Does anybody feel the same?

Hi,

I'm wondering if we have to be careful with this ... for example ... I don't listen to Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky because of nostalgia ... so why would I do the same with Amon Duul 2?

Yes, many bands that are listed as "progressive" happen to be during my time, when their work came about, and yes there are many things that I appreciate from that time, but not "nostalgia" ... I liked the vibe at the Fillmore in its heyday ... and there is nothing nostalgic about it, because in the past 20 years, in any club I have seen, there has not been a single concert that was as far out and cool as many of those were ... we didn't stand there and say that the long cut suckks! Or the something or other was boring because the "song" did not follow a favored format by many fans that have had their heads so commercialized that they can not tell the difference in the music!

As for the drumming sound, or this and that ... the day someone takes that dang'd snare drum and splash it over a drummer's head, is the day I might like to appreciate a drummer again ... I'm tired of the overly loud, and un-necessary emphasis on the beat with it ... it's annoying and has a tendency to take away from the music itself ... so the music changes to something else ... and the drumming is the same! That's not a good drummer ... that's a person that does not understand the music, or can hear it at all! He/she is too busy counting the numbers to stay in touch! That's not a musician ... that's a hack!

Drums are probably the most difficult instrument to record in a studio to sound good. But I don't see why it's not possible to do it the same way they did it in the 70's. Also, I guess I'm not sure what you mean by "hard disk." However, if a band were to record something live in the studio wouldn't they get pretty much the same sound as in the old days?

Fact is no one can now play like Carl Palmer , Phil Collins and Jon Hiseman. That level of drumming is a lost art in my opinion. Keyboards is a different matter. Listen to the latest Deep Purple album for a masterclass from Don Airey. Yes he is from that era but even Carl Palmer can no longer play like he did. Once he dropped the single bass drum set up for Asia that was it and he could never get it back. Check out ELP playing at Rich Colosseum (Buffalo) 1974 .Pictures At An Exhibition. There is nothing , literally nothing that is in the same universe anywhere anymore. Just the fact of it. Bands were testing themselves to the absolute limit until it came to an end about 1975. At least we have these recordings to remind us though.

Hate will leave you to the Dark Side it will, Dark Side of the Moon, yes.

Na, love 70s music. Love all eras. Probably prefer 70s above all others as a whole.