Don thy cape, heathen - IT'S A PROG THREAD

by **Heraclitus Akimbo** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:41 pm

Found this synthtastic voyage while doing an investigatory side-step while listening to a heap of New Age albums I'd downloaded years ago and had never gotten to:

by **Dandolin** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:20 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW2D2-Zek_k

starts out a bit corny but picks up quite a bit from there....

by **JTurbide** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:01 pm

Hehe just bought this one and J'un Oeil (another Sloche album) last week. The reissues are super cheap, like 15$ CAD and limited to 500 if I remember correctly. I really like the little riff that starts that Stadacone album.

by **Dandolin** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:32 pm

it's a grower for me for sure :)*

Harmonium and Miriodor remain my fave Quebecois prog bands :love:

just a teaser, but I am interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobaL1aCdUM

also, shit, i just realized that Icarus album you posted featured John Etheridge, Chank :wha?:

by **Dandolin** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:48 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwocCGTt-Q

i guess now that bill is retired it's time for some serious youtube posting to cement the legacy :snax:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvJe25wA-e8

by **Chankgeez** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:52 pm

yes, I recently subscribed to Bruford's channel. :thumb:

Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpTtp4kBtwk

by **Dandolin** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:28 am

the caped one hisself

interesting to hear the Rick quoting from the same sources as Keef on Catherine Parr

idk why, but the bit before the orchestral opening is stumping me, if it's even Wakeman and band (is it ye Englishe Rock Ensemble yet? still a bit early yet - Jeffrey Crampton wasn't fired til later in the year) as opposed to an opening act - the guitar player sounds better than Rick usually allowed for in his solo material :idk:

(i guess if Crampton is on the opening cut, that could be the reason for his firing - not sure The Cape appreciated "stage hogs", but i guess it could have been any number of reasons (also - while whomever's playing guitar has obvious single-note facility he also sorta sucks @ note bending)).

edit: found a complete rendition of the Opening piece, and it definitely sounds part and parcel of Wakeman's show :snax:

but i don't recognize the song from any Wakeman album :idk: