Good,bad,andrush

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 2 2012, 06:42 PM) http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/618/cover_2722142222009.jpg Cool cover, at first I thought it was by Roger Dean. That is a cool cover, I'll check this out soon.

QUOTE (Lerxster @ May 2 2012, 06:05 AM) It's close, but I'd have to say Neil gets the nod. He is insane on this song. I suggest he has never played harder, ever, on a record. Pretty much anything from 2112 to Hold Your Fire would like to have a word with you.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 2 2012, 10:36 AM) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,May 2 2012, 08:01 AM) The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind Too straightforward for me, but still has a psychedelic "classic" vibe to it, with some really fun and inspiring lyrics. I do dig this tune, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it. CLASSIC GUITAR SOLO! (even if it's just a few notes.) You do know that's Ted Nugent on guitar on that song, don't you? Why I said classic guitar solo

I normally don't fall in love with bands that sound too much like others, but sounding like Tool/APC is not a bad thing, and as a matter of fact if someone sounds like them that's actually in most cases a good thing I enjoyed it, like I said though, just too heavy on the influence but that's all, I'll definitely be supporting them. Maybe the reason why I don't mind bands that sound like Tool or APC that much is because they have so little albums

Amon Duul II - Cerberus This is one I remember listening to a LONG time ago when I was getting into prog. It didn't click with me then, but it's clicking with me now. Nice breakdown about three minutes in, and love the folksy guitars and percussion.

Amon Duul II - Soap Shop Rock This is a great hard-rocking tune and I know I've listened to it before, but I love the middle part where it kinda calms down and the intense ending, that's great, reminds me of Into a Game by VdGG.

The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind Too straightforward for me, but still has a psychedelic "classic" vibe to it, with some really fun and inspiring lyrics. I do dig this tune, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it. CLASSIC GUITAR SOLO! (even if it's just a few notes.)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 2 2012, 09:51 AM) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,May 2 2012, 07:24 AM) BUMP I'm gonna listen to all of this and give feedback on each song Boy, you must REALLY want to bump up your post count! Damn, you are ambitious, and you must have a LOT of time on your hands! I'm enjoying your responses so far, and I hope you end up discovering some new music from this endeavor. Don't expect me to comment on all, or even most of your response/posts, but I'll be reading them enthusiastically! And don't forget, I listed my fave songs in 3 different sections; 1-25, 26-100 and 101-500. Looks like you're starting with 101-500, which is great. Do you really think you'll get through all 500? I am actually a pretty busy dude, but at the same time I always make time for me to do my crazy "I'm a MUSIC FREAK" stuff, and I love discovering new music, and I'm doing this to reassure that your efforts to compile such a great list did not go unnoticed, and in fact influenced this stupid and silly little boy's music life I'll probably finish it. Right now I have a college class but I finished all the course work and I have it from 9:00 to 10:15 every day so this is what I'm doing

Daevid Allen - Why Do We Treat Ourselves Like We Do? Well this is a nice surprising allusion to a great album I like this a lot, I need to buy this album. Another surreal piece, a little darker.

Daevid Allen - Deya Goddess I'm immediately in love with this, don't know why I have NEVER EVEN HEARD of Daevid Allen. I suppose I've seen the name, but hearing this song made me do some research, and what a surprise, he's participated in Gong and Soft Machine Anyway, this is super surreal and beautiful, and I'm only a minute in at this point After entirely listening: all right, this type of repetition I don't mind, because it's repeating sheer beauty. I know I was tripping the f*** out just listening to this. Definitely going to buy this album when I get the chance, I already liked the other tune but I have a feeling this would be the best one.

Daevid Allen - Only Make Love If You Want To This is definitely trance-inducing, but too repetitive for me to call it a top 500 song and not enough redeeming qualities. That voice is mystic though, and really, sometimes repetition makes a song great and it does that for this one but it's just not entirely my thing...though I do like it a lot.

Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia - Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho This I have heard a million times, don't need to listen again to review, but jeezus I love this so much. It has a surreal...well, a surreal Mediterranean Sundance feel Superb unbelievable playing and basically pure perfection. I'd say this is a top 500 songs of all time, also for the fact that it's a combination of probably three of the world's top ten guitarists

Air - La Femme D'argent I love the opening, though it's a bit repetitive. Of course, very psychedelic but relaxing, and that bass solo is so chill. The relaxing piano behind it is very nice. I love the last bit too, with keyboards(? guitar?) doing the triplets, really laid back feel. Again, not sure if top 500 songs ever material, and I've know I've listened to this track before...deja entendu...

