just brew it! wrote:and John Wetton on "Afterglow"?
The song that shall be played at my funeral, specifically the 7 MAY 1980 version from the Lyceum Ballroom. Even thinking about that song causes me to tear up.
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just brew it! wrote:and John Wetton on "Afterglow"?
just brew it! wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Well, they needed something for Steve to do since it's a Rabin tune! I imagine Wakeman was pretty bored playing Tony Kaye's parts triggering a few synth samples...Here's Chris Squire's Ricky played by, of all people, Steve Howe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQ5wfY-tCI&t=242s
Captain Ned wrote:Truth be told, they should have just done "Close to the Edge" or "The Gates of Delirium". Asking for TFTO would have been too much (though not for me).
just brew it! wrote:I hate to say it, but you're right. At least Steve Perry showed up for Journey.Well, for a R&R HoF induction performing the only one of their songs to ever hit #1 was probably obligatory.
Captain Ned wrote:That said, this is what I wish I could be in my love of Genesis. I just don't have the requisite skills or kilobucks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7Dqf-FQL4
just brew it! wrote:
Oscillator wrote:(clearly, I know more about this goofy song than is healthy)
Captain Ned wrote:So, buying the entire (at the time) discography is OCD?
Captain Ned wrote:Oh, and Big Generator sucks.
just brew it! wrote:I'd argue that the three tracks I linked don't suck, but obviously that's a matter of opinion. IMO the rest of it does kinda suck though.
Captain Ned wrote:just brew it! wrote:I'd argue that the three tracks I linked don't suck, but obviously that's a matter of opinion. IMO the rest of it does kinda suck though.
Let's just say it's no Fragile.
just brew it! wrote:TBH I'd probably rank CttE (and possibly Relayer) ahead of Fragile, but again that's just my humble opinion.
Captain Ned wrote:just brew it! wrote:TBH I'd probably rank CttE (and possibly Relayer) ahead of Fragile, but again that's just my humble opinion.
I can't disagree with that. Fragile holds a special place as it was my entry into the world of Yes, specifically "Roundabout".
At this point, the younger gerbils are probably wondering "what are those old codgers jabbering on about".
JustAnEngineer wrote:P.S.: I followed that up with The Knack: My Sharona.
just brew it! wrote:At War With Self - Circadian Rhythm Disorder (2015)
An instrumental prog rock (plus metal and jazz influences) album based on a rather odd concept. Drummer Marco Minnemann recorded a 50+ minute drum track (supposedly all in one take), then multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar subsequently composed and played music to go along with it. Although it started as a near-hour-long drum solo, it is divided into a number of segments (some of which only last a minute or two), each with a distinct mood/theme (yet they also somehow manage to flow seamlessly one into the next). Snelwar layers electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, keyboards, and even occasional flute and violin over Minnemann's polyrhythmic drum grooves.
This one gets a big thumbs up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGGRsd6wiU8 (opening "track", one of the more metal-ish ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzDYlvtTFw (gettin' a little jazzy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BeZrRCNw40 (one of the quieter sections)
A little background on the musicians, if you're unfamiliar with them: Minnemann may be best known as "that guy who was the runner-up to replace Mike Portnoy in Dream Theater"; he's played with Satriani, Paul Gilbert, prog/fusion band The Aristocrats, and many other projects. Snelwar is a relative unknown (even compared to Minnemann ); At War With Self (which has released 4 albums to date) is his band/project, and he also appeared on the first Gordian Knot album.
just brew it! wrote:Jean-Luc Ponty - The Acatama Experience (2007)
A return to form of sorts for the prolific French jazz violinist (and former member of Frank Zappa's band). Arguably the best thing he'd done since the 1970s.
Yes, the album name is supposed to be a reference to the Atacama desert, but apparently nobody involved in the project realized that it was misspelled until after the album was released. The proofreading f**kup kind of reminds me of Bill Connors' Theme To The Gaurdian album -- it's one thing to have a typo buried somewhere in the credits, but in the name of the frikkin' album?