Evening Justin. David from a wintry London (where The Browns, Reds And Golds Of Autumn Lie In The Gutter Dead...). Thanks for the name check, although this is not a favourite Magna Carta track. Like other folk bands of the time, like Amazing Blondel, Pentangle, Steeleye Span and the Fairports, I loved their acoustic folk side, but was less keen on their forays into rock & prog. P.S. my song ref Browns, Reds & Golds... is more spoken word, this time by Mike Pinder in The Moody Blues.
This is another one of those my dad had on a mixtape from the 70s (I think I recently mentioned Camel: Another NIght was also on that), but I have never heard anyone speak about publicly. Cool cool. Fits in well with German Krautrock bands of the time, and similar. [] Truely sounding a bit dated, but I regard it a bit more like a painting of sounds, and that is very pretty. Listening now, I wish the lead guitar might even reach more outlandish excess like not unusual in rock of that era, and maybe was played with a bit more technical skill (you can hear that this is propably as fast as he could play...) - but maybe they just were not rock players after all? And the intro and verse of the faster section could be expanded more, I really like how that sounds. Imagine 04:05 (song time) onwards in a heavier sound? Slaps. -something else from the vault: Omega: House of Cards (of course full song incl. Timerobber) or Omega: Never Feel Shame Birth Control: Gamma Ray And the full Grobschnitt: Solar Music has to happen some time (if it is allowed online? the original is deliberately absent from streaming...)
Probably absolutely epic when it came out, heard today it's a bit cringe/corny. I like the folky playing, but the self-important recital sometimes made me wish "Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap was playing.
Roger Dean made the album cover. Rick Wakeman played in a track on their second album, Seasons (1970). Magna Carta could be, in the vocal harmonies, as good as the Moody Blues. But, JP, go check the energy of Steeleye Span's bass. Yeah, don't get mistaken, it's as folk as it gets. Ah, on minute 4:30 onwards, that female voice in the background is by a man. Yes. He has other fine examples of this singing. 😊
1973. My Brain. the antithesis of The Battle of Epping Forest. Or is it? Panto Rock Spinal Tap vs Jack Black Stairway To Heaven Part Two. I'm speechless. Great Funky Bits though.
I think the idea that it's Jesus is a reasonably good theory. This is just because this was a favourite of my Christian friends long, long ago, so I'm guessing that's how they read it. And that was, and remains fine by me. It doesn't get in anyone's face, and leaves plenty of room for alternative interpretation. (I had some tapes of Christian rock at one point. They had some good music. Can't remember any of the tunes, but remember that I enjoyed them sometimes. I must have chosen the songs myself. Can't remember how these things got assembled, though. Good days. Only the Christians had guitars there, and I still had a reasonable voice, so would go visit, and one of these mates of mine would play the guitar, and I'd do the singing. Mostly just "the standard acoustic songs" of the times, but sometimes Jesus stuff, too. All of it, music. To me it was something of a miracle that someone could reach a point of being able to play the guitar - let along play and sing at the same time - and some of those mates thought the same thing about someone being able to sing in tune. Mutual admiration of miracles society. A kind of cult, I suppose. I know at least one of them switched to devout atheism, eventually. Oddly enough, I found that hard to accept. "No, no, Anton's meant to be the Christian. Go on, mate, praise the Lord. Sing 'Give Me Oil in My Lamp'. Let us heathens do this unbelief." Maybe it was just because the switch was so sharp. The proper way to be a heathen is to cut God a bit of slack. Forgive Him, almost, even.) Cardiacs have a great song with lots of Hallelujah in it, actually (and this song is referenced in Ginger Wildheart's hymn of praise titled Tim Smith - when he says halleluljah because the greatest man who ever lived is still around - was still around at the time). It's called *Bodysbad* - but I think it's closer to being an atheist Heaven - albeit one that cuts God a bit of slack and has a forgiving attitude toward Him. ruclips.net/video/KmbLxhOUR5U/видео.html (It has lyrics involving cutting it off, so might get banned in a reaction, so it's probably best to just go and worship the song in secret.)
Was this supposed to be a song, or an audiobook! Just another 70's, LOTR-esque marathon of a tune. There was a semi decent little break about half way through, otherwise same ol', same ol'. Punk just couldn't come soon enough could it :)
Now for something completely diferent...and for a good laugh, please try Captain Beefheart's "Ella Guru". It's less than 3 mins so not much time investment for you... Have a great Thanksgiving and subsequent weekend.
My (not that) Inner Geek loved it. It's the kind of thing I would gorge on until I knew every note but would still be a little embarrassed to listen to in public even with headphones. What can I say, I'm a sucker for pretentious Ren-Faire narration.
Evening Justin. David from a wintry London (where The Browns, Reds And Golds Of Autumn Lie In The Gutter Dead...). Thanks for the name check, although this is not a favourite Magna Carta track. Like other folk bands of the time, like Amazing Blondel, Pentangle, Steeleye Span and the Fairports, I loved their acoustic folk side, but was less keen on their forays into rock & prog.
