Rabshakeh Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 Magma - 2: 1001° Centigrades I am by no means a fan of classic era Magma, which seems to me to represent the worst of every known kind of music. But I do occasionally stream their first two records, which, along with Canterbury bands like Soft Machine, are among the more successful attempts to merge jazz and European style progressive rock. Quote
rostasi Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 If not the first two albums, then which albums do you consider their classic era? Quote
Rabshakeh Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 3 minutes ago, rostasi said: If not the first two albums, then which albums do you consider their classic era? My understanding is that its most "beloved" record is their third, Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh, when Vander's excessive "Zeuhl" sound really gets going, and then the records that follow through to the end of the 1970s. That seems to be the period that Magma fans like the most. I had thought that the first two records were regarded as the albums when Magma was finding its feet and hadn't yet developed its signature sound, which may also be why I like them. I should add that all of this is just going by the internet. I have never met a real life Magma fan. I've been streaming a lot of prog rock this past fortnight, listening to records that seemed legendarily inaccessible to me as a teenager, but which are now easily available. Mostly I am being reminded that I don't like progressive rock very much at all, but there have been lots of cool finds at the same time, and particularly at the jazzier end of things. Quote
mjazzg Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 Prog Rock's greatest achievement was surely Punk Rock... Quote
Rabshakeh Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: Prog Rock's greatest achievement was surely Punk Rock... May well be. My six year old is currently requesting the Sex Pistols and the Clash a lot, whilst we are driving. Can't say I like that music much either. To be honest I might prefer it if he were to request Van der Graaf Generator. Quote
soulpope Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 4 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: My six year old is currently requesting the Sex Pistols and the Clash a lot, whilst we are driving. Can't say I like that music much either. To be honest I might prefer it if he were to request Van der Graaf Generator. 😂😂😂 .... Quote
Rabshakeh Posted September 6 Report Posted September 6 Caravan – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You Having just finished: Kraan – Live Quote
soulpope Posted September 6 Report Posted September 6 V.A "The Birmingham Sound - The Soul Of Neal Hemphill" (Rabbit Factory) 2006 .... indispensable Southern Soul from the 70`s .... Quote
soulpope Posted September 9 Report Posted September 9 Blur "The Great Escape" (Parlophone Records) 1995 .... probably their finest hour .... Quote
Rabshakeh Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Henry Cow (feat members of Slapp Happy) - In Praise of Learning That is after finishing a salutary morning listen to Cannibal Corpse's Vile, the cover of which I shall refrain from posting, partly so as not to upset and partly so as not to end up on some sort of government list. Quote
soulpope Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Al Green out-takes, rarities and B-Sides ..... quite some Soul artists would have struggled to assemble a "greatest hits" collection of this quality .... Quote
Rabshakeh Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 14 minutes ago, soulpope said: Al Green out-takes, rarities and B-Sides ..... quite some Soul artists would have struggled to assemble a "greatest hits" collection of this quality .. Bizarre cover image to have chosen. An outtake in itself. Quote
soulpope Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Just now, Rabshakeh said: Bizarre cover image to have chosen. An outtake in itself. True .... hopefully it didn`t scare off too many potential byuers .... btw worth the ticket of entry for "Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)" alone .... Quote
soulpope Posted September 11 Report Posted September 11 Tommie Young "Do You Still Feel The Same Way" (Soul Power) 1973 .... this lady had a sensational voice .... and the song material tailor made by Southern Soul songwriters Bobby Patterson and Jerry Strickland is top notch (too) .... Quote
mjazzg Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 17 minutes ago, Aggie87 said: Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? Saw them when they toured that in the UK, fantastic Quote
Aggie87 Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: Saw them when they toured that in the UK, fantastic It's a great album, in a career of great albums. Easily one of my favorite rock bands ever. I saw them about a week ago here in Phoenix (which is about 40% Hispanic), and people were dancing in the aisles for most of the show. Quote
soulpope Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 5 minutes ago, Aggie87 said: I saw them about a week ago here in Phoenix (which is about 40% Hispanic), and people were dancing in the aisles for most of the show. Must have been a treat .... Quote
mjazzg Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Aggie87 said: It's a great album, in a career of great albums. Easily one of my favorite rock bands ever. I saw them about a week ago here in Phoenix (which is about 40% Hispanic), and people were dancing in the aisles for most of the show. I bet, I saw them twice early on. Both were standing venues and they had London crowds dancing which isn't usual for a rock crowd over here I stopped listening to them about the time of 'Kiko' only because I moved more into Jazz and left Rock behind. I can imagine they're still great, they always had lots of soul. Edited September 16 by mjazzg Quote
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