Tuesday, 16 January 2007

Cattle Trucks

Severe delays on the Tube, and my patience is wearing thin. With the mess at work, these journeys are seeming more and more futile. However, I've probably got at least another 3 months of this, so I can't get too despondent.

On-The-Go:

Amor Real - Jon Anderson. I'm not a huge fan of his solo stuff (a bit too New-Age, especially post-Animation), but this is good, so good in fact that I bought this:
Amor Real (remix) - Global Communication,
Willing Well II - Coheed & Cambria. Fabulous band, a bit like Dream Theater were before they went all heavy on me,
The Collector - Twelfth Night. 20 minutes of prog from an overlooked 80s band,
In the Presence Of - Yes. Probably the best track from the Magnification album, and I just love Chris Squire's bass sound towards the end. Simple but effective,
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here - Porcupine Tree. After a few 'okay' album, Deadwing was a return to form, although I still prefer the early proggy stuff,
Low Pressure Phenomena - The Mile End Ladies' String Auxiliary. A GYBE! offshoot, with typical repetitive strings,
All My Love - Led Zep. In Through the Out Door isn't their best album, but I love the cheesy keyboard solo in this,
My Sweet Rose - Jim Moray. I was going to put this in my top 5 albums of last year, but it's just a bit too folky in places for me. This track, however, is just fantastic.

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