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A band I thought would be worthy of inclusion in this thread are Patto, from the UK and released their first self titled album in 1970. Formed from the remnants of 60’s band Timebox fusing elements of Rock and Jazz. A strong debut with excellent musicianship, particularly from the staggeringly brilliant Guitarist Ollie Halsall, who has to be heard to be believed. He could also turn his hand to Keyboards and Vibes. Mike Patto on Vocals is a relatively undiscovered English gem.

 

The album has a pretty dry sounding production with no messing with the basic sound of the band. Highlights include opener The Man which has a great slow build, Red Glow, one of the heavier tracks, Money Bag showing the Jazzier side and Sittin Back Easy which alternates between a laid back verse and heavy chorus. Brilliant stuff and well worth checking out.
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                     Thanks Paul and ... almost literally a mindblowing cover LOL !
 
 
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

I just checked my notes about Pescado Rabioso: they made three albums, their first and third are more bluesrock (like Wishbone Ash) but their second entitled Pescado 2 is more progressive in the vein of early Jane because of the frequent use of the Hammond organ and the compelling atmospheres. So no barriers for a Pescado Rabioso inclusion Wink


I hope so Clap... Pescado II has, in fact, great moments. The first, called "Desatormentándonos", is purely blues rock as you said. Although I wouldn't say so about the third too, named "Artaud", actually attempted as a Spinetta solo effort, acoustically driven and, as far as I know, the most beloved PR release by argentinean people. Also worth to check.

And what do you think about Lindisfarne, Erik?
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2007 at 17:12
Lindisfarne is a band I have never checked Sircosick, I only know that they were on the Charisma label with Genesis and in the very early Seventies on the same bill on a festival. As I remember their sound is quite mellow and folky oriented. Do you recommend some albums?
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^ ...as I posted in the previous page, their first one, Nicely Out of Tune, seems to be the ultimate Lindisfarne album and perhaps the most prog-oriented; cause as for the next one, Fog on the Tyne, if more commercially succesful, is purely folky music, acoustic oriented.

....And well, when I said "prog-oriented", I meant prog-related or something akin ;)..... or, why not, proto-prog rock; they have strong Beatles' influence. All that folky oriented.
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Sircosick, you are from Chile, a band that is not on Prog Archives is R-U Kaiser, a new band from Chile. This week I received their debut CD entitled Ocelos, it's wonderful symphonic prog but the problem with this band is that they have no own website. Have you heard about this band on the new Chilean  Watcher Records label? See my Lesser And Unknown New Progrock Bands thread.
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^ I'll do a search on chilean's google now ;)
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Erik, take a look into this: www.rukaiser.cl

It seems still on project for now...... but then check this: http://www.watcher.cl/records.php


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I got the demos from the manager of the Watcher Records label, I asked for it because the band has no website and no MP3 files to listen to and every proghead wants to check MP3 files nowadays!
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^ Evidently, those are still not available as their homepage isn't running yet Disapprove
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But you can check YouTube, R-U Kaiser has 4 recordings!
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2007 at 18:05
I have two Patto albums that I've not got around to listening to yet, but I'll try and do so soon.

I know of Halsall from Tempest.


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But you can't download them, Eric........ wait..... 4 recordings? Must be the only four songs that their LP Ocelos contains....... I'll check Youtube now.

But for now, not even the chilean Google has further info about this band and logically still less about mp3 files... Sorry! Unhappy


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GeckO: OK, thanks for the post, we hope to hear from you soon about Patto.

 

Sircosick: I will mail the manager of Watcher Records about this, thanks for your efforts!

I hope to deliver some reviews about The Tubes, Love and The Stranglers this week.
 
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In the late Seventies I read a Dutch rock magazine and one live picture of The Tubes took my attention because of the keyboardplayer with his huge Moog modular synthesizers. A few weeks later they were on the Dutch TV and I was blown away by their live presentation so when I noticed that The Tubes were touring in Holland I was there in 1979 during the The Tubes Remote Control tour. In my opinion The Tubes are an interesting band to check out but not every album is a pleasant musical experience, that's why I would like to focus on this 2-CD compilation.
 
