Shuffle n' Rate
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Topic: Shuffle n' Rate
Posted By: zwordser
Subject: Shuffle n' Rate
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 18:41
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4-5 Years ago, there was a thread of a similar nature-- (and with some time on my hands, I've decided to revive the idea!) ..... If you have a significant number of digital/digitized albums on your computer, shuffle your entire collection (and/or if you have a way to randomize CD/vinyl into the mix do that). Post the 20 songs/tracks from the top of your resulting list (track/artist/album), rate each, (preferably 1-10, but however), and write a brief 1-2 sentence comment/critique. And no cheating or skipping around; whatever musically comes to the top, U list and rate! All inclusive: not limited to any specific musical genre. Here's mine taken from all the songs currently on my computer (about 6000 total, about 2/3 of my entire collection). It ended up being an unusually prog-heavy and in particular, Rennaisance-heavy list (but I'm not complaining): 1. Prologue: The Blackboard, Ayreon (Theory of Everything, Disk I) 6/10. An OK intro to a so-so double disk album. 2. The Modern Adventures of Diogenes, Plato, and Freud, Blood Sweat and Tears, (Child is Father to the Man) 7.5/10. Favorite track on this album, the strings/classical feel is excellent! 3. The Rain Song, Led Zeppelin (Houses of the Holy) 7.3/10. Its classic LZ! 4. I've Had Enough, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt, (Trio) 4.2/10. Mostly Linda with backup from the others; I like Linda's voice (she's won like, what, 8 Grammy's?) but this isn't my cup o' tea. 5. Yours is No Disgrace, Yes, (The Yes Album) 9.5/10. Yes's Bonanza-crazed bonanza! There was a time I could not stop listening to this; now I can, but it still sounds great! 6. Wanderer, Renaissance, (Innocents and Illusions), 7/10. One of the better tracks from this early Rennaisance; really like the harpsichord sound. 7. Circle, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, (Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars) 5.5/10. In a certain hippie-ish mood I might rate this a little higher. 8. Break the Chains, Khan (Space Shanty) 8.5/10. A song of motivation from a great one-album wonder! 9. Words of Love, The Beatles (On Air Live at the BBC: Volume II) 4/10. Short early 60s rock ballad: the Beatles have much better material. 10. MX Missiles, Andrew Bird (Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs), 7.8/10. I really like this guy's mellow quirkiness, and this is one of his more "proggy" albums. 11. Kiev, Renaissance (Prologue). 8/10. This album is the grand introdution of Haslam-era Rennasance, and Kiev is one of the better tracks--Love the "Rachmaninoff" solo section. 12. Wish I Were Here, Spock's Beard (Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep) 6.7/10. Reminds me that I probably haven't listened to this album enough, and it may have some room to grow on me. 13. Linus and Lucy, Vince Guiraldi Trio (A Boy Named Charlie Brown) 5.9/10. I've heard this called less-than-great jazz, but hey, I like Charlie Brown, and this is his music. Used to play it myself. 14. Mr. Pine, Renaissance (Innocents and Illusions) 6.2/10. I have mixed feelings about this track; don't especially like the song structure, but sometimes it really grabs me with its bit of bluesiness mixed with Rennaisancy sound/atmosphere, and I want to give it, like, an 8. 15. Hold On My Heart. Genesis (We Can't Dance) 3.6/10. Just don't much care for slow/pop Genesis. 16. Culling of the Fold, The Decemberists (The Crane Wife) 7.5/10. Sometimes hard to tell if/when the Decemberists are being "dark"--as this piece. Dark up-beat folky humor? Either way, skillfully performed. 17. Suite No. 3 in G Major: Menuet, Handel (Water Music/Neville Mariner). 6.5/10. A dainty little piece. 18. Heat of the Moment. Asia (Asia) 5.8/10. Reminds me of High School when this was popular on the radio. 19. The Tango III, Felix Martin (The Scenic Album) 8.3/10. An excellent hard, skip-beat prog tango from this virtuoso (saw him at Baja Prog and knew I needed to get album). Too short, though. 20. Prelude, George Winston, (December) 6.8/10. I swear I've seen this album in every thrift store I've ever been to. I am a Winston fan, though, and often like soft piano tracks like this for background. ------------- Z |
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 19:47
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I have a small, motley collection of digital only albums and a few albums digitised for transfer to my phone. Shuffling them all gave me: "Aquarius" - Boards of Canada (Music Has The Right To Children, 1998) One of the key tracks on BoC's magnum opus. Ethereal synths float around great bass and beat samples, progressing through different permutations. Orange! (10/10) "Mike Dred Original Mix Tapes 04A" - Mike Dred (c. 1990) One of many rave era collections digitised and shared by Dred in recent months. Part one of two, in this case. These all bridge various electronic and Jamaican styles and genres. (10/10) "Renewable Destination Side B" - Caboladies (Renewable Destination, 2011) Rip of an obscure, vinyl-only noise album. The whole thing is very light, calming, and sounds almost like a nature recording. (10/10) "Book of Saturday" - King Crimson (Larks' Tongues In Aspic, 1973) We all know this one. Pretty little reprieve after the storm of "Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part I". (9/10) "The National Anthem" - Radiohead (Kid A, 2000) Bass driven, free jazz spouting monster of a track. (9/10) "Getting Sodas" - The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die (Whenever, If Ever, 2013) Emo meets post rock. Turns out wonderful. (8/10) "Ghost!" - Kid Cudi (Man On The Moon Part II, 2010) Decent, sleazy track off Cudi's best album. It was all downhill from here. (6/10) "Rose Quartz Turning Into Glass" - maudlin of the Well (Part The Second, 2009) Orchestral unto post rock unto math rock unto light post metal. (10/10) "Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down" - Interpol (Turn On The Bright Lights, 2002) Melancholy track deep into its album; I don't like it as much as the tracks from side one of said album. (7/10) "Chain Smoker" - Chance The Rapper (Acid Rap, 2013) Bonus track for the main upload of Chance's breakout mixtape. Nice cut. (7/10) "Disco Infiltrator" - LCD Soundsystem (LCD Soundsystem, 2005) Brash vocals, ascending electronic sounds, yet another brilliant DFA beat. (10/10) "Spread Eagle Cross The Block" - Death Grips (Exmilitary, 2011) I F**K THE MUSIC! I MAKE IT COME! I F**K THE MUSIC WITH MY SERPENT TONGUE! AIN'T NO FUN IF THE ALIENS CAN'T HAVE NONE!!! (10/10) "WhiteTrashMidwesternTown" - Bones (Rotten, 2014) One of the lesser tracks by the prolific gothic rapper. He has some knockouts, though. (6/10) "spaces how V" - Autechre (elseq 1-5, 2016) One of dozens of killer, mechanical, experimental cuts off a new hours long collection from these long running IDM gods. (10/10) "Have You Seen Her Lately?" - Pulp (His 'n' Hers, 1994) Another classic Pulp cut about the downs of relationships. Jarvis Cocker implores a girl not to see some sort of bad boyfriend. (10/10) "Excerpt From 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before The First..." - maudlin of the Well (Part The Second, 2009) Hey! Another maudlin cut! (10/10) "Second Guessing" - R.E.M. (Reckoning, 1984) A fun little track from R.E.M.'s best album. (8/10) "Bloodflood" - alt-j (An Awesome Wave, 2012) Key late cut from this opaque breakout LP. (10/10) "Sleep Sound" - Jamie xx (In Colour, 2015) There was only one bad track on this wonderful dance/dance-pop album, and this one isn't it. (10/10) "The Pin Drop" - Steven Wilson (The Raven That Refused To Sing, 2013) How about this one? Nothing on that album was fresh, but it was all deliriously enjoyable. Plus I made a mixtape out of it and several 4 1/2 cuts. (...10/10) -------------  
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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 20:04
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Great list! I'm only familiar with about half of what you posted, but love the maudlin of the Well, as you do. ------------- Z |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 21:50
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Ice 9 - Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien (6/10) Some cool riffing and an awesome Kurt Vonnegut allusion but not exceptional. Fifty-Four - Sea Level - On The Edge (1/10) A very generic, dated sounding late 70's jazz fusion instrumental from an otherwise OK album. Red, White & Blue - Judas Priest - British Steel (Bonus track) (4/10) Not my favourite song from them; it gets a bit slow and repetitive. The sort of thing you'd wave your lighter to if it was played live, though. Terremoto - Strunz & Farah - Heat of The Sun (5/10) Sounds like just about every other Strunz & Farah track from the same era; good, but not great. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 - King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic (9/10) If you didn't believe that King Crimson had an influence on metal, listen to this again. The opening riff and the ballistic ending will, to quote Jack Black, "blow the classical music out your butt". Travelling Riverside Blues - Led Zeppelin - Coda (2/10) Not a fan of this one at all, really. The instrumental track is too repetitive, I don't like the guitar tone and I really don't like Robert Plant's singing. Kiss of Freedom - Uriah Heep - Into The Wild (6/10) A fairly decent prog-ish closer to a par-for-the-course modern release by a classic band. One Way Out - Allman Brothers Band - Live: SUNY at Stonybrook 9/19/71 (3/10) A great tune, but the recording quality at this show is quite poor. The Eat A Peach version is definitely still the go-to. Crime of The Century - Supertramp - Crime of The Century (7/10) A powerful closer; the saxophone at the end is chilling. Roll On Down The Highway - BTO - Not Fragile (9/10) The single best rock song to come out of Canada; this guitar solo is one of my favourites because every time you think it's going to end (and don't want it to), it just keeps on coming! Giant - Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (8/10) An awesome opening to a stellar career. I've always loved this song, feeling that it felt kind of like a collaboration between Genesis and Deep Purple. Windows of The Soul - Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone (3/10) Of his ballads, this isn't one of the better ones, it feels sort of forced or "saturated" most of the time. Thelonius - Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (2/10) The weak track on an otherwise brilliant album. Dear Father - Yes - Yes (Bonus track) (4/10) One of the better very early Yes songs, but doesn't hold a candle to anything from The Yes Album and on. Savoy Truffle - The Beatles - White Album (1/10) Filler. Cool Dry Place - Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 (5/10) While not instrumentally interesting, a funny and catchy song nonetheless. The Sky Is Crying - George Thorogood - Move It On Over (6/10) A very well-done blues standard. Let Nature Sing - Richard Betts - Highway Call (7/10) A very beautiful country song with outstanding instrumental interplay from everyone in the band, and simple yet effective vocal work. To Be Over - Yes - Relayer (4/10) The weakest of the three songs on Relayer, there are some pretty moments but it ultimately lacks the grandeur of other Yes ballads like And You And I. Hidden Shadows - Herbie Hancock - Sextant (8/10) My favourite of the three Sextant excursions, this has the most accessible groove and delves into dissonance the least often, but still makes for a satisfying voyage. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 10:25
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Looks Like Fun! Something - The Beatles (Abbey Road) - 6.75/10 Beautiful love song, really describes what it's like falling in love, and how you're never sure if this love will grow or not. It gets most progressive in the middle, but doesn't get a huge rating because it's not a full on masterpiece prog song Jet - Paul McCartney (Best of Wings) - 5.5/10 Has some good chord changes and I lie the reggue of it One For the Vine - Genesis (Wind and Wuthering) - 9.5/10 Hands down one of the greatest prog songs of all time! The way the piano fits Collins melodies-and the avant garde-ish middle is amazing! This is Tony Bank's swan song! Let it Grow - Eric Clapton (Best of Eric Clapton) - 6.5/10 Bought this one a long time ago because it made me think of my cousins. It is very overlooked and is actually a great tune! Now I'm Here - Queen (Best of Queen) - 5/10 Really don't listen to this one so much. Queen can occasionally get on my nerves Baby Don't You Do it - The Who (Who's Next Bonus Tracks - 3.5/10 not really getting a good shuffle today! Doctor Jimmy - The Who (Quadrophenia) - 8/10 Awesome song, really dramatic climax for Quadrophenia, love the trumpet! Hello I Love You - The Doors (Waiting for the Sun) - 6.25/10 Funny song, but not perfect Duchess - Genesis (Duke) - 7.5/10 Not to shabby for Phil Collins era, great ambient feel at the beginning The Necromancer - Rush (Caress of Steel) - 6/10 Really forced, tries too hard to be prog with it's narration. Other then that, it has some awesome sections Paranoid Android - Radiohead (OK Computer) - 9/10 Basically the first modern prog song I ever listened to. Awesome changes for a 6 minute song, always a pleasure to hear Words (Berween the Lines of Age) - Neil Young (Harvest) - 6.75/10 Great bass line for the guitar solo. My parents love Neil Sea Breezes - Roxy Music (Roxy Music) - 8.25/10 One of my favorites from one of my favorite bands. Great meloncholic feel and then gets quite schizophrenic in the middle. Really can describe the human condition Five Per Cent For Nothing - Yes (Fragile) - 2/10 BubumbumBEMbumbumBEMBEMbumbembombumBEMbumbumBEMBEMbum...you know the rest We'll Let You Know - King Crimson (Starless and Bible Black) 5.5/10 One of the few weaker songs for the Crimson King In a Glass House - Gentle Giant (In a Glass House) - 9/10 A lot of emotion is put into this song-makes me think of this school I visited that is partially made out of glass and once suffered a school shooting. Has so much going on, and the ending part has some of the most powerful lyrics Wild is the Wind - David Bowie (Station to Station) - 6/10 good love song but kind of drags on The Face - Gentle Giant (The Power and the Glory) - 7/10 love the guitar riff tags! Great violin solo too The Jean Genie - David Bowie (Alladin Sane) - 6.5/10 Used to really like it, but heard it a lot by now Custard Pie - Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti) - 7/10 Cool underrated hard rock song! Skating Away - Jethro Tull (War Child) - 8/10 Love this song, builds up and is very humorous. One of my favorite Tull songs for sure! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
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Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 14:23
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Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 14:32
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 17:37
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I have trouble with numerical ratings but I'm up for giving this a go. Rabih Abih-Khalil – Beirut (Blue Camel): Pensive solo oud intro leads into an upbeat
desert jazz number - tempted to say desert hard bop! - underpinned by Ramesh
Shotram’s percussion. Superb, searching
alto sax solo from Charlie Mariano. This
is just great, like pretty much everything R A-K does. Wo Fat – The Shard From Leng (Black Codes): Jazzy and bluesy psych rock power trio. I
love how loose the band sound here, but at the same time it’s in the pocket,
grooving. Really enjoying this, I should listen to WF more often. Vocals kick
in after about six minutes, sounding like a gruffer and grungier Dusty Hill, waxing
Lovecraftian after several bong hits.
Then we get a guitar wig out that builds to freaky, noisy climax. Nice. Alex Cline Ensemble – Evening Bell (To The Memory of Toru
Takemitsu) (The Constant Flame): Sort
of Buddhist improv. It’s a lovely, meditative, piece. But I’m not in the mood
for this and skip after six out of twelve minutes. John Fahey – View (East From The Top Of The Riggs Road /
B&O Trestle) (The Yellow Princess): Solo guitar piece.
Recognisable as JF within three notes I’d say. Never get bored of this album. John Cale – Half Past France (Paris 1919): Good song
but I can’t be arsed with it now for some reason. Skip. SunnO)))/Boris – Fried Eagle Mind (Altar): Nope, too long and too boring for current mood.
Skip. Už Jsme Doma – Kouzelnik (Pohadek Ze Zapotrebi
Znovuudelani Fortelne): Groovy jazz punk prog.
Nutty drum solo! f**k knows what this is about but I love it. Magma – Malawëlëkaahm (Wurdah Itah): Can’t remember when I last span the album, but
this Side One opener is classic choral Magma and gets quite intense. Tempted to
abandon my shuffle session and just listen to Magma now. But no! Celtic Frost – Sorrows of the Moon (Into the
Pandemonium): This was the album where Tom G. Warrior realised he could do
whatever he wanted, with mixed results.
I think the earlier stuff was better, but this is a laugh for the
tortured Goth vocals. Time for bed now but this is fun, I'll do more later. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 19:58
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Animals - Talking Heads (Fear of Music) - 9/10 So funny, David Byrnn talks about how animals are always bumping into things and setting a bad example, and the Eno ending is superb! Knots - Gentle Giant (Octopus) - 8/10 Took me 15 listens but I love this one! It's best when the piano kicks in Fretless - R.E.M (Until the End of the World Soundtrack) - 7/10 such earie feel, "Don't Talk to Me About Being Alone" Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (Best of) - 8/10 awesome track, my favorite MJ song, love the guitar and strings Dance on a Volcano - Genesis (A Trick of the Tail) - 7/10 The song that made my sister hate Genesis and prog in general. But for me, I love this one, great melodies, and cool drumming Sofa No. 2 - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All) - 8.25/10 Perfect ending to a perfect album. Love how he sings it in German. The ending gives me goosebumps! Proclamation - Gentle Giant (The Power and the Glory) - 9/10 Been getting a lot of Gentle Giant on these. This so happens to be my favorite for it's build up in the middle to it's scary organ part The Three Fates - ELP (ELP) - 5.75/10 Meh, not my favorite, good piano, but goes on too long Look Into the Sun - Jethro Tull (Stand Up) - 7.5/10 There is no such thing as a bad Jethro Tull song. I love this one! Very sad and emotional Circus of Heaven - Yes (Tormato) - 4/10 Why? Why this one? The first half is quite childish and the second half starts with a good melody but then...Jon Anderson's son... also, it has no clowns! Or lions! Or bears! Hats of to (Roy) Harper - Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin III) - 5/10 Kind of funny, but overall mostly boring. This shuffle started so strong lets hope it gets better soon I Can Bet - Paul McCartney (NEW) - 6.5/10 Not bad for being off his new album, but the best song from this album is Queenie Eye Break of Dawn - Michael Jackson (Best of) - 7.5/10 Yet another Michael Jackson song! Really cool love song, really like the chorus on this track. I also like when he starts sounding creepy Yours Truely, 2095 - ELO (Time) - 5/10 Don't know why I used to love this song...it's kind of annoying. But I love the bridge when he goes "Is that what you want?" Then I got Wild is the Wind by David Bowie again. But I just did that one on my last post! Therefore I must skip it. What are the odds? I have 1,506 songs on my ipod. Fashion - David Bowie (Scary Monsters) - 7.75/10 Such great lyrics, and the scatting at the end is my favorite part. A great one for Bowie Catherine of Aragon - Rick Wakemen (Six Wives of Henry VIII) - 7/10 Not bad, actually really good and stately. Gets forgotten underneath Catherine Howard and Anne of Cleves Moon Rocks - Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues) 5/10 Another song I should probably listen to some more Roll Over Beethoven - ELO (ELO II) - 9/10 Quick story to tell about this one. I was shuffling my ipod on a bus and my friend (who was a girl) decided to join me in what I was listening to. For a few songs we had some normal Talking Heads and Beatles. But then this came on. She immediately said, "What? This song just changed from a classical song to a 60s rock song, what is this!?" Shortly after, she took her headphone out and stopped listening to my music with me. Not surprised. Anyway, I love how they put so many new melodies in this one! So awesome! Reptiles and Samurai - Oingo Boingo (Nothing to Fear) - 9.25/10 Really underrated song my dad showed me. I don't even know what reptiles and samurai have in common, but the song is so good and funny, I highly recomend it! Supper's Ready - Genesis (Foxtrot) - 9.75 Perfect one to end this shuffle. We have all heard it. My favorite parts are all of them but of course I love Willow Farm which is where my avatar name is from. The ending is so powerful when it starts fading out. Always a pleasure ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 20:59
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1. Doors To The Cloud - Calle Debauche - Salvation Of The Motherland - 4/10 - slightly inferior album missing the main man 2. Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd - WYWH - 9/10 - strong song on a great album, the acid starts to bite 3. Llueve - Karenautas - Recreo - 7/10 - really lovely Chamber Rock from a young Argentinian band, lilting vocals 4. Part 6 Infinite Background - Finnegans Wake - The Bird & The Sky Above - 3/10 - Free jazz on the weakest FW album. 5. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen - Sounds of The Suburbs Compilation - 6/10 - fun goth pop 6. Not Every Sequwl Finds A Name - Might Could - The NESFAN Triology - 4/10 - guitar combo from Chicago lead by Luis Nasser 7. Sumu - KTU - 8 Armed Monkeys - 7/10 - Accordion Avant!! featuring Mastallotto & Levin - fun nonesense. 8. The Passenger - Iggy Pop - Compilation - 8/10 - fun edgy punky pop from one of the masters 9. The Things We Throw Away - Jakko Jakszyk - Bruised Romantic Glee Club - 5/10 - very mellow instrumental track 10. Messiah - Revivor - Voire Dire - 4/10 - straight heavy rock, average 11. Crane - Fernwood - Almeria - 7/10 - guitar led instrumental mellow new age stuff 12. As Subtle - Ergo - As Subtle As Tomorrow - 6/10 - modern experimental jazz 13. Down Through The Night - Hawkwind - Space Ritual - 8/10 - Spacey goodness from their definitive album 14. Printemps Noir - Noetra - Definitivement Bleus - 6/10 - experimental chamber jazz/fusion 15. Mela - Julie Slick - s/t - 6/10 - heavy instrumental edgy prog 16. Carrying No Cross - UK - Danger Money - 8/10 - one of the better UK tracks in typical progrock stylings from Wetton/Jobson 17. Block Rocking Beats - Chemical Brothers - Compilation - 6/10 - heavy repetitive dance beat, groovy 18. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed - Retro - 7/10 - mangled grindy dirty rock n roll, love it. 19. I Feel Free - Cream - Best Of - 9/10 - heavy blues rock from the masters 20. I Can Make You A Man - Rocky Horror Picture Show - s/t - 9/10 - kitsch to the max, high kick it baby ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: sukmytoe
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 04:45
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1. Beyond the stars - Cynosura - 431 - 9/10 - Good start to the exercise. A musical adventure. 2. Witch - Cold - 13 ways to bleed on stage - 7/10 - A little hard rock.. 3. Comatose - Depeche Mode - Exciter - 4/10 - Pop / Alternative. A little too simple to my ears at the time of the exercise. 4. Curiosity - Camel - Camel - 8/10. A little almost jazzy spice to the list. 5. Bush - Solutions - Golden State - 7/10. Some more hard rock / Grunge. 6. 2 Hearts - Toto - Kingdom of Desire - 6/10. Always love a little Toto. Not the best track from the album. 7. Joanni - Kate Bush - Aerial - 7/10. Pleasant slice of Kate Bush weirdness. 8. Looking for Fantasy - Steve Hackett - Beyond the Shrouded Horizon - 8/10. Pleasant Hackett fare. 9. Cotton Camp - Camel - Dust and Dreams - 10/10. Soaring lead guitar. Dramatic music. Very under rated Camel album. 10. My Last Farewell - Dream Theater - The Astonishing - 10/10. Brilliant from a brilliant album which frankly shocks me as to the ratings and reception here on PA. I''ll save my rants regarding that for another day. 11. Face your Fear - Tony Iommi - Fused - 7/10. One of the best rock vocalists of all time (Glen Hughes). 12. Batteries not Included - Jethro Tull - A - 7/10. Nothing like a bit of Tull to spice up a playlist. 13. Lie - Dream Theater - Bergum - 8/10. Dream Theater ear blistering. 14. Waiting in the Weeds - The Eagles - Long Road out of Eden - 10/10. I love this band. 15. Rediscovery part 2 - Symphony X - The New Mythology Suite - 10/10. Dramatic and hard. 16. I Got a Name - Jim Croce - Platinum Collection - 7/10. Classic. 17. Leopards - Big Big Train - English Electric Full Power - 10/10. A breath of fresh air and english countryside. 18. This Final Resting Place - Anubis - A Tower of Silence - 10/10. Simply Brilliant album. 19. Rubber Universe - The Alan Parson's Project - The Time Machine - 8/10. Nice bright instrumental. 20. Byzantium - Kansas - Somewhere to Elsewhere - 7/10. Instantly recognizable Kansas sound but not their best track. I have an extreme amount of music and this was a fun exercise as it got me to listen to some tracks that I no longer really play. |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 11:52
I likes your list! Anubis is on my get list, but haven't heard it yet. As to your last comment, Yep, that's part of the point of doing this: dust off some of those old tracks in the dark corners of your digital world, remind yourself of what you have, and perhaps renew some listening to music that you may not be otherwise inclined to pull out. ------------- Z |
sukmytoe wrote:Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 14:05
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1. Diamond Jack - Wishbone Ash (Front Page News): 8.5/10 An album that I don't rate as one of their best, but this closing track is pretty good. 2. Another Life - Mostly Autumn (Passengers): 7/10 Nice vocal from Heather Findlay and a lovely solo from Bryan Josh 3. The Way Of Love - Neal Morse (Songs From November): 6/10 The closing track of a really good album of pop (not prog) songs - unfortunately probably the weakest song on the album. 4. God's Theme - Neal Morse (Testimony): 8/10 Nice instrumental which was reprised on his Testimony 2 album 5. Misled - Quireboys (A Bit Of What You Fancy): 6/10 Not one of the better songs on the album 6. Calling Home - Flower Kings (Flower Power): 4/10 Sorry, again not one of the better tracks 7. High Water Everywhere - Joe Bonamassa (Live From Nowhere In Particular): 4/10 Again, not really my cup of tea 8. On A Perfect Day - Spock's Beard (The First 20 Years): 9/10 I really like this one, even though I prefer the Morse era Beard 9. Vital Asset - Ted Turner (Eclektic Value): 6.5/10 OK, not the best track on the album 10. Numbers - Flower Kings (Banks Of Eden): 8/10 A pretty good epic track, although the rest of the album is better 11. Every Mother's Son - After The Fire (Der Kommisar - The CBS Recordings): 5.5/10 A B Side Bonus track - OK but there are better songs on the CD 12. Front Page News - Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash (New Live Dates Vol 1): 8.5/10 An excellent live version of this song 13. All Of The Above - Transatlantic (Live In Europe): 9.5/10 The track that first got me into Transatlantic, Neal Morse etc. A classic. 14. Dance Of The Marionette - After The Fire (Signs Of Change): 9/10 ATF when they were a prog band rather than their later New Wave period. 15. Won't You Give Him One More Chance - Wishbone Ash (Bare Bones): 4/10 Bare Bones was a great idea - an unplugged album of Wishbone Ash songs - but they made a mistake by including four new songs amongst the classics. This was one of them, and it doesn't do it for me at all 16. After The War - Asia (The Essential Collection): 3/10 Not one of their best 17. In Held Twas In I - Transatlantic (SMPTe): 4.5/10 SMPTe is a great album - to me this is the weakest track 18. Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here): 6.5/10 I prefer Shine On and the title track, but this isn't bad 19. Master Of Disguise - Wishbone Ash (Bare Bones): 8/10 Written by Andy Powell, sung by Martin Turner on the Just Testing album. Here Powell gets to sing it and it sounds really good. 20. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia (The Essential Collection): 8/10 This is one of their better songs
