Loafer's Nook 30- over the hill
POSTED BY: Jadehand
UPDATED: Saturday, June 23, 2007 04:49
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Okay that's good. I'm not saying you can't choose more than ten, just that you have to choose ten at a time.
Let's see, (scratching head), in no particular order:
There's no way out of here - David Gilmour - David Gilmour (album)
Spanish Moon - Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus (album)
Big Fungus - Michael Manring - Thonk (album)
Over The Hills And Far Away - Gary Moore - Wild Frontier (album) Not to be confused with the Led Zeppelin Song of the same name.
Echoes - Pink Floyd - Meddle (album)
The Introduction - Steve Morse - The Introduction (album)
Gosh that's six all ready, choices, choices, choices, ...
Right Hand Man - Joan Osbourne - Relish (album)
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (album)
Hoedown - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Live At The Quick (album)
Race With Devil On Spanish Highway - Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy (album)
I can think of a lot more, but that's my ten to start. What's yours?
Scorpion Regent
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can we just load everything from Pink Floyd?
"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
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Believe it or not I'm not very fond of Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall, but what the hell. If we can all agree on loading the whole collective works of Yes.
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Well maybe not the Drama album it was sort of lame.
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Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:
Believe it or not I'm not very fond of Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall, but what the hell. If we can all agree on loading the whole collective works of Yes.
Scorpion Regent
Sure, add Yes, but that's odd that you aren't fond of those 2. Anything stand out about them that you didn't care for? I like everything from them. early stuff (Piper at the gates of Dawn, Saucer full of secrets) to the most recent (Momentary lapse of reason, Division Bell) everything in between (even The Final Cut)
Thoughts on Roger Waters' "Amused to Death"?
"I will stare from the window
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Originally posted by Jadehand:
Sure, add Yes, but that's odd that you aren't fond of those 2. Anything stand out about them that you didn't care for? I like everything from them. early stuff (Piper at the gates of Dawn, Saucer full of secrets) to the most recent (Momentary lapse of reason, Division Bell) everything in between (even The Final Cut)
Thoughts on Roger Waters' "Amused to Death"?
"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.
Well DarkSide of the Moon got overplayed to death on the radio and though it is good it isn't their best, so it's one of my least favorites. The Wall is just so damn depressing in spite of being musically amazing I have a hard time listening to it. I haven't heard "Amused to Death" yet so I have no opinion.
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Yes, DSOTM was overplayed, Yes Wall is depressing. I agree. But despite the over-playing. DSOTM moved me. I don't care if it's too popular (who ever the artist), If I'm moved it's good. DSOTM moved me.
Wall, Depressing. Fantastic and real to me. moved me more. It's okay if it doesn't move everyone. not everything can move every person.
Look up Rodgers' "Amused to Death" reminds me a great deal of the feel of "The Final Cut".
It's the only Waters' album I own. but I like it.
sorry, distracted, watching DRIVE! online. catch up on the first few episodes: http://www.myspace.com/driveonfox
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Yes, DSOTM was overplayed, Yes Wall is depressing. I agree. But despite the over-playing. DSOTM moved me. I don't care if it's too popular (who ever the artist), If I'm moved it's good. DSOTM moved me.
Wall, Depressing. Fantastic and real to me. moved me more. It's okay if it doesn't move everyone. not everything can move every person.
Look up Rodgers' "Amused to Death" reminds me a great deal of the feel of "The Final Cut".
It's the only Waters' album I own. but I like it.
sorry, distracted, watching DRIVE! online. catch up on the first few episodes: http://www.myspace.com/driveonfox
"I will stare from the window
At the shapes in the rain." -Beyond You - Afraid of Sunlight -Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.
I wouldn't say I wasn't moved, just not as much as some, for the former and not to the right place by the latter. I'll take a listen to "amused" when I get a chance though towards the end of his membership Waters was starting to lose me along with the rest of the band. I'd still rather listen to him than some eighties corporate rock hair band so it's not that I disliked him, just liked him less than say Gilmour's "About Face" album.
While we are the subject of prog rock, what's your opinion of Steve Morse with or without the Dixie Dregs and or Deep Purple?
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I wouldn't say I wasn't moved, just not as much as some, for the former and not to the right place by the latter. I'll take a listen to "amused" when I get a chance though towards the end of his membership Waters was starting to lose me along with the rest of the band. I'd still rather listen to him than some eighties corporate rock hair band so it's not that I disliked him, just liked him less than say Gilmour's "About Face" album.
While we are the subject of prog rock, what's your opinion of Steve Morse with or without the Dixie Dregs and or Deep Purple?
Scorpion Regent
That's exceptionally valid. Not everyone has the same history, so it's hard for everyone to be moved by the same thing.
Not everyone has "father abandonment issues"(in "The Wall", father was lost to a world war. Me?, he was just lost(he was a MP in the Korean war, I watched a lot of M*A*SH*). A victim of abuse who propigated it... Meaning he was beaten, and therefore thought it was the right way to raise me and my brothers.), or "over protective Mother" issues (Mother tried to protect him from everything,("Mother did it[the Wall] need to be so high?") vs. mother literally stood in the way as the physical abuse took place, and was often hit in my stead. (I wonder where my need to protect people came from????)
I must say, I've not heard Gilmore's solo stuff, or the others you've mentioned. But, "Amused to Death" is deep, without a great deal of musically moving moments. It seems to me, to be about a species of monkey-ish aliens that come to Earth and find us all dead in front of our TV sets.... "Amused to Death."
"Give any one species too much rope, and they'll Fuck it up."
If you like Floyd, and musically moving (I wonder who I'm about to recommend) try the link in my tag, and their myspace www.myspace.com/marillion as well as the 9 songs here that span the years (some of these are fan based(more for fans who are familiar than new listeners) http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=
1779
go about halfway down to where you see the 9 tracks and click play. just listen.
"I will stare from the window
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Whoa, that's heavy, sorry about the history, I truly sympathize.
On the music front Steve Morse is a incredibly talented guitarist. As far as I know he started in the band the Dixie Dregs. They are a southern progressive rock band, imagine that. Since then he has made at least ten solo albums, returned to occasionally work the Dregs and lately he has replaced Ritchie Blackmore as lead guitarist in that hard rock band from the 70's Deep Purple. If you appreciate complex progressive rock, and who listens to Yes and doesn't, you'll like Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs.
Gilmour's solo stuff is well a lot like what Pink Floyd has been doing lately, go figure. I haven't heard his latest album Music for a Island, but his fist album self titled David Gilmour is my favorite so far, it's very well composed and very moving though it's not over produced. About Face, his second album, came out about the same time as Final Cut, it borders on over production, with multiple instrument lost in the mix, but still a great album. Lyrically it's a lot stronger and there are some very talented names in the guest roster. All in all good stuff. I am convinced that David Gilmour is too professional to make bad albums.
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