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[Steve Jones]

JP: Joe Jackson - Night and Day
NP: Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome

As the latter is almost finished, next will be...
Airbag - Safetree

[PH]

Marillion - Anoraknophobia
6. Separated Out

I really like this album. I cannot understand why people think it's *wrong*...

[Steve Jones]

Marillion - Anoraknophobia
6. Separated Out
I really like this album. I cannot understand why people think it's *wrong*...

Yes, it's a real stunner.  Also 'Separated Out' is a natural barnstormer of a set-opener.  Check out 'Anorak in the UK Live' 

NP: Airbag - Sounds That I Hear

[erik]

Marillion - Anoraknophobia
6. Separated Out

I really like this album. I cannot understand why people think it's *wrong*...

Agreed! After three hit and miss albums on which they seemed to be searching for a new direction (TSE, Radiation, .Com - all three good but unbalanced), they found it on this one, helped by the genius of producer Dave Meegan. Great album!

[Steve Jones]

JP: Styx - Styxworld Live 2001
NP: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

[maddox]

Riverside ~ Reality Dream

Now, how's that possible? 

[The Butterfly Man]

Riverside ~ Reality Dream

Now, how's that possible? 

I think I know. Shall I mention it again?

NP: Incubus - A Crow Left Of The Murder...

Tom

[Teunis]

Arena - The Visitor 

4. Elea

[maddox]

I think I know. Shall I mention it again?

Please, don't. 

NP> Riverside ~ Back To The River

[maddox]

Ulysses ~  The Gift Of Tears

[Steve Jones]

JP: Ian Hunter - Once Bitten Twice Shy
NP: Arena - Immortal?

[maddox]

JP: Ian Hunter - Once Bitten Twice Shy

Wrong topic. 

On topic: Still Ulysses.

[erik]

JP: Asia - Aqua

NP: Gazpacho - Bravo

[PH]

At the moment I'm listening to some very cool music of Frank Klepacki.
This time it's the Command & Conquer: Renegade soundtrack.





-Paco

[Steve Jones]

Primus - Back in the Madhouse (Bootleg)

[Manatee]

NP: R.E.M. - Eponymous

NP: Gazpacho - Bravo

How do you like this one?  I've heard one opinion that it's 'nice' but not on the same level as Night and Tick Tock.  Would you say it's worth buying?

[erik]

How do you like this one?  I've heard one opinion that it's 'nice' but not on the same level as Night and Tick Tock.  Would you say it's worth buying?

Night And Tick Tock are on a different level, that's for sure. Night is the first album where Gazpacho really started to explore more and stretch the songs. The first three albums are more song oriented, but definitely worthwhile though. I enjoy and listen them very much. Each one surpasses the previous one, so if you want to try them the best approach would be to start with Firebird first and then if you like it work further backwards to When Earth Lets Go and then Bravo. One more thing is they use a drum computer instead of a real drummer on Bravo, but that doesn't really bother me. Dutch Progressive Rock Page has (positive) reviews of all their albums if you want to read a bit more than my rambling.

Key tracks that are worth the price of admission:
Bravo: title track and Sea Of Tranquility
When Earth Lets Go: 117 (!!), Dinglers Horses
Firebird: Vulture (!!), Do you Know What You Are Saying, Orion

[Manatee]

Night And Tick Tock are on a different level, that's for sure. Night is the first album where Gazpacho really started to explore more and stretch the songs. The first three albums are more song oriented, but definitely worthwhile though. I enjoy and listen them very much. Each one surpasses the previous one, so if you want to try them the best approach would be to start with Firebird first and then if you like it work further backwards to When Earth Lets Go and then Bravo. One more thing is they use a drum computer instead of a real drummer on Bravo, but that doesn't really bother me. Dutch Progressive Rock Page has (positive) reviews of all their albums if you want to read a bit more than my rambling.

Key tracks that are worth the price of admission:
Bravo: title track and Sea Of Tranquility
When Earth Lets Go: 117 (!!), Dinglers Horses
Firebird: Vulture (!!), Do you Know What You Are Saying, Orion

Thanks, Erik!  Useful and detailed info.      Somehow I thought Bravo was the one just before Night.

[Manatee]

NP: R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

I just scanned a great comic about an R.E.M. song that a friend gave me last night, but I'm too feebleminded to figure out how to get a copy of it in here.   

[Manatee]

NP: Golden Palominos - Visions of Excess

Michael Stipe sings on the first three songs.   

[Steve Jones]

Rush - Snakes & Arrows

[Steve Jones]

JP: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
NP: Mick Ronson - Heaven and Hull

[Nicky007]

Rush - Snakes & Arrows

So, gettin there, Jonesy ?

I particularly like the song Faithless 


NP  Ten:  The One  (on Return To Evermore) 

Noone writes love songs like Gary Hughes. I think that only if one has loved a woman totally, does one know what he's singing about 

Yeah, that seems to explain things: You guys are busier getting rid of yer ladies 

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

NP  Gary Hughes & friends:  Excalibur  (on Once And Future King)

Formidable song, one of my alltime faves. Forceful lyrics by GH. Damian Wilson really shines here, as do Steve McKenna on bass and Chris Francis on guitar 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

So, gettin there, Jonesy ?

It's not a question of getting there, the album's been out ages and I had it on release.  See my previous comments


NP: Dead Soul Tribe - A Murder of Crows