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 15:14
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I often like to shuffle, though most of my collection is not on my iPod 1. Nebehr Gudahht - Magma (MDK) Not that great as a stand-alone, and not one of my most listened to Magma albums even though it's the album that got me into them. Vander is shrieky. 6/10 2. Ivanoe - Vortex (bonus track off 1975-1979). Excellent jazzy bonus track, but quite short so 8/10. 3. Aggressione - Bixio/Frizzi/Tempere (Sette Note in Nero). Love this track off the soundtrack; a favourite of mine in my collection (10/10) 4. Catalogo Incompleto - Morricone (alternate version off Cossa Buffo). Love the soundtrack and theme, and I like this fully instrumental version very much. I do love in Morricone soundtracks having variations on the same themes. (8/10). Morricone's my fave for his 60s and 70s works. 5. Wasan - J.A. Caesar (Kokkyo Junreika). Excellent one to come up with. Another particular favourite of mine. Very Japanese, lovely vocals, and an easy 10/10. 6. El blues de la Marisquera - Tundra (EP). Haven't listened to this for ages, but it's fantastic hard blues rock, loses one point for an unnecessary fiddly bit (9/10) 7. Via Nino - Non Credo (Improprera). My favourite Non Credo album, but as a stand alone not so good. Still 8/10. 8. Soleil d'Ork - Magma (again) (Udu Wudu). So groovy. Not an album I listen to much, but do love this track. (9/10) 9. And Magma again... "Iss" Lansei Doia (1001 Degress Centigrade). 10/10 for sure. This is the track that got me into Magma and it still may be my favourite thing they've releqased. It's so joyous and delightfully jazzy. I think Magma was a their best with the first two albums. 10. Ennio Morricone again (I do have more music by him than anyone else on my iPod, with Magma coming second). Eclipsi Seconde (Controfase). It's experimental academic music. (7/10) 11. Ennio Morricone again - La terra vista della Luna (La Streghe). Beautiful, but too short in this one (7/10) 12. And Morricone again... Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 3 (Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura). Pretty awesome jazz fusion, similar to some Hancock (9/10) 13. Karai Mo Me - Geinoh Yamashirogumi (Chi no Hibiki...) Beautiful choral vocals. I tend not to play this classical type album as much as some others by GY, but I do love it (10/10). 14. Witch's Song, I am Your Pussy - Gong (Flying Teapot) Great fun (10/10) 15. James' Big Bang Party - Paul Piot & Paul Giot (Blow Up Presents...) Fun track froma compilation album with a big band sound (7/10) 16. Duke and Trane - Heikki Sarmanto (New Hope Jazz Mass). Excellent churchy choral jazz piece with middle eastern qualities (10/10) 17. Ice - Hush (Extradition). Not my absolute favourite off this acid folk album, but still very lovely. Very religious qualities. Been too long since I last listened to it (7/10) 18. The Journey - Perry Leopold (Christian Lucifer). Wow, 12/10. I adore this album and I love this track. It's one of my favourite songs. 19. Qivem Vrastorr - Koenjihayakkei (Angherr Shisspa). This album I haven't listened to for years, it's justa bit crazy for now, though it was my favourite album for a while. Nether-the-less, this is a great Magma-ish track (9/10) 20. The Price is Too High - Franco Micalizzi (Napoli Violenta). Good soundtrack music (7/10) ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 15:32
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I enjoyed that, I can't resist to do another one. 3 Legs - Paul McCartney (Ram) 8/10 - Good warm up song, probably would have been a higher rating in the past. Goin' Through The Motions - Blue Oyster Cult (Spectres) 8.5/10 - Another good and catchy simple song, that again... was mo better when I first heard it. Sarabande From Violin Sonata In B Minor - Al Di Meola (Land Of The Midnight Sun) 6.5/10 - Too short, wasn't able to catch my attention in this moment in time. Not One Of Us - Peter Gabriel (3) 8.5/10 - Very good, Cool sound effects and production, but still one of the weaker songs off this bloody masterpiece. Turn It On Again - Genesis (Duke) 7.5/10 - Not bad, they haven't yet abandoned their earlier progressive elements. Black Dog - Babe Ruth (First Base) 9.5/10 - Here we go, now its getting interesting. Great vocals, great guitar work, amazing piano solo!!, its the lesser known but better Black Dog. Deep Distance - Ashra (New Age Of Earth) 8/10 - A little on the corny side, but I still got sucked into its soothing sound. A Clearing - Brian Eno (Ambient 4 On Land) 7.5/10 - Its pretty good, a lot of pieces similar to it. Knots - Gentle Giant (Octopus) 10/10 - A masterpiece on every level. I could never get sick of listening to this, its just way too freaking surreal. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin (IV) 10/10 - What a coincidence, and I promise this wasn't planned. I guess I change mind this Black Dog is better, and for some reason I was able to get really into it, even know Ive heard it 1000 times. Wild Tyme - Jefferson Airplane (After Bathing At Baxters) 7/10 - I was actually able to get into this free spirited, hippy dippy song. Lie To Me - David Byrne (Rei Momo) 6.5/10 - I got a little sick of the Latin rhythms towards the end. Fur Luise - Cluster & Eno (Cluster & Eno) 9/10 - Its like an ocean of lush synth with wave after wave of pure joyfulness bliss crashing down on you. Queen Of The Highway - The Doors (Morrison Hotel) 6.5/10 - captures your attention then looses it. Mother Knows Best - Richard Thompson (Rumor & Sigh) 7/10 - good lyrics and good guitar work that heightens the energy, not exactly my cup of tea though. Song Of The Viking - Todd Rundgren (Something, Anything?) 8.5/10 - Quirky and a nice melody with some unexpected twists. Cirkus - King Crimson (Lizard) 10/10 - F@#king Incredible, an endless collage of other worldly textured sounds clashing against each other. Perfect. Sad Song - David Byrne (David Byrne) 7/10 - More David Byrne, I guess I lean more towards The Talking Heads. Forgiving - Jakko M. Jakszyk (The Bruised Romantic Glee Club) 7/10 - Nice Cello and strings. Soothing but lost my attention. Since You Been Gone - Rainbow (Down To Earth) 5/10 - I really did not want to end with this. What are gonna do, except skip the song... which I did. Ill admit I did like that key change towards the end. |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 15:50
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My second effort (well, if A Flower can do it....) 1. Why Don't We - Martin Turner and Friends (The Garden Party): 9/10 Ted Turner sings his own composition. Recorded at a live gig at which I was present. One of the best Wishbone Ash songs from the 1980s. 2. Entrance - Neal Morse (?): 9.5/10 My joint favourite Neal Morse album. This song has very powerful lyrics 3. Johnny Left Home Without It - Wishbone Ash (Nouveau Calls): 7/10 Very 1980s influenced instrumental 4. Changing Tracks - Wishbone Ash (Bona Fide) 8/10: This shuffle seems very biased towards Wishbone Ash so far! This song rocks! 5. Wind At My Back - Spock's Beard (The First 20 Years): 9.5/10 Only Neal Morse could write a worship song without mentioning God 6. Stranger In Your Soul - Transatlantic (Live In Europe): 7.5/10 Described as "the epic to end all epics." I won't disagree 7. The Storm Before The Calm - Neal Morse (Testimony): 6.5/10 When is this shuffle going to get beyond Wishbone Ash and Neal Morse's various bands? 8. My New World - Transatlantic (SMPTe): 8/10 Not yet!! Great song though. 9. Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Back To The Seventies): 8/10 At last! A classic song. 10 Evergreen - Mostly Autumn (Catch The Spirit): 9/10 One of the first Mostly Autumn songs I heard. A beautiful song. 11. Fritha - Camel (A Live Record): 8/10 Short but lovely 12. She Is Everything - Spock's Beard (The First 20 Years): 7/10 Coming straight after Camel, this sounds quite similar to their style. 13. Nowhere To Hide - Mostly Autumn (Catch The Spirit): 7/10 One of the better MA songs where Bryan Josh takes the lead vocal 14. Outward Bound - Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash (New Live Dates Vol 1): 8/10 Excellent twin guitar instrumental 15. Silver Glass - Mostly Autumn (Heart Full Of Sky): 8.5/10 Beautiful 16. Hocus Pocus - Focus (The Best Of Focus): 8/10 Love it! 17. The King Will Come - Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash (Live bootleg recording): 8/10 This is from a performance at the Acoustic Festival Of Britain in 2011. Doing an acoustic version of this song was a tall order, but they pulled it off. 18. Almighty Blues - Wishbone Ash (Bona Fide): 7/10 I prefer Wishbone Ash with Martin Turner on vocals, rather than Andy Powell, but having said that, Bona Fide is a pretty good album and the two tracks that this shuffle has pulled up are both excellent. 19. Ancient Remedy - Wishbone Ash (Bona Fide): 7.5/10 Make that three tracks! 20. Day For Night - Spock's Beard (The First 20 Years): 7/10 OK, one of the weaker tracks on the first CD of this compilation.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 15:58
I'll try to get the format right this time...Los Campesinos Y El Viajero - Arco Iris (Sudamérica O El Regreso A La Aurora): There’s some awesome prog on this record, but this a nice sunny bit of Argentinian folk pop. 2:18 of lovely vocal harmonies, good way to kick off. 7/10Countermeasures - Gregg Bendian’s Interzone (Interzone): Vibes led free jazz-rock, but proggy with it. This one has a good groove and Gregg builds up a head of steam on the vibes, plus swinging arco double bass solo. Nice, I should listen to this more often. 7/10Earth Song - Sam Rivers (Crystals): Storming big band avant-jazz. Genius! 9/10 Dominoes / Celebration for the Gray Days - Ghost (Hypnotic Underworld): That’s the Japanese Ghost. Drifting psych ballad – not doing it for me. 4/10. Skip. I Did Not - Ghost Rhythms (Madeleine): From Ghost to Ghost Rhythms, some randomiser! This is great though, one of my favourite tracks by GR. Combining a limpid piano with growling guitar for an intro section that I’m semi-sure has a melody copped from a John Lewis third stream album. The melody recurs through the quite varied segments of the piece in different voicings. Killer sax work too. 9/10 Two Words Ruder - Prescott (One Did): I think this is considered avant-prog at PA, but I’m not sure what it is really. Superb rubbery bass playing, lurching ryhtms, off-kilter melody. If Thelonius Monk had an indie band…unique stuff. 8/10 Merak
- Tape (Casino): Typically
lovely bit of post-prog from the Tape boys. Organ, shimmering harmonium and subdued
guitar diffidently combine to create a contemplative mood. 8/10 Dunaj - Reve General (Howl): Ominous violins vs. cellos riffage. 7/10 Part E - Charles Gayle (Touchin’ On Trane): A fairly quiet moment from an absolutely raging free jazz album. 7/10 Les Diapos - Philippe Besombes (Libra): Two minutes of spooky organ stabs and piano string abuse, occasional ghostly phased vocals. Freaky. 5/10 Blue Rondo - Jackie McLean (One Step Beyond): Fairly straight ahead jazz. Great vibes work from Bobby Hutcherson. 7/10 Halo - Vespero (Droga): Bit of a feature for their excellent synth player this one. And typically busy drumming from Ivan Fedotov keeping everything cooking. 8/10 Terre
2 - Xing Sa (Création De L'univers):
Low key Zeuhl. This album works more as a whole, but individually it’s still a
nice enough track. 6/10 Hmmm, time to go and watch TV with the wife it seems.
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Posted By: sukmytoe
Date Posted: June 16 2016 at 17:37
Thanks Bill. A Tower of Silence by Anubis is the one to get from them - stunning album. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: June 17 2016 at 00:08
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Ready for round 3! Presto Vivence and Reprise - U.K (U.K) - 6.25/10 Pretty good ending to the melody, but my favorite part is By the Light of Day Sheep - Pink Floyd (Animals) - 8.75/10 Really wanted to give it 9, the ending riff just makes me want to jump in the air Benny the Bouncer - ELP (Brain Salad Surgery) - 4.25/10 Alright song, pretty funny. I like when Lake sings "Oh what a terrible sight" though Coming Back to Life - Pink Floyd (The Division Bell) - 7/10 You gotta love that cowbell Inside and Out - Genesis (Spot the Pigeon) - 8/10 Very good Genesis track, really peaceful and underrated Broken Hearts Are For A******s - Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouti) - 5/10 The guitar riff and title are awesome, but the song goes downhill when it gets too bathroom humourish Sorrow - Pink Floyd (A Momentary Lapse of Reason) - 7.25/10 Progressive, but a bit too depressing. I wonder how much more Floyd were gonna get? Believe Me Now - ELO (Out of the Blue) - 4/10 Just...one of those songs. But this one is pretty dramatic! Some Other Time - The Alan Parsons Project (I Robot) - 7/10 Such a cool song! Really powerful! Larks Tounges in Aspic Part 2 - King Crimson (Larks Tounges in Aspic) - 9/10 Some of Fripp's greatest guitar work as well as Cross's violin In the Cage - Genesis (The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway) - 9.5/10 Words cannot explain Electric Guitar - Talking Heads (Fear of Music) - 6.75/10 Funny lyrics and cool sound effects You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine - Ringo Starr (Best of) - 3/10 I forgot why I have this song on my ipod The Superman - David Bowie (The Man Who Sold The World) - 7/10 Such good harmonies and drumming!!! Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin III) - 7/10 The screaming is great! The Seeker - The Who (Best of) - 6.5/10 Used to love this, saw them do it live, it was wonderful First Week/Last Week...Carefree - Talking Heads (Talking Heads: 77) - 8/10 Such a cool tropical atmosphere Carry That Weight - The Beatles (Abby Road) - 8/10 The most reflective part of the album, really cool reprise of You Never Give Me Your Money Easy Money - King Crimson (Larks Tounges in Aspic) - 9.25/10 This song is SO creative and weird, with its scary riff and chant at the begining, and then all the messed up improvisations. But at the end, I just love the sinister laughter Jerusalem - ELP (Brain Salad Surgery) - 6.5/10 Great organ, cool lyrics ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: sukmytoe
Date Posted: June 17 2016 at 09:15
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Round 2 for me : ) 1. Cryin' - Aerosmith - Big Ones - 7/10 - Bluesy Hard Rock. A bit of Tyler howling to start with  2. Paintbox - Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture - 9/10 - Very welcome track in the playlist so far. 3. Trial of Tears - Dream Theater - Falling into Infinity - 10/10 - It doesn't matter what these guys play, I love it - DT define prog metal / hard prog music at its best for me. 4. Never give Up - Royal Hunt - Paper Blood - 6/10 - Straight ahead rock / metal formula. Not bad but doesn't touch the three before it thus far. Comic book stuff. 5. Bobby Brown Goes Down - Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti - 8/10 - Some Zappa warped humor to lighten the proceedings. 6. I - Black Sabbath - The Dio Years - 9/10 - Highly energetic. One of the best vocalists in rock who is sorely missed. 7. The Shadow of Uther - Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy - 7/10 - Keeps the energy flowing. 8. I Believe - Riverside - Out of Myself - 10/10 - Warm and Dark at the same time. Nice track indeed. 9. Here we go Again - Ray Charles - The Very Best of Ray Charles - 7/10 - Huh?? The Computer chose  . Still very pleasant soft old blues. 10. Dyers Eve - Metallica - And Justice for All - 4/10 - Comic Book Thrash Metal.  11. A Nod and a Wink - Camel - A Nod and a Wink - 10/10 - Breath of fresh air after the previous track. I love this track. 12. Deep in the Motherlode - Genesis - And then there were Three - 8/10 - Go West Young Man!!! 13. Miss You in a Heartbeat - Def Leppard - Retro Active - 7/10 - Def Leppard in Ballad mode. 14. The Grand Collapse - Evergrey - Hymns for the Broken - 9/10 - Energizing the proceedings once again. 15. Prima Donna - Uriah Heep - Return to Fantasy - 6/10 - Not Uriah Heep's best. But jazzy fun track. 16. As I sat Sadly by Her Side - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More shall We Part - 9/10 - Different but damn good track. 17. That's What I Get - 9 Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine - 7/10 - Strange but interesting. 18. Darkest of Forms - Fright Pig - Out of the Barnyard - 7/10 - Really has to be listened to as part of the album and not separately. 19. Bad Boy - Rush - 12.5.74 Bootleg - 7/10 - Straight ahead rocker from a now iconic band. 20. Stalled Armageddon - Headspace - I am Anonymous - 10/10 - Love this album. Again proved to be an enjoyable exercise listening to tracks that I would not have necessarily listened to from my collection. The new Big Big Train is taking up the most space relating to my ear time at present. |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 17 2016 at 14:54
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Here we go again. I'm A Conservative - Iggy Pop (The Heritage Collection) - 6/10 Good at first but just kept going. I Will Rock And Roll With You - Johnny Cash (The Legend) - 6/10 This is a strange mix so far. Feels Good To Me - Bruford (Feels Good To Me) - 7/10 Brufords solo albums can take some getting used to, but I gotta love when they add something so simple as clapping to highly complex songs. Welcome To The Machine - Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here) - 10/10 bum bum bum gonna be going through my head all day. In all seriousness this has to be one of the best Stereo songs ever created. Up On The Ground - Quatermass (Quatermass) - 7.5/10 Nice duo keyboard hard rocking blues prog, though they got nothing on Rare Bird. Rubin and Cherise - Jerry Garcia Band (Cats Under The Stars) - 8.5/10 Great horns, great lyrics, lots of emotion, all with a slight progressive edge. Take The Money And Run - The Steve Miller Band (Fly Like An Eagle) - 9/10 Yeah Yeah I know, still a great song. Police In Helicopter - John Holt - 7.5/10 Some good old repetitive reggae. It Wasn't Me - Lou Reed/John Cale (Songs For Drella) - 7/10 For the most part John saves the song with his mad piano skills. Give Me Another Chance - Big Star (#1 Record) - 7/10 Alex Chilton's voice can be good or bad, in this song it leans more towards the bad, but not bad enough to ruin the song. Whats The Use - The Pretty Things (Parachute) - 7/10 Good harmonies, as always with this band. Cold As Ice - Foreigner - 8/10 A lot put into this song for a radio hit. Good structure very Brian Wilsony. Hot Fun - Stanley Clarke (School Days) - 8/10 OK now we got funk. This mix can't get anymore random. Jeanie - Sweet (Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be) - 6/10 Like the banjo. Salvation - Elton John (Honky Chateau) - 8/10 You can do no wrong with the bass and drums in any Elton John song. But seriously I need something a little more progressive or I'm gonna go bonkers. German Days - Iggy Pop (Post Pop Depression) - 8.5/10 The best Iggy's released in a while. Voice Of The Moon - Anoushka Shankar (Rise) - 9.5/10 Yeah buddy! Nothin like a little Raga to stir up your afternoon. The View - Modest Mouse (Good News For The People Who Love Bad News) - 9/10 Really good. Bunch of weird sh*t going on in this tune. Heather Carpets - Rick Wakeman (Country Airs) - 7/10 Nice piano only song. Ogue - Camel (The Single Factor) - 6/10 Camel's worst album, what a Great way to end this mix. Hopefully next time I won't get a bunch of random pop songs. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 18 2016 at 12:06
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This is a fun thread! 1) The Knife (live) - Genesis 9.5/10, very strong start, 1973's Live is by some distance my fav Genesis album, one highlight after another. 2) Jailbird - Primal Scream 4/10, quite uninteresting off the shelf rock 3) Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie 10/10, wow what a start, now my fav Bowie song, legendary. 4) Symphony no. 13/ V. a career - Dmitry Shostakovich 7/10, good and interesting though not very memorable, very nice and surprising end. 5) Numbers 1 to 4 - Penguin Cafe Orchestra 7/10, slow and calm and nice. 6) L'age delicieux (la revolucion perenne) - Un Festin Sagital 8.5/10, good RIO music, a jungle of sounds, very dark. 7) Tziidall Raszhisst - Koenji Hyakkei 8/10, my first shot at Zeuhl apart from Magma themselves, what a crazy braintwister; you've got to be in the mood. 8) In all the wrong places - Ulrich Schnauss 5/10, new agey electronics. 9) Rubato, molto agitato - Gyoergy Kurtag 6/10, contemporary avantgarde, very short. 10) Kitchen Sink - Amon Tobin 9/10, very cool rhythmic electronic sound experiments; prog fans may love this. 11) Running Hard (live) - Renaissance 9.5/10, epic, one of the greats. 12) Prelude for clarinet solo - Krzysztof Penderecki 6.5/10, it's hard for a clarinet solo piece to appeal to me but it's alright. 13) Vandalusia - Robert Wyatt 6.5/10, very good meditative song somewhat ruined by the annoyingly static keyboard sound. 14) Firebirds - Art Zoyd 8/10, ah, the masters! Works better surrounded by the whole album though; not enough time to really dive into their sound. 15) Don't you worry 'bout a thing - Stevie Wonder 8/10, there's quite something going on in this song! 16) Auf einem grasüberwachsenen Bahndamm (On a railway embankment) - Heiner Goebbels, Heiner Mueller 6/10, short interlude from great experimental concept album "Der Mann im Fahrstuhl". 17) Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man, Part 2 - Sixtoo 7/10, short instrumental with great groove and electronic sound alchemy 18) Jumbleo Palipsest - Turn On 6/10, relaxed electronic, sounds very nice but not much substance. 19) Offertoria: Iustitiae Domini - Nova Schola Gregoriana, Alberto Turco 7/10, Gregorian chants now, rating this is a bit of a joke really. 20) Symphony No.1 - I. Allegretto, con grazia - Werner Henze 7.5/10, this mix is quite heavy on "contemporary classics", atmospheric, works well. |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: June 19 2016 at 13:31
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Lots of people saying this is a "Fun" thread! agreed. Didn't think people were going to do it more than once, but guess I shouldn't be surprised. I remember when it was posted last time (2011 or so?), it was a monthly thing (eg, "March Shuffle", "april shuffle", etc.). I kept looking forward to the next month so I could do it again. Overall, though, there weren't many responders. I think the site has grown significantly since then. May post another one for next month. ------------- Z |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 19 2016 at 17:20
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I can well imagine doing it again and not even wait one month but let's see. I generally like to get the surprises of playing things at random (and I have much of my collection on a Vortexbox including a choice of the best about 1/3 of LPs and tapes that I either digitised myself or bought in digital form). Rating and commenting makes me appreciate the random selection more. I also like to skim through what others write. Keep on shuffling! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 19 2016 at 18:44
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I love shuffling. I'm always astounded by how good the music is in my collection, and what amazing tastes the owner of such a collection surely has.:) Going again. Artist first formatting is more natural to me, so artist first, song second. 1. News from Babel - Anno Mirabilis. Awesome, socialist song sung by Dagmar Krause (9/10) 2. Urban Sax and Pierre Henry - Flight. Haven't heard this one in quite a while, though Paradise Lost is a great album. Excellent track in the context of the album, but as a stand alone (6/10). 3. Korekyojinn - Exodus. Good, but just not at all in the mood (4/10) 4. Extradition - I Feel the Sun. This band and album came up the last time, Pretty, but very short (6/10) 5. William Sheller -Opus Magnum (Part One) Now we're really talking. I adore this album and this track is fantastic. It's psychy rock meets classical music and choral music. Love it. (10/10) 6. Lobster Newberg - Hidden Track. Very good, but short so easier to hide (7/10) 7. Can - Bring Me Coffee or Tea. It's like rediscovering this song all over again. Love it (10/10) 8. Hoyry-Kone - Huono Parturi Love the album, but not a particular favourite track (6/10) 9. Haruomi Hosono / Tadanori Yokoo - Hum Ghar Sajan. Love Cochin Moon, but nota partiaulr favourite (6/10) 10. Coma - Finanial Tycoon 2. Very good jazzy blues rock. (7/10) 11. ZNR - Chanson Triste... Very pretty guitar and violin or viola piece (9/10) 12. Kotebel - Joropo. One of the few modern symph-categorized bands I really like, but some rather poor sounding symphs to my ear (7/10) 13. Etron Fou Leloublan - Histoire de graine. Pretty good RIO, but not in the mood at all (3/10) 14. Magma - Stoah Off my favourite Magma album, the first. Good, but not great as a stand-alone (7/10) 15. Mandingo - Moon Goddess. Mandingo is one of my very favourite bands. Jazzy and soulful. Short, but still (10/10) 16. Wolfgang Dauner - Output. In part experimental and noisy, but I like it (7/10) 17. Cos - Achile. I adore Cos, as a stand alone, this gets (7/10) 18. Hellebore - Artefact. Great album, good song (8/10) 19. Stringtronics - Afro Sambo. I play this album so very much and never tire of it. Funkyish tropica with classical overtones. (9/10) 20. Art Zoyd - Etat Urgence. Love Art Zoyd, and this is quite the track (9/10) ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: June 19 2016 at 18:47
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Absolutely Free - Frank Zappa (Were Only in it For the Money - 8/10 Hilarious take on the hippie culture, and at the same time, a really cool psychedelic track! Vera - Pink Floyd (The Wall) - 4/10 Kind of just a transitional track, not great Evil Woman - ELO (Face the Music) - 6/10 Yeah, still a strong one! Good percussion. Starman - David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) - 9.5/10 Remember seeing everyone in London singing this together the day he died. Always has been a favorite for me Flash - Queen (Best of) - 6.75/10 As I mentioned before, Queen isn't one of my favorite bands. But this song has some sort of a progressive feel that I like Time Will Crawl - David Bowie (Never Let Me Down) - 7/10 Love the sax! Cut the Cake - Average White Band (Best of) - 6/10 Yeah...this is one of the first songs I ever purchased that my mom showed me. It's a pretty fun song Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who (Best of) - 8/10 Always loved this track for it's wild middle section Wish Me Well - Procol Harum (Shine on Brightly) - 5/10 Probably the weakest from this album, but still a strong bluesy track Soul Kitchen - The Doors (The Doors) - 7/10 Love the bass in this one Only the Good Die Young - Billie Joel (The Stranger) - 5/10 I'm kind of more in a prog mood right now, not something like this. But it's got an upbeat feel to it Thick as a Brick (Part 1) - Jethro Tull (Thick as a Brick) - 9.5/10 Guess my prey for mor prog was answered by the ipod gods. Of course, this is outstanding music, very dramatic and light hearted at the same time Abadab - Genesis (Abacab) - 7.5/10 Who says Phil Collins isn't good? One Song Glory - No Idea (Rent Soundtrack) - 1/10 The only reason I have this on my ipod is for a play audition. I do not like this song, it brings back bad memories, it's not good, I'm going to delete it ASAP, thank you very much Bastille Day - Rush (Caress of Steel) - 7.75/10 Great early Rush song, always just makes me feel happy Join Together - The Who (Best of) - 9/10 One of my top 5 who songs for sure, so perfect in every way, love singing along! Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1 - 5) - Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here) - 6/10 I really don't get the attention towards this track, I find it okay, but just really overrated. The last nine parts are a bit better too Scrutinzier Postlude - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garagd) - 3/10 not even a song, but still better than One Song Glory. Also, really funny monologue! Incense and Pepperments - Strawberry Alarm Clock (60's Gold) - 7/10 Love these kind of songs! Cygnus X-1 - Rush (A Farewell to Kings) - 8/10 Such cool guitar, love how Geddy Lee screams about going into a black hole ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 19 2016 at 22:19
