King Crimson - The Power To Believe (2003)

Track listing

1. "The Power to Believe (Part I: A Capella)" – 0:44
2. "Level Five" – 7:17
3. "Eyes Wide Open" – 4:08
4. "EleKtriK" – 7:59
5. "Facts of Life (Intro)" – 1:38
6. "Facts of Life" – 5:05
7. "The Power to Believe (Part II: Power Circle)" – 7:43
8. "Dangerous Curves" – 6:42
9. "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" – 3:17
10. "The Power to Believe (Part III)" – 4:09
11. "The Power to Believe (Part IV: Coda)" – 2:29

Si bien no es radicalmente distinto al clásico "sonido Krimson", se podría decir que es una de las pocas bandas "progresivas" que supo mantenerse vigente y no en un frasco de formol setentoso o venderse totalmente al pop comercial (Phil Collins te estoy apuntando a vos).


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The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)

Tracklist:

1. "Son et Lumière" – 1:35
2. "Inertiatic ESP" – 4:24
3. "Roulette Dares (The Haunt of)" – 7:31
4. "Tira Me a las Arañas" – 1:28
5. "Drunkship of Lanterns" – 7:06
6. "Eriatarka" – 6:20
7. "Cicatriz ESP" – 12:29
8. "This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed" – 4:58
9. "Televators" – 6:19
10. "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" – 8:42

La forma más simple que se me ocurre para describir la música que como una suerte de mezcla entre King Crimson mezclado con ritmos latinos y punk/hardcore. Es un disco bastante oscuro (lo cual es entendible conociendo la historia que relatan las letras), original y experimental.


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Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002)

Tracklist:

1. "Blackest Eyes" – 4:23
2. "Trains" – 5:56
3. "Lips of Ashes" – 4:39
4. "The Sound of Muzak" – 4:59
5. "Gravity Eyelids" – 7:56
6. "Wedding Nails" - 6:33
7. "Prodigal" – 5:35
8. ".3" – 5:25
9. "The Creator Has a Mastertape" – 5:21
10. "Heartattack in a Layby" – 4:15
11. "Strip the Soul" – 7:21
12. "Collapse the Light into Earth" – 5:54

by Bradley Torreano

Continuing in the growing commercial vein of their previous releases, Porcupine Tree's In Absentia may be the most accessible release to ever spew forth from the group. Rolling electronic percussion blends with simple and solid live drumming to provide an understated backbeat as perennial Tree leader Steven Wilson pastes his complicated pop over the proceedings. Wilson's ability to bury his layered vocals in mountains of spacy electric guitar without drowning out his fragile lyrics is still a valued feature of the music, and the rare moments of clarity that his vocals display are breathtaking in their power. A reliance on a somewhat gothic heavy metal sound makes for some bizarre moments, especially when held up against his gentler material. The best example of this is the chugging "Wedding Nails," which recalls Dream Theater in its grandiose scope without utilizing the same sort of technical wizardry. But Wilson manages to bridge the gap between the various genres he utilizes, creating an environment where his haunting melodies could take a drastic turn at any minute. Porcupine Tree also continue their Radiohead fascination, although the influence is much less direct than on their last few efforts. Instead, it comes through at odd intervals, like the moments of sparse instrumentation on the otherwise lush "Heartattack in a Lay By." Sonically gorgeous and deceivingly complex, In Absentia has the most immediate appeal of anything Wilson has released under this moniker up to this point. By keeping the songs at manageable lengths and avoiding the avant-garde electronica flourishes of the band's early days, Porcupine Tree has grown into a fully realized pop group without cutting any of the elements that also make them an important force in the neo-prog movement.

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Frank Zappa - Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation (1973-1974)

En conmemoración del cumpleaños de Zappa (21/12/1940) subo estos dos discos que no tienen desperdicio; rock, jazz, funk, soul, blues, pop y demás con su famoso toque bizarro.

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History will show that Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century in any musical form, and this superb episode of the Classic Albums series offers ample proof of Zappa's genius. As Zappa's reverent son and musical heir Dweezil Zappa rightly points out, Over-Nite Sensation (1973) and Apostrophe (') (1974) are the albums that epitomize Zappa's masterful jazz/rock fusion, virtually defining a unique musical genre that can only be called "Zappa." The recording of both albums is chronicled here not simply because they best represent the dazzling complexity of Zappa's music, but also because they were recorded simultaneously in a burst of creativity, proving beyond any doubt that Zappa was more than simply a mischievous provocateur. While the world may know Zappa from his mainstream novelty hit "Valley Girl" (with daughter Moon on vocals), any devoted Zappaphile will tell you that this is the real Zappa, in full musical bloom, working miracles in the studio with The Mothers of Invention and a stellar variety of topnotch musicians who cite their time with Zappa as the most rewarding period of their careers.

