The Prog Rock, Art Rock and Electronic Music Thread

[mn dave]

There you have it. Proceed. 

Prog rock: Artists like Yes, Goblin, King Crimson and Genesis (early)
Art rock: Bowie, Bjork, Kate Bush, Residents, Peter Gabriel, stuff like that
Electronic music: Folks like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream...

[NJ Joe]

This was the first thing that came to mind, probably because it's on my "to be listened to" list.

[mn dave]

This was the first thing that came to mind, probably because it's on my "to be listened to" list.

I just mentioned them in the Gentle Giant thread and definitely want to hear more because all I own is H to the He Who Am the Only One.

[NJ Joe]

I just mentioned them in the Gentle Giant thread and definitely want to hear more because all I own is H to the He Who Am the Only One.

H to He is great, as are The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other and Still Life.  Pawn Hearts is one of a kind, and imho their masterpiece.  Godbluff is a shade behind PH.  The more recent stuff is good too. But if I were you, I'd go for The Least We Can Do through Still Life.

[mn dave]

H to He is great, as are The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other and Still Life.  Pawn Hearts is one of a kind, and imho their masterpiece.  Godbluff is a shade behind PH.  The more recent stuff is good too. But if I were you, I'd go for The Least We Can Do through Still Life.

Thanks, Joe! Noted.

Anyone listen to Gong?

[Mirror Image]

For me, this album is still something I'm completely mesmerized by from start to finish:



It not only represents, in my own opinion, the downfall of a great band, but the end of a special period in prog history. Of course, Wind & Wuthering was Steve Hackett's last album with Genesis and this also signified the start of a his own successful solo career. Keyboardist/songwriter Tony Banks spoke highly of this recording and said it was his favorite and it's hard not to argue because there's so many of Banks' fingerprints all over the album. Banks also pinned several of the songs most notably One For The Vine which in a documentary about Wind & Wuthering, Banks was talking about how long it took him to write the work. Anyway, this album will always mean a lot to me and each time I hear it, it's like I've never heard it before --- so timeless.

[mn dave]

For me, this album is still something I'm completely mesmerized by from start to finish:



It not only represents the, in my own opinion, the downfall of a great band, but the end of a special period in prog history. Of course, Wind & Wuthering was Steve Hackett's last album with Genesis and this also signified the end of this period for the band. Keyboardist/songwriter Tony Banks spoke highly of this recording and said it was his favorite and it's hard not to argue because there's so much of Banks' fingerprints all over the album. Banks also pinned several of the songs most notably One For The Vine which in a documentary about Wind & Wuthering, Banks was talking about how long it took him to write the work. Anyway, this album will always mean a lot to me and each time I hear it, it's like I've never heard it before --- so timeless.

I have to revisit Genesis. I haven't listened to a lot of this stuff in DECADES. I wonder how I'll like it.

[Mirror Image]

I have to revisit Genesis. I haven't listened to a lot of this stuff in DECADES. I wonder how I'll like it.

You've got to give Wind & Wuthering a spin. I think you'll enjoy it. It finds the band in an autumnal mood and the much of the album has so many textures and ambience. It's really nothing like any other album they made.

[mn dave]

You've got to give Wind & Wuthering a spin. I think you'll enjoy it. It finds the band in an autumnal mood and the much of the album has so many textures and ambience. It's really nothing like any other album they made.

My favorite was Selling England By the Pound. The post-Gabriel stuff I don't remember so well but that doesn't mean I won't revisit. Thanks.

[Mirror Image]

My favorite was Selling England By the Pound. The post-Gabriel stuff I don't remember so well but that doesn't mean I won't revisit. Thanks.

Ah, I see. Of the Gabriel years it's a toss-up between Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot for me, although I do love most of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Can't say I'm particularly keen on Selling England by the Pound, but there were good songs on there most notably Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, Firth of Fifth, and The Cinema Show.

[71 dB]

There you have it. Proceed. 

Prog rock: Artists like Yes, Goblin, King Crimson and Genesis (early)
Art rock: Bowie, Bjork, Kate Bush, Residents, Peter Gabriel, stuff like that
Electronic music: Folks like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream...

Tangerine Dream and King Crimson for me. I discovered then both in 2008. 

Some Björk, Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel is ok.

[7/4]

There you have it. Proceed. 

Prog rock: Artists like Yes, Goblin, King Crimson and Genesis (early)
Art rock: Bowie, Bjork, Kate Bush, Residents, Peter Gabriel, stuff like that
Electronic music: Folks like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream...

I still love the classics I grew up with.

Genesis up to and including ...and Then There Were Three
Tangerine Dream on Virgin.
Crimson before and including some of the double trio.
Fripp, Eno, David Sylvian, and so on.

[Mirror Image]

I love your avatar BTW, Dave. Classic Gabriel freak show.

[mn dave]

I love your avatar BTW, Dave. Classic Gabriel freak show.

Had to get into the spirit of things. 

[NJ Joe]

Anyone listen to Gong?

Yes, Daevid Allen and Pierre Moerlen eras. You?

[mn dave]

Yes, Daevid Allen and Pierre Moerlen eras. You?

I have this one. 
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[NJ Joe]

I have this one. 
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Good choice. That, along with the Radio Gnome trilogy (Radio Gnome Invisible, Angel's Egg, You), are the highlights of DA's Gong.  After Allen, guitarist Steve Hillage, and others left, drummer Pierre Moerlen turned Gong into a jazz-rock-fusion band that was also good and contained at one point guitarist Allan Holdsworth.  Expresso II, Shamal, and Gazeuse were some of the Moerlen-era albums.

If you want to continue to explore the Daevid Allen era, try You, my favorite Gong album.

[mn dave]

If you want to continue to explore the Daevid Allen era, try You, my favorite Gong album.

So much to explore! Thanks.

[DaveF]

This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fd_7unOj4A may be worth a look - as Cow fans know, the only known full-length video of the band in action.  I love the total lack of star quality about it - sitting around apparently on bits of old furniture playing to an audience of 10 or so on a football field.  Music's not bad, either.

DF

[7/4]

Goodness, Henry Cow, of course!