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@otherdemon – That's funny and so true. For me it's nearly always the music first and that includes the musicality, texture and expression in the vocals rather than the lyrics. In some cases I don't really care about the lyrics at all.
Now, back to spacebandit's phenomenal recording of this Bielefeld gig – it's rare to hear an audience recording so good.
@otherdemon – Interesting observation – I hadn't thought of sax but David Jackson's sax playing was quite different to Mel Collins' style as I recall (I only have a couple of VDGG albums – Godbluff and The Least We Can Do … – and rarely play them). You could be on to something!
I think it's mostly Hammill's voice that puts me off more than anything.
@spacebadit – Thanks again … seriously.
@otherdemon – I'm not really a VDGG fan so perhaps that's why my thoughts don't lean that way (and I'm not disagreeing with you), but to me it has 70s King Crimson written all over it – in a good way … a very good way. The musical language was very familiar from the word go. I was a bit worried that Bent's instagram messages about them going full-on prog might be an indication that they're heading in a direction that would be more technical and less soulful, but this one track has allayed my fears as it seems to have both that pastoral beauty and the discordant crunch found in the best Crimson material, but of course being infused with MP heart and soul (why on earth would I be even 'a bit worried'
). Love it. Can't wait for the album.EDIT: I just listened to spacebandit's recording of Lux Aertana with the headphones on and … my jaw just hit the floor. :MPD:
@Spacebandit. Thanks so much. Can't wait.
Quote:How funny life could be? For me the answer is: Bielefeld Forum 11/11/2018.One of those few moments in life when you are completely "in there" for music and more.
Oh well…ok…might be from the Stack recorded…but y'know – just the usual poor quality.
Ha ha ha. I've been refreshing Dime all day …
A quick search under 'Lux Aeterna' reveals that Terje Rypdal has an album by that title. That seems like as good a place as any to start trying out his music … so … diving in right now.
Quote:I asked a music writer friend of mine to listen to MP and tell me what he heard. He said, "like Yes at their peak doing their best attempt at Live/Dead."That's pretty bloody funny. :lol:
@ Johnny – I agree – I listened to that Turkish Mambo and the track valdra linked to and MP's Tristano certainly seems like it could have been inspired by them and maybe other Lennie Tristano pieces.
I have a couple of those Tristano recordings (Bergen 1999-10-23 and Oslo 2001-10-19), the latter featuring JJ Horns too. When I first heard In the Fishtank 10 I had assumed Tristano was primarily a JJ Horns invention, which I would have been convinced of had I known of Lennie Tristano. Eventually I discovered it was a Snah creation and that MP had played it prior to hooking up with JJ Horns. Having today discovered Lennie Tristano I'm once again smiling at the inventivenes with which MP draw on their influences. :MPD:
Ha ha!! Move forward a bit in time then – Doremi Fasol Latido is a little heavier (especially with Lemmy now on board). Hall of the Mountain Grill is a little more varied and Warrior on the Edge of Time is slightly more progressive and features poetry of the brilliant psychedelic/SF author Michael Moorcock.
@pfnuesel – personally, to start, I would recommend their second album In Search of Space as a classic of space rock. It also contains the two tracks mentioned above that MP covered ("Master of the Universe" and "You Shouldn't Do That"). Beyond that, Space Ritual is widely regarded among space rock fans as one of the greatest double live albums ever. I hope you have a pleasant flight.