THE TUBES – Goin’ Down

- In 1969 The Tubes were founded in the USA city Phoenix by bass player Rick Anderson, guitarist Bill Spooner and keyboard player Vince Welnick under the name The Beans, soon allied with the band The Red, White And Blues featuring drummer Prairie Prince and singer Fee Waybill. Because the musical climate was as boring as the sand in that era, they went to San Fransico and renamed themselves The Tubes. Gradually their live act became hot, inspired by the decadence of the increasing amount of wealthy USA citizens and the huge influence of TV. The rock-theatre of The Tubes turned into a mindblowing blend of cynical lyrics (in the vein of Frank Zappa), shocking stage antics (like Alice Cooper but more sophisticated) and dynamic rock music. All concerts sold out but the record sales were often poor because the public was only interested in The Tubes as a live act. On this 2-CD compilation you can hear that musically The Tubes had a lot to offer, their music scouts the borders between David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top, at their best Art-Rock and at their worst ‘commercial crap’!

CD-1:

This is a very alternating CD: swing time in Up From The Deep, fun in the Spanish inspired Malaguena Salerosa, exciting  rock and roll in Tubes World Tour, hyper-sensual in Don’t Touhc Me There and disco in Slipped My Disco. The legendary song White Punks On Dope has two versions, live with a bluesy intro and studio from the LP The Tubes. The final part of this CD-1 fails to keep my attention in songs like I’m Just A Mess and This Town.

CD-2:

It opens with the entire Remote Control album (1979), produced by Todd Rundgren and we can enjoy his distinctive elements like vocal harmonies, sensational keyboards and a clear and sharp sound recording. My highlights are the propulsive Getoverture (swirling pianowork) and the high speed R&R in Telecide. Lots of songs (like TV Is King and Prime Time) are parodies on the USA TV adddiction but  only half of the album succeeds to generate excitement. The final part of CD2 delivers spectacular live songs (also on the live 2-LP from 1978): Ouverture, Mondo Bondage, Crime Medley, I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk, I Saw Her Standing There and the (in)famous White Punks On Dope featuring wonderful strings and a great climax, it sounds as symphonic punk!

Despite the aforementioned weak parts on this compilation, this 2-CD contains a lot of interesting progressive material with exciting work on keyboards, excellent lyrics and an often dynamic blend of several styles so “thumbs up for Goin’ Down!

 

 

 

 

 



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Talking Tubes, one of my favourite pastiches is their rendering of the Beatles I Saw Her Standing There in the style of the The Damned's New Rose - the first punk hit in the UK
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Indeed Dick, I am not a The Beatles fan so I was very surprised to hear that The Tubes covered The Beatles on I Saw Her Standing There Wink
If you want to check out The Tubes on stage, try to get the video Live At The Greek Thumbs%20Up
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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

I have two Patto albums that I've not got around to listening to yet, but I'll try and do so soon.

I know of Halsall from Tempest.
 
Prepare to be blown away Geck0! Wink
 
Erik, I haven't heard a lot of The Tubes but i do have one album called Inside Out I think. I must admit it's far more mainstream Rock than I would have imagined them to have been. I bought it because I really liked the song She's a Beauty.
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Originally posted by Nightfly Nightfly wrote:

Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

I have two Patto albums that I've not got around to listening to yet, but I'll try and do so soon.

I know of Halsall from Tempest.
 
Prepare to be blown away Geck0! Wink
 
Erik, I haven't heard a lot of The Tubes but i do have one album called Inside Out I think. I must admit it's far more mainstream Rock than I would have imagined them to have been. I bought it because I really liked the song She's a Beauty.
 
The eponymous Patto album is an excellent example of progressive music/underground music experimenting but not quite sure whether to take the heavy rock or  prog rock paths. A real melting pot of ideas musically, from free jazz to blues to rock to folk thrown in and tried out. But of course Patto brought something from their previous existence as Timebox. Love their second album but but you can hear them settling into a musical groove - perhaps aiming to compete with Rod Stewart & The Faces. Mentioned it before, but over the last year it has been revealed that Ollie Halsall auditioned for Allan Holdsworth's guitar seat on Soft Machine (along with Brian Godding), to lose out to John Etheridge.  Alas Jenkins and Ratledge didn't have similar senses of humour......


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Paul, She's A Beauty was an US Top 10 hit but the album Inside Out is quite mainstream rock, I remember that I had to review it for a small Dutch rock magazine when I got it as a promo, I was very disappointed.

Dick, good story, thanks Thumbs%20Up And I love The Sixties, any proghead familiar with The Misunderstood?

This week I hope to review The Stranglers live CD with Steve HIllage and Robert Fripp, I haven't heard it for years!
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