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OK, here I go at last. I hadn't taken the time to make a shuffle for this. I can't expect any songs with low rating to come in because I only have songs I really like on my library. 1. Colonial Boy - Devin Townsend (The Retinal Cicus). 8.5/10 Nice DT song, not among my very top, though. 2. Iberia Sumergida - Heroes del Silencio (Avalancha). 10/10 One of my favourite songs from the pop/rock movement of the late 80's and 90's. 2. Northumbrian - Mike Oldfield (Incantations bonus track). 8.5/10 Beautiful short simple song. Not among his epic masterpieces, though. 3. Cross Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull (Live: Bursting Out). 10/10 As with most of my favourite Jetrho Tull songs, I love the live versions much better than the original studio ones. This one is not an exception. 4. Drive Home - Steven Wilson (The Raven that Refused to Sing). 9/10 A wonderful song from one of the most recent masterpieces of the genre. 5. Status Seeker - Dream Theater (When Dream and Day Reunite). 8/10 Nice song from their debut, though a bit annoying. I thought LaBrie singing it should have helped improve it, but not really. 6. Euphoria - Alpha Ville (Prostitute). 9/10 Very enjoyable pop atmospheric song, with a nice catchy ending. 7. Locomotive Breath / The Dambusters March (Live: Bursting Out) - Jethro Tull (Live Burstin Out). 9.5 / 10 Another masterpiece from Jethro Tull, live once again. Though this one I prefer on the Montreux version. 8. Sentinel - Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells 2). 9.5 / 10 Wonderful music, of course, too bad it's a rehash from his first "hit" (as is just about the whole album). 9. Felona - Le Orme (Felona e Sorona). 8 / 10 One of the lesser songs from this wonderful album, but still a very nice pop song. They got better and proggier stuff on the rest of the album. 10. Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Live: Bursting Out). 9.5/10 This Shuffle list seems to be in a Jethro Tull mode this time around... even more son in a Bursting Out mode. Another great song that I love even better live... even if it's shorter than the original one (it's not often that I prefer shortened versions of songs, but Jethro Tull have a few with this characteristic). 11. Sailor's Tale - King Crimson (Islands). 9/10 A tipical "noisy" King Crimson instrumental. Wonderful song, of course, though they have better ones of this sort. 12. Weather - Iamthemorning (~). 9/10 Beautiful music, beautiful vocals, beautiful piano... just as with most of the songs from this wonderful new band. 13. High Water - Rush (Hold your Fire). 8.5/10 They have better songs, even among their 80's pop phase. 14. Roots to Branches - Jethro Tull (Living with the Past). 8.5/10 Another Jethro Tull one!!! I swear I don't have such a large amount of Jethro Tull in my list... I have much more Pink Floyd and Yes, and they haven't popped up here yet. However, one of the good songs from their post 70's releases, but still not close as good as their best days. 15. Ángel Eléctrico - Soda Stereo (Comfort y Música para Volar). 9/10 Another from the pop/rock great ones in spanish (what happened to this sort of artists in the mainstream radio nowdays). Great song, but Soda Stereo has better ones. 17. Epitaph - King Crimson (In the Court of the Crimson King). 20/10 OK, this may be an exageration, but really one of my favourite prog songs (well, songs in general, any genre). And one of my favourite vocal performances, and one of my favourite songs for the emotional element (and it's got nothing to do with love). 18. It's Breaking me up - Jethro Tull (This Was). 8.5/10 Some Bluesy early Jethro Tull... the first studio one from Jethro Tull that comes in the list... and I believe a live version of this one would have been great. 19. The Islander - Nightwish (Dark Passion Play). 9/10 I love some folky stuff, and this one is beautiful indeed, even if not really representative of the band. 20. I let the Music Speak - ABBA (The Visitors). 9/10 I guess not among their very greatest hits, but still a catchy and very good song. |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 20 2016 at 21:41
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: June 25 2016 at 09:57
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Per Un Amcio - PFM (Per Un Amico) - 8/10 Beautiful piece, has such great melodies, the ending really brings it all together. The strings are really interesting. Time to Kill - U.K (U.K) - 6/10 Pretty fun track but better when combined with Alaska. Also, can be pretty repetitive due i the annoying bass line in the solo Two of Us - Supertramp (Crisis? What Crisis?) - 7/10 A swan song, and also a love song. Very sweet lyrics. Love Ain't For Keeping - The Who (Who's Next) - 8.75/10 I forgot about this one! I love this song, it has great harmonies and guitar work Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen (Queen II) - 7.75/10 Good song, the guitar solo is really cool, and I like when the guitar kind of fades in the middle of the song Sax and Violins - Talking Heads (Until The End Of The World Soundtrack) - 9/10 Outstanding, the atmosphere is so cool and the background effects and the xylophone make this song really pretty and weird Hey Bulldog - The Beatles (Yellow Submariene) - 8/10 This shows that The Beats have edge! Especially with such great guitar work! I also really like the yelling at the end Happy - The Rolling Stones (Exile On Main Street) - 6.75/10 Used to really like this one, but heard it several times now Fembot in a Wet T-Shirt - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 7.5/10 This song is really crazy and weird with it's xylophone and then the ending conversation is so funny. One of my favs! Who Loves the Sun - The Velvet Undergroud (Loaded) - 7/10 The harmonies are great and I love when the chorus changes towards the end of the song Work for Yuda - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 4/10 The weakest song from Joe's Garage In the Flesh? - Pink Floyd (The Wall) - 8/10 Perfect intro for this album. The guitar is so intense and puts you at a dark atmosphere right away Poles Apart - Pink Floyd (The Division Bell) - 8.5/10 Really overlooked, the keyboard part is outstanding Wild Honey Pie - The Beatles (White Album) - 6/10 Honey Pie! Honey Pie! I Am A Rock - Simon and Garfunkel (Best of) - 9/10 One of my past favorites. The guitar work is pretty great Doctor Robert - The Beatles (Revolver) - 5/10 More Beatles? This one was never my favorite, nothing really special about it The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie (The Man Who Sold The World) - 9.25/10 Completely unbelievable, every part of this song just has a tropical feel, and the ending is so beautiful Scenes From An Italian Restaraunt - Billy Joel (The Stranger) - 8.5/10 Most progressive song from this album, the three parts of the song move together very well, and the song has great melodies in the last section My Obsession - The Rolling Stones (Between the Buttons) - 7/10 Weird one, but I like the bass Can't Afford No Shoes - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All) - 7.25/10 Good song to get the audience into the album more after Inca Roads, really funny! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: June 25 2016 at 10:50
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Mother's Daughter - Santana (6/10) - A solid, hard-rocking early Santana track with some awesome soloing and hard-hitting blues rock riffs. Joe Satriani - The Crush of Love (4/10) - Not his best 80's material, but okay. Asia - I Know How You Feel (1/10) - God this was a disappointing, sappy album. Allman Brothers Band - One More Ride (3/10) - I'm glad that they didn't include this on Idlewild South, it's little more than a 12-bar backing track with a decent bridge in the middle. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone (10/10) - One of the most emotional performances in southern rock. When the strings come in near the middle, I tear up. Joe Satriani - Driving At Night (7/10) - The best song off of his first album; the dated 80's sound works surprisingly well to create atmosphere. Uriah Heep - Blind Eye (6/10) - Not the best song that Uriah Heep ever did, but I really like the sea shanty feel. Judas Priest - Rock Forever (8/10) - Judas Priest doing what Judas Priest does best. Not as raunchy as most of their quality stuff, but still does the job well. Molly Hatchet - Good Rockin' (6/10) - You've gotta love Molly Hatchet. They're the archetypal hard rock band and have gone over the top more times than I can count. This song, cheesy as the lyrics are, has some great trade-off guitar soloing and top notch production. Genesis - Harlequin (4/10) - The least remarkable song off of Nursery Cryme. Still kind of pretty, though. Joe Satriani - Devil's Slide (10/10) - The best marriage of the rock and techno genres that I've ever heard. George Harrison - Hear Me Lord (4/10) - Hear me play a chord progression that Pink Floyd would later use in "Time". PFM - Generale (8/10) - A very creative RPI instrumental. Allman Brothers Band - Les Brers In A Minor (7/10) - The intro takes a while, but once the rhythm section kicks in, the band just kills it for 5 solid minutes of quality jamming. Gentle Giant - Edge of Twilight (4/10) - Lots of nocturnal atmosphere but doesn't resonate very strongly. King Crimson - Exiles (10/10) - John Wetton's absolute masterpiece? Certainly one of King Crimson's many heart-wrenchingly melancholic ballads. Led Zeppelin - Dancing Days (1/10) - Hate the guitar sound on this one. Van Halen - Push Comes To Shove (5/10) - From the grittier side of Van Halen's repertoire. One of Michael Anthony's few times to truly shine as a bass player. Genesis - White Mountain (8/10) - One of the most immersive fantasy prog songs I know of. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 29 2016 at 17:38
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 29 2016 at 20:34
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Secret Oyster - Intro - Vidunderlige Kaelling - 6/10 - pleasant Nickelback - Money Bought - Silver Side Up - 2/10 - why is this in my collection? Pink Floyd - Unsung - Endless River - 5/10 - nice mood piece Vortex - Abominable Creature - s/t - 7/10 - edgy and noodly niceness The Cardigans - Lovefool - Anthems Compilation - 4/10 - indie pop Knifeworld - Orphanage - The Unravelling - 9/10 - top grade wonky avant pop UKZ - Houston - Radiation - 4/10 - worst track on the EP Chance:Risiko - Oompa Loompa - Sleep Talking - 6/10 - edgy avant instrumental rock Van Morrison - Dweller On The Threshold - Best Of - 5/10 - mellow folk rock My Brother The Wind - Once There Was A Time When ... - same - 7/10 - excellent spacey jammy vibe System Theory - One Step To Freefall - Soundtracks For Imaginery Movies - 7/10 - up tempo instrumental electronica Gentle Giant - Just The Same - Free Hand - 9/10 - may be the best track on the album Ashra - Nightdust - New Age Of Earth - 6/10 - spacey electronica with strong guitars Sonar - String Geometry - Black Light - 9/10 - heavy minimalist interlocking tritone rock, great stuff Small Faces - All Or Nothing - Beginnings - 8/10 - top class 60's Brit pop Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight - Powerslave - 7/10 - as near to pop that Maiden get these days Shub Niggurath - Delear Prius - Les Morts Vont Vite - 9/10 - dark dark dark chamber rock with tortured vocals the cellar and point - White Cylinder (a) - Ambit - 8/10 - chamber nu jazz Algernon - The Briefing - Ghost Surveillance - 7/10 - heavy instrumental angular guitar led prog rock Alice Cooper - Is It My Body - Mascara & Monsters - 7/10 - top notch glam cabaret rock ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: July 03 2016 at 23:36
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Optimistic - Radiohead (Kid A) - 8/10 Awesome song, after some really depressing moments in the album it's a good one to make you feel content again. Love the ending! I'm Looking Through You - The Beatles (Rubber Soul) - 5.25/10 Hard to follow that Radiohead track I'll be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground (The VU and Nico) - 7/10 Lovely song sung by Nico Lord is Mine - Supertramp (Breakfast in America) - 7.25/10 Everyone may overlook this album, but it's really good actually. This song has some really nice moments Song For A Dreamer - Procol Harum (Broken Baricades) - 6.5/10 Great atmosphere, but there's just something about it that can bore me most of the time In the Wake of Posiedon - King Crimson (In the Wake of Posiedon) - 9/10 Forgot this one, used to LOVE it! I especially admire the "On the scales" part-Greg Lake is the man! Time is Money - Frank Zappa (Sleep Dirt) - 7.5/10 Weird song, but really progressive and jazzy Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead (Kid A) - 3.75/10 Weak ending that sort of ruins a great album. Also, what's with the 5 minutes of silence at the end of the song? Uses up space on my ipod! Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 - Pink Floyd (The Wall) - 7/10 Really sets a good base for the second part soon to come, I actually may perfer this part over the famous part 2 Everything in it's Right Place - Radiohead (Kid A) - 7.5/10 Another one from Kid A? I swear I'm not planning this. Anyway, the vocals on this one are really creative and interesting to listen to Break on Through (To the Other Side) - The Doors (The Doors) - 8/10 Classic! Stagnation - Genesis (Trespass) - 7.25/10 Most of it is kind of boring, but I just love the ending Fearless - Pink Floyd (Meddle) - 8.5/10 Who says Pink Floyd are depressing? A great track with positive lyrics and outstanding guitar work How Many Friends - The Who (The Who By Numbers) - 7.75/10 This track is about Pete Townsend's life as a homosexual. It's really good, an underrated track by a great band Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 6/10 Great album intro, but doesn't stand out well as it's own song Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie (Hunky Dory) - 7/10 I like singing this to my pet cat, who thinks she's so pretty After All - David Bowie (The Man Who Sold The World) - 8/10 Such an ominous song, "Oh, by, Jingo..." Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (Remain in Light) - 8.25/10 Always imagined looking into a Crystal Ball with it's spacious keyboards and humourous lyrics Word on a Wing - David Bowie (Station to Station) - 6.75/10 Nice one, has a tropical atmosphere and sentimental lyrics Indoor Games - King Crimson (Lizard) - 6.5/10 I really like this one, it's very goofy and kind of random. The saxophone is so weird ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: July 05 2016 at 16:27
OK, I'm quoting myself from a few days ago. Thought about starting a new thread for the "July Shuffle", but instead, lets just call this thread the SUMMER 2016 SHUFFLE & RATE, and maybe I or someone will make another similar thread for the Fall. So here's my post-4th-of-July shuffle. In addition to my main computer with thousands of tracks, I have about 400 tracks stored on a separate computer that I wanted to include. So I shuffled those 400, took the top-list track, and added it randomly to 19 shuffled from main computer, resulting In: 1. Sorceress, Return To Forever (Romantic Warrior) 8/10. If you like Jazz-rock, prime example of some great stuff. 2. Benzai-Ten, Blackmore's Night (Fires At Midnight) 5.8/10. Wouldn't quite call this "filler", but a slower/weaker track. 3. The Incident, Porcupine Tree (The Incident Disk I) 5.3/10. There's only one track on this album that I really like, and it ain't this one. 4. Nothing Ever Goes As Planned, Styx (Paradise Theater) 6.2/10. Hadn't heard this much and had to give it a couple listens; decent with a good guitar solo and horns. 5. O Grande Amor, Getz/Giberto (Jazzmasters Bossanova) 6.7/10. Yeah, I like Bossanova sometimes, though prefer the vocals of Giberto--this is only instrumental, pretty standard. 6. Thick As A Brick, Live at Madison Square Garden, 1978, Jethro Tull (Thick As A Brick) 8.5/10. "Yea! ...Well Good evening, Good Evening. Welcome to New York... That's a silly thing to say, I suppose you live here anyway. Never Mind. Gonna Start with one that you may well know. Cast your minds back to 1972 or thereabouts and, SPOT THE TUNE." Jammin' bonus-track live version; crowd loves it! 7. Mile Marker Blues, Cannibals and Kings, (ÿþ3). 6.4/10. Sample track that came with Windows Media; had not really listened to it before. Not too bad. 8. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Cowboy Junkines, (Trinity Session) 7.3/10. Kind of unique cool/low key country blues unlike any other band I've ever heard--especially works with this Hank Williams piece. 9. White Hammer, Van Der Graaf Generator (The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other) 8.2/10. Grew on me a bit, esp. after discovering the subject matter (Maleus Malefaction) because I have an interest in religious/political history. Glad someone is singing about this, and glad that someone is VDGG! 10. Urizel, David Axelrod (Song Of Innocence) 8.1/10 2nd listen to this. Sounds something like a Symphonic Prog jam with a more-than-usual lush and involved orchestra--something I haven't heard much elsewhere. Anyway, really like it. 11. Scherzo for Piano No. 4 in E major, Op 54, Evgeny Kissin, pianist (Chopin: The 4 Ballads...) 7.8/10 Kissin was a child prodigy pianist; he's in his teens or 20's here, but still brilliant. 12. Now I Must Hit You, Charts and Maps (Dead Horse) 8/10. Man, whatever happened with this band?Great Stuff! 13. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, Queen (A Night At the Opera) 7.5/10. Queen-style retro; works well as the 1 minute piece that it is (any longer might get annoying). 14. Return of the Giant Hogweed, Steve Hackett (Genesis Revisited II) 8.4/10. Wow, nearly as good as the original. Hackett's extended guitar solo adds nicely! 15. It, Genesis (The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway) 7.6/10. Probably a little better in album context. Love the energy on this one. 16. Ripples, Steve Hackett (Genesis Revisited II) 7.8/10. So a bit of a Genesis block--this one's also nearly just as good as original. The female vocals work nicely. 17. Rock Me On The Water, Linda Ronstadt (The Best of Linda Ronstadt) 7.4/10. Quite like this (and I don't even really like country music). Linda has a great voice. 18. Up North, Bill Bruford (Stamping Ground: Bill Bruford's Earth Works) 6.3/10. Live performance, decent Metheny-like Jazz/rock, but not super Bruford drumming. 19. Losing It, Rush (Signals) 9.6/10. The most beautiful (yet rockin') subtly composed artistic piece Rush ever made IMHO, in spite of (or perhaps because of??) the negative subject matter. One of two classic pieces on Signals (the other being Subdivisions). Ben Minke on the violin is downright amazin'! 20. Suzie Blue, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (Burn To Shine) 6.8/10. Ragtimey blues/rock. Pretty good, but a bit anticlimactic after hearing Losing It again. ------------- Z |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 12:49
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Haven't done this for a few weeks so time for another go. 1. Tearing At The Faerytale - Mostly Autumn (Glass Shadows) 9/10 This is one of the best songs on the album IMO 2. Round And Round - Odin Dragonfly (Offerings) 7/10 Heather Findlay and Angela Gordon from Mostly Autumn, in acoustic mood. Nice. 3. Look Into Me - Ted Turner (Eklectic Value) 6/10 Interesting New Age style song from former Wishbone Ash guitarist's solo album 4. Waterfall - Neal Morse Band (The Grand Experiment) 8/10 A lovely acoustic song, one of my favourites from this album. 5. Cellophane - Heather Findlay (The Phoenix Suite) 8/10 Third appearance in this list for the Mostly Autumn singer. I like this one, it reminds me a bit of Fleetwood Mac but with a harder edge to it. 6. Air Born - Camel (Echoes - The Retrospective) 8.5/10 A really nice bit of gentle prog 7. Further From Home - Mostly Autumn (Heart Full Of Sky) 7.5/10 Bryan Josh channels David Gilmour 8. Front Page News - Wishbone Ash (Front Page News) 7.5/10 Not one of my favourite WA albums, but the title track is pretty good. 9. The Spirit Flies Free - Wishbone Ash (Nouveau Calls) 7.5/10 Excellent instrumental track featuring the guitar of Andy Powell 10. Tales Of The Wise - Wishbone Ash (Illuminations) 8/10 Third WA track in a row. This is from the first album recorded after Andy Powell became the last remaining original member and is one of the best tracks on it. The song has a bit of a Pink Floyd feel to it. 11. Changing Tracks - Wishbone Ash (Bona Fide) 8/10 This rocks. 12. Evergreen - Mostly Autumn (Live 2009) 9/10 I love this song 13. Rock 'n' Roll Star - Barclay James Harvest (Best Of BJH) 6.5/10 OK 14. Renegade - Wishbone Ash (Strange Affair) 3/10 A poor track from a poor album 15. Forever In A Daze - Flying Colors (Flying Colors) 7.5/10 Great song 16. Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (Back To The 70s) 7/10 This takes me right back! 17. Metrognome - Camel (A Live Record) 6.5/10 OK 18. Pay The Price - Wishbone Ash (Just Testing) 7/10 Not the best track on the album, but it rocks. 19. Fly Fly Fly - Larry Norman (So Long Ago The Garden) 5.5/10 One of the more obscure songs from the father of Christina Rock 20. Winter Mountain - Mostly Autumn (Live 2009) 8/10 Another great live track
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 19:19
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1 - Thank you for the music - Abba (Abba Mix) 7.5/10 At some point I decided I have to put together a collection of handpicked Abba songs, commercial pop or not, their melodies are genius. 2 - Abada - The Sea Nymphs (The Sea Nymphs) 8.5/10 Nice response to Abba (spot the title!), not as polished but the melody is every bit as addictive. 3 - Gone - The Comsat Angels (Sleep No More) 10/10 Dark and haunting post punk masterpiece, every single note of this is exactly where it should be. 4 - Sun in my mouth - Björk (Vespertine) 8/10 Not often heard and quite short, I forgot how good it is. 5 - Whatever would Robert have said - Van der Graaf Generator (The Least We Can do...) 9.5/10 Just the perfect song for Hammill's voice with a good climax. 6 - La Fiesta - Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea (Corea/Hancock) 7.5/10 Boy, can these guys play... complex and interesting, a bit pretentious perhaps. 7 - Oca de conter me/Sis - Maria Joao & Grupo Cal Viva (Sol) 9/10 Jazzy piano continued, minimalist but effectful. Then great development, great voice, great song. 8 - The Moving Force - Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists (Show of Hands) 7/10 Nicely arranged lush and nevertheless Frippy guitar and violin piece, it may look weak in comparison on this list but is still quite good. 9 - Gone - Carla Kihlstedt (Some mix) 8/10 Has nothing to do with the earlier Comsat's "Gone"; fascinating leftfield melody by this collaborator of a number of RIO projects. 10 - Bobby Allen - Solarference (Lips of Clay) 9.5/10 One of the highlights by this experimental folk electronic duo that should be much better known. 11 - Quick Sign - Fred Frith & Keep the Dog (The House We Lived In) 8.5/10 Keep the Dog were a great live experience and this is the album that documents it. The track is well picked, more atmospheric and less atonal than some others. 12 - Vision on - The Planet Wilson (In the best of all possible worlds) 5.5/10 Undoubtedly original indie band; this song delights and annoys to equal amounts. 13 - Selbstportrait mit Kater - Einstürzende Neubauten (Perpetuum Mobile) 7.5/10 The Neubauten here quite civilized, cool and intellectual, still fascinating. 14 - Lost in Space - Short Snippet from 60s TV Show by unknown artist (Some mix) 6.5/10 Orchestra instrumental, not much to sink your teeth in but fun. 15 - Witold Lutoslawski/Günther Herbig und Berliner Symphonie-Orchester - Livre pour Orchestre 9.5/10 Good old Witold has thrown much at this and there's lots to discover. Plain sailing it is not. 16 - Aglow - Barbara Morgenstern with Coppe (Doppelstern) 7.5/10 Barbara Morgenstern goes Japanese girlie, very cute - not sure whether this is any proper language or just made up 17 - I have not been to Oxford - David Bowie (1. Outside) 7.5/10 I like the straight pulsating sound of this; a distant forerunner of the great Blackstar. 18 - Shadows of - Gong (Gazeuse!) 8/10 Gong at their most elaborate but still relaxed and swinging 19 - Pena - Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica) 8/10 Fast & bulbous, a legendary bunch of nonsense. Love it. 20 - Pioneers over C - Van der Graaf Generator (H to He) 9/10 Finally a band appears for the second time, not totally unexpected because they have a strong presence in my collection, and they're great again, symphonic and adventurous. That was a very strong random list; of course I like most music that I have but still this was better than expected. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 09:02
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1. Limelight - Rush (Moving Pictures) - 5.75/10 Was never a huge fan of this song...don't really know why 2. Pennyroyal Tea - Nirvana (Unplugged in New York) - 4/10 Stronger when electric, weaker when unplugged 3. How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin) - 8/10 Amazing hard rock/early prog song! Gotta love the drumming at the "Steal Away" section 4. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (The Stranger) - 7/10 Probably one of the most mellow tracks on my ipod. I really love the saxophone in it and it's romantic atmosphere 5. Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones (Flowers) - 7.5/10 A little psych rock the get you going! 6. With Our Love - Talking Heads (More Songs About Buildings and Food) - 7/10 A really well written Talking Heads track. The melletronish keyboard that comes in on the second verse is really cool 7. I'm Gonna Crawl - Led Zeppelin (In Through the Out Door) - 5.5/10 Meh...it's ok 8. China Girl - David Bowie (Best of) - 6.5/10 The bass patterns in this one are really cool, and no, I don't get tired of it when hearing it on the radio too much 9. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles (Abby Road) - 6/10 You need to listen to the whole medley together 10. Electioneering - Radiohead (OK Computer) - 7/10 Cowbell is awesome, and it really stands out in the album. Makes me think of Donald Trump... 11. The Duke of Prunes - Frank Zappa (Absolutely Free) - 7/10 This version of the song includes all three sections. A fun one, and humourous in a dramatic way. Love the end when he goes "This is the exciting part. See the way it builds up?" 12. Sailor's Tale - King Crimson (Islands) - 9/10 One of my favorite instrumentals of all time. After Formentera Lady, it provides the true intensity of the album. The guitar solo is stupendous and so is the intro. Never fails to amaze! 13. Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel (Best of) - 8/10 Makes me feel a little nostalgic 14. One Summer Dream - ELO (Face the Music) - 9/10 So sad. But not sad in a boring Peter Hammill like way. This one becomes hypnotic. This song has gotten me through many hard times in the past 15. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones (Beggeds Banquet) - 3/10 One of the most overplayed tracks of all time. 16. Mystic Rhythms - Rush (Power Windows) - 7.75/10 Pretty overlooked track. The guitar riff is really nice, and the backwards guitar solo adds a lot of creativity 17. The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles (Let it Be) - 8/10 Symphonic and beautiful. Actually, one that I have been listening to quite often these days. The harmonies are so pretty 18. Anne of Cleves - Rick Wakemen (Six Wives of Henry VIII) - 8/10 The crazy keyboard is so intense, and the suspicious meoldies. Why did Henry VIII execute her? 19. Po-Jamma People - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All) - 8.25/10 Probably the most quintessential Zappa tracks because it has a lot of weird humour and a great guitar solo. "Hoy, Hoy, Hoy!" 20. The Great Deceiver - King Crimson (Starless and Bible Black) - 7.5/10 Great riff, but the best part about the song is how it's about cigarettes, ice cream, and figurines of the Virgin Mary ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Bucklebutt
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 18:44
Fun way to pass some time at work  might post some more later...
