Entertainment For Lively Minds
Celebration time!
Posted by Beany on 1 January 2010 - 12:29am.
To all the old rockers out there, especially those debating the merits of Genesis... here's a clip from the OGWT (35 bloody years ago!!)
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Hello
to all you truckers out there
Ger - Ger - ger- go!!!
Chocolate Kings
Thanks for this Beany - Chocolate Kings popped up on my MP3 player last week and it reminded me of a PFM gig I was at which was delayed because their home made speakers weren't working. A local roadie who was good with electronics described the scene in the back of the cabinets as looking like a plate of coloured spaghetti (maybe an early design for the cover of PFM cook).
They evetually untangled the mess and the gig went ahead. It's that long ago now I can only assume it was good.
Marvellous
What a great way to start the year, some Italian prog. I used to have this on a single, was it on Manticore?
Think so Nick
My single is in the attic. They did a few classic tracks in their time. According to my ticket stub collection I saw them live but can't bloody remember doing 8-}
Bargepole wishes
a tolerable new year to one and all.
I definitely saw them
on the Chocolate Kings tour, Glasgow City Hall with Back Door as support - both were great and the place went bonkers for Celebration
Howzat!
you surprise me !
"Italians have an inate sense of style"
Well, that's another myth put to rest
Can't say I, er, "dig" the Prog stuff much myself - but here's a bunch I came across in my ramblings in The Fields of Old and am rather partial to - East of Eden. (NB Not sure they qualify as "prog" - please advise)
A very twiddly, wiggly, noodly and Happy New Year to all you Prog-daddies out there
your post
prompted me to nip over to Spotify for a listen, has anyone else checked their page over there?
the biog is fine but the one album available certainly isn't by the above combo
Think
there's a bunch of mid 80s American college rockers of the same name. Not a patch on the loopy wizardry of Dave Arbus and crew
Jeez man!
thanks, thought I was having a major 'senior moment'
They sound like Gong...
and it's 8 minutes long. Ergo, prog
I love a bit of prog, but that's mainly because I grew up with it. I don't think I could come at it now and appreciate it in the same way.
One of my faves from the classic prog era was ELP's Trilogy album, particularly because Keith Emerson played a lot of piano on it. Picking up the Italian theme again, here is someone's interpretation of Emerson's Fugue
Another prog classic..
Oh absolutely Sheev, East of Eden were. Now have you heard Family Entertainment?
can't say I have
Declan. Is it E of E? I've only heard what E of E there is on You Tube.
But talking of Family - love "Burlesque".
No, it's Family
their second and greatest album, I think from '69
Oh all right..
try this
yes
I like that and the odd bit of Family wot I have heard - but I do find Roger Chapman's warblesome antics a bit rich for my ears fairly quickly.
I have to say that the track "Burlesque" is unfeasibly brilliant. A kind of mutant English funk unlike anything other than perhaps Dury/Blockheads at their peak.
And, of course, you know who. As usual
please try
the Bandstand album, Wetton's on bass and backing vocals - yeah it is that good and allas comes in my top 5 ellpees
And this..
split screen nonsense (but fun) from 4.00
Time Flies
In with the old. In with the new. Lovely video.
It's a very good go at
track two, side one of Animals by The Pink Floyd
I like it and I like the Porcupine Tree, saw them at the Cottier on the Lightbulb Sun tour. Personally I've never thought they sounded like PF but they try their damnedest on this track to replicate Dogs and, fail miserably. Nice try Steven.
still, there's far worse out there
Have another one then
An "oldie" from 1996. Pah! No video. (who's this Steven? I'm a saint old boy!)
nice to hear the album version
Old Bean, I was brought up on Coma Divine y'see.
And the Steven I referred to is Mr. Wilson, not he of the Pert Snouds ellpee of course.
ayethangyew
A definite purchase for 2010
Released last year, I've been waiting to see them live.