tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63779113604314533102024-03-13T10:06:29.058+00:00Progressive Rock and Psychedelic Rock musicFacelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-39985915533157769062013-11-24T14:59:00.000+00:002013-11-24T14:59:12.389+00:00Crayola Lectern-The Fall And Rise Of...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Fall And Rise Of...</b> <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">an album released</span> <span class="hps">in 2013</span> <span class="hps">by</span> <span class="hps">Crayola</span> <span class="hps">Lectern. The album isn't</span></span> a part of any
current trends - so we can't identificate it as Progressive Rock, Jazz etc... I can identificate it <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">as</span> <span class="hps">the passion of a</span> <span class="hps">musician</span> who <span class="hps">trying to</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">introduce</span><span class="hps"> </span><span class="hps">his musical ideas</span>, <span class="hps">here</span> <span class="hps">we talk about music</span> <span class="hps">from the heart, it is a little adventure which aims to move the emotions.</span></span><br />
Some songs like Goldfish and Slow Down are more lyrical, and other tunes
are like mini symphonies or Fantasias, Trip In 'D' burns slowly crescendoing into
driving krautrock at 8 minutes in. This is the instrumental centrepiece
of the album and the only track not made on a piano. All the songs are written by Crayola Lectern(Chris Anderson) but there is a big contribution by Random Jon Poole, Aiistair Strachan and with guests: Bob Leith, Andrew Jarvis and Christian Hayes. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I hope</span> <span class="hps">that little by little</span> <span class="hps">the true spirit of</span> <span class="hps">music</span> <span class="hps">will be reborn</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">this</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">definitely</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">contribution to the movement</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">that needs</span><span class="hps"> to reborn</span>.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">For Italians:</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Fall And Rise Of... </b>è un album realizzato nel 2013 da Crayola Lectern. L'album non fa parte di nessuna corrente musicale, quindi non possiamo identificarlo come Progressive Rock, Jazz etc... Lo posso identificare come la passione di un musicista che cerca di introdurre le sue idee musicali, qui parliamo di musica dal cuore, è una piccola avventura che punta a muovere le emozioni.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Certe canzoni come Goldfish e Slow Down sono molto liriche, e altre traccie sono come piccole sinfonie o fantasie, Trip in "D" ti porta in crescendo verso un universo krautrock da 8 minuti. E' il centro strumentale dell'album e l'unica traccia non fatta al piano. Tutte le canzoni sono state scritte da Crayola Lectern(Chris Anderso) ma c'è un grande contributo da Random Jon Poole, Aiistair Strachan e con degli ospiti: Bob Leith, Andrew Jarvis e Christian Hayes. Io spero che piano piano il vero spirito della musica rinascerà, e questo è definivamente un contributo al movimento che deve rinascere.</span></i><br />
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<li><span class="tracknum">1.</span><span class="tracktitle">Ultrasonicmetaglide</span><span class="tracktime"> 03:23</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">2.</span><span class="tracktitle">Goldfish Song </span><span class="tracktime">04:04</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">3.</span><span class="tracktitle">Forgot My Big Idea</span><span class="tracktime"> 04:31</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="tracknum">4.</span><span class="tracktitle">Slow Down</span><span class="tracktime"> 04:00</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">5.</span><span class="tracktitle">Wholetoner </span><span class="tracktime">01:55</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">6.</span><span class="tracktitle">I Will Never Hurt </span><span class="tracktime">04:03</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">7.</span><span class="tracktitle">Combobulatory Explorations</span><span class="tracktime"> 05:26</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">8.</span><span class="tracktitle">Trip in 'D'</span><span class="tracktime"> 10:02</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">9.</span><span class="tracktitle">Old Magick</span><span class="tracktime"> 06:12</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">10.</span><span class="tracktitle">Rise and Fall </span><span class="tracktime">03:13</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">11.</span><span class="tracktitle">Billenia</span><span class="tracktime"> 04:36</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">12.</span><span class="tracktitle">A Cortical Affair</span><span class="tracktime"> 03:43</span></li>
<li><span class="tracknum">13.</span><span class="tracktitle">Awesomne View </span><span class="tracktime">04:18</span></li>
<li class="currenttrack"><span class="tracknum">14.</span><span class="tracktitle">Ultrasonicreprise </span><span class="tracktime">03:20 </span></li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-61910188609303122352013-11-11T14:38:00.002+00:002013-11-11T14:38:38.722+00:00ELP - Brain Salad Surgery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">Brain</span> <span class="hps">Salad Surgery</span></b>, <span class="hps">released in 1973</span>, <span class="hps">is the fifth album</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">the </span><span class="hps">British</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock</span> <span class="hps">group</span><span class="">, Emerson Lake and Palmer. </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The album</span> <span class="hps">failed</span> <span class="hps">to chart</span> <span class="hps">new paths</span> <span class="hps">for the super</span><span class="">-trio</span>, <span class="hps">and for the</span> <span class="hps">progressive</span> <span class="hps">in general. </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In fact,</span> <span class="hps">after</span> <span class="hps">this album</span> <span class="hps">the group</span> <span class="hps">is lost and</span> it don't have <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">creativity</span> <span class="hps">and emotions of</span> <span class="hps">the early years, </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">of course</span> <span class="hps">the album is</span> <span class="hps">very well done</span> <span class="hps">and</span> it have <span class="hps">interesting ideas</span>, but there isn't <span class="hps">more air to</span> <span class="hps">change,</span> <span class="hps">I do not think</span> <span class="hps">this album</span> <span class="hps">has</span> <span class="hps">contaminated the</span> <span class="hps">creativity</span> <span class="hps">of any groups</span>, <span class="hps">perhaps because of the</span> <span class="hps">large influx of</span> <span class="hps">Progressive Rock</span> <span class="hps">in the period</span> <span class="hps">between 1968</span> <span class="hps">and 1972</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Speaking</span> <span class="hps">of good things</span>, the phrase <span class="hps">"Welcome back</span> <span class="hps">my friends</span> <span class="hps">to the</span> <span class="hps">show</span> <span class="hps">that never</span> <span class="hps">ends</span> <span class="hps">...</span>" <span class="hps">contained</span> <span class="hps atn">in "</span>Karn <span class="hps">Evil 9</span>" is the motto <span class="hps">of the band</span> <span class="hps">since then</span>, especially in <span class="hps">concerts. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I think it's</span> <span class="hps">a very good</span> <span class="hps">album,</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">certainly to</span> <span class="hps">listening to</span>, but as I <span class="hps">said before</span>,it's <span class="hps">to consider inferior</span> <span class="hps">to the early works</span> <span class="hps">of the band, </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">in this case,</span> <span class="hps">one more point</span> <span class="hps">should also be given</span> <span class="hps">to the</span> <span class="hps">artistic part</span> <span class="hps">of the cover</span> <span class="hps">which is</span> <span class="hps">very impressive.</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">For Italians:</span></i></b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Brain Salad Surgery</b>, uscito nel 1973, è il quinto album di Emerson Lake and Palmer, gruppo britannico di rock progressivo. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="it"><span class="hps">L'album</span> <span class="hps">non è riuscito a</span> <span class="hps">tracciare</span> <span class="hps">nuovi percorsi</span> <span class="hps">per il super</span><span class="atn">-</span>trio, <span class="hps">e per il progressivo</span> <span class="hps">in generale. Infatti dopo questo album il gruppo si perde e non riesce ad avere quella vena creativa ed emotiva dei primi anni, certo l'album è molto ben fatto e con spunti interessanti ma non c'è più l'aria di cambiamento, questo album non credo abbia contaminato la vena creativa di qualche gruppo, forse per il grande afflusso di Rock Progressivo nel periodo tra il 1968 e il 1972. Parlando di cose buone, la frase "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..." contenuta in "Karn Evil 9" è il motto della band da quel momento, soprattutto nei concerti. Credo sia un buonissimo album, sicuramente da ascoltare, ma come ho detto prima da considerare inferiore ai primi lavori della band, in questo caso un punto in più va dato anche alla parte artistica della copertina che è molto suggestiva.</span></span></span></i></div>
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<li><i>Jerusalem</i> - (2.44)</li>
<li><i>Toccata</i> - (7.22)</li>
<li><i>Still....You Turn Me On</i> - (2.53)</li>
<li><i>Benny the Bouncer</i> - (2.21)</li>
<li><i>Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1</i> - (8.37)</li>
<li><i>Karn Evil 9: 1st impression, Part 2</i> - (4.46)</li>
<li><i>Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression</i> - (7.07)</li>
<li><i>Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression</i> - (9.13)</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-8218108861544704882013-11-10T14:02:00.002+00:002013-11-10T14:02:43.366+00:00Frank Zappa - Hot Rats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">Hot Rats</span></b> <span class="hps">is the seventh</span> <span class="hps">album</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">American musician</span> <span class="hps">Frank</span> <span class="hps">Zappa</span> <span class="hps">published</span> <span class="hps">in the United States</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"> in 1969</span><span class="">.</span></span></span> <span class=""></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Zappa</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">perpetually poised</span> <span class="hps">between rock</span>, jazz, theater <span class="hps">of the absurd</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">most advanced</span> <span class="hps">music search, </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">in this album he</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">can</span> <span class="hps">make it clear</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">his disdain</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">the american</span> <span class="hps">conformism</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">everything related to the</span> <span class="hps">contemporary society. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">First with</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Mothers of Invention</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">and then with</span> <span class="hps">his</span> <span class="hps">solo albums</span> he <span class="hps alt-edited">was able to</span> <span class="hps">make a</span> <span class="hps">unique contribution</span> <span class="hps">to the musical world</span><span class="">, in fact</span> <span class="hps">in the world of</span> <span class="hps">musicians</span> <span class="hps">he was</span> <span class="hps">considered</span> <span class="hps">a king. