Friday, 16 January 2009

Experiments in mass appeal

I chuntered on about Prog Rock, a few posts ago. Most of the usual suspects got a mention, and you could have been forgiven for getting the idea that the term 'Progressive' was mere irony, so I thought that I'd draw your attention to some lovely fresh prog. (Yum)

I've been listening to 'Experiments in mass appeal', which is the new album from 'Frost*', and I'm delighted to report that it is splendid.
This is their second album, and I was pretty worried that it would be incapable of living up to the standard set by their debut, 'Milliontown'.
I needn't have worried. It's fair to say that Frost* has moved on and that the new material is not as instantly enjoyable as stuff on the first album, but it's becoming more so with each successive hearing andl it may be all the better for that.

If you are tempted to buy this album, make sure you get the special edition which includes a bonus DVD. The stuff on this DVD is fabulous; a compilation of the video diary of the writing, recording and production of the entire album, back-stage footage of the 2008 tour and instrumental versions of the songs from the album. The video diary alone is worth the price of admission. If you've ever wondered what was going on in the mind of the artist who created a piece of music, this is for you. It's also good fun too.

If you want to hear a track from 'Milliontown', nip over to Progarchives.com, and listen to 'Black light machine'. There are also various chunks of video on YouTube, and at Morow.com, the internet Prog Radio Station.
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  1. Anonymous17 January 2009 at 17:34

    I was out having a drink last night with near neighbour Trevor, who let it slip that he was once on the same bill as Jethro Tull, playing hammond organ for his never-got-anywhere band. If you want to listen to some new music, my current fave podcast is BUTR - Bands under The Radar.
    None of which has anything to do with prog, but thought you'd like a comment to encourage the blogging!

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  2. Cyberkim18 January 2009 at 22:28

    Jethro Tull would probably be classed as Prog; after all, 'Thick as a brick' was a concept album, even though they only produced it as a joke, because people accused them of being Progressive.

    They're still going as well, with Dave (Fairport Convention) Pegg on bass.

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  3. Anonymous20 January 2009 at 18:35

    Yes, they are 'Friends of Cropredy' in fact the only place I've seen them was a couple of times at Cropredy in the late nineties.
    They live on in our household - Tara likes them because Ian Anderson plays a flute!

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