All,

This coming Friday 9th December starting at 9:00pm (GMT) we will be broadcasting a session compiled by our very own Heracleum Mantegazziani.

It will feature a simply huge selection of the finest Progressive Rock - many tracks which have never before been played on S.A..

Looking good !! 8-)

Dee

Cool!!Another session!!

Any YES going to be played?? :-*

::) Well. . . . . . Since we were on the heels of a Yes Marathon, I didn't include any Yes per say...  But what I can tell you is there will be two unusual Yes Covers - and one song with a member of Yes in a supporting role

I'll be listening!! :-*

...actually Yes Chikki, make that TWO songs with past or present members of Yes included and ONE solo track!

To address Everyone....Dee said it very well in his introduction -  there will not only be tracks not heard on SA before,  it was my primary intention to find  1) tracks by familiar artists not played  here before and 2) tracks by artists or groups that perhaps you've never heard of.  I will in fact be pushing the boundries of Prog a bit here and there, (some of you will think I've fallen over the edge! ) ;)
I mainly hope you will hear some music that you've never heard before and hopefully enjoy!!
The session will begin with a (excuse me for this) Modest Mini Mellotron Marathon followed by two smaller mini marathons featuring two popular Prog groups, and then a larger dose of miscellaneous prog of all sizes and shapes!!  I hope you hang around for most of it.  The entire session is about 12 hrs - which will be repeated once.
Let me know if you have any questions before or during the session or just let me know what you think!

Cheers

HM  ;D

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Sounds good to me. I'm looking forward to hearing as much as I can.

All the best.
David

Another session will be superb!! 8-)

What music will you be playing heracleum mantegazziani?

'Tis a surprise!  Hunter . . . but knowing the first section is devoted to the Mellotron, I'll bet you can deduce who some of the groups might be - though I have added a few out of the ordinary selections!  ;)

I will tell you that the second section will consist of two mini marathons of popular prog groups who's leaders both play the flute. ::)

After that will be a rollercoaster of different groups & styles - some familiar and some not - but all falling within the realm of Prog (in M H O)  ;D

enjoy!

Maybe you can be more specific, yes?

Or is this session going to be a surprise? 8-)

Cool!! ;D About time we had another session!!

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huntr_22 wrote on 7^th Dec, 2005 at 5:39pm:

Maybe you can be more specific, yes? Or is this session going to be a surprise? 8-)

The last section after the one's I described previous are going to be a bit of a surprise - I tried, though to vary the styles & groups so it doesn't dwell on one type of prog for too long before switching. I hope I'm successful at that.  [smiley=happy.gif]

I'll let you all be the judge of that!

;D

All sounds good!  :)

Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 7^th Dec, 2005 at 7:44pm:

huntr_22 wrote on 7th Dec, 2005 at 5:39pm: Maybe you can be more specific, yes? Or is this session going to be a surprise? 8-) The last section after the one's I described previous are going to be a bit of a surprise - I tried, though to vary the styles & groups so it doesn't dwell on one type of prog for too long before switching. I hope I'm successful at that.  [smiley=happy.gif] I'll let you all be the judge of that! ;D

Man!! This is such a tease!!

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GFTO77 wrote on 7^th Dec, 2005 at 9:50pm:

Man!! This is such a tease!! [smiley=lolk.gif]

[smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]Geeeze! I hope you all aren't let down after all this secretive build-up - it's not like all gonna be this big mind-blowing surprize...well, maybe some of it ;)

-HM

I'll be tuned in. Any Wobbler going to be featured?  :-?

Actually NT, the CD just arrived in the mail - will listen to it tommorow!  Maybe next session!! ;)
I do have a few tracks featuring the Sitar in this session though.  8-)

Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 7^th Dec, 2005 at 10:08pm:

GFTO77 wrote on 7th Dec, 2005 at 9:50pm: Man!! This is such a tease!! [smiley=lolk.gif] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]Geeeze! I hope you all aren't let down after all this secretive build-up - it's not like all gonna be this big mind-blowing surprize...well, maybe some of it ;) -HM

I think you now know how I felt when my first session was about to be broadcast. Nerve racking isn't it!
I'm sure it will be great  8-)

David

Thanks David!  Nerves of steel here ;D
(que sera, sera!)

-Don (HM)

So long as you realise that you have to donate $50 to charity for every complaint SA gets!  ;D

It'll be alright on the night. As someone once said.

danrok wrote on 8^th Dec, 2005 at 6:16pm:

So long as you realise that you have to donate $50 to charity for every complaint SA gets!  ;D It'll be alright on the night. As someone once said.

Do my bandwidth / server / CD bills count as a charity ?? ::)

... charity doth begin at home  [smiley=happy.gif]
-said another wise one

I just got the email about the session an bout time too!!

Looking forward to it!! ;D

'Heracleum Mantegazziani' may be playing his cards close to his chest but the session is a cracker.

Trust me, I've heard it.

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Dee

ProgMaster wrote on 8^th Dec, 2005 at 10:44pm:

'Heracleum Mantegazziani' may be playing his cards close to his chest but the session is a cracker. Trust me, I've heard it. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Dee

Come on guys!Whats gonna be played?? :P

GFTO77 wrote on 8^th Dec, 2005 at 11:25pm:

Come on guys!Whats gonna be played?? :P

ProgMaster wrote on 5^th Dec, 2005 at 11:19pm:

It will feature a simply huge selection of the finest Progressive Rock - many tracks which have never before been played on S.A..

