Taking Recommendations

I am a huge fan of Le Orme actually (recently obtained their whole discography).

I'll check out Ars Nova (I just actually finished the short discography of an American Psychedelic-Prog band named Ars Nova, who started back in the 60's).

Actually, about suggestions and opinions by other people, a few times I have become convinced I would like, or at least I should check out, some album because of negative critics to it... being that was being said as a negative about it were just the kind of things I thought I would like. I don't really remember the examples, though.

Not to mention, a bad and highly subjective "philosophical" lesson is not a lesson. It is this guy's personal opinion that he wants to push on other people.

I was born in 1956 buddy. I know exactly how it was in the "old days." Guess what, I took suggestions even back then (helps I was heavily involved in music circles). But even then, you could still walk into a music shop and ask some of the blokes around there what they thought of an album (if they had listened to it).

I formulate my own principles, likes, and dislikes based on the music. Not based on who suggests it or how I find it. It makes no fundamental difference whether or not I discover an album in a dumpster behind a store, vs if I am suggested it by a friend.

And if you have no idea what to suggest or don't like a suggestion, then don't hang around threads that are about suggestions. You keep trying to push some philosophical bull this way, and the reality is that you are being illogical. If you don't want to get suggestions, or read suggestions, or think that music should be self discovery, then STOP HANGING AROUND SUGGESTION THREADS.

You aren't everyone. So stop pushing your nonsense on everyone.

And also, btw, instinct is developed by your interactions with society and people as a whole. Not by personal development. Nice try, but read some scientific research.

philipemery wrote: ... If you have nothing useful to offer, please leave. I would rather listen to music than grouches.

philipemery wrote:   ... In short... you posted on a "Recommendations" thread, to tell us you don't like giving recommendations... I feel the most logical course of action (without subverting the point of the thread) would be to not recommend things and just not post about this at all. ...

moshkito wrote: Hi, I do not like to suggest anything ... to me, part of the excitement of new music, is how it hits you when you discover it the first time, outwith anyone telling you anything. It surprises your ideas and values and thoughts and it excites you to no one, and those discoveries are always the best. One's suggestion is OK, but you really have to learn for yourself, what it is that you are looking for, and for that to work correctly, you have to experiment with your own thoughts, not someone else's. something attracts you to it, go there and find out what it is, kind of thing, in the arts ... this is its greatest gift to you, and no one can give this to you since it is an internal feeling that is specific to you.

Yeah, but taking recommendations doesn't mean you have to like what was suggested. And there's so much music around, that it's always necessary to have something to choose what to check out next... and recommendations are as good an option as any other. Much more likely to find something you like if you are given a good thoughful recommendation than just choosing something new at random.

Glad to see Mastermind get some mentions on here. I've mentioned them on here on occasion before and was surprised how so few people seemed to know who they are(let alone actually hearing their music). They were one of the most important prog bands of the 90's but you rarely hear much about them anymore. Anyway, great band. Par Lindh Project and Cairo are good too(especially PLP). I've only heard the first two PLP but they were sort of like ELP meets Dream Theater. Great band. Believe it or not I haven't heard much Le Orme and never owned anything by them. The little I did hear was very good though.They are considered to be the best Italian band behind PFM and Banco though.

richardh wrote: ELP influenced bands -  a few off the top of my head: Cairo (just the one album release but its a 'belter') Le Orme (all good!) Ars Nova ( The Japanese one not the Italian one , check out Book Of The Dead) Par Lindh Project (check out Veni Vidi Vici especially) Mastermind ( I only have their debut but its very good) Eloy are a great band but its hard to find other bands like them. Pink Floyd soundalikes are a million a dozen but I do love Dave Kerzner who is very influenced by them (more on the Dave Gilmour side). New World is the best album Pink Floyd never made! not familiar with Babylon. What is their style?

I have never understood the connection many hear between Le Orme and ELP, besides the trio format. The music doesn't sound in any way similar to me. As for their sound, I find more similarities between ELP and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.