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system: You are Stuart Hedges, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Reed about "Re: Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
MR> I'm new to the echo and just thought I'd say hello. I've been into Pink
MR> Floyd for a while and have just started listening to Marillion (Script
MR> For A Jesters Tears).
MR> people raving about it. I'll probably try and find some more Marillion
MR> as well. Any sugestions for the Genesis or Marillion are more than
MR> welcome.
MR> Most of the music I like is Pop/Rock/Metal. I think a lot of the the
MR> NR: Heart Of Darkness + The Colour Of Magic.

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assistant: In a message of 19 Sep 97 Michael Reed wrote to All about Hello, is there
anybody in there?:
Greets, I'm new too!
I don't know much about Genesis (except that I've now listened to The
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and I didn't like it very much) and everyone
will tell you a different favourite Marillion album...  Not many people
like Fugazi much, but those who get into it absolutely love it.  Misplaced
Childhood is popular, but I personally don't like it all that much.
Clutching at Straws is brilliant - usual intelligent lyrics, and some
really great hummable tunes.  Season's End (first without Fish and with
Steve Hogarth) is a good all rounder.  Everyone likes at least one track
from SE.  I don't like Holidays in Eden - too commercial for me, for the
most part.  There are a couple of good tracks on it.  Brave is an
absolute masterpiece, but you have to do what it says on the sleeve -
listen to it loud with the lights off.  Afraid of Sunlight is good too -
one of my favourite albums of theirs.  There are a lot of songs about
specific people on it, as well as other subjects.  I don't like the
latest one, This Strange Engine, yet but I'm gradually getting into it.
It took me a long time to get into AoS as well.
Have you tried any of Fish's solo work?  Try Vigil in a Wilderness of
Mirrors or Sunsets on Empire.
Now, you can tell me what the best Pink Floyd albums are in return for
that little lot!
Pop?!  You admit listening to pop?!  Tut tut... actually I have to admit
liking straight (as opposed to prog) rock (and /occasionally/ metal) but
there's not really anything in the charts that interests me.
Have you read pTerry's other books?
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system: You are Jim Raver, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Hawkwind".

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assistant: I picked up the Hawkwind album _Levitation_ several months ago and find
myself really getting into it lately.
What others of thier albums are of the same or similar style to this one?
All I ever seem to see in the music store that I visit most often is
compilation albums from them and those typically do not interest me. I'd
rather have the real thing instead of a greatest hits according to someone
else.
Thanks
Jim
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user: You are replying to Michael Reed about "Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Michael Reed to All <=-

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assistant: For Genesis I think their second album, _Trespass_, is a pretty good
place to start.  It's probably the most easily accessable of the early
albums (other than the first one, which is basically a pop album), and
it's also darn good.  Don't start with _Foxtrot_, no matter what
anyone here tells you!  It's a good album, but it takes some listening
to get into it, so it might turn you off at first.  And we don't want
that!  :-)
As for Marillion, any of the first four studio albums are worth
getting.  I'm not as fond of _Fugazi_, myself, but a lot of people
are.  The other two are _Misplaced Childhood_ and _Clutching at
Straws_.  Both are highly recommended!  You may also try _Seasons End_
which is almost as good, but has a different singer.  All the later
ones (all with the new singer) are, umm, not quite as good.  I love
parts of _Holidays In Eden_, but some parts are not so good.  _Brave_
is pretty decent, but pretty mellow and very hard to get into.  The
most recent two, _Afraid of Sunlight_ and _This Strange Engine_ often
don't even sound like the same band as the earlier ones.  They're OK,
but simply liking earlier ones will not necessarily mean you like
these ones.
If you happen to be in a record store look for _As the World_ by
Echolyn.  You may not find it, but if you do *buy it*!!!!
        Frank
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user: You are replying to Kenneth Newman about "HELLO, IS THERE ANYBODY I".

