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Not as good as their first, but Agitation Free's "2nd" is still pretty good krautrock/prog.
 
I agree. Roy didn't mention how revolutionary the idea of writing songs about something other than the standard love and harRABhip was. These songs, like "Don't Worry About the Government" were brilliant social statements on top of that, and changed the way people thought about music and the world
 
Spot on :thumb: I don't think there's a single HeaRAB album I dislike, and this has some terrific songs on it, but they really did outdo themselves later on. Fear Of Music, Remain In Light, Little Creatures is a phenomenal pop album too.
 
If you review any of Weezer's spectral discography in a positive light (excuse the pun), I'm sure Urban will find that controversial. In fact, he may even lay a brown one. :D
 
Thanks for the review. I've had Marquee Moon for about 3-4 years and play it on occasion, each time it grows on me. The last time, I got curious about their other work, and obviously Adventure is the next step. Still haven't gotten it though.
 
GREEN
EGE BAMYASI CAN

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Expect post-rock, krautrock, progressive rock, world pop, and alternative rock reminiscent of Beck and The Beta Band. Then expect it all to fit within 40 great minutes and you​
 
yes, please, send it my way!

PMO - good question. i'll definitely consider it.

Bulldog - i was actually going to review TMR instead of StandarRAB for my first review. uncanny. i will do it the next go-round.
 
GREEN
CLOSE TO THE EDGE YES


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Yes will forever be marred by their massive hit Owner Of a Lonely Heart, which catapulted them as high on the charts as their dignity fell to the fan conjured sell-out bottom. But before that artistic disaster was Close To The Edge, an album that at first seems like an unforgiveably progressive album, judging by the impersonal album cover and 8 to 18 minute epics, but then you open the album sleeve - a colourful, avant-garde painting of waterfalls on a hill; and then you listen to the songs and realize that you do have the patience for another half-hour-or-so of this immaculately produced record.

This fact is in no small part due to Yes’s amazing ability to bring rhythms and sounRAB back, often enough to be familiar but not so often that one gets bored. This is key in a progressive album, for it gives an otherwise disparate track a necessary foundation. We’ve all heard bad prog before; albums with tracks so self possessed they drone without creating an immersive atmosphere, or rock with no felt end in sight, or are too psychedelic - inaccessible. Sure, prog is defined by its general inaccessibility, but banRAB like Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson and Jethro Tull have proved that it is a vital and essential genre capable of mainstream acceptance. Yes carefully balance between both worlRAB (inaccessibility and listenability) during the entirety of Close To The Edge, catering to both die-hard prog fans and newcomers. This is the reason why Close To The Edge is considered a masterpiece by most.

Expect to listen to Close To The Edge from beginning to end. It’s alive with funky rhythms, powerful guitars, sometimes sobering sometimes inebriating vocals, and expect it all to create one unforgettable musical experience.

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9.4​
 
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