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Hot Rats</span> <span class="hps">focuses on</span> <span class="hps">instrumental</span> <span class="hps">jazz fusion</span> <span class="hps">compositions</span> <span class="hps">with long</span> <span class="hps">guitar solos</span>, the music <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">very different</span> <span class="hps">from the first</span> <span class="hps">disc</span> <span class="hps">of Zappa</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Mothers</span><span class="">, which included</span> <span class="hps">satirical comments</span> <span class="hps">mixed</span> <span class="hps">use of</span> <span class="hps">experimental music</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">sound</span> <span class="hps">montages</span><span class="">. </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">This</span> <span class="hps">was the first album</span> <span class="hps">of Frank Zappa</span> <span class="hps">to be recorded</span> <span class="hps">on a</span> <span class="hps">multitrack recorder</span> <span class="hps">to 16</span> <span class="hps">tracks,</span> <span class="hps">and one</span> <span class="hps">of the first records</span> <span class="hps">ever to</span> <span class="hps">make use of</span> <span class="hps">this technology, which</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">then still</span> <span class="hps">in the prototype stage. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The album is</span> <span class="hps">arranged</span> <span class="hps">everything from</span> <span class="hps">Zappa</span>, <span class="hps">who</span> <span class="hps">shows his</span> <span class="hps">unique style.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="L'album è arrangiato tutto da Zappa, che dimostra il suo stile unico."></span><span title="Godetevi "Peaches And Regalia" forse la sua canzone più famosa e apprezzata dai fan, ancora oggi reinterpretato da numerose band!">Enjoy " Peaches And Regalia " perhaps his most famous song and appreciated by the fans, still reinterpreted by numerous bands !</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="hps"></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">For Italians:</span></i></b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Hot Rats</b> è il settimo album del musicista statunitense Frank Zappa pubblicato negli Stati Uniti nel 1969. Zappa fu perennemente in bilico tra il rock il jazz, il teatro dell'assurdo e la ricerca musicale più avanzata, e in questo album riesce a far capire il suo disprezzo per il conformismo americano, e tutto ciò che riguarda la società contemporanea. Prima con i Mothers of Invention, e poi con i suoi album solisti è riuscito a dare un apporto unico al mondo musicale, infatti nel mondo dei musicisti lui era considerato un re. Hot Rats è incentrato su composizioni jazz fusion strumentali con lunghi assoli, la musica si discosta molto dai primi dischi di Zappa con le Mothers, che comprendevano commenti satirici mescolati all'uso di musica sperimentale e montaggi sonori. Questo fu il primo album di Frank Zappa ad essere registrato su un registratore multitraccia a 16 piste, e uno dei primi dischi in assoluto ad avvalersi di questa tecnologia che era all'epoca ancora allo stato di prototipo. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">L'album è arrangiato tutto da Zappa, che dimostra il suo stile unico. Godetevi "Peaches And Regalia" forse la sua canzone più famosa e apprezzata dai fan, ancora oggi reinterpretato da numerose band!</span></i><br />
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<li value="1"><i>Peaches en Regalia</i> – 3:38</li>
<li value="2"><i>Willie the Pimp</i> – 9:25</li>
<li value="3"><i>Son of Mr. Green Genes</i> – 8:58</li>
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<li value="4"><i>Little Umbrellas</i> – 3:09</li>
<li value="5"><i>The Gumbo Variations</i> – 12:55</li>
<li value="6"><i>It Must Be a Camel</i> – 5:15</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-87708872087392327922013-11-09T18:44:00.003+00:002013-11-09T18:44:57.180+00:00Delivery - Fools Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Fools Meeting</b></i> is an album by Carol Grimes with the British blues/progressive rock band Delivery, originally released in 1970. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">A</span> <span class="hps">very original</span> <span class="hps">album</span>, it is <span class="hps">hard to find</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock groups,</span> <span class="hps">who choose to</span> <span class="hps">play</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">a</span><span class="hps alt-edited"> singer with a lot of blues tones. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Surely</span> <span class="hps">the warm</span> <span class="hps">and strong tones of the singer</span> <span class="hps">change</span> <span class="hps">many kind</span> <span class="hps">of the band,</span> <span class="hps">I think</span> <span class="hps">in a positive way</span></span>, <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">making each</span> <span class="hps">track</span> <span class="hps">very suggestive and</span> <span class="hps">interesting</span><span class="">, as well as</span> <span class="hps">adrenalinic.</span><span class=""></span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">From my</span> <span class="hps">point of view</span> <span class="hps">is a great combination</span><span class="">, made possible</span> <span class="hps">mainly by</span> <span class="hps">incredible musicians </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">who played</span> <span class="hps">in the band </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">as</span><span class="">: Phil</span> <span class="hps">Miller</span>, Roy <span class="hps">Babbington</span><span class="">, Steve</span> <span class="hps">Miller</span> <span class="hps">and Pip</span> <span class="hps">Pyle</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">with the collaboration of</span> <span class="hps">Lol</span> <span class="hps">Coxhill</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Roddy</span> <span class="hps">Skeaping. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">None of the</span> <span class="hps">songs</span> <span class="hps">is superficial</span> <span class="hps">and obvious</span>, <span class="hps">as we are</span> <span class="hps">used to hearing</span> <span class="hps">from the Canterbury Scene</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">who has</span> <span class="hps">always given</span> <span class="hps">strong emotions</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">This album</span> <span class="hps">isn't</span> <span class="hps">a milestone</span> <span class="hps">in the history of</span> <span class="hps">Progressive Rock,</span> <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">definitely a nice</span> <span class="hps">experience</span> <span class="hps">to do.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span></span></i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fools Meeting è un album di Carol Grimes con i Delivery ,una band di British Blues/progressive rock, originariamente realizzato nel 1970. Un album molto originale, è difficile trovare gruppi di Rock Progressivo, che scelgono di suonare con cantanti con tonalità molto blues.Sicuramente le tonalità calde e forti della cantante cambiano molto il genere della band, secondo me in modo positivo, che rendono ogni traccia molto suggestiva e interessante, oltre che adrenalinica. Dal mio punto di vista è una grande combinazione, resa possibile soprattutto da musicisti incredibili che suonavano nella band come: Phil Miller, Roy Babbington, Steve Miller e Pip Pyle e con la collaborazione di Lol Coxhill e Roddy Skeaping. Nessuna delle canzoni è superficiale e ovvia, come siamo abituati a sentire dalla Scena di Canterbury che ci ha sempre regalato emozioni forti. Questo album non è di certo una pietra miliare della storia del Rock Progressivo, ma sicuramente una bella esperienza da fare.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>"Blind To Your Light" - 5:05</li>
<li>"Miserable Man" - 8:28</li>
<li>"Home Made Ruin" - 3:23</li>
<li>"It Is Really The Same" - 5:44</li>
<li>"We Were Satisfied" - 4:02</li>
<li>"The Wrong Time" - 7:50</li>
<li>"Fighting It Out" - 5:48</li>
<li>"Fools Meeting" - 5:27</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-70106129389470025592013-07-12T11:11:00.002+01:002013-07-12T11:11:57.562+01:00Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Elegant Gypsy</b></i> is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1977. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">One of the</span> <span class="hps">best</span> <span class="hps">albums of</span> <span class="hps">jazz</span>-rock <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">you can listen to</span>: a stellar <span class="hps">execution technique</span>, <span class="hps">original compositions</span>, <span class="hps">brilliant music</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">tempo changes</span> <span class="hps">and unsettling rhythm. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Jazz fusion</span><span class="">, flamenco and</span> <span class="hps">Latin American music</span><span class="">, these are</span> <span class="hps">the ingredients of an</span> <span class="hps">immortal music</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">distance</span> <span class="hps">of thirty</span> <span class="hps">years continues</span> <span class="hps">to excite</span>, <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">sublime</span> <span class="hps">and mysterious</span> <span class="hps">journey</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">which you will be</span> <span class="hps">driving</span> <span class="hps">the young talent</span> <span class="hps">Al Di</span> <span class="hps">Meola</span><span class="">. </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="">Elegant</span> <span class="hps">Gypsy</span>" presents <span class="hps">the best of</span> <span class="hps">Di Meola</span>, supported by <span class="hps">world-class</span> <span class="hps">musicians</span> <span class="hps">such as</span> <span class="hps">Paco</span> <span class="hps">de Lucia</span>, <span class="hps">and Jan</span> <span class="hps">Hammer,</span> <span class="hps">keyboardist</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">Mahavishnu</span> <span class="hps">Orchestra. ENCANTA!</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Elegant Gypsy</b> è il secondo album del chitarrista americano jazz fusion Al Di Meola, realizzato nel 1977. Uno dei dischi di jazz-rock migliori che si possa ascoltare con una tecnica esecutiva pazzesca, musica brillante con cambi di tempo e di ritmo geniali .Jazz fusion, flamenco e musica latino americana, questi sono gli ingredienti di una musica immortale che ha distanza di trenta anni continua ad emozionare, un viaggio sublime e misterioso del quale vi sarà guida il giovane talento Al Di Meola. “Elegant gypsy” presenta il meglio di Di Meola, affiancato da musicisti di prim’ordine quali Paco de Lucia, e Jan Hammer, tastierista della Mahavishnu Orchestra. ENCANTA!</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>"Flight Over Rio" (Mingo Lewis) 7:16</li>
<li>"Midnight Tango" 7:28</li>
<li>"Mediterranean Sundance" 5:14</li>
<li>"Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" 6:18</li>
<li>"Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" 1:46</li>
<li>"Elegant Gypsy Suite" 9:16</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-31065241239384038802013-07-09T08:58:00.000+01:002013-07-09T10:29:47.043+01:00The Raven That Refused To Sing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)</b></i> is the third solo album by British musician Steven Wilson, released by Kscope Music Records on 25 February 2013. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">This album</span>, <span class="hps">like its predecessors,</span> <span class="hps">is an attempt to</span> <span class="hps">make a mark in</span> <span class="hps">the present</span> <span class="hps">with her head turned</span> <span class="hps">to the past,</span> <span class="hps">but also the</span> <span class="hps">masochistic</span> <span class="hps">seeking of a confrontation</span> <span class="hps">from which</span> <span class="hps">he</span> <span class="hps">can not</span> <span class="hps">leave</span> <span class="hps">diminished. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">There is</span>n't <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">terrible</span> <span class="hps">ambient</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">prog</span> <span class="hps">here is</span> <span class="hps">copyright</span> <span class="hps">by</span> <span class="hps">continual references</span> <span class="hps">to the 70s</span> <span class="hps">played</span> <span class="hps">as God intended.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Many of the sections</span> <span class="hps">of the album</span> <span class="hps">bring</span> <span class="hps">to the legendary</span> <span class="hps">King Crimson</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Gentle Giant</span><span class="">. </span></span>Thanks to him,</span> <span class="hps">the prog</span> <span class="hps">classic</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">an old</span> <span class="hps">ghost</span> <span class="hps">forgotten</span> <span class="hps">in the depths of</span> <span class="hps">memory and history</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">is back on the</span> <span class="hps">hearth.Wilson</span> <span class="hps">can do it</span><span class="">.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Questo disco, come i precedenti, è un tentativo di lasciare un segno nel presente con la testa rivolta al passato, ma anche la masochistica ricerca di un confronto dal quale lui non può che uscire sminuito.The Raven That Refused To Sing è un ottimo disco, a tratti stratosferico sotto tutti i punti di vista. Qui non c’è ambient di serie d, qui c’è prog d’autore con continui richiami agli anni 70 suonati come Dio comanda. Molti tratti dell'album riportano ai mitici Gentle Giant e King Crimson. Grazie a lui, il prog classico - un vecchio fantasma dimenticato nei meandri della memoria e della storia - è tornato sulla terra.Wilson lo sa fare.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>Luminol</li>
