On my stereo
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Topic: On my stereo
Posted By: Peter
Subject: On my stereo
Date Posted: January 31 2004 at 17:49
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Currently listening to? Well, nothing at the moment, but last night it was Replies:
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: January 31 2004 at 19:22
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Let's talk about classic Peter ! oh yeah ! Classic ... In my car last 3 days I am spinning Van der Graaf Generator's "H to He, Who Am the Only One", for me it is a classic the perfect album from the most perfect Van der Graaf period. Thi |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: January 31 2004 at 23:13
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Now i am listening to Peter Hammill - "The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage" a really great underrated CD a la Van Der Graaf ! ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 31 2004 at 23:49
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You know Max, I'm a little ashamed to say that I don't own any VDGG alPosted By: dude
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 09:36
| hey guys: i have just finished listening to "Seasons Of Change" by Fraternity ,from 1971, a bit before my time but back in the the days when Australia was developing a great prog sound which has largely dissappeared nowedays it is boybands, girly crybaby m |
Posted By: EVO
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 16:37
I was just relaxing with the serene sounds of GANDALF-Tale from a Long Forgotten Kingdom, its just quiet, and easy listening... ------------- Live Long and Prosper... |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 16:48
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Max: Like Peter, I am ashamed to say that I don't own any VDGG. I'll get on it right away! On my "stereo" (sadly, an archaic term, like "record"...): switching off between Cinque (Deus ex Machina), which has become one of my fave p |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 19:59
Maani: I still use the term "Record Store" even though i have not seen a record in one for years!!!...my nephews and neices are mystified !!!!! stay safe!!!
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Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 21:46
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Dude: The two major music stores in NYC are "Tower Records" and "Virgin Records." Personally, I think both companies should be sued for fraud and false advertising given that neither one sells "records." |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 01 2004 at 21:59
Guys: Isn't "record' short for "recording?"  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: myas0
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 01:11
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I've got "a bunch" of CDs, and till certain moment in time was listening to them sporadically, but noticed that I preferred some of them more than others, and decided to put an end to that and started listening to all CDs one by one. Today it |
Posted By: Mattjam65
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 02:40
| I recently got the Mars Volta- Deloused in the Comatorium. While it isnt prog in the classic sense, it is good hard rock with a prog influenced and experimental edge. I 've also been listening to alot of classical guitar music like Andrew Yorks |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 09:55
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Peter: Shall we debate semantics? A "recording" is "a sound event captured at a specific moment in time." The term "record" is the tangible, physical product that holds a "recording," and has long been understood and accepted to |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 10:12
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Maani: An English major?..did you serve in the Falklands War..Just Kidding!!! i wish i had your smarts!!!
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 17:26
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I'm putting all my new stuff on "heavy rotation"........... Salem Hill - Be Allan Holdsworth - Sixteen Men of Tain SE Glass Hammer - Chronometr |
Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 02 2004 at 20:20
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I am currently listening to Soft Machine-4th. It is on the third track called "Fletcher's Blemish." ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 00:37
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 01:21
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Maani, "English" is ALWAYS spPosted By: Manillo
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 12:46
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CDs of the week this week include: Fish Rising (Steve Hillage); For Girls Who Grow Plump... (Caravan) - such a good album - and, never too far away f ------------- Manillo |
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 14:18
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Man, hmmm, I think I have something on vinyl by them somewhere...I've had Voyage of the Acolyte by Steve Hackett in the rotation for the last week, what a great album. The ProjeKts by King Crimson has been played lately too, all four discs, some really int ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 18:57
I am listening to Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz. It is awesome! ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want
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Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 19:31
Alexander, I think I have that too, one or two extended free jams, right? It's ok if you like highly talented musicians breaking ground and all that, but you always come back to Grand Funk Railroad.  ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Mattjam65
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 20:27
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Gryphon -- "Red Queen to Gryphon Three"
Awesome!! If you havent heard this, get it. You wont be disappointed. |
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 20:32
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Mattjam, I've got that on vinyl somewhere, I remember liking it alot, I picked it up at a long defunct record shop in NJ for a few bucks fifteen to twenty years ago. I remember liking the woodwinds alot. ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 21:24
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I just got 3 CD's in the mail. Zen Rock and Roll - Kind of a tribute to Prog, like the Tangent. "Very interesting" on a first listen. Atlantis "Pray for Rain" I bought it for the Holdsworth tune. Very Neo. Wonder what K-2 will sound like |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 21:39
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i am just reaqainting myself with "Godbluff" by Van Der Graff Generator, i forgot how good "Scorched Earth" was........its been a few years!!!
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Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 22:05
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[QUOTE=Gonghobbit]Alexander, I think I have that too, one or two extended free jams, right? It's ok if you like highly talented musicians breaking ground and all that, but you always come back to Grand Funk Railroad. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 04 2004 at 03:12
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[QUOTE=Gonghobbit] Alexander, I think I have that too, one or two extended free jams, right? It's ok if you like highly talented musicians breaking ground and all that, but you always come back to Grand Funk Railroad. |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: February 04 2004 at 06:17
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Grand Funk Railroad wow theres a name from the past! They were never big in my country but i liked them. By the way what was their last album called and when was it released?
