The Machine will be coming my way in support of their 50 year anniversary in October. A ways out but I can't resist. Thoughts?
The Machine will be coming my way in support of their 50 year anniversary in October. A ways out but I can't resist. Thoughts?
The older I get, the better I was.
Sounds like a good night out to me.
Not much point in holding out for their 100th anniversary, sez I.Originally Posted by Staun
Steve F.
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www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
I saw them Athens, Greece, 2008, in a basement of 200 capacity. Which was not even full. Completely no advertisement, I found out about the show by accident some hours before it took place. I had only followed them then up to Softs 4, so the only one I recognized was Hugh. A very sensitive and fragile man he seemed. The stage was some 2 feet higher than the audience. It was a very good show. If anyone knows the line-up at the time, I'd be glad to know.
No kidding. I will go see them anywhere in a half decent travel zone. Back in the day, I discovered Fusion SM before the original SM. iirc, Softs and 7 were the first two albums I had by them. Everything changed when I snagged Triple Echo in a delete bin, and the family tree included became my record buying bible for a years after. lol So yeah, I always thought John Marshall was a cool drummer ...only wish Elton was still alive, but Theo is as good a replacement as any!
They really shouldn't call themselves that. Seriously.
'Soft Machine songbook' or 'Legacy' or whatever, but not the mint name. That monumentally -legendary- band dissappeared decades ago, IMO.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
not disagreeing - and don't mean to hijack the thread - but how do you feel about gong calling themselves gong without any original members? or, perhaps more importantly, without Mr. Allen?
You're absolutely right. This tour is a disgusting joke and despite being as huge a SM fan as there is, there's no way in good conscience I can support this.
What offensive crap that is. I called my lawyer and he said they have every right to use the name. Legal = moral = right = good, as we all know from Plato's Republic onwards.
I just love the music too but let me say two words here. "Musical Box"?
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The older I get, the better I was.
I love the music, too, so I will also say two words here: "Goat Vacation." Thank you.
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Thank you sir
The older I get, the better I was.
They do it to get asses in seats.
Simple as that.
That's exactly the purpose of using 'the mint name'.
May be a shame that they have to do that, but that doesn't change the fact that they do have to do that, and that 75% of the current lineup did play in Soft Machine during an excellent (if not 'legendary') period of the band's life, and it would be 100% if Elton hadn't died (damn that death thing, anyway).
IMO
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
So, don't go. They won't notice or even miss you. I guarantee it.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
This thread has turned into a "Yes" thread, lol.
If I can I'm going because I have never seen any version of the band, and 3 key members is fine by me.
Excellent reasoning.
I'm going because I expect the music to be good!
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
I'm gonna go, but say on Progressive Ears that I didn't go.
Sig worthy!
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Absolutely, that too.
Look - for some people (not me, but I don't think it's a crazy thing to feel that way) - the pinnacle of the band is the band with Holdsworth.
I saw that tour. Two of the four people touring as Soft Machine in a few months in the USA for the 1st time in 44 years were on that tour.
That's pretty good, imo, 44 years later.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
I would also go but that's not the point. The discussion of whether they are entitled to use the name was valid some 40+ years ago. Particularly in their case, possibly because of the magnitude of personalities of the original line-up. To have the same discussion in 2018 seems completely irrelevant - except from the very small corner of the world that PE comprises.
They probably will. And they'll miss the people I'll make certain don't attend - in the NYC area, anyway. People should know the truth about this sad-sack bunch of false advertisers glomming off a name....
You have control over some kind of Army of Facelifters that follow your commands? Wow, what a frightening thought...
The only sad-sack here is you, Nestor.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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"the masses have spoken, and this has appropriately vanished into the great Prog boner pile in the sky."
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
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