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Archive for the ‘Prog’ Category
The Crimson-Yes Axis
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Prog, Rock, tagged anderson, bruford, CaroleBristol, fripp, howe, king crimson, prog, rock family trees, wakeman, wetton, yes on December 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This post was inspired by those Pete Frame “Rock Family Trees” diagrams that I’ve always found so engrossing and which are a great way to waste an afternoon. The idea for this particular one came from me listening to the first, eponymous album by the band UK, which featured Bill Bruford, John Wetton, Eddie Jobson [...]
Yes at the Colston Hall 16th November 2011
Posted in 1970s, 2010s, Prog, Rock, tagged bristol, CaroleBristol, colston hall, prog, yes on November 16, 2011 | 6 Comments »
So, when was the last time I saw Yes? Well, it was in 1975 actually, at the Reading Festival when they were one of the biggest acts on the planet. Since then, they have shed and regained members in a kind of revolving door policy, released a slew of increasingly less proggy and less artistically [...]
Why I’m not buying any of those Pink Floyd box sets
Posted in 1970s, 2010s, Prog, Rock, tagged Pink Floyd on October 9, 2011 | 21 Comments »
I see there’s a shock-and-awe advertising campaign for the reissues of the classic 70s albums by Pink Floyd. Prominent position in HMV, staff wearing t-shirts bearing Storm Thorgenson’s iconic artwork, the works. And I’m not buying. Yes, an album like Dark Side of the Moon is all-time classic which has stood the test of time [...]
Stolen Earth – Tuscany Sun
Posted in 2010s, Prog, Rock, tagged Breathing Space, Stolen Earth, York on June 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Stolen Earth are the band that emerged from the ashes of Breathing Space, they York-based progressive rock band who split at the beginning of the year. With four members of the final lineup of Breathing Space on board, including lead singer Heidi Widdop, it’s inevitable that the new band would have something of the spirit [...]
Mostly Autumn, Salisbury, 1st April 2011
Posted in 2010s, Prog, Rock, tagged Mostly Autumn on April 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Photo © Howard Rankin On Friday, April 1st, York’s finest rock band Mostly Autumn played a special show in aid of the charity Pilgrim Bandits. The guest of honour was Ben Parkinson, a Mostly Autumn fan critically injured while serving in Afghanistan. The title track of “Go Well Diamond Heart” is dedicated to his story. [...]
It is grey, damp, melancholy, let’s think of better times ahead
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, Experimental, Flower Power, Folk, Musing, Prog, Psychedelia, Randomness, tagged CaroleBristol, isobel campbell, its a beautiful day, jerry garcia, mark lanegan, Mazzy Star, moby grape, Mogwai, robert fripp, sandy denny, sigur ros, theo travis, Warpaint on February 21, 2011 | 12 Comments »
There isn’t really a theme to this particular playlist, except perhaps that all the tracks I’ve chosen have a certain quality that reflects my state of mind at the moment. There is a kind of otherworldliness about many of these, tinged with maybe a dash of melancholy, distance or maybe detachment from the day-to-day dullness [...]
Panic Room up north.
Posted in Pop, Prog, Rock, tagged Manchester Fac251, Panic Room, York Fibbers on February 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So the two gig-free months come to an end, and the gigging season begins again. Yet again, I’ve been putting in serious amounts of rail miles to see two gigs by Panic Room, the first at Fibbers in York, the second the following night at The Factory in Manchester. Are they really worth spending so [...]
Bringing Back The Sun
Posted in Flower Power, Pop, Prog, Psychedelia, Randomness, Rock, tagged CaroleBristol, playlists, summer music, sun on December 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
So, Christmas is over, the weather is cold and wet, what do we have to look forward to now? Oh yes! Of course, we can look forward to the return of the Sun and hot days and long balmy Summer evenings. Anyway, to banish those Winter blues, here is some Sun-themed music to cheer everyone [...]
Top Ten Albums Of 2010 – Part One
Posted in 2010s, Folk, Indie, Pop, Prog, Psychedelia, Rock, Scots on December 14, 2010 | 14 Comments »
2010 hasn’t been my biggest year for listening to music or for seeking out new bands (pesky wee baby wrote off a good few months) but there has been some damn fine music released, so let’s kick off with my 10-8! 10. “Side Show” – The Burns Unit 2010 lacked a proper King Creosote release, [...]
