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Post by admin on Apr 16, 2008 20:30:15 GMT
I liked them and had the album 'Smokin' which was their most popular imho,however not a fanatic H Pie fan - loved Marriotts voice tho! They do have a Best of .... as well!! Think that video of 'For Your Love'... is tremendous. Reckon I'll go for the best of thanks, it's probably cheap and cheerful but I'll find out if I want to have any more slices of Pie! If you're into Hendrix/ZZ Top, check out The Hamsters. A power trio second to none, they do their own material or a set of Hendrix/ZZ Top, or a mixture of all 3. More than 2 hours of hard arsed, ballsy, no-nonsense rock music. They're always touring, www.thehamsters.co.uk will tell you all you want to know. They do a humdinger version of the ZZ Top number "Sharp Dressed Man", with a brilliant gimmick - I won't spoil it for you, go see 'em. I used to live near Southend and stumbled across The Hamsters playing in pubs & clubs many times. They were always excellent. Didn't the bass player own Honkey Tonk music? I used to see him in there alot. [/img][/quote] I went to the London show on the Snakes & Arrows tour and they were awesome. Amazing production too, you're gonna have a great time! Don't forget to pop by other music and let us know how the gig goes. I never need much of an excuse to talk Rush. EDIT..... Nearly forgot, album of the day here: Kate Bush, Ariel. Lovely
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Post by admin on Apr 18, 2008 10:57:24 GMT
Sing To God - Cardiacs Anyone here into these? One of those bands that is you either love or hate...and they've been going for ever it seems. A bit like Tull I suppose. They certainly don't sound like them tho
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Post by oldfart on Apr 22, 2008 7:42:30 GMT
Currently four bands are making repeat trips to the player. Kamelot-Black Halo and Ghost Opera power metal would perhaps best describe it. Nightwish-Dark Passion Play-trying to get used to the new singer and I am finally coming round. Benedictum-classic heavy metal type band,former Dio tribute band,so the first two Cd's have covers of Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules on one and a very nice acoustic version of Catch The Rainbow on the second. And finally Opeth,Swedish folk death metal perhaps?because I will be seeing them in Birmingham tomorrow for the first time with three other bands and only cost £17 a rare thing now a days good value.
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Post by admin on Apr 22, 2008 9:14:45 GMT
Currently four bands are making repeat trips to the player. Kamelot-Black Halo and Ghost Opera power metal would perhaps best describe it. Nightwish-Dark Passion Play-trying to get used to the new singer and I am finally coming round. Benedictum-classic heavy metal type band,former Dio tribute band,so the first two Cd's have covers of Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules on one and a very nice acoustic version of Catch The Rainbow on the second. Not familiar with Benedictum but I know of Kamelot & Nightwish. That kind of symphonic grandise metal is huge in Europe isn't it? If you like those kind of bands that shoot their videos outside a castle in the snow have you tried Eyes Of Eden? www.myspace.com/eyesofedenband German bosomy goth metal at it's best! Good band. And finally Opeth,Swedish folk death metal perhaps?because I will be seeing them in Birmingham tomorrow for the first time with three other bands and only cost £17 a rare thing now a days good value. I know of Opeth from their assosiation with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) I've got Ghost Of Perdition on a compilation CD and it's an amzing song. There's more great ideas in that song than alot of muso bands can come up with in an entire career! I'd certainly add prog to the folk & death genres in your description! I do struggle a bit with the Cookie Monster vocals but musically they are outstanding. I might have to get myself an album.
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Post by oldfart on Apr 22, 2008 11:28:49 GMT
There is a new Opeth cd due for release June 3rd entitled Watershed,looking forward to that(includes on the special edition a cover of the classic Robin Trower song Bridge Of Sighs).Ghost Reveries is a good place to start if anyone is looking for a starting point to Opeth.Or the live cd The Roundhouse Tapes which came out end of last year.Other than that Morningrise is excellant.Although no Opeth fan seems to agree on their best album. Will try Eyes Of Eden never heard of them. Just as a side from a previous post I saw The Hamsters last year doing their Hendrix tribute show,well worth going to see.
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Post by admin on May 7, 2008 8:47:45 GMT
Here's a Col recommendation that will not hit you in the purse. Just picked up a great little compilation 'That's Proper Folk' It's got some of the best of the contempary folk acts around and it will cost you a whopping £1.99 delivered from Play.com. Some wonderful music on it and a great introduction to modern folk music if you fancy a dabble in that sort of thing! Track list: Eliza Carthy - Mr Magnifico (Monitor Mix Version) [from forthcoming album Dreams Of Breathing Underwater] Karine Polwart - Sorry [from current album This Earthly Spell] Kris Drever, John McCusker, Roddy Woomble - Steal What We Can (Exclusive Version) Cara Dillon - False, False [from forthcoming DVD The Redcastle Sessions] Martin Simpson - Never Any Good [from forthcoming DVD Live At The Union Chapel] Athena - Let Me In [from current album Breathe With Me] Luka Bloom - Innocence [from forthcoming DVD/CD The Man Is Alive] Mary Gauthier - Our Lady Of The Shooting Stars [from forthcoming album Genesis] The Waifs - Sundirtwater [from forthcoming album Sundirtwater] Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Grey Goes [from current album Two] Lau - Stewarts [from forthcoming album Live (at The Bongo Club)] Bellowhead - Jiggery Pokerwork; Haul Away; The Seven Stars [from forthcoming DVD Live At Shepherds Bush Empire] Sharon Shannon with Mundy - The Galway Girl (Exclusive Studio Version)
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Post by admin on May 18, 2008 17:30:45 GMT
Gypsy by Anna Phoebe, because I'm still humming it from last night ;D
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Post by admin on Jun 2, 2008 21:08:05 GMT
Time to revive this thread, come on guys, sell me your record collection ;D ) Album of the day for me is arguably the greatest Folk Rock album ever, and in lovely crackly old vinyl too with a big glass of red.......perfection!