13th Floor Elevators - Earthquake All righty, immediately I'm drawn in by the nice psychedelic touches. I'm not sure I'd call it a top 500 best songs of all time but this is music I can listen to without ever getting bored. It is what it is, classic late 60's psychedelia Gotta say, love the slightly darker ending though

BUMP I'm gonna listen to all of this and give feedback on each song

7 years late but yeah, one of my favorite bands

QUOTE (MaxDagger @ Aug 2 2005, 11:20 AM) QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Aug 2 2005, 01:58 AM) I once bought a sampler on vinyl which had two songs that blew me away - White Hammer and Refugees. They're on my list of bands to check out one of these days. I know a few albums have just been re-released, any suggestions? Well if you liked White Hammer and Refugees, you may very well like the album that's spawned these songs - 'The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other' (1970). It's one of my favourites, too. I don't see a single weak track there - Darkness is perhaps my personal fave along with White Hammer. Suggestions... hmm, I'm not that good when it comes to suggesting, I'd just try to describe each album and highlight the best (imho) songs. Well as you have already heard, VdGG placed emphasis not on guitar or bass but on sax, organ and vocals, which lead to quite an unusual sound, that could only be compared to King Crimson... Robert Fripp also guested on their 'H to He...' and Pawn Hearts albums, but briefly. Later Peter introduced some electric guitar in the mix, which he played himself, but it didn't change the sound much, if you ask me. Their debut, Aerosol Gray Machine, is a bit different from their subsequent recordings - it was done in like a day, and initially was supposed to be a pH solo album. Very romantic and atmospheric, but not exactly complex and challenging... Songs like Octopuss are amazing tho. There's also a song 'House With No Door', one of their most beautiful ballads, it's off 'H to He Who is the Only One' that also contains VdGG's kind of underground hit 'Killer'. It's one of the most popular albums, but I don't like it that much. It's like tortured, both musically and lyrically. Pawn Hearts is for those who like their prog albums served with lengthy compositions (there's only 3 of them). "The Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" is indeed an epic. "Man-Erg" is one of my favourite songs, lots of rhythmic and melodic ideas thrown into it. Very weird but incredible. Godbluff is less extreme, sonically, but it's even more complex. Sleepwalkers and The Arrow also happen to be catchy. And Sleepwalkers is for those who love their prog really weird, with hints of some old dance music thrown in (foxtrot or whatever, I'm not that good at naming them), tempo/rhythm changes... Still Life has more catchy melodies (well maybe they don't have the hit potential of The Spirit of Radio but still). Childlike Faith in Childhood's End is one of my all time fave prog epics - it's really beautiful and the lyrics are amazing. World Record has more songs, which are naturally shorter. Perhaps it's more accessible. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome features a drastic lineup change, as organist Hugh Banton and winds player Dave Jackson leave, and violinist Graham Smith and bass player Nick Potter come on board. Songs are again shorter and more in-your-face, if you want. Present was recorded by Hammill, Jackson, Banton and their incredible drummer Guy Evans. It features more synth and guitar sounds, as Hammill developed considerable confidence on the keys and guitar throughout his solo career, but essentially it's VdGG still, with biting lyrics and mindblowing instrumentation. Moreover, Present includes 70+ minutes worth of improvisations - love them or hate them, there's no other way. When it comes to pH's solo career, I'm kind of lost. Because the guy is frightfully prolific and versatile. The only consistent assets of his artistic output are quality and progressive spirit (yet he, like Fripp, does not like the term 'prog' that much). Hammill's voice might require some time to get into, but I don't know... I was in love with his vocalising right away. He's got a 3+ octave range, tremendous power and ability to convey any emotion. What is more, his range and quality are intact to this day. It's kind of incredible. He prefers a more aggressive lower register now, as compared to his early tenor voice, but when he wants, he still can reach those high notes. And he's one of the best lyric writers I know of. Him and Peart are my faves. I was wondering if my thread on VdGG can merge with this one, to maybe up the VdGG hype for the new album God I love this band

I truly love Drag Ropes, it's very scary to me, I like that stuff.

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=83890 I need 661 more albums to listen to

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 18 2012, 09:47 AM) Current top ten Pain of Salvation tracks: 10. In the Flesh 9. Water (oh god that guitar solo) 8. Sisters 7. Spitfall (I seriously do not know why I like this song, I usually hate rap) 6. Pluvius Aestivus 5. Oblivion Ocean 4. Her Voices 3. A Trace of Blood 2. Dryad of the Woods (the beginning is okay but that last minute or so is one of the greatest things they've ever done) 1. Idioglossia (what an epic tune, especially that part at 2 minutes) Honestly this list changes every time I her a different song, this band is so consistently good, except for maybe Scarsick but even that album is very unexpected that there's a lot to get into. I think it's an underrated album. I've never heard such a consistently good and consistently unexpected band.

Any word on what Pain of Salvation is up to?

Genesis Van der Graaf Generator Porcupine Tree Opeth Tool/A Perfect Circle The Mars Volta Anathema Pain of Salvation Circa Survive (If APC doesn't count as the tenth) Jethro Tull

QUOTE (Echoes @ Apr 30 2012, 07:18 PM) QUOTE (Akron162 @ Apr 30 2012, 12:46 AM)I remember Schism from the Lateralus album played over and over again in tv and radio a few years ago and i really hated that song, so ive never bother to look for any other thing from Tool, You musta been high Take that finger up your assssssssssssssssssssssssss!

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 07:09 PM) QUOTE (The K Man @ Apr 14 2012, 01:20 AM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 13 2012, 06:58 PM) I got Moonmadness in the mail today. Holy shit, its good. Chord Change, Song Within a Song, and Lunar Sea are my favorites. I don't know why it took me so long to get it. Now I'm waiting for Nude to arrive. It should be here tomorrow or early next week. Air Born and Another Night are my favorites, and I love the dreariness of the short Spirit of the Water. Man, Moonmadness is so awesome. I'm listening to Moonmadness and I just realized how great The Spirit of the Water is. I love the haunting, gloomy vibe. Amazing album, ridiculously good.