Interactive poll #21: No bards allowed

Meltdowner wrote: I ordered the Salaryman album on CD today, it's a great album and incredibly cheap. I guess it's sadly not sought after at all.

I think it's safe to set the nomination deadline to Wednesday night?

For my nomination I was hesitating between Calibro 35 and Banda do Casaco, but I'm going with the former. I'm sure I'll nominate something from BDC in a future poll. They were the most interesting band from the 70's here but sadly not well-known, I first heard of them on PA.

I ordered the Salaryman album on CD today, it's a great album and incredibly cheap. I guess it's sadly not sought after at all.

Scott: Good to see you on these polls again. Very good choices, but I think Ronnie's song stands better alone. I liked it so much I ended up playing the full album right away.

Dr. Wu: I didn't know Joe Walsh. Very smooth song, the flute solo really hits the spot.

Catching up with the newly posted tracks:

Mathman: The effect on the vibraphone on Greetings from the Master is also present on the studio track, but more subtle - it is sustaining the original sound but not overpowering at as in the live track. I personally prefer the studio version. The Band Maid girl power is very energetic, but musically I don't find it that interesting (but they're very good in showing off!).

I prophesy disaster: You cannot go wrong with Nektar. A great track, but maybe a bit too well known to be a contender (for me).

Meltdowner: Dungen, not a spectacular track but very nice and dreamy indeed - I guess this one needs an album around it...

Lewian: Regarding Portico quartet a bit of the same remark as with Dungen. But I prefer Red Snapper, it's more adventurous, complex and rich (but unfortunately too long for this poll). Salaryman's track remains my preferred one of yours.

Here are the ones I missed on the first time around:

Cristi – love the bass on crocodilul and the overall sound of that track.  Also found Walking Across Jupiter enjoyable.

 

Geo – I really like the post rock sounds of Pell Mell, but my favorites from your selections were the Us, Today tracks, both of them.

 

I Prophesy disaster – I’m way too familiar with the excellent “Frankenstein” for it to qualify for my vote.  However, I don’t know that Fred Frith track.  I have some of his albums, but he has such a huge discography, it’s impossible to know them all, so I say that makes it qualify.  The Nektar track – I am also too familiar with that one.

 

Scott – I used to own that Europe album back in the day.  But I loved the Lillian Axe track and the Montrose track.  I also had one of his Gamma albums way back then too and loved it.  Didn’t know that track though.

 

Dr. Wu – I’m way too familiar with Joe Walsh’s music for that one to count.  He’s also one of my favs.

 

Sam – The Dungen track is not available in my area.   I’ll try to get another link to it later.  Nickie’s link didn’t work either.

 

Lewian – Portico Quartet – Absolutely love that one!  Red Snapper was good too, but sad that  it’s too long for inclusion.

Here's one that I should have posted....This always happens when I get looking through my library when I get a few extra minutes to do so.....

Edited by TCat - October 18 2020 at 14:59

Your comments are a treasure - wish I could write so well and could have the time to listen individually with so much attention!

Snicolette wrote:

  Thank you for your kind words, Mike.  I probably will put that one up, I don't enter his music much after all.  Aryeh is also a violinist and nyckelharper, very accomplished musician.  His short-lived progressive band, Azigza, is in PA.   [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]

I forget that about the 60's in other places in the world, the music world was just burgeoning here, then.  But we missed a lot of great music from overseas in other parts of the country.  If you were in LA or NY, you probably had a much wider banquet spread in front of you than in other places here.

Edited by Snicolette - October 17 2020 at 13:24