Gnidrolog
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Topic: Gnidrolog
Posted By: Minimalist777
Subject: Gnidrolog
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:22
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Gnidrolog was a obscure prog band from Britain in the 70s. Although they never acheived the success of their contemporaries such as Jethro Tull or Yes they seem to have a devoted cult following in these parts. A few months ago, at Tower Records going out of business sale I picked up their Lady Lake album for only a few $. It took me until yesterday to get around to listening to it though and I immediatly fell in love with the track Soldier. Ship and Social Embarrasement are also excellent, however tracks 3-4 seem pretty mediocre to me and track 5 is a poor attempt at a commercial hit song. Overall I'd say its a good album, but not the great one some say it is. Does anyone agree with me or do I need further listens? ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:23
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They're a band i've been wanting to hear since they're often compared to Jethro Tull and Van Der Graaf Generator, two of my favorite bands. -------------  
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:35
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I think Lady Lake is a very even album. And an excellent one as well! Give it a few more spins, it will surely grow on you more! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:58
| It might grow on you a bit more with further listens. That was the case with me. I recommend you to check out their first aswell. Slightly different, but very good. Might take longer to grow though. |
Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 12:55
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Lady Lake is a great album with a couple filler tracks. The title track is incredible.
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 12:57
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More listens are definitely recommended! ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 13:26
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Their two albums are incredible in my opinion. Their first takes longer to grow on you but it's excellent too. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 15:26
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The highlights of Lady Lake are incredible, but it's not exactly the most consistent album ever - stylistically as well as in terms of quality. In Spite... is more even, but murkier and a lot more obtuse. The track Lady Lake is pretty much superior to and more successful than any of 70-71 Van Der Graaf's more impressionistic excursions. And there's a crushing riff! |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 15:48
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they are great albums, but some discretion is advised on making early judgments, as their style is very eclectic ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 16:26
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Yes, I will listen more, however some of it was definetly commercial filler to my ears. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 16:31
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I don't know the band too well but I listened to Lady Lake again today and I thought it was very good. The first song is amazing, but you're right. Some of the songs seem like filler, but it's not too bad overall. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 17:16
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More listenings you'll do for sure anyway, but I'd agree that it's for star album . ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 17:35
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I'd say definitely keep listening as Lady Lake is on of the simply best
albums of all time. I don't know how you could tag Social Embarassment
as a commercial song, it's noting of the sort. If one song can be said
to be commercial it's Ships.
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 08:34
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Why would a more classic and commercial song would be a filler anyway? If Social Embarrasment and Ship are commercial fillers, they are pretty good fillers. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 10:20
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Wait maybe I had my tracks wrong, Ship, Soldier and Social Embarrasement I liked, the other 3 were mediocre or commercial fillers. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 10:30
Soldier and Ship rule!!! 
As well as the band!!! |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 10:43
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I got to listen to Lady Lake & Gnosis. I think the classic is a great touch of music, while the feature of Gnosis extends to a good side of "reminescence time waste". In all, I tried out Gnidrolog out of a wonderful prog classic recommendation it has, and I wasn't displeased.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 10:45
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If I were to compare the Lady Lake and ...Harry's Toenail
albums it would be a close thing with Lady Lake winning by a nose. 'Ship' IMHO is no way filler.Take this track out of context and play it in isolation...  A wonderful piece of music.------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 12:00
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I am also at one spin of this album so far, and underwhelmed. But like
with every prog record, I need to give it at least five spins to make
up my mind.