<li>Drive Home</li>
<li>The Holy Drinker</li>
<li>The Pin Drop</li>
<li>The Watchmaker</li>
<li>The Raven That Refused To Sing</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-32842193632914428902013-07-07T11:24:00.002+01:002013-07-07T11:32:27.174+01:00The 20 Best Progressive Rock Suites<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Here's the</span> <span class="hps">list</span> <span class="hps">of<b> the 20</b></span><b> <span class="hps">best</span> <span class="hps">suites</span></b></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></b><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(</span><span class="hps">tracks composed by</span> <span class="hps">a succession of</span> <span class="hps">musical themes</span> <span class="hps">more or less distinct</span>, <span class="hps">with a flavor</span> <span class="hps">usually</span> <span class="hps">epic</span></span>) </span><b><span class="hps">in the history of</span> <span class="hps">Progressive Rock</span></b> <span class="hps atn">(</span><span class="">as</span> <span class="hps">my opinion)</span>. <span class="hps">This list</span> <span class="hps">is not classified,</span> <span class="hps">because in</span> <span class="hps">a genre so</span> <span class="hps">broad</span>, varied and <span class="hps">with so many</span> <span class="hps">different conceptions</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">music</span>, <span class="hps">you can not</span> <span class="hps">reward</span> <span class="hps">a group or</span> <span class="hps">an artist</span> <span class="hps">at the expense</span> <span class="hps">of another</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">Enjoy</span> <span class="hps">these long</span> <span class="hps">pieces of infinite</span> <span class="hps">originality</span>!</span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Questa è una lista delle <b>migliori 20 suites</b> (</span></i></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">ovvero brani composti da una successione di temi musicali più o meno distinti, dal sapore solitamente epico)<b> della storia del rock progressivo</b> (come mia opinione). Questa lista non è una classifica, perchè in un genere così ampio, vario e con così tante concezioni musicali diverse, non puoi premiare un gruppo o un artista a discapito di un altro. Godetevi questi lunghi pezzi di infinita originalità!</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - L'EVOLUZIONE</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">RENAISSANCE - THE SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">PROCOL HARUM - IN HELD TWAS IN I</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">YES - THE GATES OF DELIRIUM</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">If I forgot</span> <span class="hps">some</span> <span class="hps">suites</span> <span class="hps">write it</span>, <span class="hps">and I will explain</span> <span class="hps">why</span> <span class="hps">I have not</span> <span class="hps">added the suite to the list :)</span></span></span></span>Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-87198438503877692652013-07-06T13:44:00.000+01:002013-07-06T13:47:47.429+01:00Easter Everywhere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Easter Everywhere</b></i> is the second studio album by American psychedelic rock band The 13th Floor Elevators. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Roky</span> <span class="hps">Erickson</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Elevators</span>, strong in the <span class="hps">beautiful experience of</span> <span class="hps">The Psychedelic</span> <span class="hps">Sounds of</span>, <span class="hps">on this record</span> <span class="hps">refine</span> <span class="hps">a more</span> <span class="hps">secure</span> style, sometimes <span class="hps">slightly</span> <span class="hps">more laid back and</span> <span class="hps">relaxed, and</span> <span class="hps">also</span> <span class="hps">reveal</span> <span class="hps">a general technique</span> <span class="hps">greatly improved</span> <span class="hps">and compact. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">All in all I</span> <span class="hps">can say</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">more mature work</span>, writing is <span class="hps">like</span> <span class="hps">softened</span> <span class="hps">into a deeper</span> <span class="hps">awareness</span>, <span class="hps">sound system</span> <span class="hps">relegated</span> <span class="hps">to a state of</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="atn">pre-</span>eruption", so that even <span class="hps">an ethereal</span> <span class="hps">cover</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>It's All <span class="hps">Over Now</span>) <span class="hps">Baby Blue</span> <span class="hps">Bob</span> <span class="hps">Dylan</span> <span class="hps">knows how to</span> <span class="hps">carve out</span> <span class="hps">the space it deserves</span><span class="">.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Easter</span> <span class="hps">Everywhere</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">at least</span> <span class="hps">a disc</span> <span class="hps">indispensable for every</span> <span class="hps">lover</span> <span class="hps">of psychedelic rock</span> <span class="hps">and I hope that</span> <span class="hps">in the future</span> <span class="hps">may be</span> <span class="hps">re-evaluated and</span> <span class="hps">mentioned</span> <span class="hps">a little</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span><span class="">more</span> <span class="hps">often</span> <span class="hps">than has been</span> <span class="hps">done today.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><b>Easter Everywhere</b> è il secondo studio album dalla band psichedelica americana The 13th Floor Elevators. Roky Erickson e gli Elevators, forti della bella esperienza di The Psychedelic Sounds of, in questo disco affinano uno stile più sicuro, a tratti leggermente più rilassato e disteso e palesano anche una tecnica generale assai migliorata e compatta. Nel complesso lo si può dire un lavoro più maturo, la scrittura è come ammorbidita in una più profonda consapevolezza, cosicché anche una cover di Bob Dylan sa ritagliarsi lo spazio che merita. Easter Everywhere è un disco quantomeno indispensabile per ogni amante del rock psichedelico e mi auguro che in futuro possa essere rivalutato e menzionato un po’ più spesso di quanto sia stato fatto sino ad oggi.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<li>Slip Inside This House</li>
<li>Slide Machine</li>
<li>She Lives (In A Time of Her Own)</li>
<li>Nobody to Love</li>
<li>Baby Blue</li>
<li>Earthquake</li>
<li>Dust</li>
<li>Levitation</li>
<li>I Had to Tell You</li>
<li>Postures (Leave Your Body Behind)</li>
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<li>Never Another (Easter Out)</li>
<li>Dust (Easter Alt.)</li>
<li>Splash 1 (Easter Session)</li>
<li>Right Track Now (Easter Out)</li>
<li>I Don't Ever Want To Come Down (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>Fire In My Bones (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>Livin' On (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>Til Then (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>Dear Dr. Doom (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>Wait For My Love (Beauty Track)</li>
<li>May The Circle Remain Unbroken (Beauty Track)</li>
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</i>Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-45852611116432994472013-07-05T17:54:00.001+01:002013-07-05T17:54:55.549+01:00Caravan - Waterloo Lily<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Waterloo Lily</b></i> is a 1972 released album by Caravan on the Deram label. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The Canterburian sound</span> <span class="hps">of the first</span> <span class="hps">albums starts</span> <span class="hps">to fade,</span> <span class="hps">but it</span> <span class="hps">takes over</span> <span class="hps">an incredible concentration</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">jazz rock</span>, <span class="hps">virtuosity and</span> <span class="hps">great</span> <span class="hps">flashes of</span> <span class="hps">genius of</span> <span class="hps">one of the</span> <span class="hps">founders of the</span> <span class="hps">canterbury scene. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">This</span> <span class="hps">was the first album</span> <span class="hps">of "the</span> <span class="hps">caravan"</span> <span class="hps">without the great</span> <span class="hps">David</span> <span class="hps">Sinclair</span>, <span class="hps">and the difference</span> <span class="hps">is felt</span> <span class="hps">than</span> <span class="hps">"In The</span> <span class="hps">Land of</span><span class="hps"> Gray</span> <span class="hps">and Pink"</span>, <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">it all</span> <span class="hps">goes to</span> <span class="hps">benefit</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">express</span> <span class="hps">all the qualities</span> <span class="hps">of two great musicians</span> <span class="hps">such as Richard</span> <span class="hps">Sinclair</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Pye</span> <span class="hps">Hastings. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">We're still</span> <span class="hps">talking about a</span> <span class="hps">huge level</span> <span class="hps">disk</span> <span class="hps">even if</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">main songs</span>, <span class="hps">longer and</span> <span class="hps">more</span> <span class="hps">elaborate</span> <span class="hps">composition</span> <span class="hps">are compared with</span> <span class="hps">shorter tracks</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">more</span> <span class="hps">immediate</span> <span class="hps">approach</span>. </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In the showcase</span> <span class="hps">of a</span> prog <span class="hps">listener</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">this record</span> <span class="hps">is a must</span>, maybe not <span class="hps">everyone will agree</span> <span class="hps">with me</span> <span class="hps">but it is a</span> <span class="hps">truly exceptional</span> <span class="hps">disc</span> <span class="hps">that is worth</span> <span class="hps">savoring</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">all its aspects</span><span class="">!</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">Waterloo Lily è un album del 1972 dei Caravan della etichetta Deram. I</span></span></span></i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">l suono canterburiano dei primi album inizia a svanire, ma subentra una concentrazione incredibile di jazz rock, virtuosità e grandi sprazzi di genialità di una delle band fondatrici della scena di Canterbury. Questo fu il primo album della caravana senza il grande David Sinclair, e la differenza si fa sentire rispetto a "In the Land of Grey and Pink, ma tutto questo va a giovare a far esprimere tutte le doti di due grandi musicisti come Richard Sinclair e Pye Hastings. Stiamo ancora parlando di un disco di livello enorme anche se ai brani principali, più lunghi e di più elaborata composizione, vengono affiancati brani più brevi e di più immediato approccio. Nella bacheca di un ascoltatore prog secondo me questo disco non può mancare, forse non tutti saranno d'accordo con me ma è un disco veramente eccezionale che vale la pena assaporare in tutti i suoi aspetti!</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>Waterloo Lily (R.Sinclair) - 6:48</li>
<li>Nothing at All (R.Sinclair) / It's Coming Soon (S.Miller) /Nothing at All (reprise) (R.Sinclair) - 10:23</li>
<li>Songs and Signs (S.Miller) - 3:40</li>
<li>Aristocracy (P.Hastings) - 3:03</li>
<li>The Love in Your Eye / To Catch Me a Brother / Subsultus / Debouchement / Tilbury Kecks (P.Hastings) - 12:32</li>
