High Tide
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Topic: High Tide
Posted By: eugene
Subject: High Tide
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 14:13
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While writing this, I am listening to CD called "The flood" by High Tide. I like what I hear and getting curious about this band. I checked these archives for them but not much info available at the moment, except that "The flood " was released in 1990. it is very interesting to know when this album was recorded, as they sound like in 70's (not 90's). Could anyone who is more familiar with this band shed some light on their works and give some feed-back about their career in the past and present, please??? ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
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Posted By: abyssyinfinity
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 14:21
| Buy Sea Shanties & High Tide (1st and 2nd album), other discs are mainly out-takes and unreleased tracks not even good (I have 8 cds of them, IMO The Flood is not actually the better...) |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 16:30
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Thanks,abyssyinfinity, - shall try to find first two albums by them Apparently not many people are familiar with this band, or maybe the lack of replies to this topic is directly related to the fact that it was moved to non-prog music section I want to know WHY topic about band which is enlisted in ProgArchives is getting moved to Non-prog Music section??????????????????????????
------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 16:39
I can't be as helpful as abyssyinfinity, since I have only heard the two first albums, but I agree that both of them, and especially Sea Shanties, are masterpieces of prog... It seems as if the busy thread mover was too fast with this one. I'd PM Maani to ask him to return this to the proper section... ------------- Eppur si muove |
eugene wrote:Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 16:45
There seems to be a certain admin who derives great joy from moving
topics from a place where they can be properly discussed to a place
where they have no relavence... I was once scared that prog bands
not in the archives would be taken out of the general forum, but now
even bands that ARE in the archives are getting moved!
W.T.F. 
------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 16:50
f**king absurd. Much more of this and I might throw in the towel and look for somewhere a little more accepting. The GEPR entry makes these chaps sound good, btw, so I'll probably be checking them out too! |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:12
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Absolutely do so, Trouserpress. "Sea Shanties" and the self-titled 2nd are excellent albums (5 stars for "Sea Shanties", 4 for "High Tide". Of the previously unreleased studio material that was published later I recommend "Precious Cargo"; although it is in a completely different style I'd still say a 4 star album) -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:20
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Shouldn't you wait for Maani's response? The thread was moved to the wrong category ... it can be moved to the right one as easily, no harm done. Geez. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:30
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The right catagory was the one it was in. I'm curious as to why he's seemingly got
such a knee-jerk reaction, moving any band that he doesn't consider
prog himself, or doesn't know, out of Prog Music Lounge and into
obscurity.
------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:36
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A while ago he posted the "I HOPE YOU ALL PRINT THIS OUT" topic, and it says that discussions about prog bands and albums should be done in the Recommendations/Listening To category, and only prog music discussions not related to specific bands and albums are for the prog music lounge. And THAT is why I made the suggestion to change the categories, as obviously either we are all too stupid, or the present concept sucks. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:41
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The I HOPE YOU ALL PRINT THIS OUT topic says: Want to talk about a specific album? It goes in "Recommendations/Currently Listening" ---- Note: Unless and until an artist is included in Prog Archives, they are considered "non-prog." In other words, discussions in "Prog Music Lounge" should only be about groups/music currently included in Prog Archives, or about progressive rock music in general. Maani's mentioned in the past that he hopes to get ALL discussion on other catagories, and delete the PML. THAT is what upsets me, and every time I see a topic moved, I see us moving closer to that, and I can't stand the thought of it. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:51
You're right, I didn't recall his distinction between bands and albums. But IMO you can't separate this discussions. IMHO the category "Prog Music Lounge" could simply be renamed to "Bands And Albums listed in the archives", and "Bands And Albums" should be renamed to "Prog Bands And Albums not currently listed in the archives" and moved to the top group of categories. Recommendations/Listening to would become obsolete. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:57
We're back... thanks for amending it, you quick thread mover!  ------------- Eppur si muove |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 17:57
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I do think we're in dire need of a reform... the current system, as
outlined in the aforementioned thread, is overbearing, awkward, and a
bit subdividing. I think it's backwards to have one forum where it's
okay to ask about the music of the Flower Kings in general, but another
one entirely if I'm inclined to ask about a specific album. And
another where I can talk about the DVD, and a fourth still if I feel
the desire to talk about a concert of theirs I went to. ...you remember the previous attempted reform, with a catagory for each subforum? They were gonna enforce it by how it's listed in the archives... so PT would be only discussed in Space Rock, though they haven't been such in ages. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:24
I'm in 100% agreement with you MO. Why can't I discuss a specific DVD or album in this part of the forum? Why can't we talk about non-archive prog bands here? All this subdivision is just needlessly fiddley. |
Posted By: Carl floyd fan
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:26
| Sea Shanties is okay but a little repetitive for me in many areas of the cd. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:28