Pink Floyd - Waiting for the Worms: Not a big fan of The Wall in general. This is more of a theatrical track with not much going on musically, but I don’t hate it. 5/10
Satana - Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation: Great album opener/mood setter, but on its own it doesn’t really stand out. I mean half of the song is crickets chirping. Makes me want to listen to the rest of the album or at least Waves Within… 7/10
Steely Dan – Only a Fool Would Say That: I love me some Steely Dan. Actually went and saw them live last week and holy sh*t, they still got it. Not my favorite Steely Dan track, but it’s hard to hate this! 8/10
Mile Davis – If I Could Write a Book: Great little toe-tapper. Straight forward jazz tune, nothing groundbreaking. 7/10
Jethro Tull – Beltane: Not a track I’d ever go out of my way to listen to, but it’s a solid straightforward Tull tune from a solid album. 7/10
Paul Simon – American Tune (Unfinished Demo): Raw version, just Paul and an acoustic guitar. Makes me realize how much a little strings and drumming adds to the original. 6/10 for this version.
Leprous – Moon: Much like I think about the entire Congregation album, it’s a bit long and one note. Alright little jam at the end, but just contains one chorus too many for me. 6/10
Miles Davis – Ahu-Lue-Cha: See ‘If I Could Write a Book’ above. 7/10
Caravan – Winter Wine: Classic, love it. 10/10
Ayreon – Teachers of Discovery: Track literally starts off in the middle of a cut off scream. Why was this album cut up into such little pieces? Horrible album for shuffle… 3/10 in context. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 22:14
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I'm a first-time player! FUN!! 1. “Brakhage” STEREOLAB Dots and Loops - Another perfect song from a nearly perfect album—one of my Top 10 all-time albums. (10/10) 2. “Souvenirs” VAURA Selenelion - One of my favorite songs from a Top 25 album of 2014. Another amazing project to which Toby Driver contributed. (10/10) 3. “Paper Wings” BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST Everyone Is Everybody Else A great song from an under appreciated early prog contributor. (10/10) 4. “Super 61” LE BOX Le Horla - The quirky little pop song at the end of an amazing album. (8/10) 5. “Dreadful Angel” TO-MERA Transendental - Great dynamics and sound production from a grossly underrated and neglected band and album. Love the acoustic mid-section. (9/10) 6. “Violence of the Red Sea” EARTHLESS From the Ages - An awesome old school psych rock epic from 2010. (10/10) 7. “The Longest Summer” PAT METHENY Secret Story - One of the great songs form an album masterpiece. (10/10) 8. “Pur” COCTEAU TWINS Four-Calendar Café - One of the best songs from the last Cocteau Twins masterpiece album in 1994. (10/10) 9. “We Watched Them Lose Our Minds” GIFTS FROM ENOLA Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind - A great song from one of my favorite American Post Rock bands. (9/10) 10. “One Eight” DEEEXPUS Half Way Home - A pretty good song from a good album. (9/10) 11. “Dead City” DISCIPLNE To Shatter All Accord - A solid song from a great album. (9/10) 12. “Lunar Oceans” ATARAXIA Llyr - An okay bonus track from a gorgeous album. (8/10) 13. “L’amico suicida” BIGLIETTO PER L’INFERNO Biglietto per l’Inferno - A great, dynamic and emotional prog epic from one of my favorite “classic” RPI albums. (10/10) 14. “How Can I Make You Remember Me?” HAMMOCK Chasing After Shadows… - A nice song that never really goes anywhere but comes from a great album. (8/10) 15. “Foetus” POTEMKINE Foetus - An awesome mixed tempo jazzy piece from one of the hidden gems of the 1970s. (10/10)1 16. “Silhouette, Parts i.-xii.” EDISON’S CHILDREN The Final Breath Before November - At a length of 67 minutes, this manages to be one of the greatest prog epics I’ve ever heard. Absolute ear candy and prog heaven. (10/10) 17. “Library Song” THIEVES’ KITCHEN The Clockwork Universe - One of the two weak songs on an otherwise great album. (8/10) 18. “Underpass” DEAN WATSON Imposing Elements - A good song of modern self-produced jazz fusion from a great album. (8/10) 19. “The Duel of The Jester and The Tyrant (Parts I & II)” - One of the highlights of this seminal album of electric jazz fusion. (10/10) 20. “Aetherfolds” ROBERT RICH Filaments - Gorgeous atmospherics from a great album of electronica. (9/10) ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: July 12 2016 at 00:53
He didn't. She was the one who he decided he didn't fancy when he met her, having only seen a painting beforehand. So he had the marriage annulled.
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Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: July 12 2016 at 21:21
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: July 16 2016 at 19:14
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I think I'm getting addicted to doing these! 1. Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd (Animals) - 8.5/10 Great song, remember first hearing it and thinking it was the weirdest song ever! Love how he harmonica solo makes it feel like a psychedelic farm 2. Girl - The Beatles (Rubber Soul) - 7/10 Has some nice harmonies 3. Many Too Many - Genesis (...And Then There Were Three) - 8/10 The guitar riffs are very emotional, really good for a Phil Collins era Genesis song 4. Marooned - Pink Floyd (The Division Bell) - 7/10 Probably one of the best songs from this album 5. Swamp - Talking Heads (Speaking in Tounges) - 7.25/10 Cool track, the live version is really awesome too 6. Can't Get It Out Of My Head - ELO (Eldorado) - 7.5/10 Such a sweet love song. The string section is super powerful 7. A Hard Days Night - The Beatles (1) - 6.5/10 Seems like not too interesting but the guitar solo is pretty good 8. Hello Goodbye - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 7/10 Such a fun, happy song, and the vocals are just outstanding! 9. Pure and Easy - The Who (Who's Next Bonus Tracks) - 5.75/10 It's alright. Kind of hoping something better will come on 10. Jungle - ELO (Out Of The Blue) - 7/10 Funny and weird, the strings make it a bit more interesting 11. Inca Roads - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All) - 9.5/10 Amazing! The guitar solo build up to the amazing harmonies is so cool and then I love the singing at the end when it randomly chants out "Guacamole Queen Guacamole Queen Guacamole Queen" 12. Time - Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the Moon) - 9/10 Always been a masterpiece in progressive music 13. Down By The Seaside - Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti) - 6.5/10 Great message but just not a perfect song 14. Another Night - Camel (Moonmadness) - 7/10 Intense one, heard some better Camel songs but this is a pretty good one 15. Station to Station - David Bowie (Station to Station) - 9/10 Perfection. I always imagine The Thin White Duke stepping off of a train at the beginning. Then it gets too it's funk section and you feel so joyful 16. Giant - Gentle Giant (Gentle Giant) - 6.75/10 I don't know how to describe this song. It's simple but complex at the same time. It's just sort of a "cute" prog song in a way 17. Siberian Khatru - Yes (Close to the Edge) - 9.75/10 If anyone asks me what prog rock is, I usually just show them this song because it's so quintessential 18. The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young (Harvest) - 4/10 A little hard to follow the Yes song, and just sort of depressing 19. Don't Worry About the Government - Talking Heads (Talking Heads:77) - 7.5/10 Such humorous lyrics and great melodies. One of my first favorite songs when I was little too 20. Beltane - Jethro Tull (Songs from the Wood Bonus Track) - 6.75/10 So awesome when you first hear it, but then gets a little boring. However it's gotten a little new fresh for me now! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: July 29 2016 at 08:40
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Small Bump! 1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel (The Stranger) - 8/10 Probably one of my favorite Billy Joel songs for it's somewhat Latin Tropical feel while remaining a New York song 2. Bell Boy - The Who (Quadrophenia) - 8/10 Good memories, love Keith Moon's speaking on it! 3. Cooks Country - The Who (It's Hard) - 6.75/10 Used to love this but looking back there isn't too much to it 4. Cheap Day Return - Jethro Tull (Aqualung) - 7/10 Nice short ballad 5. Don't Stop (Color On the Walls) - Foster the People (Tourches) - 8/10 Yes, this is a pop song that is sort of new, but it's cool and indie rock. I think a lot of these young indie rock bands are slightly prog influenced 6. Lady - Supertramp (Crisis? What Crisis?) - 8.25/10 Fun, upbeat love song! A good example of an underrated Supertramp song 7. The Runaway - Gentle Giant (In a Glass House) - 9/10 Mind blowing opener, epic guitar riff, and stupendous xylophone solo! 8. It's No Game - David Bowie (Scary Monsters) - 8.75/10 What could be better than Bowie singing like he's paranoid while a Japanese woman speaks in the background? 9. A Cry For Everyone - Gentle Giant (Octopus) - 7.75/10 Beautiful song, a lot happening in this one. A good example of a hard rocking Giant track 10. Wreck - Gentle Giant (Acquiring the Taste) - 8/10 More Gentle Giant? Why not? Strangely sea chantish, and I love the symphonic interludes 11. Valedictory - Gentle Giant (The Power and the Glory) - 7/10 ANOTHER ONE? How many more? Pretty good reprise of Proclamation but we need to stop all the Gentle Giant soon 12. Uncertain Smile - The The (Soul Mining) - 7.5/10 Makes me feel nostalgic, one of the first song I purchased back in the 6th grade (and one of the only good ones!) 13. Move On - David Bowie (Lodger) - 8.5/10 Such an amazing song, very dreamy and I love the African like melodies 14. Oh No - Frank Zappa (Weasles Ripped My Flesh) - 8/10 Hilarious, I always picture a drunk rich pompous man singing this 15. Big Brother - David Bowie (Diamond Dogs) - 7/10 Intense track, but it needs to be with Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family to be perfect 16. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - The Doors (Best of) - 6.5/10 Pretty good, but not my favorite 17. Lovely to See You - The Moody Blues (On the Threshold of a Dream) - 7.5 Never was a big fan if this album, but this song is starting to grow on me! 18. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (Hot Rocks) - 6/10 *Yawn* 19. Fat Old Sun - Pink Floyd (Atom Heart Mother) - 8.5/10 The guitar solo at the end makes me tear up 20. Infinite Space - ELP (Tarkus) - 7/10 Pretty cool Keith Emerson song, a nice riff at the start ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 20:39
I had too much time on my hands today. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 02:29
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There's currently 65 days and 9 hours + of music on my iTunes. A truly strange selection but still with very high personal ratings. Yes, I like my music collection very much: 1. Pauls Dambis: Jūras Dziesmas (Sea Songs): I. Pūti, Pūti, Vēja Māte 10/10 - Long title for a 2 minute + deliciously and sublimely floating choir piece. "Typically" stunning for a modern Balkan (Latvian) composer. 2. Wire: The 15th 10/10 - Lovely tune full of emotion and an almost naive charm. No one quite sings like this anymore. Good example of how these late 70's early 80's post punks were more musically interesting than they are given credit for (among proggers). In short: perfect pop. 3. Franco Micalizzi Sospetto (Titolo Di Testa) 10/10 - Drop dead gorgeous theme song from what is seems to be a spaghetti western. A perfect melody featuring wordless vocals, cembalo, horns and more. 4. Bermuda Jam - Good Trip Lollipop 8/10 - Late 60's occult weirdo psychedelia with a backwards feel. Scary fun, evil laughs, nursery rhymes and organ washes. Freaky! 5. Sepultura - Murder 8/10 - Early thrash/death-metal is always welcome. Although not as wonderfully gloomy as Beneath The Remains, I consider Arise to be Sepulturas last genuine classic album. Murder is perhaps no standout but great, effective metal with enough stuff going on to keep things entertaining throughout. 6. Yello - Blue Green 9/10 - Oh I love early Yello. And here we have some sort of grand electronic space blues anthem that no one else could get away with. 7. Damnation of Adam Blessing - Le Voyage 7/10 - Great overlooked early psych rock. This is from the self titled debut in 1969. Nice driving tune with brilliant vocals but you got to hear their early heavy "metal" bangers "Driver" or "Cookbook". They deliver the riffs. 8. Mel Henke - The Lively Ones 7/10 - Silly little misogynistic jazz "poetry" (well, its spoken) short that grooves well in an 1962-lounge or Vegas style. Eventually the ladies backing Mel takes over and steals the show. 9. The Cure - Close to me 10/10 - More perfect pop. Do I really need to explain this? I'm quite certain its the #7 version because of the catchy little trumpet solo at the end. 10. Anthrax - Deathdrider 8/10 - Not the biggest fan of Anthrax and this speedy gem from their debut featuring ace falsetto screamer Neil Turbin works better for me than most anything released after. Emo dude replacement Joey Belladonna is to blame. 11. Slayer - Live Undead 9/10 - What more thrash metal? I got atleast 20 times more jazz here why isn't that showing up at all? But South of Heaven sounds even more fantastic now than it did in my teens so I'm not complaining. 12. Antonio Vivaldi/Zefiro Ensemble - Concerto in Re maggiore per oboe, archi e basso continuo - I. Allegro 7/10 - Vivaldi can be extremely thunderingly violent you know. The power metaller of the Baroque era - but this is just nice and pleasant. The oboe has this quacking-quality that I enjoy. 13. John Williams - The Long Goodbye (Trumpet Version) 8/10 - More soundtrack music. Faux mexican mariachi easy listening. Kind of kitschy I guess but tastefully done with a memorable, melancholic melody. 14. Ennio Morricone - La Resa Conti 10/10 - Best yet! How to build tension and drama in three minutes lesson 101. All you need is a glockenspiel, strings, a twangy guitar, trumpet, a church organ, a choir, castanets, a kettledrum and your good to go. From "For A Few Dollars More". 15. Red Nichols & His World Famous Pennies - Bug-A-Boo 8/10 - From: Halloween Stomp, a collection of cozy scary tunes ripped from 78RPM's. Likable grooves and good fun. Moa-ha-ha! 16. Yma Sumac - Jivaro 10/10 - Yma at her most brutal. Dark hypnotizing voodoo spells being cast in your general direction with pounding percussion and out of this world vocals. Plus a bass heavy male choir to match. 17. Umberto - Night Stalking 9/10 - Umberto doing his best Fabio Frizzi/Goblin-impression and arguably outdoes them both! "Can he really be that good?" - you ask. Well, check out Prophecy of the Black Widow (or From the Grave) on bandcamp to find out. 18. Fairuz - El Yom 'Ulliqa 'Ala Khashaba 8/10 - This Lebanese chanteuse almost makes me want to get up and dance most of the time. Almost. This is from some religious mass (she's christian) I think, and a-capella but her voice alone carries more than enough beauty, emotion, space and atmosphere. She's been making beautiful music for 50 years or so by now and this one is no exception. 19. Don Gere - Werewolves on Wheels (end theme) 9/10 - Another OST. Goofy satanism with Amon Düül II-like dark and heavy psych jamming. A devilishly thrilling bluesy riff keeps the tune wandering... towards the gates of hell. 20. Ennio Morricone - Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura, Pt. 6. 8/10 Again!? Sratching, crawling, ploinky abstract soundscapes by Ennio and his Gruppo d'Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. Which is probably why it sounds just as much like Egisto Macchi. |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 12:57
What's emo about Joey Belladonna?
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 13:16
Not as in emo the genre. His traditionally based heavy metal kind of emotional - occasionally "beautiful" vocal delivery don't go well with the aggression and speed of Thrash Metal (imo). I prefer more aggressive, spitting or snarling vocals - either that or over the top falsettos (also gangshouts, screams, barks, growls, grunts etc). |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 14:39
Now I'm very worried about what happens if you come across a 2/10 or even 1/10 song. |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 16:50
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Round II: "Losing My Edge" - LCD Soundsystem (12" Single, 2002/LCD Soundsystem, 2005) But I was there! I was there in 1968, there at the first Can show in Cologne. (10/10) "ULT" - Denzel Curry (Imperial, 2016) Explosive opening cut from a fiery debut mixtape. (10/10) "At Your Best (You Are Love)" - Frank Ocean (Endless, 2016) Beautiful cover of a soul classic, featuring contributions by James Blake and Jonny Greenwood. (10/10) "Runway D" - Death Grips (Fashion Week, 2015) Comes from an instrumental only album that mystified the noided back when they were wailing and gnashing their teeth for Jenny Death. It's alright. (6/10) "0.001% ???" - Kaytranada (0.001%, 2016) Surprise, instrumental focused mixtape coming off his Polaris Prize win for 99.9%. (8/10) "FACT mix 568" - Mike Patton (2016) Mr. Bungle frontman does a crazed mix featuring soul, worldbeat, Nick Cave, and "America, F**k Yeah". (9/10) "veil scans" - Tim Hecker (2016 Adult Swim Singles Program) Hecker's contribution to this year's series is a beautiful little drone piece that outdoes his full length from earlier in the year. (8/10) "Dirt" - Bones (Scumbag, 2012) His breakout track, after it was sampled by a bigger musician. (10/10) "Viholliseni Maala (In The Land of My Enemy)" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Revolution Number Zero, 2013) Catchy cut from a catchy limited edition EP. (10/10) "The Capsule's Pride (Bikes)" - Bwana (Capsule's Pride, 2016) Promising electronic artist breaks out by remixing the AKIRA soundtrack to amazing effect. (10/10) "Blessings" - Chance The Rapper (Coloring Book, 2016) Smooth, spiritual minded track with gospel elements. (9/10) "FACT Mix 554" - The Body (2016) Experimental metal duo surprises by putting together a mix of classic blues recordings. (100/10) "feed1" - Autechre (elseq 1-5, 2016) Leadoff track for a four hour monolith of rough, raw, noisy IDM. Threw BBC DJs and listeners for a loop. (10/10) "Sunny Duet" - Noname (Telefone, 2016) One of this debut mixtape's many cool, calm, sunny cuts. Refreshing. (10/10) "Blood" - Algiers (Algiers, 2015) Key track on a fierce, soul and gospel infused, sociopolitical minded debut. (10/10) "Period Piece" -Jenny Hval (2016 Adult Swim Singles Program/Blood B*tch, 2016) Dark, yet ethereal, yet gothic, yet peaceful. Perfection. (10/10) "We Are The Music Makers" - Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works '85-'92, 1992) RIP Gene Wilder. (9/10) -------------
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Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 21:33
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Not in this lifetime, its too short ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 26 2016 at 01:08
1. The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra - The Sheik Of Araby 8/10 - Shuffle has seemingly decided to go full weirdo (or is it me?). Bonus prog-related fun fact: Julverne covered this 1921-ditty on Emballade (Le Sheik) 2. Eartha Kitt - Mink Shmink 9/10 - money schmoney... what better than to follow up Le Sheik than a tounge in cheek sensual song by "the most exciting woman on earth" - according to Orson Welles? 3. Ahmad Jamal - Squeeze Me 7/10 Finally! Jazz! And just about the coziest "friends or family over for dinner" kind of tafel-jazz I can think of. -Play like Jamal... Miles Davis used to tell his pianists. As Ahmed pioneered a use of space and coloring of harmonies rather unique in the late 50's. 4. Frantz Casséus and Lolita Cuevas - Little Bird 7/10 - An Hawaiian folksong recorded in 1953 and sung beautifully in creole. I don't have a heart of stone so I like it very much. 5. House Guests - My Mind is Set Free 4/10 - Slightly annoying soul/funk that lacks soul. But it has a great beat and bassline - which must be why I've decided to keep it. Until today that is. 6. Bennie Maupin - Excursion 8/10 - Within the album context it's surely a 10/10 but not right now. The most out there and abstract tune on Bennies Mwandishi-styled debut and Saperlipopette!-favorite: The Jewel in the Lotus. 7. Marcello Giombino - Procession In Lhasa (Tibet) - 9/10 I'm sure you've all heard this Library-album: Mondial Folk Synthesizer III countless times already but in case you haven't, this sounds exactly like a golden oldie by The Residents. And I can never get enough of that. 8. Ennio Morricone - Faccia a Faccia (titoli) 7/10 - With a touch of genius as always but a little too overblown and epic for listening at home. Like watching Lawrence of Arabia on your iPhone. 9. Ennio Morricone - Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto 10/10 - Out of 22 906 songs!! What are the odds? I have quite a lot of Morricone though. And this is soundtrack music done so magnificently it can be used to describe practically any motion you like. Or unlike 99% of scores composed over the last 30 years or so, you can just listen and enjoy the music. 10. Capelli Dritti - I Recidivi 1/10 Absolutely atrocious chipmunks-rock from an 7" Collection of italian New Wave that I haven't had time to listen all the way through yet. Go away! 11. Gérard Manset - Long Long Chemin 6/10 - An ok+ song sung in french. I quite like the moody mood throughout but Gérard has plenty more memorable stuff in his discography. 12. Eric Framond (aka Camille Sauvage) - Anticpation 6/10 - Competent french Library-jazz with slightly hysterical, wordless mezzo-soprano vocals on top. Not in that mood today it seems - or about 358 days of the year. But for that remaining week no other music will do. 13. Arthur Blythe - Down San Diego Way 6.5/10 This album opener: a cheery and joyful jazz-fiesta with a carnival feel that truly works along with the rest of "Lenox Avenue Breakdown" - but not as much on its own. 14. Fred Astaire - Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat) 8/10 - What can I say: I was born an old and grumpy man AND THIS IS REAL MUSIC! Anyway I always thought you could hear just by listening to their voices that while Frank Sinatra must have been an a****le Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby were both nice and warmhearted men. 15. Pharoah Sanders - Colors 6/10 - The five and a half minutes after The Creator Has A Master Plan that ends Karma. Completely overshadowed by that beautiful monster epic and deservedly so. Nice to get some more of Leon Thomas but I've never really payed much attention to it - its just there. 16. Miles Davis - Yaphet 10/10 - Thank you shuffle! Recorded in late 1969 but not released until Big Fun was reissued as a double CD 30 years later. Containing enough bonus tracks for a whole album with Yaphet being aong them. One of Miles few takes on "world jazz" featuring tamboura, sitar, tabla, berimbau... its a real trip. Or Bitches Brew on a trip to India. 17. Arachnoid - Le Chamaderè 8/10 - The 37th random choice from the shuffle-selection brings us to the first full blooded slice of progressive rock. It doesn't really get going until the voice of a child interrupts the vocalist four minutes or so into this 14 minute long medium-sized epic. But from there on its a tour the force of gloomy horror-prog the way only late 70's french ensembles heavily inspired by 1973-74 King Crimson-era can do it. 18. Enrico Rava - Closer 9/10 - Infectious european freejazz from the italian HORO records legendary "Jazz Confronto"-series. European, but the american guy on double bass: Calvin Hill almost steals the show. Free but not without groove. Which is the way I like it. 19. Bolt Thrower - The Killchain 8/10 - Poor, poor all you progfellas that are unable to enjoy a perfect death metal growl. With riffs other bands would sell their mother, left testicle or soul for, this is still merely another fine album track for Bolt Thrower. 20. Art Zoyd - Génération Sans Futur 10/10 - This almost makes me cry. I can die a happy man now. Last shuffle I'll do here and I get the ultimate RIO-track by the ultimate RIO-band from their ultimate RIO-album. A perfect symbyosis of beauty and aggression, its jazz, its Bartok and it rocks (if you're a rocker at heart you'll disagree + hate it)! |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 12:49
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Hey, great that people have revived this thread again. I was going to post another for the Fall, but might as well just keep this one going. I'm itching to get another random list in myself, probably soon. ------------- Z |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 12:55
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really cool stuff guys.. keep 'em coming. Sorry to say I don't have an ipod.. even a goddamned smart phone to participate. All my music is in my head and don't need portable music devices I guess... something is always playing in my head. that said... looks like a lot of fun and enjoyed reading the posts.  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 06:37
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Here we go! 1. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles (Revolver) - 7/10 Still good after all these years 2. Here is the News - Electric Light Orchestra (Time) - 8/10 Such a cool song! Love all the newscasts spoken in the background 3. Power to the People - John Lennon (The Best of John Lennon) - 6.5/10 Very nice song with a good message, but not an all time favorite 4. My Eyes Have Seen You - The Doors (Strange Days) - 7.5/10 A weird one, I find it creepy in a good way 5. The Overload - Talking Heads (Remain in Light) - 4/10 One of the only Talking Heads songs I never really liked. Just i slow and brings you down after such an awesome album 6. Sexy Sadie - The Beatles (White Album) - 7.25/10 Just the fact that this is about the Mahavishu Yogi makes me crack up every time! 7. Glass Arm Shattering - Porcupine Tree (Deadwing) - 9/10 Gorgeous conclusion. I almost cry when the sha-la-la-las come on 8. Flying - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 5/10 Feel bad for this one following the PT track 9. Dream On - Areosmith (Best of) - 8/10 Sure it's a little overplayed, but it's still awesome! 10. I'm Looking Through You - The Beatles (Rubber Soul) - 7/10 Yet another Beatles song! This was a favorite of mine when I was younger 11. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - R.E.M (Automatic For the People) - 8/10 I don't know what it is about this one, but O really like it! 12. Penny Lane - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 7.75/10 How many more Beatles songs? This is a very nice one 13. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) - Procol Harum (Shine on Brightly) - 7.25/10 A nice little march like ballad 14. Behind the Lines - Genesis (Duke) - 6.5/10 Good song but best when the whole Duke Medley is played together 15. Let's Make the Water Turn Black - Frank Zappa (WOITFTM) - 7.5/10 Very funny and random song to have on shuffle 16. Time For a Change - Split Enz (Mental Notes) - 8/10 The ending is amazing! 17. Survival - Yes (Yes) - 7/10 I like when it calms down and Jon Anderson sings 18. Up to Me (Jethro Tull) - 8/10 A fun Tull song, the flute medleys are great as usual 19. Miracles Out of Nowhere - Kansas (Leftoverture) - 8.25/10 Really amazing when the build up comes in. All the medleys build up on each other. And the ending is great too! 20. Pibroch (Cap in Hand) - Jethro Tull (Songs From the Wood) - 8/10 Forgot about this dark Tull song. Very heavy for an Ian Anderson song ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 07:00
