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08-03-2010, 02:02 AM | #1 (permalink) | ||
Juicious Maximus III
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Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh (1975)
This is a thread for discussing the Gilgamesh's self-titled debut from 1975. The album was the PFAC homework for week 29 and 30, but of course anyone can join in!
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08-03-2010, 02:35 AM | #2 (permalink) |
Juicious Maximus III
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I haven't listened to this one quite as much as their second, but it sounds brilliant! Just the kind of stuff I'm into these days.
I got a bad first impression with the opening of the first track, I was slightly worried it was gonna be an affair with strange synthesizer sounds and so on. My fears were quickly laid aside, though, and it's a brilliant and quirky opener. What I like the most on this album are the warmer more rounded moments and not so much the slightly frantic parts which are still quite tame compared to most Zappa compositions or some of the famous fusion bands which may well have been an influence. Discussing tracks is a bit hard though as they're mostly a blur to me. I've just put it on, but I did notice that "For Absent Friends" is a break from the fusiony jazzy sounds and is, instead, a gorgeous little guitar tune. I'll rate this a very good, I think. I enjoyed it more than Henry Cow's debut!
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08-08-2010, 10:04 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Juicious Maximus III
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No, it's definetly not a mind blower .. More like nice music to listen to while working on my statistics. At least that's the sort of situation I find myself listening to stuff like this.
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10-18-2010, 07:21 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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I was very recently listening to Gilgamesh - both albums in fact - so strange to come across this thread. Gilgamesh is very carefully composed music, mostly by keyboardist Alan Gowen. They were never out to make a racket, but soothe and tease with their jazz-tinged light rock sound. Those who like Soft Machine, or Bruford, might dig this stuff. Lots of chord changes, and weird time sigs.
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