<li>The World is Yours (P.Hastings) - 3:40</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-29508906812650510502013-07-03T09:42:00.002+01:002013-07-03T09:45:33.699+01:00Intorno alla Mia Cattiva Educazione<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione</b></i> is the first and only studio album by the Italian progressive rock band Alusa Fallax. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The theme</span> <span class="hps">is that of a</span> <span class="hps">puppet</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">gets rid</span> <span class="hps">of his bonds</span> <span class="hps">to regain possession</span> <span class="hps">of his existence and</span> <span class="hps">of his soul. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">"Around my</span> <span class="hps">bad education"</span> <span class="hps">is very rare,</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">at the time</span> <span class="hps">they</span> <span class="hps">were printed</span> <span class="hps">only</span> <span class="hps">5000</span> <span class="hps">copies.</span> <span class="hps">The album</span> <span class="hps">contains no information</span> <span class="hps">on the cover,</span> <span class="hps">only the titles</span> <span class="hps">of the songs</span>, which is why <span class="hps">some copies</span> <span class="hps">had a sticker</span> <span class="hps">round</span> <span class="hps">yellow containing</span> <span class="hps">the names of musicians</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">notes on the</span> <span class="hps">recording</span> <span class="hps">of the disc. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Massimo</span> <span class="hps">Parretti</span>: <span class="hps atn">"</span>The work <span class="hps">was a</span> <span class="hps">character who</span> <span class="hps">was represented</span> <span class="hps">on stage</span> <span class="hps">by a puppet</span><span class="">, which in turn</span> <span class="hps">did</span> <span class="hps">participate in the scene</span>, <span class="hps">the victim of a</span> <span class="hps">severe and</span> <span class="hps">bigoted</span> <span class="hps">education</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">blocked him</span> <span class="hps">both physically and</span> <span class="hps">intellectually</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">in fact the whole</span> <span class="hps">first part of the</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span>LP <span class="hps">tends to be</span> <span class="hps">very</span> <span class="hps">classical</span> <span class="hps">and formal</span> <span class="hps">although based on</span> <span class="hps">time</span> <span class="hps">5/4</span> <span class="hps atn">and 7/</span>4, until <span class="hps">the explosion</span> <span class="hps">of madness that</span> <span class="hps">closes</span> <span class="hps">on 1</span> <span class="hps">side</span> <span class="hps">with which our</span> <span class="hps">character</span> <span class="hps">gets rid of</span> <span class="hps">inhibitions and</span> <span class="hps">rises to a new</span> <span class="hps">life.</span> <span class="hps atn">" </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I highly recommend</span> <span class="hps">everyone to</span> <span class="hps">listen to</span> <span class="hps">this hidden album</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">Italian prog</span>.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="it"><b><span class="hps">Intorno</span> <span class="hps">alla</span> <span class="hps">mia</span> <span class="hps">Cattiva</span> <span class="hps">Educazione</span></b> <span class="hps">è</span> <span class="hps">il primo e unico</span> <span class="hps">album in studio</span> <span class="hps">dal</span> <span class="hps">gruppo di rock progressivo</span> <span class="hps">italiano</span> <span class="hps">Alusa</span> <span class="hps">Fallax</span>. <span class="hps">Il tema</span> <span class="hps">è quello di un</span> <span class="hps">fantoccio</span> <span class="hps">che si sbarazza</span> <span class="hps">dei suoi</span> <span class="hps">legami</span> <span class="hps">per riappropriarsi della</span> <span class="hps">sua esistenza e</span> <span class="hps">della sua anima</span><span class="">.</span></span></span></i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione" è molto raro, e ne vennero stampate all'epoca solo 5000 copie. L'album non contiene nessuna informazione in copertina, solo i titoli dei brani; per questo motivo alcune copie uscirono con un adesivo tondo giallo contenente i nomi di musicisti e le note sulla registrazione del disco. Massimo Parretti: "L'opera trattava di un personaggio, che sul palco era rappresentato da un fantoccio che a turno facevamo partecipare alla scena, vittima di una educazione severa e bigotta che lo bloccava sia fisicamente che intellettualmente, e infatti tutta la prima parte dell'LP è tendenzialmente molto classicheggiante e formale anche se basata su tempi di 5/4 e 7/4, fino all'esplosione di follia che chiude il 1° lato con cui il nostro personaggio si libera delle inibizione e risorge a nuova vita." Consiglio vivamente a tutti di ascoltare questo album nascosto del prog italiano.</span></i></span><br />
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<li><i>Soliloquio</i> - 3:02</li>
<li><i>Non Fatemi Caso</i> - 4:22</li>
<li><i>Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione</i> - 4:14</li>
<li><i>Fuori di Me, Dentro di Me</i> - 3:01</li>
<li><i>Riflessioni al Tramonto</i> - 3:04</li>
<li><i>Il Peso delle Tradizioni</i> - 1:40</li>
<li><i>Carta Carbone</i> - 3:33</li>
<li><i>Perché Ho Venduto il Mio Sangue</i> - 1:43</li>
<li><i>Per Iniziare una Vita</i> - 4:20</li>
<li><i>È Oggi</i> - 2:51</li>
<li><i>È Così Poco Quel Che Conosco</i> - 2:55</li>
<li><i>Ciò Che Nasce Con Me</i> - 4:11</li>
<li><i>Splendida Sensazione</i> - 5:43</li>
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<br />Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-74018644470417777462013-07-02T10:13:00.000+01:002013-07-02T10:13:01.149+01:00Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Acquiring the Taste</b></i> was the second album of English progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The sound of the</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>gentle giant" <span class="hps">is characterized by</span> <span class="hps">the variety of</span> <span class="hps">musical</span> <span class="hps">approaches</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">coexist</span> <span class="hps">in a perfect synthesis</span><span class="">, however</span>, <span class="hps">highly</span> <span class="hps">original</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Right from the</span> <span class="hps">liner notes</span><span class="">, the band</span> <span class="hps">states that</span> <span class="hps">this new</span> <span class="hps">disc is</span> <span class="hps">pushed</span> <span class="hps">boundaries</span> <span class="hps">experimental sound</span>, much more <span class="hps">accentuated</span> <span class="hps">in the previous</span> <span class="hps">work</span> <span class="hps">of the same name</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">rich sound</span>, <span class="hps">very</span> <span class="hps">wide, it is</span> <span class="hps">much more</span> <span class="hps">bound and</span> <span class="hps">less</span> <span class="hps">fragmented</span> <span class="hps">than in the past</span>. </span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Of course,</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">may be</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>indigestible" <span class="hps atn">(</span>even <span class="hps">at the same</span> <span class="hps">lover</span> <span class="hps">of progressive rock</span>), but <span class="hps">as we have explained</span> <span class="hps">this is just one</span> <span class="hps">of the purposes</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span>LP;<span class="hps"> as well as</span> <span class="hps">the band members</span> <span class="hps">already mentioned</span> <span class="hps">in the</span> <span class="hps">explanatory notes,</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>all you have to <span class="hps">do is</span> <span class="hps">sit back</span> <span class="hps">and acquire</span> <span class="hps">the taste</span><span class="">."</span></span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">For Italians:</span></span></span></i></b><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Acquiring the Taste è il secondo album della band progressive rock inglese Gentle Giant, realizzato nel 1971. Il sound del “gigante gentile” si caratterizza per la varietà degli approcci musicali che tuttavia coesistono in una sintesi perfetta, altamente originale. Già dalle note di copertina, la band precisa che questo nuovo disco è spinto verso confini sonori sperimentali, ben più accentuati del precedente omonimo lavoro. La ricchezza sonora, decisamente ampia, è ben più legata e meno frammentaria che in passato. Certo, a molti può risultare “indigesto” (perfino allo stesso amante del progressive rock) ma come abbiamo spiegato questa è proprio una delle finalità dell’ LP; così come afferma la band nelle già menzionate note esplicative, “tutto quello che dovete fare è mettervi comodi ed acquisire il gusto”.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Pantagruel's Nativity</i> - 6:50</li>
<li><i>Edge of Twilight</i> - 3:47</li>
<li><i>The House, the Street, the Room</i> - 6:01</li>
<li><i>Acquiring the Taste</i> - 1:36</li>
<li><i>Wreck</i> - 4:36</li>
<li><i>The Moon Is Down</i> - 4:45</li>
<li><i>Black Cat</i> - 3:51</li>
<li><i>Plain Truth</i> - 7:36</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-47185820595683860242013-07-01T11:02:00.003+01:002013-07-01T11:02:52.963+01:00Biglietto per L'Inferno - Biglietto per L'Inferno<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">"Biglietto per L'Inferno"</span></b> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">the debut album by</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Italian</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock band</span> <span class="hps">of the same name</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">According to many experts</span> <span class="hps atn">the first (</span>and only) <span class="hps">lp</span> <span class="hps">by Biglietto per l'Inferno</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">is the best work</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">Italian progressive</span> <span class="hps">hard rock. </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Thirty</span> <span class="hps">minutes</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">great music</span> <span class="hps">which unfortunately</span> <span class="hps">was not followed</span>, <span class="hps">or at least not</span> <span class="hps">immediately</span>: <span class="hps">the successor</span> <span class="hps">of the album</span> <span class="hps">of the same name</span>, <span class="hps">time</span> <span class="hps">of sowing</span>, was recorded <span class="hps">but the agency</span> <span class="hps">failed and</span> <span class="hps">the publication was</span> <span class="hps">canceled.</span> <span class="hps">The group</span> <span class="hps">will be dissolved</span> <span class="hps">shortly thereafter</span> <span class="hps">only to recently</span> <span class="hps">return to the</span> <span class="hps">partial, but</span> <span class="hps">a treasure like</span> <span class="hps">this</span> <span class="hps">is unrepeatable.</span> <span class="hps">Definitely one</span> <span class="hps">of the best albums</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">alternative rock</span> <span class="hps">of the 70s</span>, where the <span class="hps">Italian prog</span> <span class="hps">has done</span> <span class="hps">amazing things</span>, <span class="hps">certainly</span> <span class="hps">after</span> <span class="hps">England,</span> <span class="hps">the nation with</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">better</span> <span class="hps">quality of music</span> <span class="hps">in Europe.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Biglietto per l'Inferno</b> è l'album d'esordio del gruppo di rock progressivo italiano omonimo. Secondo molti esperti il primo (ed unico) lp del Biglietto per l’Inferno è il miglior lavoro di hard rock progressivo italiano. Trentotto minuti di musica eccezionale che purtroppo non ebbe seguito, o almeno non immediatamente: il successore dell'album omonimo, Il tempo della semina, fu registrato ma l'agenzia fallì e la pubblicazione fu cancellata. Il gruppo si scioglierà di lì a poco per poi recentemente tornare in modo parziale, ma un tesoro come questo è irripetibile. Sicuramente uno dei migliori album di rock alternativo degli anni 70, dove il prog italiano ha fatto cose incredibili, sicuramente dopo l inghilterra, la nazione con una qualità musicale migliore in europa.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li value="1"><i>Ansia</i> – 4:00 <small>(Biglietto)</small></li>
<li value="2"><i>Confessione</i> – 6:00 <small>(G. Cappellini, O. Trimboli)</small></li>
<li value="3"><i>Una strana regina</i> – 6:00 <small>(Biglietto)</small></li>
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<li value="1"><i>Il nevare</i> – 4:00 <small>(G. Cappellini, O. Trimboli)</small></li>
