gts030 “proggish”
Median vintage 1974, the Age when progosaurs ruled the Earth!
01-01 Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra – Decca 28300 – A Trumpeter’s Lullaby (1951)
— an oxymoron, get it? I have another song from World War 1, where the guy’s singing that he’s gonna murder whoever’s bugling in the morning, someday these songs will get paired, but not today.
01-02 Frank Zappa – Waka-Jawaka 04 – Waka-Jawaka (1972)
— and the trumpet takes flight over Tatooine.
01-03 Argent – Argent 05 – Dance In The Smoke (1969)
— now you know where the Burning Man producers got the idea.
01-04 Rush – Hemispheres 04 – La Villa Strangiato (1978)
— recorded off vinyl at 96kHz. Gorgeous.
01-05 Emerald Web – Dragon Wings And Lizard Tales 08 – Whispered Vision (1979)
— prog for prog’s sake.
01-06 Flower Kings – The Sum Of No Evil 02 – Love Is The Only Answer (2007)
— takes a while to go proggy, but makes itself right at home when it arrives.
02-01 Harry James & His Orchestra – Columbia 36549 – Sleepy Lagoon (1942)
— might be called protoatmo?
02-02 Ave Rock – Ave Rock 05 – El Absurdo Y La Melodia (1974)
— keys/drum interplay in the second half is worth the wait.
02-03 Yes – Close To The Edge 03 – Siberian Khatru (1972)
— best off the album, subjective yeah. Sucker for harpsichord.
02-04 Atila – Intencion 04 – El Principio Del Fin (1976)
— rare, the drum solo that mimicks a synth, and the final guitar solo roasts.
02-05 Genesis – Foxtrot 06 – Supper’s Ready (1972)
— famous as an example of Gabriel’s vocal spectrum, the real song is the interplay between Hackett’s blend of pointillist madrigal guitar, and Rutherford’s bluesrock guitar.