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ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: April 16 2010, 15:03 Quote (larstangmark @ April 15 2010, 16:08) Quote (Syd B @ April 15 2010, 12:39) I received King Crimson's Red in the mail yesterday. Damn! There's one to add to the list. the title track is so good it´s just...too much. I know, man. And that HUGE chord he plays... wow. Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4761 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: April 16 2010, 23:01 My list will seem odd. I generally only listen to Mr O's music now. I have a vast library of music that I mostly completely ignore, preferring to play isolated tracks on my computer (such as Dario G's "Sunchyme", Mason and Fenn's "Malta" and Oasis's "Whatever"). However: Coldplay - X and Y Coldplay - Viva la Vita Youth Group - Urban and Eastern Youth Group - Skeleton Jar Youth Group - Casino Twilight Dogs Youth Group - The Night is Ours Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack Four Jacks and a Jill - Fables Back to top

Drealm Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: April 18 2010, 01:01 Sure there is a lot, but I will only state those I really love beside Mike (no particular order): Glenn Stafford - Warcraft II Soundtrack The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Therion - Sirius B Ozric Tentacles - The Hidden Step Nobuo Uematsu - Phantasmagoria Estradasphere - Buck Fever Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste Stephane Pompougnac - Hotel Costes #8 Enya - The Celts Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Cypress Hill - IV Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 18 2010, 06:35 Quote (Drealm @ April 18 2010, 01:01) Therion - Sirius B I just have to share an anecdote; It was early 1991/late 1990 in Norrköping, Sweden. I was guesting as a bass-player with a death-metal band called Traumatic and we shared a bill with Grave, Afflicted and Therion. Afflicted was the last band to arrive for soundcheck and they did stand out because of their clothes - new black leather jackets, those expensive (and butt-ugly!) Mad Max boots and barely used band T-shirts. Most of us others just had jeans, T-shirt and worn trainers (cheap and convenient death metal fashion!). They were nice people though. I remember Christopher being very friendly with the press, willingly giving "satanism" a name and coming across as a very serious, educated and religious person despite being in his late teens. Most of the other people in those bands were very working class, and for most part atheist. So Christopher stood out. I guess he had decided to become big with Therion, and they sure did. I haven't heard much of their music since their death metal days though. Lars T -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Drealm Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: April 18 2010, 15:10 Quote (larstangmark @ April 18 2010, 06:35) Quote (Drealm @ April 18 2010, 01:01) Therion - Sirius B I just have to share an anecdote; It was early 1991/late 1990 in Norrköping, Sweden. I was guesting as a bass-player with a death-metal band called Traumatic and we shared a bill with Grave, Afflicted and Therion. Afflicted was the last band to arrive for soundcheck and they did stand out because of their clothes - new black leather jackets, those expensive (and butt-ugly! Mad Max boots and barely used band T-shirts. Most of us others just had jeans, T-shirt and worn trainers (cheap and convenient death metal fashion!. They were nice people though. I remember Christopher being very friendly with the press, willingly giving "satanism" a name and coming across as a very serious, educated and religious person despite being in his late teens. Most of the other people in those bands were very working class, and for most part atheist. So Christopher stood out. I guess he had decided to become big with Therion, and they sure did. I haven't heard much of their music since their death metal days though. Lars T Thanks for sharing this. The way you describe Christopher is mainly how I imagined him. I never spoke to him directly, just saw him at a Therion show. Therion is in fact my favorite metal band. Before even knowing Mike's music, in my early teenage years I was mainly into metal, death metal, etc; but Therion came later in my life, way after I discovered other music than metal. So the years have passed, and now at 30 y/o, Therion is my best metal band ever. I like all their albums after their death metal first two albums! They changed so much now that when I tried to discover their death-metal-firsts-albums, I didn't liked them. Now a new album is on the way, and I patiently wait for it. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 03:50 Quote (milamber @ April 15 2010, 04:51) If your just going to D/L a few tracks get Lay Your Hand On Me Right on Right The Returning of the Wish   Sympathy for the Human Happy Listening Those Sammy Hagar tracks weren't my cup of tea actually. Nice guitarplaying on "Returning of the Wish" though, but as I think Sammy is too much of a "pro" rock singer for my taste. Suppose I forgot to mention one of my all time favorite albums: Chrome: "Into the Eyes of the Zombie King" from 1984. It sounds like nothing else. -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2263 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: April 19 2010, 04:00 Great you took the time anyway Lars Will return the favor with Zombie King. BTW Anybody tell me whats the Best Gong album to try first Cheers. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 07:30 Quote (milamber @ April 19 2010, 04:00) Great you took the time anyway Lars Will return the favor with Zombie King. BTW Anybody tell me whats the Best Gong album to try first Cheers. I'd say start with "You". It has both top musicianship and psychedelic craziness. The best of both worlds. It covers a vast array of styles but still retaining a sort of unity. Be sure to listen to it loud. The albums after "You" are more jazz/fusion albums which I like a lot, but it's nowhere near as excentric (or exciting) as the original band. "Camambert Electrique" and "Continental Circus" are a bit rudimentary. "Angel's Egg" and "Flying Teapot" are almost as good as "You". -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 08:35 I'd say You is a good starting point but to get the whole Flying Tea Pot/Pot Head Pixies philosophy you really need to start at Flying Tea Pot and then onto Angels Egg and then progress to You.My favourite band at the moment. With the band at that time having Daevid Alan,Steve Hillage,Pierre Moerlin and Tim Blake what's not to like? -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 