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Great video, Dave! My favorite of the 6 is the debut album from Yes. I think it is very underrated and as good as some of their later albums. Trespass is underrated also!

Thank you for the excellent review! Yes is back!!!

Hi Dave, what an interesting history. Went to read more about the X-ray bootlegs, what a great way of passing the censorship. Jazz and The Beatles (for a change) were the beginning. Didn't know that Cliff Richards was the first pop artist to performed in the USSR (1976), thought it was Elton John. A friend told me some stories about how nuts was the underground prog-rock "movement" in old Czechoslovakia and parts of the eastern block. He went there as a student in the early 70s. Came back with tons of classical records and artists that now-a-days are no big deal. But yeah, his story was all about radios, cassettes and hidden places. Due to the classical and folk connection, Pink Floyd, and the other big names in prog-rock must had been a delicious and dangerous "Molotov cocktail" for some. Great video. Cheers.

Just goes to show how transcendent music can be. Roger Waters' lyrics are heard in a totalitarian dictatorship. Great video!

Mr. Roger Waters would disagree with your cold war propaganda.

Still my favourite SAHB track after nearly 50 years

Early space rock 🪨 was amazing Mostly associated with drug use 😮

Hey Dave! The Beatles went through something very similar. Their music and albums were outlawed in Russia. Kids went to underground clubs to listen to their music. People would spend a week's pay just to buy an album. Things didn't change until Paul McCartney was finally invited to play some shows in the Red Square once it was the 21st century. Can't imagine America having laws against certain bands or music. Great vid Dave! Excellent job!!!👍☮️😎

Thanks Dave, very informative, even for us oldies. We take it for granted accessibility to music, so it is amazing that some countries and their governments would disapprove of western music and potential influences for years. Fortunately, Russia would relent and allow an excellent group like Uriah Heep to play 10 nights in Moscow in 1987, even when their records were only available on the black market! Russia was able to open up to western music, and in the case of rock, the Moscow Music Peace Festival of 1989 gave both Russian and Western bands a platform to play together (wish I had been there)!

Interesting video Dave. Well done.

Totally agree with the video title. My favorite Styx song of all time. The keyboard/synth bit mid-song is epic.

I absolutely loathed it on release but the passage of time has considerably mellowed my opinion. It's still not a favourite but I agree with your analysis here. All the best. 😁

All true...stunning work...and Steven Wilsons remix CD/DVD set is marvelous...'Further On' the last track... is never heard... but an incredible end to first rate effort.

Hi Dave, a hidden deep cut indeed. Beautiful song, it is YES 100%. Listening to "Yesterdays" for the sake of staring at that amazing cover art. Will play their first 2 albums in a row. Ripe for a remixing !!!. Cheers.

Ian plays flute and sings spoken word on the song “§4” Opeth's latest 2024 album 😊 The Last Will and Testament

Thanks again Dave for another excellent video reaction. Great to see others love this album. I bought it on cassette and had the live video. Thought this was a fantastic album with Jobson providing a refreshing change to their sound. And in Black Sunday, there was one of my favorite Tull tracks. Whilst this album signaled a massive change in Tull's line up, the new recruits helped provide Ian A with a masterpiece of an album, and a different sound that was then representative of a musical electronic style that what was to come in the 1980's.

Hey Dave! JT is probably my least favorite of the Big 6. Not much good things to say so i will just wish you and yours a very Happy 2025!!!🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍😎

Hi Dave. I enjoyed watching the VHS of the A tour, but not the album. Such a drastic change of sound and line-up. Wilson's remix has made it justice with the bonus tracks, and now I enjoy listening to some songs. Classic Tull ended IMHO with "Stormwatch" (again Wilson's remix with the bonuses has taken it to a new level). A fine album, not mind-blowing. Cheers.

Hi Dave, what a great review. Will love that album forever, even the 94 suite for their "Return of the Manticores" box-set, only good thing that came out as a bonus of that garbage "In the Hot Seat". And love Mussorgsky's piano suite and it's different arrangements for orchestra. Classical musicians are still doing arrangements for it (even though Ravel's so far the ultimate). Don't know how many are out there. Would have loved a studio version, but they never felt like reworking it, it was "passe" for 'em in 1971. Wilson discovered some bits while remixing their 1st LP. Cheers!!!!.

Not sure I'd call this one a masterpiece, but it's certainly a cracker for some. The unfortunate and sudden death of Glascock, and just as sudden departure of his good friend Barlow (one of Rock's best drummers) took the wind out of Anderson's sails during recording Stormwatch, after which the exit of Evan _and_ Palmer was the final nail for classic JT. A drastic change of direction was in the air (for every prog band, really) they'd taken the "folk" theme as far as they could. At least on the USA tour of Stormwatch (a strange tour after sunglasses wearing Ian had nearly lost an eye due to a fan throwing a rose at him), UK 2.0 was touring with them as the opening act. I think Ian really took a liking to that sound, and I'll admit that Jobson was quite a performer. Would it have fared better as a solo Anderson recording? Back then, many people thought Ian _was_ Jethro Tull, he just didn't have the name recognition to the average person who wasn't already an avid fan. I certainly understand the suits here. for a decade, JT went from blues to hard rock to folk rock almost seamlessly. This was a dramatic departure mostly because of Jobson's virtuoso performances - which changed JT's dynamics greatly. Well worth checking out, and one of the last 3 decent efforts from 20th century Ian Anderson.

