PROGRESSIVE ROCK. '70/ '80/ '90 e oltre - Neo Prog. Psichedelic Prog. Heavy Prog. Crossover Prog. Symphonic Prog. Italian Progressive Rock. Eclectic Prog. Rock.
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Please Don't Touch is the second solo album by EnglishguitaristSteve Hackett, and his first after leaving Genesis in 1977.
Please Don't Touch contains a myriad of musical styles that many were either rejected or never put in front of the "democratic process" which Genesis was known for, which also was amongst one of the reasons that Steve would leave the band. This album, of the many he had released, had finally shown the compositional side of Steve's talent and would prove how valuable his contributions to Genesis were. Rumour has it that the title track was rehearsed and but later rejected by Genesis, when drummer Phil Collins said that he "could not get into it".
The album featured a plethora of musical stars, including R&B singer Randy Crawford, American folk icon Richie Havens, the drummer and vocalist for the progressive rock band Kansas (Phil Ehart and Steve Walsh respectively) and Frank Zappa alumni Tom Fowler and Genesis concert drummer Chester Thompson.
In 2005, Please Don't Touch was remastered and re-released by Hackett's Camino Records label. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks.
Another excellent Hackett masterpiece. The music on this CD is diverse and yet may be the most accessible of his early recordings. There are guest vocalists on many tracks, which is a plus. The songs are shorter than usual but pack everything from folk ballads to classical guitar."Narnia" features Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh, and is based on C.S. Lewis' books. This is a great tune, very upbeat, with an excellent performance by Walsh; it's catchy enough to have been a radio tune. "Carry On Up the Vicarage" opens with a toy piano and sound effects with Christmas songs being sung; the music is very eclectic, with the vocal having a childlike effect in one ear and a deep vocal in the other."Racing in A" again features Walsh with another excellent performance that is heavy rock with some nice mellotron work, again upbeat, a lot of stop and start at the end."Kim" is a classical guitar piece with flute."How Can I" features the unlikely pairing of Hackett and Ritchie Havens; it's an acoustic guitar piece with Havens on vocals. I really like Havens' singing here."Hoping Love Will Last" is a piano vocal piece, a ballad, and has kind of a R&B feel. Very different from anything he has done before or since for that matter, but a very pretty song, that ends up very well-orchestrated."Land of a Thousand Autumns" and "Please Don't Touch" share the same theme for the most part, the first being atmospheric, and the latter is an in your face instrumental with very powerful guitar, bass pedals, keyboards and sound effects."The Voice of Necam" again uses the theme of the prior, played on a creepy sounding organ again with sound effects, music expands with voice effects and acoustic guitar. "Icarus Ascending" features Havens on vocals, very dramatic and dark at times, lush instrumentally, end is very eclectic with short sections of reggae, jazz, and lots of guitar effects. Of the early Hackett recordings, this one I listen to the least. But this should not take away from the record at all, as it rates up there with his best. review by Eric Porter.Steve HackettTrack listing:1. "Narnia" (Steve Walsh vocal) - 4:052. "Carry on Up the Vicarage" (Steve Hackett vocal) - 3:113. "Racing in A" (Steve Walsh vocal) - 5:074. "Kim" - 2:135. "How Can I?" (Richie Havens vocal) - 4:386. "Hoping Love Will Last" (Randy Crawford vocal) - 4:237. "Land of 1000 Autumns" - 1:388. "Please Don't Touch" - 3:399. "The Voice of Necam" - 3:1110. "Icarus Ascending" (Richie Havens vocal) - 6:27Personnel Steve Hackett – electronic and acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion John Hackett – flute, piccolo, bass pedals, keyboards
John Acock – keyboards, engineer
Maria Bonvino – guest female soprano on "Hoping Love Will Last"
James Bradley – percussion Randy Crawford – vocals on "Hoping Love Will Last" Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
Feydor – vocals on "The Voice of Necam" Tom Fowler – bass Richie Havens – vocals, percussion
Dave Lebolt – keyboards
Hugh Malloy – cello
Dale Newman – guest vocals on "Icarus Ascending"
Dan Owen – guest vocals on "Icarus Ascending" Graham Smith – violin Chester Thompson – drums, percussion Steve Walsh – vocals on "Narnia" and "Racing in A"
Tracks list:
1 - Tarantula
2 - Baby's Delight
3 - Dance Of The sea-gull
4 - Telegraphcanyon-Roadrunner
5 - Super B
6 - Yellow Kites
7 - You're A Clown
8 - T-Ford Two
Line up: Rein van den Broek - Trumpet, flugelhorn - Jan Vennik - Flute, hobo, clarinet - Hans Jansen - Keyboards - Hans Hollestelle - Guitar, synthesizer - Jan Hollestelle - Bass guitar, cello - Cees Kranenburg - Drums, percussion - Guests - Martha Pendleton and SueChaloner - vocals (on [7]) Jean Toots Thielemans - harmonica (on [2, 7]) Bart van Lier - Trombone (on [2, 5, 7])
SPIN
Jazz-rock group Spin was a continuation of then-defunct Ekseption. Spin existed in 1976-77 and released two LPs with the following line-up: John Vennik (sax, flute), Hans Jansen (keyboards), Rein van de Broek (trumpet), Hans Hollestelle (guitar, to Rainbow Train), completed with Kees Kranenburg (drums, ex-Jayjays) and Jan Hollestelle (bass, ex-Toreros, to Beuk Brothers and Geo).
