Rare Prog Rock Bands

Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Fazakerley
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Had to look that one up.

This interesting name is a locational surname derived from a small place in the parish of Walton on the hill near Liverpool. The word is of Anglo-Saxon origin from the old pre 7th Century English 'faes' a border or fringe plus 'accer', a field plus 'leah', a wood or clearing.
 
I think I've asked this before, but did anyone on here go to the Charisma promotional tour, which had the ridiculous price of 6/– (even then, it was ridiculous)? Free Trade Hall. The then unheard of Genesis opened, followed by the little heard of Lindisfarne, then Van Der Graaf Generator as the final act. I left VDGG's set half way through. They were boring me, and anyway I had the last train to catch back from Piccadilly. But the first two acts were absolutely riveting.
 
Just received the recent 'Purple' Tangerine Dream mega box set. Covers 1979-1984 and is superb. The previous 'Hades' set 1973-1978 was epic. Both are superb and the mastering is some of the best I have ever heard.
The new Focus box due tomorrow looks awesome with some restored footage of the Rainbow gig 1973 and remastered classic albums from this period.. Wife will kill me when it arrives....
 

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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
I think I've asked this before, but did anyone on here go to the Charisma promotional tour, which had the ridiculous price of 6/– (even then, it was ridiculous)? Free Trade Hall. The then unheard of Genesis opened, followed by the little heard of Lindisfarne, then Van Der Graaf Generator as the final act. I left VDGG's set half way through. They were boring me, and anyway I had the last train to catch back from Piccadilly. But the first two acts were absolutely riveting.
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You saw the blessed Phil (RIP)?
 
idahoblues said:
I still the the Snowgoose album is one of my all time favourites
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Here is the album in it's entirety. Beyond the beautiful mate and a work of art.




Playlist:

1. 0:00 The Great Marsh
2. 2:03 Rhayader
3. 5:06 Rhayader Goes To Town
4. 10:26 Sanctuary
5. 11:32 Fritha
6. 12:52 The Snow Goose
7. 16:03 Friendship
8. 17:48 Migration
9. 19:50 Rhayader Alone
10. 21:41 Flight of the Snow Goose
11. 24:22 Preparation
12. 28:16 Dunkirk
13. 33:42 Epitaph
14. 33:50Camel Fritha Alone
15. 37:29 La Princesse Perdue
16. 42:19 The Great Marsh

Have a read of this taken from the interweb as it explains the concept far more eloquently than I ever could.

Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolizing the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war. With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reined in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word. And even though The snow goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation.
 
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Hart of the Matter said:
Just received the recent 'Purple' Tangerine Dream mega box set. Covers 1979-1984 and is superb. The previous 'Hades' set 1973-1978 was epic. Both are superb and the mastering is some of the best I have ever heard.
The new Focus box due tomorrow looks awesome with some restored footage of the Rainbow gig 1973 and remastered classic albums from this period.. Wife will kill me when it arrives....
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Well that Focus box has just gone on the Xmas list. thanks.
 
Some good suggestions here. I've always been into the Canterbury bands: Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, Hatfield & The North, National Health, Gilgamesh, Allan Holdsworth but i guess they are more Jazz Rock than Prog.

Some newer stuff i really like apart from some of the ones already mentioned:

Astra (London)


Comedy of Errors (Glasgow)
 
Two Gun Bob said:
Here is the album in it's entirety. Beyond the beautiful mate and a work of art.




Playlist:

1. 0:00 The Great Marsh
2. 2:03 Rhayader
3. 5:06 Rhayader Goes To Town
4. 10:26 Sanctuary
5. 11:32 Fritha
6. 12:52 The Snow Goose
7. 16:03 Friendship
8. 17:48 Migration
9. 19:50 Rhayader Alone
10. 21:41 Flight of the Snow Goose
11. 24:22 Preparation
12. 28:16 Dunkirk
13. 33:42 Epitaph
14. 33:50Camel Fritha Alone
15. 37:29 La Princesse Perdue
16. 42:19 The Great Marsh

Have a read of this taken from the interweb as it explains the concept far more eloquently than I ever could.

Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolizing the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war. With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reined in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word. And even though The snow goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation.
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Great album Bob.
Have you heard Sebastian Hardie ?
I think you would like them.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
You saw the blessed Phil (RIP)?
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Did indeed. I think I saw them about four times over the following twelve months. By putting RIP I presume you mean that what he did after Genesis was not very interesting?
Collins is a much better drummer technically than people in general know. Listen to his work with Eno, on Another Green World.
By the way, everybody only had eyes for Peter Gabriel, of course. I think everybody was wondering, where the fuck did this come from?
 
Hart of the Matter said:
Just received the recent 'Purple' Tangerine Dream mega box set. Covers 1979-1984 and is superb. The previous 'Hades' set 1973-1978 was epic. Both are superb and the mastering is some of the best I have ever heard.
The new Focus box due tomorrow looks awesome with some restored footage of the Rainbow gig 1973 and remastered classic albums from this period.. Wife will kill me when it arrives....
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Is all the Tangs stuff funereally paced?
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Did indeed. I think I saw them about four times over the following twelve months. By putting RIP I presume you mean that what he did after Genesis was not very interesting?
Collins is a much better drummer technically than people in general know. Listen to his work with Eno, on Another Green World.
By the way, everybody only had eyes for Peter Gabriel, of course. I think everybody was wondering, where the fuck did this come from?
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Do you think lots of people, who know Collins, don't realise how good a drummer he was (I say is simply because he doesn't seem to be fit to play anymore - I'm bored shitless of the running Blue Moon gag)?

The box set of him playing with lots of different artists is well worth investigating.

Bought tickets to see Genesis reunion but can't imagine the rearranged gigs will happen in April so who knows if and when they will.
 
Snow goose brings me back to the seventies round at a mates house. Up in his room in a large Victorian semi a bunch of us would gather maybe after the pub, a few joints, occasionally mushrooms or other psychedelics and he'd put on albums. So there would be Gong, Daevid Allen, Fish Rising from Hillage, Grateful Dead live Dark star). Maybe classed as more Hippie than prog. But offbeat prog albums would be Camel, Jade Warrior, Edgar Broughton (Oora), Soft Machine, Kevin Ayres. As well as the more obvious stuff. Saw Tractor at Deeply Vale free festival. Any other blues go?
 
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