One of my all time favourite bands of any era is Affinity and their s/t album issued in 1970.
Funnily enough, they came from the University of Sussex at the time that I was studying there but unfortunately I never came across them in person.
"Night Flight" is one of my all time favourite tracks and their version of "All Along The Watchtower" is close to a match for the Jimi Hendrix version. Other really good tracks are "Three Sisters", "Cocoanut Grove" and "Yes Man".
One of my all time favourite bands of any era is Affinity and their s/t album issued in 1970.
Funnily enough, they came from the University of Sussex at the time that I was studying there but unfortunately I never came across them in person.
"Night Flight" is one of my all time favourite tracks and their version of "All Along The Watchtower" is close to a match for the Jimi Hendrix version. Other really good tracks are "Three Sisters", "Cocoanut Grove" and "Yes Man".
That's certainly a very good album. Funnily I went to the open day for Sussex Uni having applied to the American Studies course. I didn't even go to the interview (and therefore didn't get on the course) as I was wandering around in a haze after a late night drinking and dancing in the sea at midnight with new friends including a nice young lady. We met again at Warwick Uni which I also didn't get to go to... So yes. Nice album!
That's certainly a very good album. Funnily I went to the open day for Sussex Uni having applied to the American Studies course. I didn't even go to the interview (and therefore didn't get on the course) as I was wandering around in a haze after a late night drinking and dancing in the sea at midnight with new friends including a nice young lady. We met again at Warwick Uni which I also didn't get to go to... So yes. Nice album!
Whereas. I did go to Sussex with the band playing on my first weekend there being Cream. Unfortunately, my lady friend at the time was far more interested in Eric Clapton than she was in me!
That's certainly a very good album. Funnily I went to the open day for Sussex Uni having applied to the American Studies course. I didn't even go to the interview (and therefore didn't get on the course) as I was wandering around in a haze after a late night drinking and dancing in the sea at midnight with new friends including a nice young lady. We met again at Warwick Uni which I also didn't get to go to... So yes. Nice album!
Whereas. I did go to Sussex with the band playing on my first weekend there being Cream. Unfortunately, my lady friend at the time was far more interested in Eric Clapton than she was in me!
I once had to endure EC at the Royal Albert Hall because of my lady friend at the time. I never did like his music even before I learned what happened in Wolverhampton (?) back in 1974. Horse for courses and all that.
Thanks Confused - lots of memories there. Unlike djh, I was, and still am, an Eric Clapton fan, seeing him perform live many times over the years. I've got several of the above albums as CDs but will follow up the links on the couple I haven't got. The Graham Bond Organization was a band I reaaly liked at the time
@confused and @greg, well I have to get involved in this discussion seeing that I have the "Disraeli Gears" album cover as my icon for eMusers!
Another album of theirs worth a listen is the "BBC Sessions" which includes some brief interviews of Eric done at the time. Surprisingly, it doesn't include "White Room" which, to my mind, is easily the best track on "Live Cream Volume II". The other interesting feature is that all the tracks are kept to a brief format with none reaching 5 minutes in length - very unusual for Cream playing live. Plus don't you love the plummy intros by the BBC compere!
@greg & @peterfrederics - I always love revisiting my teens, some of my happiest years and because my big brother introduced me to such a wide variety of music. It's what consumed my paper route money and finally part-time donut shop wages in High School. I just loved listening and enjoyed the many hours spent in new & used record stores flipping through stacks of vinyl. I've tried not to let folks pasts influence the music they make, it's always been about the listen. I'll keep an ear out for that BBC sessions next time through. Meanwhile, I'll be keeping an ear out for Ginger Baker's drumming through these next phases.
I do love me some Hawkwind. The only time I saw them was on the Levitation tour. Our man Ginger stuck a ten minute drum solo into the middle of Brainstorm. It was as terrible as it sounds. The thing about Hawkwind was always no long solos. Then again who was going to say no to Ginger Baker?
Talking of Bill Wyman, probably around 1999 i saw the Bill Wyman's Kings of Rhythm and bought one of his CDs. I've recently got a couple of boxed sets of four other albums. Brilliant nostalgia type albums. eMusic also had some live "Bootleg" albums, so I've been listening to them too. They are all easy to listen albums but I've enjoyed them
Wallenstein's first three albums, Blitzkreig (1972) Mother Universe (1972) Cosmic Century (1973)
All produced by the man with magic finger Dieter Dierks. It's all more or less Symphonic Prog with the first being a bit heavier and raw (I think it was recorded live in the studio) the second is a bit more hippy drippy. but better produced. First two on the wonderful Pilz label that will set you back for originals. And yes that's the keyboard player's grandmother on the second album.
Alphataurus s/t album from 1973. To my mind, one of the best examples of Italian Progressive Rock at its 1970s peak.
ProgArchives says “Alphataurus is one of those legendary RPI bands who are obscure in the annals of general progressive rock, but much appreciated by Italian prog fanatics who venture beyond the more well-known groups……’Alphataurus’ considered by many as a masterpiece of the 70's Italian scene. They are an unparallelled heavy prog classic to my ears”.
I told this story on my radio show but, during the 80s, at my old radio station, WZRD, someone didn't like that the title track was being played as much as it had been, so they decided to do something about it by punching a hole in the vinyl to, pretty much, make it unplayable.
I told this story on my radio show but, during the 80s, at my old radio station, WZRD, someone didn't like that the title track was being played as much as it had been, so they decided to do something about it by punching a hole in the vinyl to, pretty much, make it unplayable.
Well you can't do that with a streaming playlist! Still, of all the records to do that to...
