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they kind of ceased to exist for me after And Then There were Three i still think the first two post-Gabriel records -- Wind & Wuthering and Trick of the Tail -- are very good but from Duke on, i just lost interest

i mentioned supper's ready earlier ... originally written as nine separate pieces, banks & gabriel fused 'em all together and wound up with a classic. gabriel wanted to get rid of the organ solo in 9/8 and for that i will never forgive him. the build-up from the organ solo to "six-six-six is no longer alone .... " is one of the most powerful passages in pop music. a fucking masterpiece. cinema show though ... really just a conventional pop song with a lunatic synth solo at the end, right? tony banks is the greatest musician who ever lived

Ace Frehley used to come in the record store I worked in back in the early 1980s nice guy they're great

interesting topic for me, and i guess this is blasphemy, but Sgt. Pepper falls into this category i like it OK, but to hear it spoken of in hallowed and mystical tones ... picked by rolling stone as the greatest album ever ... to me, it's got two flat-out classics -- she's leaving home and a day in the life but the greatest album ever? with fixing a hole? benefit of mr. kite? within you without you? lovely rita? when i'm 64? that's a LOT of filler for the greatest album ever if i'm listening to the beatles -- which comes hard for me these days for some reason -- i would much rather l

probably my least-favorite GBV song! didn't we have this thread recently?

hey, i'll be in portland that week on vacation how 'bout that

hey, you must be spastic semicolon!

great question monumental live they played it throughout the 1996 tour and once in 1998 -- the new year's show in hoboken which is floating around & is an amazing show and that was it till chicago i love guided by voices more than almost anything else in life

god-damn yes seeing this played live in chicago on new year's eve 2004 was one of the greatest things i've ever experienced

with stuff like sendspace & hipinion, one early copy from a band member or producer or engineer or studio intern can be all over the world in a few hours the hipinion leak thread is frightening stuff that's not due out for months pops up every day

close to the edge is the ultimate prog suite i'd throw in supper's ready, too, which is damn close now ... gates of delirium i don't think of the same way for some reason ... i guess it does have a few distinct sections, closing with the astounding "Soon" bit, but for some reason i don't think of it the same way as being a segmented piece of music like the others i love relayer

when you hear the name OJ Simpson, do you think of a hall of fame running back or a murderer? same deal with spector his producing genius will be forgotten

persuaded, paraded, enebriated and down still aware of everything life carries on without 'cause there's one too many faces with dollar sign smiles got to find the shortest path to the bar for a while a long way from happiness in a three-hour-away town whiskey bottle over Jesus not forever, just for now not forever, just for now

painted by barry godber, a work colleague of pete sinfield godber died in 1970, soon after he finished it powerstuff stuff, ain't it? sure fits the music

i've always loved the cover of Baby Grand's Ancient Medicine pretty damn good record, too mainly the future members of the Hooters

how 'bout posting one of the great lines? i know, i know ... sorry

i love 'em

hey, believe me, when you're a huge Yes & grateful dead fan, you get use to people blasting you and the music you like ... but, geeze, who cares? why are we here if not to exchange honest opinions? i happen to dig guided by voices, the kinks and uncle tupelo more than any other bands, but i'm hardly going to take it personally if somebody slams them sir stewart's got almost 30,000 posts ... just a wild guess that in a few of them he's said that somebody or other sucks rock on

yeah, i'm the only person in internet message board history with an opinion

i don't want to turn this into a Bash Rush thread, because i have no problem with how much people dig them but ... Closer to the Heart i always thought contained some truly pathetic lyrics the "you can be the captain" couplet especially .. i mean, christ, this is embarrassing stuff ... reminds me of ELP's final record, Love Beach And the men who hold high places Must be the ones to start To mold a new reality Closer to the heart The blacksmith and the artist Reflect it in their art Forge their creativity Closer to the heart Philosophers and ploughmen Each must know his part To sow

yeah, i never did dig 'em, even during the height of my arena rock worship i didn't mind geddy lee's vox, really ... it was the cheesy lyrics and cheesy keyboards that turned me off i mean, seriously ... even greg lake and pete sinfield never wrote anything this bad A modern day warrior Mean mean stride, Today's Tom Sawyer Mean mean pride. Though his mind is not for rent Don't put him down as arrogant His reserve, a quiet defense Riding out the day's events The river

i was a big arena rock guy growing up ... obsessed with yes, genesis & elp but i always thought -- and still do -- that rush blows am i missing something? i guess they're all great musicians, but the songs just aren't there

funny how two people can see the same music so differently i think the Search is as good as anything Jay has done post-tupelo

can't wait to hear it can't wait for the shows first record with masterson and spencer, who are both beasts love me some son volt + jay