1 - New Acres
2 - Good Earth's Wine
3 - Moment Of Grief
4 - Interpreter
5 - Triangle Tune
6 - London Town
7 - Song For Ophillus
8 - Homage To Life
10 - Epilogue
Line up:
Cees Van Aanholt - Acc Guitar,Flute and Vocals
Jan Van Hout - Guitar
Ad Van De Staak - Bass
Paul Pijman - Keyboards
Rob Van Belkom - Drums,Percussion,Backing Vocals
Ester Van Der Hoorn - Vocals and Flute
Fonte: ProGGnosis
.. Immaginate Ian Anderson e alcuni altri membri dei Jethro Tull che si prendono una vacanza in una fattoria di campagna, appena prima di registrare Songs from the Wood e soffrono di una malinconia post Minstrell in the Gallery. Immaginatelo mentre assiste a spettacoli folk occasionali e vive in perfetta armonia con la calma e l'effetto curativo dell'anima dei verdi pascoli. Immaginate l'inaspettata compagnia di Mark Knopfler, da giovane, ancora alla ricerca e alla scoperta del suo caratteristico suono di chitarra, prima dei Dire Straits. Se riuscite a immaginare questo set, o avete già ascoltato questo album o avrete una buona idea di come suona. New Acres ha questa vera atmosfera rurale, proprio come se fosse stato registrato per essere ascoltato mentre nel viaggio attraversiamo i campi, i boschi e i pascoli delle parti più deserte del paese. Mescola gentilmente alcuni suoni acustici folk con le componenti elettriche della musica melodica progressiva degli anni '70. Cees van Aanholt suona esattamente come Ian Anderson, sia nel suo suono vocale che (soprattutto) nel modo in cui canta. E anche nel suo tipo di flauto, anche se le parti di flauto sono decisamente inferiori a quelle che ascoltiamo in un album dei Jethro Tull. La sua chitarra acustica suona semplicemente deliziosa, creando una struttura molto armoniosa su cui sboccia la sua voce. L'elemento più curioso qui è, secondo me, la chitarra elettrica, i cui ritmi suonano molto simili ai primi lavori dei Dire Straits. Anche alcuni assoli di Jan van Hout suonano proprio come una versione grezza di Mark Knopfler, prima di Sultansof Swing. Se New Acres e Triangle Tune sembrano canzoni appena uscite da Songs from theWood. Good Earth's Wine e Song for Ophillus hanno un suono più Heavy Horses. Hanno tutte linee melodiche molto belle, perfette per riempire la tua anima di pensieri rinfrescanti e antistress. In Moment of Grief scoprirai chiaramente i ritmi e i suoni simili agli assoli di Knopfler. L'uso di voci femminili, delicatamente fornite da Ester van der Hoorn, aggiunge un po' di originalità a questa band. Sono canzoni molto chiare e belle, arricchenti come Interpretor e Answers. In Homage to Life, solo la voce e il flauto avvicinano Tamalone al suono Tullish che prevale nel resto dell'album. Questa canzone è molto più diretta nel reparto ritmico, suonando molto come il rock'n'roll dei primi anni '80. L'acustica Epilogue ha una musicalità di umore amaro, anche se i testi sono praticamente l'opposto in quanto parlano di speranza e forza per andare avanti. Cosa che, con nostro dispiacere, non hanno fatto. Questo è l'unico lavoro pubblicato dai Tamalone, lasciandoci l'impressione che avrebbero potuto avere un futuro piuttosto buono, perché questo album è una piacevole dimostrazione di suoni gentili e calmi. I fan delle canzoni più leggere, rilassate e semplici dei Jethro Tull apprezzeranno molto New Acres. Così come coloro a cui piace il prog senza compromessi, con un senso armonioso molto acuto..."
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