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Not quite certain why I feel the need to comment on these, but
a perfect 10 from me. Silliest lyrics ever but written (infact so silly it borders on genius) but an extremely infectious synth-pop tune. Should had been no. 1 in the charts (and released as a single)
I'll side with your friend (who was a girl) 2/10 Baroque 'n Roll is a generally a horrid concept (although Beethoven is Romantic era)
In almost full agreement here: 10/10 again Time is better than the Beatles - almost ABBA-level pop-perfection.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 13:22
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1) Anyone's Daughter - Adonis III (Requested Document Live Vol. 1) 9.5/10 Great very dynamic melodic prog; the live version is wilder and less civilised as live versions should be, phantastic guitar 2) Tarwater - Euroslut (116 1210) 6/10 Slow, haunting and atmospheric, somewhat monotonous and too long for its substance 3) The Swell Season - The Auld Triangle; live version (Strict Joy) 4/10 Great at the end of a live show enjoyed with somebody special, not so convincing at home in the shuffle 4) Men at Work - Catch a Star (Business as Usual) 9/10 Very relaxed charming song with reggae elements; the band started with a handfull of great songs like this which made me hope for more than what we eventually got from them 5) Holger Czukay and U-She - Transmigration (Time and Tide) 7.5/10 Good enjoyable though not very memorable sound alchemy with U-She's voice working well here 6) Fred Frith - Troja Suite: The Wedding, Catwalk Remix (Ear to Ear 3) 7/10 More sound experimentation based on a more memorable repetitive motif but with less variety than Czukay & U-She 7) Solarference - Prickle Holly Bush (Jeckyll and Hyde Soundtrack Live) 7.5/10 Nice folk song with strong vocal duet and the duo's trademark weird electronic accompaniment 8) Doctor Nerve - Out to Bomb Fresh Kings (Every Screaming Ear) 5/10 Glorious noisy jazz punk, very short and I'm not in the right mood today 9) Zero 7 - Polaris (Simple Things) 8/10 Relaxed trip hop works better for me today; probably Zero 7's best 10) Helge Schneider - Wundervolle Welt (Guten Tach!) 8/10 German comedy cover of "What a wonderful world"; probably only Germans find this funny, but I definitely do 11) Serge Blenner - L'ile de joie (Equateur) 7.5/10 Accessible but intelligent melodic electronic music 12) Novalis - Kein Frieden (Neumond) 8/10 Not proggy but a very well done anti military rock song from the eighties 13) Geisterfahrer - Frisch an der Angel (1979-89) 6.5/10 Straight and dark leftfield German post punk band; good song but mix, sound and voice could be better 14) No Doubt - Different People (Tragic Kingdom) 6.5/10 Commercial rock with good sophisticated songwriting and very strong singer; this patchwork song has strong parts but is overall not my favourite of them 15) Swans - The Apostate (Seer) 9.5/10 One of these unstoppable volcano eruptions by Swans with quite some build up, wild and powerful 16) Wolfgang Schubert - The Traveller (Messin' With The Buttons) 6.5/10 "Drum and Bass" electronic music from Switzerland, good to hear but not all too exciting 17) Halma - Folden Fog (Broad Peak) 7.5/10 More Germans, they're ubiquitous in today's mix; very calm and soothing instrumental post rock this time 18) Shudder to Think - Full Body Anchor (Pony Express Record) 7/10 Great sophisticated independent rock band with experimental elements with an atypical and short acoustic piece here 19) Miles Davis - Tutu (Tutu) 7.5/10 Certainly not his most loved work but this song has a certain sticky addictive quality and I don't mind 80s sound as much as many others; love the trumpet anyway 20) Bill Bruford's Earthworks - The Wooden Man Sings, and the Stone Woman Dances (Foot Loose and Fancy Free) 8/10 Instead of Miles now Bill goes fully jazzy and he and his band do it very well. There's more composition and twists and turns here than in much improvised jazz though, which I like |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: October 06 2016 at 06:33
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1. Somebody to Love - Queen (Best of) - 6.5/10 Oh no not again. Well still a pretty love song 2. Just Another Nervous Wreck - Supertramp (Breakfast in America) - 7.25/10 Love this album, underrated for prog but popular in pop 3. Heart of the Sunrise - Yes (Fragile) - 9.5/10 Outstanding prog masterpiece. Rick Wakeman is a genius here and the song never fails to bring goosebumps 4. Moonchild - King Crimson (In the Court of the Crimson King) - 7.5/10 First of all, I love the intro. The improvisations are kind hard to listen to at times and sticks out too much on the album, but they do a good job 5. A Song For Jeffery - Jethro Tull (This Was) - 8/10 The best Tull is early Tull! 6. Something Happened to Me Yesterday - The Rolling Stones (Between the Buttons) - 6/10 It depends in my mood. Sometimes I hate this, other times I can laugh along with it 7. Octopus's Garden - The Beatles (Abbey Road) - 5.5/10 Not today... 8. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 7/10 Always liked this one, like the lyrics 9. Fixing a Hole - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper) - 7.75/10 Pretty cool song, always makes me smile 10. Secret Messages - ELO (Best of) - 7/10 I like the progressive and the song isn't so bad. What do you think Saper? 11. A Passion Play (Part 2) - Jethro Tull (A Passion Play) - 9.25/10 "The Hare Has Lost His Specticles!" 12. Old Ghosts - Jethro Tull (Stormwatch) - 8.5/10 This song is so cool! It really embodies the prog in Tull 13. D.J - David Bowie (Lodger) - 8/10 Why doesn't anyone like Lodger? It's just as good as Low and Heroes! 14. Wild Honey Pie - The Beatles (White Album) - 6.75/10 I don't care how short it is, it's a fun song 15. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - Van Der Graaf Generator - 9.5/19 The Supper's Ready of the sea. The dark side of Close to the Edge. This was ahead of its time for sure 16. Slippery People - Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues) - 6.5/10 Love when the synths come in 17. First Week/Last Week...Carefree - Talking Heads (Talking Heads: 77) - 7.75/10 A great tropical atmosphere! 18. Journey From Mariabronn - Kansas (Kansas) - 8.75/10 This song is so crazy! It's awesome! I especially love the over the top ending! 19. The Witch's Promise - Jethro Tull (Benefit) - 9/10 You can never have too much Tull! 20. Firth of Fifth - Genesis (Selling Englad by the Pound) - 9.75/10 Second greatest song ever. Tony Banks beats both Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. This song has gotten me through so much... ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: October 07 2016 at 05:51
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I rarely play shuffle as I prefer listening to an album in its entirety, but this was fun.
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: October 16 2016 at 17:11
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1. Freewill - Rush (Permanent Waves) - 8/10 Killer track. Gotta love Geddy's yelling about civil rights 2. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? - Rolling Stones (Flowers) - 7.5/10 Love the wildness of this while it still remains vintage 3. John, I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) - 7.5/10 Classic 4. Love Me Do - The Beatles (1) - 7.25/10 Really more in the mood for prog right now but haven't heard this one in a long time 5. Hard Days Night - The Beatles (1) - 7.75 What did I just say about classic rock? 6. Something in the Way - Nirvana (Unplugged in New York) - 8.5/10 The cello is so awesome. This song is just so ominous but still gets to you 7. California Girls - The Beach Boys (Best of) - 7/10 At first I thought "Oh god no" but then getting into it, this is probably one of the few BB songs I can stand 8. Lucky Man - ELP (ELP) - 8/10 Very pretty song. I always think of the Simpsons episode where Homer sings along with the moog synthesizer 9. A Christmas Camel - Procol Harum (Procol Harum) - 8.25/10 Now THIS is what I've been looking for. It's quite messed up and strange. I love the guitar solo! 10. Crew Slut - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 8.5/10 Really funny song. I always laugh at "Hey I'll buy you a pizza". An the ending is really good too! 11. All Together Now - The Beatles (Yellow Submarine) - 1/10 Please no. Anything but this Kindergarden hell. 12. Pilgrims - Van Der Graaf Generator (Still Life) - 7.75/10 Ah, that's better. Quite an overlooked one. Probably one of few VDGG songs with uplifting lyrics 13. Sharleena - Frank Zappa (Chunga's Revenge) - 8/10 A relaxed love song. The vocals are pretty cool 14. The Knife - Genesis (Trespass) - 8.75/10 Outstanding. A good one on the dark side of prog rock 15. Look Back in Anger - David Bowie (Lodger) - 8.5/10 I like how intense it is, but it's still not too hard to listen to 16. Open Your Eyes - Peter Hammill (Nadir's Big Chance) - 8.25/10 Some good punk to brighten the day 17. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel (The Stranger) - 8.75/10 Makes me wonder why I hate love 18. Air Born - Camel (Moonmadness) - 8/10 The middle section is very nice, and the song is pretty. But probably best to listen to in the winter 19. Blackstar - David Bowie (Blackstar) - 9.75/10 R.I.P 20. Citadel - The Rolling Stones (Their Satanic Majesties Request) - 9/10 Best played at high volume ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 16 2016 at 17:35
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1. Crew Slut - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 8/10 2. Sharleena - Frank Zappa (Chunga's Revenge) - 8/10 3. Fifty/Fifty - Frank Zappa (Over-Nite Sensatio) - 8/10 4. Mr Green Genes- Frank Zappa (Uncle Meat) - 10/10 5. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa (Hot Rats) - 10/10 6. Joes Garage - Frank Zappa (Joes Garage) - 8/10 7. Camarillo Brillo - Frank Zappa (Over-Nite Sensation) - 10/10 8. San Ber'dino - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits all) - 8/10 9. Stuff up the Cracks - Frank Zappa (Crusin' with Rubin) - 8/10 10. Brown Shoes don't Make it - Frank Zappa (Absolutely Free) - 10/10 11. The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet - Frank Zappa (Freak Out) - 10/10 12. Trouble Every Day - Frank Zappa (Freak Out) - 10/10 13. Wowie Zowie - Frank Zappa (Freak Out) - 10/10 14. Love of my Life - Frank Zappa (Freak Out) - 10/10 15. Duke of Prunes - Frank Zappa (Absolutely Free) - 10/10 16. Ship Arriving to Late to Save a Drowning Witch - Frank Zappa (Ship Arriving to Late to Save a Drowning Witch) - 10/10 17. 20 Small Cigars - Frank Zappa (Chunga's Revenge) - 8/10 18. Montana - Frank Zappa (Over-Nite Sensation) - 8/10 19. Lumpy Gravy Part 1 - Frank Zappa (Lumpy Gravy) - 10/10 20. The Idiot b*****d Son - Frank Zappa (We're Only in It for the Money) - 10/10
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 16 2016 at 17:51
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hey cool.. I can play now... hitting random shuffle... going with first 20 1. Bluebird - Buffalo Springfield.... awesome man banjo RULES!!!! 10/10 2. Jackson-Kent Blues - Steve Miller.... lots of memories wrapped up in this one... top 5 early Miller fav 9.5/10 3. Happy Together - Turtles Flo and Eddie rule... one of my favorite sing along songs... 10/10 4. Long Hangover (extended version) - Diana Ross... 12/10... want to get a room full of middle aged tough guys dancing and getting funky.. put this on your portable music player. 5. Wango Tango - THE NUGE!!! want to get a room full of middle aged tough guys playing air guitar.. put this on.. 11/10 6. Hopelessly Devoted to You - ONJ want to get a room full of middle aged tough guys crying over past loves and giving sympathetic man hugs. .put this on... 10/10 7. Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis... a old favorite Motown classic of me.. and another alltime favorite sing along song... 10/10 8. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha... nuff said.. 13/10 9. Open My Eyes - The Nazz god almighty what a killer riff... 8.5/10 10. Sounds of Philadelphia - TSOP.. .see Long Hangover.. 15/10. 11. Heart and Soul - Huey Lewis and the News... loses a point for not having the video that woman.. god Almighty... one of my 8'0s favs... WOOOA!!! 9/10 12. Got to Move (live) - Fleetwood Mac.. the ultimate stuck at work but would rather be at the bar song.. 11/10 13. Stop Stop Stop - Hollies... banjo banjo banjo... 14/10 14. Chest Fever - The Band.. organ organ organ... 14/10 15. With One More Look at You/Are you watching me now - Streisand... nuff said.. 15/10 16. Hard Days Night - Ramsey Lewis Trio... one of the most popular songs with my work crew.. if you ain't groovin and feeling it.. you ain't alive man... 12/10 17. Season of the Witch - Donovan... organ bass organ bass organ bass.. oohhhhhh... 14/10 18. Deja Vu -CSN&Y always loved this one.. very melancholy for me 11/10 19. I Just Wanna Make Love to You - FOGHAT! - talk about some memories.. used to be the song I played when I closed the bar and hit this one up to announce last call... 13/10 20. High/Aflame - Knifeworld.. ... the guys LOVED this one... 15/10 ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 16 2016 at 19:07
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Emmett Elvin - X-Corpus - dark instrumental - 7/10 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well 2 - lovely guitar work, prefer part 1 - 6/10 Dave Brubeck - Pick Up Sticks - trad jazz, beautiful stuff from everyones first jazz album - 8/10 AC/DC - Anything Goes - pretty standard stuff off Black Ice - 5/10 Yugen - Le Rovine Circolari - dark angular avant instrumental, love it - 8/10 Anthony Newley - Why? - indeed, why the hell is this on my itunes? (wifey stuff) - 2/10 Bent Knee - Counselor - serious ass kicking - 9/10 Henry Cow - RIO 1 - very odd live improv - 7/10 Stig - Ao Xi - new age instrumental - 6/10 Cassiber - It's Never Quiet - edgy dark & industrial noise rock - 6/10 Barnacled - Simalacrum - dark avant instrumental bassoon & accordion led - 7/20 Cheer-Accident - The Reenactment - wonky pop, sweet - 9/10 Leonard Cohen - Joan Of Arc - music to slit your wrists by - 9/10 Guapo - II - crushingly dark & heavy instrumental zeuhlish avant rock - 9/10 Pixel - Be Mine - sweet modern Norwegian jazz with lovely vocals, top notch - 9/10 Foo Fighters - Breakout - more face of alt rock - 5/10 Cosa Brava - R D Burman - modern edgy avant rock with Middle Eastern flavor - 7/10 Rolling Stones - Play With Fire - man I love this era of the Stones, a classic - 9/10 Tim Hecker - In The Fog III - electronic ambient noise - 8/10 Koenjihyakkei - Nivraym - Japanese full tilt bonkers zeuhl - 9/10 ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: October 17 2016 at 15:47
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1. The Light Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (The Lamb) - 7.5/10 Good, but works best as a part of the whole album 2. It's Hard - The Who (It's Hard) - 7.25/10 Kind of repetitive, but fun 3. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel - Talking Heads (More Songs About Buildings and Food) - 8/10 I have no idea what its about but I love it 4. Formeldahyde - Phideaux (Doomsday Afternoon) - 9/10 A gem in modern prog rock. The ending helps me memerize the formula for formeldahyde too. Valarie Gracious has a such a beautiful voice. 5. Misfits - Neil Young (Old Ways) - 9/10 A very underrated Neil Young song. Reminds me of my family road trips as a child. 6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (A Night at the Opera) - 8.75/10 Yes it's one of the most overplayed songs ever, but you have to admit it's a prog masterpiece 7. Fame - David Bowie (Young Americans) - 8/10 What a strange hit! 8. I'm So Cute - Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouti) - 8.25/10 It's never a bad time for Zappa 9. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 7/10 Okay I guess. Funny lyrics. 10. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (Revolver) - 7.5/10 A good rock song 11. Pennyroyal Tea - Nirvana (Unplugged In New York) - 7/10 I love this album but this song always seemed a little boring. It's quite hard to understand his voice at moments 12. Love Will Find A Way - Yes (Big Generator) - 6.75/10 Never was a big fan of this pop song 13. Cans and Brahms - Yes (Fragile) - 8/10 Now this is a GOOD Yes song 14. The Acid Queen - The Who (Tommy) - 8/10 Love this song! Some very progressive chord changes and dark lyrics 15. Mood For a Day - Yes (Fragile) - 9/10 Steve Howe at his finest 16. The Fish - Yes (Fragile) - 9/10 Another song from Fragile? Well, Chris Squire was the greatest 17. All In a Mouse's Night - Genesis (Wind And Wuthering) - 8/10 For a while I hated this because of the childish lyrics. But it's grown on me. 18. The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution - Frank Zappa (Sleep Dirt) - 9.75 Hands down, greatest song he ever composed 19. A Day in the Life - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper) - 9.75/10 Mysterious and powerful. Really describes The Beatles well. 20. A Farewell to Kings - Rush (A Farewell to Kings) - 8.25/10 Outstanding track ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: October 24 2016 at 00:43
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Went with the songs on my Amazon Prime cloud, so there's a lot of music up there that was just added to eventually listen to and a lot of music that i haven't listened. Surprised that 1/3 of the songs were from artists in Prog Archives database (put an * at the end of those). 1. Lindsey Stirling “Crystalize” Lindsey Stirling 6/10 My
ex-girlfriend is a fan so I had a couple of Stirling’s albums on the cloud. 2. Russian Circles “Sciphol” Empros 7/10 Been getting into this instrumental post-rock band and most of their catalog is available for Prime members. * 3. Steve Vai “Mullach a’ tSi” The Story of Light 7/10 Nice quiet number. Prime has a good selection of Vai. * 4. Yes “Gates of Delirium” Relayer 10/10 Not a prime album. I had purchased the CD reissue a couple of years back and it came with a free digital download. * 5. Jaga Jazzist “Bananfluer Overalt” Live with Britten Sinfonia 8/10 Surprised me that it’s available for Prime members. That, and One Armed Bandit (minus a song or two). * 6. Portugal the Man “Break” n.a. This is a one-minute break between songs. It would work in context of the songs around it. But can't rate it. 7. Tom Petty “Love is a Long Road” Full Moon Fever 7/10 I
like Petty and this album was a huge for him. His first without the
Heartbreakers and Jeff Lynne co-writing. This is a nice rocking number from him
though one of the songs not co-written with Lynne but with Mike Campbell from
the Heartbreakers. 8. Jimmy Eat World “Lean” Damage 6/10 - Seems like catchy little pop/rock number. I hadn’t heard it before. Not sure why I added Jimmy Eat World to my cloud. 9. The Kinks “Ring the Bells” The Kink Kontroversy 7/10 Seems like this band gets underrated when discussing influential British Invasion bands. Nice quiet number. 10. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes “Superstar” Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah 7/10 - Cover of the Delaney & Bonnie song, best known by the Carpenters. All of Me First’s songs are punk covers of well known songs. Really good fun and a lot of their albums. This version rocks. It’s also from a live album that was performed and recorded at an actual bar mitzvah. 11. Weather Report “The Juggler” Heavy Weather 7/10 Decent track. Kind of drifts into the background. * 12. Banco de Gaia “Drunk as a Monk” Big Men Cry 9/10 This isn’t typical to what I listen to but I got the album a number of years ago and it remains a favorite. Another unexpected find on Prime which I added to my cloud. I guess this style is ambient dub? Really trancy with some world sounds/beats thrown in. 13. U2 “Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come” The Unforgettable Fire (deluxe) 5/10 This is the last track of the second disc of the deluxe edition. An 1:30 throwaway instrumental so not really fair to rate. Back in ’82, this guy in my Algebra 2 class was insisting that the two biggest bands in the next few will be Motley Crue and U2. If I could have invested in bands, I would’ve listened to that guy. 14. Blur “Pressure on Julian” Modern Life is Rubbish 6/10 Decent track. 15. Santana “Samba Pa Ti” Ultimate Santana 7/10 I can listen to his guitar all day. * 16. ZZ Top “Woke Up with Wood” Afterburner 6/10 They found a formula and stuck with it until their beards overtook their music in popularity. Despite being overrun with synth sounds of the mid 80’s, this was multiplatinum hit album and I liked this track. 17. By Bloody Valentine “Only Shallow” Loveless 10/10 Great opener to a classic in shoegazing. 18. Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg “Since You’ve Asked” Twin Sons of Different Mothers 6/10 Another left over from my ex-girlfriend. It’s a good album. Not on Prime. This song is melancholic with some nice flute from Weisberg. 19. Rush “Twilight Zone” 2112 5/10 This song just seems cheesy to me. “You have entered the twilight zone...” * 20. Funkadelic “A Joyful Process” America Eats Its Young 8/10 Instrumental funk is the best. Funkadelic was an awesome rock/funk band back in its day. Believe in the mothership. 21. Stevie Ray Vaughan “Change It” The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 9/10 Had to include number 21 since it rocks and that Portugal the Man song really shouldn't count. |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: October 26 2016 at 23:01
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1. Dark Ages - Jethro Tull (Stormwatch) - 9/10 Very intense. Stormwatch is an underrated album! 2. Sweet Dreams - Yes (Time and a Word) - 7.75/10 Love early Yes! This song has some great and uplifting melodies 3. The Black Angel's Death Song - The Velvet Underground (The VU and Nico) - 8/10 The fiddle is so cool in this. Has a very 18th Century feel to it 4. Rainbow Blues - Jethro Tull (War Child) - 7.5/10 Great song, especially that explosive intro 5. Breath (In the Air) - Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the Moon) - 8.5/10 Quite a relaxing song. 6. The Unknown Soldier - The Doors (Waiting for the Sun) - 7.75/10 Classic. The ending is so protest-ish. Really like the middle too. 7. Two of Us - Supertramp (Crisis? What Crisis?) - 7/10 Pretty nice love song to close a good album. 8. Harem Scarem - Focus (Hamburgur Concerto) - 8.75/10 Sure it's kind of an alternate take on Hocus Pocus, but the accordion section is so beautiful. I also find it more accessible. 9. The Punk and the Godfather - The Who (Quadrophenia) - 8/10 Great angry rocker about rock. Really deep lyrics as well. 10. Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise) - David Bowie (iSelect) - 9.5/10 This is a prog masterpiece. Who says prog can't be sexy? This makes prog rock sexual whist maintaining a medley of sections. Bowie was a genious. 11. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti) - 9/10 Fun to revisit this again. The brass always gets to me. How did they do it? 12. Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV) - 4/10 I'm sorry. Please don't kill me. 13. Another Brick in the Wall Part 3 - Pink Floyd (The Wall) - 6.5/10 Sounds like someone's having a bad day 14. The Sleepwalkers - Van Der Graaf Generator (Godbluff) - 9.5/10 Just at the first note I yelled "YES!!!" This song is mad! I love the humorous section too and the middle. 15. Lady Grinning Soul - David Bowie (Aladdin Sane) - 8/10 Ahh what a nice love song. The pianist is on point as well! 16. Girlfriend is Better - Talking Heads (Speaking in Tounges) - 6/10 It's an ok song. 17. Focus II - Focus (Moving Waves) - 8.25/10 Just so elegant... 18. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - 8.5/10 Rather dreamy. A good song to chill out to 19. In the Beginning - The Moody Blues (Best of) - 7.5/10 Actually, one of the only songs I like off Threshold 20. Keep it Greasy - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 8.75/10 I like when it gets really avent garde with the instrumentation after every verse. And the solo is supurb too! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: November 09 2016 at 18:18
