--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah I was surprised that so many critics panned _Tales From > Topographic Oceans_ but at the same time there's probably not much an > audience for a double-album where the fours sides are four songs on > Rig Veda and the tantras. Pretty friggin' obscure. But it's still one > of my all time favorite Yes albums. Despite the length of the songs > it's still a great casual listen and still inspiring. Sublime lyrics. > Yes rehearsed near where I grew up and I got to watch them in > rehearsals from _Going for the One_ up till Anderson, Bruford, > Wakeman and Howe. It was a great experience. Great band back then. > > I see you also mention King Crimson. If you haven't listened to any > of the new Crim, from _Discipline_ and onwards, the new Crim is > definitely worth a listen. Adrian Belew of Frank Zappa and Talking > Heads fame is on lead vocal and guitar. This new version of Crim is > inspired by the rhythmic counterpoint of Indonesian Gamelan > orchestras where entire villages would sometime jam on these hammered > instruments essentially tuned to one big open chord. I recommend > _Discipline_, _Beat_ and _The Construcktion of Light_ as a starting > point of the new KC. It's wild. If you like I can post some video I > have. Also Adrian Belew's first band, The Bears _Rise and Shine_ is a > classic as well as _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_. You'd probably also > like the _California Guitar Trio_. Ever hear Beethoven's Fifth on > guitar? > > Thanks for recommending Sufjan Stevens, his name keeps coming up so I > got Illinoise today. It's great, thanks! > > -Vaj > and thanks for the tip on the new King Crimson-- always really liked them- bought 'in the court of the crimson king' recently because I liked it so much when originally released. Sounds like a great experience seeing Yes, also one of my favorite bands back then- really liked the album art. ...and Procol Harum too, though they just sort of faded away, except for Robin Trower who did a couple albums in the 80's I think...
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