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Camel: Mirage
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Camel: Mirage
25 dec 14
After the excellent but still somewhat unripe self-titled debut of '73, Latimer, Bardens, and company come out with this gem, perhaps their most complete work, at least in my taste. It’s important to highlight the two fabulous suites "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" and the closing "Lady Fantasy," which are exceptional in terms of execution and inspiration. A great album.
  • pana
    25 dec 14
    Great yes, but I've never found it. Once I was about to order it online but then I turned to other records. Too bad, the subsequent ones, perhaps due to the change of record label, I found easily.
  • hellraiser
    25 dec 14
    Strange, I bought it very easily years ago, and even today it's found with extreme ease, at least in the stores I usually frequent. I often see it on the shelves, both in CD and LP format. I highly recommend it to you, a great work from Canterbury.
  • pana
    25 dec 14
    Yes, I know the record well thanks to YouTube, but it's strange... I've never seen it physically, while I often come across Moonmadness and Breathless in stores, for example.
  • hjhhjij
    25 dec 14
    I’ve had it on CD for ages and I still see it on the shelves, it’s always there, maybe it also depends on the areas, the city... Anyway, why listen to it on YouTube when you could download it at 320 kbps and enjoy it decently pana, while waiting for the CD?
Camel: Camel
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Camel: Camel
9 oct 14
Great debut for Latimer's band, Burdens, and company, a bit "raw" compared to future works like "Mirage" or "Moonmadness" but polished, well-crafted, and featuring gems like "Mistic Queen" or "Arubaluba"...
  • hjhhjij
    9 oct 14
    It's Bardens, not Burdens :D Anyway, how much satisfaction you give me, my friend.
  • hellraiser
    9 oct 14
    Ah ah, damn, it’s hard to remember, in fact I skipped over the others... these, like Gentle Giant, Caravan, KC, Genesis, VDGG, ELP... I was already listening to them years ago, but it’s thanks to you especially that I’ve dusted them off from old memories and enjoyed them again. I listened to this again last Friday (Il Venerdì Prog. as it has been for months now) and I must say it’s really beautiful, I didn’t remember it anymore...
  • hjhhjij
    9 oct 14
    Yes, it's a great album, really beautiful :)
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    10 oct 14
    If you haven't heard it yet, I would add God Of Light, a beautiful jam of 16 minutes that would have made the album even more interesting as it’s the most Canterbury-oriented thing they’ve ever recorded. It’s a live track found on the double LP Greasy Truckers, where the newly formed quartet shares the sides with people like Henry Cow and Gong. You can also appreciate it in its entirety on YouTube.
Can: Monster Movie
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Can: Monster Movie
30 may 15
Maximum score for this gem of an album; I still need to delve deeper, but after just a couple of listens, I find it beautiful, and in my opinion (slightly) superior to the more renowned Tago Mago. "You Doo Right" I already knew from the wonderful version by the Thin White Rope; the original is even better, but the whole album is of excellent quality.
  • SilasLang
    30 may 15
    Masterpiece. "Tago Mago" is different, but a masterpiece just the same in my opinion.
  • hellraiser
    30 may 15
    A masterpiece for sure is Tago Mago, but this one grabbed me a bit more. Anyway, it's like talking about who is better between Messi and Maradona, both magnificent...
  • hjhhjij
    30 may 15
    It struck you more because it's more "canonical" (so to speak, ahahahah) and connected to American Psych-Acid Rock as well as the Velvet Underground. "Tago Mago" and the two subsequent albums are a whole different thing. Anyway, this album is a masterpiece and one of the most stunning debuts ever (even though the tracks recorded in '68, those from "Delay," are just as cool).
  • SilasLang
    30 may 15
    I agree with HJ. In fact... I would have also included a couple of tracks in the tracklist that later ended up on 'Delay'... I'm thinking of "Butterfly" (basically Sonic Youth 15 years earlier) or "Little Star of Bethlehem"...
  • Loconweed
    31 may 15
    From this up to "Soon Over..." of the greats, then the decline. But at least 6/7 great albums were made (with the peaks "Ege Bamyasi" and "Tago Mago"), and in addition, the compilation of 'leftovers' "Delay 1968" is a nice listen.
  • hjhhjij
    31 may 15
    But no. "Landed" is lighter but excellent. The others are actually anything but essential, yet there are some really enjoyable things. Obviously, my personal list of 5 balls ends with Babaluma. The fact is that certain levels are hard to repeat year after year; they managed to do it for 6-7 consecutive years, which is why they are in Olympus.
Can: Tago Mago
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Can: Tago Mago
25 dec 13
For the series "If they're not crazy, we don't want them..." It's a great album, no doubt about it..
  • hjhhjij
    25 dec 13
    They really went all out with this, crazy :D
Canned Heat: Hallelujah
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Canned Heat: Hallelujah
16 nov 13
Released in 1970, perhaps this album represents the pinnacle of fame for the Los Angeles band with "Hooker 'n Heat." Boogie, blues, and the unmistakable voice of "The Bear," the 120 kg singer-harmonica player with a nightingale-like tone.
Caravan: Caravan
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Caravan: Caravan
4 jan 15
Debut of 1968 for the Canterbury band, a pleasant album, certainly a bit raw and simple compared to the subsequent masterpieces of a few years later. Notable tracks include "Love Song With Flute" and the finale "Where But For Caravan Would I Be," a lengthy piece that foreshadows the style later pursued with greater success in the following works. A delightful listen...
Carole King: Tapestry
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Carole King: Tapestry
27 dec 14
A piece of history in singer-songwriter music, an album that cements King’s success, already a co-author with her husband of many of the most beautiful and important songs of the '60s. A showcase of great classics, a sort of greatest hits where she demonstrates all her talent, an outstanding album.
Chicago: The Chicago Transit Authority
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Chicago: The Chicago Transit Authority
31 mar 17
Tonight, with my girlfriend out of the way, I'm making a big omelette, having a beer, and enjoying some burping freedom, with this masterpiece in the background that I'll never get tired of listening to...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Reviewed, and even with 5 balls there too, no less than by imasoulman. So the Ci-Cago are not a shitty band, they are another great band that has gone down the drain. Good to know!
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    It seems a bit like the story of Rod Stewart, Genesis, Fleetwood... the great masterpieces are at the beginning of their careers, after so much commercial success but little substance. They and BST were the pioneers of a wonderful genre, like IF, Ben... I highly recommend their debut album (still under the name Transit Authority, then they had to change it because of a lawsuit with the city of Chicago), the second Chicago, and Chicago 3. The fourth is more than good, but then If You Leave My Now, and many greetings. My regret is finding at least a reissue of their live album at the Fillmore from '71, but it no longer exists on vinyl or CD; it's a pity because it is considered one of the best live albums of all time...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Come on, the Genesis, from my point of view, lasted a bit longer than the first albums :D I'm downloading the live now ahhahah Good to know. But I'm ignorant on this topic: the BST would be Blood, Sweat & Tears, right? What genre did they precede? And who are Ben and IF? XD I don't know a damn thing.
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    Well, the difference between 1970 - 1977 and after seems huge to me, right?;))) Yes, Blood Sweat & Tears. They also had the same producer, Guercio. They were the forerunners of jazz rock, even though they were very varied, a melting pot of genres. Guitarist Kath is one of the best ever, who took his own life playing Russian roulette. If, Ben, and many others are bands influenced by their style, although different. I want the live album on vinyl!!! I'm going crazy ah ah!
