(Pictured HYMMJ) Time once again for the Music Enthusiast to stop navel-gazing and actually listen to something that was done post-1972. To that end, a couple of things that I have dug lately. Only two artists this time but a lot of music. I do … Continue reading New Music Revue – 8.22.17
You might well be saying to yourself, “Wait, I know that song. Didn’t the Moody Blues do that?” Well, yes they recorded it (for a live album) and it sure sounds like something they’d write. But they didn’t and for that matter, neither did Justin … Continue reading A Song I Love – Forever Autumn – Justin Hayward
Ok, this is eerie. My hand to God on this one. I was in the middle of writing this post on Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I literally just Googled them so I could find out when they broke up. And I got the news that … Continue reading Emerson Lake and Palmer
Back in prehistoric times – August of 1962 to be specific – a catchy little instrumental called Telstar was released by a British band called The Tornados. It was named after the internationally developed Telstar satellite which was launched back in those heady “we can accomplish … Continue reading Muse
“Mike Oldfield’s groundbreaking album Tubular Bells is arguably the finest conglomeration of off-centered instruments concerted together to form a single, unique piece. The most interesting and overwhelming aspect of this album is the fact that so many sounds are conjured up, yet none go unnoticed, allowing the … Continue reading Featured Album – Tubular Bells
A (hopefully) fun once-in-a-while thing. I like lyrics but I can almost never remember the whole damn song. So these are snippets of songs that I like that stick in my head or I’m likely to throw out randomly in conversation as if they just … Continue reading A Few Favorite Lyrics (2)
Anyone who has intelligence may interpret the number of THE BEAST It is a man’s number This number is 666 —The Apocalypse of John, 13:18 Yes, indeed. A prog-rock album from 1972 based (somewhat loosely) on the Book of Revelation. “Loosely” because some of it … Continue reading Featured album – 666 – Aphrodite’s Child
Above, one of the few pictures of the band in their brief tenure as a five-piece (L-R, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright). It would be impossible to adequately sum up the remaining 20-30 years of Floyd in one post so … Continue reading Pink Floyd (Final of 4) – Have Become Comfortably Numb
This is the third post of my Floyd series. First one here. This will serve double-duty as part three of the series as well as my thoughts on a masterpiece. In March of 1973, Pink Floyd released what was to be their crowning achievement, Dark … Continue reading Pink Floyd (3) – The Dark Side of the Moon
The story of Floyd in the 1967-68 timeframe is as much about transition in personnel as it was the evolution of their sound. At the beginning of the year, the band was comprised of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. This was … Continue reading Pink Floyd (2) – Which One’s Pink?
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