Shine On: Richard Wright, 1943-2008 September 15, 2008
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For those you have Pink Floyd as part of your almost-daily routine, Richard Wright passed away to day at the age of 65. Shine on.
Music worth buying: Sense July 3, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: camel, genesis, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, progressive rock, rock, sense, yes
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Once in a while, you find a gem and the Quebec City band Sense is one of those, or at lease the 3rd album (must now buy the others!), Going Home. It falls in between neo-prog and symphonic prog, so if you like Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Yes, Camel, Pink Floyd you’ll find a winner.
The tracks are long (9+ minutes) except for a 5 minute one, and I wish they were longer. Its been playing continuously in my iPod for the last few weeks.
Please post comments if you have listened to it!
New Van Der Graaf Generator album!!!! February 21, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: genesis, Music, peter hammil, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, van der graaf, van der graaf generator
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Woohoo! That news made my day and it’s only 8:12AM! Van Der Graaf Generator will be releasing in the UK March 17th & online, then April 1st in the USA their new album “Trisector”, here is a quick extract from the web site:
“There are nine pieces on the album, one of them instrumental. Unusually for VdGG, only one of these is more than ten minutes long – indeed, five come in at under five minutes. There are, of course, passages of great complexity but there’s also a confidence about the group at the moment which allows them to leave some simple things as they are. These are songs which dictate their own terms, often with a healthy dose of gallows humour, always with a measure of invention. It’s far from an over-manicured record. For the most part it is the sound of the three musicians both stretching and enjoying themselves in locked-on sympathetic playing. As ever, it doesn’t sound like anyone else – even past versions of VdGG.”
“But as ever, there isn’t another group quite like Van der Graaf Generator.”
Here is the cover of the album, and do note that David Jackson is not part of this project. Still is worth a listed!
For those who enjoy them this clip is a treat, a full live concert from the previous album’s tour.
Band worth listening to: Eloy January 29, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: Eloy, genesis, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, van der graaf generator
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This is pure ’70’s vintage space/symphonic prog that just begs to be listened to since it’s just so good. Eloy’s masterpiece (Ocean) is one of those albums that rank up there with Selling England by the Pound (Genesis), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) and Godbluff (Van der Graaf Generator). Should you be into this genre, just go ahead and give this rare clip a whirl, you won’t be disapointed. This is Decay of the Logos, tack #3 of 4 on Ocean.
Band worth listening to: Quidam January 17, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music, Uncategorized.Tags: Marillion, neo-prog, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, progressive, Quidam, Riverside
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There are a bunch of bands named Quidam, I am referring to the Polish one, that makes wonderful neo-prog music. I recently came across them on Last.FM when I asked for similar artists to Riverside. Since they are not mainstream, it’s somewhat harder to get a hold of their material, but you can get some stuff off YouTube and order their CDs from their label in Poland, which offers excellent service. If you like Pink Floyd, Riverside, Porcupine Tree, Marillion and the such, check them out. Here is a clip found on YouTube:
