Re: Message for Progdirjim..........
 

Damn, this'll cost me - seems only fair that I owe you a pint for this, so I'll have to fly to London to deliver it. Of all the rotten luck!

:D

Thanks mate, and I'm serious about the pint. Not sure when exactly, but I'll deliver in person...

Re: Re: Re: More Cool Stuff from Japan
 

It is both and individual song and a complete ep.

Keith, I love what you do with your winnings!

Wonderful choice in Once Around the World. Don't think you'll be disappointed, Jim.

And Space Shanty....been re-listening to this one for the past few days. Hope you'll consider adding the whole thing to go along with the track we already have. It's a gem.

Interesting the Steve Hillage connection there, Keith. I didn't know.

No need to eat your hat mossy. I love it!!!!!! Some wonderful acoustic guitar sounds there. Beautiful songs and great lyrics.

Thank you for the recommendation.

xxxx

Latest updates -- 9/30/04
 

Instead of doing my patriotic duty as an American by slamming down a sixer of Budweiser and laughing at the two idiots debating for the presidency, I decided to take this wonderful opportunity to upload Jim's latest contribution to the station.

And let me tell you, those contributions are wide ranging and significant (as opposed to the two faces that are making noise on the TV at this time)

Anyway, enough political ranting. Time to give y'all the low-down on the low-down.

• Bellador - The Day's Intent
• Cyklus - Planet of Two Suns
• Far Corner - Far Corner
• Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery
• Keaggy, Phil - Invention
• Magus - The Garden
• Mastermind - Live in Tokyo
• Mathematicians - Irrational Numbers
• Muffins, The - Double Negative
• Nardulli, Joe - Joe Nardulli
• Nathan Mahl - Heretik Volume III - The Sentence
• Oldfield, Mike - Amarok
• Rare Blend - Cinefusion
• Rare Blend - Evolution Theory
• Rare Blend - Infinity
• Richard Leo Johnson Trio - Poetry Of Appliance
• Rodulfo, Raimundo - The Dreams Concerto
• Rovo - Flange
• Rovo - Imago
• Rovo - Pico!
• Rovo - Sai
• Schon, Neal - Late Nite
• Soniq Theater - This Mortal Coil
• Unruh, Steve - Out Of The Ashes
• Yang - A Complex Nature

Now try telling me that my time wasn't better spent.

Roger -Dot- Lee

a promise is a promise....
 

I guess I better play some of these soon huh? :D

Re: Latest updates -- 9/30/04
 

Now whadda ya know now I dont have to play my copy for the fusion show!

Excellent!

Re: Re: Latest updates -- 9/30/04
 

We aim to please!

Roger -Dot- Lee, So you aim too, please!

I was trying to request some of the new Richard Leo Johnson stuff, and I can't find it. Am I blind or is it not there?

Yeah, I can't locate the Minstrel bonuses or Bellador either. Did it all get loaded? I know some did cause I requested Schon's "The Theme."

Nathan Mahl - Heretik part III_The Sentence.
 

Excellent!!!!!!

The three Heretik albums are IMHO essential listening. Thank you Jim for getting the final one for us to pick from.

Those of you who have these albums, try playing them ALL one after the other. Sure, it will make for a long night in but you will LOVE the experience. Comfy chair, a bottle of "something" and (if you're lucky) a friend to share the experience with.

Hey now there's an idea for a one off on the Moon. A Nathan Mahl "Heretik Fest". I'd be up for that one!!!!!!! :D

Those got loaded. I'll give it a quick look and see if I can figure out what happened.

Roger

OK, mystery resolved, all songs should be loaded. Figured out what happened. For some reason known only to the engineers at Microsoft, a whole bunch of those albums had a 'C' status (even though I checked them last night and they had a 'S' status (which means playlist city)). Blame Bill Gates. Lord knows we do it all the time.

Roger -Dot- Lee, hell, he's even responsible for all these blasted hurricanes we've had this year.

Roger.Lee, you're my hero - in computer related matters anyway. For basketball players I tend to lean toward Larry Bird and Jason Kidd. Musicians? Well, where do I start?