They wrote:
KN>  On 09-19-97 MICHAEL REED wrote to ALL...
KN>         Welcome to the echo. Sounds like you've come to the right
KN> place. :-)
KN>         Good idea. You might want to ease into it with, say,
KN>         _Trick of the Tail_ or _Lamb Lies Down on Broadway_
KN>         before going deeper into _Nursery Cryme_ or _Selling
KN>         England By the Pound_. Depends on how adventurours you
KN>         feel. those are all fine albums and you would probably
KN>         enjoy any of them.

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assistant: Hello Kenneth
Replying to a message of Kenneth Newman to Michael Reed:
I hope so.
[genesis]
Thanks for the reply. I don't really know anyone who would have something
like Genesis so any advice is useful. Otherwise, I'd just be choosing by the
covers. I don't buy new albums so its just a question of what I find. I'll
certainly look out for the ones you (and some others in this echo)
mentioned. I've heard a lot of people recomending Selling England By The
Pound - Even Yngwie Malmsteen!
Bye then,
Michael Reed
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system: You are Michael Reed, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Frank Swarbrick about "Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
FS> For Genesis I think their second album, _Trespass_, is a pretty good
FS> place to start.  It's probably the most easily accessable of the
FS> early albums (other than the first one, which is basically a pop
FS> album), and it's also darn good.  Don't start with _Foxtrot_, no
FS> matter what anyone here tells you!  It's a good album, but it takes
FS> some listening to get into it, so it might turn you off at first.
FS> And we don't want that!  :-)
FS> As for Marillion, any of the first four studio albums are worth
FS> getting.  I'm not as fond of _Fugazi_, myself, but a lot of people
FS> They're OK, but simply liking earlier ones will not
FS> necessarily mean you like these ones.

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assistant: Hello Frank
Replying to a message of Frank Swarbrick to Michael Reed:
[Genesis]
Thanks for the advice. I'll keep an eye out for Trespass then. I've just
bought Abacab on LP for 99p. I really like most of it. Particualy the title
track. I wish there was more of Mike Rutherfud's guitar playing on it. He
plays some nice lead on the first song. I've only had it for a couple of days
so I'm still finding my way around it!
I had this about two years ago and didn't really like it. To be honest I
didn't give it much of a chance, I just listened to the first couple of songs
and gave it away to someone.
[later ablums vs. early]
Thanks, I'll these albums to my look for list.
Bye then,
...'Congratualations You've Discovered The Secret Message'
NP: Genisis - Like It Or Not
CR: Heart Of Darkness, Colour Of Magic
Michael Reed
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system: You are Michael Reed, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Barry Laws, Jr. about "Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
MR>> influence, Depeche Mode, Queen(Epecially QueenII) and Metallica(
MR>> ...And Justice For All) for example.
BLJ> I have a lot of Queen CDs...their early stuff (Queen, Queen II, Sheer
BLJ> Heart  Attack, & Night At The Opera) reminds me a lot of Syd Barrett
BLJ> (his solo work &  his Pink Floyd work). That's (IMHO) when Queen was
BLJ> their best (they had their  own Interstellar Overdrive in the form
BLJ> of Brighton Rock). I just wish they  would put out a box set that
BLJ> would include their songs from Smile, Wreckage,  and Larry Lurex
BLJ> (for some reason I like the Smile song "Step On Me" and the  Lurex
BLJ> song "Goin' Back"...did you know former Smile bassist Timothy
BLJ> Staffel  co-wrote "Doin' Alright" with Brian May on the Queen I
BLJ> album). Too bad they  never did a concept album like Tommy or The
BLJ> Wall (unless you count Queen II a  concept album since side one was
BLJ> called the "white" side and side two was  called the "black" side

