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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Key to Science is Prog Rock (The Venture Bros)
From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: 2010-04-27
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Key to Science is Prog Rock (The Venture Bros) Topographic oceans- Great guitar work, vocal harmony, bass playing. Adequate drumming. Wakeman= not whole heartedly into it,goes from noodley to genius(esp.some great mellotron work) Whole thing doesn’t quite hang together. Like most of prog from that point Yes went over the deep end. But.....I really love it. Fragile and Close to the Edge are a tough act to follow-maybe they should have stuck to the short prog form (25 minutes or less).
It was very hard to replace Bruford. He is an amazing artist. I especially love his work with King Crimson.
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From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:13:09 -0400
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Key to Science is Prog Rock (The Venture Bros)
On Apr 27, 2010, at 4:02 AM, mattias wrote:
As a drummer I have always had problems with Alan White in comparison to Bill Bruford.
Agreed. Alan White is a very competent drummer, but he's just a drummer. There's always something special that Bruford brings to the table, no matter where he's playing.
Rick