Wow. I rate up there with Larry Bird and Jason Kidd? I'm ... I'm touched.

Roger -Dot- Lee, only wishes he was as cool as Martin Orford or Chris Squire, spandex or no....

A mirage?
 

When I extracted a couple of songs off of the playlist on my first show, they were not on the playlist to be requested.....hoping that this was a glitch, and when I pull more off of the list, it does not remove the song to request.

Jim managed to sneak in a few really cool updates on to the site. I've popped a few samples on the queue and they'll play after Brainrock this evening. I'm really looking forward to giving them a listen!

• Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe - An Evening of Yes Music Plus
• Life 9 - Life 9
• Vai, Steve - Flexible

Enjoy!
Roger -Dot- Lee

Vai....
 

Flexable's a bit uneven, but "Viv Woman" is a fun song :D

Re: Vai....
 

I've liked a lot of Vai's work. Not all of it, for sure, but a lot of it.

I'll give Viv a listen. Thanks for the pointer.

Roger -Dot- Lee, going to get that macro'ed somehow...

Latest additions to The Moon -- 10/10/04
 

OK...while I was busy running Gagliarchives and chasing down errant inodes and forcing them into submission, Jim's been doing what Jim does best: finding cool stuff. And lots of it. And when I say lots, ladies and gentlemen, I'm not talking about your run of the mill lots. I'm talking about lots on steroids. Lots that need special permission to drive on the freeways. Lots that start in one time zone and end in another one.

We're talking bunches of lots here, folks.

Anyway, I'll let you be the judge of how much lots this is:

• Appleseed Cast, The - Two Conversations
• Clark, Stanley - Stanley Clark
• It Bites - Once Around The World
• Malibran - La Citta Sul Lago
• Malibran - Le Porte Del Silenzio
• Malibran - Strani Colori
• Malibran The Wood Of Tales
• Oldfield, Mike - The Songs Of Distand Earth
• Pain Of Salvation - BE
• Pineapple Thief - Variations On A Dream
• Quarkspace - Drop
• Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons
• Rush - Presto
• Santo & Zappa - Santo & Zappa
• Schon, Neil - Beyond The Thunder
• Smith, Michael W - Freedom
• Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri
• Tangerine Dream - Goblins' Club
• Tangerine Dream - Tyranny of Beauty
• Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales
• Zappa, Riccardo - Celestion

Roger -Dot- Lee, See what I mean about lots?

Re: Latest additions to The Moon -- 10/10/04
 

Woohoo! Presto fans unite!

Re: Re: Latest additions to The Moon -- 10/10/04
 

All three of ya!

(Actually less than perfect Rush is better than most other stuff)

Re: Re: Latest additions to The Moon -- 10/10/04
 

"Show! Don't Tell!" - May be the best Rush song between Signals and "Driven" from Test For Echo. The rest of the album is okay. I'm also fond of "Scars" and "Red Tide." Still, it's an underrated album. I like it, but it's not a Rush classic by any means. But "Show Don't Tell"! Man what a song!::cool:

Re: Re: Re: Latest additions to The Moon -- 10/10/04
 

Then again it may not be. :D

I like the song, but you just passed over three records there.

Thanks for Pineapple Thief, Jim!

Working on seeing them with The Tangent, IQ and Tantalus on Oct. 30th at Progsfest in the UK. Arriving in London from the US the same day, so should be a time zone bender.

Headsup on that to kw and other over the swamp moonies. It's being held in Chippenham.

http://www.geocities.com/progsfest/home.htm


m

You realize, of course, that pictures are going to be a requirement.

I've added to my list of things to add a gallery for FafferFests.

Roger -Dot- Lee

Re: Presto
 

I like Presto. "Show Don't Tell" is okay, but "The Pass", "Presto", "Hand Over Fist" and "Available Light" are all among my favorite Rush tracks. In a sense, Presto best illustrates Rush's songwriting approach of jamming melodies together, sometimes well and sometimes awkwardly. Ultimately. I was disappointed that they discarded the semi-acoustic sound some songs on Presto have, which I think would have been a more interesting direction than the one they took in the 90s.