------------- Blog this: http://artrock2006.blogspot.com |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 14 2007 at 13:30
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I like 'em quite a bit. Lady Lake is especially good. I got the BGO reissue from Tower in its last few months alive. So...thoughts? |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 14 2007 at 13:53
| Great band! I have their two first albums, both are very fine works of 70's Prog Rock. If anyone has heard the reunion album, please tell me what it's like. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 14 2007 at 16:55
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Lady Lake is a great album, and I think its quite even too. 4 stars, definitly. Although I don´t listne to it as much as I did in the begining, I believe its a great album, and the title song is absolutly brilliant
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Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 09:29
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I got "Gnosis" in the mail today and have had the one listen. I quite enjoyed what I heard ...and a bit of an Aussie flavour with one instrumental track featuring that uniquely Australian instrument, the didgeridoo, a legacy of it being recorded in Cairns, Far North Queensland. I have "In Spite Of Harry's Toenail" and "Live 1972"; both are albums I really enjoy.
I thought I had myself a copy of "Lady Lake" courtesy of eBay, but it is beginning to look like my money might have set sail on the rip-off ship ... it has been about eight weeks since I paid for it.
 It is looking like I may have to fork out for another copy soon.Bottom line: I think Gnidrolog are well worth the effort to hunt out for any collection
 ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: April 02 2007 at 09:54
Well, the ship finally came in ... and it wasn't the rip-off ship at all; Lady Lake turned up at the post office today some 75 days after I paid for it! The small dent in my faith in the human animal has now been patched up.
The first listen has been very enjoyable, espeically the opening track "I Could Never Be A Soldier", which is playing through for the second time as I type.
 ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
T.Rox wrote:Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: April 02 2007 at 10:44
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Lady Lake is cool! The first track, I Could Never Be A Soldier, is the best, awesome song...the rest is OK! -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: April 03 2007 at 19:49
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im bumping this because I love Soldier, its the best, and Ship is great too....thanks for making me listen again, these two songs are amazing! ------------- "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: April 05 2007 at 08:41
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I've heard only "In Spite Of Harry's Toe-Nail", where "Long Live Man Dead Skull", "Snails" and "Time and Space" are veruy good songs. Sounds little bit like.. Henry Cow with Slapp Happy as a male : ) Yes and VdGG, with those nice heavy melodies and riffs... and some flute and.. litlle bit Gong, maybe.. Reminding of avant-garde,, you know those occasionally heavy chamber avants.. (Like Guapo, Happy Family, Island, Le Silo, Miasma.., Nazca --- not chamber o's : ) though ) Well, not with chamber orchestra or with those zeuhlish or canterurysh jazz elements rolling,, or with avant-noise... But with those occasional explotions. This is quite clear, but progressive. Psychedelic art rock.. Maybe a bit Jethro Tull, but maybe more Gryphon or Gentle Giant's vandergraafgeneratorish light-heavy psychosongs. Hmm.. krautrock in Time and Space ending.. Atmospheric, space. Have to listen more. ------------- 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 05 2007 at 09:05
You need to listen a few more times, the whole album is great. Especially the title track. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: April 05 2007 at 11:05
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I bought both the first 2 albums at the same time on vinyl from a second hand shop back in the early seventies and still have them! Couldn`t get into them at first because I hated the album art on Lady Lake ( I still hate it! ). But after forcing myself to listen to In Spite of Harry`s Toenail I was totally freaked out. I don`t think the comparisons to VDGG, GG, JT and early KK are fair because these guys were exploring and experimenting just like everybody else was back then and as far as I can see have their own distinctive sound. It reminds me of the FRUPP/ Genesis comparisons I`ve heard over the years, the only thing they had in common was that one opened for the other at gigs in the early `70s. None theless Grindrolog is definitely one of the most overlooked prog bands from the glory years of prog . Definitely go for it. ------------- |
Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: April 05 2007 at 14:55
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"own distinctive sound" Agree.. though I mentioned some bands
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Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: April 05 2007 at 18:17
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But Lady Lake, it's more basic,,,, classic rock, and I like Toe-Nail maybe more because it is more heavy or something.. ( PS "I could never be a soldier" reminds me of Wishbone Ash - Warrior) But Lady Lake has SOME good parts But Lady Lake But Lady Lake was a disappointment after Nail -------------
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