Grand Funk Railroad “Trunk of Funk Box Set”

Ini koleksi khusus dan “mungkin” sangat jarang yang punya karena unik. Waktu beli sih isinya 4 CD (album) plus 8 alur di dalam kotak untuk menyimpan album2 selanjutnya. Secara kaidah perampingan koleksi sebenernya ini jelas bukan prog. Namun, perlukah dilepas? Big question mark….

Koleksi pribadi yang jarang disentuh, cuman dibuat pajangan saja di rak koleksi. Semua isinya masih lengkap dan mulus kayak kaki meja gituh!

Prentilan di dalam kotak pun masih lengkap ... termasuk guitar pick nya Mark Farner .. Opo ra top jal?!

Aslinya waktu beli cumak ada 4 album pertama aja. Tapi sekarang udah kumplitlah ... Gren Pang gitu loh! Sebagai insan 70an mosok ra nduwe kumplit to? Ngisin-ngisini tenan! Kotak kecil di sebelah kanan itu tempat nyimpen printilan kek kacamata 3D ...(bukan kacamata wanita!)

Kuncinya masih berfungsi dengan baik ..lha wong barang koleksi jal!

Tracklist ▼

		On Time
1-1		Are You Ready
1-2		Anybody’s Answer
1-3		Time Machine
1-4		High On A Horse
1-5		T.N.U.C.
1-6		Into The Sun
1-7		Heartbreaker
1-8		Call Yourself A Man
1-9		Can’t Be Too Long
1-10		Ups And Downs
1-11		High On A Horse (Original Version)
1-12		Heartbreaker (Original Version)
		Grand Funk
2-1		Got This Thing On The Move
2-2		Please Don’t Worry
2-3		High Falootin’ Woman
2-4		Mr. Limousine Driver
2-5		In Need
2-6		Winter And My Soul
2-7		Paranoid
2-8		Inside Looking Out
2-9		Nothing Is The Same (Demo)
2-10		Mr. Limousine Driver (Extended Version)
		Closer To Home
3-1		Sin’s A Good Man’s Brother
3-2		Aimless Lady
3-3		Nothing Is The Same
3-4		Mean Mistreater
3-5		Get It Together
3-6		I Don’t Have To Sing The Blues
3-7		Hooked On Love
3-8		I’m Your Captain
3-9		Mean Mistreater (Alternate Mix)
3-10		In Need (Live)
3-11		Heartbreaker (Live)
3-12		Mean Mistreater (Live)
		Live Album
4-1		Introduction
4-2		Are You Ready
4-3		Paranoid
4-4		In Need
4-5		Heartbreaker
4-6		Words Of Wisdom
4-7		Mean Mistreater
4-8		Mark Say’s Alright
4-9		T.N.U.C.
4-10		Inside Looking Out
4-11		Into The Sun

Notes▼

4 CD box set (comes with space for 12 jewel cases), just in case you want to get the other 8….

Ini reviewnya dari ALLMUSIC:

Review

by Greg Prato

Grand Funk Railroad has certainly had their fare share of compilations released over the years — tops being the career-encompassing three-disc set from 1999, Thirty Years of Funk. But for longtime Grand Funk fans looking to replace their vinyl with remastered CDs, 2002′s Trunk of Funk is a good way to start. Included are the group’s first four albums — their 1969 debut, On Time, and their 1970 trio of releases (something that is unheard of nowadays by modern rock bands), Grand Funk, Closer to Home, and Live Album — plus previously unreleased tracks. And for those planning on purchasing the other remastered Grand Funk CDs (which were released during the ensuing year), the folks at Capitol were kind enough to leave just the right amount of empty spaces in the case. Although Grand Funk was to enjoy their biggest commercial success a few years down the line (1973′s We’re an American Band), it’s the group’s early era that is often considered its peak by the headbanging crowd. And it’s easy to understand why after hearing the Black Sabbath-esque “Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother,” the turbo-charged “Are You Ready,” and the drum solo showcase “T.N.U.C.” If you’re still unsure about this set (which was limited edition — only 10,000 copies manufactured worldwide), here’s a special bit that may finally convince you — the inclusion of a pair of Shinin’ On 3-D glasses.

Steve Howe “Turbulence”

By Hardani Kristanto

Saya inget betul beli kaset ini di Duta Suara Sabang, tanya kenapa ?

1. Karena satu2nya kaset impor yang pernah saya beli, sekitar awal 1990-an, waktu itu seharga Rp.12,000 sementara kaset2 lainnya di sekitaran 7000-an.

