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[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Just listening to an art rock / progressive rock / heavy rock Japanese band of the early 1970's, with the name Flied Egg.

Very good.

[David]

Speaking of progressive:

At the moment I'm In The Court Of The Crimson King - it must be several decades since I last played it.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

David wrote: "Speaking of progressive:

At the moment I'm In The Court Of The Crimson King - it must be several decades since I last played it."

Great stuff, David. A favourite of mine. Have you heard any of their 80's stuff? Try and look out Three of a Perfect Pair.

[David]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "David wrote: "Speaking of progressive:

At the moment I'm In The Court Of The Crimson King - it must be several decades since I last played it."

Great stuff, David. A favourite of mine. Have you..."

No, I haven't heard that much at all, certainly no more recent stuff. I'll look into it.

[Will]

A naughty little pleasure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9...

[Marc]

over the weekend I played the 40-track Spotify playlist I set up for all the songs in one of my novels. From Frank Sinatra to Beastie Boys...

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Listening to the very best of Elvis Costello this afternoon. I hated him when he first came on the scene, but over the years I've come to appreciate his music.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Listening to Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graf Generator. It has the wonderfully named track "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers." No, of course they weren't on drugs, why would you think such a thing?

[Stuart]

I've been listening to a lot of Don Williams lately. Beautiful and magnificent.

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Today I have been listening to Antony and the Johnsons "I am a Bird Now"; Tom Waits "The Heart of Saturday Night"; Siiicone Soul "a soul thing" and a little Charles Mingus Ah Um. And some George Ezra.

[Stuart]

Tom Waits - wonderful!

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I was thinking the same of Antony of the Johnsons.

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Used to listen to Van der Graaf at college. Someone had a tape. A tape! Made it sound even better, I'm sure

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Well, the decision is made. I have started to transfer my CD collection from MP3 to FLAC. I know, you can't tell the difference, however I think I can.

This is going to be a marathon, not a sprint, that's for sure.

In celebration of this, I am currently listening to Gryphon. A two CD set - Red Queen to Gryphon Three and Raindance. Still sounds fresh, even after these years, a fusion between folk and progressive rock.

[Jim]

Never even heard of FLAC, but I've heard of MP3 even if I haven't got any.
But I'll have to dig out the group, sounds interesting ;-)

[Patti (baconater)]

One of the new teachers is a Dead Head. Should have known as soon as I saw his tie-died t-shirt.
He and Dave have hit it off, of course.

I'll tell Dave you've started the move to FLAC, Geoff.
Whats the time estimate?
I reckon years rather than months.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Jim wrote: "Never even heard of FLAC, but I've heard of MP3 even if I haven't got any.
But I'll have to dig out the group, sounds interesting ;-)"

They released six albums in all, Jim. The first was very much a folk album with traditional instruments. Each successive album became more progressive, mixing modern and traditional instruments. All the albums are very listenable, but the last, Treason, was disappointing.

Their Wiki is here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryphon...

Flac is an open source compression codec that compresses without loss. Produces much better sound.

[Jim]

Listening to them on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5SaQ...

I thought I could hear elements of Fairport Convention, but the tracks I heard lacked their energy

With Flac I wonder if it's the one that I'll end up using. I find that I get along nicely skipping two out of three advances :-)

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I'm listening to Obscured by Clouds this afternoon, by Pink Floyd.

No matter where I stray musically, I always seem to drift back to them.

I think that this album, more than any other, shows The Floyd in transit from the Barratt-era music to the four-piece that went on to make some of the greatest music of the 70's and 80's.

[Jim]

A good album

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I've now moved on to Jean Michel Jarre's debut album, Oxygene.

It's been a while since I played this album, but despite being completely electronic and from the 1970's it still sounds very fresh. Sadly some of the 80's electro-pop hasn't.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Oh I used to love the song Oxygene. I never heard the rest of it, I might go and check it out.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I started with Oxygene, am now on Visage, Fade to Grey. I still love that song!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Still playing Youtube Roulette, now on to The Stranglers with Golden Brown

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Still playing Youtube Roulette, now on to The Stranglers with Golden Brown"

Prefer Peaches personally. Something wonderfully raw about that song.

[Jud]

Nostalgia right here

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
How Much is that Doggy
The Animal Fair
Insy Winsy Spider

Classics

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "Nostalgia right here

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
How Much is that Doggy
The Animal Fair
Insy Winsy Spider

Classics"

The Sex Pistols?

[Patti (baconater)]

Toddler songs.

Remind me to send you some links tomorrow, Jud.

One to start you off,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L14QtTG...