(I think Roll the Bones was half of a good album, Counterparts was sort of like all the worst parts of Presto done over again, and Test For Echo was, well, the less said, the better. I think it will be the last Rush album I own, as I haven't been able to work up any enthusiasm for buying Vapor Trails.)

Best Rush track? For my money, it's "The Big Money". But you can practically throw darts at Hold Your Fire's song list for second-best.

From one who has all of the records....
 

Ask 10 people who mostly like later Rush what they're favorite songs are, you'll get 10 different answers. Ask 10 older Rush fans, and they all agree for the most part.

Re: Re: Presto
 

I can't believe it. Someone besides me likes "Hand Over Fist." During my extensive Presto bashing research, I discovered that "Hand Over Fist" is the most derided song on the album. It is also my favorite. I salute you, Michael Rawdon, for your excellent taste in music.

Re: Re: Re: Presto
 

There's nothing wrong with that song. Again, less than perfect Rush is still great.

Personally, I deride Anagram. Now that's a crappy tune!

Re: Re: Presto
 

Amazing. I think they just got better and better from Presto to Vapor Trails! Exactly the opposite from your assessment. :eek:

Re: Re: Re: Presto
 

Excellent! My first step on the way to total prog-world domination! :D

I'm a sucker for prog which mixes in acoustic guitar. There's a point in The Flower Kings' full-disk set "Garden of Dreams" on Flower Power which suddenly shifts from the full-electric sound to being driven by an acoustic guitar. My favorite part of the disk. It's why I like "Presto" and "Hand Over Fist", too.

FWIW, I think I'd say that "War Paint" and "Red Tide" are my least-favorite tracks on Presto. It's a rather uneven album.

Re: Re: Re: Presto
 

Well you know, if we all agreed on everything, the world would be a pretty boring place, yes? :)

I was once talking with a friend who is a much bigger Rush fan than I, and he was talking about Rush's worst albums and I was talking about their best and at almost the exact same instant we both said: "...Hold Your Fire."

So it just goes to show you.

three of the biggest Rush fans are me, my sister, and Zvinki.

I'm not sure if we agree on favorites either.

Tell me more about your sister Rick. :D

The fact she likes hard rock and heavy metal makes her an anomaly I guess. We have seen many concerts together, most recently Yes. However, she is quite intolerant of most prog, so I don't argue too much anymore. Her husband is very intolerant of prog. I've seen Queensryche and Peter Murphy with him, however.

Shipping her across the pond would have been good, I would have liked to visit. But you're three years too late.:cool:

Wasn't that a Levi Strauss commercial a number of years ago?

Or was that something else?

Roger -Dot- Lee, easily confused

Nwo you've done it!
 

I guess now that I have been named I have to add to this discussion.

I was not too fond of Presto when it came out. I didn't like the sound (I think Geddy was playing that hateful Steinberger bass. Sounds like a farting guitar). I also did not, and still don't, like their prog-pop forays. I am more of the old school Rush fan preferring their epics and instrumentals over the more concise musical and lyrical statements that they currently do. Having said that, Vapour Trails is my favourite CD since Signals I think primarily because they have gone away from prog-pop and more toward hard rock with a rich textural sound and the most interesting bass lines that I have heard in a long time from them.

I would have preferred that Counterparts was added instead of Presto but my complaints, regarding AM, are few and far between.

Now back to my lurking.

Re: Nwo you've done it!
 

I knew I'd call you out!:D

See what I mean? I agree with the old school and the Counterparts....but not Vapor Trails. ;)

Updates for 11/5/04
 

Well, Jim might have thought he could sneak another update by me, but I was on top of things this time!

(Actually, to be honest, he dropped me an email letting me know they were there. So I like to embellish. Sue me.)

Anyway, they are:

• Alamaailman Vasarat - Vasaraasia
• Finneus Gauge - More Once More
• Finneus Gauge - One Inch Of The Fall
• French TV - Pardon Our French
• French TV - The Case Against Art
• Infinity - Infinity
• Theory Of One - Antithesis
• Toccatta - Anonima Existencia
• Trap - Insurrection

Enjoy!

Roger -Dot- Lee, liking that Toccatta....