<li value="2"><i>L'amico suicida</i> – 13:00 <small>(Biglietto)</small></li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-67275895833812362682013-06-30T11:49:00.002+01:002013-06-30T11:49:34.054+01:00Ultimate Spinach - Ultimate Spinach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Ultimate Spinach</b></i> is the 1968 self-titled debut album by Ultimate Spinach. Work <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">overtime</span> by <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="">Bosstown</span> <span class="hps">Sound"</span> <span class="hps">soft and</span> <span class="hps">slightly</span> <span class="hps">aggressive</span> <span class="hps">atmospheres</span>. <span class="hps">The peculiarity</span> <span class="hps">of this work</span> <span class="hps">is that it seems</span> <span class="hps">a journey</span> <span class="hps">through the</span> <span class="hps">dark,where</span> <span class="hps">mysterious creatures</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">dictate you the way</span>. <span class="hps">In this album</span> <span class="hps">there is a</span> <span class="hps">constant use</span> <span class="hps">of Farfisa</span> <span class="hps">organ</span>, <span class="hps">as indeed in</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">American</span> <span class="hps">psychedelic bands</span> <span class="hps">of the period</span>, reminiscent of <span class="hps">Jefferson Airplane</span> <span class="hps">and the Grateful</span> <span class="hps">Dead</span>. <span class="hps">This finding</span> <span class="hps">is a</span> <span class="hps">psychedelic masterpiece</span> <span class="hps">containing</span> <span class="hps atn">tracks like "</span><span class="">Ego Trip</span>", composed <span class="hps">under the influence of</span> <span class="hps">LSD</span>, and the <span class="hps">instrumental</span> <span class="hps">"Sacrifice</span> <span class="hps">of the Moon</span>" <span class="hps">that takes you</span> <span class="hps">somewhere else</span>, the wonderful <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="atn">(</span>Ballad of the) Hip <span class="hps">Death</span> <span class="hps">Goddess</span>" <span class="hps">sung by</span> <span class="hps">Barbara</span> <span class="hps">Hudson</span>. <span class="hps">Side two</span> <span class="hps atn">opens with "</span>Reeling <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Your Head</span>" <span class="hps">that defines the style</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">complex</span> <span class="hps">and sophisticated</span> <span class="hps">Ultimate</span> <span class="hps">Spinach</span>, description <span class="hps">of nightmares</span> <span class="hps">and suffering</span> <span class="hps">of the leader</span> <span class="hps">Bruce</span>-Douglas. <span class="hps">The remarkable</span> <span class="hps">"Baroque</span> <span class="hps"># 1"</span> <span class="hps">which proposes</span> <span class="hps">inside</span> <span class="hps">"Section</span> <span class="hps">43"</span> by <span class="hps">Country Joe</span> <span class="hps">and the Fish</span>, and finally <span class="hps atn">"</span>Pamela", <span class="hps">another piece</span> <span class="hps">almost</span> <span class="hps">instrumental</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">For me, a</span> <span class="hps">masterpiece</span>!</span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Ultimate Spinach</b> è l'omonimo album di debuto degli Ultimate Spinach. Lavoro straordinario del "Bosstown Sound" dalle atmosfere soft e non aggressive. La particolarità di questo lavoro è che sembra un viaggio tramite il buio, dove creature misteriose ti dettano il percorso. In questo album c'è un uso costante dell'organo Farfisa , come del resto in tanti gruppi psichedelici americani del periodo,che ricorda Jefferson Airplane e Grateful Dead. Questo reperto è un capolavoro psichedelico contenente tracce come "Ego Trip", composta sotto effetto di LSD; la strumentale "Sacrifice of the Moon" che ti porta da un altra parte, la meravigliosa "(Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess" cantata da Barbara Hudson. La seconda facciata si apre con "Your Head in Reeling" che definisce lo stile complesso e ricercato degli Ultimate Spinach, descrizione degli incubi e delle sofferenze del leader Bruce-Douglas. La notevole "Baroque #1" che ripropone al suo interno "Section 43" di Country Joe and the Fish; infine "Pamela", altro pezzo pressochè strumentale. Per me un capolavoro!</span></i></span><br />
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<li>"Ego Trip" – 3:13</li>
<li>"Sacrifice of the Moon" – 3:45</li>
<li>"Plastic Raincoats/Hung Up Minds" – 2:56</li>
<li>"Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess" – 8:14</li>
<li>"Your Head Is Reeling" – 3:36</li>
<li>"Dove in Hawk's Clothing" – 3:54</li>
<li>"Baroque #1" – 4:48</li>
<li>"Funny Freak Parade" – 2:35</li>
<li>"Pamela" – 3:08</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-40365474382033178182013-06-29T11:35:00.000+01:002013-06-29T11:35:17.706+01:00Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf8KUyEcliM/Uc64EHEHJlI/AAAAAAAAAVA/emeJYxFPFYA/s984/mahalegacy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>
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<i><b>Birds of Fire</b></i> is Mahavishnu Orchestra's second album. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The </span><span class="hps">virtuous</span>, useful, fresh and <span class="hps">never predictable</span> <span class="hps">technique combined with a</span> <span class="hps">feeling</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">a revolutionary approach</span> <span class="hps">makes the atmosphere</span> <span class="hps">almost</span> <span class="hps">explosive</span>. </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The sound of this</span> <span class="hps">album</span> <span class="hps">from the</span> <span class="hps">excellent production</span>, it seems <span class="hps">to never age. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Birds Of</span> <span class="hps">Fire</span> <span class="hps">demonstrates again</span> <span class="hps">the inestimable</span> <span class="hps">greatness of the</span> <span class="hps">Mahavishnu</span> <span class="hps">Orchestra,</span> <span class="hps">also giving</span> <span class="hps">an interesting fresco</span> <span class="hps">of the changes and</span> <span class="hps">evolution</span> <span class="hps">of jazz</span><span class="">-rock</span><span class="">. </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">We should also mention</span> <span class="hps">that Billy</span> <span class="hps">Cobham</span> <span class="hps">is one of the</span> <span class="hps">best drummers</span> <span class="hps">of all time</span> <span class="hps">and has</span> <span class="hps">revolutionized</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">fusion</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">all its aspects, </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">which</span> <span class="hps">only</span> <span class="hps atn">contained in "</span><span class="">One Word</span><span class="">"</span> <span class="hps">is still</span> <span class="hps">the standard</span> <span class="hps">by which</span> <span class="hps">all the</span> <span class="hps">drummer</span> <span class="hps">on the planet</span> <span class="hps">are</span> <span class="hps">called to</span> <span class="hps">confront</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> and </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">certainly a</span> <span class="hps">point of reference for</span> <span class="hps">any fan of</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock</span><span class="">, fusion and</span> <span class="hps">jazz</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">if he don't know this album</span><span class="hps"></span>, <span class="hps">he can not be considered</span> <span class="hps">a great</span> <span class="hps">connoisseur</span><span class="">. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Excellent</span><span class="">!</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Birds of Fire</b> è il secondo album dei Mahavishnu Orchestra. La tecnica virtuosa, utile, fresca e mai scontata unita a un feeling ed a un approccio rivoluzionario, rendono l'atmosfera quasi esplosiva in questo disco il cui sound dalla produzione eccellente, sembra non invecchiare mai. Birds Of Fire testimonia nuovamente l'inestimabile grandezza della Mahavishnu Orchestra, dando anche un interessante affresco dei cambiamenti e delle evoluzioni del jazz-rock. Da ricordare anche che Billy Cobham, è uno dei batteristi migliori di tutti i tempi e che ha rivoluzionato la fusion in tutti i suoi aspetti il cui solo contenuto in “One Word” è a tutt’oggi uno standard con cui tutti i drummer del pianeta sono, chiamati a confrontarsi e sicuramente un punto di riferimento per ogni appassionato di progressive rock, fusion e jazz che se non ha ancora ascoltato questo questo album non si può considerare un ottimo intenditore.Ottimo!</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Birds of Fire</i></li>
<li><i>Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)</i></li>
<li><i>Celestial Terrestrial Commuters</i></li>
<li><i>Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love</i></li>
<li><i>Thousand Island Park</i></li>
<li><i>Hope</i></li>
<li><i>One Word</i></li>
<li><i>Sanctuary</i></li>
<li><i>Open Country Joy</i></li>
<li><i>Resolution</i></li>
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<i> </i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf8KUyEcliM/Uc64EHEHJlI/AAAAAAAAAVA/emeJYxFPFYA/s984/mahalegacy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf8KUyEcliM/Uc64EHEHJlI/AAAAAAAAAVA/emeJYxFPFYA/s400/mahalegacy.jpg" width="400" /></a>Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-4959171616144619382013-06-28T11:25:00.001+01:002013-06-28T11:25:27.425+01:00Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Trout Mask Replica</b></i> is the third album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in June 1969. I<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">ncredible</span> <span class="hps">work</span>, the emblem of <span class="hps">free improvisation</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">more</span> <span class="hps">rampant</span> <span class="hps">monument</span> <span class="hps">to the genius</span> <span class="hps">of an artist.</span> <span class="hps">But</span>, above all, <span class="hps">a record that</span> <span class="hps">showed how</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">formal barriers</span> <span class="hps atn">of the "</span><span class="">rock"</span> <span class="hps">could and should</span> <span class="hps">be broken.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Listening to</span> <span class="hps">Trout</span> <span class="hps">Mask Replica</span> <span class="hps">is not simple.</span> <span class="hps">It</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span>a traumatic experience for <span class="hps">all those who</span> <span class="hps">decide to</span> <span class="hps">approach the work</span> <span class="hps">of Don</span> <span class="hps">Van</span> <span class="hps">Vliet</span> <span class="hps">and his</span> <span class="hps">Magic</span> <span class="hps">Band.</span> <span class="hps">It is a work</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">sprawling</span> <span class="hps">and surrealist</span><span class="">, apparently without</span> <span class="hps">sense</span>: the texts <span class="hps">appear</span> <span class="hps">illogical</span>, agreements <span class="hps">contrast</span> <span class="hps">between</span> <span class="hps">them</span><span class="">, the times</span> <span class="hps">appear to be random</span>. <span class="hps">It seems that</span> <span class="hps">all the musicians</span> <span class="hps">play</span><span class="">, playing</span> <span class="hps">a different tune</span> <span class="hps">each</span> <span class="hps">other. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Mask Replica</span> <span class="hps">proposes, without</span> <span class="hps">any pretense</span>, <span class="hps">a music to listen </span><span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">another ear</span> <span class="hps">and other</span> <span class="hps">mental patterns</span>. </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">If you are</span> <span class="hps">a person</span> <span class="hps">who are looking for</span> <span class="hps">catchy music</span><span class="hps">, Trout Mask Replica is not for you.</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">For Italians:</span></span></span></i></b><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Trout Mask Replica </b>è il terzo album di Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, realizzato nel Giugno del 1969. Un’opera incredibile, emblema della più libera improvvisazione e monumento al genio sfrenato di un artista. Ma, soprattutto, un disco che ha dimostrato come le barriere formali del “rock” potevano e dovevano essere infrante. L' ascolto di Trout Mask Replica non è semplice. E’ un’esperienza traumatica per tutti coloro i quali decidono di avvicinarsi al lavoro di Don Van Vliet e la sua Magic Band. E’ un’opera tentacolare e surrealista, apparentemente senza senso: i testi appaiono illogici, gli accordi contrastano tra loro, i tempi sembrano casuali. Pare che tutti i musicisti giochino, suonando ciascuno una melodia diversa dall’altra.Trout Mask Replica propone, senza alcuna pretesa, una musica ascoltata con un altro orecchio e con altri schemi mentali. Se siete le persone che cercano musica orecchiabile non fa al caso vostro.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Frownland</i> – 1:41</li>
