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June 29th, 2008, 12:02 AM
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APT Guitarist/vocalist
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Well, I was going to buy it. They're charging $13.99 for the download. I'll go ahead and spend the $15.00 and get the disc.
I've done 99% of my buying from Itunes and Amazon (download), over the last couple of years. Most bands sell the MP3 version for $9.99. This new disc is about 72 minutes long. I guess they think that makes it worth more. Hmmm...the new A Prelude To Tragedy disc is 77 minutes long. AND IT'S DAMN GOOD!!! Our record is a frikkin bargain! What a deal!  SS
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July 5th, 2008, 11:09 AM
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APT Guitarist/vocalist
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It's tragic that men of peace, so often meet such violent ends. Very sad. SS
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July 10th, 2008, 01:25 PM
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APT Keyboardist
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Inspired by Jax's Utopia video in the other thread, I found one of my all time favorite Utopia songs. It's a concept about four "brave adventurers" traveling to the four corners of the earth to find the four keys that will unlock the chest holding the "glass guitar"....um...yeah, anyway.....each adventurer has to fight a different element and is represented by a different instrument...first the drums (water), then the bass (wind), the keys (fire), and then finally Todd Rundgren's guitar (earth). These guys are incredible musicians but this is obviously a tough one to pull off live as there are a few mistakes (especially in Todd's guitar solo at the end), and some of the vocals are almost impossible to nail while playing. This is done in three parts. Hope you enjoy some of these solos (the bass player kicks ass! and the keyboardist is weird but really knows how to use the analog boards). Oh, and the videos seem to be off from the audio by an entire second. Here is Singring and the Glass Guitar:
Part One Part Two Part Three Here's and interesting tidbit on the keyboardist Roger Powell: For Utopia's live shows, Powell created the Powell Probe; the first remote, hand-held polyphonic synthesizer controller, which featured a custom-made shell used to access a complex stack of sequencers and other peripherals offstage. He was also the protege of Robert Moog (who created the Moog synthesizer), the composer and player of several solo albums, a touring musician with David Bowie and others, and an author who wrote a Keyboard Magazine column on synthesizer technique.
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July 10th, 2008, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: San Jose, Ca
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Very Cool!!
I was into a lot of early Rundgren CDs. I don't think he's met an instrument he couldn' play.... And Powell was cool... all that keyboard action got me thinking about my favorite keyboard dominated album... Rick Wakeman's No Earthly Connection... It took forever for this one to finally hit CD... I don't think it was available on CD until 2000 or so. and it's still hard to find... I had no idea if I could find any songs off of it but there they were!! I love Youtube... Of course the live doesn't do it justice, but still too cool, I literally played the grooves off this LP... Last edited by SharkBlack : July 10th, 2008 at 10:54 PM. |
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July 18th, 2008, 04:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: San Jose, Ca
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Cool! Somebody who even knows No Earthly Connection is just plain awesome!
 You quite possible might be the only one of my friends who even knows it exists... What a great album... Do you have all of the original stuff that came with the LP like the cylindrical mirror to look at the front and back cover? I miss records! |
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