tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post3307246538486177252..comments2024-03-26T08:09:33.829+00:00Comments on The Plastic Mancunian: Progressive Rock Is MagnificentPlastic Mancunianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-85233715639507854192013-08-24T09:14:36.851+01:002013-08-24T09:14:36.851+01:00Hi Big D,
Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and The ...Hi Big D,<br /><br />Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and The Wall are my Pink Floyd albums.<br /><br />Fish - era Marillion - yes. I particularly like Incommunicado (a bit commercial but still a great song).<br /><br />Check out Dream Theater - I think you'll like them.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-67802782529470838062013-08-23T21:09:15.135+01:002013-08-23T21:09:15.135+01:00Prog is one of those genres where I like the odd a... Prog is one of those genres where I like the odd artist but never got deeper.<br /> I love me a bit of Rush, frequently partake of Marillion (Fish-era only, I'm afraid) and every rock fan in the country has at least one Floyd album, mine being "Dark side...".<br /> When it's done properly it's majestic.<br /> Screw it. I'm going to go put "Comfortably numb" on. Dale Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911232031451509568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-41061908773302403052013-08-09T08:06:00.500+01:002013-08-09T08:06:00.500+01:00Hi Jeremy,
I certainly can. This one is hot off t...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />I certainly can. This one is hot off the press from their latest album "Clockwork Angels" - last year.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFGrWjOX0E<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-38118011609970180492013-08-09T07:21:38.326+01:002013-08-09T07:21:38.326+01:00Hi PM
Owner of a Lonely Heart is great. I love tha...Hi PM<br />Owner of a Lonely Heart is great. I love that album. Look up a later album "Talk" you'd love it too.<br />The Rush clip you put here is a bit too 80s, can you find something older?<br /><br />River<br />Early Genesis is prog all the way. After Gabriel left is did turn to a different style, but great anyway. Amazing musicians.jeremy northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619517364832117418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-18368908262602829702013-08-08T16:34:12.073+01:002013-08-08T16:34:12.073+01:00Hi River,
Yes indeed. Sadly, when Peter Gabriel l...Hi River,<br /><br />Yes indeed. Sadly, when Peter Gabriel left, they kind of became a bit more like an AOR band. <br /><br />I'm not a fan of Phil Collins' solo stuff at all - but his Genesis stuff (probably up to Invisible Touch was pretty good).<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-87497361915573379292013-08-08T13:37:20.354+01:002013-08-08T13:37:20.354+01:00Genesis is prog rock? I did not know that and I do...Genesis is prog rock? I did not know that and I do like some of their songs. I have some Phil Collins on my i-pod, but I'm not sure about Genesis, maybe one or two. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-44652603220220563742013-08-07T20:32:13.044+01:002013-08-07T20:32:13.044+01:00Hi monkey_gamer,
Where do I begin?
It's up t...Hi monkey_gamer,<br /><br />Where do I begin?<br /><br />It's up to the style you like.<br /><br />The latest album "Clockwork Angels" is fantastic, but my favourites include "Moving Pictures", "Hemispheres", "Signals", "Hold You Fire", "Power Windows"and "Counterparts". The ones I haven't mentioned are pretty special too.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-4229576970055766852013-08-07T08:55:11.984+01:002013-08-07T08:55:11.984+01:00I enjoy Pink Floyd and Rush. I've got Moving P...I enjoy Pink Floyd and Rush. I've got Moving Pictures, Fly By Night and 2112. What album should I try next?monkey_gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549688396138547850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-8938107174179926872013-08-05T19:45:39.538+01:002013-08-05T19:45:39.538+01:00Hi Jeremy,
Yes are one of those bands I've sk...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />Yes are one of those bands I've skirted around. You will probably roll your eyes but I love "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - a more commercial effort. They are a band I need to look into - together with King Crimson.<br /><br />The musicianship is incredible - taking Dream Theater as an example, Jordan Rudess is a wizard on the keyboard and John Petrucci is a maestro on the guitar.<br /><br />Not heard of the Guillemots - but I will certainly look them up.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PM<br />Plastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-33248549397023817222013-08-05T19:38:06.673+01:002013-08-05T19:38:06.673+01:00Interesting post as usual.
My favourite bands in ...Interesting post as usual.<br /><br />My favourite bands in those days were Yes Genesis and ELP. A few months ago I came across a podcast by a Yes fan, called the Yesmusic podcast. It renewed my interest in my old albums.<br /><br />I've really enjoyed going back into my music of the 70s.What I like about prog is the high quality of musicianship, as well as the way the music sucks you into another place.<br /><br />I've long wondered why it is considered naff ever since, and has never had much of a renaissance. All that considering how popular these bands were in the 70s.<br /><br />A popular misconception of the birth of punk rock is that it was a reaction to these 'overblown' prog rock bands, with concept albums and massive stage shows. However it was more a reaction to the overblown pop bands like queen. Broadcaster Danny Baker has held forth on many occasions on this subject. A very interesting listen in itself. Baker is a massive fan of Prog, citing bands of which I've never heard.<br /><br />For me, Rush was a sort of tributary, rather than the real thing, but that's because they came along later. 2112 and Xanadu were works I admired but never loved. Geddy Lee did play a Rickenbacker bass so that was a reason to respect them. What I didn't like was the way their longer pieces seemed to change in a random fashion, without the aplomb of Yes, who were masters of the genre.<br /><br />Floyd I see more of a blues band straining at the leash. Gilmore is one of my top two guitarists, the solo on Comfortably Numb is magnificent. My preferred version of the song is one their live album, played as an encore with Run Like Hell the other. Awesome.<br /><br />I'd better leave it at that for now.<br /><br />... do you like the Guillemots? jeremy northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619517364832117418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-4865849458799433852013-08-05T19:37:47.599+01:002013-08-05T19:37:47.599+01:00Hi River,
I'm sure you've heard some prog...Hi River,<br /><br />I'm sure you've heard some prog rock River - maybe Genesis?<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-64117652724337883592013-08-05T09:07:24.977+01:002013-08-05T09:07:24.977+01:00I agree with your mate who doesn't like songs ...I agree with your mate who doesn't like songs that go on too long. I especially am not fond of a song where the lyrics are long since finished, but the melody or the la-la-las continue until I race over and flip the switch on the radio. <br />I don't believe I've heard any prog rock and probably don't want to. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-56817713795942819092013-08-04T20:10:16.220+01:002013-08-04T20:10:16.220+01:00Hi Grace,
To be honest, bands like Pink Floyd and...Hi Grace,<br /><br />To be honest, bands like Pink Floyd and Rush are bordering on being fossils - as am I.<br /><br />You may not like the original version of the last one I suspect.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-90421859648289665892013-08-04T19:01:18.751+01:002013-08-04T19:01:18.751+01:00Well I certainly had never heard of 'prog rock...Well I certainly had never heard of 'prog rock' until this morning - it was part of a clue in the Sunday NYT crossword puzzle (4 letters - ___ rock). I listened to a few seconds of each song - skipping around the song. I can't say that at any moment any of it caught my attention. Tho the last one has possibilities. I'm an old R&B fossil so I can't really appreciate any of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com