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Posted By: Mattjam65
Date Posted: February 04 2004 at 13:39
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I'm in a rock and roll mood today----- in the disc changer as we speak................... Black Sabbath Vol.4 Rush "A Farewell to Kings" AAHHHHHH......the memories |
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 04 2004 at 14:29
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Zappa producing and playing guitar for Grand Funk, that's kind of a tight fit...I think they're playing the local USO this week, and doing a free concert on top of a barber shop. ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 05 2004 at 08:39
-------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
dude wrote:Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 05 2004 at 20:30
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Popped on 'Space & Time' by Ici Maintenants most recently, Hillage-like space rock, pretty damn good, linked to the whole Gong scene. From planetgong.co.uk: Brilliant, atmospheric live psychedelic jamming album by Here & Now offsho |
Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 05 2004 at 20:44
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Currently listening to the Muffins' Open City album. The album consists of various outtakes through-out the Mufffins carrer. I am on the track:" Not Alone." ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want
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Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: February 06 2004 at 08:05
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Currently listening to CAN "Ege Bamyasi" , the Corbet review inspire me ... I Love it ... ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 09 2004 at 17:54
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PEDRO AZNAR, just because his voice is sublime. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 09 2004 at 18:36
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Open City is really good, 185 is excellent too...they were very good at The Knitting Factory a few years back. I just received 'Sacred Geometry' by Daevid Allen (Gong), 2001 I think, pretty ambient but I keep putting it on and hearing more sound |
Posted By: myas0
Date Posted: February 11 2004 at 03:14
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MY FRIENDS, have you heard of such a band as MONGOL ??? I forgot all of my over 500 CDs collection (pretty modest I'd say) for 2 weeks by now completely after I bought their CD - "Doppler 444"!!! THAT IS SOMETHING THAT EVEN CAN'T BE CALLED JUS |
Posted By: Aqualung
Date Posted: February 11 2004 at 10:37
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in these days i'm listening to porcupine tree - in absentia ( great cd king crimson - red yes - close to the edge anathema - a natural disaster ( but it's not prog) -------------  "Closer to the heart" |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: February 15 2004 at 21:38
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There is an MP3 song @ http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=695 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=695 from MONGOL "Doppler444" album ...< |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 16 2004 at 00:11
 Aqualung (wipe yer nose!Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 17 2004 at 11:48
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I found that Driller from Mongol has some very Holdsworthian guitar lines. I'd like to find this disc.
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: February 17 2004 at 14:23
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Jan Akkerman- From The Basemment King Crimson- (parts of) The Great Deciever Meredith Monk- Songs From The Dolem Guru Guru-UFO
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Posted By: corbet
Date Posted: February 19 2004 at 16:49
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V-Baby, UFO is a great album, I've owned and enjoyed it for a while now... however it's the only disc I have by those Guru fellows -- what would you recommend as a good follow up purchase for me? Are all their releases in th |
Posted By: Stormcrow
Date Posted: February 19 2004 at 22:33
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I've been doing an in depth relisten and compare, this week, of the Genesis albums Foxtrot, Selling England and Lamb Lies Down. Just because of the discussion on this forum. Definately NOT a chore by any means. And |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 21 2004 at 10:59
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WATCHTOWER : Controle and resistance. Wow, Ron Jarzombek is a guitar genious. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Tauhd Zaļa
Date Posted: February 21 2004 at 18:44
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In bulk this week in my ears : Porcupine Tree (various CD) Magma (Live) (hihi !) Placebo (Sle |
Posted By: JLPR
Date Posted: February 21 2004 at 21:51
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Cd player: Mars Volta (De-Loused) ------------- Intelligent People Listen To Progressive Rock |
Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: February 22 2004 at 16:08
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Currently listening to Passengers by Mostly Autumn. ------------- 
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Posted By: Verisimilitude
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 01:49
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What's so bad about Placebo? They're not too bad, in fact their music is pretty relaxing and |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 14:41
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[QUOTE=corbet] V-Baby, UFO is a great album, I've owned and enjoyed it for a while now... however it's the only disc I have by those Guru fellows -- what would you recommend as a good follow up purchase for me? Are all the |
Posted By: Verisimilitude
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 17:18
| > Frank Zappa - Strictly Commercial (the best of...) |
Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 19:06
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Currently listening to Soft Machine's Fifth album. I am on the track: Drop. ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want
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Posted By: Verisimilitude
Date Posted: February 23 2004 at 19:33
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Again... Why not? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 25 2004 at 07:31
Alex, man - are you SURE you're only 15...........? Myself, I'm listening to the re-released version of The Allman Brothers At ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: February 25 2004 at 08:00
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Currently listening to a mixture of stuff on Delicious Agony Radio. Some of it is pretty good....at least I can listen to more prog and hopefully increase my knowledge of it...I wish. -------------
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Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 25 2004 at 15:59
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LOL! Yes, I am at the age of 15. My birthday is May 19 |
Posted By: Verisimilitude
Date Posted: February 25 2004 at 18:17
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Sounds like good stuff, guys. The Allman Bros 
. I can't help loving it. there's still pure rock 'n' roll in my soul! 
You know, Mr. "Gonghalfling," I don't really know Gong at all. Where should I start with my Gong education, and why?
Thanks for the Gong advice, Alexander & 