As some may or may not know I'm quite the zappa fan, and I like some Floyd and Velvet Underground quite a bit too. And I can also appreciate some Ziggy and some Roxy. But what more is out there when it comes to these sorts of music? In which I mean music that is more than a few powerchords, but rather experimental and refreshing? But ofcourse no random noises either.
And as I tought if it works for Reverend, why don't I try and consult the .org? So anyone some suggestions.
Reverend Joe 22:38 09-08-2008
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, for one. Kinda out there for me, but they're good.
Foghat is seriously underrated; they were really good, but they seem to be overly associated with the obsolete side of the 70's.
The Quicksilver Messenger Service's second album is good, too; you will find their cover of "Who Do You Love" to be oddly familiar.
Originally Posted by
Reverend Joe:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, for one. Kinda out there for me, but they're good.
Foghat is seriously underrated; they were really good, but they seem to be overly associated with the obsolete side of the 70's.
The Quicksilver Messenger Service's second album is good, too; you will find their cover of "Who Do You Love" to be oddly familiar.
Thanks kind sir! I'm listening to the first link you posted now and I like it. Haven't checked out the other 2 yet, but the first one is what I was thinking about.
Togakure 05:31 09-14-2008
You might find King Crimson refreshing. Definitely experimental, even now. One of my favorite outside bands from yesterday. All KC musicians are recognized A1:
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Frame by Frame (Note the precision in a live performance)
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Matte Kudasai (Again, live. hard to differentiate from the
studio recording)
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Sleepless (Video, featuring Tony Levin's classic Stick opening)
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Elephant Talk/Thela Hun Ginjeet (Live; ET is exemplary of their wry humor, a personal favorite)
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Thela Hun Ginjeet/Frame by Frame (Live in Japan; an anagram of "heat in the jungle," the first tune is about crime in the city. I get this vibe from the song, having been down in it a bit).
CK has a long history, and these links are only some of their huge repertoire, from the height of their day. These can all be found on one disc,
The Compact King Crimson.
Incongruous 05:54 09-14-2008
Ever thought of listening to the current Indie scene?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs?
The Battles?
The Klaxons?
Togakure 07:22 09-14-2008
Kansas is a progresssive rock band that had some popular success (
Carry On Wayward Son,
Dust in the Wind, etc.), but also wrote a lot of stuff that was far, far away from the pop market. I saw them live in 1980 (81?) Day on the Green in San Francisco, and they were just AWESOME live--even better than they were in the studio:
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Magnum Opus (A tour de force and personal favorite of mine. I love the dynamic changes throughout this "ballade")
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Icarus, Born on Wings of Steel (live, a poor video but great performance)
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Journey from Mariabbron
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Mysteries and Mayhem (another person favorite, extremely powerful live).
Lots more from these guys, just search on Youtube. Granted, these border more on progressive hard rock, but definitely aren't mainstream.
Big_John 07:29 09-14-2008
how do you feel about euro-american art music from the latter half of the 20th century?
Togakure 07:41 09-14-2008
Originally Posted by Big_John:
how do you feel about euro-american art music from the latter half of the 20th century?
Can you give examples? I'm not up on the music categorizations these days.
Originally Posted by Moros:
...refreshing?
And as I tought if it works for Reverend, why don't I try and consult the .org? So anyone some suggestions.
So like a dip in cold water you want something
refreshing?
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