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« Reply #1080 on: October 16, 2023, 09:20:25 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I know several people who if forced to pick one Canterbury scene album would head for H&tN. It wasn't instant for me, but I do love them now. Khan is a good 'un too. |
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« Reply #1081 on: October 16, 2023, 02:55:58 PM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I know several people who if forced to pick one Canterbury scene album would head for H&tN. It wasn't instant for me, but I do love them now. Khan is a good 'un too. I like them both but Hatfields definitely has the edge. |
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« Reply #1082 on: October 16, 2023, 07:43:07 PM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. |
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« Reply #1083 on: October 17, 2023, 09:50:32 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have Internet the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. |
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« Reply #1084 on: October 17, 2023, 09:52:13 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have Internet the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. |
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« Reply #1085 on: October 17, 2023, 09:56:15 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have Internet the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. The first 7 are all strong (with 2 and 3 fighting for supremacy)...after that it is patchy > very patchy. |
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« Reply #1086 on: October 18, 2023, 09:14:48 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. The first 7 are all strong (with 2 and 3 fighting for supremacy)...after that it is patchy > very patchy. |
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« Reply #1087 on: October 18, 2023, 09:16:39 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. The first 7 are all strong (with 2 and 3 fighting for supremacy)...after that it is patchy > very patchy. Which would you say is their best, David- if it's possible to do so of course. |
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« Reply #1088 on: October 18, 2023, 10:08:48 AM » |
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I would go for 2,3 and 4 (Land of Grey and Pink by a country mile, with Plump in the Night and Waterloo Lily second equal). IMHO....
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« Reply #1089 on: October 18, 2023, 10:09:04 AM » |
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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North (Virgin CD).
KHAN : Space Shanty (Eclectic CD, 2002).
Two Canterbury related albums in an evening, and I confess i got tired half way through Space Shanty and went to bed. I'm not wild about all Canterbury music- only Soft Machine and Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, but both these CDs have been experimental buys which I've never completely given up on.
I've grown to really appreciate Caravan, they released some cracking albums which are full of wonderful music. Hatfield I'm learning to love, not there yet. I only have the Land of Grey and Pink (CD), which I quite like. The first 7 are all strong (with 2 and 3 fighting for supremacy)...after that it is patchy > very patchy. Which would you say is their best, David- if it's possible to do so of course. Albums 2 and 3 (as above). My default is LoGaP but sometimes I think IICDIAOAIDIOY hits an even sweeter spot... |
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« Reply #1090 on: October 18, 2023, 10:25:20 AM » |
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With the death of Carla Bley at 87 from brain cancer, the world has lost a truly great jazz musician. Although Escalator Over The Hill is probably her best known work, her collaboration with Nick Mason on his 1979 album Fictitious Sports was my first exposure to her unique style and I've been listening to it today. https://youtu.be/RZQL8oowe3A?si=bkaKTo0IA4xPM4Lr |
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« Reply #1091 on: October 18, 2023, 11:20:01 AM » |
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That is sad news, but in a "thumbs sideways" way, in that I'd never heard Fictitious Sports, but now I have, I shall have to investigate further...
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« Reply #1092 on: October 19, 2023, 11:04:35 AM » |
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Having a listening morning today... Ghosts of Jupiter - keepers of the newborn green. Melodic Folk/Psych/Prog/Pop etc  https://ghostsofjupiter.bandcamp.com/track/the-undertaking Buck Curran - Immortal light. Not dissimilar to the folkier and more accessible side of Six organs of admittance (I realise I'm talking to a niche audience here....) https://obsoleterecordings.bandcamp.com/track/wayfaring-summer-reprise |
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« Reply #1093 on: October 19, 2023, 11:44:39 AM » |
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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science." Albert Einstein
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« Reply #1095 on: October 20, 2023, 10:02:15 AM » |
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Slapp Happy : Sort Of ( Week End LP, 2023).
Another adventure into Canterbury- land, and a slightly expensive one. This has been remastered very well from the 1973 release. It's a slow burner, but bits of it are a delight- makes me smile, which can't be bad. I've always liked Dalmar Krause's voice.
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« Reply #1096 on: October 20, 2023, 10:22:01 AM » |
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Slapp Happy : Sort Of ( Week End LP, 2023).
Another adventure into Canterbury- land, and a slightly expensive one. This has been remastered very well from the 1973 release. It's a slow burner, but bits of it are a delight- makes me smile, which can't be bad. I've always liked Dalmar Krause's voice.
I love Slapp Happy including their collaborations with Henry Cow. Dagmar is very marmite but I'm a fan.. |
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« Reply #1097 on: October 20, 2023, 11:23:00 AM » |
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Hackney Diamonds - quite good for 80-year-olds!
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« Reply #1098 on: October 20, 2023, 11:45:55 AM » |
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Hackney Diamonds - quite good for 80-year-olds!
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« Reply #1099 on: October 20, 2023, 12:12:50 PM » |
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Hackney Diamonds - quite good for 80-year-olds!
Damned with faint praise? I think it's as good an album as they've put together since the 70s. I guess the next question is how one contextualises what that actually means. It's obviously meant to be the last album (Rolling Stone Blues final track etc.). Rock'n'Roll is definitely on borrowed time! |
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