[------------------------- End of Quote --------------------------] Whoa! I got a copy of Rob Wasserman's Trios... --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAL00002Date: 06/16/97 From: CHRIS ROBBINS Time: 01:56am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Wondering I was wondering, I have asked this before, has anyone heard of a band called Skeleton Key? If so are they any good? Also, in a couple weeks of time I will be attending the G3 concert, with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepperd, and (here's the on topic part) Robert Fripp, of all people, as the opening act. I was kind of curious, does he play old King Crimson stuff anymore, or does he do his own thing now? I'll still somewhat of a prog novice, so bear with me....(ya know, Vai would actually be on topic, wouldn't he? He did play with Zappa!) --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAM00000Date: 06/14/97 From: ROBBIE WILSON Time: 03:38pm \/To: DAVID MARHEINE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Air Tonight * Replying to a message in : SAVEAREA Hi David, 10-Jun-97 14:33:34, David Marheine wrote to Robbie Wilson Subject: Re: Air Tonight DM> Thanks for the info! I've passed it along and have vague hopes DM> of hearing some of these versions one day. It's the `space' that DM> makes this song a good one, IMO... No probs for the info, I'm a bit of a Genesis nut (-: Agreed definitely about the `spaciness` - the drum sound on that track is excellent. Did you hear the MTV Unplugged version btw? It is pretty useless as the major drum parts have been replaced by Phil on the piano ! It sounds like a bland pop song in that incarnation as it has no `bite` at all. Sort of like a really poor cover version (-: TTYL! Robbie email : rgwilson@compura.com .!. NP: Burn With Rage - Medicine Man (CD _The Journey_) --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: Robbie's Point off S.o.D. 44 (0)1698305835 (2:259/69.46) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAN00000Date: 06/01/97 From: IAN FITCH Time: 09:36am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Genesis Has anyone heard about the lead singer from Stiltskin replacing Phil Collins in Genesis? Perhaps they'll get back to doing the kind of stuff that they were doing in the seventies? Ian Fitch --- Spot 1.3a Unregistered * Origin: -+- Spot -+- (2:2501/308.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAN00001Date: 06/17/97 From: DAVE HUGHES Time: 06:36am \/To: KENNETH NEWMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Kansas! KN> Apparently it was Livgren who was most responsible for KN> the Gentle Giant influence on Kansas. It's interesting KN> that Livgren and GG keyboardist Kerry Minnear (and what a KN> coincidence about the names, eh?) both became born again KN> Christians. Rick Wakeman, too. I wonder if there's KN> something about playing prog keyboards that makes them KN> find religion and stay skinny as they age, whereas bass KN> players tend to get fat (Greg Lake, Chris Squire). That's interesting! About the Kerrys and Rick Wakeman becoming Christians. I knew Livgren was, but not Wakeman. I myself have been for years, but still like good secular music, too. Also, I'm a bass player, and considerably heavier than I used to be :( Has Wakeman put out any Christian music? I'd like to hear some, if he did. That should really be interesting. Some of Livgren's songs in the Kansas days tended to reflect at least a leaning in that direction (Lonely Wind is one example). Have a good-un! Dave --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: The Fireside, Houston, Texas (713)496-6319 (1:106/114) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAN00002Date: 06/19/97 From: JOSHUA TAYLOR Time: 05:37am \/To: KENNETH NEWMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Kansas! > Apparently it was Livgren who was most responsible for > the Gentle Giant influence on Kansas. It's interesting > that Livgren and GG keyboardist Kerry Minnear (and what a > coincidence about the names, eh?) both became born again > Christians. Rick Wakeman, too. I wonder if there's John Elephante, the 2nd vocalist also was a Christian. He been producing Christian rock bands for at least 10 years now. He put out a solo album last year. It was really gospel sounding complete with choir and everything. It was pretty good, but not as near as good as the Kansas stuff he did. --- SLMR 2.1a --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: Cyber Town Center - (503)771-3747 - Portland, OR (1:105/84) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAN00003Date: 06/19/97 From: JOSHUA TAYLOR Time: 05:37am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Newbie post Okay, I'm new this "progressive rock" stuff so please don't come to hard on my stupidity. I know I like some of the artists that have been mentioned, before I heard the term "progressive rock". I just always heard them called "rock'n'roll". I'm wondering about a couple of artists, whether they'd fit in to this genre. How about Cream? The were definitely progressive for that time. It was based on blues and jazz, but put in a rock setting. No one else had ever done anything like what they were doing. The music appealed to blueslovers and musicians who wanted something different than the Beatles and other pop bands. They also influenced many progressive rock bands that came later on. From the way progressive rock been described here, I'd say they fit right in. How 'bout Yngwie Malmsteen? Paganini style metal. He seems to appeal mainly to musicians and not the pop culture. He's not a household name like Van Halen. What do you guys think? --- SLMR 2.1a --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: Cyber Town Center - (503)771-3747 - Portland, OR (1:105/84) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAQ00000Date: 06/16/97 From: MARTIN RIDGLEY Time: 04:56pm \/To: PAUL CHARBONNEAU (Read 0 times) Subj: Brand X / Goodsall / Jones =-> Quoting Paul Charbonneau to Martin Ridgley re: Brand X / Goodsall/Jones: PC> Brand X has just released a CD with Pierre