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assistant: Hello Barry
Replying to a message of Barry Laws, Jr. to Michael Reed:
Queen are probably my favorite band. This is my favorite period of there
material.
I've only heard one bit of Smile, on a Queen documentry on telly here in UK.
I really did like it though.
I noticed that it was writen with someone outside the band. But I didn't know
who.
Have you read much about Taosm? A lot of this is about the harmony of
oposites (black\white). As well as the black side whiteside thing, Brian's
side really echos a lot of the themes raised in Taosm. It's worth picking up
a book on this subject just to understand some of the references. I agree it
would have been interesting if Queen had worked on something like the wall.
Some of the songs on A kind Of Magic fit in with the film Highlander pretty
well.
Bye then,
...'Congratualations You've Discovered The Secret Message'
NP: Marilian - Chelsie Morining
CR: Heart Of Darkness, Colour Of Magic
Michael Reed
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system: You are Henning Schnoor, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Reed about "Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
MR> I think that next, I'm going to hunt down some early Genesis if I can
MR> it s/h. I don't think I've heard any of this but I keep hearing people
MR> raving about it. I'll probably try and find some more Marillion as well.
MR> Any sugestions for the Genesis or Marillion are more than welcome.

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assistant: Hi Michael,
First, welcome to this echo!
ind
Genesis' best album IMHO is "Foxtrot" (1972), with "Supper's Ready" on it.
As a start to the Gabriel-era Genesis, I'd recommend "Selling England By
The Pound", it was the first Gabriel-era album I heard, and I bought it
immediately... The best early Genesis are (in this order):
Foxtrot
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Selling England By The Pound
Nursery Cryme
And of course the "Live" album (1973) is great, but I can't compare it to
studio albums - it has one fault, they decided not to put "Supper's Ready"
on it, though rumours say a test pressing of a double-album version has
been made. But generally, Genesis sound much better live than in the
studio...
But I think "Selling England" is the best album to get started, "Foxtrot"
takes a while to appreciate...
All of this ist of course just my opinion, but I'm not alone with it :-)
See you,
   Henning
Bis denne,
 Henning
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user: You are replying to Bryan Erickson about "KBFH - Gentle Giant".

They wrote:
BE> I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I see the King Biscuit
BE> Hour CD of Gentle Giant live will be out soon.  :)

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assistant: Hi Bryan and all,
lower
Does anybody know which KBFH CD's are / will be available? I'd be very
interested in these...
... und wieder was geschafft...
 Henning
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user: You are replying to Michael Reed about "Re: Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
MR> Wreckage,  and Larry Lurex I've only heard one bit of Smile, on a
MR> Queen documentry on telly here in UK. I really did like it though.

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assistant: *** Is it me, or did Michael Reed mumble this to Barry Laws, Jr.? ***
I heard the Smile and Larry Lurex songs on a Queen video called "Champions Of
The World" (it was released in conjunction with their final studio album,
Made In Heaven). Brian had that funky hairdo even back then. BTW about the
black/white side of Queen 2...Side 1 (White side) wasn't devoted to Brian...I
think Freddie wrote "Procession/Father To Son", Brian wrote "White Queen" &
"Some Day One Day", and Roger Taylor wrote "Loser In The End", while Freddie
wrote the entire Black Side ("See What A Fool I've Been", which was written
by Brian, was not on the original vinyl LP...it was put on the 1991
re-release CD along with the techno-like remix of "Seven Seas Of Rhye"). And
John Deacon's first song didn't appear until A Night At The Opera (he wrote
"You're My Best Friend")...I wonder if he ever learned to sing (did he
actually sing backup vocals at later concerts [like the 1985 and 1986
concerts and the 1992 tribute] or did he lip-synch).
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user: You are replying to All about "Floyd reunion".

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assistant: has anyone heard any updates on the rumors of Pink Floyd reuniting (in other
words Roger Waters coming back)? I just wish that Syd was well enough (and
interested enough) to come back, but that's "wishful thinking 2 the extreme".
system: You are Magnus Lundin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to John Wittersheim about "Re: CD RERELEASE".

