Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - 2nd Round Portland Bracket: ELP v. Camel
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic Closed2nd Round Portland Bracket: ELP v. Camel
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 45678 18>
Poll Question: Really? PICK ELP !!!!!!!
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
60 [48.78%]
63 [51.22%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
akamaisondufromage View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: May 16 2009
Location: Blighty
Status: Offline
Points: 6797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:51
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Wow.  I've just come back from my neighbours after pursuading them they should join up!



Brilliant! I am trying to get my low carb hostages to do the same, but the Stockholm thingy hasn't worked it's magic yet. I guess ELP will win then.



Thing i've got my neighbours to vote ELP (although looks like i might have to remind them *cranks up the stereo to 11* Sorry we're in opposing trenches on this one! 

Good luck with the hostage thing! You might find it takes time..... but there's no movement here...
Help me I'm falling!
Back to Top
Guldbamsen View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: January 22 2009
Location: Magic Theatre
Status: Offline
Points: 23122 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:43
Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Wow.  I've just come back from my neighbours after pursuading them they should join up!



Brilliant! I am trying to get my low carb hostages to do the same, but the Stockholm thingy hasn't worked it's magic yet. I guess ELP will win then.
“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
Back to Top
Imperial Zeppelin View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 14 2013
Location: Kuwait
Status: Offline
Points: 6116 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:38
2 Humps > 3 Hunks
"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
Back to Top
akamaisondufromage View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: May 16 2009
Location: Blighty
Status: Offline
Points: 6797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:25
Wow.  I've just come back from my neighbours after pursuading them they should join up!
Help me I'm falling!
Back to Top
Rick Robson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 03 2013
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Status: Offline
Points: 1607 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:19
^What a coincidence... me too hahah


"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
Back to Top
SteveG View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 11 2014
Location: Kyiv In Spirit
Status: Offline
Points: 20617 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 16:13
^I'm getting my wife to join PA to vote for Camel. Evil Smile
This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State.
Back to Top
Guldbamsen View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: January 22 2009
Location: Magic Theatre
Status: Offline
Points: 23122 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:47
I used to support the idea of a 'Canterbury sound', which I do think exists, but for the purpose of the PA database, I think the old geographical term suits best. 
I've seen this discussion in so many variations, and the only one that has been truly convincing in his explanation of the scene, is Dean. JFTR He is on the geographical team.

Then again, I completely trust Steve to follow whatever he feels most comfortable with. He certainly has more knowledge about these waters than I have *cue the Stewart letter*Tongue




Edited by Guldbamsen - December 18 2014 at 15:48
“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
Back to Top
timothy leary View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 29 2005
Location: Lilliwaup, Wa.
Status: Offline
Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:46
Obviously I missed your link........sorry for the redundancy
Back to Top
Padraic View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 16 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Status: Offline
Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:41
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

I posted the link earlier, but I think no one noticed it...


I did, I did!  Embarrassed
Back to Top
Raff View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 29 2005
Location: None
Status: Offline
Points: 24439 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:39
I posted the link earlier, but I think no one noticed it...
Back to Top
Padraic View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 16 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Status: Offline
Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:28
Yeah, Calyx is the Canterbury site.  Period.
Back to Top
HolyMoly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: April 01 2009
Location: Atlanta
Status: Offline
Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:27
Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

^ this might help.......http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr
Great idea, TL. Thanks.
My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran
Back to Top
timothy leary View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 29 2005
Location: Lilliwaup, Wa.
Status: Offline
Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:18
^ this might help.......http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr

Edited by timothy leary - December 18 2014 at 15:19
Back to Top
HolyMoly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: April 01 2009
Location: Atlanta
Status: Offline
Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:05
I've been wrestling with the Canterbury question for a while.  I was asked to be the lead guy for the Canterbury sub here, and it's kind of a balancing act between my own personal view (Canterbury Scene refers to a very specific and limited time and place) and the more broad view this site has used in practice (and not without good reason).  Like it or not, the site uses the expanded definition of "Canterbury" as a genre.  The hard part then becomes drawing that line.  What does a band really need to do to "sound Canterbury"?  Soft Machine and Caravan were two completely different sounds. 

Just a side comment, but as I said, I'm still working it out.  There was no rulebook that came with the job.


Edited by HolyMoly - December 18 2014 at 15:10
My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran
Back to Top
timothy leary View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 29 2005
Location: Lilliwaup, Wa.
Status: Offline
Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 15:00
Richard Sinclair says....."A lot goes on here, it's quite cosmopolitan, Canterbury, to a degree... But that's because of the tourists, not from the people who actually live here : they are very conservative, not cosmopolitan at all, not particularly worldly, I don't think. The music happens outside, gets written here and taken out. This is the Canterbury scene for me. It doesn't really exist here, but it forms here. Musicians, friends join together and play music together, and then they head off around Europe and play their music and get noted for this type of sound".
Back to Top
Raff View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 29 2005
Location: None
Status: Offline
Points: 24439 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 14:07
Originally posted by Lear'sFool Lear'sFool wrote:

As another note about the Canterbury bands: most English bands of the scene never hung out in Canterbury - the scene actually revolved around London. It was a style, first and foremost, rather than a scene. And then a few French and Dutch bands hopped on. There's a reason Wyatt called his one band Matching Mole, and do remember the make-up of Gong.


IndeedClap. And also remember that bands from other countries were associated to the Canterbury movement on account of their sound: not just Supersister (Dutch) or Patrick Forgas (French), but also Picchio dal Pozzo (Italian) and The Muffins (USA, and still active!). Just like Krautrock, Canterbury was a style much more than a mere geographical location.
Back to Top
LearsFool View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: November 09 2014
Location: New York
Status: Offline
Points: 8644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 13:55
As another note about the Canterbury bands: most English bands of the scene never hung out in Canterbury - the scene actually revolved around London. It was a style, first and foremost, rather than a scene. And then a few French and Dutch bands hopped on. There's a reason Wyatt called his one band Matching Mole, and do remember the make-up of Gong.
Back to Top
kenethlevine View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Prog-Folk Team

Joined: December 06 2006
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 9173 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 13:22
I would concur that they are Canterbury-related, but to me it's not all that apparent other than on a few tracks mostly, not surprisingly, from Rain Dances and Breathless.  Supertwister, the one which really got this debate going, seems a bit too mellow and straightforward to be a Canterbury tune, and it's not smug enough Tongue
Back to Top
Raff View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 29 2005
Location: None
Status: Offline
Points: 24439 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 11:45
This site (the ultimate resource on the Canterbury scene) does list Camel as a Canterbury-related band - not surprising, as every outfit that has featured at least one member of a recognized Canterbury band is listed. The site owner, Aymeric Leroy, is an extremely knowledgeable Frenchman who happens to know most of the original protagonists of the Canterbury scene.
Back to Top
Hercules View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
Status: Offline
Points: 7024 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2014 at 11:43
Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

Roger That, Roger That.  Camel are generally considered part of the Canterbury family.  Its not just the Richard Sinclair connection.  For instance, I saw Andy Ward playing in 'Going Going' with Hugh Hopper (supporting Gongmaison at Brixton Fridge)

Absolutely not.

The Canterbury Scene was a term for bands active in the Canterbury area - like Merseybeat bands came from Liverpool. Most (not all) were connected in some way to The Wilde Flowers.

Camel have no connection with Canterbury whatsoever, so cannot be a Canterbury scene band any more than the Rolling Stones could be classed as Merseybeat.
A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 45678 18>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.164 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.