Complete Curved Air: 1st Album
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics related to progressive music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=133943
Printed Date: August 14 2025 at 22:33
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Complete Curved Air: 1st Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Complete Curved Air: 1st Album
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 06:25
It Happened Today that I noticed we haven't had a Jumbo series of polls of Curved Air-related albums for a good long while, so let's take a trip back in time with The Purple Speed Queen, Sonja Kristina and her band. As well as being a rock goddess, Sonja Kristina also had the demanding Situation of being a Young Mother during Curved Air's heyday in the 1970's. You Know you're listening to Curved Air when you hear the sound of Darryl Way's manic violin playing, which can best be described as Ultra-Vivaldi. When Curved Air first emerged with their stunning debut album "Air Conditioning" at the tail-end of 1970, the wonderful World of prog was Not Quite the Same again. In a striking Metamorphosis, Darryl Way temporarily left Curved Air due to the tempting Proposition of forming his own band Wolf in 1973. Curved Air also featured the classically-trained pianist Francis Monkman (a co-founder of the classical/rock fusion band Sky), whose fingers Ever Danced over the keyboards with the agile speed of a Cheetah. Curved Air's best-known song was of course, Back Street Luv, which climbed to No. 4 in the U.K charts back in 1971. It'd be something of a Stretch to call them a "one-hit-wonder" though with eighteen albums to their credit. It's Easy to see why Curved Air have such a strong loyal following with such classics as Vivaldi, Melinda (More or Less), Phantasmagoria, and the tragic tale of the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. The unforgettable music of Curved Air rises Over and Above most of what passes for music on the radio these days. Despite being around for half a century now, their music is as refreshing as a warm breeze of curved air on a Bright Summer's Day.   1970: Curved Air - Air Conditioning - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJbQG-JxBUJlUGkf1EMN2Zl" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJbQG-JxBUJlUGkf1EMN2Zl  1980: Sonja Kristina - Sonja Kristina - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKmlmOjg9_X2z-xZwJNi8UQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKmlmOjg9_X2z-xZwJNi8UQ 1983: Eddie Jobson - Zinc (The Green Album) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lW25qeD2Dmt904srf36qfr1UIV47-sQ8w" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lW25qeD2Dmt904srf36qfr1UIV47-sQ8w 1978: Francis Monkman - Tempus Fugit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDhB1PoLluA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDhB1PoLluA 1979: Sky - Sky - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kJMEIpbxNzMXjNYE8ImOqfXmrTI0MGPNI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kJMEIpbxNzMXjNYE8ImOqfXmrTI0MGPNI 1978: Darryl Way - Concerto for Electric Violin - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL7A6IY5aAig2Ul4PXLs34m" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpL7A6IY5aAig2Ul4PXLs34m  1973: Wolf - Canis Lupus - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJX1hoAx80ULhQzGC9OfrVD" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJX1hoAx80ULhQzGC9OfrVD |
Replies:
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 06:43
| This one is easy for me—Eddie Jobson. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 06:54
| I love the first Sky album. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 07:06
|
Curved Air - Air Conditioning Sky - Sky Sonja Christina - Sonja Christina Wolf - Canis Lupus |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 07:21
| I love Curved Air's four first album. They will get my vote every time. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 07:27
|
1. Wolf - Canis Lupus 2. Sky - Sky 3. Curved Air - Air Conditioning 4. Sonja Kristina - Sonja Kristina
|
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 07:47
|
I'm actually quite the fan of Sky's debut, which beat Curved Air's debut by a short nose... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 10:31
|
Jobson! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 10:33
Sky's and Way's albums are a tie for close second. Sky 2 is even better. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Jared wrote:Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 10:42
|
I love Curved Air, and picked the first one, but I can never
really decide on albums, since some might have songs I love and don't
love, and feel it's misleading... It's easier naming my favorite songs..
-Dance of Love -Lovechild -Backstreet Luv -Dazed -It Happened Today
------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 10:53
|
One of my favourite bands - actually saw them live twice in the 70's - on the reunion tour in 1974, and then on the Midnight Wire tour (the following year). Voted for Air Conditioning. ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 11:14
|
My 5 Favourite Curved Air songs, in no particular order: It Happened Today Backstreet Luv Marie Antoinette Vivaldi Puppets Honourable mentions: Stretch Young Mother Melinda More or Less ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 12:07
|
My Top 10 favourite Curved Air songs in alphabetical order:- Back Street Luv Dance of Love Lovechild Marie Antoinette Melinda (More or Less) Metamorphosis Piece of Mind The Purple Speed Queen Vivaldi Young Mother |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 13:43
|
Curved Air : Air conditioning + Daryl's Way Wolf |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 14:01
|
Sky. It's like air and Alan Alda and kitchen renovations. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 14:12
Only listened to it today actually... first time I listened to it was back in the mid 80's..  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 14:13
Sounds like a M*A*S*H up to me. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 21:13
|
I went with that Wolf album. Ian Mosely on drums, his pre-Marillion days. John Etheridge before his Soft Machine days. And I like the singer who plays bass. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 21:14
| Sky easily although Curved Air got better (Sky didn't after the second) |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 23:20
|
The Police debut should have been in the poll... ...but I wouldn't have voted for it ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |