I've just finished reading the book by Graham Bennett and I have to say that I don't entirely agree with the rather dithyrambic opinions expressed in WR. Don't...
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Michael Feathers
mfeathers256
Feb 1, 2007 4:44 pm
I think that's a valid point, but there's the old saying that talking about music like dancing about architecture. The last attempt at this that I saw was...
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Rich Williams
punkjazzz
Feb 1, 2007 10:59 pm
There was a performance billed as The Lodge at The Kitchen in NYC in 1987. It was just Greaves and Blegvad with Lisa Herman sitting in for a few tunes, which...
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necessary_shadow@...
necessary_sh...
Feb 1, 2007 11:43 pm
... ...days when he wore that memorable green suit of his... [This is no obligation of course, but I'd rather people use their real names rather than aliasses...
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Rob Bennett
rbroch2001
Feb 2, 2007 11:17 pm
Rich (and the group), ... I always thought that Lisa Herman had one of the greatest voices in Canterbury(esque) music. She has disappeared from sight...
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John Kelman
jkelman_aaj
Feb 3, 2007 12:56 pm
Hi all, My review of On the Radio was published this morning at All About Jazz, for those interested: <http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24556>. A...
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harbottle@...
basilspence
Feb 3, 2007 6:23 pm
I came across this CD: <http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7246047&BAB=E> Is this a legitimiate release? It looks like the same concert as the DVD. ...
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Renzo Notari
renzonotari
Feb 3, 2007 11:57 pm
<http://www.mediafire.com/?80wrnydjmzm> Cripta are a Genoa "jazz-rock" combo in the Perigeo way; here is a short demo of their music Augusto Forin (basso...
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Leonardo Pavkovic / M...
noanoamusic@...
Feb 4, 2007 7:40 pm
Yes, this is exactly the same show as the DVD. Leonardo...
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Ben Berry
berryeagles
Feb 4, 2007 11:26 pm
Where can this version, the German version with the Softs, be purchased?...
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Steve Lake
lake80999
Feb 5, 2007 12:56 pm
You can buy it for instance here... ...
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Ben Berry
berryeagles
Feb 6, 2007 12:07 pm
Thanks Steve, I just realized though, that it most likely wouldn't play on an American DVD player anyway....
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John Kelman
jkelman_aaj
Feb 6, 2007 12:17 pm
Hi all, For anyone interested, my review of Soft Mountain was published at All About Jazz this morning: <http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24603>....
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John Kelman
jkelman_aaj
Feb 6, 2007 12:17 pm
Yes that's true but you can play it on your PC if it has a DVD player. PC players are region free and the monitors are unlike TV monitors, so PAL format isn't...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Feb 6, 2007 2:33 pm
John, Thanks for the review, even though about one third of it is just a rehash of the liner notes written by Hugh in the booklet, which makes your personal...
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John Kelman
jkelman_aaj
Feb 6, 2007 3:29 pm
Thanks, Though you may be surprised to know I didn't really read the liners before I wrote the review (I often don't). Also, regardless, you need to know that...
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Henry Potts
bondegezou
Feb 6, 2007 7:15 pm
From an interview with Geoff Downes (Asia, The Buggles, Yes, Gary Boyle) done last month... ... As a keyboard player who inspired you when you first started...
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Leonardo Pavkovic / M...
noanoamusic@...
Feb 6, 2007 11:13 pm
Hello Rattlers, According to Mojo Magazine, 10 the most influential jazz-rock albums, the ultimate guide on how to buy jazz rock fusion compiled by Mojo's...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Feb 7, 2007 12:03 am
As you say, Leonardo, (and I had the same eyebrow raising as I was reading your mail), this game below is a bit of a strange cat. Even if the editor focused on...
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Stuart Mott
stuartmottca...
Feb 7, 2007 12:05 am
Following Henry identifying Geoff Downes (Asia, The Buggles, Yes, Gary Boyle) here's another: Hugh Cornwell, formerly of The Stranglers, in his autobiography...
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Brian Kamp
brian011879
Feb 7, 2007 1:07 am
Hi all, It's quite a coincidence that these albums have been brought up! I've been listening to Nucleus' "Elastic Rock", John Surman's "Way Back When" and...
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Steve Barker
steveb_mk
Feb 7, 2007 9:34 am
Following on from a you guys finding musicians appreciating SM, etc. How about an English Snooker player? Steve Davis has been quite public about his love of...
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Alan Terrill
alanterrill
Feb 7, 2007 11:49 am
Well at the risk of opening a long debate - what exactly is the difference between jazz-rock and fusion? I can appreciate that some of the early stuff like...
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Ben Berry
berryeagles
Feb 7, 2007 12:18 pm
... Well, Stranglers bassist JJ Burnel certainly is one of my heroes. But I'd have to do a lot of things I haven't done since college to find any Canterbury in...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Feb 7, 2007 3:17 pm
Alan, I think you may find some answers in the forum's archives as I remember having brought some postings about it. So I don't want to rehash it - just...
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Stuart Mott
stuartmottca...
Feb 7, 2007 3:20 pm
... I'm a JJ fan as well and agree that there is very little Canterbury to be found in their music. Possibly at a real push some of Greenfield's keyboard work...
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Alan Terrill
alanterrill
Feb 7, 2007 5:12 pm
Pierre, Thanks - I just read your postings back last July which are very relevant here. I'm afraid its largely academic to me - I'm not sufficiently musically...
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Leonardo Pavkovic / M...
noanoamusic@...
Feb 7, 2007 5:17 pm
Pierre, I definitely prefer Mojo's two top 10 list of jazz-rock albums than the list that was done few years ago, I think by Downbeat. ...
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Michael Clare
straw232001
Feb 7, 2007 9:02 pm
I just ran across this live performance on Kevin's website from 4 May 2006. <http://www.kevin-ayers.com/tibet.html> mc...
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Stephen Reynolds
this_heat_45
Feb 7, 2007 9:48 pm
Steve Davis even sponsored a gig of his favourites Magma at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 16/1/1988. At which I remember Phil Miller and maybe Richard Sinclair...
