What's your favourite old prog rock

[Ferryman_1957]

If you don't think prog is pretentious enough, check this out:

http://www-3.unipv.it/britishrock1966-1976/testien/spi1en.htm

Talk about someone with too much time on their hands......

Here's a treat for Jim, a good quality recording of Supper's Ready, live:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58wE8GTGp4

This looks dated and somewhat naive now, but at the time, I guarantee there was nothing like it. Pink Floyd came close for me  a year or so later on the Dark Side of the Moon tour, but they had no Gabriel figure. The theatricality coupled with the lights and music made for a totally awe-inspiring experience, at least for the 14 year old me. This convinced me all I wanted to do was to play in a band. Just watch from about 21:30 to the crescendo, if that doesn't get shivers going up your back, you must be dead from the neck down......

Gabriel was/is a superb vocalist with such power and expression in his voice. Pity the costumes and silly voices became too much a part of the show....

Cheers,

Nigel

[Ferryman_1957]

interestingly enough, the  singer was aked to audition as a replacement for Peter Gabriel whe he left Genesis, but declined

Blimey, not what I expected at all - I couldn't believe what I was hearing! The only Popol Vuh I knew was the Krautrock version, no wonder these guys changed their name!

Cheers,

Nigel

[Oldrottenhead]

cheers nigel i have the above performace on an hd  dvd, it's braw tell yer maw. never got to see genesis but saw pg on his first two tours and he was awesome a master of stagecraft.

[Oldrottenhead]

anzac porn

erm prog


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFk_Au3sSw

[Oldrottenhead]

yeah can trace the line all the way forward to greeny and henwrench, or am i gibbering again.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yoVfDeLc8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_37Kl473jpE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xozOG3Z3p3o


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OjWkF8rPic


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2_odY3JXJ0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkT3cM_zR4

[bruno]

Saw Rush repentantly at the O2, they played well but the sound was horrible. Saw Toto soon after, they were awesome - smaller venue (Hammy Odeon), miles better sound.
I was a big Magnum fan in my youth - Story Tellers Night is still a great album.

[Oldrottenhead]

braw tell yer maw wrang genre whoo kerrs

broon sauce on his chips tho seriously dodgy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvSTFbqQRug

[Ted]

Here's a treat for Jim, a good quality recording of Supper's Ready, live:

...
The theatricality coupled with the lights and music made for a totally awe-inspiring experience, at least for the 14 year old me. This convinced me all I wanted to do was to play in a band.

I watched the whole thing. I'd only seen photos of Gabriel's silly costumes from that era. I didn't know there was a movie/DVD.

I bet it was a great show to attend. Watching it on the small screen, however, I felt kind of embarrassed for Peter Gabriel. Like, if I were him, would I feel okay that there was video of me jumping and gooning around like an attention-seeking five-year-old in front of a camcorder? I guess he hast to be okay with it. But to be immersed in it live, it probably made total sense as a performer and as a spectator.

Also: I recently made up a little arpeggio thing on my uke. And it vaguely reminded me of something. Now I know it reminds me of Genesis.

[bruno]

That would be Magnum for me - I loved this band.

Song for age?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1SlecJKbTE

[bruno]

Hmm and then there was this band. I bought the LP when I was at school for 25p in WHSmiths.
It was one of those albums I never managed to fathom (shall I say politely) - but it made an impression as I still remember it after all these years! (I hope there's no Gnidrolog fans out there!)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cglAk-JXq4