Musings on the byways of popular culture
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The Baroness is visiting friends in France `til Monday. Burning Shed have just dropped off King Crimson`s `Sailor`s Tales`. 21 CDs, 4 Blurays, 2 DVDs. Guess what`s playing at Harkonnen Towers this weekend.
What marathon sessions have the Massive got planned (if any) this weekend. Running a marathon, pub crawl, (Xmas) shopping, err, decorating, anything?
Whatever you`re doing this weekend, enjoy.
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The good people that are Big Big Train have just released a new “EP” called London Song – basically the songs with the theme of London from the past few albums mixed into one 34 min long song cycle.
And because it’s all “recycled” music, they have released it for free – that’s zero of your English pounds.
Available at Bandcamp at the enclosed link.
So if you have yet to sample the delights of Big Big Train, there’s no better chance. What are you waiting for…….?
OK, the kids have had their fun with Poppy’s bumper “people talking over a drum machine” thread – aka the Hippity Hoppity thread – now it’s time for the grown-ups to show ’em how it’s done with a prog rock version. In other words, I’m shamelessly stealing Poppy’s idea.
That’s right, it’s another one of those YouTube clips list. But I’m hoping people will add a little explanation to their choices.
Here’s my favourite prog track. It’s Roundabout,the opening cut from Fragile the 1971 fourth Yes album. Eight minutes of great playing from a band at the absolute top of their game.
Fragile was the first Yes album with Rick Wakeman on keyboards and it features the classic line-up of Wakeman, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Bill Bruford.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M
The following are first lines or part of the first line from 20 Prog acts. The only clue is that in the main they are from the classic era but there a couple of new ones in there.
1 point for the name of the artist and 1 for the song title. Usual rules apply ie no cheating (as if) ! Ill close the quiz either when its run out of steam or at latest end of Saturday.
The winner will receive a vinyl to cd transfer of an obscure prog album (to be revealed later – when I’ve done it !) + of course a copy of the latest Feedback File album (which most definitely isn’t prog) – unless you are Lando Cakes in which case a copy of the previous one.
I’m expecting nothing less than 20 points to win this given the love of the genre on the AW. Good luck !
1. Happy and I’m smiling walking miles to drink your water
2. There might have been things I missed but don’t be unkind
3. She comes up with the morning sun
4. As I reach for a peach
5. At the top » Continue Reading.
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The debate goes on. We can’t leave it alone. It keeps bubbling up to the surface no matter what we do to keep it down. So this is it. The ultimate discussion on this persistent topic. Which band has been the most influential: Yes, or Pink Floyd?
