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Earwicker posted:ok maybe I've been out of the loop on Fripp for a while, is there a reason he is only playing in venues that are churches? I saw California guitar trio in a church a million years ago. Maybe it's some kind of crafty guitar "secret" tech thing? Cheap hall to rent with decent acoustics that works when you have a half-asleep crowd.
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Earwicker posted:ok maybe I've been out of the loop on Fripp for a while, is there a reason he is only playing in venues that are churches? Probably a combination of size and acoustics, churches are great for small groups like that.
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Allen Wren posted:Probably a combination of size and acoustics, churches are great for small groups like that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o67pmScpaLo e: changed song for one with better demonstration of acoustics Vulture Culture fucked around with this message at 15:08 on May 28, 2016 |
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yeah I've played in Union Chapel myself and the acoustics there are amazing. Even better with no amplification. In general churches in the UK have amazing acoustics. However I have not noticed that to be the case at all in the US so it seemed like an odd choice for a midwest tour.
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Earwicker posted:ok maybe I've been out of the loop on Fripp for a while, is there a reason he is only playing in venues that are churches? In the case of the Chicago date, Harvest Bible Chapel is not any ordinary church. That place probably has a sound system comparable to the Allstate Arena.
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The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists XIII completed tonight at 9:11pm. Robert spoke at length during the closing meeting; this is the final one of Robert's commitments to GCNA and so likely the last GC event with him in NA. Earlier today I was in a trio that played Corcovado during lunch - singer, guitar and trumpet.... it was a privilege to be part of OCG XIII I will never forget.
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King Crimson FINALLY announced the release of Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. October 14.
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I really got into KC a lot more with these re-releases. I liked a few of their albums beforehand, but as I collected these I really started analyzing them and put KC as one of my top bands ever. I've obviously heard Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair, but I haven't put the time into it like the other albums that have been released with this mostly because I've been waiting on these releases, thinking they'd come any moment now. Good to finally see them and be able to get a bit more into them. Since I've heard them I'm not entirely sure I'll ever get as into them as I am other eras of KC. Still, there's some real gems there and maybe the remaster will make other songs even better.
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strap on revenge posted:sartori in tangier is super cool A friend of mine actually learned it to play last year with TL on bass; a violinist we know transcribed it by ear and sent it to Tony to look at - he passed it to Robert who was astonished someone figured it out - it's basically an improv in various modes of D (IIRC) that Robert wanders through in the general direction of the end of the piece.
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Rust Martialis posted:A friend of mine actually learned it to play last year with TL on bass; a violinist we know transcribed it by ear and sent it to Tony to look at - he passed it to Robert who was astonished someone figured it out what a nerd
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Kayo Dot's Plastic House on Base of Sky is out now - it's very synth-heavy and I love it.
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Mellomeh posted:Kayo Dot's Plastic House on Base of Sky is out now - it's very synth-heavy and I love it. Thanks. I'm actually really digging it.
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Mellomeh posted:Kayo Dot's Plastic House on Base of Sky is out now - it's very synth-heavy and I love it. Thanks for the heads up, I've checked some of their older stuff because they were in Tzadik and I really loved them. Been slowly exploring some of the side projects with Tony Levin. Stick Men is absolutely fantastic!
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Haha holy poo poo go see Gabriel/Sting play. Hearing the first lines of Selling England By The Pound made me pee a little.
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Rust Martialis posted:Haha holy poo poo go see Gabriel/Sting play. Hearing the first lines of Selling England By The Pound made me pee a little. There's even a rumor he was rehearsing "Carpet Crawlers", but I saw it on the internet and make of that what you will.
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Why is flute a prog thing? Is it because of Ian Anderson?
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Why is flute a prog thing? no Peter Gabriel played flute on all the early Genesis records too. also Ian McDonald played flute and other woodwinds on the first couple King Crimson albums and of course lots of prog bands used the flute samples on the Mellotron Earwicker fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Jul 4, 2016 |
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I think Camel also had flute on some of their records.
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Here's a cool prog flute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAWQVkLyv3A
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So why is it a thing? I'm listening to some Astra lately and they use a flute here and there. edit: I guess maybe it's a question that doesn't really need an answer. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Jul 5, 2016 |
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:So why is it a thing? It's a cool instrument, adds a nice sound from the classical/folk world to a standard rock ensemble while simultaneously being (relatively) easy to learn and extremely portable, and in the case of Anderson and Gabriel its also kind of an obvious choice for a vocalist who'd like something to do during long instrumental passages
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You could say that the flute in PR fills the role of the harmonica in blues/rock. Can't remember hearing a harmonica in a PR song, though there might be some.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:You could say that the flute in PR fills the role of the harmonica in blues/rock. Can't remember hearing a harmonica in a PR song, though there might be some. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHPd3-DH8A
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Yes, I fully and unconditionally admit that I was hitherto ignorant of Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (1991), with its combination of banjo, harmonica and drumitar.... 