They wrote:
->> I have Tony Williams "Collection">It's 2 older albums "Believe It",and
JW> another older Tony Williams Lifetime album on one cd.Tony Willaims
JW> might have played with Herbie Hancock,but I don't think with
JW> Mahavishnu,the drummer for them was Lenny White.

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assistant: The drummer for Mahavishnu was Billy Cobham, not Lenny White. Lenny was
actually in Return to Forever.
Mvh /Magnus/ /Lundin/
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user: You are replying to Magnus Lundin about "I'm Back!".

They wrote:
SVI>> * Yes _Keys To Ascension_ : Hmm, of course no Yes album can be bad,
ML> I guess you havent heard Yes first album yet?

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assistant: Hallo Magnus,
Saturday September 13 1997 19:48, Magnus Lundin wrote to Steven Van Impe:
No I haven't, but I never count first albums :-).
OTOH, The first albums of Pink Floyd, Marillion, Alan Parsons Project and
Jean Michel Jarre (my top four bands) are all very good. Although _The Piper
at the Gates of Dawn_ (PF) isn't really my favourite, it is quite good.
And for Marillion: _Script_ is simply mega.
But I can imagine the first Yes album to be bad. Your point taken.
Met vriendelijke groeten,                | Fidonet: 2:292/867.5     |
Steven                                   | svim@urania.knooppunt.be |
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user: You are replying to Magnus Lundin about "Calling all stations".

They wrote:
SVI>> I will do one recommendation: If you're very much into Pink Floyd's
SVI>> early 70's (Atom Heart Mother Suite, Echoes, perhaps Careful With
SVI>> That Axe, Eugene) you'll probably like Tangerine Dream. They're
SVI>> (mostly) instrumental, psychedelic and minimal.
ML> I only have one record with Tangerine, and its titled Zeit! I think
ML> that album is rather bad. To weird.

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assistant: Hallo Magnus,
Saturday September 13 1997 19:50, Magnus Lundin wrote to Steven Van Impe:
I don't have _Zeit_ (1972), and it might sound different from what I know.
But 'too weird' could realy fit Tangerine Dream. _Phaedra_ (1974) was their
breakthrough, and it was the first album where they used the Moog sequencer
(which provides the spherical sounds).
After listening to TD, I discovered a new way to listen to PF classics like
_One Of These Days_. It opened a whole new dimension to me. But in music, you
can never tell how other people will react to it. If you don't like it, so be
it.
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Steven                                   | svim@urania.knooppunt.be |
system: You are Bryan Erickson, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the 60'S 70'S Rock message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Henning Schnoor about "KBFH - Gentle Giant".

They wrote:
> BE> I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I see the King Biscuit
> BE> Hour CD of Gentle Giant live will be out soon.  :)
> Does anybody know which KBFH CD's are / will be available? I'd be very
> interested in these...

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assistant: Re: KBFH - Gentle Giant
Flowe
The other releases scheduled for Oct. 28 are Iggy Pop (not prog), and
treets.
Streets is a band made up of Kansas alumni.  All CD's are $12.99  Recently
released were ELP, Dixie Dregs, Greg Lake, Renaissnce, 10CC, Uriah Heep, Rick
Wakeman, and other (non-progressive) bands.
The only way I've seen of ordering these is through the web site at
www.artist-shop.com/kbiscuit
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user: You are replying to John Wittersheim about "Steve Hackett cd".

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> What does it sound like ?

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assistant: I only heard it once and it sounded like crap.  I still can't get
over the fact that he covers the Rutherford song _Your Own Special Way_.
For fanatics only, I suppose.
Paul C.
Prog Music Page at http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~dn925
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user: You are replying to All about "Ace".

