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Trollheart · 11-07-2019, 07:51 PM

Lizard - King Crimson

Not to be outdone, King Crimson got a second one (their third in all) out too, before the year closed.

Act One - Beggars Opera

Spoiler for As they say, big ass pic:

I haven’t yet decided if this album will be reviewed in the normal timeline or as part of Over the Garden Wall. They don’t seem to have been that well-known or influential, but I could be wrong. One way or another, we’ll get to the debut from these guys.

In and Out of Focus or Focus Plays Focus - Focus

But these guys are definitely in. Jan Akkerman left Brainbox and joined up with Thijs van Leer, and prog history was made.

Magma - Magma

One of the only French prog bands to release an album this year, Magma created the sub-genre known as zeuhl, of which we’ll learn more later. This was their debut album.

We’ll also be looking at some of these albums in Over the Garden Wall. It’s almost certain that we won’t get to them all but we’ll see how we go.

Quill - Quill

We’ve already come across Quill in the section on bands formed this year. This was their one and only album.

Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda

Spoiler for Another pic that has not got a small bottom:

Another band to have only one album, this time a Dutch one. Seem to have been something along the lines of the prog Grateful Dead…

Barrett - Syd Barrett

The second and final album from the ex-Floydie seems to bear no resemblance to prog at all, but as it’s him I thought we really needed to do it, so I’m popping it in here.

Aardvark - Aardvark

Spoiler for They may eat ants, but this ain't ant-sized!:

Surely destined to come first in any alphabetical search for prog albums, Aardvark’s claim to fame is to have had future Free founders Simon Kirke and Paul Kossoff in their band at one time. When they went off to seek fame and glory, the anteating ones released… one album. And apparently they had no guitarist, which is odd, given that their second album, released in, um, 2016 (!) was titled Guitar’d ‘n Feathered! Guess they must have found someone to play the axe then!

Almendra II - Almendra

Very hard to track down, this. A band from Argentina (the first we’ve had here? I thnk possibly) and seem to have had little or nothing to do with prog, but Wiki have it on their list. Seems to be a LOT of tracks on it, but as there are no times I don’t know how long it runs for. Guess I’ll find out.

Earwax - Association P.C.

German/Dutch band of whom it was apparently said that “eighty percent of [them] is electronics”. Hmm.

11-07-2019, 07:51 PM	#157 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Lizard - King Crimson Not to be outdone, King Crimson got a second one (their third in all) out too, before the year closed. Act One - Beggars Opera Spoiler for As they say, big ass pic: I haven’t yet decided if this album will be reviewed in the normal timeline or as part of Over the Garden Wall. They don’t seem to have been that well-known or influential, but I could be wrong. One way or another, we’ll get to the debut from these guys. In and Out of Focus or Focus Plays Focus - Focus But these guys are definitely in. Jan Akkerman left Brainbox and joined up with Thijs van Leer, and prog history was made. Magma - Magma One of the only French prog bands to release an album this year, Magma created the sub-genre known as zeuhl, of which we’ll learn more later. This was their debut album. We’ll also be looking at some of these albums in Over the Garden Wall. It’s almost certain that we won’t get to them all but we’ll see how we go. Quill - Quill We’ve already come across Quill in the section on bands formed this year. This was their one and only album. Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda Spoiler for Another pic that has not got a small bottom: Another band to have only one album, this time a Dutch one. Seem to have been something along the lines of the prog Grateful Dead… Barrett - Syd Barrett The second and final album from the ex-Floydie seems to bear no resemblance to prog at all, but as it’s him I thought we really needed to do it, so I’m popping it in here. Aardvark - Aardvark Spoiler for They may eat ants, but this ain't ant-sized!: Surely destined to come first in any alphabetical search for prog albums, Aardvark’s claim to fame is to have had future Free founders Simon Kirke and Paul Kossoff in their band at one time. When they went off to seek fame and glory, the anteating ones released… one album. And apparently they had no guitarist, which is odd, given that their second album, released in, um, 2016 (!) was titled Guitar’d ‘n Feathered! Guess they must have found someone to play the axe then! Almendra II - Almendra Very hard to track down, this. A band from Argentina (the first we’ve had here? I thnk possibly) and seem to have had little or nothing to do with prog, but Wiki have it on their list. Seems to be a LOT of tracks on it, but as there are no times I don’t know how long it runs for. Guess I’ll find out. Earwax - Association P.C. German/Dutch band of whom it was apparently said that “eighty percent of [them] is electronics”. Hmm. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 11-20-2019 at 02:18 PM.