peterfrederics
Thanks for your comments and totally understand what it’s like to be so busy! Really glad that emusers is here for the long term. I likewise listen to many of your tips and often for similar reasons. That is, to my mind, what makes this group so great to belong to.
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@Germanprof thanks for Happy Families Too and "Blancmange" which reminds me of Synth Pop, New Wave, New Romantics, Live Aid and the 1980s. My favourite band of the time (to be…
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I’m a sucker for “Letters from the Sky” by Civil Twilight.
"Urgent Support For The Fire-stricken Areas In Greece" by Various Artists. A really good compilation album for a great cause, lasting almost 5 hours at a minimum cost of 3 Euros.
in What are you listening to right now? (21st Century Schizoid Thread) Comment by peterfrederics August 2021"Ghastly City Sleep" s/t
Hazy, dreamy, shoegazey, post rock.
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/ghastly_city_sleep/ghastly_…"Killing Floor" an outstanding cover version of the Howlin' Wolf classic by Electric Flag featuring Mike Bloomfield immediately post his stay in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
in Awesome Cover Versions . . . Comment by peterfrederics August 2021"Rhésus O", 1971 album by Rhésus O. Top notch Jazz Rock with a tinge of Prog.
Quoting from Discogs "Good jazz-prog band coming from the suburbs of Paris. Featuring several members from the famous other French band Magma, and sounding m…Fela Kuti "The Best of the Black President".
Absolutely stunning collection of his music.
Got into a cab in Melbourne a few years back and the cabbie was playing a Fela Kuti album. Turns out that he played in Fela's band for a …"Everything's For Sale" 2009 album by Henry's Funeral Shoe.
AMG says "Playing bluesy hard rock with plenty of attitude, a classic rocker's appreciation of history, and a punk's sense of concision, in What are you listening to right now? (21st Century Schizoid Thread) Comment by peterfrederics August 2021"The Fabulous Walker Brothers" by The Walker Brothers released in 1966.
A great set of songs which I still enjoy 55 years later!
in Favourite Rock Albums from the late 60s and early 70s Comment by peterfrederics August 2021Really interesting story round The Misunderstood on AMG.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-misunderstood-mn0000474642"Amenophis" by Amenophis.
Rated No. 6 Prog Rock album of 1983 by ProgArchives.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=15in What are you listening to right now? (21st Century Schizoid Thread) Comment by peterfrederics August 2021
"Later That Same Year" by Matthews Southern Comfort.
AMG says "a beautiful set of songs that splits the difference between West Coast folk-rock and early country-rock".
The band was formed by former Fairport Convention singer/g…"Livin' Love" a 1969 album byThe Feminine Complex, one of the first all female rock bands.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/373916-The-Feminine-Complex<…@rostasi thanks for the reminder. Inspired me to listen to my favourite Third Ear Band album "The Magus".in What are you listening to right now? (21st Century Schizoid Thread) Comment by peterfrederics August 2021
"Risk" by Far Corner
Progarchives rates it as No. 3 Prog Rock album for 2018 and, at the time, it was considered by many as a contender for album of the year.
And for this weekend only, half price at US$5 from Cuneiform records…"Elysium for the Brave" by Azam Ali.
AMG says "Azam Ali quietly established a reputation as one of the purest, most captivating voices in world music......…25 songs celebrating the 25 years of theTemporary Residence label.
Some excellent music from bands such as Low, Mono, Explosions In The Sky, Tarentel and Mogwai.
All at NYOP
in Flash Bandcamp Sale Comment by peterfrederics July 2021Golly! English yobbos still envy real sophisticates"Bremen to Bridgwater" by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath.
Half price at US$7 for this weekend
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Thanks @Germanprof. We have no choice but to start this thread with “21st Century Schizoid Man” from the fabulous 1969 King Crimson album “In The Court Of The Crimson King”."Fado" by Bastarda.
For those, like me, brought up on Amália Rodriguez and who therefore love Fado music. Bastarda is a Polish band fronted by the excellent Portuguese vocalist Jaõa de Sousa.in What are you listening to right now? (Twenty Million Things [We'd Like to Do when COVID is over]) Comment by peterfrederics July 2021
"Naturally" by Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings
AMG says "Few artists took longer to reach stardom, and gained as much critical acclaim once they found their audience, than R&B vocalist in What are you listening to right now? (Twenty Million Things [We'd Like to Do when COVID is over]) Comment by peterfrederics July 2021"The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock" by Charles Snider.
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"Behind the Legend" by Taste containing good tracks from their best albums. Really more Hard/Blues Rock rather than Prog
https://www.emusic.com/album/…"21st Century Schizoid Man"!!??"Noseferatu" s/t
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