P.S. my song ref Browns, Reds & Golds... is more spoken word, this time by Mike Pinder in The Moody Blues.
Amazing Blondel - a Just JP classic if ever there was one! Gonna revivit that one 4 sure - revizit even
This was a pleasant tune. I wouldn't want it 24/7. As happens. You found me in the right mood for it.
This is another one of those my dad had on a mixtape from the 70s (I think I recently mentioned Camel: Another NIght was also on that), but I have never heard anyone speak about publicly. Cool cool.
Fits in well with German Krautrock bands of the time, and similar. []
Truely sounding a bit dated, but I regard it a bit more like a painting of sounds, and that is very pretty. Listening now, I wish the lead guitar might even reach more outlandish excess like not unusual in rock of that era, and maybe was played with a bit more technical skill (you can hear that this is propably as fast as he could play...) - but maybe they just were not rock players after all? And the intro and verse of the faster section could be expanded more, I really like how that sounds. Imagine 04:05 (song time) onwards in a heavier sound? Slaps.
-something else from the vault:
Omega: House of Cards (of course full song incl. Timerobber) or Omega: Never Feel Shame
Birth Control: Gamma Ray
And the full Grobschnitt: Solar Music has to happen some time (if it is allowed online? the original is deliberately absent from streaming...)
Probably absolutely epic when it came out, heard today it's a bit cringe/corny. I like the folky playing, but the self-important recital sometimes made me wish "Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap was playing.
Roger Dean made the album cover. Rick Wakeman played in a track on their second album, Seasons (1970).
Magna Carta could be, in the vocal harmonies, as good as the Moody Blues.
But, JP, go check the energy of Steeleye Span's bass. Yeah, don't get mistaken, it's as folk as it gets.
Ah, on minute 4:30 onwards, that female voice in the background is by a man. Yes. He has other fine examples of this singing. 😊
1973. My Brain. the antithesis of The Battle of Epping Forest. Or is it?
Panto Rock
Spinal Tap vs Jack Black
Stairway To Heaven Part Two.
I'm speechless.
Great Funky Bits though.
I think even Rick Wakeman, who included ICE SKATERS (!) in the King Arthur live show, would say "cmon.... this is a bit pretentious... innit?"
I think the idea that it's Jesus is a reasonably good theory. This is just because this was a favourite of my Christian friends long, long ago, so I'm guessing that's how they read it. And that was, and remains fine by me. It doesn't get in anyone's face, and leaves plenty of room for alternative interpretation.
(I had some tapes of Christian rock at one point. They had some good music. Can't remember any of the tunes, but remember that I enjoyed them sometimes. I must have chosen the songs myself. Can't remember how these things got assembled, though.
Good days. Only the Christians had guitars there, and I still had a reasonable voice, so would go visit, and one of these mates of mine would play the guitar, and I'd do the singing. Mostly just "the standard acoustic songs" of the times, but sometimes Jesus stuff, too. All of it, music. To me it was something of a miracle that someone could reach a point of being able to play the guitar - let along play and sing at the same time - and some of those mates thought the same thing about someone being able to sing in tune. Mutual admiration of miracles society. A kind of cult, I suppose.
I know at least one of them switched to devout atheism, eventually. Oddly enough, I found that hard to accept. "No, no, Anton's meant to be the Christian. Go on, mate, praise the Lord. Sing 'Give Me Oil in My Lamp'. Let us heathens do this unbelief." Maybe it was just because the switch was so sharp. The proper way to be a heathen is to cut God a bit of slack. Forgive Him, almost, even.)
Cardiacs have a great song with lots of Hallelujah in it, actually (and this song is referenced in Ginger Wildheart's hymn of praise titled Tim Smith - when he says halleluljah because the greatest man who ever lived is still around - was still around at the time). It's called *Bodysbad* - but I think it's closer to being an atheist Heaven - albeit one that cuts God a bit of slack and has a forgiving attitude toward Him.
ruclips.net/video/KmbLxhOUR5U/видео.html
(It has lyrics involving cutting it off, so might get banned in a reaction, so it's probably best to just go and worship the song in secret.)
Was this supposed to be a song, or an audiobook! Just another 70's, LOTR-esque marathon of a tune. There was a semi decent little break about half way through, otherwise same ol', same ol'. Punk just couldn't come soon enough could it :)
👍Another sleep-inducing stuff!🥱😴
@@a.k.1740 Aye :)
Now for something completely diferent...and for a good laugh, please try Captain Beefheart's "Ella Guru". It's less than 3 mins so not much time investment for you...
Have a great Thanksgiving and subsequent weekend.
My (not that) Inner Geek loved it. It's the kind of thing I would gorge on until I knew every note but would still be a little embarrassed to listen to in public even with headphones. What can I say, I'm a sucker for pretentious Ren-Faire narration.
Nah, too arch and folky for my tastes I'm afraid.