CRAPA RANKS: Top ten greatest progressive rock albums
This week, Shaun and Tim ranked their top ten favourite progressive rock albums. Which of your favourite bands will be in there? And how will they be represented? Find out in this bumper episode!
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The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion: An alternative Sgt. Pepper?
This week Peter did a monologue about the second album by The Incredible String Band, The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion. Topics covered include: the String Band’s unusual harmonic sense, the Eastern influence on their music, their importance to the 60s music scene in the U.K., why the band weren’t better known and the uniqueness of the Edinburgh folk scene. Also, who was the best sitar player in the 60s? Why don’t the band do any middle eights? What are the politics of turning an album over? And is you is or is you ain’t on board?
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The Nice - Five Bridges: The first real progressive rock album?
This week Tim did a monologue on Five Bridges by The Nice. Topics covered include: whether Five Bridges is the first stage in the development of the progressive rock "paradigm"; where the album stands in the band’s catalogue; how The Nice compares to ELP; and whether the dialectic between band and orchestra is successful. Also, why don’t bands get Arts Council grants any more? What does the band have to do with the philosophy of science? Was the introduction influenced by tantric sex? Was Lee Jackson a Maoist? How do you say “ars” without causing offence? And most importantly of all, what does Stumpy say?
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CRAPA RANKS: Live progressive rock albums
This week Shaun, Peter and Tim rank their top five favourite live prog rock albums. Who will be number one?
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Shaun's Shed (Caravan: Girls That Grow Plump In The Night)
In this episode - potentially one of an occasional series - Shaun reviews sections of Caravan's fifth studio album: Girls That Grow Plump In The Night, whilst sculpting a bust of Richard Sinclair and arguing with the postman and a charity worker.
This is a podcast for discussing ”issues around classic rock and prog music”. Join ’old friends’ Shaun and/or Tim and/or Peter for occasional discussions of the albums, songs and artists that have happily marked their lives.
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