I’m listening to those reaction videos again on YouTube, and thinking many times, ‘that bloke wasn’t born when this song was released'.
Yet they seem to love these old weird tunes such as 'Echoes' which contains such a diversity of sounds unheard in today’s music.
What I should do is listen to tunes that I have never heard before, or else my musical knowledge will never expand, yet it's the same old music I have listened to countless times.
‘Echoes’, I haven’t played in full for at least a decade, which brings me too…
Pink Floyd – Echoes (Meddle – 1971)
A lot of the early Pink Floyd material I can’t get into at all; it’s a bunch of weird stuff. ‘Atom Heart Mother’ with its horns and brass, or ‘Ummagumma’ with its strange noises?
Like many before me, it was ‘Meddle’ that started it for me, and NO I don’t remember it. 1971, I’m not that fucking old, just old.
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‘One of the These Days’ is decent but ‘Echoes’ was the beginning of the truly great stuff, though the ‘wind’ section does go on a little long, and the funky part before that reminds me of music that could have been from a hippies 70’s house party where there’s a general orgy going on.
What struck me about Echoes was the start; the delicate keys followed by David Gilmour's guitar work. Crank it up for the full experience, if you can tolerate the overloud ping sounds, or better still take something hallucinogenic before you start.
Oh and give yourself a little time. This is far from your THREE minute radio-friendly tune.
Genesis – The Fountain of Salmacis (Nursery Cryme - 1971)
I was only chatting to @steevc a few nights ago about the early 'Gabriel' albums being patchy. I was around 18 years old when these got my attention and I never told anyone. It was totally uncool to like Genesis during these times.
Was it just me who liked this progressive strange band? There was no internet in 1980, and talking to regular people gained me strange looks.
I loved the regular music of the times, and this had to be held in a secret musical personal closet, which sucked.
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Music that tells a story; before discovering Genesis I had no idea about songs such as these, and owning the gatefold LP that contained the lyrics I was able to understand this creative fable from ancient Greece.
As for the rest of 'Nursery Cryme', I find 'The Return of the Giant Hogweed' a little over the top, and the rest of the album uninteresting, that is besides the exceptional 'The Musical Box' which is on another level.
I am sure I have featured that track before on HIVE (or STEEM), so I won’t highlight it again.
Yes – Close to the Edge (Close to the Edge - 1972)
Is anyone listening to this for the first time? I truly feel sorry for you, as this was one of the toughest, weirdest songs I have ever encountered. Just listen to Doug Helvering, and his reaction, near the start of the song.
I remember my first listen and... well my reaction was, 'what the fuck is this mess?'. Yes are not a band to be taken lightly, and 'Close to the Edge' has a massive THREE songs on it, with this one weighing in at over 18 minutes and is the most inaccessible by far.
‘It sounds like chaos’, Doug says, which made me chuckle. I think I played it back to back at least 15 times before it settled into my head and something musical registered.
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When you read, ‘this is a classic', over and over again, you want to hear it. Let me tell you, patience is a fucking virtue when it comes to Yes. What do I think of ‘Close to the Edge’ now?
It's not a song I don't listen to much, but it's settled into my head nicely, that bass is unworldly. Then there's always Rick Wakeman's keyboard solo, much later. Rick was a keyboard virtuoso, there's no denying it, but this is a sound from another time. It may not resonate with young ears.
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I'll put these on when I work from home tomorrow. I love Echoes and Nursery Cryme was my 'gateway drug' to Genesis. I didn't get into Yes, but I have listened to a fair bit. I wasn't into Rush either in my student days. Back then you wouldn't hear this music unless you bought the records or had a friend who was into them.
A few years back I used to listen to various podcast music shows from The Dividing Line. Those introduced me to various prog stuff, including some newer acts. I don't like all of it though. We each have our own tastes and it's a case of what resonates with you.
You started at Nursery Cryme? I honestly don't know if anything that other-worldly would have grabbed me initially.
'Duke' was my initiation, and what a wonder that was. I went backwards from there, and wish I could experience it all again.