09:44 Quote (The Caveman @ April 19 2010, 08:35) I'd say You is a good starting point but to get the whole Flying Tea Pot/Pot Head Pixies philosophy you really need to start at Flying Tea Pot and then onto Angels Egg and then progress to You.My favourite band at the moment. With the band at that time having Daevid Alan,Steve Hillage,Pierre Moerlin and Tim Blake what's not to like? "What's not to like" is a giveaway to critics who will propably say "Gilli Smythe's space whisper". I know some people can't tolerate her vocals. To me they're a natural part of the Gong sound of course. Lars T -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4761 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 09:47 Quote (larstangmark @ April 19 2010, 09:44) Quote (The Caveman @ April 19 2010, 08:35) I'd say You is a good starting point but to get the whole Flying Tea Pot/Pot Head Pixies philosophy you really need to start at Flying Tea Pot and then onto Angels Egg and then progress to You.My favourite band at the moment. With the band at that time having Daevid Alan,Steve Hillage,Pierre Moerlin and Tim Blake what's not to like? "What's not to like" is a giveaway to critics who will propably say "Gilli Smythe's space whisper". I know some people can't tolerate her vocals. To me they're a natural part of the Gong sound of course. Lars T I'm no Gong fan, but I think Shamal is better than the teapot set. It also has excellent production by Nick Mason. Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 10:04 Fair enough but they were essentially a different band by then.Hillage and Alan were an integral part up till that point.Still good but not really the same band. -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 12:52 Why are all Nick Mason's production jobs so seldom talked about? He was a rather integral part of Robert Wyatt's classic album Rock Bottom, and most of the time he's not even mentioned in the reviews or articles. I don't remember where I read it but Nick was the one who insisted things would be done differently, i e hitting ashtrays for percussion instead of drumkits etc. I feel Nick Mason is the bullied Floyd.   Lars T -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 12:56 I know he did a damn fine job on Steve Hillage's Green. I agree that he's kind of Floyd's Ringo,but by his own admission he's been very lucky cos he's not the best drummer around and has often needed help.On both The Wall and Momentaty Lapse a lot of the trickier parts are played by session men and his timing's not the best.But he sported the best tache of any of Floyd in the early 70's! -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 15:15 Quote (The Caveman @ April 19 2010, 12:56) I know he did a damn fine job on Steve Hillage's Green. I agree that he's kind of Floyd's Ringo,but by his own admission he's been very lucky cos he's not the best drummer around and has often needed help.On both The Wall and Momentaty Lapse a lot of the trickier parts are played by session men and his timing's not the best.But he sported the best tache of any of Floyd in the early 70's! Funny that the Floyd had two members who were mediocre at playing the respective instruments and still they were competing with ELP, Yes and Genesis! It was those two members who laid down the backing tracks form Atom Heart Mother on their own (just bass+drums) in one take. I understand Ron Geesin found it problematic   As much as I love the early Floyd I realize they were limited by their own level of musicianship, and perhaps this is why they went for sound and atmosphere instead of complex compositions. Apparently Nick can't handle complex time signatures and such, so I guess the band eventually outgrew him so to speak. But on the other hand, he seemed to be genuinely interested in music. Nick was hanging out with cool musicians like Carla Bley when Roger Waters was propably hanging out with himself and his ego. I bet Roger Waters doesn't know who Carla Bley is. Lars T -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 19 2010, 15:53 Quote (larstangmark @ April 19 2010, 12:52) I feel Nick Mason is the bullied Floyd.   The most interesting thing, though, is that Nick Mason is the ONLY Pink Floyd member to have appeared in all Pink Floyd albums. Bullied or not, he can have the privilege of calling himself the sole original member of the band. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1759 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 19 2010, 17:46 Quote (Sir Mustapha @ April 19 2010, 15:53) Quote (larstangmark @ April 19 2010, 12:52) I feel Nick Mason is the bullied Floyd.   The most interesting thing, though, is that Nick Mason is the ONLY Pink Floyd member to have appeared in all Pink Floyd albums. Bullied or not, he can have the privilege of calling himself the sole original member of the band. Nick stopped doing drum solos in 1970. I think that's part of the explanation. And he doesn't want his songs on the albums. He doesn't even have to play the drums! (but hell I wonder if anyone played on their own albums in 1987). -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 18:29 Quote (larstangmark @ April 19 2010, 15:15) Funny that the Floyd had two members who were mediocre at playing the respective instruments and still they were competing with ELP, Yes and Genesis! It was those two members who laid down the backing tracks form Atom Heart Mother on their own (just bass+drums) in one take. I understand Ron Geesin found it problematic   As much as I love the early Floyd I realize they were limited by their own level of musicianship, and perhaps this is why they went for sound and atmosphere instead of complex compositions. None of the Floyds are very technically good at their instruments (Rick was actually probably the best), but they always had a certain feel to their playing, even Roger (I think those swooping octave lines are actually pretty cool). And obviously Gilmour can make a roomful of men cry with his playing. So I think that is the key to their success. And of course the lyrics and cool concepts. Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 19 2010, 21:18 Quote (Syd B @ April 19 2010, 18:29) And obviously Gilmour can make a roomful of men cry with his playing. "God, 29 minutes of Comfortably Numb and still going? PLEASE, MAKE IT STOP!" -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: April 19 2010, 21:28 Aw c'mon man, I love that solo, especially the live versions! For me at least Gilmour has the rare quality of being able to play extremely long solos without sounding... shall we say... widdly-widdly. Back to top

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