What albums did you listen to today?

Meltdowner wrote: Popol Vuh - Seligpreisung Focus - Ship of Memories (Nice album that has something from every previous album) Ozric Tentacles - The Hidden Step (This one is quite different from the ones I heard before, much more Trance influences, which I like too. Thanks again Michael for both great suggestions ) King Crimson - ITCOTCK

Hi Sam! `Ship of Memories'....I don't have a proper LP or CD of that one, but I'd grab it if I came across it. I haven't heard any clips of it for quite some time...but I remember it was better than I expected!

Now the real Focus challenge will be the next album, where they teamed up with singer P.J Proby. I expected the worst, but found it to be quite a respectable album! Please post your thoughts when you hear that one!

Ahh, yes, should have given you the heads-up that the later Ozrics ones start to take on more trance/programmed elements. That really kicked in on `Waterfall Cities', actually the first album I heard from them properly, and it's still one of my favourites from them. `The Hidden Step' is probably the last time the band sounded really inspired...I love that mysterious Arabian-themed symphonic piece! I forget the name, it's about three tracks in if I recall!

^ Great list man!

I love those Pendragon albums, and Pure being my favourite album by the band even surpassing Masquerade Overture.
So what do you think of that new album? I'm holding off my purchase for now.

Supertramp - Crime Of The Century

Last couple of days:

Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
Amplifier - Mystoria
Eloy - Dawn
Rush - Permanent Waves
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Opeth - Watershed
Opeth - Pale Communion (my album of the year, so far)
Hum - Downward Is Heavenward

Meltdowner wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Hi Sam! `Ship of Memories'....I don't have a proper LP or CD of that one, but I'd grab it if I came across it. I haven't heard any clips of it for quite some time...but I remember it was better than I expected! Now the real Focus challenge will be the next album, where they teamed up with singer P.J Proby. I expected the worst, but found it to be quite a respectable album! Please post your thoughts when you hear that one! Ahh, yes, should have given you the heads-up that the later Ozrics ones start to take on more trance/programmed elements. That really kicked in on `Waterfall Cities', actually the first album I heard from them properly, and it's still one of my favourites from them. `The Hidden Step' is probably the last time the band sounded really inspired...I love that mysterious Arabian-themed symphonic piece! I forget the name, it's about three tracks in if I recall! 'Ship of Memories' has some nice tunes from "3" Yes, that third track is very good! I don't have problem with the trance elements: I listen to some of my brother's progressive trance. As a matter of fact I listened to that Ozric album with him and we both really enjoyed it; it's nice to find some mid-term music. Another related fact, was that he knew PFM's "Impressioni di Settembre" before me, from an italian techno version Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Nektar - Journey To The Centre of the Eye What do you think about that album? I only know "A Tab in the Ocean". Today: Kansas - s/t

Hey Sam, you should definitely look into `Journey...'. Although it's a little dated and very much of its time, there's still many recognisable sounds from `Tab', but with an added dose of Pink Floyd/60's psychedelic sounds, Moody Blues classy ballad/vocal passages backed with Mellotron and Sensations Fix-like spacerock.

It was one of the first prog/psych albums I got, and as I was overdosing on Syd Barrett/early Floyd at the time, it really clicked with me. In fact, a friend of mine heard the album for the first time just last night and said `Man, this DOES sound like early Floyd!'

Ha, I really like that first Kansas album! You can't go wrong with their first five albums in my opinion! I like that sweeping ballad on that first one, a really nice melody!

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Hey Sam, you should definitely look into `Journey...'. Although it's a little dated and very much of its time, there's still many recognisable sounds from `Tab', but with an added dose of Pink Floyd/60's psychedelic sounds, Moody Blues classy ballad/vocal passages backed with Mellotron and Sensations Fix-like spacerock. It was one of the first prog/psych albums I got, and as I was overdosing on Syd Barrett/early Floyd at the time, it really clicked with me. In fact, a friend of mine heard the album for the first time just last night and said `Man, this DOES sound like early Floyd!' Ha, I really like that first Kansas album! You can't go wrong with their first five albums in my opinion! I like that sweeping ballad on that first one, a really nice melody!

Nice, I love early Floyd. I will listen to it then and re-listen to 'Tab' because I remember it's quite good

Yeah, that Kansas albums is very good: 70's symphonic with great violin work. It's very different from Leftoverture, the only one I knew. Kansas was recommended to me, some months ago: the first seven studio albums and the first live album.

I'll echo Michael's sentiments on 'Journey'. In fact, I think it's their best album

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 22 2014 at 11:18

Meltdowner wrote: ^ I know that feeling. There are some early morning drunks where I live I only know that Harmonia album from your list. Can you recommend me some electronic music?

You know what, I'm just going to fling a couple of albums in your direction. Sometimes it's funnier that way

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 22 2014 at 10:50

No problem Sam, always a pleasure dealing out electronic recs. There are so few of us listening to this kind of stuff anyway, so I welcome everyone new into the club