blickstein@babel.DEC (Dave Blickstein) (03/07/85)
A couple of more extended pieces come to mind.
Patrick Moraz (who has been in Mainhorse, The Nice (Keith Emersons band
before ELP), Yes, and most recently The Moody Blues) does concept albums.
All but his first three albums are hard to find in the states. My
recommendation would be "the story of i", his first solo album. It is one
of my all-time favorite albums. The album is not always melodic. There
are long sections of "mood music" (I can't think of a better term) that
are very engaging. It took me about 10 listens to appreciate the album,
but it was very worthwhile. In many ways, the experience of listening
to "i" is like putting on Dark Side of the Moon on your CD, listening
with headphones cranked up and with the lights off. It's more of an
experience than just music.
Vangelis, How could we have neglected to mention Vangelis? He does nothing
but long extended pieces (when he isn't scoring films). My personal favorite
is Heaven & Hell.
On a different topic, I have some interesting news for Rick Wakeman fans.
I was looking through the selection at my video store and noticed that he
did the score for a film called Crimes of Passion. The film looks kinda
racy and uninteresting, but the tape is in Beta HiFi, and so it should provide
a good listening experience (and taping opportunity) if nothing else.
Is it true that the last Wakeman album released in the states was Rhapsodies?
I've seen a whole bunch of Wakeman imports dated after Rhapsodies. Was or
is he still producing solo albums that were being released abroad? Anybody
capable of generating a list of such albums with or without recommendations.
Dave Blickstein
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(ARPA) BLICKSTEIN%ORPHAN.DEC@DECWRL.ARPAcuccia@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick "Coosh" Cuccia) (03/08/85)
> > Vangelis, How could we have neglected to mention Vangelis? He does nothing > but long extended pieces (when he isn't scoring films). My personal favorite > is Heaven & Hell. > > > Dave Blickstein > I like his _Antarctica_ album myself. But if we're talking extended pieces, then Kitaro's _Silk Road_ falls into this category. Four sides (~90 mins), all one piece in smaller movements. Good stuff for turning OFF the lights and putting on the headphones... --Nick Cuccia --cuccia%ucbmiro@Berkeley --{...}!ucbvax!miro!cuccia