Today I started going through some Rolling Stones Top 50 Prog Rock Albums list (which is exactly that….a list) looking for an album, or even better, a band that Ive never heard before, and I found this. Never heard these guys, but apparently, judging by the comments, they were Krautrock and not Prog Rock Whatever they are, this album was very very good. Very Jazzy / Prog sound
Can - Future Days
Jethro Tull were a great live band. I saw them years ago - Ian Anderson leaping all over the gear, playing his flute like a demented pixie.
Valid point. Your genres probably do a little more "concept album" kinda things, but even when the recording is just a "collection of songs", there's generally a mood set by listening for the full cd that people just don't get these days when they window-shop the singles or run the MP3 player on shuffle. Besides, some of my favorite songs are "album tracks". To wit:and how different an experience it is sticking in a single CD and listening to things in order, just one artist, one album … like I did for so many years
I come up empty sometimes, but the breadth of Youtube is definitely impressive. Here's an example of a tune that was missing for a long time. Apparently someone put up the entire cd recently. Please forward to 11:18 for the track in question:
"Sparkle" by The Rosemarys
Big bonus points for anyone that can id the female guest vocalist without cheating. She's got a fairly unique voice, so I don't think that's an impossible question.
Didn't think anyone really cared after the initial burst.You never did tell us who that vocalist was.
Valid point. Your genres probably do a little more "concept album" kinda things, but even when the recording is just a "collection of songs", there's generally a mood set by listening for the full cd that people just don't get these days when they window-shop the singles or run the MP3 player on shuffle. Besides, some of my favorite songs are "album tracks". To wit:
"Tears" by Thompson Twins
Although, I feel ELP could be considered at times the most pompous and overblown in the prog camp.
Full album is here. Really nice stuff. Although, I feel ELP could be considered at times the most pompous and overblown in the prog camp.