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Alacran s/t 1969 Prog/Acid Rock album.
Alacran is Spanish for scorpion.
AMG says "the edginess of the guitars and the deep Latin groove in the rhythms and minor-key melodies draw inevitable -- and accurate -- comparisons to … -
(Quote) Which all took me back to my three favourite Magma albums - "Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh", "Kohntarkosz" and "Kohntarkosz Anteria (K.A.)". A great listen for a sunny, autumn Melbourne morning.
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Came across this album and wasn't expecting much but this 1967 "Index" s/t album turned out to be one of the best Psych/Garage albums that I've heard for a long time.
@confused and @Germanprof couldn't agree more about The Drift "Noumena" (which I also downloaded from e…Lucky you, nothing but Rain in Melbourne!
1Talk about bizarre! Did my biannual check on eMusic, for old times sake.
You wouldn't believe it but amongst all the rubbish they have 7 of the top Kate Bush albums!!!
Go figure!!!
in What Are You Listening to (23) Skidoo? Comment by peterfrederics April 2023Most obscure of the obscure is this album "Chasing Rainbows" by Stoney and Jagged Edge.
A sensational heavy psych/hard rock album with loads of distorted guitar, fuzz and elements of Jimi H.
in Favourite Rock Albums from the late 60s and early 70s Comment by peterfrederics April 2023Thanks to @greg in 2011 and @Brighternow in 2012 for the introduction to the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and th…“Terry Riley In C” by Bang on a Can
AMG says “The Bang on a Can All-Stars have recorded perhaps the most innovative version of the work thus far, after Riley's own”in Terry Riley - In C . . . And more . . . Comment by peterfrederics April 2023
"Sleeping In Traffic Pt 2" by Beardfish.
Rated No. 3 for 2008 by ProgArchives and well worthy of that.
in What Are You Listening to (23) Skidoo? Comment by peterfrederics April 2023"Southern Rock Opera" by Drive-By Truckers.
I am not normally a fan of Southern Rock but the Drive-By Truckers are a massive exception.
AMG says of the album "Almost six years in the making, the Drive-By Truckers have create…@rostasi who would have thought!? Having never gone much past "Odyssey and Oracle", I didn't even realise that Rod and Colin had done new recordings. There are some pretty good t…(Quote) And I like that version of The Flock too!First came across them in that great sampler album “Fill Your Head With Rock” in 1970 which features a great shot on the cover of Jerry Goodman of The Flock with his violin"The Troubled Sleep Of Piano Magic" a 2003 album by Post Rock band Piano Magic.
Start with Track 2 "The Unwritten Law" (YouTube link below)
in What Are You Listening to (23) Skidoo? Comment by peterfrederics March 2023"Gypsy People" an obscure 1969 Psychedelic Folk album by Jan and Lorraine.
I can't begin to understand why this wasn't a resounding success. It is deservedly rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by AMG and 4.28 out of 5 by Discogs.
Do try …(Quote)
This is what i really like about these discussions that you get introduced to bands that you've never heard of but really grow to like.
So thanks @rostasi<…"The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" by Sandy Denny. Her 1971 album made not long after she left Fairport Convention. Amongst the best if not the best British folksingers of the era. Such a shame that she died so young.
in Favourite Rock Albums from the late 60s and early 70s Comment by peterfrederics March 2023Came across this relatively unknown 2013 album on bandcamp, "Unrecorded Beam" by Billy Bottle & The Multiple, totally by chance. It is a combination of Contemporary Jazz, Progressive Rock and Canterbury Scene with a hint of the 1970s.
"Before a Word Is Said" a 1982 Canterbury Scene album by Alan Gowen, Phil Miller, Richard Sinclair & Trevor Tomkins.
The sad story is that Alan Gowen, keyboarder and composer with Gilgamesh and National Health, was diagnosed with leuk…@jonahpwll thanks for the intro to the The Smile and how come I have never come across this album before!? Absolutely excellent!
Tom Skinner being in the The Smile w…One of my earliest and favourite buys from eMusic, well over 10 years ago. This was the album which gave me a fatal fascination for late 60s and early 70s Psych/Prog/Garage/Hard Rock bands that should have made it but didn't - "Beyond The Morning" b…@confused hasn't Danny Thompson got an eclectic mix of work.
Two really interesting and contrasting albums are "Live in London 1967" featuring a then largely unknown …@confused totally agree with you re Tarentel and The Drift. Thanks for the reminder which got me listening to Tarentel's "From Bone to Satellite" and The Drift's "Noumena"
…My final Post Rock album for the day is "The For Carnation" s/t album. The band includes Brian McMahan from Slint who were at the peak of Post Rock excellence.
Do try the youtube link below for one of my all-time favourite Post Rock track…Another great Post Rock album but sadly underrated is "///Codename: Dustsucker" by Bark Psychosisin What Are You Listening to (23) Skidoo? Comment by peterfrederics March 2023
One of my favourite Post Rock albums, "All Of The Sudden I Miss Everyone" by Explosions In The Sky.
I saw them live in Melbourne seven years ago and they were outstanding
in What Are You Listening to (23) Skidoo? Comment by peterfrederics March 2023
