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CrazyDiamond ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: June 20 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 466 |
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Hi everybody, I'm a great fan of Daevid Allen's Gong. My favourite tracks are "Flying Teapot" (RGI pt. 1), "I never glid before" (RGI pt. 2), "Master Builder" (RGI pt. 3), "Shamal" and "Wingful of eyes" (Shamal). But the whole trilogy is very very good IMO. What are your fav tracks? (In the whole discography Do you think that GONG ended when Daevid Allen left (Shamal, I suppose Thanks
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AngelRat ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: July 14 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1014 |
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'Master Builder' is their greatest track.
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Moogtron III ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
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I think the music from 'Master Builder' is their peak moment. I didn't know it was so popular. Expected to be the only one to mention the track. After David Aellen there were still some very fine albums. |
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The Hemulen ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964 |
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Master Builder is truly excellent but I'd also rate "Radio Gnome",
"Oily Way", "I Never Glid Before" and "Fohat Digs Holes In Space" as
equally fine examples of Allen-era Gong. I'd take Angel's Egg over You
any day.
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Cesar Inca ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888 |
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'Master Builder' from the "You" album. It also contains some of the best Moerlen drumming ever in a Gong album (and let me tell you that his input was permanently an all-time high) - that's why I put that particular song in my CD player the minute I knew that Master Moerlen had died from a heart attack in early May. This song is so intense, that instead of making me feel sad, it made me feel excited. Regards. |
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tuxon ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502 |
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Oily Way is fun, but most of Gong's music I know is very much fun. I like the guitar sound of Steve Hillage, and the female vocals (very sexy), but the rhythm section is very good also. best songs according to Garp: Prostitute poem |
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illustrated ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 19 2004 Status: Offline Points: 352 |
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'Master Builder' and 'A Sprinkling of Clouds' IAO ZA-I ZA-O |
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Jimbo ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 28 2005 Location: Helsinki Status: Offline Points: 2818 |
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Prostitute Poem is great
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NutterAlert ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 07 2005 Location: In transition Status: Offline Points: 2808 |
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master builder for me too
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Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005
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salmacis ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928 |
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'You Can't Kill Me' is great- a perfect realisation of Daevid Allen's twisted Syd Barrett homages and the jazz rock of the musicians.
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Syzygy ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 16 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 7177 |
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You Tried Too Hard is a wonderful, elegaiac early song that is often overlooked.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
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Politician ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: July 02 2005 Status: Offline Points: 521 |
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"Fohat Digs Holes In Space". Absolutely amazing.
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Mr Krinkle ![]() Forum Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 73 |
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I'm another fan of Master Builder. I think is the best song of "You", and I could not help playing my "air bass" and "air drums" every time I listen to . What an amazing rythm pattern!. But, if that wasn't enough, the playing of Mr Hillage and Mr Malherbe its also amazing. Other favs: Oily way, Nevr glid before, and Eat the phone book (very funny and groovie, I just love Moerlen's drum fills) from Angel's Egg, wich, by the way,it's my favourite album. You can't kill me, Tried so hard and Fohat digs holes in space from Camembert Electrique And finally, Flying Teapot
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"...I like the way the music goes...there's a few good guys who can play it right..."
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BaldFriede ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266 |
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CrazyDiamond, "in the whole discography" is truly saying something. Even on the official Gong homepage (http://www.planetgong.co.uk/ ) they admit that the discography is probably faulty and incomplete. |
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CrazyDiamond ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: June 20 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 466 |
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I mean in the discography accepted and known almost by everybody, I know that there is a huge amount of material!
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NetsNJFan ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047 |
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flute salad
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illustrated ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 19 2004 Status: Offline Points: 352 |
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A bit short... |
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Certif1ed ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 08 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7559 |
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My all-time favourite Gong track is "Castle In The Clouds" (Angel's Egg). "Flying Teapot" is excellent too, and to complete my top 3, I'd add from "Outer Temple" to "Love Is What Y Make It", which seem to segue into a single track. I would add "Flute Salad", but that would mean having to include "Oily Way", which I'm not keen on...
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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Moribund ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: March 21 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 210 |
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I am Your Pussy
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New Progressive Rock Live show now touring UK theatres!
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pothead pixies
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