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    Anyway, without any pressure, give a listen to the titles I've mentioned, maybe...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Well, the difference between '70-'77 and '78-'80 isn't that huge yet, but after that, it is. But hey, '70-'77 isn’t nothing, it's not just the "First albums," that’s what I meant. As for Blood, Sweat & Tears (great name), I agree, there was a nice mix of Jazz too. Goodness, as for pioneers of Jazz-Rock, I see mostly other people (from Davis onwards), but maybe it's because I just discovered the BST and haven't explored them as deeply. IF and Ben, never heard of them, we'll see, thanks for the tips. Yeah, I know you prefer the physical copy, I do too, but sometimes you have to learn to be satisfied, at least for a moment.
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Absolutely. This is music that I really love. I need to dive deeper into the BST, but they seem kind of spectacular, more or less immense :D And you know what happens when you're driving in GTA V and "If You Leave Me Now" comes on the radio, it hits you hard XD
Climax Blues Band: A Lot Of Bottle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Climax Blues Band: A Lot of Bottle
1 nov 13
A fantastic semi-forgotten rock blues band from the late '60s, this is their third album from 1970, perhaps their best work alongside "Plays On" from the previous year.
Colosseum: Valentyne Suite
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Colosseum: Valentyne Suite
30 nov 13
A historic album, a meeting point between rock-blues, jazz, and a hint of progressive that was about to be born. In addition to the long suite that gives the album its name, it's worth highlighting the excellent "The Kettle" and "Butty's Blues." Beautiful guitars, great arrangements, and the brass section. Overall, it’s something to fully enjoy...
Count Five: Psychotic Reaction
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Count Five: Psychotic Reaction
28 jun 14
Meteor group from the '60s psychedelic garage, but very important even if little known. Tight, badass songs, great single that gives the album its name, a "forgotten pearl." The cover of "My Generation" by The Who is also excellent, an album to enjoy...
  • tia
    28 jun 14
    Boogie garage!..https://www.debaser.it/main/Video.aspx?y=H_piRdpqDDQ
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo’s Factory
1 jun 14
The masterpiece by the Californian band, a collection of classics to make legions of bands envious. Fogerty here brings out the best with tracks like "Long As I Can See The Light," "Up Around the Band," "Lookin' Out My Backdoor," and so on. An exceptional, fun album of rock 'n roll/country/soul based on simple yet effective structures and the great "black" voice of the leader...
  • De...Marga...
    2 jun 14
    Well done Hellraiser, as always on time in signaling and excellently describing historic and essential albums for Music.
  • Mr Funk
    2 jun 14
    Basically a greatest hits! Great album, even though it's hard to rank the works of CCR...
  • tonysoprano
    18 jun 16
    But then, "Ramble Tamble," what kind of track is that????
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy and the Poor Boys
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy and the Poor Boys
21 sep 14
Perfect album with "killer" singles like "Fortunate Son," Fogerty's hard-hitting protest anthem against the Vietnam War, "Cotton Fields," "Midnight Special"... perhaps second in significance only to its contemporary "Cosmo's Factory," released in 1970.
  • hellraiser
    21 sep 14
    I'm sorry, but I cannot access external links or content from websites, including YouTube. If you provide the text you want to be translated, I would be happy to assist you with the translation!
  • Mr Funk
    21 sep 14
    I agree, my favorite along with Cosmo and Bayou County. Great album!
  • hjhhjij
    22 sep 14
    I haven't listened to them in a while, but they are practically perfect in their infinite simplicity.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
10 nov 13
After the great success of "Proud Mary" and "Suzie Q," this album of blues, country, and rock 'n roll arrives in '69, in the best American tradition... noteworthy are the title track and the beautiful "Bad Moon Rising" and "Lodi," featuring a standout Fogerty.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Pendulum
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Pendulum
30 may 15
One of the cornerstone albums of my life, containing tracks that I loved and still love very much even though I no longer listen to it very frequently, the last great work of the band before the beginning of the end...
  • piro
    2 jun 15
    I’ve always stopped before, damn…
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Four Way Street
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Four Way Street
8 dec 14
One of the most exciting live performances ever, which remains interesting even after the thousandth listen. However, I’ve never understood why the initial cut of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," a stupid move, wasn’t offered in its entirety. The peak of this band for sure...
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