prog stars guesting on mediocre prog lps

Hi,

I don't want to say a whole lot about any musician out there doing something or other with other folks. In many cases, Europe specially, many of the folks were in school together and knew a bit about each other, and I don't think that any of those folks worried about their friends being different. You're there to help as they want/need and that's that.

The one thing that bothers me, is when another "superbsgroup gets started and the idea is that they can't miss putting something together, and almost every time it is terribly over rated and a bit on the ... publicity side, if not a chance for those folks to pick up some quick cash.

It makes it all like we can not appreciate someone taking the trash out in the morning, or taking the child to school, or going to check the mail box ... the kind of mundane things day in and out ... and that's the real life ... the rest is just a bit of fun ... though I rarely buy any of that stuff.

I did not like the GO thing, both albums. It was a really poor mix of musicians, and their compatibility was not helpful to the concept of the whole thing, in my estimation. I got the first one via the station, and heard it a couple of times, but ... but ... but ... that was it. Nothing special in it at all.

Edited by moshkito - June 06 2025 at 09:55

rushfan4 wrote: Jared wrote: octopus-4 wrote: Reading through the comments, what's wrong with Ayreon? I'm honestly not sure where to start.. I guess you've got to be 13-15 years old to enjoy it? 13-15 was a lifetime ago, but I guess that I am young at heart. LOL

I was over 40 when I first heard Ayreon (The Human Equation). The feeling I got on first listen possibly made me FEEL like I was a teenager again, ie. discovering amazing new music!🥰

octopus-4 wrote: Reading through the comments, what's wrong with Ayreon?

I'm honestly not sure where to start.. I guess you've got to be 13-15 years old to enjoy it?

Saperlipopette! wrote: octopus-4 wrote: Reading through the comments, what's wrong with Ayreon? If you enjoy this project, don't worry about it. But surely you must have noticed before that one and a half hour long over the top Progressive Metal Rock Operas with b-movie storylines - rub some people the wrong way? The vocal ensembles alone would be enough to turn me off. But for me it's like every aspect I've never actually enjoyed about Prog rolled into one project. Quite en achievement, really.

I like Tom Baker of Doctor Who so I checked out Ayreon's Transitus and it did seem very cheesy to me. Mind you, one might call a significant amount of Doctor Who cheesy too.

David_D wrote: I'm not that fond of Yamashta's Go myself, but the live version is significantly or much higher rated on both RYM and PA, and I'd say that Stomu Yamash'ta has been a great musician.

Yes I love plenty of Stomu Yamash'ta. Also soundtracks and stuff he did, with little or no relation to Prog. That's why I bought Go unheard. It wasn't expensive though. Only three or four Euros.

-and yep. I would have preferred an instrumental version for sure.

A bit more detail on those on the Colin Scot - same 1971 lp:


Colin Scot - Guitar, Vocals
David Jackson - Saxophone

Brinsley Schwarz - Guitar
Robert Fripp - Guitar
Davey Johnstone - Guitar

Rick Wakeman - Keyboards

Nic Potter - Bass

Guy Evans - Drums
Peter Hammill - Vocals

Peter Gabriel - Vocals
Phil Collins - Vocals

Jane Relf - Vocals
Jon Anderson - Vocals
Linda Hoyle - Vocals
Alan Hull – Vocals


Amazing!

Saperlipopette! wrote: Sean Trane wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: ^ Ok, we can't all enjoy the same:). I'm sure the vocal performance top notch, but I much prefer to hear him in Traffic (and Spencer Davis Group). the thing is that Winwood is hardly the only "star" in Go (great KB organ too), and they're all doing a fantastic job Di Meola, Shrieve, Schulze, Holland and Thrall are all well-known. I know, I didn't even mention Steve Winwood in my original post. The "wrong vocals" gets in the way of everything for me. There's no getting around it. Ever. I've always been like that.

Well I guess this album would fit the Albums-You'd-Want-To-Hear as "instrumental-only" thread. I'd give you half a point in that would-be thread   

Maybe not exactly guesting, but "prog stars" have taken part of many mediocre and even worse "prog" albums in the post-1970s.






Edited by David_D - May 23 2025 at 04:26

Bill Bruford plays on the second Pavlov's Dog album, At The Sound of the Bell, which most don't seem to hold in nearly the same high regard as their first (I like it though).

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 22 2025 at 16:48

Saperlipopette! wrote: Sean Trane wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Stomu Yamashta - Go (1976) Michael Shrieve Klaus Schulze Al Di Meola great effing album. the live one is good, but the follow-up, nit so much Well, if I meant the live one, I would have specified. Steve Winwood is an ill fit for this music, but I don't really like the music either.

I also meant the original studio album, and I think it was Winwood best vocal recorded performance after Traffic until his 2003 solo album, About Time - which is by far his best solo album.