Moerlen on drums. PC> Jones and Goodsal are still there, I think. Hey, that's great! I'll add that one to The List! ;-) PC> Percy Jones has released a few in the past few years. One of PC> them is Tunels. Cool! Is it supposed to be spelled this way, or is it 'Tunnels'? PC> Goodsal had a band called Fire Merchants. They released two PC> CDs that I know of. Thanks. I was aware that he'd had another band together but didn't know the name. PC> P. Jones can be found on Project Lo, an acoustic guitar project PC> featuring other memebers from Gongzila, Interesting. That sounds a bit unusual for him. PC> Hope this helps, It sure does. Thanks a lot for the info, Paul. Cheers, Martin ~~~~~~~~ ... Common sense isn't.... --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] * Origin: The Eclectic Lab (1:153/831) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAQ00001Date: 06/17/97 From: MARTIN RIDGLEY Time: 06:54am \/To: DAVID MARHEINE (Read 0 times) Subj: Badger =-> Quoting David Marheine to Kenneth Newman re: Friendly GIANT: **> re: Renaissance _Live at Carnegie Hall_.... DM> Only picked this up in the last year or so, and it IS fine... Yeah, that's a good album! I was a *big* fan of Renaissance back in the 1970s. ;-) DM> ...rare example of a live album delivering the punch they never DM> quite achieved in the studio. DM> Ever hear _One Live Badger_? I'm not sure if the mention of this album was intentionally connected to your previous comment about another band, but _One Live Badger_ is definitely an example of group delivering a live punch that wasn't even hinted at on the studio recordings. Not that it's a particularly great album, but their sound is much 'beefier' on that one than on the only other recording I heard by them. DM> I remember only one song ("The Preacher") that seemed okay. The rest DM> seemed like 7 minute backing tracks waiting for an interesting overdub DM> that never occured. Yeah, "The Preacher" was the only concise, tightly structured song on that album. You have a good memory. The other five tracks were all within a very few seconds of the 7 minute mark - almost as if they had some kind of a formula. I *do* like a couple of them, though. Despite going on too long, "On the Way Home" had a cool riff and, as I recall, some typically 70s, pseudo-religious, introspective lyrics. There was another one or two I liked as well.... Anyway, it'd be a keeper if only for the great Roger Dean cover - one of my faves of his! ;-) The one studio album I had by Badger didn't stay in my collection for very long at all. It was quite different from the live one. I seem to recollect it being a sort of lukewarm, white soul effort. Tony Kaye was on it, but I can't recall any of the other participants. DM> If I remember correctly, Brian Parrish was the singer.... Yes. And FWIW, he wrote "The Preacher". All other tracks were credited to the collective Badger. DM> (Tony Kaye from Yes on rhythm organ). What's rhythm organ? No soloing involved? IIRC, Brian Parrish took most of the solos didn't he? Anyway, Tony Kaye plays a Hammond B-3 and I've always loved his sound, even if his style is not flashy and his technique is not all that impressive. But he sounds great on _The Yes Album_ (1971), which is still one of my faves by that group. Cheers, Martin ~~~~~~~~ ... Music is ambrosia - the nectar of the gods, and food for the soul! --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] * Origin: The Eclectic Lab (1:153/831) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 182 60'S 70'S ROCK Ref: EAQ00002Date: 06/20/97 From: DAVID MARHEINE Time: 12:59pm \/To: KENNETH NEWMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Friendly GIANT --- Sez Kenneth Newman to David Marheine --- KN> OK, you win, you make even less sense than I do. But I'm straight. That's a Modern Lovers song, innit? DM> Hmong others KN> ObWisconsin? Yup, but I'm afraid Paul McArtney gets royalties when you sing that. KN> No, _TOtR&RTYtD_ is a terrible album, but _Bursting Out_ is OK. That was my impression too, though I expressed it diplomatically since Pete served very fine turnips. He and Carole had some unusual tastes in music, Noel Harrison, for example, but they both really got off on the Nice's "Rondo (69)". KN> Personally I like _Yessongs_. It's not essential, but it is nice to KN> have. And I love the version of "Siberian Khatru" on there... Well, I'll have to try it again sometime. Yes really lost me after _Fragile_ back in the 70's and I haven't been totally impressed with much that I've gone back to investigate later. I don't think I've ever even heard all of _Topographic Oceans_. Let me know if you come upon an extra (cheap) 8 track of that one... DM> Got to hear about a side of _Space Ritual_ last week... KN> I've been quoted as saying that album sounds like "Gong KN> on PCP" though I was just listening to it last night and KN> find I enjoy it nonetheless. I'll actually argue that the KN> early studio albums are genuinely good. Not with me, you won't, since I tend to agree. DM> (Tony Kaye from Yes on rhythm organ)... KN> Was that a colour note rhythm organ or the one with the KN> little buttons labelled Am, G, G7, Em, etc etc? Oooooh KN> aren't we catty today? Mao. KN> Hey, Three Man Army actually had a couple of decent tunes KN> and Baker Gurvitz Army actually had one sort of decent tune. A guitarist pal in college who was a big Steve Hillage fan also liked Three Man Army a lot, which I understood much better than the guy who loved all of Wakeman's solo album but got all offended by the Ramones. Which is more understandable in turn than the guy who built a PAIA synth from a kit and got himself a hat like the Captain and Tennille. Musta had a thing about vaguely equine females. Anyway, I like BGA's "Hearts On Fire" pretty well cuz it almost sounds like Sharks... ObProg: The first _Gun_ album was Roger Dean's first album cover. There was still a little Gahan Wilson in his style at that point. KN> Chairs, KN> Kenneth ... Hang by your thumbs and write if you get work. --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750)