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  • Serial_Apologist
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    • Dec 2010
    • 37678

    Originally posted by cloughie View Post
    Something you may already know but did you know tat Eric Burdon was John Lennon's Eggman in 'I am the Walrus'.

    https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/Eric_Burdon/
    No I didn't! Thanks for that information, cloughie. Did you know that the brief tenor sax break on "Lady Madonna" was by Ronnie Scott?

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      • Aug 2015
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      • cloughie
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        • Dec 2011
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        Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
        No I didn't! Thanks for that information, cloughie. Did you know that the brief tenor sax break on "Lady Madonna" was by Ronnie Scott?
        No I didn’t but it doesn’t surprise me, George Martin pulled in some good musicians to Beatles sessions!

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        • cloughie
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          • Dec 2011
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          Originally posted by silvestrione View Post
          Great thread for someone who knows nxt to nothing about it.

          But where, amongst all these lists, should I go next, as someone who loves Yes and knew the Peter Gabriel Genesis, and King Crimson's Court of the Crimson King, and grew out of ELP years ago? (Already ordered Larks Tongue in Aspic)

          Bear in mind that I tend to listen to this music in the car, so it shouldn't make me go too fast...
          Caravan - In the land of grey and pink

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          • Boilk
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            • Dec 2010
            • 976

            Originally posted by silvestrione View Post
            Great thread for someone who knows nxt to nothing about it.

            But where, amongst all these lists, should I go next, as someone who loves Yes and knew the Peter Gabriel Genesis, and King Crimson's Court of the Crimson King, and grew out of ELP years ago? (Already ordered Larks Tongue in Aspic)
            For quality English quirkiness, try albums by Hatfield and the North, National Health and Bruford (founded by the ex-Yes drummer but not drummer-dominated by any means). All their albums contain finely-crafted compositions and superb playing. You might also like the debut album by UK (a shortlived "super group" of John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth and Eddie Jobson).

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            • MrGongGong
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              • Nov 2010
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              • eighthobstruction
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                • Nov 2010
                • 6437

                Originally posted by Boilk View Post
                For quality English quirkiness, try albums by Hatfield and the North, National Health and Bruford (founded by the ex-Yes drummer but not drummer-dominated by any means). All their albums contain finely-crafted compositions and superb playing. You might also like the debut album by UK (a shortlived "super group" of John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth and Eddie Jobson).
                ....Certainly Hatfield and North....Matching Mole....and big fave of mine Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (while not as flashy as some Wyatt quirkness is huge) an album for quiet Sunday afternoons if ever there was one....
                bong ching

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                • eighthobstruction
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                  • Nov 2010
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                  Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                  Caravan - In the land of grey and pink
                  ....I would have loved to have met that Golf Girl....I searched but never exactly found her : ended up with a lefto-anarchic revolutionary feminist Greenham Woman....
                  bong ching

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                  • cloughie
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                    • Dec 2011
                    • 22119

                    Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
                    ....I would have loved to have met that Golf Girl....I searched but never exactly found her : ended up with a lefto-anarchic revolutionary feminist Greenham Woman....
                    Well yes she does sound inviting! Don’t know about the grumbly grimblies though - I’ve experienced the occasionally inquisitive jackdaw that needed release and that was enough! One of the products of the first Prog era was the wonderful lyrics, many of the total nonsense but well, they told a tale!

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                    • eighthobstruction
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                      • Nov 2010
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                      ....Caravan always had a sexy carefree feel - the future bright and alluring - An emsemble sound without tedious soloing -tight....Girls Who Go plump in the Night an excellent album full of musicality and zest....
                      bong ching

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                      • Conchis
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                        • Jun 2014
                        • 2396

                        Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
                        ....Caravan always had a sexy carefree feel - the future bright and alluring - An emsemble sound without tedious soloing -tight....Girls Who Go plump in the Night an excellent album full of musicality and zest....
                        I'm in two minds about whether they were prog, or not. You're absolutely right about the upbeat feeling to their music, though.

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                        • Conchis
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                          • Jun 2014
                          • 2396

                          Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                          No I didn’t but it doesn’t surprise me, George Martin pulled in some good musicians to Beatles sessions!
                          I think it was Paul McCartney's idea to bring Scott in, then very little of his work was used on the released single. I believe he wasn't happy and they apologised to him later.

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                          • Serial_Apologist
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                            • Dec 2010
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                            Originally posted by Boilk View Post
                            For quality English quirkiness, try albums by Hatfield and the North, National Health and Bruford (founded by the ex-Yes drummer but not drummer-dominated by any means). All their albums contain finely-crafted compositions and superb playing. You might also like the debut album by UK (a shortlived "super group" of John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth and Eddie Jobson).


                            They are what I meant by referring to jazz elements in prog rock.

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                            • Serial_Apologist
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                              • Dec 2010
                              • 37678

                              Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
                              ....Caravan always had a sexy carefree feel - the future bright and alluring - An emsemble sound without tedious soloing -tight....Girls Who Go plump in the Night an excellent album full of musicality and zest....


                              Very interesting how that band came out of The Wilde Flowers when some of the personnel split to form Soft Machine. The Softs moved up here to join up with The Pink Floyd Sound at the Free School in Notting Hill Gate, near the tenement where the movie "Performance" had James Fox meeting Mick Jagger for a near mènage a quatre, while Caravan-to-be lived pro tem in a caravan somewhere near Broadstairs, hence the name adopted. I think it was Joachim Berendt referred to them as "the English Jefferson Airplane".

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                              • eighthobstruction
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                                • Nov 2010
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                                ....and good link [musically to#118] to Ian Carrs Nucleus....Brotherhood of Breath....which via Weather Report/ Chick Corea was my route to Jazz
                                bong ching

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