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King Crimson776 
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 Topic: Kevin GilbertPosted: February 12 2008 at 21:52 |
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^^ The latest SB album is the best with Nick on vocals. You can certainly get a feel for his voice and how it might work on TSotT from it.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 12:50 |
Are the last three SB albums where to go? Since the two examples I've heard - one of an unplugged album with Neil Morse, as mentioned I had bought - he sounded at best, limited and at worse, painful!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 09:57 |
True,but I think Kevin's vocals were better,and his vocal work on TSoTT was amazing.There are so many different moods and emotions expressed in the songs as the story progresses and Kevin conveyed them perfectly with his voice.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 09:52 |
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Nick is a good vocalist ... just listen to the last three Spock's Beard albums!
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Dick Heath
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 08:48 |
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Something wrong wrt PA's search engine, put in 'Kevin Gilbert' and I have been directed to two threads but not this one??? However, something I added to one of those threads but makes more sense here:
Anybody checked out the tribute concert recording of Shaming of The True, found on the Kevin Gilbert Estates website: ?
Line-up: Nick D'Virgilio (lead vocal, drums), Mike Keneally (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Rick Musallam (guitar, vocals) Bryan Beller (bass), Chris G (drums) and Marc Ziegenhagen (keyboards). I hate to ask: but after D'Virgilio's major praiseworthy and noble efforts to get Shaming Of The True fully produced and out on disc, is he making a big mistake taking the lead vocals in this performance? One of the most painfully prog vocal recordings I have (now unplayed) in my collection, is of Neil Morse and D'Virgilio unplugged and singing largely Spocks Beard numbers. Now D'Virgilio has let loose his vocal chords once again, on what I've come to consider as sacrosanct music, especially with Gilbert setting the high original standard. Shaming is a rock opera that deserves major exposure, but IMHO this ain't a good start to the process. Edited by Dick Heath - February 11 2008 at 08:49 |
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:57 |
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^ it's surely the best attempt at writing musically challenging pop music that I know.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:47 |
Great song.
 Toy Matinee's album is the best pop album EVER.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:40 |
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:39 |
That album is very dark and dreary.I love it,even though The Kaviar Sessions is quite different than his other work,it's almost an industrial album.
If you liked The Sultan of Brunei you should really try to check out the whole album.The whole album is awesome but the songs "Pretty" and "Making Christy Cry" are incredible.
I recently added his Toy Matinee project under Prog Related,and Atkingani recently added Giraffe
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Atkingani
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:19 |
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Check here, Matias,
After these vids.... I bought the entire DVD. Edited by Atkingani - February 10 2008 at 14:21 |
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el böthy
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Posted: February 10 2008 at 14:17 |
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mmm... I think it´s time I get The Shaming of the true
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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lucas
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 14:15 |
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Thanks for resurrecting this thread, KC776. KG is one of my favourite vocalists. It's a shame he didn't get the recognition he deserved. He was also a talented keyboardist. The way he died is a bit disturbing..."only the good die young"...
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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King Crimson776
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Posted: February 09 2008 at 04:42 |
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Kevin Gilbert is f**king awesome. I heard the free mp3s, I'm going to get his stuff. The Sultan of Bernai makes
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Dick Heath
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Posted: December 18 2006 at 06:02 |
Thud (with the bonus ep) is available through Amazon.UK, but otherwise bought other of his albums from the Kevin Gilbert Estates website - delivery from California to UK was quick.
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oracus
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 22:49 |
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I was looking desperately for his albums but no results in Greece. So im definately going to buy it from his web site. Good thread :-)
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 19:23 |
Who? You're good friend? |
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horza
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 19:18 |
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A good friend put me onto Kevin Gilbert - he is superb - a sad loss to prog
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lucas
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 14:44 |
 I didn't notice, there must have been a quick update since the last time I watched the KG page... |
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Dick Heath
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 06:43 |
This material in the archives sounds a must for release. As a reminder of the Genesis connection, Giraffe have three Genesis covers on the Progfest 94 recording issued by Musea. |
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 23:35 |
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Lucas...NRG is here in the archives on Kevin's page.
I would really like to see his other work here.I think Giraffe could be included here,either as part of KG's discography or as a seperate entry,and Toy Matinee could be included in Prog Related.The Kaviar Sessions could also be included in Kevin's discography. I would really like to see his estate finally release the couple albums of original,unreleased material of his that they say they have. |
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:
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one of the BEST voices coming out of the USA since the last 20 years.
He proved to be be a very talented vocalist, as well as a skillful
keyboardist (there is an unreleased instrumental track from the NRG
sessions that has a strong ELP influence). he is not very known outside
of the boundaries of America, but he could have been brought to
the ears of a wider audience if he hadn't died of an absurd death
just before replacing Phil Collins on vocals in Genesis. It's
a pity his earlier works are not featured in PA's database. In fact,
NRG IS a prog band (if you doubt about it check out the free mp3s
available on KG's official website). Giraffe was a more pop affair, but
they had nevertheless some good songs ("the world just gets smaller",
"because of you", "last plane out"...). KG turned to something more
aggressive after his toy matinee sessions, and I must admit I prefer
the tone of his voice in the earlier days of his musical career, even
if some mannerism emanates from them, than the more forced voice/spoken
words he uses in his latest releases (however, "song for a
dead friend" brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it). Most
of the people here seem to praise 'the shaming of the true' as the
culminating point of his career, and overlook his earlier works.
However, I find some true gems among the first phase of his musical
activity : the whole NRG sessions, Giraffe was not that bad, some of
the songs on the toy matinee project are really amazing (especially the
title track) and some unreleased tracks are loaded with a high dose of
emotion : "dana rae", "another day", "simpler times", "when strangers
part" (the version with KG on vocals). I think his live rendition of
CSNY's "suite judy blue eyes" is better than the original. A truly
gifted man, who left the world too soon...