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Post by harrowman on Jun 2, 2008 21:27:54 GMT
on the theme of Fairport been listening to the Other Boot a release from 1986/1987 cropredy festivals. Memories of great live shows.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 2, 2008 22:50:27 GMT
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Post by fatman on Jun 3, 2008 1:57:41 GMT
Time to revive this thread, come on guys, sell me your record collection ;D ) Album of the day for me is arguably the greatest Folk Rock album ever, and in lovely crackly old vinyl too with a big glass of red.......perfection! Col, I love Fairport, but the greatest folk rock album ever is Heavy Horses. Jeff
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Post by admin on Jun 3, 2008 9:27:59 GMT
on the theme of Fairport been listening to the Other Boot a release from 1986/1987 cropredy festivals. Memories of great live shows. Haven't been to Cropredy for a long time, probably since around then! Last time i went was the year Martin Barre played there with his solo band. I have some photos of that day but no scanner. I will work out some way of posting them eventually! Loving this band just now .... i25.images obliterated by tinypic/vovrpf.jpg [/IMG] www.myspace.com/peatbogfaeries[/quote]Good stuf. On paper that electronica, trad folk and a horn section really shouldn't work but it does! Bonkers, but in a good way. Bet they are great live. Col, I love Fairport, but the greatest folk rock album ever is Heavy Horses. Jeff Lol, I set myself up for that one didn't I? Shall we call it a draw? IMO Liege And Lief is more of a folk album with rock instruments & HH is more of a rock album in a folky English style. A rock/folk album maybe?
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Post by harrowman on Jun 3, 2008 21:35:58 GMT
Spent today listening to Phil Lesh and Friends in concert on 16/05/2008. Deadheads will probably already know he did a series of concerts playing Dead albums in order of release. Very entertaining they are too. Re folk rock IMHO Full House has got to be the best folk-rock album Liege and Lief just the most influential
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Post by admin on Jun 4, 2008 9:52:25 GMT
Re folk rock IMHO Full House has got to be the best folk-rock album Liege and Lief just the most influential I've started something here haven't I? This could be a contender too...
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Post by admin on Jun 11, 2008 20:57:40 GMT
Album of the day for me is Freeborn John by Rev Hammer. Freeborn John is a sort of concept folk/rock opera about John Lilburne and very good it is too.
Seeing as I've made it sound like the sort of thing you would probably want to run screaming from here's Bonny Bessies from said concept folk/rock opera to do it justice.....enjoy :-)
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Post by prestonplatform on Jun 12, 2008 22:23:47 GMT
The wonderful Tull inspired Guy Manning . A full sample CD spanning his career and album releases can be downloaded from his site www.guymanning.com/Sampler.htmlListen to the demo of Lost in Play from his latest release Songs from the Bilston House. It features loads of Tull like Flute from Molly Blooms Steve Dundon
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Post by admin on Jun 17, 2008 10:12:08 GMT
I've downloaded the tracks and put them on my player, I'll let you know what I think. I do like it when artists put a free track or two on their websites so we can try before we buy. I've bought a few CD's on the back of freebies. Gives me an idea for a thread...... Oh yeah, getting back on topic: Karine Polwart - Fairest Floo'er (don't be put off by the flowery cover and title, in the grand tradition of this kind of music there are more sticky ends to some of the characters in these songs than a Steven King novel!)
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Post by harrowman on Jun 17, 2008 18:00:19 GMT
getting the sounds organised on I-Pod for holiday in Greece starting tomorrow. Currently listening to Rise Up Like The Sun by The Albion Band[another candidate for the title of best folk rock album ever].
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Post by quizzkid on Jun 17, 2008 21:03:13 GMT
Currently "Cheap" by Seasick Steve and the Level Devils, intrigued after seeing him on Jools Holland's Later sometime ago and playing in the studio at last years Glastonbury highlights. Only just got round to getting the album and have just started playing it as I write.
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Post by admin on Jun 18, 2008 19:45:37 GMT
Currently "Cheap" by Seasick Steve and the Level Devils, intrigued after seeing him on Jools Holland's Later sometime ago and playing in the studio at last years Glastonbury highlights. Only just got round to getting the album and have just started playing it as I write. Was that Jools Hollands Hogmanay show? We watched that and certainly remember Seasick Steve being lightyears better than the other acts on that show (although Kylie did look good ;D ) Am I right in thinking he's a proper bona fide hobo? Good album?
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Post by admin on Jun 18, 2008 19:47:50 GMT
getting the sounds organised on I-Pod for holiday in Greece starting tomorrow. Currently listening to Rise Up Like The Sun by The Albion Band[another candidate for the title of best folk rock album ever]. I've yet to look up the Albion Band but I will. If it's another candidate for best folk rock album ever then I gotta check it out!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 19, 2008 17:24:09 GMT
Rise Up Like The Sun is a great album and worthy of being up there with the best. I've always rated Steeleye Span's Hark The Village Wait as being one of the best folk rock albums alongside Liege and Lief. Been listening to Joe Bonamassa's Sloe Gin album recently containing as it does the incredible song Ball Peen Hammer. Once heard, never forgotten.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 21, 2008 3:04:47 GMT
Though I think of The Eels as a very California band, I think they get taken seriously and lots of press in UK and Europe. The last studio album, 'Blinking Lites and other Revelations' is a few years old but a two disc masterpiece never far from the top of the pile in my place. The 'pile' is chaos and allows the most popular stuff to stay near the top...very organic...Tull has a separate pile, the only band that does. I went to see who's at the bottom of the pile: Momus and Oasis! Any questions?
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Post by admin on Jun 22, 2008 8:52:18 GMT
Rise Up Like The Sun is a great album and worthy of being up there with the best. I've always rated Steeleye Span's Hark The Village Wait as being one of the best folk rock albums alongside Liege and Lief. Been listening to Joe Bonamassa's Sloe Gin album recently containing as it does the incredible song Ball Peen Hammer. Once heard, never forgotten. Sloe Gin...nice choice. I must admit I do sometimes find that hot blues guitarist thing a bit generic but Joe Bonamassa is awesome. Though I think of The Eels as a very California band, I think they get taken seriously and lots of press in UK and Europe. The last studio album, 'Blinking Lites and other Revelations' is a few years old but a two disc masterpiece never far from the top of the pile in my place. The 'pile' is chaos and allows the most popular stuff to stay near the top...very organic...Tull has a separate pile, the only band that does. I went to see who's at the bottom of the pile: Momus and Oasis! Any questions? Didn't realise Eels were still going. What was their hit? I do remember it being quite good tho! I must admit I'm a bit of an alphabetical Cd collection man nowadays. perhaps I should go back to good old fashioned choas (but I'd soon get the hump when I can't find something tho) Questions? just one...Who are Momus (or do I not want to know?)
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 30, 2008 10:06:20 GMT
Gonna have a listen to the two Paris albums with Glen Cornick either today or tomorrow. Anyone know if they're on CD? as I've download them and can't find any current release details.
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Post by broadsword on Jun 30, 2008 10:35:57 GMT
Ian Dury - God bless him - found a CD of his at the bottom of a drawer, played a track called "Itinerant Child" - superb. There is a but to this, the lyrics he sings bear no resemblance to those on websites listing song lyrics.
Example:1st verse from lyricsbox.com is
"I took out all the seats and away I went it’s a right old banger and the chassis’ bent it’s got a great big peace sign across the back and most of the windos have been painted black"
1st verse on my CD is
"I got into my Alvis and away I went I wasn't gonna stop till my money was spent The only reason for hitting the road The Lord put me in a wandering mode"
Can anyone explain the difference?
Cheers all
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Post by admin on Jul 1, 2008 8:40:43 GMT
No idea I'm afraid but bless him indeed! Dear old Ian Dury certainly was unique. A local boy to me, he in fact immortalised my home town in song. So, to stand proudly alongside Hotel California, Werewloves Of London, Sweet Home Alabama, Budapest etc etc we have: Billericay Dickie ;D Currently listening to Poor Mans Heaven, the brand new album from Seth Lakeman. And it's excellent, possibly his best album yet (I'll need to soak it up a bit more to be sure) No great deviation from his style so if you like Seth Lakeman you'll love this album and if you don't, then you wont ;D
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Post by harrowman on Jul 1, 2008 19:41:30 GMT
Back from hols in Greece too bloody hot but whos to moan? Anyway currently listening to Neil Young at Dublin last weekend. Can he ever done a fine collection of shows than in Europe this year?
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 2, 2008 18:28:03 GMT
On the CD player this week at Launceston Towers: Bryter Layter - Nick Drake Forever Changes - Love (IMO one of the finest albums ever made) Heavy Horses - JT Snakes & Arrows- Rush The Tain - Horslips
Regarding the two Paris albums: both rock orientated and both worth a good listen. I know it's all down to personnel opinion but I think JT fans would possibly like both in moderation.
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Post by TM on Jul 4, 2008 14:59:07 GMT
AM's new album. More keyboard based then her last, but I have to admit that it does sound really good.
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