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« Reply #260 on: December 04, 2021, 08:54:10 AM » |
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Looks like the edition to get, for people who don't have it, like me. The Fields release looks good too, though I'd be re- buying there. |
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« Reply #261 on: December 04, 2021, 10:46:50 AM » |
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Looks like the edition to get, for people who don't have it, like me. The Fields release looks good too, though I'd be re- buying there. I could easily spend my entire monthly wage on reissues from Cherry Red. |
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« Reply #262 on: December 04, 2021, 11:20:15 AM » |
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Dr Sardonicus is a great album. I recommend anyone who hasn't heard it to give it a listen. It deserves to be better known.
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« Reply #264 on: January 07, 2022, 09:10:59 AM » |
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I know there's at least one other Gentle Giant fan around here, so they might not know Civilian is getting ann official reissue later this year. 2 formats.
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« Reply #265 on: January 07, 2022, 07:29:19 PM » |
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On its way to me right now from Canada: Bachman-Cummings: The Collection.
I ordered an autographed (by Messrs. Bachman and Cummings) copy. It features a collection of songs by the referenced gentlemen, composed together or separately, and spanning the Guess Who (1969-1971 period), Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Burton's solo career.
I am a huge fan of the Guess Who's music, stretching from their early days as a great garage band mimicking British Invasion music in the early 1960s, all the way to the mid-1970s, when they effortlessly churned out pop/rock masterpieces on every LP. During their fertile period, the band featured the cream of Canadian musicians and songwriters: Randy Bachman, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale, Burton Cummings, Kurt Winter, Greg Leskiw, Donnie McDougall, Bill Wallace, and Dominic Troiano. BTO also has considerable charm (with the greatest Canadian belter, Fred Turner), as do Burton's somewhat dated-sounding solo albums ("Stand Tall" may be his best song). (The less said about the Guess Who, post-Burton, the better.)
I think I already own all of this material, but that won't stop me from happily plowing through it again.
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« Reply #266 on: January 07, 2022, 10:00:18 PM » |
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I know there's at least one other Gentle Giant fan around here, so they might not know Civilian is getting ann official reissue later this year. 2 formats.
When I was 14 had a boyfriend who was a massive GG fan and played Octopus over and over and over and over…  As I result, I’m not as big a fan as I could be. I shall check out Civilian tho. The last I heard of the boyfriend, he had been arrested outside Parliament Square with Brian Haw the peace protestor. I’ve no idea if his Gentle Giant infatuation was a catalyst  |
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« Reply #267 on: January 08, 2022, 09:38:49 AM » |
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I know there's at least one other Gentle Giant fan around here, so they might not know Civilian is getting ann official reissue later this year. 2 formats.
When I was 14 had a boyfriend who was a massive GG fan and played Octopus over and over and over and over… As I result, I’m not as big a fan as I could be. I shall check out Civilian tho. The last I heard of the boyfriend, he had been arrested outside Parliament Square with Brian Haw the peace protestor. I’ve no idea if his Gentle Giant infatuation was a catalyst You might say a person 'can't get arrested ' liking Gentle Giant now 😄, but I still like them. Civilian, iirc, was their last album, and not of the standard of the Vertigo albums or In A Glass House, but would still be if interested to a fan. |
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« Reply #268 on: January 08, 2022, 10:05:00 AM » |
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I know there's at least one other Gentle Giant fan around here, so they might not know Civilian is getting ann official reissue later this year. 2 formats.
When I was 14 had a boyfriend who was a massive GG fan and played Octopus over and over and over and over… As I result, I’m not as big a fan as I could be. I shall check out Civilian tho. The last I heard of the boyfriend, he had been arrested outside Parliament Square with Brian Haw the peace protestor. I’ve no idea if his Gentle Giant infatuation was a catalyst Civilian, iirc, was their last album, and not of the standard of the Vertigo albums or In A Glass House, but would still be if interested to a fan. You couldn't be more wrong, Alan...their critical status is higher than it's ever been and all their reissues sell well, get 4 or 5 star reviews etc etc. |
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« Reply #269 on: January 08, 2022, 04:12:42 PM » |
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I know there's at least one other Gentle Giant fan around here, so they might not know Civilian is getting ann official reissue later this year. 2 formats.
When I was 14 had a boyfriend who was a massive GG fan and played Octopus over and over and over and over… As I result, I’m not as big a fan as I could be. I shall check out Civilian tho. The last I heard of the boyfriend, he had been arrested outside Parliament Square with Brian Haw the peace protestor. I’ve no idea if his Gentle Giant infatuation was a catalyst Civilian, iirc, was their last album, and not of the standard of the Vertigo albums or In A Glass House, but would still be if interested to a fan. You couldn't be more wrong, Alan...their critical status is higher than it's ever been and all their reissues sell well, get 4 or 5 star reviews etc etc. They certainly get a lot of attention on another forum I frequent, mainly from Americans. I bought the recent Alucard vinyl reissues of the vertigo albums and they are superb. |
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« Reply #271 on: January 09, 2022, 03:17:37 PM » |
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Given the price I'll probably get it, but I suspect it is rather hit and miss....not that familiar with the material myself. |
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« Reply #272 on: January 10, 2022, 09:13:19 AM » |
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Regarding Family: 'What, another one!?'. |
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« Reply #273 on: January 10, 2022, 09:50:34 AM » |
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I really like what I've heard by Iain Matthews from that era. He'd moved away from the country rock style into a bit more soft-rock / AOR and even a bit of new wave. Sounds a bit dated now mind. I love the cover of The Baby She's On The Street (Jona Lewie) on Siamese Friends. |
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« Reply #274 on: January 10, 2022, 10:10:10 AM » |
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I've ordered the Iain Matthews set. Seems like a bargain! Stealin' Home was the first of his solo albums I bought - way back - and the only one I owned for many years.
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« Reply #275 on: January 10, 2022, 02:43:25 PM » |
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I've ordered the Iain Matthews set. Seems like a bargain!
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« Reply #276 on: January 11, 2022, 11:28:15 AM » |
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50th anniversary mega box edition of the Karen Dalton album.
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« Reply #277 on: January 11, 2022, 11:40:37 AM » |
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50th anniversary mega box edition of the Karen Dalton album.
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« Reply #278 on: January 11, 2022, 01:34:11 PM » |
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50th anniversary mega box edition of the Karen Dalton album.
I'm surprised to hear that there's enough in the vaults for a "mega" box. Link please! Jules |
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