58 | ||
I see your point. The first output of the band is not where to start
with. Personally I prefer the Chapman years to the more celebrated
Schenker era.
I agree also with the first part of your post: I listen to music I like no matter what genre. And I like UFO a lot. Prog related is only a fictio; it is not a true kind of music. We use the term here for the sake of completeness. It is not a meaningless word, though. We need evidence in music or in musicians. Here' another interesting number from the Making Contact wonderful album (1983): When It's Time To Rock. It's not only an anthemic hard rock song; I listen to some proto-progmetal in the middle section. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwxipYRhou8 Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 08 2013 at 15:00 |
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lucas
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Posted: April 08 2013 at 15:41 | ||
same here, and unfortunately, in a similar way, I also would say prog Journey is very lame compared to AOR Journey. Edited by lucas - April 08 2013 at 15:42 |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 16:27 | ||
I love the dreamy keys of Danny Peyronell, acoustic guitar, mellotron and slow solos of Schenker. This is Belladonna from the No Heavy Petting album (1976).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnrTkWelwHA Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 10 2013 at 16:46 |
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