Great album, and thanks for this. I was pondering a prog night of sorts, but there was a missing link and you just provided it. Visions of the Emerald Beyond is a dropkick away from entering the cd transport later this evening; McLaughlin's solo-ing on this is razor sharp and focused, kicking into molten shred-downs in all the right spots. Back before the Philly-Soul Kings started slicking up and funking down, they released this pair together. Abandoned Luncheonette is a pop master. War Babies is a prog (sort of--for them) happy mess with Todd Rundgren producing--Todd and Utopia also play on the record, a record that at this moment sounds like a Utopia album with Hall and Oates cutting some cool vocals; very interesting album. I saw them shortly afterwards in '75, a month after Sarah Smile was released, but before it became a hit--tightest performance I most likely ever saw; Elton John's touring band was backing them, minus Davy Johnstone and one other.
Pearl Jam George, WA - 7/22 and 7/23/06 I'm listening to the official bootleg versions of these terrific gigs. Anyone know if the official Live at the Gorge release features different sound/mix?
That album scares the crap out of me! I refuse to play it at night or in the dark! Great album though
I was a bit disappointed with the SQ for it being a German first press. Thin and bass shy, like most 80’s metal but yes, good album.
Motorhead don't have a bad album, imo. Sure they have the definite classics, but they were pretty damn consistent for the most part. Even more than say Saxon or someone else.
I've been looking forward to playing this for awhile, Discipline, with Belew getting the most out that guitar and efx mechanisms; amazing how he manipulates his guitar pyrotechnics around Fripp's rock solid, disciplined and complex music charts. Just went into Grado headphone mode, probably for the duration. More wild guitar from McLaughlin, Di Meola, thunder from Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham. I have to say, Jerry Goodman's electric violin, viola sound pretty great on da phones... wild eruptive meltdown on the way from The Mahavishnu. McLaughlin is running some Frippertonics, very speedy, going off into power riffing on into guitar shred oblivion.
Adrian and Robert constituted a marvelous guitar tandem. Mathematical, but also wild. Not easy to achieve.
In light of those choices: if you haven't clicked on the Paul Dresher Youtube clip I put up a few days ago, you should check it out below. The composition resembles Indian music in the way that it establishes a foundation and then builds slowly and inexorably. If you don't have the 20+ minutes to listen to the entire thing, skip ahead to about the 17 minute mark. The music is very very elaborate by then. I never heard of the guy until last week, but I'd bet that Robert Fripp has. Dresher was seriously looping out as far back as 1981, which is the date of the linked recording.
Circles around the Sun with Joe Russo. Nice to hear some new music from Casal and gang. With more to come next year.
Yes it is. But the music is forever. I have only good memories from seeing Casal live four times with three different bands starting in 2006. RA&Cardinals x2>CRB>CATS
My ears are still on fire here, thank goodness I still have good hearing (not sure how, why). Maybe it was a prophecy, the prodigal 'ear man' come to this planet to hear forever, even in his passing and six feet under he could still hear with that ear... I saw that tandem in 2003, seems like yesterday; the audio gear at the venue was state of the art at the time. It was the very best of both worlds of which I won't forget anytime soon. I got to see what a Warr bass guitar looked like... amazing (Trey Gunn). I will take a look at that, improvisation that make my ears drool. One of the reasons that I love Crimson is because of their forever improv skills and legend. Heavy Construction from the tour that I saw includes a disc 3 featuring cherry picked improv pieces from different locations. It's why I am a Dead fan too. I am reading a Grateful Dead book, called The Art of Improvisation that explores what exactly it is that they do, how their music is partially derived from ancient Indian music, gypsy music folklore, so thanks for the tip Panama... listening to some Dead now from '72, DiP vol28. Java and cheers to you all...
^^I screwed up on the Dicks Pick vol 28 date and meant to type '73 instead of '72. What's worse is I did this on the Grateful Dead thread! Too late to edit my sin, I fainted temporarily, re-entered the thread portal to admit my mistake. I am awaiting my sentence and punishment, hoping my screen does not go the way of that 'Fortnite thingy', that messed with the young minds of our country in a mass of dark churning darkness... I'm doomed, no way around it now. NP... the Raw version:
The 2000 Crimson "double duo" line-up was heavily interested in improvisation. The Heaven & Earth set released this year includes footage of most of the improvisations picked for Heavy ConstruKction. One of the best features in this massive box, hands down.