Apostrophe:

1. Don´t Eat the Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. St. Alfonzo´s Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O´Blivion
5. Cosmic Debris
6. Excentrifugal Forz
7. Apostrophe´
8. Uncle Remus
9. Stink-Foot

Overnite Sensation:

1. Camarillo Brillo– 3:59
2. I'm The Slime– 3:34
3. Dirty Love– 2:58
4. Fifty-Fifty – 6:09
5. Zomby Woof– 5:10
6. Dinah-Moe Humm– 6:01
7. Montana– 6:35

St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast/Father O'Blivion (minuto 2 en adelante)
Uncle Remus
Montana
Camarillo Brillo


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Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)

Track Listings

1. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:01)
2. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:06)
3. Firth Of Fifth (9:34)
4. More Fool Me (3:09)
5. The Battle Of Epping Forest(11:43)
6. After The Ordeal (4:12)
7. The Cinema Show (11:06)
8. Aisle Of Plenty (1:31)

Total Time: 53:22
Line-up/Musicians

- Tony Banks / keyboards, 12 String guitar
- Phil Collins / drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (4)
- Peter Gabriel / lead vocals, percussion, flute, oboe
- Steve Hackett / electric guitar, nylon guitar
- Mike Rutherford / bass guitar, 12 string guitar, electric Sitar


Ya que estamos con Peter Gabriel, el mejor disco de Genesis en mi opinión, obviamente con Peter Gabriel, y a la vez lo mejor del rock sinfónico/progresivo. Una banda que supo ser vanguardista y artística, pero a la vez, increíblemente melódica y accesible para cualquiera que tenga la paciencia de escucharlos. No tiene desperdicio, 53 minutos y 22 segundos de pura magia sónica.


Firth of Fifth
Cinema Show 1 2


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Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)

Tracklist:

1. "The Leper Affinity" – 10:23
2. "Bleak" – 9:16
3. "Harvest" – 6:01
4. "The Drapery Falls" – 10:54
5. "Dirge for November" – 7:54
6. "The Funeral Portrait" – 8:44
7. "Patterns in the Ivy" – 1:53
8. "Blackwater Park" – 12:08


# Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitar
# Peter Lindgren – guitar
# Martin Mendez – bass
# Martin Lopez – drums
# Steven Wilson – (productor) vocals (on track 2), backing vocals, keyboard, guitar


Esta banda sueca (y este disco en gran medida) revolucionó el death metal progresivo, incorporando influencias del folk nórdico, del rock progresivo de los 70' y hasta por momentos un poco de jazz también.

Son temas largos, con muchos cambios y cortes y contrastes más que interesantes. Desde los contundentes riffs y más podrido del death a lo más tranquilo y melodioso del folk, todo en un mismo tema.

Todos los temas escritos por Mikael Äkerfeldt, lider, cantante y guitarrista de la banda....tienen que escuchar la voz de este muchacho, tanto podrida como "normal". El disco es producido por Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) asi que es garantía de que suena bien.


Samples:
The Leper Affinity


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Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All (1975)

Tracklist:

1. "Inca Roads" – 8:45
2. "Can't Afford No Shoes" – 2:38
3. "Sofa No. 1" – 2:39
4. "Po-Jama People" – 7:39
5. "Florentine Pogen" – 5:27
6. "Evelyn, a Modified Dog" – 1:04
7. "San Ber'dino" – 5:57
8. "Andy" – 6:04
9. "Sofa No. 2" – 2:42


Line Up:

* Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar
* George Duke – keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer
* Ruth Underwood – marimba, vibraphone, percussion
* Johnny "Guitar" Watson – vocals
* James "Bird Legs" Youman – bass guitar
* Chester Thompson – drums, sound effects, voices
* Tom Fowler – bass guitar
* Captain Beefheart (credited as 'Bloodshot Rollin' Red') – harmonica
* Napoleon Murphy Brock – tenor saxophone, vocals, backing vocals, flute


Uno de los discos más "normales" y rockeros de Zappa. Perfecto para iniciarse en su enorme discografía. Con uno de los mejores lineups que tuvo la banda, y muchos temas que terminaron en clásicos de él.

Samples:
Inca Roads
San Berdino
Florentine Pogen


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Mr Bungle - California (1999)

1. "Sweet Charity" - 5:05
2. "None of Them Knew They Were Robots" - 6:03
3. "Retrovertigo" - 4:59
4. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare"- 3:55
5. "Ars Moriendi" - 4:10
6. "Pink Cigarette" - 4:55
7. "Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy" - 3:34
8. "The Holy Filament" - 4:04
9. "Vanity Fair" - 2:58
10. "Goodbye Sober Day" - 4:29


Grupo de rock/metal experimental, liderado por el ex-Faith No More, Mike Patton.

Es increíble la cantidad y diversidad de influencias que mezcla (y de manera muy Zappa) esta banda, y para lo eclécticos que son, este disco es bastante coherente y estructurado (al menos comparandolo con otros en los que estuvo Patton, sin contar FNM).

La producción es de puta madre también, el disco suena bárbaro, y sorprendentemente está grabado en cinta (se deben haber vuelto locos los técnicos con lo cargados que son algunos temas :mrgreen: )

Samples:
http://www.youtube.com/v/J4rqXqpLCZ0
http://www.youtube.com/v/ha2l7oYsIDY
http://www.youtube.com/v/lVptUewHi24

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