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Perfect time to post my Fall list (helps me take my mind off the elections...) So I again shuffled close to 7000 tracks on my main computer, added two tracks from 1000 on my tablet, and used a 20-sided die to determine where in the list to place the tab-computer tracks (spots #15 & #17...HA--I knew I could find a good use for that 20-sider I've had hanging around! (since I no longer do role-playing games)). Lots of smooth female vocals popped out this time! 2. Labyrinth - Majestic (Labyrinth) 7.9/10. A 32 min. spacey epic; maybe a little too lengthy/overblown, but so what? In the right mood, it's quite a trip with its mix of excellent throbbing bass, acoustics, atmospherics, prog-timing/arrangement sensibility and decent female vocals. 3. Time And A Word - Yes (Time And a Word) 8.2/10. TAAW is, to me, one of Yes's classic, and very underrated, albums (or at least THE great pre-classic Yes album) and this is its perfect short-ballad final track. LOVE is the Word! 4. Lindisfarne - Iona & the All Souls Orchestra (Woven Cord) 6.5/10. 1st real listen to this: Concert setting with orchestra and female vocal is nice, but doesn't grab me like, say, Labyrinth (above). Perhaps some more listens change this? 5. Without Her - Blood, Sweat and Tears (Child is Father To the Man) 6.4/10 The 60's-ish bossanova-like touch to this one is fairly good, but not one of the better tracks on this album. 6. 3 - Porcupine Tree (In Absentia) 7.6/10 Has PT's eerie-cool atmospherics and lyrics, but the dominant moving bass-line on this one makes it just a bit more notable than some of their other tracks. 7. Some Are Born - Yes (Tormato) 7.2/10 Y'know, I did think I really liked this one, but a closer listen to the complexity that I didn't notice enough before bumps this above 7 for me (well, thats part of the value of doing these random lists!). 8. Hard to Explain - Cowboy Junkies (Pale Sun, Crescent Moon) 6.7/10. After "The Trinity Sessions", all other Cowboy Junkies I've heard seems somehow "lesser", but still not bad--also female vocal dominated. 9. My Teton Home - Kate McLeod (Blooming) 7.1/10 This Utah folk-artist's sweet earthy vocals and talented compositions caught the attention of folk-great Tim O'Brien, with whom she plays/sings on this album/track. 10. She Moves Through The Fair - Fairport Convention (What We Did On Our Holidays) 7.6/10 Its good, slow folky-sentimental material with Sandy Denny's classic vocals. 11. Bedside Manners Are Extra - Greenslade (Bedside Manners are Extra) 6.7/10 Seems to start slow and unremarkable but improves, with a nice key solo. 12. A Face In The Crowd - Tom Petty (Full Moon Fever) 8.5/10 Used to love replaying this one over and over. Tom's profound but simple way of exploring human relationships with "crowd" imagery makes this track one of his better ones. 13. Black Crow - Diana Krall (The Girl In The Other Room) 8-ish/10 Also 1st listen, and the impression is good! But I already knew I liked a lot of her other music. The Crow theme and decent piano solo add nicely. 14. 13 Preludes, op. 32, No. 10 in B-Minor: Lento - Valentina Listitsa (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) 7.3/10 The "Queen of online Classical music" gives a great live/online performance (in around 2012?) but this slower Rachmaninov (I think) piece doesn't show off her amazing rapidfire virtuoso skills (what she's most known for). 15. Degli Uomini - Museo Rosenbach (Zarathustra) 8.7/10 I had grown used to the 2012 re-make before getting this, so I'm noting it sounds less polished, but still quite amazing--one of the better tracks from this classic album. 16. "Stars" - Z (no album) 7/10 I had to consider hard whether to list this, because its not a single music track-- its a 1-hour mock radio show that I recorded last year ("Z" is also my DJ name). But hey, it popped up, and it is music, (and I started this post so I'm not breaking anyone's rules) so what the hey...  I experimented with using spacey sound effects as background for talk, and compiled only songs with some kind of "star" themes in them. So while I think my delivery still needs a little work, the show has a cool spacey vibe/aura to it that I liked. Tracks include (in order): Flaming Star, by Sally Oldfield; Written in the Stars by Blackmore's Night; Starman by David Bowie; Star of Sirius by Steve Hackett; Deform to Form a Star by Steven Wilson; Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd; Astro Cortex by Ozric Tentacles; and Past Orbits of Dust by Rennaissance. 17. Pemulwuy Returns - James Asher (Shaman Drums) 7.7/10. I don't know who this guy is, but his combining world/shamanic (bongos/digeridoos etc.) sounds with modern beats is pretty damn good! I rate this track only slightly lower than some of his others because it's so techno/dance oriented, & I personally don't get into that kind of dance beat much. 18. Habanera - Itzhak Perlman (Sarasate Carmen Fantasy) 8.2/10 Perlman, the master of classical virtuoso violin, shows off nicely in this short Spanish-flavored piece. 19. Forever Together - Bird Thompson (Now Here This) 6.8/10 Bird is a local artist from Santa Fe and a good friend of mine. I think a couple of tracks on his 2007 album are right amazing with their powerful spiritual/Buddhist themes. This one is kind of mid-range good for me; easy laid-back beat. 20. St. Agnes and The Burning Train - Sting (The Soul Cages) 8.3/10. Classical guitar solo, also with Spanish flavor. Not sure if it is Sting himself playing, but mighty good. ------------- Z |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: November 16 2016 at 06:29
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Yeah I'm stressed as well... 1. Filthy Habits - Frank Zappa (Sleep Dirt) - 8.5/10 Really cool track, love the backwards guitar towards the end, and overall nice composition 2. Teenage Wildlife - David Bowie (Scary Monsters) - 9/10 Wish I didn't live the concept. But this song is one of my favorites, especially when the multi-part bridge comes on, that just adds so much 3. Remember a Day - Pink Floyd (A Saucerful of Secrets) - 7.75/10 Emotional lyrics, and such outstanding piano. R.I.P Rick Wright 4. Life on the Nickel - Foster the People (Torches) - 8/10 Great indie rock song, probably closest to rap on my ipod. And this is not rap 5. Trio - King Crimson (Starless and Bible Black) - 8.5/10 Such a nice soothing and ambient improvisation 6. You By My Side - Chris Squire (Fish Out Of Water) - 7.75/10 Really pretty and sentimental love song, but sometimes a little too sentimental. We will always remember you, Chris. 7. Spellbound - Split Enz (Mental Notes) - 7.75/10 Nice ending, really positive way to end a sad album. 8. Candle in the Wind - Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - 7/10 Probably should like it more but kind of tired of it by now 9. Hold On - Yes (90125) - 8.5/10 Great song off a mediocre album. Could definitely use this message right now. 10. The Runaway - Gentle Giant (In a Glass House) - 9.75/10 I LOVE this song SO much right now! The guitar and xylophone are outstanding and it's just so uplifting and happy!!!! 11. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane (Surrestic Pillow) - 7.5/10 Classic, still a great rocker. 12. New Age - The Velvet Underground (Loaded) - 8/10 I always like these kind of well centered tracks. And the buildup in the chorus are really pretty. 13. Turn of the Century - Yes (Going For the One) - 9/10 Has such a great atmosphere. The whole thing is so moving and romantic, one of the best Yes songs out there, never gets old. 14. The Main Monkey Business - Rush (Snakes and Ladders) - 8.5/10 Now THIS is good modern prog!!! Geddy's harmonies are outstanding. Saw it love in Denver, Colorado on the R40 tour, fantastic show. 15. Good Company - Queen (A Night at the Opera) - 6/10 I think the world could love without this song. And maybe even Queen all in all... 16. Sound Chaser - Yes (Relayer) - 8.75/10 Epic and crazy track, but I love where it builds back in at 6 minutes and John Anderson's insane "Cha-Cha-Cha's"! 17. Dust in the Wind - Kansas (Point of Know Return) - 7.5/10 A very sweet one. The violin really saves it 18. 52 Girls - The B-52's (The B-52's) - 7.25/10 The surfer guitar is so good! 19. Mister Kingdom - Electric Light Orchestra (Eldorado) - 9/10 My favorite ELO track, fantastic buildup and lots of emotion. So daydreamish 20. Paperback Writer - The Beatles (1) - 7.75/10 Awesome rocker, great way to end this shuffle ------------- User Banned for this Post |
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Date Posted: November 16 2016 at 12:40
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 30 2016 at 18:00
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1 Stahl und Eisen - Vakuum (We Knownono) - friends of mine do industrial with melody and it works 6.5/10 2 Rungholter Tanz 8 - Mechthild von Leusch (Ou Wirnith, Rungholter Taenze, erstes Buch) - cool dark rhythmic ambient stuff, rumour has it that Asmus Tietchens contributed to this 8.5/10 3 It must be a camel - Frank Zappa (Hot Rats) - nice adventurous jazzy feast 8.5/10 4 liq - Helena Gough (with what remains) - top exciting versatile soundscape music 9.5/10 5 The fate of Lee Khan - John Zorn (Xu Feng) - more sound experiments, a tiny little bit more in the direction of rock music, quite noisy though 8/10 6 Nothing can help you to see things clear - HyCo & Okay Blue Fish (Unlucky In Love) - another personal acquaintance, good calm guitar oriented song 7/10 7 Dewey-eyed, then dancing - Bill Bruford's Earthworks (Footloose and Fancy Free) - well done but it's a bit too conventionally jazzy for me 6/10 8 Flume - Bon Iver (For Emma, Forever Ago) - pitchfork loves this, why am I not surprised? Actually a very charming song 8/10 9 Breaking us in two - Joe Jackson (Live at the BBC) - ah! This guy can hardly do anything wrong for me, and this is even one of his best 10/10 10 Bombay - The Sea and Cake (The Sea and Cake) - nicely dynamic but not exactly an earworm 7/10 11 Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother of God and Virgin) - Arvo Pärt (Triodion et al./Collection) - good deep spiritual music but too short on its own to make a big impression 6.5/10 12 Streetscenes, seine Angst - Vladimir Estragon (Three Quarks for Master Mark) - avantgarde opera singing, another one that doesn't work that well in a random mix 5.5/10 13 Three wishes - Roger Waters (Amused to Death) - Roger's voice is good here; I'm not a fan of his use of female backing singers but overall this is pretty elegant with good guitar 6.5/10 14 Crest - Tortoise (It's All Around You) - quite slow and relaxed composition with some memorable motifs 7.5/10 15 Dark Manoueuvres - Envoy (Soma Quality Recordings 4 - sampler) - oumph oumph oumph oumph techno stripped to the basics, why not? 6/10 16 (untitled) - Battles (EP C/B EP) - errr, this is three seconds long 3/10 17 Breathtaking - Holger Czukay (Eleven Years Innerspace) - this could be that last track on Holger's last album, I hope not; it's a relaxed fading out into space 6.5/10 18 Radio Jovian - Tied & Tickled Trio (Observing Systems) - this is a great album but this track is a soundscape like interlude between the "real" tracks that sounds very much like the Rungholter Tanz above; this random mix has a few of these 6/10 19 Metamorphosis 1.2 - Idem (Shorter than a Moment) - and another musician friend of mine, they're all here this time, psychedelic improvisation 6.5/10 20 Masques - Claude Debussy (Complete Piano Music, Gordon Fergus-Thompson) - a rather complex and edgy piano piece 7/10 |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 11:18
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1. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (After the Gold Rush) - 9/10 Saw him open with this last October, really cool melancholic track 2. Lake of Fire - Nirvana (Unplugged in New York) - 8/10 Always liked this one. Kurt Cobain sounds great! 3. Madrigal - Yes (Tormato) - 7.5/10 It's a nice song, very simple 4. Ramblin' On - Procol Harum (Shine on Brightly) - 8.5/10 Funny lyrics, Robin Trowers got good riffs 5. Long and Lonely Way - Phideaux (The Great Leap) - 8.25/10 The sitar makes this so middle eastern, a great crossover track! 6. Appena Un Po - PFM (Per Un Amico) - 9.25/10 Outstanding symphonic prog song, very dreamy, the mellotron makes perfect use 7. Free Fallin - Tom Petty (Best of) - 5/10 This really just isn't my style. It's good, but not my cup of tea 8. Would You Go All The Way? - Frank Zappa (Chunga's Revenge) 7/10 Not much comment... 9. Questions of My Childhood - Kansas (Leftoverture) - 7.25/10 Not bad, but not great. Once again, a bit poppy but at the same time can be progressive 10. Walk this Way - Aerosmith (Toys in the Attic) - 8/10 Ok fine ipod! I'll stip worshiping prog for once, happy? Yeah this is a fun one, lyrics are nice, I guess... 11. Moon Rocks - Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues) - 7/10 This has a disco feel! I like the synths though 12. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones (Sticky Fingers) - 9.5/10 Now THIS is beautiful! So sentimental, and really sad. I love how the guitar and piano fit together 13. Micro Softdeathstar - Phideaux (Doomaday Afternoon) - 8/10 I have always loved the dramatic intro, and the intense string section is good on occasion too. This is a fantastic opening track. 14. A Venture - Yes (The Yes Album) - 8.75/10 Yes! This is so weird and cool off the uplifting album. One of my first favorite prog songs too! 15. The 58th Steet Bridge Song - Simon and Gardunkle (Best of) - 8.5/10 The scatting at the end makes this so happy! 16. Stay Hungry - Talking Heads (More Songs About Buildings and Food) 8.5/10 The bass at the end really makes this good. If one problem, too short! 17. There, There - Radiohead (Hail to the Theif) - 9/10 Love how this builds up throughout. Really ominous, and the percussion makes it a standout for sure 18. Breakfast in America - Supertramp (Breakfast in America) - 8/10 Why doesn't anyone here like this album, it's so good! 19. Laredo Tornado - ELO (Eldorado) - 8.25/10 Kind of cheesy at moments, but the melodies are really what make it special 20. Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood) - 9.5/10 I read somewhere that this song is darker than it sounds, which only makes me like it more-the day I discovered this song, a series of unfortunate events unfolded upon me and this song lets me make fun of it all! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 13:22
I tend to keep my iPod on shuffle for albums, but I just finished that full playlist a few days ago (after several months of listening), so I've finally had the opportunity to put some tracks on shuffle. Here goes:
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 14:00
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1) Miles Davis - Godchild - 8/10 - wonderful traditional jazz from the master 2) Steve Hackett - Spectral Morning - 8/10 - gorgeous instrumental rock 3) Crippled Black Phoenix - Human Nature Dictates The Downfall Of Humans - 6/10 - pretty standard post rock nothing special 4) Tool - Eulogy - 7/10 - some crushing, some minimalism, always interesting, good stuff 5) The Decemberists - The Abduction of Margaret - 9/10 - I love it when this band gets heavier & dirtier, some lovely grind on this one. 6) Pink Floyd - Anisina - 5/10 - a bit too mellow even for Floyd 7) Zombi - Cosmic Powers - 8/10 - Techno Prog!! love it 8) VDGG - Refugee - 10/10 - just about perfect example of what these guys can do 9) Stormy Six - Leader - 3/10 - too short to really decide anything 10) Phideaux - Dormouse - 4/10 - just a short little theme, out of context on shuffle 11) Far Corner - Do Something - 7/10 - pretty intense Chamber Rock, edgy & dark 12) Jethro Tull - Acres Wild - 7/10 - nice example of folk rock done right 13) Akku Quintet - Phase Transitions - 8/10 - 15 minutes of minimalist modern jazz, lovely stuff 14) Fripp & Eno - Timean Sparkles - 7/10 - beautiful ambient, very quiet. 15) Lindsay Cooper - Horse Waltz - 6/10 - bassoon led instrumental, merely ok 16) The Clash - Armagideon - 7/10 - ragga punky rock, none better at it 17) Chrome Hoof - Death Is Certain - 8/10 - about as heavy as they get, full cookie monster 18) Unit Wail - Humanoid Fish From Encelade - 8/10 - heavy instrumental zeuhly avant rock 19) Gong - A Sprinkling Of Clouds - 9/10 - Spacey goodness from my favorite album by them, Hillage is superb 20) Radiohead - Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors - 7/10 - minimalist alt rock, fun. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 16:08
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Ephemeral Sun - Approaching Acheron - 4/10 Somewhat generic but acceptable enough, this group has done quite a bit better Sun Ra - Atlantis - 9.5/10 Absolute classic, probably one of the best tracks from the 1960's, highly noisy experimental space music from a jazz master that had transcended jazz itself Thinking Fellers Local Union #282 - 5/10 Just a minimal minute-long transitional track, but it works well in context Nurse With Wound - Blank Capsules of Embroided Cellophane - 9.5/10 Another huge favorite, probably from one of my favorite albums, a 28 minute monolith of a track, I will spoil nothing (and describing NWW is generally impossible anyway) Don Caballero - Room Temperature Suite - 7.5/10 Probably slightly below average for Caballero, still making it significantly above average overall, this one's from the least of DC's three great albums Cult of Luna - Thirtyfour - 6/10 This has been an oddly heavy/dark shuffle thus far... Where's all the upbeat jazz and lush prog? I suppose it's only fitting... 10 minutes of standard, good post-metal here, COL certainly has much better DJ Shadow - Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain - 5/10 Instrumental hip hop built entirely out of a collage of samples. I don't get the hype over this album (Endtroducing) but then I don't have any other hip hop anyway. Some interesting concepts, doesn't do a huge amount for me Do Make Say Think - You, You're Awesome - 6.5/10 Intriguing brief instrumental from a post-rock group I haven't gotten around to listening to yet Ozric Tentacles - Sunscape - 6/10 I like Ozric Tentacles. They make good pieces of music. This is a good piece of music. Basically nothing else to say on the subject... OT is a group I almost despise in how insufferably decent they are Rush - The Camera Eye - 5/10 I'm not saying anything the Rush fans can use against me in a court of law White Noise - Firebird - 6.5/10 Haven't listened to the full album yet, but I'm not sure how to feel about lame 60's vocals combined with fascinating electronics... I greatly appreciate anything that pretends to be happy and comfortable while simultaneously being subtly terrifying (and vice versa). Really intriguing stuff here Archie Shepp - Theme For Ernie - 7/10 Brief but memorable track from a great but underknown jazz album (Mama Too Tight). This album does a great job mixing free jazz with graceful Ellingtonian big band melodies, although this track is more the latter than the former. The lengthier tracks on this album are godly, especially the 18 minute opener Derek Bailey - M9 - 7/10 My favorite guitarist (probably) doing some quintessential solo improvisation. He works better in a group, but his solo work is still worth checking out if you're into aimless avant-garde noodling (so very few of you, maybe ALotofBottle). Bailey influenced Robert Fripp and Fred Frith at least. Mr. Bungle - The Girls of Porn - 7/10 Probably the dirtiest, filthiest song I have. I'm not their biggest fan, but this group is a delight. I'm just happy they ever existed, even if I don't listen much. Jean-Luc Ponty - Nostalgic Lady - 5/10 Jean-Luc Ponty is jazz fusion at its most lifeless and dull... There I said it. Actually I don't hate the guy's music as much as I used to, he's not half bad, this is decent enough Il Baletto Di Bronzo - Epilogo - 8/10 I actually don't really care much for the rest of this album, but goddamn, when it gets going, this track refuses to take prisoners. Prog never really used piano enough. Funeral - Heartache - 7/10 Slow... Dull... Depressive... I approve. I've got a soft spot for funeral doom metal, and here's the subgenre's progenitors doing what they do best (mope about nothing in particular). This sort of music almost becomes comically downbeat. Quit whining and cheer up you b*****ds Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Lee's Tune - 6.5/10 Once again, they've definitely done better, but this will do in a pinch The Mothers of Invention - The Uncle Meat Variations - 7/10 Frank Zappa and Co. totally invented Rock In Opposition Eric Dolphy - Eclipse - 7/10 The album overall didn't impress me much on the first listen, but this track works really well on its own. Jazz cello is always welcome, and there's some really good interplay here. Dolphy would really prove his chops elsewhere, of course
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 20:12
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 20:43
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1) U2- Love n Peace or Else - 2/10 - what is this doing on my ipod? 2) Eccentric Orbit - By Air Express To Venus - 5/10 - not a great progday recording, cool band though 3) Yochko Seffer - Polyglotte - 7/10 - dark experimental jazz - lovely 4) Nik Bartsch Ronin - Modul 55 - 10/10 - the finest minimalist jazz 5) Porcupine Tree - Occams Razor - 5/10 - nice little interlude 6) Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band- Mickeys Sons & Daughters - 10/10 - man I love the Bonzos 7) Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong - 4/10 - not their greatest era 8) Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores - Amplifier Hum - 8/10 - weird even for the Eyesores, dark and edgy, sweet 9) LOTR Soundtrack - Concerning Hobbits - 7/10 - nice 10) Egg - 7 is a Jolly Good time - 10/10 - bizarrely wonderful, very odd. 11) Jeremy Flower - As October Becomes - 8/10 - dark edgy folk with Carla & Matthias from SGM guesting 12) Quiet Sun - Sol Caliente - 7/10 - 801 material in its original form, crunchy instrumental guitar 13) Korn - Dead - 4/10 - bagpipe metal!! 14) AC/DC - Shot Down In Flames - 10/10 - good old rocking music, love these guys 15) 3 Mice - 20 Heart - 7/10 - quirky instrumental slightly edgy - nice stuff 16) Comus - To Keep From Crying - 6/10 - dark acid folk, not as good as their debut 17) John Lee Hooker - My Dream - 8/10 - this guy oozes gravelly blues 18) The Residents - Walter Westinghouse - 4/10 - i have no idea what this is about 19) Breznev Fun Club - Ludiche Ecchimossi 1 - 7/10 - pleasant instrumental prog 20) Zoe Keating - Flying and Flocking - 8/10 - solo looping cello, I'm entranced ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: December 18 2016 at 22:54
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1. Mrs. Santa Cruz County - Cracker (Oh Cracker, Where Art Though) - 8/10 I like how throughout the whole thing it's so sweet and happy and then after the chorus it gets really scary then goes back to normal 2. Evelyn, a Modified Dog - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All) - 6.75/10 "Arf, she said." 3. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin (Houses of the Holy) - 9/10 One of Zep's most progressive. The keyboard is so weird, I always imagine a dark and scary ocean or like The Odyssey 4. Sofa, No. 2 - Frank Zappa (One Size Fits All-again) - 8.75/10 I love swan songs that are beautiful and symphonic but at the same time really weird, like this German Zappa conclusion. 5. Turn to Stone - ELO (Out of the Blue) - 7.25/10 Nice percussion that fades in at the start. A fun ELO song. Geez, I get a lot of ELO on shuffle. 6. Paintbox - Pink Floyd (Relics) - 8/10 Good song, especially how it's really weird and psychedelic but at the same time has a consistent beat 7. El Sondidito - Unknown (Unknown) - 5/10 "Un, dos, tres, CUATRO!!!" 8. Jealous Guy - John Lennon (Imagine) - 9/10 So sweet and symphonic, probably my favorite John Lennon song. 9. Word on a Wing - David Bowie (Station to Station) - 8/10 Whenever I hear this, I always imagine Bowie in a bar fantasizing beautiful women on a beach. I love the "ready to shake this scheme of things" part. 10. To Cry You A Song - Jethro Tull (Benefit) - 8/10 Hard rocking song, that riff is just unbelievable! 11. Hold Out Your Hand - Chris Squire (Fish Out of Water) - 7.75/10 Really keyboard based, pop-prog song. Pretty cool, and R.I.P Chris Squire 12. Run Through the Light - Yes (Drama) - 8.25/10 The solo in the middle is great, this is my favorite kind of 80s based prog 13. Miss Amanda Jones - The Rolling Stones - 7/10 Serves well on shuffle, but kind of a stereotypical blues rock track with not much special 14. The Camera Eye - Rush 9.5/10 Unlike mechanicall flattery I will not be going to court for hating this because it's an all time favorite of mine 15. The Ghost Song - The Doors (Best of) - 8.25/10 Jim Morrison's poetry over the music is so different and cool, making this a stand out on our shuffle 16. Child of Vision - Supertramp (Breakfast in America) - 8.75/10 The piano is amazing, I love how it brings this album to a close 17. Carpet Crawlers - Genesis (The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway) - 9.75/10 One of the most majestic and elegant songs ever recorded in history. There I said it." 18. Whatever Happened to all the Fun in the World - Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouti) - 8/10 Because who says short songs are not good? 19. Jeremy Bender - ELP (Tarkus) - 7/10 Pretty funny song, also unique. Also, R.I.P Keith Emerson and Greg Lake 20. Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti) - 8.5/10 One of the most saddest of the classic rock songs. As well as being sad, this also has great guitar, making it a amazing. ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: December 19 2016 at 17:33
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I just went with 10 this time, ended up being a pretty quick playlist Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Pt. 4 - 6/10 Jarre gets way too much praise for his 70's work, but there's still some definite quality here Low - Drag - 8.5/10 Great slowcore/indie rock here, I've been listening to this album (I Could Live in Hope) extensively over the past couple moments, and this is one of the best tracks on it Peter Brotzmann - Untitled - 6/10 Just a brief bonus track on Schwarzwaldfahrt, a lengthy album comprised entirely of Brotzmann and Hans Bennick jamming in the woods (literally). Weird stuff, could work really well in context Tortoise - The Taut and Tame - 7.5/10 One of the most inventive groups of the 90's establishing their originality and influence Camberwell Now - Element Unknown - 6.5/10 Another brief one, slightly oddball but mostly disquieting instrumental from the group formed out of the ashes of This Heat, can't wait to get around this group The Raincoats - Red Shoes - 7.5/10 Not quite post-punk or art rock, hardly prog, yet neither avant garde nor pop, not sure how to refer to these gals (all female group), but this album Odyshape is highly original and recommended. One of the shorter but still quintessential songs on the album John Cage - Perilous Night #4 - 5/10 Minute long minimal track on prepared piano, clearly not meant to stand on its own merits, I'll just give it a neutral rating Pink Floyd - Let There Be More Light - 7.5/10 The gems on A Saucerful of Secrets don't get discussed often enough, this is a really good track here unfortunately buried in Floyd's extensive discography Einsturzende Neubauten - Finger Und Zahne - 7/10 Nine seconds of what sounds like an apple being bitten. May Einsurzende Neutauten never die Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader - 8/10 Just some random track off of some obscure album nobody's ever listened to. No point me going into depth on something so arbitrary and unknown.
I used to think Pictures of a City was better than Schizoid Man (was I ever so young...?). Then I remembered that I prefer to have correct opinions. I guess not all of us can aspire to holding accurate beliefs.
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Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: December 28 2016 at 00:04
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Haunted by holiday blues, the aimless stranger turns once more to the cruel whims of Fate, surrendering all volition, allowing her to purge his soul by the power of random probability... Gentle Giant - The Moon is Down 9/10 - HELL YEAH Kayo Dot - The Antique 8/10 - I found Choirs of the Eye utterly dull on my first and only listen, but found this one to be really quite good on its own, I'll have to give this another chance U Totem - The Judas Goat 8.5/10 - Lengthy cut off of my favorite Rock in Opposition album Tortoise - Jetty 7/10 - I don't always understand Tortoise, but I always respect them David Bowie - Black Country Rock 4/10 - Even back when I was obsessed with The Man Who Sold the World, I knew this song was crap Moe! Staiano - Forfeit Breathing 7/10 - The drummer for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum does some wicked solo avant-garde percussion work U Totem - January Sky 5/10 - The second U Totem album features lots of good music and terrible use of vocals, this track being a key example Stereolab - Lock-Groove Lullaby 6.5/10 - Damn good album, probably the worst track on it, but still definitely enjoyable Labradford - Banco 6/10 - Not notably engaging, but this brand of slow post-rock definitely has potential Thergothon - Everlasting 8/10 - Quintessential funeral doom metal from one of my favorite metal albums Concussion Ensemble - Nausea 6/10 - Now here's some heavy rock for you Gentle Giant - The Boys in the Band 8.5/10 - I frequently have to remind myself why I bother listening to groups that aren't Gentle Giant Vortex - Absquomboum 7/10 - Starts weak, but gains steam. Another group in my backlog. Pulsar - The Strands of the Future 7/10 - Spacey 22 minute epic, quite good if not mindblowing Jose Cid - A Partir Do Zero 6.5/10 - Catchy, well-composed, not stellar, but worth checking out King Crimson - Fallen Angel 4/10 - Oh look, it's the worst full song of KC's "classic" era, off of their weakest album CW Vrtacek - Inside 5/10 - Basic minute long instrumental, calming enough I suppose Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 7.5/10 - Great low-key duet between Blakey (my absolute favorite drummer) and Paul Chambers on bass Earth - High Command 7/10 - A delightful ode to everybody's favorite pastime: doing dope with high-ranking SS officials... This is an awkward time to mention that Earth is one of my favorite groups Death in June - We Drive East 8/10 - I REALLY need to get around to listening to these guys, definitely up my alley His task complete, the stranger recedes once more into the shadows, unsung and soon forgotten
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: January 11 2017 at 20:34
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1. All Spectacular - Cardiacs (Songs For Ships And Irons) - 8/10 Fantastic swan song! Love the guitar solo! 2. Black Mountain Side - Led Zeppelin (I) - 8/10 Very pretty song with nice guitar and percussion 3. So Fine - Electric Light Orchestra (A New World Record) - 7/10 Always makes me think of summer and fun times. Great song 4. Your Mother Should Know - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 7.25/10 Something about the piano in this makes me really like this song 5. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (Best of) - 3/10 And the shuffle was going so well... 6. A Token of My Extreme - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 8.25/10 Really funny track about religions believing in sexual orientations towards appliances 7. The Story In Your Eyes - The Moody Blues (Every Good Boy Deserves Favour) - 7/10 A fun song, works best while listening to the whole album 8. Play the Game - Queen (Best of) - 7.5/10 Well this one is more half decent. When I soon delete this horrible album from my ipod, maybe I'll keep this and a few others 9. Exiles - King Crimson (Larks Tounges in Aspic) - 9/10 One of the most quintessential prog rock songs. I probably perfer the live version off USA, but this is still outstanding 10. Waiting on a Friend - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 7/10 Nice song, quite relaxed 11. I'm One - The Who (Quadrophenia) - 7/10 Really good song, but just was never a favorite for me 12. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin (II) - 6/10 Not perfect 13. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - Rush (Hemispheres) - 9.5/10 Always have loved this one, really sticks out in the entire Rush catalog 14. Houdini - Foster the People (Torches) - 8.25/10 Great song, not much I can say about it. I do love some of these modern indie rock bands like Foster the People or Portugal The Man. I find them to be prog inspired but commercial intended. Good music! 15. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper) - Never gets old, a childhood favorite too 16. Good Company - Queen (A Night at the Opera) 5.5/10 God dammit! Another Queen song? This must stop! 17. Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra (Discovery) - 7/10 Just saw a Doctor Who episode with a lot of ELO. This song is a pretty fun one 18. It's Over - Electric Light Orchestra (Out of the Blue) - 8/10 Unlike Queen, I'm quite happy to get all this ELO on shuffle. This one has always been a favorite of mine. Very bitter sweet. 19. Honey Pie - The Beatles (White Album) - 7/10 This song is so funny! I read that Paul wrote it in tribute to the music his father loved 20. The Anarchist - Rush (Clockwork Angels) - 7.5/10 Intense stuff. They opened with this on R40, fantastic show! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 09:46
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I really love my music collection. I thought it was 20 but its 21 - so sorry Krzysztof Penderecki - Anaklasis 8/10 - composed in 1959 and means "refraction of light". The young avant-garde genius of Krzysztof gently builds up to a thick wall of terrifying sound from 42 stringed instruments that literally make my hair stand on end. Unfortunately that wall rather quickly dissolves into nothingness until a completely bonkers percussion solo seemingly performed on buckets, bottles, rocks and cutlery comes crashing in... now back to eerie and quiet again - followed by a final wash of breathtaking horrorstrings. Its almost like a sketch for the life-changing Threnody composed less than a year later.
New Model Army - Drag it Down 9/10 - is really dense, packed, effective and clever songwriting from start to finish. I can see why Sepultura were such big fans. I like the kind of pessimist - almost conservative nature of their anger about statues being pulled down "So melt down all the ornaments, Move out all the graves" removing history - good or bad from our consciousness. Agitation Free - A Quiet Walk 9/10 - takes its time slowly sauntering along towards its hypnotic second half-middle-eastern sounding kraut jam. Stunning. Girolamo Frescobaldi - Cento Partite Sopra Passacagli (II Parte) 8/10 - a nice little baroque harpsichord ditty that perfectly continues the pastoral feel of the former tune. The Cosmic Gardeners - Way of Going 8/10 - It's never wrong with a pleasant psychsong full of hippie vibes as long as its drenched in sitar and has a nice beat. Fairuz - Wata’eddouar 8/10 - her gentle voice is enough for me to love this but the superb string-arrangement almost overshadows our Lebanese Ambassador to the Stars and Neighbor to the Moon. Edda Dell ‘Orso - Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida (Main Theme) 9/10 - Wordless vocal of the highest order backed by a simple-but haunting music box-imitating cembalo. Short and sweet. The Mothers of Invention - I Ain’t Got No Heart 6/10 - Not terribly exiting but a fine and disrespectful 60’s psych-pop pastiche. Secret Chiefs 3/Ishraqiyun - Balthassar : Melchior : Kaspar 8/10 - Undoubly one of the most exciting living progressive bands on the planet. Based on an afghan tune this is infectious "world music» chock full of rocking sarangi-riffs (I think) is way cooler than the world music you (think you) know. The Residents - Loneliness 8/10 - Their one minute of genuine melancholy that doesn’t seem to be in cheek or ironic (is there any difference between the two?). Kate Bush - All the Love 10/10 A masterpiece. Goosebumps, tears, shivers, hard-on... you name it. Peteris Vasks - V. Meditation 8/10 Lovely modern classical from one of my favorite living composers. As the title suggests its easy on the ears, but I’d imagine far too sad and depressing for the new age crowd. Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity 8/10 Shuffle has served me tons of greatness and this is Golden Globe-winning theme song no exception. Can - Dizzy Dizzy 8/10 - Its Can which means it brilliant by default. Dizzy Dizzy just wanders and loosely grooves along without doing any harm. Cozy. Gianni Dell'Orso & Gianni Oddi - Summer Fashion 8/10 - Pure loungy ear-massage. Perfect easy listening-delights such as this isn’t easy to compose, but takes a lot of craft and a good ear. Al Bowlly - When My Little Pomeranian Met Your Little Pekinese 8/10 - listening to this unbelievably sugary sweet & (perhaps not so) innoncent, fun and totally charming duet makes me realize that 1933 is just as far away and otherworldly as Planet Gong or Planet Kobaïa - in a slightly different way though. Demolition Hammer - .44 Caliber Brain Surgery 10/10 - Ha-ha! I couldn’t have made a more fitting follow up had I cheated! Ridiculously infectious and catchy thrash-death aggression that seriously takes some genuine skills and abilities to nail. Gotta love those gang shouts. Elocoide - Mitosi 9/10 - now what is this then? Gamelan-sounding electronic minimalism from Italy - 1987. And ever so lovely. Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco - Sonata in si minore op. III nº 3 per due violini e continuo. Allegro e Spicato 7/10 phew… - long title for a sweet little tune lasting less than two minutes. I guess there’s no denying Evaristo is a second tier Baroque composer that could have been sued by both Vivaldi and Corelli for plagiarism but he certainly had a knack for for carving out some wonderful melodies that stays in your head. Giovanni Tommaso - Underground Number Seven 9/10 - AWESOME proggy jazz rock fusion hidden on a 70’s documentary soundtrack (the rest of the album is nothing to write home about though). Y'all love this tune I swear. Probably perfect for driving. Death Angel - Kill As One 10/10 - Oh god one of my favorite thrash metal tunes! - Or metal anthems! Those falsetto screams! Those riffs! Their drummer was only 15 years old! Every single sentence needs to end with an exclamation mark! |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: January 20 2017 at 20:57
Sounds like its worth checking out! ------------- Z |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 05:34
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^You bet. I'd recommend start with checking out Matrix 5 (which includes Anaklasis). Terrifying but also insanely out there, inventive, otherworldly, beautiful and fantastic. |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 22:13
Thanks! yeah I like this kind of stuff. ------------- Z |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: February 13 2017 at 09:07
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Just filtered some of the bad songs off my ipod, let's see how I did! 1. The Jean Genie - David Bowie (Best of) - 6.75/10 Oh...a little overplayed, but actually a really good track 2. Natural Science - Rush (Permenant Waves) - 8.5/10 Awesome and environmental 3. Electric Guitar - Talking Heads (Fear of Music) - 7/10 Quite an interesting track, not bad, but not horrible 4. Death on Two Legs - Queen (A Night At The Opera) - 9/10 Now THIS is a good Queen song!!! Normally I hate them, but not when they do something like this! 5. Sleep Dirt - Frank Zappa (Sleep Dirt) - 8/10 A nice acoustic little track before the epic ocean at the end 6. When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin) - 9.25 Always one of my top choices for Led Zeppelin. Never gets old, the guitar riffs are some of those that always just stick with you 7. Duchess - Genesis (Duke) - 7.75/10 Love the ambient intro, and the song is a very nice section in the Duke Melody 8. Black Cat - Gentle Giant (Aquiring The Taste) - 6/10 I know I should really like this one like most GG song, but I just haven't necessarily fallen for it yet 9. Baby Don't You Do It - The Who (Who's Next Bonus Tracks) - 3/10 What is THIS doing on my ipod!!! I made sure this song and most of those other bonus tracks were deleted! Oh well, as the Cybermen say, DELETE! 10. Black Country Rock - David Bowie (The Man Who Sold The World) - 8/10 Awesome rocker, one of my most favorite Bowie albums for its creepy ominous atmosphere 11. Baby Dream In Cellophane - Porcupine Tree (Stupid Dream) - 8.5/10 If more artists wrote songs like Steven Wilson, the world would be a much better place 12. Sweet Dreams - Yes (Time and a Word) - 8/10 Uplifting hippie messages are usually good to have in your collection 13. Hoedown - ELP (Trilogy) - 8.75/10 Better then any classical version, in my opinion for its crazy keyboard harmony! 14. Grey Seal - Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - 8.25/10 Not much to say, just listen 15. Aisle of Plenty - Genesis (Selling Enlgand By the Pound) - 7/10 Sure, it's the tiny conclusion, but it really plays of the album, doesn't it? 16. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) - 9.5/10 Wow...emotional song. Normally I don't pay attention to lyrics, but these lyrics are very good 17. Blood on the Rooftops - Genesis (Wind And Wuthering) - 9.75/10 Never really understood it back when I heard this album in 8th grade. But I just recently discovered it's about seeing such horror on the news that you have to just turn it off, which is still 100% relevant in this scary age here in America 18. The Sleepwalkers - VDGG (Godbluff) - 9.25/10 Yes this one is very good. The keyboard riff is so outstanding, I love the little humorous section, and the end fantastic! These guys were so ahead of there time! 19. Human Highway - Neil Young (Comes a Time) - 8.5/10 Great refresher after the former darker songs 20. You Better You Bet - The Who (Best of) - I still really like this song, reminds me of some of the first plays I was ever in...aw, the nostalgia... ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 19 2017 at 11:27
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1 ring moonlets - North Sea Radio Orchestra (I a moon) 6/10 Nice but the highlights are elsewhere on this album 2 Year of the Dog - F u c k Buttons (Slow Focus) 5.5/10 Monotone hypnotic electrorhythm with some variation but little composition 3 Feurio! - Einstuerzende Neubauten (Haus der Luege) 7/10 Pretty monotone as well but exciting industrial rhythm 4 A Diamond is the Devil's Eye - Eric Bachmann (Short Careers) 8/10 Pleasant minimalist soundtrack music with good dynamic 5 Mad World - Tears for Fears (The Hurting) 6.5/10 Good song, addictive melody, not too keen on the eighties keyboard and drum sound here 6 Prologue - Renaissance (Live at Carnegie Hall) 8/10 They know how to open a concert 7 Radiator - Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2) 8.5/10 Minimalist and ambient but near perfect in its own way 8 Nebel steigen auf - Richard Strauss (Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64) 7/10 This is just 18 seconds of the Alpensinphonie but a pretty good use of them 9 Piano Phase (D*Note's Phased & Konfused mix) - Steve Reich (Reich: Remixed) 5.5/10 This doesn't really benefit from a techno remix; anyway, there seems to be something of a minimalist theme in this mix 10 Holding Out My Hand - Colin Bass (Live at Polskie Radio 3) 6.5/10 OK melodic song, not very exciting at first but with a good build up toward the end 11 Track 2 - AMM (Uncovered Correspondence - a Postcard from Haslo) 9/10 Subtle calm meditative improvised music where every note and every nuance counts 12 Tron - Foals (Antidotes) 6.5/10 Good compact sound, not yet as mature and confident as they are these days 13 Tomorrow's Started - Jason Lytle (Spirit of Talk Talk) 7/10 Good if not overly adventurous cover version, pretty faithful to the spirit of Talk Talk indeed 14 Konstancja - Przemyslaw Staczek International Group (White Grain of Coffee) 7.5/10 Smooth and enjoyable Polish modern jazz 15 3x0 - Pinback (Summer in Abaddon) 8/10 Typically cute Pinback song with good harmony vocals 16 Wer hierher kommt, will vor die Tuer - Kante (Rhythmus Berlin) 6.5/10 Another solid catchy rock song 17 Mystery (RPS no. 8) - Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit (Full Circle) 8/10 Love the jungle atmosphere on this, the vocals are not really my cup of tea 18 Traces - Meredith Monk (Songs of Ascension) 6.5/10 And more minimalism... unfortunately only a short filler on this great album 19 Eisblumen - Subway to Sally (Nord Nord Ost) 9/10 Archetypical anthem of German folk metal rockers STS, perfectly balancing their middle age and heavy elements 20 Moria - Anyone's Daughter (Requested Document Live 1980-1983 Vol. I) 6/10 One of the fastest and hardest AD tunes, sound not perfect here |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: February 19 2017 at 15:37
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This is my second favourite driving song from Deep Purple after Highway Star, and one that I'm surprised hasn't gotten me any speeding tickets. I absolutely love Jon Lord's keyboard work during the solo section. The man was a legend!Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 18:07
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1. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (Best of) - 6.75/10 Good song, not what I'm looking for today 2. Presto Vivace and Reprise - U.K (U.K) - 5/10 Needs the two preceding tracks 3. Alaska - U.K (U.K) - 7/10 Wow, more U.K 4. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles (White Album) - 6.75/10 Nice story, pretty good song 5. Chance Meeting - Roxy Music (Roxy Music) - 8.5/10 Here's what I'm looking for! Nice ballad with crazy avant garde guitars! 6. Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel (Best of) - 8/10 Nice, small song that's always enjoyable after a long day 7. Corporal Clegg - Pink Floyd (A Saucerful of Secrets) - 8.75/10 One of the funniest and craziest Floyd songs out there! Great kazoos! "All right then, in you go!" 8. When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper) - 6/10 I fear I will be always listening to music like this when I'M sixty-four 9. Beautiful Boy - John Lennon (Best of) - 4/10 What am I 4? I really should delete this... 10. Colony of Slippermen - Genesis (The Lamb) - 8.5/10 Really love the intro, but the synthesizer solo is where it's at 11. Bicycle Race - Queen (Best of) - 7/10 Still a funny song, but Queen is taking up pointless slots that should be used for good bands like Cardiacs 12. Baba O'Riley - The Who (Who's Next) - 3/10 ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I'm fed up with overplayed classic rock!!! 13. Complicated - The Rolling Stones (Between the Buttons) - 7/10 This is good because it is NOT overplayed. Between the Buttons is a fun album too! 14. Morning Bell - Radiohead (Kid A) - 8.5/10 This is nice. I love how the guitar builds in the end. The melodies are rather re-assuring 15. Gun Shot a Cry - Eek-a-Mouse (Mouse-a-Mania) - 7/10 The only reggae song on this ipod 16. Easy Does it - Supertramp (Crisis? What Crisis?) - 7/10 Right. Good intro. Let's hope the next song isn't so happy-go-lucky 17. Theme One - Van Der Graaf Generator (Pawn Hearts Bonus Tracks) - 8.25/10 Excellent, some how this is motivating 18. Save Me - Queen (Best of) - 8/10 One of the few Queen songs I can stand 19. Birmingham Blues - ELO (Out of the Blue) - 3/10 God dammit A_Flower, why must you always just HAVE to have the whole album. Some songs are just bad! 20. Houses In Motion - Talking Heads (Remain in Light) 8.75/10 Luckily, we can end this shuffle on a positive note ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 20:06
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1. Atmosphere - Funkadelic: 4/10 , keyboard improv from Bernie Worrell 2. To Fracture - Canvas Solaris: 7/10, instrumental progmetal with ethereal keyboard bridge 3. I Know What I Like (Live) - Genesis : 6/10 from Seconds out, ok delivery of great song. One of the few I would say PG was absolutely essential 4. Forgotten in Space - Voivod: 4/10, one of the weaker songs from the first album of their scifi progmetal phase 5. Warp Zone - Martyr: 7/10 , Randomizer lands on Montreal consecutively. Gnarly vocals with very unusual chord progressions and arpeggios 6. Thoroughly at Home - Animals as Leaders : 7/10, one of the few raucous start to finish from the debut 7. Concerto in D (2nd movement ) - Steve Howe : 6/10, no vocals, yay! 8. I/O - Hikashu : 6/10 , Newer addition to my collection. Fun RIO 9. A Passage to Bangkok - Rush : 4/10 , One of the least pleasurable early Rush songs 10. Lord of this World - Black Sabbath : 7/10, Interestingly similar riff to above song but much more organic 11. Bring the Young - Strapping Young Lad : 7/10 , Sludgy closer to SYL, good song 12. Korramda Peim - Ruins : 7/10, Vocal craziness with complex rhythm 13. Still of the Night - Whitesnake : 3/10, a 20 something male in the US in the 90's had to have something in the collection that a girl you brought home from the bar wouldn't immediately seek an exit strategy when you put it on. Not the worst radio hit in the world, by a long shot. 14. Carheart - Virus : 8/10, My favorite from this list, punky with unorthodox guitar work 15. Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With - King Crimson : 3/10, one of the worst KC songs ever. Only slightly better than that Whitesnake song. 16. 3° tempo: Moderato (Fare You Well Dove) - New Trolls : 4/10, Sounded a little late for 1976 17. Padres - Runaway Totem : 4/10, good idea, poor execution 18. The 17 year Cicada - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum : 6/10, one of the quieter tools on Of Natural History 19. Trapped Under Ice - Metallica : 5/10, good energy for what/when it was written. Now?....yawn 20. Mouth - Idiot Flesh : 4/10, Ragtime sounding piece from Sleepytime Gorilla Museum predecessor No masterpieces from Mr Randomizer today. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: March 12 2017 at 12:14
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Yesterday's wasn't so good. Let's try this again 1. Mood For a Day - Yes (Fragile) - 9/10 Amazing composition from Steve Howe 2. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? - Frank Zappa (Joe's Garage) - 8.5/10 Sometimes crude humor is okay. Especially if it has a progressive middle section 3. Why Did I Fall For That? - The Who (It's Hard) - 8/10 Really underrated song, has a great use of harpsichord. So far, this shuffle has been much better then yesterday's 4. Bargain - The Who (Who's Next) - 8.5/10 This is a good song, but please ipod, don't overwhelm this ipod with The Who 5. R.E.S - Cardiacs (A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window) - 9.5/10 Greatest band ever! This song is so crazy and 70s like, but then it suddenly goes into an awesome more modern guitar solo! Love it! 6. Get Off My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 7/10 Not bad, I once loved this, but that was middle school 7. Fool to Cry - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 8/10 Better then the last one. More emotional with great keyboards 8. Nine Cats - Porcupine Tree (On the Sunday of a Life) - 9/10 Fun ballad, the keyboards that kick in part way through are really good, and the final guitar is outstanding 9. My Life - Billy Joel (Best of) - 8/10 Nice song, Billy Joel's got some good stuff 10. Amazona - Roxy Music (Stranded) - 8.25/10 Not a horrible track, an avant garde love song with a bad introduction but it gets better...why do I always think of red haired chicks when I hear this? 11. Guide Vocal - Genesis (Duke) - 4/10 One of "those" songs that needs the rest of the medley 12. Eldorado - Electric Light Orchestra (Eldorado) - 8.75/10 Nice meloncholic ELO song with a really good ending 13. Tryin to Grow a Chin - Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouit) - 9.25/10 One of my favorite Zappa tracks, great memories with this! "I wanna be dead! In bed please kill me, cause that would thrill me!" 14. La Villa Strangiato - Rush (Hemispheres) - 9.5/10 A lot of great moments here, good quintessential prog track 15. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it is Recycled - Porcupine Tree (Lightbulb Sun) - 9.25/10 Has an excelent use of banjo at the beginning, and the ending has spoken word, which I find to be a positive impact on songs. Oh yeah, and the title is really cool. 16. Lovely Rita - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper) - 8/10 Always a classic 17. One Summer Dream - Electric Light Orchestra (Face the Music) - 9.75/10 Personally, I find this to be a really sad song of heartache. On top of that, it's rather hypnotic which emphasizes the sadness. This might just be the best ELO track ever written. 18. Love Theme From "Number Seven" - Phideaux (Number Seven) - 9.75/10 This is the remastered version of Number Seven, so this version is 14 minutes including "Stori Senti" I think it is. Anyway, this is outstanding. Acts as a classical compilation at the start, but ends with Italian Influence. The end is enlightening! 19. Looking For Someone - Genesis (Trespass) - 7.5/10 Good song, but a bit hard to follow the last couple masterpieces 20. My Wife - The Who (Who's Next) - 8.5/10 Oh fine...would rather end this shuffle with something other then The Who, but at least it's one of there strongest and more progressive songs This was a REALLY good shuffle! ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 12 2017 at 12:59
ohhh... best? Hard to say.. but the fact it is in the conversation is enough. One of my absolute favorites from them well decribed btw. It hits me where it counts as well. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: March 12 2017 at 20:18
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Why not 2. Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times (I): 8/10, Kickass Zeppelin track, incredible midsection. 3. Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik (Ralf und Florian): 9.25/10, I love this song so much, probably my favourite from Kraftwerk. Great atmosphere. 4. The Mamas & The Papas - Make Your Own Kind of Music (Best Of): 6/10, Nice vocal harmonies. As much as I love some of their songs, most of their material is not that interesting, this song included. 5. Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely (Songs in the Key of Life): 8.5/10, Groovy. Puts one in a good mood for sure. 6. Syd Barrett - Here I Go (The Madcap Laughs): 5/10, Big fan of Syd here, but this is one of his weaker songs imo. 7. Henry Cow - Nirvana For Mice (LegEnd): 8/10, Probably the "easiest" Henry Cow song. Gotta love that sax. 8. Caravan - Limits (If I Could Do It All Over Again...): 7.5/10, Always overlooked this song since it's one minute long and serves as an interlude between two longer pieces, but it's great by itself. I always thought Robert Wyatt was singing this one. 9. Soft Machine - Save Yourself (Soft Machine): 7/10, Speaking of Wyatt. I love that album, but this song is a weaker link. 10. Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck (Kraftwerk): 9/10, Flute metal!! Gets me so pumped up. Probably my favourite Kraftwerk album. 11. King Crimson - Pictures of a City (Radical Action...): 8/10, They have done a great job in re-arranging the old material, especially on this one. The new guy Jakzyk on vocals disappoints me though... 12. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Centro Mani E Centro Occhi (Darwin!): 9/10, Such a great singer, great instrumentation too. Intense ending. 13. Steely Dan - Brooklyn (Can't Buy a Thrill): 8/10, One of my favourite pop songs ever. I'll have the chorus stuck in my head all week, no problem with that. 14. Can - Yoo Doo Right (Monster Movie): 8.5/10, That bass line!!! 15. Ramones - Swallow My Pride (Leave Home): 6.5/10, Good ol' Ramones song. A nice one. 16. Talk Talk - Eden (Spirit of Eden): 8.5/10: Meditative, melancholic yet showing a hint of hope. I really have to be in the right mood to enjoy Talk Talk. 17. Mike Oldfield - In High Places (Crises): 5/10, I usually love Jon Anderson's voice, but not here. 18. Kate Bush - Fullhouse (Lionheart): 7.5/10, Lovely. She has such an enchanting voice. 19. Franco Battiato - Una Cellula (Fetus): 8/10, Great use of synthesizer. 20. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - We Drift Like Worried Fire (Allellujah...): 9.8/10, Wow... What a great one to finish this. I absolutely admire everything GY!BE have released over the years, but this song is special. So powerful, such raw emotions... Spectacular! ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 20:38
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Hadn't done this in a while, so tried it with mixed results. The danger of using the Amazon Music which combined the songs on my computer with all the "free" songs I added through from Amazon, some of which was rather selected indiscriminately. I have to clean it up one of these days. But for sake of having done it, my list: 1. Porcupine Tree “Dark Matter” Signify - 8: One of my
favorite PT albums, and nice headphones in the dark track. Good start. 2. Mile Davis “All Blues" Kind of Blue - 10: One of the
all-time great jazz albums, this is also great on the headphones. 3. Judas Priest "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy
Days" Metal Works '73-'93 - 3: Whoops. From the album Turbo, I must have
just added all the songs from the Metal Works compilation. This was their
attempt to incorporate some of the hair metal sounds of the time. Can you say
career low point? 4. Simon Collins "Powerless" U Castastrophe - 5: By
son of Phil, this song is along his dad’s contemporary pop stylings, I guess.
Better known prog-wise for Sound of Contact. This is a rather unmemorable
anthem type track. 5. Black Sabbath "Rat Salad" Paranoid - 6: Filler,
non-vocal track with the drum stylings of Bill Ward. Great album though. 6. T. Rex "Telegram Sam" The Slider - 8: Ah, cool. From my favorite T. Rex album. I
can groove to this. 7. Deborah Brown "My Romance" Jazz After Dark,
Vol. 2 - 6: Vocal jazz standard. I must have
added that when I was dating my last girlfriend. It’s pleasant enough, but I
had no idea it was part of my song collection. 8. Big Big Train "Dragon Bone Hill" Goodbye to the
Age of Steam - 6: Hey, a prog track. It’s a quaint acoustic instrumental
number. Basically a filler. It’s nice enough. 9. Blind Faith "Sea of Joy" Blind Faith - 8: Great track, get to listen to Stevie
Winwood sing. 10. Kyuss "800" Blues for the Red Sun - 6: Oh hey,
another instrumental filler from a great album. Woot. 11. U2 "Stories for Boys" Boy - 7: Single mix,
bonus track from extended version added through Amazon. Like the youthful
exuberance. 12. Rockabye Baby! "Battery" Lullaby Renditions of
Metallica - 7: Say what? I must have added this in some kind of drunken stupor.
Actually, the Rockabye Baby! series of albums is an interesting set of instrumental
‘lullabye’ versions of well known rock and pop artists. This track is working
for me. Just the intro part of the song, but still, it’s working for me. Must
be the Guiness I am enjoying for St. Patrick’s Day. 13. Santana "Toussaint L'Overture" Abraxas - 8:
Live, instrumental bonus track on whatever reissue I got. I can dig it. 14. Pete Townshend "A Little Is Enough" The Best
of Pete Townshend - Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking - 7:
Nice track from Pete’s best solo album Empty Glass. 15. Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" Pure Disco - 5:
Disco anthem, yay! 16. Judas Priest "Dragonaut" Redeemer of Souls -
4: Getting the worst in Priest. What the heck is a Dragonuat - ‘Fire in the
sky, paralyzed with fear, you know you’re gonna die, Dragonaut is here’ Wow. I
wrote those lyrics back in middle school. How did they know? Did they find my old
trapper keeper? 17. Funkadelic "Music for My Mother" Funkadelic - 8: This is more like it. I can listen to
Funkadelic all day long. 18. Boston “More Than a Feeling” Frat Rock, Vol. 1 - 8: I am
feeling nostalgic. Rating this higher than I should. Still, makes me feel good.
I really don’t want to see Marianne walk away. But she does... 19. The Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.” - 10: Yeah, let’s
kick some butt. Liven up this rather dull party! Snarl! 20. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe “Brother of
Mine” Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - 7: Hmmm, so this how the playlist ends.
Eh, it’s one of the better tracks on the album. Some hippy dippy lyrics to make
me feel good.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 21:02
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1. Koenjihyakkei - Arimmada Horva (Viva) - 8/10 - completely bomkers and wonderful 2. Mott The Hoople - Sucker (Best Of) - 6/10 - Boogie Rock good fun 3, Zamla Mammaz Manna - Liten Karin (Sclargens Mystic) - 5/10 - folky silliness 4. Radio Massacre International - improv 2 (October Gallery) - 7/10 - synth driven spaciness, love these guys 5. Frank Zappa - Blessed Relief (Grand Wazoo) - 8/10 - my favorite period of Frank 6. Sky - Hotta (Sky 2) - 8/10 - groovy stuff from the instrumental classically tinged masters 7. Foxx & Budd - Someone Almost There (Drift Music) - 6/10 - extremely slow flowing ambient, nice 8. Ut Gret - Distant Voices 2 (Recent Fossils) - 4/10 - new age filler 9. Karenautas - La Marquina Karmatica (Recreo) - 8/10 - dark edgy chamber rock from Argentina 10. Chumbawumba - Amnesia (Compilation) - 5/10 - fun indie rock 11. Gilgamesh - With Lady & Friend (Arriving Twice) - 8/10 - quality canterbury, beautiful 12. U Totem - Dance Of The Awkward (s/t) - 7/10 - bouncy edgy avant, good stuff 13. Alamaailman Vasarat - Vasaraaslalainen (Kaarmelautakunta) - 8/10 - kletzmer flavored bouncy lounge music from the Finnish masters, superb 14. John Lee Hooker - I Cover The Waterfront (Mr Lucky) - 7/10 - slow paced gloomy blues, voice to die for 15. The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (Compilation) - 10/10 - stone cold 60's psyche classic 16. Trey Gunn - Kuma (3rd Star) - 7/10 - super noodly stick work with Crimson tinge 17. National Health - Croquette For Electronic Beating Group (Missing Pieces) - 8/10 - mellow canterbury superb 18. Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (Little Earthquakes) - 8/10 - angst ridden singer songwriter, love this stuff 19. Spratleys Japs - Fear (Pony) - 9/10 - achingly beautiful 20. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (The Whole Story) - 6/10 - as good as pop gets ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: March 20 2017 at 08:32
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1. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 5.5/10 Simple Sister 2. Revolution 1 - The Beatles (White Album) - 5/10 I perfer number 9 3. Heaven and Hell - The Who (Best of) - 6/10 Great. Looks like I'm getting all classic rock. 4. Eminence Front - The Who (It's Hard) - 3/10 Some car commercial has forever ruined this song for me because now whenever I hear it, I feel the urge to spend money and be a normal American consumer. 5. Move On - David Bowie (Lodger) - 8/10 Now here's something good! Great African influence! 6. Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (Magical Mystert Tour) - 6.75/10 Still love the Beatles 7. Jokerman - Bob Dylan (Best of) - 7.5/10 A poetic artist, but I normally don't pay attention to lyrics 8. A Farewell to Kings - Rush (A Farewell to Kings) - 8/10 Very nice introduction, and a great guitar solo later on 9. A Soapbox Opera - Supertramp (Crisis? What Crisis?) - 9.25/10 This is really good. It feels so dramatic and progressive only in four minutes and includes a string section. They really make it feel like a soapbox opera! 10. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones (Best of) - 7.75/10 Weakens the shuffle, but I still love this one. Really pretty melodies, and makes me wish they wrote more like this. 11. So Fine - Electric Light Orchestra (A New World Record) - 8/10 A typical ELO song, always a pleasure. Gets me excited for the summer. Interesting solo in he middle 12. The Enemy Within - Rush (Grace Under Pressure) - 8.5/10 Awesome rock song! At the same time, you can find the fear in it while it is still accessible. Works great to start the fear trilogy! 13. I'm Not In Love - Talking Heads (More Songs About Buildings and Food) - 6.75/10 "I am not-in-love...with this song" 14. Title Music From Merchant Ivory's Film Bombay Talkie - Shankar Jaikishan - 9/10 Fantastic and moving instrumental Indian song with sitar and scatting! THIS is what I need on my ipod! More world music! 15. Revolution - The Beatles (Past Masters) - 6.5/10 Another Revolution? C'mon Beatles! You already had a revolution 14 songs ago! Actually, I perfer this version. 16. Hang Onto Yourself - David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) - 7/10 Great but the problem with these simple structures classic rock songs is I can't really comment on anything special with them. Well, this has good guitar. 17. A Man Is a Man - The Who (It's Hard) - 7.5/10 This makes me nostalgic toward the best summer of my life. 18. The Battle of Epping Forest - Genesis (Selling England) - 8.75/10 Yes! After so much boring or overplayed rock, we get some great prog! I honestly don't know what I like about this one. I do really like the climax after the reverand's section, which has some bipolar guitar. Really fun song. 19. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (Who's Next) - 8/10 Ugh god. Okay. Don't get me wrong. I love The Who. And I love this song. It's just listening to it on my ipod makes me feel like a cliche kid who tries I be so cool by liking classic rock. I do not love classic rock. I love prog rock. Anyway, I actually do like this. 20. Michelle - The Beatles (Rubber Soul) - 8/10 Such beautiful melodies! Well that one could have been A LOT better. ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: March 25 2017 at 11:01
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1 Das Puffstück - The Blech (Liebeslieder) 7.5/10 Slow burning but dramatic piece of this too little known original and quite progressive band. 2 Send Home the Slates - Camel (Harbour of Tears) 9/10 Wonderful melody with perfectly fitting arrangement and voices. 3 Small Wonders - Who Made Who (Who Made Who) 7.5/10 I surely don't have much steel guitar in my collection; nice little understated song. 4 Fingerabdrücke - Tom Liwa and Florian Glässing (Lopnor) 6/10 Sensitive poetic songwriting, OK but not spectacular. 5 West - Pinback (Blue Screen Life) 7.5/10 More sensitive poetic songwriting, but now with the irresistible Pinback twist on it. 6 Hunter Vessel - Björk (Drawing Restraint 9) 8.5/10 I've got to forget that this is Björk and I'd want to hear her voice, but getting past this feeling, this is strong and original music. 7 Strip the Soul - Porcupine Tree (In Absentia) 6.5/10 Not my favourite from this album that I like quite a bit overall; the riffs are too cliched here. 8 Another Night - Camel (A Live Record, remastered and extended) 6.5/10 I like this song, but this bonus live version suffers from a pretty suboptimal sound. 9 The Finding in the Temple: III. Gigue - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (The Mystery Sonatas) 6.5/10 Nice 17th century violin and keyboard; I'm not really into this music. 10 Patient (Like the Water) - Hattler (The Kite) 7.5/10 Kraan bassist Hellmut Hattler's solo work is somewhat smoother and more radio friendly than Kraan but very competent, groovy and pleasant. 11 Flyin' High - Pierre Moerlen's Gong (Pentanine) 4.5/10 Pity that the great Pierre Moerlen left with a somewhat underwhelming album; this is going nowhere. 12 Versus Alleluiatici: De Profundis - Nova Schola Gregoriana, Alberto Turco (Adorate Deum: Gregorian Chant from the Proper of the Mass) 6/10 In the middle of a mix isn't really the right place for Gregorian chants but the spirit shines through a bit. 13 Apparently - Rainbirds (Rainbirds) 6/10 1987 in Germany this album was a sensation; the great voice and guitar explain why. Not the strongest song though. 14 Know - Massacre (Killing Time) 8/10 Ah, gimme some dark experimental noisy stuff now, this is what this mix needed! 15 Winds of Change - Mike Batt (Waves) 9/10 I have a sentimental side and such a legendary melody can lure me in big time. 16 Sleeping Beauty - Phantom Orchard Ensemble (Through the Looking-Glass) 6.5/10 I'd have liked to hear more from this album but this is just a 90 seconds filler soundscape. 17 Finest Worksong - R.E.M. (Man on the Moon Live USA 1992) 5/10 Not R.E.M.s finest hour and the pedestrian live sound doesn't help. 18 Member of the Tribe - Adrian Belew (Inner Revolution) 5.5/10 Straight Rock'n Roll is not for me as much as I like the man's guitar playing and singing in general. 19 Timeslip 2 - Carnival of Souls (Carnival of Souls) 7/10 Another short filler with some anarchistic noises, nothing big but I'm enjoying it. 20 La Faulx - Univers Zero (Heresie) 9/10 Up to now this was by and large a rather mediocre (if pleasant enough) mix, but it ends on a high with this 25 minutes scary monster of a track. |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: March 31 2017 at 19:46
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Let's do 10. A Silver Mt. Zion - God Bless Our Dead Marines (Horses in the Sky): 8.5/10, Always weird to hear Efrim sing. The second half really hits a soft spot. Haunting violin and vocal harmonies. Slayer - Metal Storm/Face the Slayer (Show No Mercy): 7.5/10, Might seem like an ironic statement but Slayer is really the only truly metal that I enjoy listening. One of their least "angry" songs, great guitar work. Men Without Hats - I Got The Message (Rhythm of Youth): SBB - W Kolysce Dloni Twch (Pamiec): 9.25/10, That part starting at about 5:45 gets me freakin ecstatic every time with the shouts, the sublime guitar and all. Ravi Shankar - Raga Ahir Bhairai (3 Ragas): 6.5/10, Lovely raga but feels rather dull following the magnificient opening piece. Roxy Music - End of the Line (Siren): 8/10, Ahhhh Roxy Music. I usually only care for Bryan Ferry's vocal performance but this song offers a quite pleasant violin solo. Bacamarte - UFO (Depois Do Fim): 9.25/10, Love this album so much. The classical/medieval feel of this song makes it really appealing to me. During the climax around the middle, the tense guitar riff contrasted with the spacey synth gives such a special effect. The Marshall Tucker Band - Ramblin (Where We All Belong): 6/10, Huge MTB fan here but I don't really dig their heavy-blues output preferring instead their more folk material. This one's pretty good though. Jethro Tull - Moths (Heavy Horses):
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: April 11 2017 at 14:44
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1. Il Banchetto - PFM (Per Un Amico) - 9/10 Really good song. Very uplifting while also progressive. The build up is very majestic and I love the weird instrumental section 2. Emperor in His War-Room - Van Der Graaf Generator (H to He Who Am the Only One) - 6.5/10 Really sad, but a bit too long with not much happening. The solo is okay, the songs should just be a little bit shortened 3. Secret Messages - ELO (Best of) - 7.25/10 Love the intro, the song is a bit poppy, but it still has somewhat of an ominous feel that makes it interesting 4. Tears - Rush (2112) - 8.5/10 Oh if Rush had more songs like this! Really love the mellotron and flute! Quite relaxing as well 5. Questions of My Childhood - Kansas (Leftoverture) - 6.75/10 A bit too poppy at times, but still can hold its own 6. Cooks Country - The Who (It's Hard) - 5/10 Why did I buy this album four years ago? I used to worship this song but it's actually pretty bad! 7. Long Haired Lady - Paul McCartney (RAM) - 8/10 So psychadelic and pretty, makes me think of love. The end is really good-with trumpets too! 8. Who Loves the Sun - The Velvet Underground (Loaded) - 7/10 Happy feel to start on album, and has one really good part later on in the song. 9. Breakfast in America - Supertramp (Breakfast in America) - 8.5/10 This album is really overlooked among prog fans. It's probably even better than Crime of the Century! 10. Summer and Lightning - ELO (Out of the Blue) - 9/10 One of there best dogs for sure, it does kind of steel from Steve Miller Band at one moment, but the lighting strikes and thunder with the keyboards make it so much fun to listen to! 11. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) - Procol Harum - 8/10 Rather relaxed march, very dignified and easy to listen to 12. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (Diamond Dogs) - 7/10 Overplayed, but how can you tire of this riff? 13. Can-Utillity and the Coastliners - Genesis (Foxtrot) - 8.75/10 Fantastic! 14. Lucky Man - ELP (ELP) - 8.5/10 One of the only ELP songs I like these days. R.I.P Keith and Greg. What lucky men they were! 15. Awaken - Yes (Going For the One) - 10/10 If you often read my reviews of songs, you may realize that I never give a song 10/10. This song is the reason. This song is the most perfect composition ever written, and there is nothing that can match up to it. Not Close to the Edge, not Supper's Ready, not even something by Mozart or Beethoven! This is the song that will be played at my funeral, it is the song that everyone should listen to at least once in there life, it is no doubt, the greatest piece of music ever written and ever will be written. I am dead serious. If you reading this and you haven't heard this song...listen to it right now. "There's no doubt! No doubt!" 16. Sentimental - Porcupine Tree (Fear of a Blank Planet) - 7/10 Really nice song with a great chorus, but kind of rips off Trains at the end. Also, hard to follow Awaken. 17. Hairless Heart - Genesis (The Lamb) - 8.75/10 Really emotional. Great instrumental track. Not much to be said about it. Just listen 18. Dog-Like Sparky - Cardiacs (Sing to God) - 8.5/10 First hearing this, I was gaping at how music could actually be like this. Pretty good stuff! 19. Almost Like Love - Yes (Big Generator) - 6/10 And it was going so well... 20. Flap Off You Beak - Cardiacs (Sing to God) - 8.75/10 Yay! More Cardiacs! This song is extraordinarily different yet still seems like it could be on the radio. Good way to end this shuffle ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 14:54
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This thread just got reopened by a staff member, and I don't want it to feel lonely... 1. Frank Zappa - Catholic Girls (You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 6): 3/10, Ugh... not how I wanted to start this. This has more energy than the studio version at least but I just can't stand Frank's misogyny, and this particular version contains a musical quote from a certain Zappa song that I hate even more than this one. Negative vibes. Next! 2. Kelly Bailey - Black Mesa Inbound (Half-Life 2 OST): 6/10, Just some ambience. Sounds cool but doesn't feel all that substantial out of the context of the video game it's from. 3. Triumvirat - The Sweetest Sound Of Liberty (Spartacus): 6/10, I suppose this is decent, but this really needs a more imposing vocal performance to be of much value. Helmut Köllen is most certainly no Greg Lake. 4. King Crimson - Three Of A Perfect Pair (Heavy ConstruKction): 7/10, Can't compare to the studio version but this is quite a cute version of a classic KC song nonetheless. 5. Spyro Gyra - Body Wave (Breakout): 7.5/10, A tad dated and a tad too slick, but I can't not chug my posterior along to this. Smooth jazz that doesn't want to come to terms with the fact that it's smooth jazz is my favourite kind of smooth jazz. 6. Andy Summers & Robert Fripp - Guide (Bewitched): 7/10, Quite nice, although it does feel a little bit feeble compared to the ambient excursions on Fripp's solo albums from around the same time. 7. Giles, Giles & Fripp - How Do They Know? (The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles & Fripp): 7.5/10, The folky/jazzy verses are wonderful but the military march-esque chorus doesn't sound like it belongs in the same song. Michael Giles's drumming is stellar throughout. 8. Radiohead - Exit Music For A Film (OK Computer): 5/10, A mediocre acoustic guitar ballad for the most part, and by the time it eventually transforms into an apocalyptic-ish rock anthem it's too little too late for me. Maybe this album just hasn't grown on me yet but in my humble opinion the band had mostly yet to learn how to write interesting songs at this point in time. 9. DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt (Endtroducing): 8/10, Very moody and atmospheric, a deserved classic even though overexposure is slowly starting to take its toll on it for me. 10. Pink Floyd - The Trial (Is There Anybody Out There?): 5/10, Not exactly a standout in the Floyd's catalog and out of context this just sounds a bit doofy. The vocals aren't very strong in this version either. 11. Ultravox - Vienna (Vienna): 7/10, Wow, I haven't heard this in quite a while. It's actually a lot better than I remember. The silly drum machine does undercut the whole thing quite a bit but nonetheless I am genuinely impressed by the bridge and the chorus. 12. Talking Heads - Heaven (Fear Of Music): 6/10, I haven't heard this in a while either, but this doesn't do much for me anymore even though I remember liking it much more in the past. Anyway, enough famous songs already, give me something at least slightly more out of the box! 13. Ozric Tentacles - It's A Hup Ho World (Live At The Pongmaster's Ball): 7/10, There we go! This is mostly standard Ozrics fare, but the standard Ozrics fare has always sounded pleasurable to my ears. 14. Rush - Leave That Thing Alone (Counterparts): 6.5/10, I hold pretty negative memories of this album (haven't heard it in too long to know if they're justified or not) but this is a song I'd call above average. 15. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Impressioni Di Settembre (Storia Di Un Minuto): 7.5/10, A beautiful, well-built up power ballad, although if you want me to nitpick I suppose it could be a bit more climactic. The synth solo near the end could be a bit crazier and the coda feels like a slight letdown compared to what preceded it. 16. Camel - Drafted (Pressure Points: Live In Concert): 5.5/10, Chris Rainbow's voice has too much of a generic 80s feel to me and doesn't do justice even to this already rather average song. 17. Zabutom - Initiate (Redux34): 7.5/10, Very impressive in all its bombastic beepy glory. I wish the percussion had more bite, but that's what you get with the chiptune genre. 18. Steve Hackett - The Red Flower Of Tachai Blooms Everywhere (Spectral Mornings): 7/10, My knowledge of traditional Japanese music sadly isn't developed enough to know if Steve's seemingly rather stereotypical interpretation of it would make the skin crawl of any Japanese person who laid their ears on it, but thankfully my own ears find it rather nice. 19. Kraftwerk - Elektrisches Roulette (Ralf Und Florian): 7/10, A cool thing, and an interesting snapshot of the band at the crossroads between atonal experimentation and playful synthpop. 20. Peter Hammill - Careering (PH7): 6/10, The excellent Eno/Bowie-inspired production and guitar and saxophone solos just barely make up for the lack of a discernible melody, but I could see this growing on me in the future. Could be better, but a decent sampling altogether, I suppose.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: April 07 2020 at 16:32
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Yeah, let's keep this alive! 1 William Walton - XXI. Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Faulk' (Facade) Weird late 20th century opera 5/10 2 Tony Allen - Ire Omo (Feat. Adunni & Nefretiti) (Film of Life) Magic afrobeat drummer, feel-good but not overly interesting song 6/10 3 The Grid - Rise (Evolver) I bought this because I was curious whether techno with help of Robert Fripp can be good techno. Well, it can be OKish. 5/10 4 Nagorny Karabach - Ich und die Wirklichkeit (Geräusche für die 90er, sampler) The album is called noise for the 90s, actually it's still punk. 4/10 5 Magma - Kobaia Is De Hundin (Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh) Finally something that is known on this site. 8/10 6 Lewian - Sara's Party (Music from London) This is actually myself. Not my best but good enough for my own pleasure. 5.5/10 7 The Sugarcubes - Mama (Life’s Too Good) Fun album, Björk can't do much wrong. 7/10 8 Shudder to Think - Hit Liquor (Pony Express Record) Pretty sophisticated art indie rock; my favourite up to now. 8.5/10 9 Alias - Beginagain (Muted) Cool trip-hop. 7.5/10 10 Amon Tobin - Nightlife (Permutations) Pretty much the same kind of music actually, Amon Tobin knows how to do it. 8/10 11 Belcafe - Track 8 (Touchdown) Solid rock, nothing special. Somebody gave this to me for free I guess. 4/10 12 Barbara Morgenstern - Fjorden (Fjorden) Now this is something really special, unique and addictive. 9.5/10 13 Tori Amos - Precious Thing (Silent All These Years) Good song, somewhat overdone live version. 7/10 14 Karat - Albatros (Albatros) Popular Eastern German band with their by far best and only prog song. 8.5/10 15 Subway to Sally - Feuerkind (Nord Nord Ost) German folk/middle age metal band, do very well here. 8.5/10 16 Brian Eno - Pierre in Mist (Nerve Net) Closest association to Eno in this mix is actually Barbara Morgenstern. 7/10 17 Hassle Hound - Poppy Blush (Limelight Cordial) I haven't listened to this for ages, surprisingly good and quirky. 7.5/10 18 Irmin Schmidt - Bohemian Step (Filmmusik) This one doesn't work that well without the film. 6/10 19 Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups (Nommos) Somewhat electronic/techno heavy this mix. Not bad but not much variation. 5.5/10 20 Deichkind - So'ne Musik (Niveau Weshalb Warum) More German stuff, fun hip hop, most of you will hate this. 7.5/10 Ay! Very light on prog this one, and somewhat light on real highlights, but much stuff that otherwise I wouldn't have listened to any time soon.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: April 08 2020 at 06:34
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Steel Monkey – Jethro Tull, 7/10. From the Beginning – ELP, 8/10. Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? – Zappa, 6/10. Own the Mystery – Izz, 7/10. Making Plans for Nigel – XTC, 8/10. Four Sticks – Led Zeppelin, 6/10. Just – Radiohead, 8/10. Paradigm Shift – Liquid Tension Experiment, 7/10. Unorthodox Behavior – Brand X, 8/10. Earthrise – Haken, 8/10. Bullys (sic) – Mike Keneally, 7.5/10. Farwell to Shadowlands – Glass Hammer, 7/10. Youth Culture Killed my Dog – They Might Be Giants, 8/10. Dalem Waturenggong – Dewa Budjana, 7/10. Inertiatic E.S.P. – The Mars Volta, 8/10. Everybody Knows a Little Bit of Something – Kings X, 8/10. The Caves of Altarima – Steely Dan, 9/10. Eyes Wide Open – Sieges Even, 7.5/10. Mac Man – Allan Holdsworth, 7/10. I’m Running – Yes, 7.5/10. |