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Jump to 7:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sArhKK7lss
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Earwicker posted:It's a cool instrument, adds a nice sound from the classical/folk world to a standard rock ensemble while simultaneously being (relatively) easy to learn and extremely portable, and in the case of Anderson and Gabriel its also kind of an obvious choice for a vocalist who'd like something to do during long instrumental passages That makes a lot of sense. I get it now. Josef K. Sourdust posted:You could say that the flute in PR fills the role of the harmonica in blues/rock. Can't remember hearing a harmonica in a PR song, though there might be some. I think I've heard some chromatic harmonica turn up in some of John McLaughlin's stuff occasionally.
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[noodlin'] folks, assemble: http://ipecac.com/news/534 quote:WELCOME OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ (ORL PROJECTS) TO THE IPECAC FAMILY! 12 Omar albums between now and Christmas - gently caress, man.
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omar pls
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What a slowpoke. Buckethead has already released at least 15 albums this year.
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Oh yeah, Focus also used flute now that I think of it.
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Incoherence posted:Found this on Google Play Music: the answer to the question "what happens when your prog band includes a trumpet player, a sax player, and a singer who sounds a lot like the guy from Coheed and Cambria".  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97Ifr9pPy4 Kinda hoping that the Haken/Thank You Scientist tour sprouts a San Francisco date at some point.
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Holy gently caress, Fripp is not loving around this time: http://shop.schizoidshop.com/radical-action-to-unseat-the-hold-of-monkey-mind-standard-edition-p1602.aspx
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And to top it off, it sounds affordable!
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While we're talking about it, I'm a bit of a dork, I like having concert/performance DVDs around to put on in the background while I do poo poo. What's the best examples of this in prog? I've got a few here and there (and a lot of them are bootleg-ish or old VHS tapes that someone cleaned up and put on the internet) but I'm interested to hear if other people know about other bits and bobs that I haven't heard about. Some of my (prog) go-tos (apart from some of the obvious stuff - like, obviously Rush in Rio and Three Sides Live are good, duh.) Van Der Graaf Generator: The Live Broadcasts (bootleg?) - one set from European (Belgian?) TV with the Pawn Hearts lineup playing Theme One and Plague of Lighthouse Keepers live in the studio (with Peter Hammill doing the lyrics off the back of the album sleeve) and one in-concert set from around the time of Godbluff. Hammill wandering off at the end of Plague while the band vamps is hilarious. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: whatever disc has the tv broadcast of the Works tour stop in Montreal. It's an amazing mess that screams 1977 - the orchestra in matching turtleneck sweaters, the plain white lighting for the TV cameras (that was way too dark), Keith with his Yamaha (one of the weirder and most overt gear changes I can think of in basically any pop music genre)...the playing is great, the show is bizarre. An Hour With Pink Floyd - 1970ish, the Floyd on KQED in California. Absolutely fantastic. Apparently it was recorded the morning after a set at the Fillmore, and it's got a spacy, barely-awake vibe in the gentler places. Atom Heart Mother rocks out with Rick's organ replacing the tepid horn parts, Cymbaline and Grantchester Meadows are fantastic, the latter done by Waters and Gilmour on acoustic guitars side-by-side, and a great closing Set The Controls. Grace Under Pressure Tour - It's mid-80s Rush, not yet the synthbeast of A Show of Hands, but definitely not the same group as what recorded Exit Stage Left. (Don't get me wrong, as a synthpop fan, I am all about some Hold Your Fire.) Basically any Rush video is going to be good, but this one's, interestingly enough, got a then-complete performance of "Fear."
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Allen Wren posted:Van Der Graaf Generator: The Live Broadcasts (bootleg?) - one set from European (Belgian?) TV with the Pawn Hearts lineup playing Theme One and Plague of Lighthouse Keepers live in the studio (with Peter Hammill doing the lyrics off the back of the album sleeve) and one in-concert set from around the time of Godbluff. Hammill wandering off at the end of Plague while the band vamps is hilarious. https://www.amazon.com/Van-Graaf-Generator-Godbluff-Live/dp/B0000AE7C2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468574310&sr=8-1&keywords=0823880011603
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That's not the copy I have, but it appears to be the same material.
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X_Toad posted:Is that the one : I have this release, and yeah, it is definitely worth watching. Here are some of my favorites: King Crimson - Neal and Jack and Me This is the must-own King Crimson DVD release, featuring two full concerts from the '80s lineup. Live in Japan is from the same tour as Absent Lovers, and the performance is of similar quality. The Frejus show isn't as nearly as great, but has an awesome performance of The Sheltering Sky. Marillion - From Stoke Row to Ipanema A documentary you don't care about, and a full show from their first tour with Steve Hogarth, featuring a lot of material they have only rarely performed since. And the loving MIDI gloves, which alone are enough to qualify Marillion as one of the least cool bands to have ever existed. It's a strong enough performance that I'd recommend it even if you aren't a diehard fan. Magma - XXX Anniversaire - Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie I'd maybe go as far as to call this the most essential Magma release. Absolutely awe-inspiring. Talk Talk - Live at Montreux 1986 From their last tour, and I don't think there's a single song that doesn't surpass the studio version. I can't imagine not being a Talk Talk fan after watching this, that's how good it is. Rollersnake fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Jul 15, 2016 |
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