What albums did you listen to today?

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 Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Mr Zuffanti divides a lot of opinions, Sam! Some think he's a bit of a hack who shamelessly rips off past artists, but I think the guy has great taste and a good ear for new talent (He's responsible for supporting bands like Unreal City, Oxhuitza, etc). You might be aware of the `controversy' around the last `La Maschera di Cera' album that is proposed as a proper `sequel' to the Le Orme classic `Felona e Serona'. It uses just little moments of the same themes, but it more or less stands on it's own. If you don't mind the gravelly voice of the singer on that album, it's pretty decent. But even better is that Zuffanti solo album I mentioned above, I never expected to discover one of the Italian prog albums of the year with it. It's like a mix of classic Italian prog with a modern/contemporary sound (in some ways along the lines of the recent Steven Wilson albums?), but it's full of Italian prog guests who all deliver amazing solo contributions. Probably `Zuffanti and Friends' would have been a fairer name for it, but it's without question one of the best things the guy has put his name to.

Tangerine Dream - Le Parc...Meh. It's not unlistenable, but very lightweight. I picked up an LP copy of it for $10 a week ago. I had it on in the background at work, but we were slaughtered with phonecalls so I was in a foul mood, and that album was pissing me off!  I'll try again when it's quieter.

Might dig out that `PFM - Live in the USA' for the drive into work, I've got a rip of my CD in the car. I remember it had a slightly rougher sound than their studio performances.

Yep, `The Ladder' is a mixed bag...some cool proggy stuff and some real throwaway pop moments. Like most of their modern albums, to be fair!  You should give `Magnification' a try, that's been their best modern album by a mile.
Thanks for the explanation. I'll be sure to check his solo work as well 

Wait, you have a turntable at work? 
I'll listen to that one too, I haven't listen to them in quite some time.

Yeah, that PFM album is very good and as you describe, although it would be better if it was a double album 

I've been discovering Yes' latter albums quite slowly, I only listen when I'm in an "acceptance" mood 
I read some favourable reviews of that next album, I'll see if that's true 