Wintercoast
Posted in 2000s, Prog, Rock, tagged Touchstone on October 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
For once (not being away at prog gigs this weekend), I’m actually able to participate in RR for once. This is “Wintercoast” by up-and-coming prog band Touchstone, recorded at The Borderline in London back in August. Doesn’t have the Jeremy Irons spoken word intro (they used that as the intro tape), but the audio quality [...]
AOTW – Love Live Life + 1 – “Love Will Make A Better You”
Posted in 1970s, Experimental, Jazz, Prog, Psychedelia, Rock on September 27, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Question: What do you get if you take a little more than a pinch of free jazz saxophone, a whole bucketload of experimental early 70′s free rock, and erm…dark-brown-eyed soul, chuck in some Jethro Tull style prog flute; and to top it all off, rope in a cheesy crooning lounge singer to wail over the [...]
The Climber – AKA, give a man enough rope and he’ll write a Songstory.
Posted in Prog, Uncategorized, tagged live set, Resonance FM, TatankaYotanka on June 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
All photographs copyright Sean Kelly/Inge Tillere by permission. Bergen Moi? Those with long Spill memories may remember a post about a trip to Norway for the world premiere of Judge Smith’s Songstory ‘The Climber’. Well the choir involved were recorded during that trip and and the piece came back to Judge Smith’s studio where fairy [...]
Four Chords That Made A Million
Posted in Prog, tagged Humour on May 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Very funny, but also rather depressing. This video explains, with the use of just four chords, exactly why I’m a prog fan.
Micky Jones 7 June 1946 – 10 March 2010
Posted in 1970s, Prog, Psychedelia, Rock, Tributes, tagged CaroleBristol, man, micky jones on April 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
For those of you who don’t know who Micky Jones was, well he was the ever-present guitarist and singer with the Welsh band Man. From Merthyr Tydfil, Micky started out in local band The Bystanders who morphed into Man at the end of the 1960s. The band were incredibly popular on the gigging circuit throughout [...]
Too late for this week’s earworms but …………….
Posted in Prog, Rock, Earworms, tagged CaroleBristol, wishbone ash, where were you tomorrow on April 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
….I’ve had Pilgrimage in the car for the last few days and this one had lodged itself deep in my head. I love the fact that this is about the most raucous crowd-pleasing stomper that Wishbone Ash ever recorded. By the way, can we have some more Categories? I’d like to see Live Music, 1970s, [...]
Evergreen
Posted in Prog, tagged Mostly Autumn on April 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
While I couldn’t possibly imagine them ever getting on British TV, Mostly Autumn recorded an acoustic version of “Evergreen” a few days ago for Dutch TV. It may lack the power of the full seven-piece band, but it does showcase Olivia Sparnenn’s voice. Anyone going to see them in Manchester on Friday?
Puritanism!
Posted in Experimental, Indie, Prog, Rock, tagged CaroleBristol, music, these new puritans on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tin asked me to have a listen to These New Puritans and kindly dropped a load of their stuff into the Box for me. Anyway, I downloaded them and sorted them into the two albums that they have released to date, Beat Pyramid and Hidden. I listened to both twice at work today, in between [...]
The Queen is dead ……………
Posted in Musing, Prog, Rock, tagged CaroleBristol, gloucester. guildhall. olivia sparnenn, Mostly Autumn on April 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Well, not exactly. Apologies to both Smiths fans and republicans but this isn’t really for you people. Instead, it is a review of Mostly Autumn last night (i.e 10th April) at the Gloucester Guildhall. It was the first gig after lead singer of 13 years standing Heather Findlay had left the band, hence “the Queen” [...]
I am so excited by this!
Posted in Prog, Rock, tagged CaroleBristol, home. the alchemist on April 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I always loved this album back in the ’70s when it came out. The DJ in the pub we all went to used to play tracks off it all the time and it was one of those albums that people who were “in the know” used to listen to. It had a kind of Wishbone [...]
