The Exploration of Metal and Progressive Rock - Page 41

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Originally Posted by Proglover 

logwed, are you listening to Spock's Beard with Neal Morse vocals or Nick D'Virgilio? Big difference.

I've listened to X, V, The Light, Snow, and The Kindness of Strangers. 

I believe that X is D'Virgilio and the others are all Morse? I really don't like either vocalist, though. Morse seems like he has a bit more variation, and the albums with him are certainly more inspired musically than X, but I just don't like the really 'forward' vocal style of either of them.

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Originally Posted by Proglover 

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Originally Posted by Skylab 

I think one could easily argue that Bill Bruford is the best Prog drummer of all time.

I have three Spock's Beard records that just arrived. I will listen to them over the weekend I hope.

 

That's a big statement, I'm a prog. drummer myself, I know and love a lot of them. Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard) is one of my favorites, another one is Neil Peart (Rush), then you have Mike Portnoy offcourse, and since he does Porcupine Tree, Gavin Harrison who has done 'progressive' drumming within the progressive genre.

 

I think Neil Peart is one of the best drummers of all time, regardless of which type of music, but there are so many. For what I've heard the KC guy, Bill Bruford, is great, but as great as Peart, I'd doubt it.

 

Things are subjective as hell offcourse.

Ever listened to ELP's "Knife Edge"? If there is one drummer I really appreciate it is the drummer from Kingston Wall. 
 

That's good that you liked the UFO live album.

I'm not even really sure which UFO album I would consider better out of Force It and No Heavy Petting.

The first Schenker era Phenomenon,Force It,No Heavy Petting,Lights Out, and Obsession are the only albums some people even bother with.

Although other eras have good albums too like the album Mechanix is really great.

UFO is one of those groups they got a lot of albums (20 Studio albums) if a person is enjoying them after a few then go ahead and grab another or two.

But after that it probably comes do to... How much do you like them? And do you want more?

Although that is probably considered true for all bands with a big catalog.

Finally got Force It and Lights Out. All of the songs make better sense on their original albums than on the greatest hits package I had. Now contemplating acquiring Phenomenon and Obsession as well :)
 

Obsession is essential UFO.

Phenomenon has some great songs even a classic in Doctor Doctor.

But as a album No Heavy Petting,and Mechanix are much stronger albums The Wild The Willing and The Innocent is also really solid.

I would look into those albums before Phenomenon what they started on that sound wise was basically more realized and perfected on Force It and No Heavy Petting.

Mechanix and The Wild The Willing and The Innocent are albums that just have more nurtured and mature UFO sound right before original members started leaving and the major breakup.