The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

[Nee Lewman]

2 Hours and 9 minutes???

That’s the deluxe, the regular is 38 minutes and feels like four hours.

 

[dbarila]

That’s the deluxe, the regular is 38 minutes and feels like four hours.

Ah. I always forget to check for "Other Versions" on Apple Music.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I know I'd listened to this just a couple years ago and remembered being pretty meh on it. But as I was listening, I thought wow, I didn't remember this being 2 hours and 9 minutes long. Turns out I just listened to the deluxe version. And while I did strongly dislike the first couple tracks, by the time it got to the Baba Yaga freakout tracks I was really into it. I know this will convince absolutely none of you (maybe @avecigrec) but I like this extended deluxe version far more than the standard version, despite there being several tracks that do nothing for me. 3/5

We tortured Newcastle, NOW SEE WHAT WE DID TO LONDON!!!

 

[Nee Lewman]

I mean I was pretty meh, but it does exemplify what people hate about prog (obligatory @Joe Mac tag)

 

[Nee Lewman]

Not for nothing this is exactly how I feel about death cab. Except they add lyrics to the noodling to nowhere.

 

[dbarila]

70's prog is the best parody of itself.

 

[avecigrec]

I know this will convince absolutely none of you (maybe @avecigrec) but I like this extended deluxe version far more than the standard version, despite there being several tracks that do nothing for me.

Not a today project, for sure, but I'll give it a go sometime.

 

[Hemotep]

Not a today project, for sure, but I'll give it a go sometime.

You won't really be missing anything in your life if don't, but if you ever decide to listen to the album again I'd at least check it out.

 

[avecigrec]

You won't really be missing anything in your life if don't, but if you ever decide to listen to the album again I'd at least check it out.

At the very least it will come up in my personal project at some point, so I'll play the extended version then if I haven't already done so.

 

[Nee Lewman]

What I really want to know is what Mussorgsky ever did to ELP that they were like “we should take his masterpiece and make it sound like Jesus Christ Superstar and a little country church organist’s recital had a lsd baby”?

 

[Nee Lewman]

It’s also fun that every ten minutes or so, they’re like what we’re we playing? Oh yeah and will play a theme from the music they are supposedly playing before they return to aimless noodling.

 

[Nee Lewman]

@Hemotep let me get this straight, you listened to an hour and half more of this and it made you sort of like it more?

 

[imtheocean]

What I really want to know is what Mussorgsky ever did to ELP that they were like “we should take his masterpiece and make it sound like Jesus Christ Superstar and a little country church organist’s recital had a lsd baby”?

Which is exactly why I'm digging the weirdness of this pick so much. What the hell makes something like this get conceived and played consistently on a tour. I mean, beyond drugs.

In high school I went through a ELP deep dive, but I don't think I spent much time with this particular album, more with Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery.

the Baba Yaga parts are pretty fantastic and out there, but also surprisingly well orchestrated/coordinated with the synth/drumming. And I love me some Hammond B3.

3/5

 

[Nee Lewman]

Which is exactly why I'm digging the weirdness of this pick so much. What the hell makes something like this get conceived and played consistently on a tour. I mean, beyond drugs.

In high school I went through a ELP deep dive, but I don't think I spent much time with this particular album, more with Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery.

the Baba Yaga parts are pretty fantastic and out there, but also surprisingly well orchestrated/coordinated with the synth/drumming. And I love me some Hammond B3.

3/5

Drugs. There is no beyond. Everything about this screams a bong rip of some crazy shit.

 

[imtheocean]

"You want some more music?"

Audience screams wildly.

Nutrocker....

 

[Hemotep]

@Hemotep let me get this straight, you listened to an hour and half more of this and it made you sort of like it more?

There are some tracks I really like that aren't on the standard version, even if you don't listen to both sets.

 

[Hemotep]

Which is exactly why I'm digging the weirdness of this pick so much. What the hell makes something like this get conceived and played consistently on a tour. I mean, beyond drugs.

In high school I went through a ELP deep dive, but I don't think I spent much time with this particular album, more with Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery.

the Baba Yaga parts are pretty fantastic and out there, but also surprisingly well orchestrated/coordinated with the synth/drumming. And I love me some Hammond B3.

3/5

Glad someone else dug those parts too. I also love the Hammond.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Of the little bits of ELP I've heard before, I'd definitely take their more simple acoustic guitar songs like "From the Beginning" over their usual keyboard-driven sound, though I don't think this is a bad record. It's an interesting listen at least, but I totally get why others (especially those who don't like prog rock in general) wouldn't dig this. 3/5
favs: "The Sage", "The Old Castle"
least fav: "The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 1)"

 

[WhiteDahlias]

I haven't gotten a chance to listen to today's album yet but you guys are really selling it, lol.

I also do not like prog so this is going to be fun.

 

[Rip_City]

I also do not like prog

Thanks to those who have posted here (as well as my own random pulls from when I was participating regularly), I am starting to feel the same way.