Wednesday, April 30, 2008

If - 3



A great british Jazz-Rock band, surfaced at the late 1960s. They present a different kind of jazz and blues touch and blend rock melodies in the (at the time) typical jazz sound and "structure". I especially like the two saxophones and the extensive vocals giving another direction to the music. All in all, a great album, the third of the band (as the album title mysteriously reveals...).
Hihlight: "Upstairs"
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Trust us, we know.

Lightning!

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Pink Floyd at the BBC 70-71




Not exactly an album, still this collection of two BBC shows gets us off to a running start.

Long before the Floyd became a household name, musical aficionado and BBC presenter John Peel hosted a couple of concerts of the mighty psychedelic peers who had finally liberated their sound from the unfortunate downfall of former bandleader Syd Barret.

The songs on these two(with the one coming off a tad stronger) present some of the finest live moments of the era and function more as a stream of consciousness in their free approach to song structure than as a mere performance of pieces set in stone.

The sheer overwhelming beauty of the melodies and ingeniously improvised jams here should appeal to every listener who does as much as offer a patient approach, giving the collection a couple of full devoted listens, during which the poignant brief introductions by the late famous John Peel might stick to the ear as much as the music itself.

Actually in my own experience I didn't get to fully appreciate the deep quality of this music until I used it as a background to a lengthy period of studying, during which I found myself increasingly able to concentrate as the warm organic flow of 'Embryo' accompanied me through these desolate hours. Thus this album seems a natural choice to give this blog a face, as the music itself will appeal to the kind of listener which we like to address and encourage to keep checking in.
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Plus it features the song 'Fat Old Sun'. Twice. In different versions.
So just go ahead, already!
Let the games begin.