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REQUESTED DOCUMENT LIVE 1980 - 1983Anyone's DaughterSymphonic Prog3.62 | 24 ratings |
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This double CD contains live recordings of Anyone's Daughter from 1980 to 1983. They were
surely the most well-known German progressive band of the time and this CD shows well why
they managed so much success. In Harald Bareth they had a fine singer/bassist in the style of
Greg Lake while Matthias Ulmer (keys), Uwe Karpa (guitar) and first Kono Konopik and then
Peter Schmidt (drums) were no slouches either.While they sometimes came across as ELP, they were in the main not nearly as dynamic and forceful, much softer in approach although they too can produce some very complex pieces. The four tracks that form the title cut of their debut album, 'Adonis', is here at over 25 minutes, while their self-titled number also manages over eleven. But they prove that they are no mean slouches with shorted numbers either as "Moria" is a great song yet is under five minutes long. They played over 500 gigs, and sold over 120,000 albums, something that many of the UK's prog bands would love to emulate. They are often ignored, but if you enjoy prog that is complex yet easy to listen to then this is a good place to start. Originally appeared in Feedback #64, Oct 01
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