Must have been one of those folk who insist Tanz Der Lemminge is their best album.
Or they had never forgiven the members of Amon Düül II for spinning off from Amon Düül!!
”Psychedelic Underground” by Amon Düül.
Personally, I much prefer Amon Düül II.
I think most folk would agree with you considering 2 were basically all the people in 1 who weren't just commune members but could actually play an instrument. I do think 1 were important though in their own way. And I should play both more often.
Well you can't do that with a streaming playlist! Still, of all the records to do that to...
Must have been one of those folk who insist Tanz Der Lemminge is their best album.
I think that considering the kind of radio shows we had in those days, not that much comparison thought actually went into it. I think they just thought it was hippie music - and, "of course" that was baaaaad.
I had a friend in Germany whom I'd met when I went to study there. After many years, one day, he was telling me about a male friend that he was meeting up with - someone he'd known for years - that happened to have the last name of Knaup. I laughed and jokingly asked, he doesn't have a sister does he? Puzzled, my friend said, yeah, why do you ask? It turns out that he had no idea that this guy's sister - who he'd seen many times when he'd go visit his friend - was theRenate Knaup (!) Ordinarily, I'd understand, but this guy is a well-known composer who lives in Munich! The discussion then kinda focused on the fact that I had a massive crush on her growing up.
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Funnily enough, they came from the University of Sussex at the time that I was studying there but unfortunately I never came across them in person.
"Night Flight" is one of my all time favourite tracks and their version of "All Along The Watchtower" is close to a match for the Jimi Hendrix version. Other really good tracks are "Three Sisters", "Cocoanut Grove" and "Yes Man".
That's certainly a very good album. Funnily I went to the open day for Sussex Uni having applied to the American Studies course. I didn't even go to the interview (and therefore didn't get on the course) as I was wandering around in a haze after a late night drinking and dancing in the sea at midnight with new friends including a nice young lady. We met again at Warwick Uni which I also didn't get to go to... So yes. Nice album!
I once had to endure EC at the Royal Albert Hall because of my lady friend at the time. I never did like his music even before I learned what happened in Wolverhampton (?) back in 1974. Horse for courses and all that.
This morning's listen...
The Graham Bond Organization (Dick Heckstall-Smith, Ginger Baker, Graham Bond, Jack Bruce)
There's A Bond Between Us The Sound Of 65
Live At Klooks Kleek Solid Bond
This weekend's listen...
Cream (Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce)
Fresh Cream archive.org Disraeli Gears archive.org
Wheels Of Fire archive.org Goodbye archive.org
Live Cream Live Cream Volume II archive.org
Royal Albert Hall - London - May 2-3-5-6 05
archive.org
Another album of theirs worth a listen is the "BBC Sessions" which includes some brief interviews of Eric done at the time. Surprisingly, it doesn't include "White Room" which, to my mind, is easily the best track on "Live Cream Volume II". The other interesting feature is that all the tracks are kept to a brief format with none reaching 5 minutes in length - very unusual for Cream playing live. Plus don't you love the plummy intros by the BBC compere!
Meanwhile, I'll be keeping an ear out for Ginger Baker's drumming through these next phases.
Music for 17 year olds...
Blind Faith Ginger Baker's Air Force
Blind Faith Ginger Baker's Air Force
Air Force 2
Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa '70 With Ginger Baker
Why Black Man Dey Suffer....... Live!
Baker Gurvitz Army (Adrian Gurvitz, Paul Gurvitz, Ginger Baker)
Elysian Encounter archive.org
The Baker Gurvitz Army Hearts On Fire
In return, here are a couple from Jack Bruce.
"Why Dontcha" by West, Bruce & Laing and "The Jack Bruce Band Live '75". I particularly like the "Live '75" album with its long jams.
I wonder if Elon Musk was inspired by them...
Hawkwind
X In Search Of Space Space Ritual
Warrior On The Edge Of Time archive.org Live Seventy Nine archive.org
Hawkwind with Ginger Baker
Levitation Zones
I can only imagine that this would have featured on a @Brighternow list of top Scandinavian rock albums.
AMG says “ The second album by Amon Düül II…….1970's Yeti, is their first masterpiece, one of the defining early albums of Krautrock”.
I told this story on my radio show but,
during the 80s, at my old radio station,
WZRD, someone didn't like that the title
track was being played as much as it had
been, so they decided to do something
about it by punching a hole in the vinyl
to, pretty much, make it unplayable.
”Psychedelic Underground” by Amon Düül.
I think most folk would agree with you considering 2 were basically all the people in 1 who weren't just commune members but could actually play an instrument. I do think 1 were important though in their own way. And I should play both more often.
I had a friend in Germany whom I'd met when I went to study there. After many years, one day, he was telling me about a male friend that he was meeting up with - someone he'd known for years - that happened to have the last name of Knaup. I laughed and jokingly asked, he doesn't have a sister does he? Puzzled, my friend said, yeah, why do you ask? It turns out that he had no idea that this guy's sister - who he'd seen many times when he'd go visit his friend - was the Renate Knaup (!)
Ordinarily, I'd understand, but this guy is a well-known composer who lives in Munich!
The discussion then kinda focused on the fact that I had a massive crush on her growing up.
Tangerine Dream: Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann, Chris Franke.
1973, February 15, Paris, Theater de L' Ouest Parisien
„An Evening With Kosmische Musik" (sold out),
Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel and Klaus Schulze.
The day before Kraftwerk and Guru Guru had performed at the same venue.
Groundhogs
Blues Obituary Thank Christ For The Bomb
Split Hogwash