'Close to the Edge', that is a monster, and don't let the start put you off. It gets more accessible the further in you get.
What can I say? That Genesis album sounded great to me at around 17. I was aware of some prog bands, but was mainly into Queen. I think I've said that I was late getting into music. I was more into computers really.
At 17, you discovered them slightly earlier in life than me (not counting 'Follow You, Follow Me'). I wonder how you managed to listen to something so off-beat as 'Nursery Cryme' at that age? With Duke, it was hitting #1 in the album charts, and 'Turn it on Again' was a hit. That was the trigger.
I don't even remember where I heard it. I did use the record library a lot and would sometimes just give something a try based on the cover. Of course I taped them all :)
I'm a fan of all three bands, but I prefer Floyd and their first two albums, which I think are really crazy for that time. Echoes is also a fantastic song. Atom Heart Mother, Shine, and everything else.
I only started following Genesis after Peter Gabriel left. I had an And Then There Were Three... album at home. I didn't listen to this Nursery Crime album. Thanks for sharing, I'll look into it :)
I started listening to Yes after that. I got the Going For the One album with a gramophone for my seventeenth birthday.
But it seems to me that all these bands went to some total musical extreme. It was music for the elite; it wasn't rock anymore, even less rock'n'roll.
And then punk came along...
Hmm, I feel that is weakest of the post Gabriel albums, up to and including 'Duke'. Not that it's bad, but the others are all better. Down and Out, Burning Rope are great.
These make me recoil in horror, it is a vein of music I have never gotten into. It raises my hand and not in a good way!
LOL!, not chuggy enough.., I know, I will have to do better. Rush doesn't even strike a chord?, there's plenty guitars...!
There are bucketloads of guitars but aye, a little chugginess wouldn't go amiss 😀
At 23mins long, that seems a pretty long tune by Pink Floyd, but it is very pleasant (to me) to listen to. I am a Pink Floyd fan and they arent unknown (was that a double negative grammar lol) for their long tracks if I remember. When I was thinking of long tracks, I remember the most Genesis from my youth and playing their album and they had some pretty long ones (for me at the time), and the one I remember most and love is Mama. So I wasnt surprised to see you snuck a Genesis tune in there. I dont think Ive heard that one before, but it also sounds quite nice to me, but I am a Genesis fan too! haha But now my Mama seems quite short compared to the 23mins tune by PF.
Genesis, one of my favourite all time bands, in fact just about #1, but after 'Duke' I went right off them.
'Mama' I remember well and tracks like this stood out from others that welded with the horns of 'Earth, Wind and Fire', a band great in their own name, but not collaborating with the likes of Genesis (shudder).
This is an early track, and you would need to be familiar with the pre-Collins material to know it.
You are missing a great deal if it's the likes of Mama which you think are great. Start with 'Duke' and work backwards. That ones a masterpiece and got me hooked.
Pink Floyd Echos - I am that fucking old,and I enjoyed it. They were decades ahead of their time. The intro to Psychedelic Breakfast on Atom Heart Mother is genius. What other band has bacon sizzling as part of their background? Almost everything else from that time is bubblegum music.
bacon sizzling?, LOL....
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I really feel like all Pink Floyd stuff is weird. I really only know like three of their songs though.
That Pink Floyd’s tune is really lovely even though it is quite long. If I’m to vote, imma go for it…
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It's the music of my childhood.
We used to sit and enjoy the pleasures of stereo listening to these albums.
I still listen to Pink Floyd, and I've been lucky enough to see them in concert.
I think I had this Yes record, I recognize the cover.
Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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Tunes that you have never heard before? How unknown do they have to be to hook you up in your expansion?
erm... by chance... are you old enough as to have heard sometime Ashes Are Burning by Renaissance?
It does sound promising, if a little too jazz infused for my tastes. The band I am aware of, as they had a single in 1978, Northern Lights which drew my attention. I love Annie Haslam's vocal, it's so English and pure. Nobody sings like that now.