The Prog & Fusion Album Club

Seltzer · 05-31-2010, 05:42 AM

I'll be interested after exams.

The Bullet · 05-31-2010, 02:01 PM

I don't have much of either genre... But I'm in!

mrguy · 06-01-2010, 10:24 PM

How many people do we need to "be in" to get this thing going?

Guybrush · 06-02-2010, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrguy

How many people do we need to "be in" to get this thing going?

I think we have numbers enough now

Don't forget you can make suggestions for albums if you want!

mrguy · 06-02-2010, 03:47 AM

Okay, great!

As I mentioned I will probably only be able to hand my homework in at the end of the month :/

Guybrush · 06-03-2010, 06:58 AM

Alright, this has been off to a really slow start - much slower than I expected. The only album so far suggested is Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior and so my suggestion is that unless someone can come up with some other suggestions to vote for within monday, it will become homework assignment for next week. If someone does come up with something else, we will poll over which album should be the homework assignment next week instead and make the winner the assignment for next week.

So, either return to forever the coming week or possibly that or something else the week after

Personally, I'd like to see some suggestions!

boo boo · 06-03-2010, 10:12 AM

Of course I want to join. I'm listening to Romantic Warrior right now and it's freaking fantastic.

But here's my vote.

Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson.

This album is very strange indeed. Jon plays almost all of the instruments here (guitar, harp, percussion, synthesizers, bass) and all the backing vocals. No he is not a virtuoso like his bandmates, though I'm surprised by his harp playing chops, shame he never got to use them in Yes (except Wonderous Stories if I recall).

The emphasis here is Jon's vocal harmonies, the layering of instruments and the ambient and ethereal atmosphere throughout.

This is a hard album to describe, some have called it proto new age music, I dunno about that, but there is no "rock" in here whatsoever, the emphasis is on repetition and atmosphere rather than complex rock suites and musicianship, and it sometimes has an oriental vibe to it. The lyrics are a change of pace for Jon. There's actually a story and coherent narrative here, which is inspired by the art for Fragile, about an an alien civilization who make a trip to a new world.

And that's pretty much the best possible metaphor I can make for the music itself. Certainly not for all tastes. But I really love it.

I think people forget that Jon really is a great songwriter and his contributions to Yes are really underestimated.

Guybrush · 06-03-2010, 05:31 PM

^Brilliant Boo, that one's been in my collection for a long time and while I've given it a spin, I should definetly check it out again

Excellent suggestion!

Guybrush · 06-08-2010, 04:22 AM

I've constructed a poll now so that people can vote over which album should be next week's homework!

PFAC Homework for Week 24 Poll

Feel free to suggest albums for homework and subsequent discussion week 25

debaserr · 06-12-2010, 07:10 PM

ooo nice thread.

05-31-2010, 05:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I'll be interested after exams. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

05-31-2010, 02:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
The Bullet Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 454	I don't have much of either genre... But I'm in! __________________ http://soundcloud.com/zachary-steuer

06-03-2010, 06:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Alright, this has been off to a really slow start - much slower than I expected. The only album so far suggested is Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior and so my suggestion is that unless someone can come up with some other suggestions to vote for within monday, it will become homework assignment for next week. If someone does come up with something else, we will poll over which album should be the homework assignment next week instead and make the winner the assignment for next week. So, either return to forever the coming week or possibly that or something else the week after Personally, I'd like to see some suggestions! __________________ Something Completely Different

06-03-2010, 05:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	^Brilliant Boo, that one's been in my collection for a long time and while I've given it a spin, I should definetly check it out again Excellent suggestion! __________________ Something Completely Different

06-08-2010, 04:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I've constructed a poll now so that people can vote over which album should be next week's homework! PFAC Homework for Week 24 Poll Feel free to suggest albums for homework and subsequent discussion week 25 __________________ Something Completely Different

06-01-2010, 10:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
mrguy Please, don't feed Mrguy Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 234	How many people do we need to "be in" to get this thing going?

06-02-2010, 03:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
mrguy Please, don't feed Mrguy Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 234	Okay, great! As I mentioned I will probably only be able to hand my homework in at the end of the month :/

06-12-2010, 07:10 PM	#20 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	ooo nice thread.