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 Posted: June 17 2014 at 10:32 |
 dr wu23 wrote:
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I've always been bored by the record x_x
Canterbury has better to offer, or whatever genre it's a part of. |
I understand...I've always been bored by Dave Matthews . 
Seriously I'd like to know what a young prog fan likes in the way of Canterbury....your favorites..? |
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Are you asking me my favorite Canterbury albums? If so..
Hatfield and the North - Rotters' Club Caravan - If I Could.. (My favorite Canterbury album overall) National Health - National Health Supersister - To the Highest Bidder Quiet Sun - Mainstream
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Posted: June 19 2014 at 12:18 |
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Meanwhile....Khan!
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Posted: June 19 2014 at 12:50 |
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Meanwhile....Khan! |
Heh....I already said it was awesome.....
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 04:48 |
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What's so special about First Utterance?
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Posted: June 29 2014 at 08:33 |
I've just spent over £100 on Henry Cow box sets, but if it was produced before 1980 then I would be interested in hearing of its good qualities. 
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Posted: June 29 2014 at 22:16 |
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I've just spent over £100 on Henry Cow box sets, but if it was produced before 1980 then I would be interested in hearing of its good qualities. |
Apparently they saw you coming.............
I only have one Cow -LegEnd..on original vinyl btw, but rarely play it.
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Stool Man
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 03:41 |
Week 2.
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What's so special about First Utterance? |
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2dogs
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Posted: July 07 2014 at 01:17 |
From reading the reviews, I get the feeling the lyrics would just depress me. 
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Posted: July 08 2014 at 04:14 |
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Series discontinued. Why should I bother?
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Posted: July 08 2014 at 14:53 |
Stool Man wrote:
Week 2.
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apparently at No 229 in the PA charts not a lot 
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Posted: July 08 2014 at 15:06 |
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Series discontinued. Why should I bother? |
It wasn't a bad run, really.
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Posted: July 09 2014 at 00:00 |
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It's been a good discussion, maybe you picked a few less popular albums.
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Posted: July 10 2014 at 08:48 |
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Most were in the Top 100, the others I often see mentioned here. It still surprises me that there's almost no ELP rated in the Top 100 (I'm not a fan, it's just surprising)
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Posted: July 10 2014 at 14:16 |
Stool Man wrote:
Most were in the Top 100, the others I often see mentioned here. It still surprises me that there's almost no ELP rated in the Top 100 (I'm not a fan, it's just surprising) |
The Top 100 shifts an awful lot so its a mistake to assume its rooted. I'm pretty sure that only a few years ago Script For A Jesters Tear was a lot higher (maybe top 30) than about 80 something it is now. I reckon there are so many new albums that there is this constant rolling change with new albums coming in and then gradually moving down while more new ones come in and the whole process keeps going. If you were to stop any new albums coming and let the newer albums find their natural place over a period of 3 years say then I reckon the the top 100 would very different. I would look more at the top 250 as more significant and then filter out albums with fewer than about 300- 400 reviews.
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Posted: July 14 2014 at 06:25 |
Whats so special about Tangerine Dream's Phaedra?
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Posted: July 14 2014 at 06:48 |
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It's the passage from the Pink period to the next one which I don't know how to call. Phaedra is the first of a bunch of excellent albums before the huge and forgettable production of the 80s which is made mainly of movie soundtracks.
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I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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Posted: July 19 2014 at 06:21 |
It's atmospheric, a bit eerie in places, has plenty of Mellotron and they'd just discovered the joys of the automated sequencer basslines. I still enjoy their 1970s works. 
Edited by 2dogs - July 19 2014 at 06:22
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Posted: July 19 2014 at 16:10 |
Phaedra's not as incredible as it could be, but I'm definitely happy I bought it! Nothing particularly special, just some great electronic experiments in there - still prefer Zeit 
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 00:09 |
And I love the primitive guitar racket of Electronic Meditation - the first 7 or 8 albums contain a great mix of different experiments. 
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Posted: July 24 2014 at 05:21 |
What's so special about Hybris?
Sure, it has its moments but does it really deserve such a high rating? For me, there's practically no soul and the album isn't very risk-taking (it's all been done before). The constant progressive writing techniques (uncommon time signatures and rhythms) make it much less listenable than anything in the top 20+ in my opinion. The bookend songs on the album are pretty good, but that middle 20 minutes (and sections of Jordrok and Kung Bore) is/are not at all essential. I'd prefer the album without them, and as a brief EP really. I suppose it has a great sort of esoteric aura when you're listening to it, but that's where the excitement stops for me... Thoughts??
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