CIRCUS
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Forum Name: Suggest New Bands and Artists
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Topic: CIRCUS
Posted By: ANDREW
Subject: CIRCUS
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 14:59
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Circus was one of the first bands to feature the talents of the well-known flutist and sax-player Mel Collins. Their self-titled debut was their only album, and consisted mostly of cover-material, but also a couple of tunes written by Collins. Musically this is typical early progressive rock that varies between the heavy, jazzy and psychedelic. Their heavy side is showed best through their really raw adaptation of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" that opens the album. Two other of the other cover-tunes, Charles Mingus' "Il B.S." and the traditional tune "St. Thomas", demonstrated the jazz-influenced side of the band. Tim Hardin's "Don't Make Promises" had been turned into a typical flute-driven progressive rock track with an instrumental break in the middle. The same goes for Mama and the Papas' "Monday, Monday". But my personal favourite is the airy and atmospheric progressive ballad "Pleasures of a Lifetime" that was penned by Collins himself. His two other songs, the short instrumental "Goodnight John Morgan" and the psychedelic "Father of My Daughter" were less impressive, but still listenable enough. Despite the wide use of cover-material, this is a good and solid album that will appeal to fans of flute/sax-driven progressive rock. |
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 03:22
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I think we can go ahead with this one, Andrew As usual? How are you doing with Tippett? ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 11:29
| Fully with you on Circus's inclusion. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 11:50
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I think they're already on the list, have been for a while. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 12:49
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Wrong Circuses - looks like with inclusion of the Brit jazz rock band we'll have a 3 ring circus....... |
Snow Dog wrote:
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 15:41
Yes, that's right... CIRCUS (UK) - Circus (1969) CIRKUS (UK) - Cirkus One (1971) CIRCUS (Switz.) - Movin' On (1977)
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 04:36
Snowie is right both the UK Circkus Andrew; whenever you feel ready? ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 05:10
very good. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:43
| I suppose it would be silly of me to bring up current UK prog-folk band Circulus now, wouldn't it? |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 07:21
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The italian band Circus 2000 would also have a case for inclusion (Italian Jefferson Airplane) and even the french group Martin Circus could even do. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |