Summer Prog
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Topic: Summer Prog
Posted By: Soundscape42
Subject: Summer Prog
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 07:05
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This next week I am running with the idea of summer prog. I would like to put together a set of songs that we all feel fits the notion and feel of summer. This includes songs specifically about summer, but also songs that have that summer feel (which may be a reified concept, just songs that make us think of summer due to where we heard them in our temporal landscapes). Nevertheless, I would love to hear how others feel about such an idea, and what proposals you all have. As always thanks for all your input. I feel very honored to be part of a community of people who are willing to help me with these themes nearly every week now. I do not know if you folks here are listening to my show, but I deeply appreciate the input regardless.
Cheers,
Woody
------------- Listen to the best prog rock new and old at www.thedividingline.com and check out my show Soundscape at www.thedividingline.com/ss. |
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 07:31
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Try Nektar's "Recycled" (the album) and Rick Wright's "Wet Dream" (idem).
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Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 07:43
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Sörskogen - Mordet i Grottan The song has a summer feel to it, and the text is about something that happened during the summer! ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 08:38
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Soundscape42 wrote:Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 09:06
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Summer tunes...must be up beat and make you want to party. For this, you would probably need to pick a generally positive band.
I have always related Yes's 90125 and Big Generator to summertime. While not particularly "happy", Tool's Eulogy and 46 & 2. They are songs that pump me up. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progger58
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 09:58
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CAMEL "Breathless" (especially the songs "Summer Lightning" and "Echoes").
For non-prog stuff (but also great the same way), I would highly recommend some CHRIS REA early recording, such as "Auberge" and "Dancing With Strangers".
Demetrio.
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 10:38
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I've seen all good people, is pretty cheery, and so is summer!
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Posted By: blazno
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:13
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Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:21
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Here's another: I'm in Love with My Car - Queen Thoughts of cruising the strip with the top down and music blaring. -------------
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:25
Summer is a time of special beauty in nature, so PFM's lovely River of Life comes to mind, as does Crimson's pretty Lady of the Dancing Water.  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:37
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Delius (Song of Summer) - Kate Bush
Peaches en Regalia - Frank Zappa Once around the World - It Bites You & me - The Moody Blues At the end of the Day - Spocks Beard Sunscape - Ozric Tentacles The Analog Kid - Rush ..oh and.. Summertime - Fresh prince & Jazzy Jeff In the summertime - Mungo Jerry... 
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Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 13:39
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Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) Gentle Giant - Who Do You Think You Are? Both songs are more pop but they are excellent, without a doubt. |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 13:43
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Ah yes and how about Gentle Giant's Time To Kill? It's true Progressive Rock, it is a very happy song and it perfectly fits to the summer, if you ask me. |
Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 23:04
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How bout Summer by Blackfield? ------------- 
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 23:18
| I've only heard the song White Bird, but maybe It's a Beautiful Day? The name sounds like summer...I guess technically that song takes place in winter but it sounds all around summery to me. I'll second In the Land of Grey and Pink too. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 23:20
I'd extend that to all of Free Hand, except maybe "His Last Voyage" -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 06:16
| From Tull's SftW: Hunting Girl and Velvet Green (can you tell I'm listening to that album as I type this?)... |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 12:17
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Fates Warning - Parallels. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 12:26
Queen is prog now?!?!  -------------
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Posted By: Nowhere Man
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 23:31
Yes, that song always makes me think of summer because of the "As the sun beats down and I lie on the bench..." line. Maybe "Forever Afternoon" by the Moody Blues and "Summer '68" and "Fat Old Sun" by Pink Floyd. "Flaming," also by Floyd, might work as well. ------------- 
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Posted By: Soundscape42
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 00:44
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Well due to some strange issues with my email link I did not see some of the ideas posted here, but I am going to try to add them to next weeks show. As always thank you everyone for your input. Thanks to you guys I have learned about Gentle Giant, Caravan, and Camel this week. All of these had not been on my radar. Gentle Giant has been slowly setting in and I am quite enjoying what I have found. Some of your suggestions were not in our dj servers or my collection, but thanks for all your input. The new show is up, or going up right now. http://www.thedividingline.com/ss - www.thedividingline.com/ss
Cheers,
Woody
------------- Listen to the best prog rock new and old at www.thedividingline.com and check out my show Soundscape at www.thedividingline.com/ss. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 00:48
| Di Meola's acoustic projects, in particular his World Sinfonia albums and the Tirami Su/Cielo e Terra period is warm, evocative music that is quite summer-like. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 11:29
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How about the band http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2935 - Natsumen ? A Japanese band with a very charismatic personality and a love for all things summer. You have album titles like: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15022 - Kill Your Winter!!! http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15018 - Endless Summer Record http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15019 - Never Wear Out Your Summer XXX!!! and song tittles like: Newsummerboy Whole Lotta Summer August Still Sunburnt Pills to Kill ma August What more Summer do you need?  P.S. This is a real band. ------------- 
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Posted By: purplepiper
Date Posted: June 18 2007 at 17:13
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'beyond and before' by yes (from their debut) always reminds me of summer, probably jon anderson's voice! It's more of a 'psychadelic' song, but it is by yes, and such a song would naturally lead one toward close to the edge, and fragile etc. That's really all that comes to me! ------------- for those about to prog, we salute you. |
Posted By: Novalis
Date Posted: June 18 2007 at 17:23
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: June 18 2007 at 17:35
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Kate Bush, "Aerial", 2nd CD.
Then try Riccardo Zappa "Celestion", KC "Island", Agitation Free "Malesch", Can "Future Days". If you refer to single songs, well... "Rivendell" by Rush, "The Remembrance" by Yes, and why not finishing with "Senti l'Estate che Torna" by Le Orme? There's also an English version of this song (Summer Coming). ------------- 
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