kerble wrote:

yut wrote:I would say, on this forum, not many are familiar with the 1970-1980 Yes material, except the one guy who mentioned eating curry and listening to TFTO. That is a true Yesman.

sounds like my friend Orion.

Yes was fucking unstoppable during this period.

"Time and a Word" is one hell of a pop song, but they had so many brilliant songs in the 70's. Jesus christ were they good.


NC

Heart of the Sunrise. I mean...GODDAM!

fiery jack wrote:

sethpomeroy wrote:The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
I am very fond of this record, beginning to end, and I never hear it discussed.

One of their keyboard players lectured me on human/animal perception in University 16 years ago. He seemed to have a brain the size of a planet, and I fancied his daughter something rotten.

YES! I have this record and it is amazing. Metal Monster is so ahead of its time. Where would Alice Cooper be without Arthur Brown? Where would Peter Hammill be without Arther Brown? Gabriel?

Good call. This is another CD I will have to dig out tonight...

kerble wrote:

yut wrote:I would say, on this forum, not many are familiar with the 1970-1980 Yes material, except the one guy who mentioned eating curry and listening to TFTO. That is a true Yesman.

sounds like my friend Orion.

Yes was fucking unstoppable during this period.

"Time and a Word" is one hell of a pop song, but they had so many brilliant songs in the 70's. Jesus christ were they good.


NC

My Uncle Charlie has 'first cut' pressings of all the early Yes material. You know what? All I did was look at the goddamn artwork. I bet those albums sound awesome...

The Roger Dean artwork is so amazing. He deserves every ounce of credit and his honorary Ph.D. in design.

Roger Dean is also a tremendously cool and accessible person. He attends every NEARfest and is always hanging around and approachable, never hanging out back stage. Always willing to chat and sign stuff. Great guy, and it's hard to believe that someone who shared a flat with Syd Barrett has never drank, smoked, or taken anything... I will have to believe him, but those mushroom shaped ice towers on the Relayer cover are just a bit too trippy...

SecondEdition wrote:One that I like that no one else seems to care about is the Liquid Liquid album.

i like that a whole lot

I'm just kicking myself because I never listened to those first-cut LP's on my uncle's crazy stereo...some audiophile setup that I can't remember anything about. A Rega Planar turntable, floating in oil (yep). Some 400-buck diamond needle cartridge...good god, man. Never heard it...

I'm sure the vinyl is top notch...

I own all the CD re-issues of the 70's Yes albums. They are very well done. They don't use much program compression, so the dynamics are preserved. This is essential. The vinyl is proabably better...

Your Uncle Charlie is sitting on a gold mine. Prog dorks will spend an awful lot of money on an original Yes LP.

I personally wouldn't, but then again, I wouldn't weigh 300 pounds and wear a Jethro Tull t-shirt.

Tull are pretty cool, though. They played shows with Yes a lot, and though a bit on the folky side, they have some powerful tunes. I think I really need to re-visit Jethro Tull and not be afraid of the flute. Thick as a Brick is cool...

bigc wrote:Heart of the Sunrise. I mean...GODDAM!

Or the whole "seasons will pass you by" thing in Close to the Edge. It's depressingly beautiful... Written by a guy who dropped out of school to work on a farm to support his family...

Pond - The Practice Of Joy Before Death
Like, what the fuck happened to this record? To any of their records for that matter? Their first one is too grunge for anyone's good, but they were way cool. I read a review once that said it sounded like "Sonic Youth jamming with the Beatles". Did people just not get them?

Killdozer - Little Baby Buntin'
OK, people 'round these forum parts know this record, but where I'm from (Northwest Chicago suburbs, Buffalo Grove specifically) no one, I mean NO ONE HAS EVEN HEARD OF THIS BAND. For that matter, no one seems to like it when they hear it. The indie stores out here don't even stock Killdozer. Fuck that jive.

Beck - One Foot In The Grave
Beck's one-stop pop culture shop really grates on me, which is probably why I like this album. There isn't a Beck fan that I know who enjoys this, and most don't even give it a try. Proof that he's better as an ironic folkie recording in a basement than a post-modern asshole recording in space.

Sonic Youth - New York City Ghosts and Flowers
Screw all the mark-ass tricks who don't see that this is the sound of vintage Youth, kicking up terrific noises, drones, wierd tinny death-disco, and those great breathy Kim Gordon bits. How is this so much worse than their 90's output?

caix wrote:

katie, a princess wrote:soul coughing's "ruby vroom"

oh yeah, that album is great. i was just fumbling through my cd's the other day and was thinking the same thing. can't say the same for irresistable bliss.

I like Irresistable Bliss better as an album even though Ruby Vroom has better songs. I think I like Irresistable Bliss because it has a more consistent mood (everything's going to shit). Ruby Vroom just sounds kind of wacky by comparison, and I do not tolerate wackiness of any kind.

Any thoughts on Haughty Melodic?