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[joker1961]

http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-11-04/cult-heroes-blue-cheer-the-band-who-invented-heavy-metal
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They were the bellowing Gods Of ****. There were no big ugly noises in rock’n’roll before Blue Cheer. T

deerwan said: ↑
It is in this music cave! Thanks Joe for hitting on some prime prog... all of Manzanera's stuffhas something of immense value, but Diamond Head may be my favorite. An offshoot, 801, is good with Manz, ENO, some Roxy Music mates and Simon Phillips on drums, etc... the Live being one of the greatest achievements that I've heard. Opening up with the Beatles TNK, it proceeds to go where few proggers have... amazing stuff... big Kudos.

joe said:

I haven't heard this in years as well. I do remember all the "honoured" prog guests of the day appearing on the album. Manzanera's other offshoot, Quiet Sun was another gem... again it's been years.
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Always apprish the Hendrix, great debut; @joe, Manzanera was so cool with Roxy and took it
to a new prog level with 801, Quiet Sun and his solo material. I have all of these on some
remastered imports from 2001, and glad they have weathered the years; my favorite Blue Cheer was always the second side of New and Improved, with Stephen Holden bringing in his special brand of sonic-luding meltdown shred downs... so incredible is Fruit and Icebergs and Peace of Mind that the sound man 'Good Gods' at the end of song. Kudos to the good stuff...

Thirteenth Colony Happy Hour on this end, courtesy of Americus Georgia's distillery.
The STones, and why not? Good sounding digitals from the '94 Virgin remasters.

The Creedance Box, disc 2... first and second lps.

Stone The Crows - Ode to John Law(1970); blues rock/hard rock/prog/soul; Maggie Bell was "Scotland's answer to Janis Joplin." Maggie Bell's vocals were more down to the earth. Bassist James Dewar played on the first two of the Crows' releases and later joined forces with Robin Trower. Great guitars. The keys seethe.

A jammy of all jam lps... beautiful audio in all of it's remastered glory. Pump the sub.

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awesome album guys awesome

 

[joker1961]

I love this whole band but Chris Squire is GOD.

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Love This Album Too!

 

[joker1961]

LIVE METALLICA

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

 

[Vader]

 

[Lynch]

Kool & the Gang - Gold

 

[Vader]

 

[joe]

Crack the Sky - Crack the Sky(1975): prog/rock/hard rock; Rolling Stone's album of the year for '75. It didn't help. I still consider it a "lost classic".

 

[Frands]

No I haven't. I'm not sure if I can call this version, "Yes". Steve Howe and Allan White are the only members from the classic period. No Squire. Geoff Downes doesn't count as I don't consider 'Drama' from the classic period. The vocalist is a carbon copy of Jon Anderson. Billy Sherwood is the new Trevor Rabin. 'Heaven & Earth' was average at best. With that all being said, I might listen to it... maybe. Let me know Frands what you think if you do listen to it.

I have been listening to the album 'Topographic Drama (Live Across America)' this morning and I must say that it is not the sound of Yes I expected. I would rather stick to their good ol' studio albums. You can go and decide for yourself listening to it here, if you like:

 

[deerwan]

I have been listening to the album 'Topographic Drama (Live Across America)' this morning and I must say that it is not the sound of Yes I expected. I would rather stick to their good ol' studio albums. You can go and decide for yourself listening to it here, if you like:

I tend to agree, with studio over live with YES. Even the bountiful live album that came out in the 70's was ok, but I never considered their live releases to offer much in the way of bringing a little more sizzle and inventiveness to the plate. And I adore live music, probably a 50/50 split w/ studio output in my listening habits for almost everything.