Aggie87 Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Posted June 9, 2008 Per David Gilmour's blog (here), there's a live album coming out in September, "Live at Gdansk". Here's where the fun begins though - it comes as either a 2, 3, 4, or 5 disc set. The straight 2 disc set is the live show itself. 3rd disc is a DVD of the show. 4th disc is a 5.1 surround mix of "On an Island". The 5th disc will be 12 bonus live tracks from the tour. I guess we all get to decide just how much DG we want here. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Per David Gilmour's blog (here), there's a live album coming out in September, "Live at Gdansk". Here's where the fun begins though - it comes as either a 2, 3, 4, or 5 disc set. The straight 2 disc set is the live show itself. 3rd disc is a DVD of the show. 4th disc is a 5.1 surround mix of "On an Island". The 5th disc will be 12 bonus live tracks from the tour. I guess we all get to decide just how much DG we want here. I imagine another punk revolution is about due! Quote
7/4 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Reminds me of the marketing of the Piper at the Gates of Dawn anv. re-issue - there were three versions. . Quote
Shawn Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Well, despite many opinions to the contrary...it's Gilmour that I listen to Floyd for. He's one of my all-time favorite lead guitarist, lyricism to the extreme (due to him singing his solos into a recorder and then re-learning them on guitar)...I'll definitely be picking this one up (at least the version with the DVD). Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Well, despite many opinions to the contrary...it's Gilmour that I listen to Floyd for. He's one of my all-time favorite lead guitarist, lyricism to the extreme. I'm the same with PF up to 'Wish You Were Here' - Gilmour's guitar is a beauteous thing - I've always felt he's been shortchanged by the exaggerated cult of Barrett. I find the PF and PF related music from the 80s onwards difficult to appreciate. Too much plodding beat. There was an airborne, spaciousness about them in the 60s/70s that seemed to get destroyed by the need to shape music to stadiums. But that seems to be a problem for most of the bands/musicians of that era when it got to the 80s. I was listening today to a compilation of Harvest label bands from the 60s/70s: Even the most lumpen blues rockers seemed to have a bit of lift about them. When did it become so vital to put a standard beat so far in the foreground? Quote
7/4 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Even the most lumpen blues rockers seemed to have a bit of lift about them. When did it become so vital to put a standard beat so far in the foreground? About the time disco got popular. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Even the most lumpen blues rockers seemed to have a bit of lift about them. When did it become so vital to put a standard beat so far in the foreground? About the time disco got popular. But most of these bands hated disco! Most hated punk...though a fair few learnt to express an admiration for it in the hope that it might just save them from being marched off to the countryside for re-education. Bill Bruford has commented that large stadiums lose any subtly in the drums; if you're not careful with all the reverb it gets hard for the other musicians to follow. The only thing you can do is is thump out the beat as steadily as possible. I have a feeling the culprit lies there. Quote
7/4 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 I would think the last thing you would want to do in a large room is bang on a large bass drum, too boomy. It's just a production value. Sounds great on a great sound system. "You feel the drum in your pelvis and you want to move." Quote
WD45 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 WD45, I recently discovered The Mars Volta and am enjoying the new one "Bedlam in Goliath" (actually I picked it up after seeing the album art and listening to a few samples) as well as "Frances the Mute" - I just ordered the remaining studio albums (from yourmusic) and d/l the "tremulant" ep from emusic. The music is very interesting and the lyrics (like any good prog rock) are indecipherable. I know they have their detractors, but I find them very intriguing. Frances the Mute is one of my favorites of theirs. It is a tough pick between that one and the most recent one. The only thing is that they sound a little compressed on this new record. I would have liked a little more air around things. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 I would think the last thing you would want to do in a large room is bang on a large bass drum, too boomy. That's one of the things I find so unattractive about the sound of rock records from about the mid-70s on. The drums sound like they were recorded in an aircraft hanger! It's just a production value. Sounds great on a great sound system. "You feel the drum in your pelvis and you want to move." I'm clearly a gentler soul - prefer something more pastoral! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 Can't believe I have never posted on this thread before, but there's always a first time! I was a big prog rock fan between 1977-1984. Recently, I sold off or gave away all my LPs before I left the States in 1984, and have only now begun to buy back some of my favorite prog rock stuff on cd format. I'm still missing tons of the old stuff, but here are my current favorites. Some of the bands might not be considered prog, but they've got prog elements: Camel Rain Dance (used to have Snow Goose in the old days but don't care as much for that one.) Pink Floyd Animals Wish You Were Here Dark Side Yes Yes Album Close to theEdge Yes Songs Genesis Foxtrot Selling England By the Pound (my favorite Genesis) Lamb Lies Down Trick of the Tail King Crimson Lizard missing a ton of KC here. Used to have all the albums chronologically up to Discipline. UK UK (really dig this one--an old favorite.) Rush 2112 (lots of proggy moments) Jethro Tull Stand Up Benefit Aqualung ok, some proggy and pastoral moments in their music, but they're not quite a prog band. Renaissance Scheherazade Turn of the Cards Ashes are Burning Still missing a ton here as well. If you guys aren't familiar with this wonderful band, then you've got a treat ahead of you. These guys might be my favorite prog rock band of all time. ELP Haven't bought any cds yet. Used to have a ton of these guys but I find that their music doesn't hold up for me as it used to. I've really got to beef up my Crimson collection. Quote
Shawn Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) For Tull fans there is now a 40th (!) anniversary edition of This Was... Disc 1 Original Mono Remastered My Sunday Feeling Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You Beggar's Farm Move On Alone Serenade To A Cuckoo Dharma For One It's Breaking Me Up Cat's Squirrel A Song For Jeffrey Round BBC Sessions So Much Trouble My Sunday Feeling Serenade To A Cuckoo Cat's Squirrel A Song For Jeffrey Love Story Stormy Monday Beggars Farm Dharma For One Disc 2 New Stereo Mix My Sunday Feeling Some Day The Sun Won't Shine Beggars Farm Move On Alone Serenade To A Cuckoo Dharma For One It's Breaking Me Up Cat's Squirrel A Song For Jeffrey Round Additional New Stereo Mix Love Story Christmas Song Original Mono Remastered Sunshine Day One For John Gee Love Story Christmas Song Edited July 26, 2008 by Shawn Quote
Quincy Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 I've really got to beef up my Crimson collection. Might want to check out DGM Live. It's King Crimson's live music official download site. The nurse icon on the upper right will help you navigate. Some discussion about it here. There's also the King Crimson Corner. Or is that Kcorner? Quote
7/4 Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) plays Karn Evil 9 (Emerson Lake & Palmer) Quote
Shawn Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) plays Karn Evil 9 (Emerson Lake & Palmer) Well that's a good way to ruin a perfectly good Saturday morning. Quote
7/4 Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 Try this one out... "This just proves Steve Morse's versatility in playing guitar." Purddy. Quote
7/4 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) from the What are you listening to thread: U.K. El Mocambo Club Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1978 Allan Holdsworth- guitar Eddie Jobson- keyboards and violin John Wetton- bass and vocals Bill Bruford- drums and percussion There's a band that I've NEVER heard...surprising considering I like every single person involved... You should! There are three albums, after the 1st, Bruford and Holdsworth left and Bozzio joined. That first album is the best, one of the last classic progrock albums at the end of the '70s. This one here seems to be a radio broadcast....yum-yum. Edited August 13, 2008 by 7/4 Quote
7/4 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 checking out: King Crimson Keswick Theater Glenside, Pennsylvania,USA Monday, August 11th 2008 How does this lineup sound/mesh? I listened to about half of it. I don't know...there's a lot of percussion! I have to listen to it again. I'll try to give you an update here, later. Here's the set list: 01 Drum Duo 02 ConstruKction Of Light 03 Red 04 Frame By Frame 05 Neurotica 06 Three of a Perfect Pair 07 The Talking Drum 08 Larks Tongues In Aspic II 09 One Time 10 Drum Duo 11 Dinosaur 12 Level Five 13 Sleepless 14 VROOM 15 Coda: Marine 475 16 Soundscape 17 Drum Duo 18 Thela Hun Ginjeet 19 Elephant Talk 20 Indiscipline Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 I would just like to say that the drum sound on Selling England By The Pound by Genesis is frickin' awesome. It's a great album anyway, but the drums are recorded beautifully on that record. That's a golden plateau for drum sounds, as far as I'm concerned. Quote
7/4 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 Patrick Moraz - Bill Bruford Duo "Children's Concerto" . Quote
7/4 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 I would just like to say that the drum sound on Selling England By The Pound by Genesis is frickin' awesome. It's a great album anyway, but the drums are recorded beautifully on that record. That's a golden plateau for drum sounds, as far as I'm concerned. It is, it is. Great album too, it's been a while since I've heard it... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 13, 2008 Report Posted August 13, 2008 I was listening more intently last night and I think most of the sound is Phil's kit (he was using an old-school Gretsch at the time, same as Art Blakey) and of course the way he plays it. But I'm still curious about how it was mic'd up. It sounds really natural and balanced. Quote
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