Chronos

The title ... the cover. Ugh. Was prepared to thoroughly hate this, but I mostly enjoyed it, as it was more or less in the same vein as Creatures of the Night. Rick N. Backer's post above gives me some hope moving forward.

Rock and Roll Over (1976) -- like Hotter Than Hell (1974) and Dressed to Kill (1975) -- are total snoozefests for me. Blasphemy within the KISS fandom, probably, but I will never play these three again. The proggy Music From "The Elder" is far more interesting (this was only my second listen ever), but I'll satisfy my prog needs elsewhere, thank you.

The hard-rocking Creatures of the Night (1982), though? I dig it enough to keep it around. Way different sound for the band. Not so ... juvenile ... to my ears. Again, this was only my second listen ever.

A palate cleanser before I resume exploring KISS.

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard -- Polygondwanaland

Only 36 minutes long. Refreshing.

Been exploring KISS a little bit. I loved them when I was 12 (1980ish), mostly because I thought their image was cool. I quickly decided they were clowns and their music sucked, lol.

I've found a few gems here and there. (I quite enjoyed "Naked City" from Unmasked yesterday, for example.)

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard:

I'm in Your Mind Fuzz

PetroDragonic Apocalypse

Purson -- The Circle and the Blue Door (2013)

Always a treat to spin this one. Can't believe it's 10 years old already.

My track ranking:

The Rain Song

No Quarter

Over the Hills and Far Away

The Song Remains the Same

Dancing Days

The Ocean

D'yer Maker

The Crunge

9 hours ago, The Analog Cub said:

I've started my first run with these guys. This band is delightfully genre-confused. So glad I discovered them. Nonagon Infinity and Infest the Rats' Nest are great listens. Anyone else check these guys out?

If you like Infest the Rats' Nest be sure to give their latest -- PetroDragonic Apocalypse -- a spin!

7 minutes ago, Segue Myles said:

Really not a good choice for first album.

 

I'd recommend Bare Trees (pre-Buckingham/Nicks), Tusk or Rumours.

 

Tango is fine but it's a derivative pop album (albeit a great one).

I'll try something else when the time is right. I had chosen Tango because Little Lies came on the radio during my commute; I hit my Shazam app immediately to find out who it was.

10 hours ago, J2112YYZ said:

 

You don't know Seven Wonders or Everywhere? Those songs were pretty big too. My mom had this on cassette back then. Seems like she always had it playing in the car for about a year whenever I would go somewhere with her. Since I was a kid that was pretty often.

I did recognize Everywhere, but not Seven Wonders. I liked the former, disliked the latter.

Fleetwood Mac -- Tango in the Night (1987)

First listen. My first Fleetwood album, actually. Meh. I did know "Little Lies," which I adore.