quick shout out to nick drake ppl...
 

Is he prog or not? The eternal Q...

In the meantime, a new release in May!

See below (cut and paste from "CD Times"):

Made To Love Magic is being released on May 24th. This is a compilation of new mixes, previously unreleased versions and Toe The Line, a previously undiscovered song from his last session in 1974 before his death. The tracklisting is as follows:

Rider On The Wheel (New Mix)
Magic (New Strings)
The Riverman (Kirby Cambridge Recording)
Joey (New Mix)
The Thoughts Of Mary Jane (New Mix)
Mayfair (Kirby Cambridge Version)
Hanging On A Star (New Version)
3 Hours (New Version With Reebop On Percussion)
Clothes Of Sand (New Mix)
Voices (New Mix)
The Time Of No Reply (New Strings)
Black Eyed Dog (New Mix)
Tow The Line (New Song)

spaz, not suggesting ND for the moon as yes, this has been discussed previously. Simply giving a heads up on a release. Apologies to all if this is not deemed appropriate forum fodder.

No no no, sorry, that's not what I meant. I understand giving the shout-out about the album. I was just pointing out that the "prog/not-prog" discussion was touched on before, as a reference. Pretty much anything is forum fodder!

I'm with YOU mossy..........
 

I know we've had discussions about Nick Drake in the forum before but like all things it doesn't hurt to reiterrate your point of view.

I think that Nick Drake would be perfect for the Moon. Thoughtful, beautifully constructed tunes with a profound lyrical content.

The songs, like all decent Prog IMHO, move you greatly sometimes to the point of tears in my case.

When you know the story of Nick's life and get inside his mind it makes it even more poignant.

Go on Jim............go out on a limb and put Nick up on the playlist.

Hell's teeth! Give me the Nod and I'll donate the albums. It would be a pleasure.

Re: I'm with YOU mossy..........
 

Ok... I'm game.

But so is a lot of output by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and dozens of other singer-songwriters, especially the little-known Jan Krist. But that doesn't make it prog, or even a prog subgenre (IMNSHO). I have never seen "beautifully constructed tunes with a profound lyrical content" as a traditional earmark of prog. And remember, I have Pink Moon, so I'm not speaking out of ingnorance of having never heard the guy. He's not prog; he's folk. I vote "no" on Nick Drake.

These posts always read as more angry than I intend them to.

:confused:

Re: I'm with YOU mossy..........
 

I own Pink Moon - and as of now, I'm not going to add it. I agree with Spaz on this one - it's not prog. It's good, really good, but so are a lot of things not on Aural Moon. I may change my mind at some point, but it's not looking like it now...

Ever read my faff? Come on, Mossy PLEASE post more!

Keith, what is "Hell's Teeth"?

thanks for the heads up sis
 

think it's time to spend some of my hard earned money anyway....and jim it's okay...nice to know you listen.:cool:

Re: thanks for the heads up sis
 

Re: thanks for the heads up sis
 

yes, Poda, I listen; I read; despite all that, I'd still like to see the unedited version of the new avatar. :D

I'm listening to my new Electric Orange disc - "Orange Commutation" - I believe you gave that a thumbs up awhile back - look for it on the moon soon...

(oh, and I don't know why there's two posts in a row from me - operator error I'm sure, though....)

Re: Re: thanks for the heads up sis
 

I was really excited when I saw that Jim had posted again it this thread. I thought "Excellent! Jim's capitulated and decided to put Nick in the playlist"

But sadly not.

I visited Nick Drakes grave yesterday out in the Warwickshire countryside and left a small token of my appreciation. It was a great experience for me.