tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post31277845698283754..comments2023-04-08T02:31:09.707-07:00Comments on Music Life: 1978 - 1979Ron Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-11313342453972653732010-03-13T00:39:01.462-08:002010-03-13T00:39:01.462-08:00I heard a *lot* of these records at the time, most...I heard a *lot* of these records at the time, mostly thanks to you, Ron. Off the top of my head, the Dury album still kicks my ass.Warren Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722230413615536479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-12652724569916051322010-03-12T14:51:18.706-08:002010-03-12T14:51:18.706-08:00While Orlando radio was a wasteland with new wave,...While Orlando radio was a wasteland with new wave, it wasn't like that for progressive rock. We had an "underground" FM station (WORJ) that played whole album sides and imports. I don't remember the exact ground zero moment for my prog fandom, but that had to have been how I heard things like ELP and Yes. I remember that I did ELP, King Crimson, and Genesis pretty much in real time. I distinctly remember reading somewhere (probably Circus magazine) about "Nursery Cryme" and buying it when it was new. Seems like I also became a member of a record club at that time. Remember the offers to get a bunch of records for a few bucks and then having to buy a certain number at X dollars each? I don't remember the details but it was a decent deal and I'm sure I experimented with a bunch of prog titles as well.<br /><br />Jim, "Danger Money" could not be more far removed from the U.K. debut. Not only Bruford and Wetton, but Alan Holdsworth's guitar work is stunning. Highly recommended!!Brian Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734362743224220410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-22394188721735044962010-03-12T13:32:58.137-08:002010-03-12T13:32:58.137-08:00FM = Canadian. Didn't that band also contain ...FM = Canadian. Didn't that band also contain Mr. "Nash The Slash"? I saw him open for somebody once.<br /><br />I think I liked prog rock beginning with a point that it was "underground music" (1970/1 or so) and ending as soon as I detected it was being catered to (J.e.m. having a custom label for re-issues etc. that had FM on it). <br /><br />We can all differ about when it ended; I think one's take on it depended on when you started liking it.<br /><br />For many people, it's Yes "Fragile" and for even more, it's "Dark Side Of The Moon". For me, it was likely K.C. "In The Court Of The Crimson King", which I first encountered in 1970.<br /><br />7 years is long enough for any genre / sub-genre, as far as I am concerned. The dance is about change.Ron Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-63010379517368692562010-03-12T09:26:03.295-08:002010-03-12T09:26:03.295-08:00My personal progrok bookend is Black Noise, by the...My personal progrok bookend is Black Noise, by the <i>Canadian</i>FM. Sci-fi lyrics, 10 minute songs, "jazz-fusion" and my gosh - it didn't suck! I still enjoy the <b>hell</b> outta that 1977 album.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Noise_(album)<br /><br />No guitars - only mandolins!!!! Wicked synth sequencing and only a few stray noises that embarrass 32 years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-17641888112710498912010-03-12T08:56:18.406-08:002010-03-12T08:56:18.406-08:00I've never heard UK. The 1st album has a class...I've never heard UK. The 1st album has a classic KC rhythm section. Can anything with Bruford really suck? I don't think so. Terry Bozzio - different story! I do remember hearing FM rock radio ads for "Danger Money" when it was released. Orlando was indeed southern rock hell, so the only way to hear them on the radio was for Polydor to buy ad space! But I can see where the whole Asia/opportunism thing could get bandied about. Talented players from great bands scamming for payout. I bought the Asia album before hearing it and after one listen got that thing out of my house immediately!! For free!!!! As I recall, I gave it to an acquaintance who was a Rush fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-17070430130101376822010-03-12T08:18:17.504-08:002010-03-12T08:18:17.504-08:00I consider "UK" to be post-progressive (...I consider "UK" to be post-progressive (neo-progressive) - they were only in it for the money, I think. I like it OK now, but in '78 / '79 - it didn't fly with me.Ron Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-7246582048328652842010-03-12T08:12:46.050-08:002010-03-12T08:12:46.050-08:00Re: the bookend for progressive rock
I've alw...Re: the bookend for progressive rock<br /><br />I've always considered that to be the debut LP by U.K. in 1978. I really love that record. The follow-up was totally lame - more or less the prototype for the bloated beast that became Asia, but that debut really sizzled.Brian Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734362743224220410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-13498567358136357212010-03-12T08:04:40.686-08:002010-03-12T08:04:40.686-08:00Wow, having never kept meticulous records of recor...Wow, having never kept meticulous records of record purchases, I have to roll down memory lane unassisted. As Jim says, Florida was still Southern Rock nirvana so no mainstream radio exposure for music like this, and being out of college I wasn't inclined to listen to college radio at that point of my life. <br /><br />It all came together in bits and pieces. I did not have cable TV at all during the 80s. Most of my exposure would have been Saturday Night Live, a late night UHF video show called "Hollywood Heartbeat" hosted by Bob Welch, and then finally catching on that local college radio WPRK was playing this amazing music each evening. Orlando's magnificent Record City, magazines like Trouser Press and locally produced indie mags all were part of the equation, but I probably wasn't totally immersed until 1980-81.Brian Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734362743224220410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-19337879083740262652010-03-12T07:18:32.510-08:002010-03-12T07:18:32.510-08:00On 3/25, I will post your list and my "respon...On 3/25, I will post your list and my "responses". Good idea, Jim-san.Ron Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-19080131773493456082010-03-12T07:13:20.553-08:002010-03-12T07:13:20.553-08:00Lots of collectible artists there, but I lived in ...Lots of collectible artists there, but I lived in Florida. I was Johnny-come-lately to most of them.<br />Artist/1st heard what/where/when<br />ACR/Knife In Water/Pandora (online)/2006<br />Kate Bush/Them Heavy People/SNL/1978<br />John Cale/Fear/CD/1996<br />Marianne Faithfull/Broken English/college radio/1979<br />Japan/Ain't That Peculiar version 2/Cash Cows LP/1980<br />Ian Dury/"Hit Me"/radio/1979<br />Gang Of Four /Anthrax/college radio/1981<br />Nick Lowe/Cruel To Be Kind/radio/1979<br />Madness/One Step Beyond/video/1980<br />Magazine/The Correct Use Of Soap/LP/1980<br />MiSex/Computer Games/video/1980<br />The Nits/The Young Reporter/Steppin Into The 80s LP/1981<br />Gary Numan/Are ""Friends" Electric?/radio/1979<br />Mike Oldfield/Tubular Bells/environment/late 70s<br />The Rutles/I Must be in Love/SNL/1978<br />Simple Minds/Sweat In Bullet/2x7"/1981<br />The Slits/I Heard It Through The Grapevine/college radio/1980<br />The Stranglers/Tank/No Wave LP/1978<br />Rachel Sweet/Fool Around/CD/1991<br />Ultravox/Passing Strangers/video/1980<br />Wire/Ahead/video/1985<br />XTC/Making Plans For Nigel/video/1980<br />YMO/Computer Games/urban radio/1979<br />Frank Zappa/I'm Slime/SNL/1976<br /><br /><br />Favorite records? Certainly a few. I didn't hear Systems Of Romance until Spring of 1981 but it blows me away still. In some ways, more than ever. I didn't hear The Raven until it came out on CD and I bought it from USS&M! I was more familiar with "IV" on IRS but that's not really hearing "The Raven," is it? I still haven't heard "classic" Wire. I should, I know. I like all of the modern and solo stuff I have; quite a lot. XTC wasn't love at first hear. I didn't care for Nigel at first. It was only when I heard Generals & Majors that I bit the hook.<br /><br />I like this who/what/where/when concept. Possibly a blog unto itself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com