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They were only recently added to the archives, that's why there is not much information yet. Here is a link with some information about them, though they are very underrated at that site: For those who understand Italian: -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:29
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Trousy: Maani sent me a PM, and I wrote a lengthy reply. I
hope he doesn't get upset with me posting it, but I'd like to see what
people think of what I had to say. Maani's original PM: M.O.: Whoa! Sounds like someone is holding a serious grudge! Re High Tide, I had thought from the nature of the thread that the
poster was asking why the group was not in the archives. It
simply never occurred to me to look. I made a mistake. So
sure me... Better would simply have been to PM me (since I see that quicker than I see a newly posted thread) and ask me why I moved it since HT is in the archives. Had you done so, I would have moved the thread back to PML right away, obviating the need for you to create a thread... Peace. My response:Hey man... sorry 'bout that. I get riled up easily... no grudge, trust me. Instead of a "this sucks" rant, let me explain myself. And if I'm wrong with any of my assumptions, please tell me. I've been an internet forum veteran since '95. Possibly not as long as yourself, I'm still a child in comparison. I've been posting on this forum in particular since November of last year... not long at all. It's been a place I love; the people are great, the arguments are fun, and there is tons and tons of information, everywhere you look. I do not understand the need for strict subdivision. As I said in another thread: I think it's backwards to have one forum where it's okay to ask about the music of the Flower Kings in general, but another one entirely if I'm inclined to ask about a specific album. And another where I can talk about the DVD, and a fourth still if I feel the desire to talk about a concert of theirs I went to. Wanting to keep a general forum where just about anything prog is alright has nothing to do with laziness, as you said in a post last month. We've developed a wonderful community here. To force each topic to be filtered into a very specific forum kills a bit of that community. I love the feeling of coming into Prog Music Lounge and seeing a thread I wasn't expecting to see that gets my mind wandering in a new direction. With such specific standards for where threads can be posted, that element is gone. New ideas will rarely be heard. Everyone will know exactly what to expect everywhere they go, and that will stifle a lot of discussion. Chalk it up to laziness if you want, but I'm sure a quick check of server traffic will show exponentially more traffic in Prog Music Lounge than other forums, possibly even combined. Why can't we work in making Prog Music Lounge a better place for, well, prog discussion? It confuses me to no end that bands not in the archived end up in Non-Prog Music. A few months ago, I asked why a certain band was not in the archives, and it was suggested I submit info to M@X. Dutifully, I submitted everything possible in its proper format: bio, pictures, discography, MP3, and more. Still, the band is not in the archives, and I've received no word whether it's been rejected or just not gotten around to when I ask, despite it being unquestionably prog. There are many, many other bands that fall in that same catagory. The idea of making another forum for Prog Not In The Archives is a step in the right direction in theory, but it seems to be yet another subdivision of our community. Why all this banter about "community"? Because ours is a great one. Sadly, when forums become subdivided, most people pick a forum they like most, and post there more than other places, where with a more general forum they'd be more likely to discuss in a greater variety of topics. This seems... self-defeating. Please... don't write me up as a stupid, quick-to-upset hothead. I mean, I *am* a quick-to-upset hothead, but I feel that I've got respectable input regarding the issues I get hot over. Please consider what I have to say. --Aaron ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:50
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Hmmm.about High Tide,great progy/psychy/space rock.The band Simon House was in before joining Hawkwind and eventually Bowie.Fans of Hawkwind and space rock or even fans of String Driven Thing shouldn't have any problems digging them. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 18:56
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Jean and I volunteered to work as collaborators; we were asked to write five reviews and send the permanent links in an e-mail, which we did. No reaction yet, although we did it ten days ago. I must say we feel "verarscht", to use a German expression (which could best be translated as "being pissed off because one had one's leg pulled needlessly"). ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 19:11
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Give them some time ... after all, this is a free service, the admins are sacrificing their private time for all that needs to be done to keep it running. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 19:28
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Thank you all for feedback - very helpfull, especially links supplied by BaldFriede I am glad that erroneous move of this topic provoqued active discussions of the structure of PA, which, I'm sure, will lead to better organisation of forums and subsequent expanditure of Archives in general Would like to add that I fully agree with the contents of letter sent by Man Overboard to Maani, especially in the part relating to "Prog which is not in the PA yet". As I mentionned before, branding a band "Non-prog Music" in advance just because it is not yet in Archives for some reasons, is undercutting flood of information about it, and limiting chances for it to be ever included in PA
------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 19:37
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It's good to see some support... I've talked to a lot of
prominant users on PM and IM who agree as well, but I won't name names
because some haven't publicly stated their stance, and some are in
positions where it'd be awkward...
------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: BlackWinterDay
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 19:48
| Where can one find their albums? |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 19:57
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The first two are available again from amazon.com. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |