I enjoy being part of a music/film community. I have spent time in the last 2-3 years on 3 (+ this one): 1. Ice/Imwan: It's basically a shill for Amazon, most of the posts could be more.......intelligent 2. Hoffman: IMO, their mediators are very authoritarian. Posts are frequently removed without warning when nothing inappropriate was said. You may have noticed I moderated this list with a pretty soft touch. I believe in freedom of speech. 3. DVD Talk: I still like that board, but it's lost the majority of it's memb ...Continue Reading

Charles, Totally with you on German Expressionism. My #1 most wanted lost film is Murnau's Jekyll & Hyde with Bela Lugosi as the butler! On a totally different subject, I'm thinking I should change What Are You Listening To or Watching as a general title to General or Misc or something like that when we're not talking about stuff we are listening to or watching. I hesitate to change the title of say a Neal Young Thread from "What Are You Listening To Or Watching Today?" to "Neal Young" in the m ...Continue Reading

Thanks for reminding me about Spock's Beard! Back in 2015, I got The Kindness Of Strangers and The Light (along with some individual tracks from Beware Of Darkness, The Oblivion Particle, Beware The Darkness, Day For Night, and Octane). But I never sat down and listened through them intently--just a brief skim, general approval, and a notion that I'd get to it soon... Now I've got reason to get back to it. Lyrics often enhance my enjoyment of a song immeasurably (from the concise poetry of Phil Ochs' "Pleasures ...Continue Reading

I also met Kerry Livgren when I was a college DJ in 76 or 77. No idea what his religion was at that time, but my main memory is all he wanted to talk about for a radio interview was the upcoming "Grand alignment of the planets" which he  believed would destroy the solar system. Fortunately, that did not occur! Geff I agree that Baxters was the Airplane’s finest moment. For me what really makes Crown stand out is Casady’s bass playing. His work on the title track alone sounds like a formation of B-52s co ...Continue Reading

I agree that Baxters was the Airplane’s finest moment. For me what really makes Crown stand out is Casady’s bass playing. His work on the title track alone sounds like a formation of B-52s coming in for a landing. I also have a special fondness for “Bless Its Pointed Little Head” but I was at the Fillmore East show Side 1 was recorded at so it gets mixed up with memories. I have heard of Spock’s Beard but not being much for the label Prog-Rock ignored them. Neal seems to have gone down the same road as Kerry Livgren. ...Continue Reading

Hey Thomas, good choices! I rank Crown as tied with Volunteers for their 2nd best album (Baxter's is my fav) Neal Morse was the leader of a very good but not well known by the mainstream Prog Rock band called Spock's Beard. He found religion & left the band a few years back. He still plays great prog, though I feel the need to ignore his lyrics at times. Geff You got me with this one. I do not have a clue who Neil Morse is. But you have always been great for turning me onto music I was not familiar with so I do t ...Continue Reading

You got me with this one. I do not have a clue who Neil Morse is. But you have always been great for turning me onto music I was not familiar with so I do thank you. About the only things I have picked up in the last several moths were better copies of Kantner and Slick’s “Sunfighter”” and the Airplane’s “Crown of Creation” which I snagged primarily because it has the Brumus poster. Thomas Neal Morse - The Great Adventour: Live In BRNO 2019 in 24 bit. Nice live version of his "The Great Adventure" album. I c ...Continue Reading

Neal Morse - The Great Adventour: Live In BRNO 2019 in 24 bit. Nice live version of his "The Great Adventure" album. I can't find detailed credits, but whoever the lead guitarist is, he really smokes. Geff Reminder, to post either a reply or a new thread please just reply to this email. I'll do the rest as soon as I can! Also, for those on Gmail, these messages may show up in your Gmail "Promotions Tab" (which is totally unaccessable from most phones. Solution? Log in to Gmail on a computer, find ...Continue Reading

Carnegie is the first release of an official bootleg series (taken from multitracks) He did also release a couple shows from this period in the last year or 2 Geff I have the Live on Sugar Mountain boot which was released in early ’71.  Although it was an audience recoding virtually released right after the show itself back in the day it was one of the “must have” boots, the other two being Dylan’s Basement Tapes and the Stones ’69 MSG show Thomas Thanks for reminding me that the Carnegie Hall Concert was recent ...Continue Reading

I have the Live on Sugar Mountain boot which was released in early ’71.  Although it was an audience recotding virtually released right after the show itself back in the day it was one of the “must have” boots, the other two being Dylan’s Basement Tapes and the Stones ’69 MSG show Thomas Thanks for reminding me that the Carnegie Hall Concert was recently released. My brother had purchased the bootleg LP version of this concert, but a different show than this recording. It was a 2 album set titled "Thanks For ...Continue Reading