Iceberg
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Topic: Iceberg
Posted By: avestin
Subject: Iceberg
Date Posted: October 06 2007 at 23:14
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=659 - ICEBERG
Spanish 70's jazz-rock outfit with many diversions into more symphonic-rock "waters".
Here's a site with some more details:
http://www.dlsi.ua.es/~inesta/Prog/SPE/iceberg.html - http://www.dlsi.ua.es/~inesta/Prog/SPE/iceberg.html
Here's the bio Erik wrote for them here in PA:
ICEBERG from the middle of the 70's were easily one of *the* best Progressive bands to come from Spain. This Spanish band ICEBERG came (like Manuel from Fawlty Towers) from Barcelona and consisted of: Max Sune (guitar), Josep Mas Kitflus (keyboards), Primi Sancho (bass) and Jordi Colomer (drums), Angel Riba (voice) could only be heard on the first record. Their style was definitely jazzier but with continuous conversations between the guitars and keyboards in a mixture of fusion and symphonic sounds. The band mixed RETURN FOREVER or THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA's crazy and energetic music and SANTANA's more latin one.
ICEBERG made four studio-albums entitled: “Tutankhamon” (’75), “Coses Nostres” (‘76), “Sentiments” (’77) and “Arc-en-Ciel” (’78). Their final release was the live-LP “En directe” from ’79. Their debut album “Tutankhamon” (eleven tracks) is their most ‘symphonic’: tasteful songs with many shifting moods, ranging from fluent with biting and howling, wah-wah drenched guitar solos to dreamy with floods of choir-Mellotron and tender Fender Rhodes piano. The vocals are often passionate and the interplay between guitar and keyboards is flowing. The other albums contain splendid jazzrock/fusion music with spectacular guitar - and keyboard work. Try for "Coses Nostres" or "Sentiments" as they're a bit better than "En Directe" or "Arc-En-Ciel" though any of these are fantastic. "Coses Nostres" is a very strong release from the ultimate Spanish fusion ensemble. An absolute must if you can find any of the albums. FOR THE FUSION-LOVERS...! : : : http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=6 - Erik Neuteboom, The NETHERLANDS : : :
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 04:50
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Well Avestin, what can I say after publishing my biobraphy about this excellent Spanish band .... Thanks for supporting the overlooked Spanish progressive rock |
! So no surprise I voted for the Tutankhamon, the most symphonic prog inspired album 
!Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 09:47
Thanks Erik 
I myself tend towards http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3469 - Sentiments & http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3468 - Coses Nostres for their great tunes, beautiful passages and mixed sound and style.
This is one band (out of many more) I am very happy to have learned about here in PA.
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 00:46
Also their least representative and the least interesting in terms of composition.
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erik neuteboom wrote:Posted By: pepefloyd
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 01:01
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arc-en-ciel for me :) caminante nocturno is my favourite Iceberg song. ------------- http://www.lastfm.es/user/pepe_floyd84/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 05:44
Indeed!
Actually this one irked me so much I did not put any tracks in my compilation.
Coses Nostres than Sentiments for me.
Nice poll Assaf ------------- 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: memowakeman
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 00:07
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Sentiments here! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 22:41
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Had an Iceberg marathon Saturday a fwe weeks back - can be quite the experience, set me up in a rather cheerful and motivated state of mind.
Recommended band. Go for Coses Nostres or Sentiments.
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: November 17 2007 at 14:42
I just purchase the whole catalogue of Iceberg and i reaches to conclusion that the best for me is Sentiments. The rest are also good, but this is the best Icerberg album. Great band from Spain and recommended for anykind of listners
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: November 17 2007 at 14:58
| With a mention that Arc en ciel is from 1978 not 1979 and the EP live Iceberg en directe is from 1979 so vice versa. That's all folks |