<li><i>The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back</i> – 1:53</li>
<li><i>Dachau Blues</i> – 2:21</li>
<li><i>Ella Guru</i> – 2:26</li>
<li><i>Hair Pie: Bake 1</i> – 4:58</li>
<li><i>Moonlight on Vermont</i> – 3:59</li>
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<li value="7"><i>Pachuco Cadaver</i> – 4:40</li>
<li><i>Bills Corpse</i> – 1:48</li>
<li><i>Sweet Sweet Bulbs</i> – 2:21</li>
<li><i>Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish</i> – 2:25</li>
<li><i>China Pig</i> – 4:02</li>
<li><i>My Human Gets Me Blues</i> – 2:46</li>
<li><i>Dali's Car</i> – 1:26</li>
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<li value="14"><i>Hair Pie: Bake 2</i> – 2:23</li>
<li><i>Pena</i> – 2:33</li>
<li><i>Well</i> – 2:07</li>
<li><i>When Big Joan Sets Up</i> – 5:18</li>
<li><i>Fallin' Ditch</i> – 2:08</li>
<li><i>Sugar 'n Spikes</i> – 2:30</li>
<li><i>Ant Man Bee</i> – 3:57</li>
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<li value="21"><i>Orange Claw Hammer</i> – 3:34</li>
<li><i>Wild Life</i> – 3:09</li>
<li><i>She's Too Much for My Mirror</i> – 1:40</li>
<li><i>Hobo Chang Ba</i> – 2:02</li>
<li><i>The Blimp (mousetrapreplica)</i> – 2:04</li>
<li><i>Steal Softly thru Snow</i> – 2:18</li>
<li><i>Old Fart at Play</i> – 1:51</li>
<li><i>Veteran's Day Poppy</i> – 4:33</li>
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<i><b>The Rotters' Club</b></i> is the second album by Hatfield and the North. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">After the</span> <span class="hps">commercial failure</span> <span class="hps">of the first disc</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">hatfield</span>, <span class="hps">encouraged by the</span> <span class="hps">Virgin</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">aware of their</span> <span class="hps">unique characteristics</span>, <span class="hps">recorded</span> <span class="hps">the material for</span> <span class="hps">a second album. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Probably</span> <span class="hps">the highlight</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">so-called</span> <span class="hps">unmatched</span> <span class="hps">Canterbury School</span><span class="hps">,</span> <span class="hps">where</span> <span class="hps">the fine</span> <span class="hps">instrumental technique</span> <span class="hps">combines</span> <span class="hps">admirably</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">a magical</span> <span class="hps">inspiration.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Pip Pyle</span> <span class="hps">and his companions</span> <span class="hps">reach a</span> <span class="hps">much</span> <span class="hps">more pronounced</span> <span class="hps">roundness</span> <span class="hps">that is certainly</span> <span class="hps">a sign of maturity</span> <span class="hps">that unfortunately the</span> <span class="hps">group</span> <span class="hps">will not pursue</span><span class="">, at least</span> <span class="hps">in this configuration. T</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">he album</span> <span class="hps">is divided into</span> <span class="hps">several</span> <span class="hps">chapters</span> <span class="hps">which, however,</span> <span class="hps">hide</span> <span class="hps">a unified approach</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">makes one think of</span> <span class="hps">a long suite</span> <span class="hps">divided into</span> <span class="hps">various movements</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The flute</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">the sax</span> of <span class="hps">Jimmy</span> <span class="hps">Hastings</span> <span class="hps">blend</span> <span class="hps">very well with</span> <span class="hps">the plots</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">arabesque</span> <span class="hps">guitarist</span> <span class="hps">Phil</span> <span class="hps">Miller</span> <span class="hps">and keyboardist</span> <span class="hps">Dave</span> <span class="hps">Stewart,</span> <span class="hps">always perfectly</span> <span class="hps">backed</span> <span class="hps">and supported</span> <span class="hps">from below</span> <span class="hps">by Richard</span> <span class="hps">Sinclair</span> <span class="hps">and a spectacular and acrobatic battery by</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">Pip</span> <span class="hps">Pyle</span><span class="">! ENJOY!</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Rotters' Club</b> è il secondo album degli Hatfield and the North. Dopo l'insuccesso commerciale del primo disco gli hatfield, incoraggiati dalla Virgin e consapevoli delle proprie caratteristiche uniche, registrano il materiale per un secondo album. Probabilmente il culmine ineguagliato della scuola di canterbury, dove la incredibile tecnica strumentale si combina perfettamente con una magica ispirazione. Pip Pyle e compagni raggiungono una rotondità decisamente più accentuata che è certamente un segno di maturità che purtroppo il gruppo non porterà avanti, almeno in questa configurazione. L'album è suddiviso in molti capitoletti che però nascondono un approccio unitario che fa pensare ad una lunga suite suddivisa in vari movimenti. Il flauto e i sax di Jimmy Hastings si amalgamano molto bene con le trame arabescate del chitarrista Phil Miller e del tastierista Dave Stewart, sempre perfettamente spalleggiati e sostenuti dal basso di Richard Sinclair e dalla batteria spettacolare e funambolica di Pip Pyle. GODETEVELO!</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>"Share It" (Sinclair/Pyle) – 3:03</li>
<li>"Lounging There Trying" (Miller) – 3:15</li>
<li>"(Big) John Wayne Socks Psychology on the Jaw" (Stewart) – 0:43</li>
<li>"Chaos at the Greasy Spoon" (Sinclair/Pyle) – 0:30</li>
<li>"The Yes No Interlude" (Pyle) – 7:01</li>
<li>"Fitter Stoke Has a Bath" (Pyle) – 7:33</li>
<li>"Didn't Matter Anyway" (Sinclair) – 3:33</li>
<li>"Underdub" (Miller) – 4:02</li>
<li>"Mumps" (Stewart) – 20:31
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<li>"Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut" (Quiet) 1:59</li>
<li>"Lumps" 12:35</li>
<li>"Prenut" 3:55</li>
<li>"Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut" (Loud) 1:37</li>
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<br />Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-25071067976630776802013-06-26T11:54:00.002+01:002013-06-26T11:54:36.763+01:00P.F.M. - Per Un Amico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Per Un Amico</b></i> is the second album from the Italian band Premiata Forneria Marconi. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">"Per un Amico" is</span> a very appreciated disc by progressive rock fans, <span class="hps">and it has nothing</span><span class="">, absolutely nothing</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">to envy to</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">of the most famous</span> <span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">British classics</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">album received</span> <span class="hps">a success</span> <span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">slightly less than</span> <span class="hps">"Storia di un minuto"</span>,but <span class="hps">still</span> <span class="hps">enjoying</span> <span class="hps">good popularity</span>, which <span class="hps">allowed the</span> <span class="hps">quintet</span> <span class="hps">to break through,</span> <span class="hps">a little later</span> <span class="hps">also</span> <span class="hps">abroad.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Is the album that</span> <span class="hps">made</span> <span class="hps">the band</span> <span class="hps">popular</span> <span class="hps">in the world, and y</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">ou notice the</span> <span class="hps">progressive</span> <span class="hps">move away</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">foreign models</span> <span class="hps">(especially</span> <span class="hps">crimson</span><span class="">) to create a</span> <span class="hps">sound</span> <span class="hps">with warm seals</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">Mediterranean</span>, <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">hints of</span> <span class="hps atn">folk-</span><span class="">dances</span> <span class="hps">and medieval</span> <span class="hps">(especially</span> <span class="hps">the guitar parts</span><span class="">)</span><span class="">.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Per Un Amico</b> è il secondo album della band italiana Premiata Forneria Marconi. Per un amico è un disco apprezzatissimo dagli appassionati del progressive e non ha nulla, ma proprio nulla, da invidiare a tantissimi album dei gruppi più famosi classici britannici. L'album ricevette un successo leggermente inferiore rispetto a Storia di un Minuto, riscuotendo comunque una buona popolarità, che permise al quintetto di sfondare, di lì a poco anche all'estero. E' il disco che fece popolare la band in tutto il mondo e si nota il progressivo affrancarsi dai modelli stranieri (soprattutto crimsoniani) per creare un suono dai timbri caldi, mediterranei, con accenni di danze popolaresche e medioevali (soprattutto per le parti di chitarra).</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Appena un po'</i> - 7:38</li>
<li><i>Generale!</i> - 4:13</li>
<li><i>Per un amico</i> - 5:20</li>
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<li><i>Il banchetto</i> - 8:34</li>
<li><i>Geranio</i> - 8:04</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-78904514012794597592013-06-25T11:24:00.002+01:002013-06-25T11:24:46.806+01:00Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Rock Bottom</b></i> is the second solo album by former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">He</span> <span class="hps">wrote his</span> <span class="hps">masterpiece</span> <span class="hps">"Rock</span> <span class="hps">Bottom"</span> <span class="hps">during</span> <span class="hps">the hospital stay</span> <span class="hps">following a</span> <span class="hps">serious accident</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">73</span>, <span class="hps">his legs</span> <span class="hps">paralyzed</span> <span class="hps">forever</span>. <span class="hps">The album</span> <span class="hps">is a work</span> <span class="hps">of great beauty,</span> <span class="hps">outside of</span> <span class="hps">time and fashion</span>, <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">dreamy atmospheres</span> <span class="hps">and painful</span> <span class="hps">at the same time</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="">In</span> <span class="hps">Rock Bottom</span> <span class="hps">and in the</span> <span class="hps">later stuff</span> <span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">recognize myself</span> <span class="hps">but my</span> <span class="hps">teenager</span>, <span class="hps">the biped</span> <span class="hps">drummer</span> <span class="hps">...</span> <span class="hps">I do not remember</span> <span class="hps">and do not understand</span>. <span class="hps">It</span> <span class="hps">is hard</span> <span class="hps">to talk about how</span> <span class="hps">I was before</span><span class="atn">, (</span><span class="">...</span>) <span class="hps">I see</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps atn"></span>incident as <span class="hps">a sort of</span> <span class="hps">line of</span> <span class="hps">demarcation</span> <span class="hps">between my</span> <span class="hps">adolescence and</span> <span class="hps">the rest of my</span> <span class="hps">life</span>". </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">One of the masterpieces</span> <span class="hps">of Robert</span> <span class="hps">Wyatt</span> <span class="hps">will never forget</span> <span class="hps">in my life.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rock Botton </b>è il secondo album da solista del batterista dei Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt. Wyatt scrisse il suo capolavoro "Rock Bottom" durante la degenza in ospedale in seguito al grave incidente che, nel 73, paralizzò per sempre le sue gambe. Il disco è un opera di grande bellezza, al di fuori del tempo e delle mode, con atmosfere sognanti e sofferte al tempo stesso. “In Rock Bottom e nelle cose successive mi riconosco ma il mio Io adolescente, il bipede batterista… non lo ricordo e non lo capisco. Mi costa fatica parlare di come ero prima; (…) vedo l' incidente come una specie di linea di netta demarcazione tra la mia adolescenza e il resto della mia vita”. Uno dei capolavori di Robert Wyatt che non dimenticherò mai nella mia vita.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Sea Song</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 6:31</li>
<li><i>A Last Straw</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 5:46</li>
<li><i>Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 7:40</li>
<li><i>Alifib</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 6:55</li>
<li><i>Alife</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 6:31</li>
