Mellotronists

> 40.  Aphrodite's Child - 666

Strangely nuts, yet strangely wonderful. What's the name of the Greek
actress doing all the heavy breathing orgasm-a-thon on the last side?

> 38.  Phaedra - TANGERINE DREAM (Wow... This wasn't their best, was it?)

It probably was. Maybe 'Ricochet'.

> 31.  Roxy Music - ROXY MUSIC (This had some 'tron didn't it? ya...Ladytron!)

The presence of one Mr Eno is more interesting that the Mellotron.

> 26.  Pampered Menial - PAVLOV'S DOG

'JOOOOOOOO-LEEE-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A......'.

It's not really all that 'prog', when you listen to it, but it does have
some -really- good songs on it. Steve Scorfin tells an interesting story
about when they were trying to audition vocalists whilst David Surkamp
was only playing bass. After they all tried and failed Surkamp said
'oh...I'll have a go...'. As Scorfina says '...and then all of a sudden
THAT THING comes out of his face...'.

> 25.  A Night At The Opera - QUEEN (why not QUEEN II ?)

'Opera' is probably more polished and generally likeable. For all its
strengths (ie, Freddie's songs) the rest are pretty much tortured dreck
of the lowest order.

> 22.  Larks' Tongue In Aspic - KING CRIMSON (Where is Lizard, Islands,
> ITWOP ?)

One could argue that LTiA was the one album they produced that actually
'progressed' somewhere the most. (I'd say that ther live work was *much*
more progressive anyway)

> 13.  Hot Rats - FRANK ZAPPA (a serious classic)

True, but hardly 'trad prog', is it?

> 4.   In The Court Of the Crimson King - KING CRIMSON (There ya go Rick!)

I wonder how many of its devotees ever listen to 'Moonchild' very often?
I know that I have probably only ever played it right through about four
times and I've had the album since I was fourteen.

> 3.   Close To The Edge - YES (Yes!)

Just about the only Yes record I can stand the sound of. The rest of the
list veers between the mediocre and the downright appalling.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/