Comments on: Lost prog classics http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/ "Please send me evenings and weekends" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Skuds http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99903 Skuds Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:38:22 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99903 Always a 'difficult' performer, Rufino. I think it was the way he shunned traditional chromatic scales in favour of Ashtekar Variables. I just found one of the pitfalls of this game, when the random article threw up a <i>real</i> obscure prog album: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forse_le_lucciole_non_si_amano_pi%C3%B9" rel="nofollow">Forse le lucciole non si amano piu by La Locande delle Fate</a> a 1977 LP by an Italian prog rock band. Own goal... Always a ‘difficult’ performer, Rufino. I think it was the way he shunned traditional chromatic scales in favour of Ashtekar Variables.

I just found one of the pitfalls of this game, when the random article threw up a real obscure prog album: Forse le lucciole non si amano piu by La Locande delle Fate a 1977 LP by an Italian prog rock band.

Own goal…

]]> By: Rob Glover http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99902 Rob Glover Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:43:37 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99902 I'm pretty sure I saw Rufino once, at Batley Variety Club in the late 70s. The gig was cancelled due to poor ticket sales but Rufino insisted on performing anyway. I’m pretty sure I saw Rufino once, at Batley Variety Club in the late 70s. The gig was cancelled due to poor ticket sales but Rufino insisted on performing anyway.

]]> By: skud's sister http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99901 skud's sister Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99901 That Rufino, what a guy. That Rufino, what a guy.

]]> By: Danivon http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99899 Danivon Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:01:29 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99899 Rufino Segovia del Burgo, the 'enfant terrible' keyboardist left the band Mierzewo over the length of his live solos in 1974 (they wanted to restrict him to 30 minutes). His first (and only) studio recording since then was 'Positive Depression', a double album: Side 1: The Color Kittens Side 2: Ziehl-Neelsen stain Side 3: WKQK Side 5: Polylepis subsericans He insisted that only prime numbers be used to denote track numbers or 'sides'. Rufino Segovia del Burgo, the ‘enfant terrible’ keyboardist left the band Mierzewo over the length of his live solos in 1974 (they wanted to restrict him to 30 minutes). His first (and only) studio recording since then was ‘Positive Depression’, a double album:

Side 1: The Color Kittens
Side 2: Ziehl-Neelsen stain
Side 3: WKQK
Side 5: Polylepis subsericans

He insisted that only prime numbers be used to denote track numbers or ‘sides’.

]]> By: Skuds http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99898 Skuds Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:53:07 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99898 Brilliant! Even better than "Frizzle Fry" by Primus, with tracks called Sathington Willoughby, To defy the laws of tradition, John the fisherman, Too many puppies and Pudding time Oh hang on... that's a real one ;) Brilliant!

Even better than “Frizzle Fry” by Primus, with tracks called Sathington Willoughby, To defy the laws of tradition, John the fisherman, Too many puppies and Pudding time

Oh hang on… that’s a real one ;)

]]> By: Rob Glover http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99897 Rob Glover Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:29:47 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99897 The classic album by St Pius X High School, released in 1972, was Pogórzanie. This was a triple concept album based on the life of António Dacosta and contained the following tracks: LP 1 side 1: Frayssinhes side 2: Bessingham LP 2 side 1: Ewerton Teixeira side 2: Porcher Island LP 3 side 1: Karen Karnes side 2: Tri Beta The band never performed the entire album live, or indeed any of the individual tracks in their entirety, restricting themselves simply to the thirteen minutes of maniacal laughter that opened Frayssinhes. The classic album by St Pius X High School, released in 1972, was Pogórzanie. This was a triple concept album based on the life of António Dacosta and contained the following tracks:

LP 1 side 1: Frayssinhes
side 2: Bessingham
LP 2 side 1: Ewerton Teixeira
side 2: Porcher Island
LP 3 side 1: Karen Karnes
side 2: Tri Beta

The band never performed the entire album live, or indeed any of the individual tracks in their entirety, restricting themselves simply to the thirteen minutes of maniacal laughter that opened Frayssinhes.

]]> By: Skuds http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99894 Skuds Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:17:19 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99894 I've got the bug now... Who would not want to hear an album by Assonet Historic District called Broissia? Especially if the tracks were Kalachakra, Honey Badger, Western Autistic School, 214 Radical System and Kalash. A couple of them really would not sound out of place on a 70s Yes album... I’ve got the bug now…

Who would not want to hear an album by Assonet Historic District called Broissia?

Especially if the tracks were Kalachakra, Honey Badger, Western Autistic School, 214 Radical System and Kalash.

A couple of them really would not sound out of place on a 70s Yes album…

]]> By: Danivon http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99893 Danivon Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:50:50 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99893 Well, I think the album title and first few tracks work (especially "play it like that", which actually is an album title). Well, I think the album title and first few tracks work (especially “play it like that”, which actually is an album title).

]]> By: Skuds http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99890 Skuds Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:30:34 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99890 Doesn't work so well when you just get obscure names - the luck of the draw. Danivon's would have been a lot better if the album and artist were the other way round. Doesn’t work so well when you just get obscure names – the luck of the draw.

Danivon’s would have been a lot better if the album and artist were the other way round.

]]> By: skud's sister http://skuds.org/2009/01/lost-prog-classics/comment-page-1/#comment-99888 skud's sister Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:59:28 +0000 http://skuds.org/?p=2899#comment-99888 How about: Artist: Sh15uya Album: John Cook School of Business 1) Wieslaw Z. Wisniewski 2) Buch, Swabia 3) Bruno Giuranna 4) WKVE Only four tracks. WKVE is 27 minutes long. How about:
Artist: Sh15uya
Album: John Cook School of Business

1) Wieslaw Z. Wisniewski
2) Buch, Swabia
3) Bruno Giuranna
4) WKVE

Only four tracks. WKVE is 27 minutes long.

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