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« Reply #2160 on: October 12, 2025, 12:03:50 AM » |
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I like The Lamb in theory. It's Peter pushing Genesis out of their comfort zone. But in reality, I only like the actual songs. I could never stand very much of Tony Banks doing his thing. Carpet Crawlers though. Oof!
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« Reply #2161 on: October 12, 2025, 08:16:21 AM » |
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I like The Lamb in theory. It's Peter pushing Genesis out of their comfort zone. But in reality, I only like the actual songs. I could never stand very much of Tony Banks doing his thing. Carpet Crawlers though. Oof!
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There are a couple of great tunes, but it's the product of Gabriel being distracted by his wife's difficult pregnancy and livinbg in London whilst the rest of the band were in Wales, awaiting his latest compositions and having to fill in the gaps. "Carpet Crawlers", "Counting Out Time", "Lilywhite Lilith" and "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" are all above average, but the rest is dross for the main. IMHO, of course. |
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« Reply #2162 on: October 12, 2025, 12:32:22 PM » |
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There are a couple of great tunes, but it's the product of Gabriel being distracted by his wife's difficult pregnancy and livinbg in London whilst the rest of the band were in Wales, awaiting his latest compositions and having to fill in the gaps. "Carpet Crawlers", "Counting Out Time", "Lilywhite Lilith" and "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" are all above average, but the rest is dross for the main.
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« Reply #2163 on: October 13, 2025, 11:23:01 AM » |
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Just bought a reasonably priced copy of the first Genesis archive 4x cd box
Not sure about the live Lamb concert with the rerecorded vocals , bit like Sandy's Gold Dust recording although that was the guitar?
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« Reply #2164 on: October 13, 2025, 11:42:04 AM » |
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Lamb was one of the first Genesis albums I heard, and it put me off them for a long time!
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« Reply #2165 on: October 13, 2025, 09:52:52 PM » |
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Beverley : Where the Good Times Are (Deram LP,.mono, Record Store Day, 2018).
A pre- Martyn Beverley singing 60s pop, blues, rock , and very pleasant it is. Some known people backing her.
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« Reply #2166 on: October 15, 2025, 10:12:21 AM » |
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Following on from my current reading of Ian A. Anderson's book, I am revisiting Tiger Moth's recorded output (I have the Mothballs plus compilation, and Ostracon which polishes up the few tracks which didn't make it onto Mothballs plus). I wish I'd seen them live - they must have been mighty!
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« Reply #2167 on: October 16, 2025, 05:21:35 PM » |
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The total recorded output (four albums) between 1970 and 1972 from Stone The Crows and very fine they are too.
Wish I'd got to see the original band live at the time with Alex Harvey's brother was on guitar.
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« Reply #2168 on: October 17, 2025, 02:58:32 PM » |
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Some Fish-era Marillion as I found re-issues of Fugazi and Clutching At Straws on 7digital. Fugazi comes with a bonus live album recorded in Canada in 1984 and Clutching has an additional dozen tracks of rarities and demos.
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« Reply #2169 on: October 17, 2025, 03:06:54 PM » |
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Some Fish-era Marillion as I found re-issues of Fugazi and Clutching At Straws on 7digital. Fugazi comes with a bonus live album recorded in Canada in 1984 and Clutching has an additional dozen tracks of rarities and demos.
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« Reply #2170 on: October 17, 2025, 04:07:10 PM » |
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Some Fish-era Marillion as I found re-issues of Fugazi and Clutching At Straws on 7digital. Fugazi comes with a bonus live album recorded in Canada in 1984 and Clutching has an additional dozen tracks of rarities and demos.
Those reissues are really good. I've been picking the boxsets up. And the remaining four of them are still together all these years later with their "new" singer. Great band. Not listened to them in ages but I've been getting occasional posts about Fish on FB and the odd video of Steve Rothery doing his solo stuff. |
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« Reply #2171 on: October 17, 2025, 04:17:38 PM » |
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Some Fish-era Marillion as I found re-issues of Fugazi and Clutching At Straws on 7digital. Fugazi comes with a bonus live album recorded in Canada in 1984 and Clutching has an additional dozen tracks of rarities and demos.
Those reissues are really good. I've been picking the boxsets up. And the remaining four of them are still together all these years later with their "new" singer. Great band. Not listened to them in ages but I've been getting occasional posts about Fish on FB and the odd video of Steve Rothery doing his solo stuff. I thought their last album (An Hour Before It's Dark) was very good, as good as anything they've done post-Fish. |
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« Reply #2172 on: October 17, 2025, 05:32:06 PM » |
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Those reissues are really good. I've been picking the boxsets up.
I'm going to have to get the 2018 remastered 4 cd set of Clutching at Straws as two of the discs are of a concert recorded at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Dec 87 - I was there, front stalls! |
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« Reply #2173 on: October 18, 2025, 11:01:01 AM » |
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...a performance by The Dukes Of September from 2014. Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Box Scaggs, Jon Herington, Freddie Washington and pals blowing the socks off anyone who cares to listen with classic Steely Dan songs and more. Very smooth. Here's Pretzel Logic |
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« Reply #2174 on: October 22, 2025, 10:03:39 AM » |
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Traffic: When the Eagle Flies (Island LP reissue, 2021).
There isn't a Trafffic album i don't like . This one is rather uneven- moments of inspiration and some great grooves, but muddy production on some tracks obscuring the vocals. Enjoy it all the same.
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« Reply #2175 on: October 23, 2025, 08:59:47 AM » |
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Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (EMI CD, 1995).
It's WYWH 's 50th anniversary this year, so it gets multiple reissues.
I'm pleased to find this early remaster still sounds pretty good.
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« Reply #2176 on: October 29, 2025, 07:01:35 PM » |
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Pentangle : Solomon's Seal (Cherry Tree 2CD, 2025).
This is an improvement in the first CD release, but my feeling is the 2nd disc is unnecessary.
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« Reply #2177 on: October 29, 2025, 07:13:13 PM » |
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Pentangle : Solomon's Seal (Cherry Tree 2CD, 2025).
This is an improvement in the first CD release, but my feeling is the 2nd disc is unnecessary.
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« Reply #2178 on: October 29, 2025, 09:05:27 PM » |
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Pentangle : Solomon's Seal (Cherry Tree 2CD, 2025).
This is an improvement in the first CD release, but my feeling is the 2nd disc is unnecessary.
I was planning on getting this - can you expand on your thinking? The second disc comprises live r ecordings from 1972. I only got 3 tracks into it but it's bootleg/audience recording level audio. There are also 2 tracks from Christian the Lion. The bonus material on disc one is very good- radio sessions and some interesting music written for a TV documentary. I'm pleased to have it, but i think one disc would have done. Or am i too fussy?  |
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« Reply #2179 on: October 31, 2025, 09:05:22 AM » |
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From my library of tapes.
Highlights from Cambridge folk festival 2006. Mike Harding talking to various people, plus music of course.
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