The Forgotten Masterpieces... an intro thread into obscure 70s prog

[speed]

Ah Laibach- they are slovakian you know, and quite influential.

 

[Black Winter Day]

i just listened to the song Magma - "Da Zeuhl Wortz Mekanik"... amazing!
go to their page at www.progarchives.com and download it.
NAD and Demonspell especially, JayKeeley if you're bold, J. if you are bored.

 

[Black Winter Day]

oh yeah, it has some annoying high-pitched female opera vocals midway through the song. you have been warned.

 

[Black Winter Day]

this just in: Jaykeeley, NAD or anyone REMOTELY interested in progressive rock should hear Caravan now! i bought If I Could Do It All Again... today -- sholy hit, it's good!!!

 

[IOfTheStorm]

wow
now buy In The Land Of Grey And Pink
its even better

 

[Black Winter Day]

yeah, it's on the way in the mail.

 

[ScottG]

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003891D0B9B062?brand=&artistid=914766&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=52

Check it out, Nektar and Caravan are playing at BB King's in NYC in September.

 

[lizard]

I said somewhere I have the Caravan 2cd anthology....

Amon Duul II - I have that anthology also.

Jane - an acquired taste, really bad vocals but haunting melodic keyboard and guitar work.

if anyone wants a taste I can send a file, pm me an email addy if attachment size is no object.

Kraftwerk - Autobahn is a masterpiece.

Tangerine Dream is spotty. A HUGE catalogue. The first double live album is awesome.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

"Between Heaven And Hell" from JANE, is awesome!
But Amon Duul II , were absolute LEADERS

 

[lizard]

that's one of the best for sure.
I think the keyboardist Manfred Wiezorski (sp) was in Eloy also.

 

[jimbobhickville]

yeah, Magma rocks. I've only heard their debut and "Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh" (or however it's spelled). Both were brilliant. Did you know they invented their own language and all of their songs are sung in that language? Weird, but cool.

Supposedly, Happy Family is in the Zeuhl category, but I didn't hear too much in common with Magma. Great stuff nonetheless.

Check out Sotos, too. They are supposedly in the Canterbury style, but I'm not familiar enough with the prog-rock subgenres to say for sure. Great stuff, anyway.

Ok, so they're not from the 70s, but check 'em out just the same. In fact, check out all of Cuneiform Records' catalog http://www.cuneiformrecords.com

Enjoy

 

[Demonspell]

Agreed, that label consistently releases some incredibly challenging and inventive music...

 

[NAD]

I'm going to look into Magma, that Da Zeuhl song is IIIEIDIWIEIIISRRSID!!!!!11111

 

[lizard]

not obscure prog but: Traffic.
not Steve Winwood the wimp and beer commercial guy, but when he was at the height of his powers as singer, guitarist and keyboard player.

and Ayeka have you listened to the Michael Schenker Group Unforgiven World Tour CDs? To my knowledge the last tour he has been able to complete without meltdown, even though he had to replace the singer halfway through. A great cross-section of the best of his career.

 

[NAD]

John Barleycorn Must Die frickin' rules.

 

[Carbonized]

Camel Bootleg
i'm sure BWD would find this of interest. i haven't listened so i don't know what the quality is like.

 

[NAD]

John Barleycorn Must Die frickin' rules.

Absofrickinlutely.

 

[Black Winter Day]

Camel rules. I recently borrowed "The Snow Goose" on vinyl. Need to give it a listen soon.

 

[Demonspell]

Thanks for posting that Carbonized...I recently picked up the live album they released in the late 70s (ingeniously titled A Live Record) and it rules...

 

[NAD]

Holy. Fucking. Shit. You notice I quoted myself in this thread? I thought it was Black Winter Day that said it so I was agreeing with him. I'm glad you changed your avatar.

I REALLY DO TALK TO MYSELF!!!