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on-reflection-digest Tuesday, August 10 1999 Volume 01 : Number 1809
gg: Fw: GG/KC reviews
Re: gg: GG/KC reviews
gg: Prog Toto?
gg: and your little dog, too
gg: Re: on-reflection-digest V1 #1808
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 06:45:08 +0100
From: "Gifford"
Subject: gg: Fw: GG/KC reviews
>As their World Tour of 1975-76 proved, Gentle Giant's kaleidoscopic sound
might
>have merely bemused Barnsley, Middlesbrough and Guildford
I wish!
I never got to see the BitB in the flesh. I certainly wouldn't have passed
up the chance of seeing them play the 'boro! This reviewer's flippancy is
not appreciated!
Pete.
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:17:19 EDT
From: SPBrader@aol.com
Subject: Re: gg: GG/KC reviews
<< The rating quotes are from the magazine itself. I personally consider Q to
be
VERY GOOD indeed. If you want to check their website out, go to
http://www.qonline.co.uk
I haven't been there yet, but from what I hear they have LOADS of reviews
there.
Maybe some about OUR guys, etc. >>
There are a few (I've annotated some of them here in the past.)
Q magazine has lost it's way big time, imho. If you want a serious music
magazine, check out Q's stablemate, Mojo.
Oh, and isn't that Crimson review just ridiculous.
Si
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:26:59 +0200
From: "Frank B. Carvalho"
Subject: gg: Prog Toto?
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> Does anyone else on the list like Toto? They could have been a great
>progressive band. The opener of their first album gives me chills every
>time. Wish they'd remaster that one.
I'm with you there! I always felt the same way. I thought that Toto had the
potential of becoming a really interesting band. Even more than that song
you
mention I genuinely love their second album "Hydra", not least for the first
couple of songs. They had a nack for long instrumental bits, and they should
have continued in that direction. They even used odd meters! But it is my
impression that CBS forced them to churn out more pop music instead, and
that
it was not really their own decision. They had some interesting bits on
"Turn Back"
as well (was it a guitar synth they used there), but that album and of
course
IV was blatant pop. They made the soundtrack for "Dune", and that gave
another
glimpse of what they could have become.
Cheers
Frank Carvalho
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Prog Toto?
> Does anyone else on the list like Toto? They could have been a great
>progressive band. The opener of their first album gives me chills every
>time. Wish they'd remaster that one.
I'm with you there! I always felt the same way. I thought that Toto had the
potential of becoming a really interesting band. Even more than that song you
mention I genuinely love their second album "Hydra", not least for the first
couple of songs. They had a nack for long instrumental bits, and they should
have continued in that direction. They even used odd meters! But it is my
impression that CBS forced them to churn out more pop music instead, and that
it was not really their own decision. They had some interesting bits on "Turn Back"
as well (was it a guitar synth they used there), but that album and of course
IV was blatant pop. They made the soundtrack for "Dune", and that gave another
glimpse of what they could have become.
Cheers
Frank Carvalho
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:00:33 -0500
From: "Lottich, Steve"
Subject: gg: and your little dog, too
Stephen:
> Does anyone else on the list like Toto? They could have
> been a great
> progressive band. The opener of their first album gives me
> chills every
> time. Wish they'd remaster that one.
I love the 1st 4 albums. Got 'em on vinyl, but only IV so far on CD. After
those I lost interest in getting any more for some reason, but still love
the early stuff. Bought a cassette of Kingdom of Desire at a garage sale
and was unimpressed. I wasted that quarter! A friend lent me Tambu, and I
liked it better. Shoulda bought it for 99 cents at Columbia House when I
was still a member, but never got around to it.
Steve Lottich
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:57:18 -0400
From: "Stephen Shores @ work :P"
Subject: gg: Re: on-reflection-digest V1 #1808
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 12:28:18 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Daniel Barrett
> Subject: Re: gg: PolyGram GG releases delayed
>
> >PolyGram says they're waiting for some information from GG who are not
> >responding. I'll check on things myself and let you know.
>
> I just spoke with "the boys" about the delays and they placed a call to
> the guy in charge at PolyGram. Let's see if that gets the project back on
> track.
> Dan
Yeah! Get 'em! Nobody gets away with delaying our GG releases! Heh
heh...
>
> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 12:41:18 -0500
> From: "Lottich, Steve"
> Subject: gg: Rush/Streetereviews
>
> Odd, 'cause Permanent Waves is where my enjoyment *begins*. Everything
> before 2112 just sounds too pedestrian, too mainstream for me; 2112 seems
> the start of really finding their prog calling, but not enough to maintain
> my interest; I don't have AFtK or Hemispheres, so I can't comment.
You're missing some great stuff. Walk, don't run to the nearest Circuit
City or somewhere like that (they tend to be the cheapest on older
stuff, at least for a chain).
If you kinda liked Moving Pictures, I'd recommend
> Signals (my personal favorite), if you haven't heard it. Still early enough
> to not be considered too commercial. Take time to ingest it thoroughly.
> Maybe you'll like enough of it to push your accessibility tolerance level
> forward a bit and try Grace Under Pressure, etc.
Well, I used to, actually, and couldn't stand them. Guess my brain's
wired a bit different. ;)
> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:50:08 EDT
> From: Claudio666@aol.com
> Subject: gg: Real GG content 1978 GFAD review
>
> Mr. Shores has forced me to find a box, open it and share the contents with
> all of you. This is a review of GFaD I wrote for the Colorado Springs
> Gazette-Telegraph which appeared October 6, 1978. I hope you can see what I
> was trying to do here...
>
> Start review now:
Heh, it's hard to hold people's arms behind their back through email.
;) Excellent review, sir! It never outright trashes the album, but is
truthful about its shortcomings. It makes one long for more Gentle
times. :) Oh, wait, I was born in '78. Never mind. Heh heh.
Stephen
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