Red Queen to Gryphon Three
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Topic: Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Posted By: Olympus
Subject: Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 02:03
I love this album what do you think of it? ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 23 2005 at 02:57
It's brilliant! Thanks for reminding me of it's existence - I will dig it out of my LP collection when I get home tonight...  
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Posted By: MrStaticVoid
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 17:00
| I'm listening to it for the first time right now. Man is it a beautiful album. Does anyone know of anything that is similar in style? |
Posted By: ummagumma08
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 17:20
| The first that came to mind when I listened to it the first time was: A great mixture of Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull... I havn't listened to it for a while though.... |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 17:27
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It's an amazing album. Does Gryphon have anything else worth
checking out? I also have Midnight Mushrumps and it's nowhere
near as good.
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 18:39
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Good album! The basoon is a highly under-used instrument in prog...
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Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 18:59
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I love it. Their best overall effort. But I disagree about Midnight Mushrumps. The title track was their pinnacle and Ethelion is also marvellous. The first album is more folky but has some wonderful music and Raindance has some excellent tracks (Ein Klein) Heldenleben standing out. Treason is not that good in general, but Springsong is superb. A great live band - blew Yes totally off stage. |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 19:22
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Yea, I love it. Probably in my top 15. Lament is one of my favorite songs. ------------- 
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Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 19:33
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cant say it better!! Great Album!! ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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ummagumma08 wrote:Posted By: AngleofRepose
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 19:50
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I love this album. I've found that I listen to it more than almost any other
prog album. Lament is a stroke of brilliance. The intro melody, the bassoon focus in the middle, a little faster paced section and then - honestly one of my favorite parts in any song - the reprise of the introduction that is so epic. I guess this is their best effort. Thats what the consensus says. I'm afraid to get other things by them fearing they'll not be as good. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 20:07
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Very interesting album! Complex time-signatures and brilliant musicianship! Not perfect but i would recommend it to all prog fans out there... folk-rockers or not! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 21:58
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I like it...i like it alot...but i dont find it to be the masterpiece that it is hailed to be. Though i do enjoy it...esp. Lament. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: November 29 2005 at 09:37
| THEIR BEST WORK. BUT "RAINDANCE" IS ALSO SPLENDID! |
Posted By: Vertigo
Date Posted: November 29 2005 at 10:11
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Gryphon´s Best
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 13:53
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it is ranked 4th in my all-time top albums list ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Topographic Oce
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 05:03
Got it on vinyl and cannott remember the last time I played it so its time to get it out |