A is pure class, the box set is incredible. Great video Dave. Happy New Year.

I like this album

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For me, "A" is Jethro Tull last brilliant album ;)

Thanks

This really is a hidden gem. Like a lot of first albums this is a snapshot of their show at the time. You can hear why they had a reputation as being a polished act. You don't get to support Cream at the Royal Albert Hall if you're a bunch of greasy yobs thrashing away in the back room of 'The Lamb & Flag' 😂

Excellent video Dave. You've done such a good job with these short primers in Prog. Your love for the subject comes over so very well. I remember buying the album on release as it was sold for about £1.50, my weekly wage for the paper round I was doing at the time. Happy days. All the best for the New Year. 😁

It will be a Good Day, the song after Homeworld(not Homeward) is my favorite Yes song, because it changed my life. It’s just a bit ahead of Close to the Edge and Homeworld.

Thank you. Been w them since ‘76. I’m w Jeff below. Walsh unquestionable most under-rated vocalist in rock. Pure talent. Wish the rest of the world would listen just once. Start w journey from mariabronn.

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This one was my gateway drug to progressive music. I had friends that played in bands, and were into classical music. One of them played this for me after I was rolling my eyes at the Peer Gynt he was playing. A mostly Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper fan, I was floored. Then he later played Tarkus and I was a fan forever. These guys were incredible live, I’m so glad to have seen them in their heyday. How Emerson just seemed to instinctively know how to coax sounds from an out of the box Moog is amazing in itself. RIP Keith and Greg.

es mi preferida de lejos y también de mi esposa!! no nos cansamos de escucharla!!!

Maybe a chapter Camel❤

Hey Dave! ELP!! Thanks for another excellent video. Recording live music was new at the time. Other prog bands learned from ELP. I feel they gave YES the confidence to record their triple live YESSONGS. It's still one of YES' most popular albums. I really love live albums. Nothing like hearing or seeing a band in action just letting loose and doing what they do best! Long live Prog and especially "live" Prog!!!👍🎵🎼🎶😎

What a great band. Great video, Dave.

Thanks Dave for another excellent video. One of my favorite prog albums. Christmas Day I was watching this on RUclips, blown away by their performance, wishing I was there. Not just brilliant musicians, but master showmen too. I highly recommend this album.

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"Endsong," the closing track of The Cure's Songs of a Lost World, is a haunting, expansive piece that serves as an emotional and sonic curtain call. The track opens with an ethereal synth pad, enveloping listeners in a dense, atmospheric soundscape that feels both timeless and melancholic. The Genesis-like drumming, steady and restrained, adds a sense of grandeur to the piece, as layer upon layer of instrumentation builds over the course of its sprawling six-and-a-half-minute introduction. It is an epic, cinematic start that lures you into a reflective journey.Smith’s vocals, as ever, are arresting. His voice has aged beautifully, imbued with the same emotional weight that has made him a gothic icon for decades. However, despite the stunning vocal delivery, the song risks losing some listeners due to its lengthy instrumental sections. While the atmosphere is immersive, the drawn-out intro and midsection may test the patience of those who prefer tighter compositions. Still, for fans who revel in The Cure’s brooding, slow-burn style, this track is nothing short of masterful.Lyrically, "Endsong" is poignant and introspective. Smith reflects on the passage of time and the loss of hope, a theme that resonates deeply in today’s world. The song’s verses, filled with imagery of a blood-red moon and forgotten dreams, mirror Smith’s personal disillusionment with the direction the world has taken since his youth. His memories of watching Apollo 11’s moon landing with his father, contrasted with his later feelings of societal decline, add layers of depth to the song. It's a reflection on the erosion of optimism, a theme that looms large over the entire album.The chorus, simple yet powerful, reinforces the sense of desolation: "It's all gone, it's all gone, nothing left of all I loved." This repetition, coupled with the stark instrumental bridge, heightens the emotional weight of the track. The final moments of the song feel like an echo of loss, with Smith repeating the words "left alone with nothing" as the music fades into silence. It's a heart-wrenching conclusion, both for the track and the album as a whole."Endsong" is a quintessential Cure track-dark, introspective, and deeply evocative. Though its length and pacing might not appeal to everyone, it is a fitting end to Songs of a Lost World, encapsulating the themes of isolation and disillusionment that run throughout the record. The Cure remains masters of their craft, and "Endsong" is another testament to their enduring ability to make music that speaks to the soul.