tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5925281611777853614..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Ride Easy, John WettonLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37114165564431288952018-05-12T06:10:13.058-04:002018-05-12T06:10:13.058-04:00If you like the B-side Ride Easy, you should check...If you like the B-side Ride Easy, you should check out another of theirs, Lying To Yourself, which highlights John's vocals. I got my picture taken with him, as the band's manager resides locally. Was very sad to hear of his passing.Birthday Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970168143120935172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60265793890238282972017-04-06T23:40:11.448-04:002017-04-06T23:40:11.448-04:00Great post, Brian!
And big congrats to Art!! T...Great post, Brian! <br /><br />And big congrats to Art!! The honors just keep on comin' . . .John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83420593328706325742017-04-06T21:24:21.903-04:002017-04-06T21:24:21.903-04:00(listening to Ride Easy as I write this) I like ma...(listening to Ride Easy as I write this) I like many genres of music, but if I had to do the desert isle thing with only one or two genres, progressive rock (aka head rock aka acid aka…) would be on my list… ELP, King Crimson, Styx, Yes, Moody Blues, Ultimate Spinach, and of course Pink Floyd…<br /><br />I wasn't cognizant of Welton, but I wonder if my brother might… he gets more into bands and the history than I.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73237713796251785822017-04-06T12:43:31.787-04:002017-04-06T12:43:31.787-04:00Oh, and small, but important point:
I didn't ...Oh, and small, but important point:<br /><br />I didn't write the post about the ITW nominations. Rob did and it posted right above mine. So if you'd like Art to see your congratulations (well-deserved, I'm sure), you might consider popping over to that thread.<br /><br />BrianBrian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63712801134985400342017-04-06T12:42:15.126-04:002017-04-06T12:42:15.126-04:00Thanks Steve and B.K.
On Blind Faith: you're ...Thanks Steve and B.K.<br /><br />On Blind Faith: you're right- two good songs ("Can't Find My Way Home" and "Presence of the Lord"- no idea why they didn't include "Sleeping in the Ground" until the release of the 2001 remaster) do not an album make.<br /><br />And I've listened to Cactus, just like I've listened to Camel and Pilot, and Ambrosia's supposedly progressive rock stuff (songs like "Nice, Nice, Very Nice", as opposed to their straight-up pop ballad stuff), and I can't say I found it the slightest bit memorable.<br /><br />Your likening of Rock with Jazz's earlier evolution is intriguing and having thought about it, I am inclined to agree. Do you suppose this sort of thing is happening with Hip-Hop as well? And also, do you see the rise of punk and new wave, and then of alternative as rock reinventing itself for new generations?<br /><br />Seems to me that in the age of streaming music rock, like jazz, is getting elbowed out of the popular music mainstream (mostly by glitterpop and pop-country!?!).Brian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27348699486219362182017-04-06T11:59:15.634-04:002017-04-06T11:59:15.634-04:00Thanks for this post, Brian. I remember "Heat...Thanks for this post, Brian. I remember "Heat of the Moment," of course, and a few of Asia's other songs, but most of this information is new to me. I'm sorry to hear of John Wetton's passing.<br /><br />And yes, congratulations to Art and all the other ITW nominees.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60379306819525833792017-04-06T09:17:14.897-04:002017-04-06T09:17:14.897-04:00Great ribute, Rob.
I was more a blues/rock fan th...Great ribute, Rob.<br /><br />I was more a blues/rock fan than prog, but I had Close to the Edge and at least one other Yes LP (yeah, vinyl), and a couple of early King Crimson. Rock went through the same evolution as jazz, from fairly simple to very complex, so much so that it became a showcase for chops rather than communication with the audience...at least that was my feeling.<br /><br />Wetton, yeah, terrific voice. That first Asia LP really was a classic. The band was MUCH better than Blind Faith, which was less a band than a collection of egos (does anyone remember much from their lone LP?). Do you remember Cactus, which featured both Beck and Appice before they teamed up with Jeff Beck? If not, don't worry.<br /><br />I'd forgotten all about John Wetton and I was sorry to read of his passing. Thanks for reminding me of some great music I haven't listened to in a long time.<br /><br />And congrats to Art (and everyone else) on the ITW nomination.Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.com