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                                 ;D
(sorry I couldn't resist)

...but apart from what's already been said in this thread...I can tell you that a couple of songs that are on the playlist now happen to be in the session as well..but with company.  That would be Sleeping for Years by Atomic Rooster (plus another track from them in the session) and Checkmate by Gryphon (plus ditto)

AND...
...you've read that there are songs that contain Yes bandmates in various forms.  You will also find tracks that contain miscellaneous alumni of such groups as Gong, Frank Zappa and Genesis .
;)

A little over three hours to go ...

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ok..I may be looking dumb here..but. . . . What does Toppie+ mean????

Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 9^th Dec, 2005 at 8:05pm:

ok..I may be looking dumb here..but. . . . What does Toppie+ mean????

'Hot Topic', 'Cool Thread', 'This Is A Good One To Read', 'Pay Attention' ... that kind of thing.

Plus, of course, nobody had actually used that smilie yet. ;)

I'm here just in time for it to start!!

:-*

I NEVER thought I would hear the Stones here!!

A-1 stuff so far HM and we're only onto to the 3rd song!!

Rock On!! 8-)

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Never heard of this before but its good music!!

8-)

Just got home and we've got it going in the background.

Great tunes HC!!

;D

YP

Superb choice of music Heracleum Mantegazziani.Thank you. 8-)

The session is still running!!

V Cool!

;D

Great variety of tunes, HM!   :)

Thanks Jane - I hope you were able to catch the block of Jethro Tull played earlier. I remember you and BCofOZ in particular expressed a liking of them.

=HM

Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 10^th Dec, 2005 at 5:47pm:

Thanks Jane - I hope you were able to catch the block of Jethro Tull played earlier. I remember you and BCofOZ in particular expressed a liking of them. =HM

I caught the Camel set of tunes b4. A-1 again MT!! That and the Cali guitar trio.

Its all good!!

8-)

Thanks GFTO, did you catch the crowd singing on Heart of the Sunrise?

Cool stuff that.   8-)

another Yes cover a couple tunes away. . . . don't miss it! ;)

-HM

Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 10^th Dec, 2005 at 8:23pm:

Thanks GFTO, did you catch the crowd singing on Heart of the Sunrise? Cool stuff that.   8-) another Yes cover a couple tunes away. . . . don't miss it! ;) -HM

Just heard it!! Some saxed-out version of AYAI - never heard it b4.

You rock man!!

8-)

I was just about to write 'Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement..it's been great'...but it looks like we're going around again!!  :o

Thanks Progmaster! I hope anyone who missed any of it gets to hear whaat they missed!!

I was also going to say...session two is 'in the can' - if you're ever prepared to invite me back on!

Rock on all! 8-) ;D 8-)
-HM

I've listened to as much as I could. :)

It has been great hearing so many different things played on S.A.I loved the Vangelis and the Californian Guitar Trio version of Heart of the sunrise.

Thanks HM!!!!

:-*

My pleasure, Yes Chikki!  For those of you unfamiliar with the Calif. Guitar Trio, that was none other than Tony Levin playing Bass with them = some members were also in Robert Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists...hence the King Crimson connection on  Zundoko Bushi

-HM

And now weve got some Bowie!! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

It's all been good.

Lots of bands I've never heard of before, good job HC. ;D

All hail Heracleum Mantegazziani on a job well done !!!

The session was a great success with both the stream and website attracting the most amount of tune-ins/ hits this month !!

Many thanks and here's looking to the next one !!

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Dee

Here !! Here !!

V cool session!!

8-)

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Thanks All!   ;D

It was a blast! Seeing my name up in lights (as it were) Hearing some of my more funky selections coming out of my Winamp player!  Thanks for all your kind words!!

I really was concerned that some of the odder stuff might be too wierd on your ears!

If so, you didn't let on (or were being polite)

Session  two is coming together...let me know what parts of this last one you liked (or couldn't stand)

Cheers til next time,
-Don (HM)

Cheers to you Dom(HM)!--It was all way cool!!---Thanks to you and DC for another good weekend of great music!!--The "odder weird stuff" was a pleasure!!

I missed a bit of the RW, and, more, I'm sure!!--But!!, I appreciate what I did hear this weekend!.-----I missed "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed"..---Thanks for the music!!----Resp.---------Brent

Also forgot!!--If you haven't done, or if I missed out, on Peter Gabriel stuff, I would make request for "Family And The Fishing Net", "San Jacinto", "The Rythm Of The Heat"---Live!!!---I'll sit down now!!--Good week to you all!!---Brent

Just like to add my congatulations HM. That was an eclectic bunch of sounds you selected. Just goes to show that it is almost impossible to see where the progressive rock boundaries are.

Well done! ;D

David

BCofOZ wrote on 11^th Dec, 2005 at 8:03pm:

I would make request for "Family And The Fishing Net", "San Jacinto", "The Rythm Of The Heat"---Live!!!---I'll sit down now!!--Good week to you all!!---Brent

Hey Brent:
Dude...are you reading my mail or what?  There is a block of PG in the upcoming session which contain two of those tracks! Not live though (I'll have to look into that-as well as ROTGH)

And as before . . . some wierdness will be in order.. [smiley=happy.gif]

take care'

-HM

silver wrote on 11^th Dec, 2005 at 8:04pm:

Just goes to show that it is almost impossible to see where the progressive rock boundaries are. Well done! ;D David

Thanks David!  Somewhere, someone in the forum said that Prog was Inclusive not Exclusive.
I like that.  Hears to pushing the boundries around! ;)

Cheers,

Don (HM)