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| 1. Pozzo Del Pichio - Merta |
| 2. Visitors - Visitors |
| 3. Baris Manco - Lambaya Puf De |
| 4. Drugi Nacin - Zuti List |
| 5. Bran - Breuddweyd |
| 6. Breakout - Powiedzielismy Juz Wszystko |
| 7. San Ul Lim - Frustration |
| 8. Egg - Fugue In D Minor |
| 9. 3 Hurel - Omur Biter Yol Bitmez |
| 10. Illes - Nem Erdekel Amit Mondsz |
| 11. Jean Claude Vannier - Les Gardes Volent Au SecoursDu Roi |
| 12. Embryo - Music Of Today |
| 13. Jazz Q - Toledo. |
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• Whoever came up with the over-pretentious, collective term "Progressive Rock" couldn’t have been less forward thinking. Prog rock in its truest form was not a ‘restrictive’ genre - it was a movement that unified ALL genres.
• Forget such flamboyant cover stars such as Genesis, Yes and ELP, what of the truly progressive international rock musicians who started their own hybrid-hurricanes outside the rectangular iris of Prog's media storm? What about the unintentionally progressive musicians from the far reaches of the globe who were forced to create their own brand of psychedelic rock in a country shielded from the influence of the western world? And why don’t we spare a thought (and some needle time), for the culturally progressive crusaders carrying the rock-music flag in the face of political adversity risking social ostrasization or even death?
• Even though most of the 15 tracks on this compilation were recorded over 30 years ago they still, individually embody a wide range of challenging progressive musical ideas which are as relevant today as they were when the vinyl first came off the press in each of their scattered countries of origin.
• "Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word" is the follow-up to ANDY VOTEL (TWISTED NERVE)’s critically acclaimed "Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word" (CDDELAY01), which caused quite a stir earlier this year.
• The majority of these tracks have never before been on CD, many appear here for the first time away from their highly sought after, and stupendously rare, original releases.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This imho is a far less successful collection than Andy Vogel's companion piece "folk is not a four letter word" and here is the basic problem... track length.
I mean most self respecting Prog music includes wonderful and often interminable epics and this is part of the genre's charm.
Here, though, despite the great sleevenotes we have a selection of 4 minute tasters which really sound just like badly recorded sub-pop songs. Rearrange the words lamb, mutton,dressed as..
Still, there are some enjoyable pices, and what's not to love about, say, the slightly hysterical welsh band Bran or the three South Korean sons of an industrial magnate with their excerable Casio keyboard noises.
Otherwise, a well-produced and tight Egg "fugue" sits oddly in the midst of way too many east European acts.
Disappointing.
I mean most self respecting Prog music includes wonderful and often interminable epics and this is part of the genre's charm.
Here, though, despite the great sleevenotes we have a selection of 4 minute tasters which really sound just like badly recorded sub-pop songs. Rearrange the words lamb, mutton,dressed as..
Still, there are some enjoyable pices, and what's not to love about, say, the slightly hysterical welsh band Bran or the three South Korean sons of an industrial magnate with their excerable Casio keyboard noises.
Otherwise, a well-produced and tight Egg "fugue" sits oddly in the midst of way too many east European acts.
Disappointing.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A Musical Excursion Into the Obscure
14 Mar 2006
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Have you ever seen those "Beers of the World" samplers often sold around the holidays as gift-packs for those who appreciate the unusual? Well, if you've ever gotten one, you know what a mixed bag they can be. Those samplers are precisely what Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word reminds me of. This interesting music sampler is an excursion into the obscure for those who dare to listen beyond what is offered on the radio.
I am not sure that every song here should really be classified as prog. Some seem to be mere pop songs. But there is enough to please those seeking exotic new sounds. I don't like every song, but find something appealing in half of them. At least there is nothing which has me groping for the forward button.
The best are three instrumentals: Fugue in D Minor, somewhat evocative of Procol Harum; Zuti List; and Toledo, a long jazzy number that is the finest cut on the CD.
But there are other good ones as well. I like Frustration, which features interesting vocals; Lambarya Puf De, which has some nice flute and a strong Mideastern feel; Powiedzielismy Juz Wszyztko with its haunting female singer; the extended instrumental workout of Hache OG; and Jean Claude Vannier's Roi des Mouches with its exotic Indian undertones.
If you are as musically curious as I am, then you should add this CD to your collection. At three stars its not great, but you will probably find at least a couple of songs you'll want to revisit time and time again. And you'll have some sense of what the rest of the world was doing to leave its mark on the "progressive" genre.
I am not sure that every song here should really be classified as prog. Some seem to be mere pop songs. But there is enough to please those seeking exotic new sounds. I don't like every song, but find something appealing in half of them. At least there is nothing which has me groping for the forward button.
The best are three instrumentals: Fugue in D Minor, somewhat evocative of Procol Harum; Zuti List; and Toledo, a long jazzy number that is the finest cut on the CD.
But there are other good ones as well. I like Frustration, which features interesting vocals; Lambarya Puf De, which has some nice flute and a strong Mideastern feel; Powiedzielismy Juz Wszyztko with its haunting female singer; the extended instrumental workout of Hache OG; and Jean Claude Vannier's Roi des Mouches with its exotic Indian undertones.
If you are as musically curious as I am, then you should add this CD to your collection. At three stars its not great, but you will probably find at least a couple of songs you'll want to revisit time and time again. And you'll have some sense of what the rest of the world was doing to leave its mark on the "progressive" genre.
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