Favorite Fruupp album
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Topic: Favorite Fruupp album
Posted By: progbaby
Subject: Favorite Fruupp album
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 12:01
Should be (hopefully) my last Fruupp post for a while 
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Posted By: Forkface
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 17:17
| Seven Secrets, but I love all of them. |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 20:06
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'Modern Masquerades' is a gem imo with some excellent orchestrations thanks to the input of Ian MacDonald [yes, that IM of KC and McD & G fame]. It's the only album after the departure of Stephen Houston but John Mason, I think, really adds some nice qualities on kbds [check out his jazz influenced and very tasteful solo on 'Sheba's Song'].
'Gormenghast' and 'Sheba's Song' are two of my most favourite songs ever on the mellower side of prog. On the whole it's a very strong album, despite the slightly incongruous 'Janet Planet' . All their albums have redeeming qualities and any prog fans should find them satisfying. An often maligned band attracting detractors who call them a Genesis influenced derivative band. I, for one, totally disagree - those who prescribe to that view I would most respectfully suggest, must be listening to them through their bum trumpets !! There's nothing wrong with Fruupp threads. They deserve some exposure. I must have missed the earlier ones. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 16:13
| Prince of Heaven's Eyes - my fav, but i also like very much their final album Modern masquerade. These two gems worth to listen by every prog conoseur. Enjoy |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 14 2008 at 09:01
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Tooo tough a poll, because none of them stand out as particularly exciting. ------------- 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 |