<li><i>Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road</i> (Robert Wyatt) - 6:08</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-69658182990580812472013-06-24T11:09:00.002+01:002013-06-24T11:09:55.044+01:00The Trip - Caronte<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">Caronte</span></b> <span class="hps">is a great album</span>, <span class="hps">the best in the</span> <span class="hps">discography</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">group led by</span> <span class="hps">Joe Vescovi</span><span class="">, and certainly</span> <span class="hps">better than many</span> <span class="hps">other productions</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">the more famous</span> <span class="hps">fellow musicians</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">He has not had</span> <span class="hps">the good fortune</span> <span class="hps">he deserved</span> <span class="hps">probably</span> <span class="hps">because it is generated</span> <span class="hps">at a time when</span> <span class="hps">the market was</span> <span class="hps">inflated by</span> <span class="hps">similar groups</span> <span class="hps">and you needed a</span> <span class="hps">great</span> <span class="hps">promotion</span> <span class="hps">to be able to</span> <span class="hps">stand out</span> <span class="hps">from the crowd.</span> <span class="hps">Fortunately,</span> <span class="hps">it is never too</span> <span class="hps">late to</span> <span class="hps">appreciate good</span> <span class="hps">music</span>; <span class="hps">Caronte</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Atlantide, the</span> <span class="hps">third album</span> <span class="hps">of the band,</span> <span class="hps">are</span> <span class="hps">two albums that</span> <span class="hps">should not be missed</span> <span class="hps">in the discography</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">a true lover</span> <span class="hps">of progressive rock.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Caronte</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">in all respects</span> <span class="hps">one of the albums</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">gave birth to</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Italian progressive</span>, which <span class="hps">to date is</span> <span class="hps">appreciated all over the</span> <span class="hps">cosmos.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Caronte</b> è un album molto importante, il migliore della discografia del gruppo guidato da Joe Vescovi e, sicuramente, migliore di tantissime altre produzioni di colleghi musicisti più importanti a quell'epoca. Non ha avuto la fortuna che meritava probabilmente perché generato in un’epoca in cui il mercato era ormai guidato da gruppi dello stesso genere ed era necessaria una promozione troppo forte per riuscire a distinguersi da tutti. Fortunatamente, la buona musica la si apprezza sempre; Caronte e Atlantide, il terzo disco della band, sono due album che dovrebbero esserci nella discografia di un vero amante del progressive rock. Caronte fu a tutti gli effetti uno degli album che fece nascere il progressive italiano, che fino ad oggi è apprezzato in tutto il cosmo. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Caronte I</i></li>
<li><i>Two brothers</i></li>
<li><i>Little Janie</i></li>
<li><i>L'ultima ora e Ode a Jimi Hendrix</i></li>
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</i>Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-87190190732647654002013-06-23T12:48:00.001+01:002013-06-23T12:48:11.952+01:00Focus - Moving Waves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Focus II</span> <span class="hps">(Moving</span> <span class="hps">Waves</span>) is the <span class="hps">second album by the</span> <span class="hps">Dutch</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock band</span> <span class="hps">Focus.</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span><span class="">Moving</span> <span class="hps">Waves</span>' <span class="hps">is the centerpiece of</span> <span class="hps">the discography of</span> <span class="hps">Focus.</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">start to finish,</span> <span class="hps">this album is</span> <span class="hps">permeated with</span> <span class="hps">a special atmosphere</span>. <span class="hps">From the first listen</span> <span class="hps">you understand</span> <span class="hps">the style</span> <span class="hps">of the band!</span> <span class="hps">This</span> <span class="hps">is the album that</span> <span class="hps">will launch</span> <span class="hps">the band</span> <span class="hps">due to</span> <span class="hps">hit</span> <span class="hps">Hocus</span> <span class="hps">Pocus</span>, <span class="hps">by all</span> <span class="hps">often regarded as</span> <span class="hps">the pearl</span> <span class="hps">of the entire production</span> <span class="hps">Focus.</span> <span class="hps">A</span> <span class="hps">solid</span> <span class="hps">guitar riffs</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">sweeping and</span> <span class="hps">cutting edge,</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">powerful</span> <span class="hps">bass line</span>, <span class="hps">the battery</span> <span class="hps">between</span> <span class="hps">verse and chorus</span> <span class="hps">explodes</span> <span class="hps">in the immense</span>, <span class="hps">some</span> <span class="hps">perhaps</span> <span class="hps">not a masterpiece</span>, <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">it is certainly</span> <span class="hps">pleasant to listen to</span> <span class="hps">this disc</span> <span class="hps">and it can</span> <span class="hps">broaden</span> <span class="hps">your knowledge</span> <span class="hps">of progressive.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Focus II (Moving Waves) è il secondo album della band progressive rock olandese dei Focus. 'Moving Waves' è il fulcro della discografia dei Focus. da inizio alla fine, questo disco è permeato di un'atmosfera tutta particolare. Già dal primo ascolto si capisce lo stile della band!questo è l'album che lancerà la band grazie alla hit Hocus Pocus, da tutti spesso considerata come la perla di tutta la produzione Focus. Un riff di chitarra solido, travolgente e tagliente, una linea di basso potente, la batteria che fra strofa e ritornello esplode nell'immenso, certo forse non è un capolavoro, però sicuramente è un disco piacevole da ascoltare e che può allargare la tua conoscenza di progressive.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<li>1. Hocus Pocus (Thijs Van Leer, Jan Akkerman) 6:40</li>
<li>2. Le Clochard (Jan Akkerman) 2:01</li>
<li>3. Janis (Jan Akkerman) 3:09</li>
<li>4. Moving Waves (Thijs Van Leer, Inayat Khan) 2:42</li>
<li>5. Focus II (Thijs Van Leer) 4:03</li>
<li>6. Eruption 23:04</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-52981267793198834062013-06-22T12:22:00.000+01:002013-06-22T12:41:51.362+01:00Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Phallus Dei</b></i> was the first album by German band Amon Düül II. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The album,</span> <span class="hps">mostly</span> <span class="hps">instrumental,</span> <span class="hps">sets a new</span> <span class="hps">standard for</span> <span class="hps">"black</span> <span class="hps">music</span>", <span class="hps">and remains as</span> <span class="hps">one of the most</span> <span class="hps">hellish</span> <span class="hps">orgies</span> <span class="hps">in the history</span> <span class="hps">of rock music. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">entire album</span> <span class="hps">was played in a</span> <span class="hps">random</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">naive</span> <span class="hps">tone</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">pales</span> <span class="hps">in comparison</span> <span class="hps">with the austere</span> <span class="hps">and calculated</span> <span class="hps">approach</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">British progressive</span> <span class="hps">rock</span>. <span class="hps">But this claim</span> <span class="hps">is contradicted</span> <span class="hps">on appeal</span>: <span class="hps">this is a</span> <span class="hps">town of</span> <span class="hps">hippies</span> <span class="hps">who offer</span> <span class="hps">more spontaneous</span> <span class="hps">approach</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">rock</span> <span class="hps">jamming</span><span class="">.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Texts</span> <span class="hps">address with irreverence</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">irrationality</span> <span class="hps">sacred</span> <span class="hps">themes</span>, philosophical, <span class="hps">zany</span>, <span class="hps">initiatic</span>, <span class="hps">fairytale</span>, <span class="hps">biblical</span><span class="atn">, anti-</span><span class="">biblical</span>, <span class="hps">satanic</span>, social <span class="hps">and psychedelic</span>, alternating between <span class="hps">German,</span> <span class="hps">English-like</span> <span class="hps">language</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">incomprehensible</span>. <span class="hps">A thousand</span> <span class="hps">contradictory</span> <span class="hps">elements</span>, <span class="hps">hot</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">dangerous</span> <span class="hps">reaction</span>, as in a <span class="hps">magic cauldron</span> <span class="hps">stirred</span> <span class="hps">by</span> <span class="hps">mad</span> <span class="hps">alchemists</span> <span class="hps">intent</span> <span class="hps">to evoke</span> <span class="hps">the devil</span>. <span class="hps">Certainly not to</span> <span class="hps">sell his soul</span>, <span class="hps">but</span>, more likely, <span class="hps">to make us</span> <span class="hps">party</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">maybe a nice</span> <span class="hps">jam session.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Phallus Dei</b> è il primo album della band tedesca Amon Duul II. L’album, perlopiù solo strumentale, segna un nuovo standard per la "black Music", e rimane come uno dei più infernali baccanali della storia della musica rock. L'album intero è giocato in un tono naïf e casuale che impallidisce comparato con l'austero e calcolato approccio del rock progressivo britannico. Ma questa affermazione è smentita in appello: questa è una comune di hippy che offrono il più spontaneo approccio di rock jamming. i testi affrontano con irriverenza e irrazionalità tematiche sacre, filosofiche, demenziali, iniziatiche, favolistiche, bibliche, anti-bibliche, sataniche, sociali e psichedeliche, alternando tedesco, pseudo-inglese e linguaggi incomprensibili. Mille contraddittori elementi, bollenti e in pericolosa reazione, come in un calderone magico mescolato da folli alchimisti intenti a evocare il demonio. Non certo per vendersi l’anima, ma, più verosimilmente, per farci festa e magari una bella jam session.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li>"Kanaan" – 4:02</li>
<li>"Dem Guten, Schönen, Wahren" – 6:12</li>
<li>"Luzifer's Ghilom" – 8:34</li>
<li>"Henriette Krötenschwanz" – 2:03</li>
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<li>"Phallus Dei" – 20:48</li>
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<br />Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-41933696263892392632013-06-22T11:50:00.002+01:002013-06-22T11:50:38.069+01:00Nucleus - Elastic Rock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Elastic Rock</b></i> is Nucleus' first album recorded in January 1970. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">first work</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">Nucleus is</span> <span class="hps">absolutely</span> <span class="hps">an album</span> <span class="hps">to be rediscovered</span>; <span class="hps">their way</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="">progressive</span>" <span class="hps">to see the</span> <span class="hps">jazz</span>-rock <span class="hps">creates</span> <span class="hps">a unique style</span>, which will <span class="hps">better</span> <span class="hps">body</span> <span class="hps">in his later works</span>. </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The band</span> <span class="hps">in this album</span> <span class="hps">can immediately</span> <span class="hps">give a nice</span> <span class="hps">boost to the whole</span> <span class="hps">fusion movement</span> <span class="hps">of that time and</span> <span class="hps">it was certainly</span> <span class="hps">a beautiful reality</span> <span class="hps">given</span> <span class="hps">that the levels of</span> <span class="hps">interpretation of the</span> <span class="hps">jazz rock</span> <span class="hps">are very high in</span> <span class="hps">their work.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">Once</span> <span class="hps">the tools</span> <span class="hps">are</span> <span class="hps">dumb</span> <span class="hps">and the music</span> <span class="hps">turns off</span><span class="">, everything</span> <span class="hps">around us</span> <span class="hps">will appear</span> <span class="hps">for a few moments</span><span class="hps"> desperately</span> and <span class="hps">absolutely</span> <span class="hps">motionless.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Elastic Rock</b> è il primo album dei Nucleus registrato nel gennaio del 1970. La prima opera dei Nucleus è un album assolutamente da riscoprire; il loro modo "progressivo" di vedere il jazz-rock dà vita a uno stile inconfondibile, che prenderà meglio corpo nei lavori successivi. La band in questo album riesce subito a dare una bella spinta a tutto il movimento fusion di quel tempo e sicuramente fu una bella realtà dato che i livelli di interpretazione del jazz rock sono molto alti in questo loro lavoro. Una volta che gli strumenti saranno ammutoliti e la musica si spegnerà, tutto intorno a noi ci apparirà per qualche attimo assolutamente e disperatamente immobile. Sicuramente un viaggio da intraprendere per tutti voi, nessuno se ne pentirà di certo!</span></span></span><br />
