25-01-2025, 18:48
Rock genealogy is a bendy, twisty, convoluted thing. I never did get around to acquiring the book – the Pete Frame one which I believe is the authority, but there are charts out there too – great complex rivers of information! Probably easier to wrap one's head around - easier to follow in 'map' format. Well, sort of.
I’ve been listening to Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe in my car this week, and then I noticed MH had listened to Pavlov’s Dog, which sent me down that road, the connection being Bruford, who played on their second album, At the Sound of the Bell. And no – I’m not going to inflict David Surkamp upon anyone – I realise his voice is an acquired taste! I’m a diehard fan having got acquainted with them in impressionable years but I came across a review in which someone said his sound makes them want to break things, so I won’t risk it!! LOL! Nope – I’m erring safely on the Steve Howe side of the equation – yet another autodidact who has the confidence and innate musicianship that allows him to try his hand at different levels and succeed. Not that he didn't practice his butt off - he did - it's not just a miracle that he plays well.
Because it’s a bit wild and whacky, and immensely pleasing, and because nothing rhymes with it, much like todays waffle - I give you “Orange” …
I’ve been listening to Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe in my car this week, and then I noticed MH had listened to Pavlov’s Dog, which sent me down that road, the connection being Bruford, who played on their second album, At the Sound of the Bell. And no – I’m not going to inflict David Surkamp upon anyone – I realise his voice is an acquired taste! I’m a diehard fan having got acquainted with them in impressionable years but I came across a review in which someone said his sound makes them want to break things, so I won’t risk it!! LOL! Nope – I’m erring safely on the Steve Howe side of the equation – yet another autodidact who has the confidence and innate musicianship that allows him to try his hand at different levels and succeed. Not that he didn't practice his butt off - he did - it's not just a miracle that he plays well.
Because it’s a bit wild and whacky, and immensely pleasing, and because nothing rhymes with it, much like todays waffle - I give you “Orange” …
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