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assistant: I'm looking for an album by 'ACE'. Does anyone know if it's still
available? I forget the name of the album, but it's supposed to be an import,
and the song I most want is "How Long".
      Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks, Kyle
Email:RapidEye@Juno.Com
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user: You are replying to Steven Van Impe about "I'm Back!".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Steven Van Impe to Magnus Lundin <=-
SVI> Hallo Magnus,
SVI> Saturday September 13 1997 19:48, Magnus Lundin wrote to Steven Van
SVI> Impe:
SVI>> * Yes _Keys To Ascension_ : Hmm, of course no Yes album can be bad,
ML> I guess you havent heard Yes first album yet?
SVI> No I haven't, but I never count first albums :-).
SVI> OTOH, The first albums of Pink Floyd, Marillion, Alan Parsons Project
SVI> and Jean Michel Jarre (my top four bands) are all very good. Although
SVI> _The Piper at the Gates of Dawn_ (PF) isn't really my favourite, it is
SVI> quite good. And for Marillion: _Script_ is simply mega.
SVI> But I can imagine the first Yes album to be bad. Your point taken.

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assistant: I wouldn't say their first album is at all bad.  It's not a classic,
but it's decent.  I probably like it about as much as I like PFloyd's
first...
        Frank
... Make You Die, Your Brain
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user: You are replying to Kenneth Newman about "Khan et cetera".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Kenneth Newman to Frank Swarbrick <=-
KN> On 12-14-95 FRANK SWARBRICK wrote to DAVID MARHEINE...
FS> I bought _Space Shanty_ upon Mike's recommendation, and while it's not
FS> a bad album by any means I don't think it's near as great as Mike
FS> thinks.  Of course, your opinion may differ as well.  I rarely say
FS> this about music, but it's too dated; too hippy sounding.
KN>
KN> So, are you interested in getting rid of your copy?

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assistant: Do you see the date I wrote that message?  12-14-95!!  Talk about time
warp!
In any case, I like the album well enough.  I listen to it at least
every few months.  I just don't think it's an all time classic.
        Frank
... Progressive Rock:  The REAL Alternative!
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user: You are replying to Barry Laws, Jr. about "Hello, is there anybody in there?".

They wrote:
BLJ> even back then. BTW about the  black/white side of Queen 2...Side 1
BLJ> (White side) wasn't devoted to Brian...I  think Freddie wrote
BLJ> "Procession/Father To Son", Brian wrote "White Queen" &  "Some Day
BLJ> One Day", and Roger Taylor wrote "Loser In The End", while Freddie
BLJ> wrote the entire Black Side ("See What A Fool I've Been", which was
BLJ> written by  Brian, was not on the original vinyl LP...it was put on
BLJ> the 1991 re-release CD  along with the techno-like remix of "Seven
BLJ> Seas Of Rhye").

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assistant: Hello Barry
Replying to a message of Barry Laws, Jr. to Michael Reed:
On my LP it says on the LP itself:
Side White
Procession (May)
Father To Son (May)
White Queen (As it began) (May)
Some Day One Day (May)
The Loser In The End (Taylor)
It seems unlikely that Freddy would have writen the guitar harmonies on
Procession.
Curriously, the black side only has one song credit next to a song name. I
used to have a version of this that had the lyrics for all of the songs
printed on the inside cover. This version does not. I know someone with the
CD version so I will try to listen to the extra tracks.
Bye then,
Michael Reed
...'Congratualations You've Discovered The Secret Message'
NP:
CR: Heart Of Darkness, Colour Of Magic
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user: You are replying to All about "Off :-(".

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assistant: I know I haven't been in here long, but I'm afraid I'm leaving already:
I'm not doing too well at school atm and I'm fixing out of a lot of
echoes.  See you all after the exams, and I leave you with the news that
I just bought myself a copy of Dark Side of the Moon on original vinyl
in absolutely perfect condition for a fiver!  Quick plug for Influential
Records, East Street, Bromley.
         Stuart Hedges                     2:254/260.9@Fidonet
         Team AMIGA          StuHedges@the-machine.demon.co.uk
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