Recommend me something with whimsy.
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Topic: Recommend me something with whimsy.
Posted By: Master of Time
Subject: Recommend me something with whimsy.
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 23:40
This may sound a bit odd, but I'm looking for something with whimsy and especially twee, like A Trick of the Tail. (Songs like Mad Man Moon and Ripples.) I guess Anthony Phillips's The Geese and the Ghost album kind of fits, but it lacks twee  . Probably features lots of 12 string and vocals with audible English accents.
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Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 02:00
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Whimsy?...
Maybe Mr Toad (pastoral Prog like early Genesis), Caravan or Modest Midget (100% whimsical!)... Samples: ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 03:30
| I'd second Caravan, and any of Morgan's records |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 04:49
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going out on a limb I would suggest Principle Edwards Magic Theatre and Stackridge ------------- What? |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 05:00
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Pavlov's Dog perhaps but not for any of the reasons mentioned hoho...
On a more serious note: Hatfield and the North. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 07:30
| Caravan and Hatfield & The North is where to start. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 13:21
| Eno's '73-'77 records sound quite whimsical, but I wouldn't say that "Here Come the Warm Jets" has the "twee" factor. |
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 15:07
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Harmonium - Si on avait somethingsomething. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink '70s Beatles albums. Some j-pop. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 19:53
This is great. I tried them both out and they're really good. Stackridge especially is the best of what was recommended so far, though there were some other good ones others mentioned.. I'm already a huge Caravan fan, I should have mentioned them, but I didn't really want that keyboard sound. Thanks for Stackridge, it really has that mix of whimsy and good English twee I was looking for. But if any one has any more by all means keep 'em coming.
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Dean wrote:Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 23:30
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Focus is quite whimsical as well:
and if you are into weird experimental jazzy things Gong and Matching Mole: ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com)
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:07
I'll raise a toast to that choice!
Get the album called "Mr. Mick" ... as for Principal Edwards ... might be a bit tougher to find ... dear mrs. oreilly ... ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 22:42
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Easy one. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd. Also, from the Moody Blues: ------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 00:11
Doh! ... How could I forget that one? This one is by far my biggest favorite on this LP, believe it or not.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 00:17
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Pretty much anything in the Canterbury sub. I recommend Hatfield And The North, Caravan, National Health, and the first two Soft Machine albums to start. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 20:14
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 00:19
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- Piper? OK, let's just say "Piper" + "A Saucerful of Secrets".
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:15
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For something with whimsy I would suggest a lot of tracks by Jethro Tull with mainly Ian Anderson and his accoustic guitar from the period between Aqualung and Broadsword, omitting 'A'. These would be: Cheap Day Return Wond'ring Aloud Slipstream Just Trying To Be Life Is A Long Song Up The 'Pool Dr. Bogenbroom Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day Requiem One White Duck / 0=Nothing At All Summerday Sands A Small Cigar Strip Cartoon Moths One Brown Mouse A Stitch In Time Jack-A-Lynn Down At The End Of Your Road and a few I missed. These are more or less my definition of whimsical music. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 06:05
Here's what I don't get, why did the OP mention Geese and Ghost, which really isn't whimsical, but apparently overlooked Wise After The Event.  Anyway, the first thing that comes to mind for me is The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 06:15
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Incredible Sting Band tunes and lyrics sometimes feel like they're created by people with the memory-span of a goldfish. It all kind of makes sense, though: |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 14:11
I think The Geese and the Ghost is extremely whimsical with all of that 12 string, flute, and oboe laced throughout, but to each his own I guess. I have never gotten my hands on Wise After the Event but I'll try and check it out and see, along with that Giles, Giles, and Fripp album.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 15:03
A different definition of whimsey in mind perhaps? I confess I looked it up because I had a fleeting notion of the definition but not the definitive definition in my head. But if that is what you are after in terms of whimsical I think you'd like Gryphon's Red Queen. But yeah, if you don't have those other two, they are worth checking out. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 15:47
I used to have Gryphon's Midnight Mushrumps and absolutely loved it, I must have forgot about it because that fits perfectly, I'll have to try and find it again, along with the Red Queen album which I know is quite acclaimed here compared to Mushrumps which is less well received.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 16:11
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------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 21:35
Ah! Yet another album I forgot about. Pf. Do check out "Digging My Lawn"; that one is my only favorite on the album.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 25 2012 at 21:52
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------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 26 2012 at 06:09
Ay and away we go...
Ah! Yet another album I forgot about. Pf. Do check out "Digging My Lawn"; that one is my only favorite on the album. [/QUOTE]Yeah, that song screams whimsy, if that's possible. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 20:37
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First Gong album would be my suggestion. ------------- 
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