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<li>"1916" - 1:11</li>
<li>"Elastic Rock" - 4:05</li>
<li>"Striation" - 2:15 (Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding)</li>
<li>"Taranaki" - 1:39 (Brian Smith)</li>
<li>"Twisted Track" - 5:17 (Chris Spedding)</li>
<li>"Crude Blues, Part I" - 0:54 (Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr)</li>
<li>"Crude Blues, Part II" - 2:36 (Ian Carr)</li>
<li>"1916: The Battle of Boogaloo" - 3:07</li>
<li>"Torrid Zone" - 8:41</li>
<li>"Stonescape" - 2:39</li>
<li>"Earth Mother" - 5:15 (Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr, John Marshall, Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding)</li>
<li>"Speaking for Myself, Personally, in My Own Opinion, I Think..." - 0:54 (John Marshall)</li>
<li>"Persephones Jive" - 2:15 (Ian Carr)</li>
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Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-86206901428573853262013-06-21T11:59:00.001+01:002013-06-21T11:59:46.688+01:00In Search of the Lost Chord<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>In Search of the Lost Chord</b></i>, released in 1968, is the third album by The Moody Blues. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">theme of the album</span> <span class="hps">is the drug</span> <span class="hps">...</span> <span class="hps">and listening to</span> <span class="hps">what</span> <span class="hps">comes out of</span> <span class="hps">the stereo speakers</span> <span class="hps">I can</span> <span class="hps">guess that</span> <span class="hps">the issue is</span> <span class="hps">of excellent quality</span> <span class="hps">with the result of</span> <span class="hps">great music.</span> <span class="hps">Before</span> <span class="hps">this album</span> <span class="hps">the music of the</span> <span class="hps">Moody</span> <span class="hps">Blues</span> <span class="hps">was characterized</span> <span class="hps">by the orchestra</span>, <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">instead</span> <span class="hps">appear</span> <span class="hps">in this album</span> <span class="hps">mellotron</span>, sitar, <span class="hps">tabla</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">cello. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">After</span> <span class="hps">the intro of</span> <span class="hps">duty</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">a concept album</span> <span class="hps">starts</span> <span class="hps">Ride</span> <span class="hps">my</span> <span class="hps">see-saw</span>, a majestic <span class="hps">ride</span> <span class="hps">of guitars and</span> <span class="hps">choirs</span> <span class="hps">smashed</span> <span class="hps">in all possible</span> <span class="hps">rankings</span> <span class="hps">of the time.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">rest of the album</span> <span class="hps">is pure</span> <span class="hps">genius. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">It's up to</span> <span class="hps">you</span> <span class="hps">to reveal it</span><span class="">!</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>In Search of the Lost Chord</b>, realizzato nel 1968, è il terzo album dei Moody Blues. il tema dell’album è la droga…e ascoltando cosa esce dalle casse dello stereo posso intuire che il tema sia di ottima qualità col risultato di ottima musica. Prima di quest’album la musica dei Moody Blues era caratterizzata dall’orchestra, ma in quest’album invece compaiono mellotron, sitar, tabla e violoncelli. Dopo l'intro di dovere per un concept album inizia Ride my see-saw, maestosa cavalcata di chitarre e cori che sfondò in tutte le possibili classifiche dell'epoca. Il resto dell'album è pura genialità. Sta a voi svelarlo!</i></span></span></span><br />
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<li><i>Departure</i> – 0:48 - <small>(Graeme Edge)</small></li>
<li><i>Ride my See-Saw</i> – 3:37 - <small>(John Lodge)</small></li>
<li><i>Dr. Livingstone, I Presume</i> – 2:58 - <small>(Ray Thomas)</small></li>
<li><i>House of Four Doors</i> – 4:11 - <small>(Lodge)</small></li>
<li><i>Legend of a Mind</i> – 6:40 - <small>(Thomas)</small></li>
<li><i>House of Four Doors Pt. 2</i> – 1:43 - <small>(Lodge)</small></li>
<li><i>Voices in the Sky</i> – 3:32 - <small>(Justin Hayward)</small></li>
<li><i>The Best Way to Travel</i> – 3:12 - <small>(Mike Pinder)</small></li>
<li><i>Visions of Paradise</i> – 4:15 - <small>(Hayward/Thomas)</small></li>
<li><i>The Actor</i> – 3:09 - <small>(Hayward)</small></li>
<li><i>The Word</i> – 0:49 - <small>(Edge)</small></li>
<li><i>Om</i> – 6:27 - <small>(Pinder)</small></li>
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<br />Facelift27http://www.blogger.com/profile/13149241837223024682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377911360431453310.post-91997660876748499082013-06-21T11:37:00.001+01:002013-06-21T11:37:14.201+01:00Procol Harum - Procol Harum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Procol Harum</b></i> is the self-titled debut studio album by English rock band Procol Harum.<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> The work</span> <span class="hps">is proposed</span> <span class="hps">immediately</span> <span class="hps">to the listener with</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">Hammond</span> <span class="hps">organ</span> <span class="hps">sound</span> <span class="hps">characterized</span> <span class="hps">by</span> <span class="hps">Fisher,</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">electric guitar</span> <span class="hps">Trower</span>, <span class="hps">from the piano of</span> <span class="hps">Brooker</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>vocalist <span class="hps">and author of</span> <span class="hps">almost</span> <span class="hps">the entire repertoire</span><span class="">) and especially</span> <span class="hps">by the use</span> <span class="hps">of classical music</span> <span class="hps">to compose</span> <span class="hps">songs</span> <span class="hps">from the sounds</span> <span class="hps">epic</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">poignant</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Who does not remember</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>A Whiter Shade <span class="hps">Of Pale</span>" <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">gentle</span> <span class="hps">chorus</span>, <span class="hps">which draws a</span> <span class="hps">melancholy song</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">catchy</span> <span class="hps">at the same time</span>, <span class="hps atn">the beautiful "</span><span class="">Homburg</span>" <span class="hps">an inspired</span> <span class="hps">marriage of</span> <span class="hps">R & B and</span> <span class="hps">pop rock</span> <span class="hps">classic cut. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In conclusion, the</span> <span class="hps">album</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">enjoyable</span> <span class="hps">because it</span> <span class="hps">manages to combine</span> <span class="hps">pop</span> <span class="hps">melodies</span> <span class="hps">with arrangements</span> <span class="hps">typically</span> <span class="hps">redundant</span> <span class="hps">and majestic</span><span class="">, and also</span> <span class="hps">confirms the</span> <span class="hps">Procol</span> <span class="hps">Harum</span> <span class="hps">as</span> <span class="hps">the founders</span> <span class="hps">of progressive rock</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">we love so much</span>.</span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Procol Harum</b> è l'omonimo album di debutto dalla rock band inglese Procol Harum. L'opera si propone subito all'ascoltatore con un sound caratterizzato dall'organo Hammond di Fisher, dalla chitarra elettrica di Trower, dal piano di Brooker (vocalist e autore di quasi tutto il repertorio) e soprattutto dall'utilizzo della musica classica per comporre brani dalle sonorità epiche e struggenti. Chi non ricorda "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" un ritornello delicato, che disegna una canzone malinconica e allo stesso tempo accattivante, la bellissima "Homburg" un ispirato matrimonio di R&B e pop rock di taglio classico. In conclusione l'album risulta godibilissimo in quanto riesce ad unire melodie tipicamente pop con arrangiamenti ridondanti e maestosi ed inoltre conferma i Procol Harum come i capostipiti del progressive rock che tanto amiamo.</span></i></span><br />
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<li><i>A Whiter Shade of Pale</i></li>
<li><i>Conquistador</i></li>
<li><i>She Wandered Through The Garden Fence</i></li>
<li><i>Something Following Me</i></li>
<li><i>Mabel</i></li>
<li><i>Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)</i></li>
<li><i>A Christmas Camel</i></li>
<li><i>Kaleidoscope</i></li>
<li><i>Salad Days (Are Here Again)</i></li>
<li><i>Good Captain Clack</i></li>
<li><i>Repent Walpurgis: Matthew Fisher explains the origins (title and music) of this instrumental</i></li>
<li><i>Lime Street Blues</i></li>
<li><i>Homburg</i></li>
<li><i>Monsieur Armand</i></li>
<li><i>Seem To Have The Blues Most All The Time</i></li>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">Darwin</span>!</b> <span class="hps">is the second album</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">Italian</span> <span class="hps">progressive rock band</span> <b><span class="hps">Banco del Mutuo Soccorso</span></b> <span class="hps">and is a</span> <span class="hps">concept album</span> <span class="hps">on the theme</span> <span class="hps">of evolution.</span> <span class="hps">The environment is that</span> <span class="hps">prehistoric</span> <span class="hps">and interpretation</span> <span class="hps">is based</span> <span class="hps">on the theories</span> <span class="hps">of evolution</span> <span class="hps">of the human species</span>, <span class="hps">however,</span> <span class="hps">dealt</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">an eye on the</span> <span class="hps">fragility</span> <span class="hps">and uncertainty</span> <span class="hps">of today.</span> <span class="hps">The metaphor</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps atn">'</span><b><span class="">evolution of</span> </b><span class="hps"><b>man</b>' s</span> <span class="hps">serves as a</span> <span class="hps">pretext</span> <span class="hps">to give voice</span> <span class="hps">to the desire</span> <span class="hps">of spaces</span> <span class="hps">of freedom,</span> <b><span class="hps">a new</span> <span class="hps">emerging culture</span></b><span class="">, which</span> <span class="hps">in turn invokes</span> <span class="hps">the theme of</span> <b><span class="hps">diversity</span></b> <span class="hps">that leads to</span> <span class="hps">painfully</span> <span class="hps">be compared</span> <span class="hps">with the</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="hps">other."One of the best italian progressive rock albums!</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">For Italians:</span></span></span></i><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Darwin!</b> è il secondo album del gruppo di rock progressivo italiano<b> Banco del Mutuo Soccorso</b> ed è un concept album sul tema dell'evoluzione. L’ambiente è quello preistorico e l’interpretazione si fonda sulle teorie evoluzionistiche della specie umana, trattata tuttavia con un occhio sulle fragilità e le incertezze dell'oggi. La metafora dell’ <b>evoluzione dell’ uomo</b> funge da pretesto per dare voce alla voglia di spazi, di libertà, ad una <b>nuova cultura emergente</b>, che richiama a sua volta il tema della <b>diversità</b> che porta a paragonarsi dolorosamente con l’ “altro”. Uno dei migliori album di rock progressivo italiano!</span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><i>L'evoluzione</i> - 13:59</li>
<li><i>La conquista della posizione eretta</i> - 8:42</li>
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<li><i>Danza dei grandi rettili</i> - 3:42</li>
<li><i>Cento mani e cento occhi</i> - 5:22</li>
<li><i>750.000 anni fa...l'amore?</i> - 5:38</li>
<li><i>Miserere alla storia</i> - 5:58</li>
<li><i>Ed ora io domando tempo al tempo ed egli mi risponde... non ne ho!</i> - 3:29</li>
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