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

2cellos trooper overture

https://youtu.be/xFnB0uK7PcQ

[Mandy]

Hello all. I'm fairly new to these forums and I'm always drawn to the music bit. There are too many comments on here to read through them all, but I love Golden Brown. Right now I can't stop listening to Elbow: New York Morning and Charge, especially. Ooh, and I'm a big fan of Kasabian. And I once saw Stephane Grappelli which was one of the most wonderful moments in my life. Well, err, that's it really.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Always welcome a new member. Especially one that likes music.

[Mandy]

Cheers Geoff.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Listening to Amon duul II - Carnival in Babylon. Still good.

[Marc]

some old school Hip-Hop for me. D-Nice

[Jud]

Aw, thanks Patti :o)

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Well, this afternoon is The Eagles afternoon. I'm listening to Hell Freezes Over at the moment, a live album, titled after the statement that was made when someone asked Don Henley when The Eagles would next collaborate.

This was the great line up of Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder and Tim Schmit, that made The Long Run.

[Jim]

It's a good album, love the first track :-)

[Andrew]

I usually like my music loud; throw some Ozzy on and I'd be very happy. However, I've recently discovered that there other forms of music! I heard a tune by a young lady that I thought was amazing. Check out Taylor Swift's "I Know Places" that had my mind running through the dark woods fast enough to trip over roots I hadn't even imagined. I have a scene in mind or that track.

[Jim]

I'll raise you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oBMD... :-)

I saw Sandy Denny live in concert with Fairport

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I nearly saw Sandy Denny. I had tickets for her concert but she cried off ill. Sad, I was quite looking forward to it.

[Jim]

The talk about music provoked me.....

https://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/2...

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Great post, Jim.

[Jim]

Glad you liked it sir. It sort of came to me after I'd met the chap this morning and the discussion here and Andrew's comments brought it back to mind so I wrote it and found the pictures

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I am singing very loudly along to Status Quo, and its all Jim's fault!

ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!

[Jim]

Something else to sing along to :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsz_-...

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Well that woke me up this morning. Thanks Jim.

[Jim]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "Well that woke me up this morning. Thanks Jim."

Better than an alarm clock :-)

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Ok, I'm incensed. There is now an official Progressive Music chart. So far so good.

Then you look at the bands that are considered to be "progressive".

1 MUSE BLACK HOLES & REVELATIONS
2 PINK FLOYD THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
3 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER
4 KATE BUSH AERIAL
5 JEFF WAYNE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
6 AIR MOON SAFARI
7 SIGUR ROS TAKK
8 MIKE OLDFIELD TUBULAR BELLS
9 GENESIS SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND
10 FLAMING LIPS YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS
11 RUSH 2112
12 YES CLOSE TO THE EDGE
13 ELO OUT OF THE BLUE
14 JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG
15 JOHN MARTYN SOLID AIR
16 PETER GABRIEL SO
17 ROXY MUSIC AVALON
18 KRAFTWERK THE MAN-MACHINE
19 MOODY BLUES ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM
20 DAVID GILMOUR ON AN ISLAND
21 DREAM THEATER IMAGES AND WORDS
22 FAIRPORT CONVENTION LIEGE & LIEF
23 TOOL LATERALUS
24 SUPERTRAMP BREAKFAST IN AMERICA
25 MOGWAI HAPPY SONGS FOR HAPPY PEOPLE
26 SPIRITUALIZED LET IT COME DOWN
27 WITHIN TEMPTATION THE HEART OF EVERYTHING
28 BRIAN ENO AMBIENT 1 - MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS
29 NIGHTWISH ONCE
30 MARILLION MISPLACED CHILDHOOD

Sorry, Muse are a rock band, not a prog band. Roxy Music? Art Rock. Avalon was more soft rock than anything else.

Nightwish, great rock band, or at least they were until their superb opera trained singer left and they replaced her with a singer from an Abba tribute band.

Radiohead and Air? No.

ELO had left prog behind by the time they released Out of the Blue. That album was more a Beatles tribute than prog rock.

I could go on, as everyone knows, but I will stop there whilst my blood pressure is only stratospheric.

[Jim]

Sorry but for me Dark Side of the Moon and Tubular Bells are Classics, the foundation of modern music :-)

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Jim wrote: "Sorry but for me Dark Side of the Moon and Tubular Bells are Classics, the foundation of modern music :-)"

I quite agree with you, Jim. Some of the other stuff is too, but whether it is Progressive Rock is another matter.

And yes, I consider Tubular Bells and Dark Side of the Moon as Progressive Rock.