2. Salah satu kaset terakhir yang saya beli sebelum bertransformasi ke cakram CD impor (belinya sih juga di jalan Sabang). 

Dulu biasanya saya ke Duta Suara, naik metromini P-27 dari Setiabudi (kos2-an) dan turun persis di depan toko nuansamatik tersebut. Saya inget juga kalau di lantai 2 toko tersebut waktu itu penuh dengan rak2 berisi CD, sementara kaset dapat porsi menempati lantai bawah. Saya belum tertarik beli CD waktu itu, karena selain harganya termasuk masih mahal buat ukuran orang yang masih baru bekerja, juga belum punya CD playernya, hehehe …

Suatu ketika, temen kos yang kerja di Philips, Wajyu, nawarin campaign CD player di kantornya dan dapat diskon 40% karena karyawan, dan akhirnya saya terpaksa nguras tabungan untuk bisa beli player seharga 1,250,000 setelah diskon. Setelah punya CD player tersebut saya mulai tertarik membeli CD2 karena memang suaranya lebih jernih dan mantap, selain mudah scanning lagu yang dimaui. CD2 pertama yang aku beli adalah Marillion, Rush dan Pink Floyd, saya gak berani ambil resiko beli CD yg mahal untuk artis bahkan album2 baru yang belum saya kenal. Jadi apa referensinya waktu beli CD2 tersebut ? Ya kaset2 yang kebetulan sudah punya dan hapal lagu2nya, rekaman Yess lagi, hehehe … Singkat cerita, kartu kredit Citibank visa dan master-lah yang jadi sarana pelampiasan nafsu beli CD, sampai2 baru bisa saya tutup kartu2 tersebut sekitar akhir 90-an waktu alhamdulillah dapat bonus 2 bulan gaji di kantor, huahahaha ternyata koleksi CD saya banyak yang kreditan … KPR, KPM sih mahfum, lha ini KPC yang bukan Kaltim Prima Coal, tapi Kredit Pemilikan Compact disc …..

Lho lho, kok jadi ngomongin yang lain, padahal judul tulisannya aja tentang kaset ? Yo ben lah, sing penting masih ngomongin musik di blog gwmusic yang kata si empunya biar gemblunk tapi artistik dan nuansamatik kemlitik …

Kembali ke kasetnya gitaris Yes, Asia, GTR dan entah apalagi ini … Album ke-3 Steve Howe ini (sepertinya gak ada rilisan Yess-nya deh, soalnya rilis tahun 1991) covernya juga di desain oleh Roger Dean, dan yang pasti full instrumental, gak pakai acara vocal2an segala …

Track listingnya:

1. “Turbulence” – 4:57
2. “Hint Hint” – 3:28
3. “Running the Human Race” – 4:23
4. “The Inner Battle” – 3:32
5. “Novalis” – 2:25
6. “Fine Line” (Howe, Ocasek) – 3:25
7. “Sensitive Chaos” – 4:25
8. “Corkscrew” – 3:56
9. “While Rome’s Burning” – 4:25
10. “From a Place Where Time Runs Slow” – 3:43

Musisi pendukungnya:

• Steve Howe – acoustic guitar, bass, dobro, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, steel guitar, koto
• Bill Brufford – drums
• Billy Currie – keyboards, viola
• Nigel Glockner – drums on “Running the Human Race” and “Fine Line”
• Andrew Lucas – organ on “Turbulence”

(Moga2 copy paste-nya dari Wiki tetap kebaca nih …)

Nomor2 dari album yang sampai sekarang masih saya tunggu CD remaster-nya ini, boleh dibilang sangat dinamis, rancak, driving power dan tentunya tetap bernuansa progressive. Gak percaya ? Beli aja albumnya atau donlod …

Lagu jagoan saya “Fine Line”, “Corkscrew”, dan tentunya “Turbulence”. Wis pokoke mantap surantap lah album iki …

Dari daftar musisi yang ada, bisa jadi jaminan kalau album ini pantas ditengok. Selain Steve dan Bill Brufford, ada juga si Billy Currie yang ex- Ultravox (sekali lagi katanya mbah Wiki lho …)

Have a good weekend …

Perlukah Saya Melego Koleksi Blind Guardian?

Whooooaaaaaaa…..!!!!! Ampuuuuuuuun …….!!!

Belum apa-apa saya kok mendapat teror SMS-SMS dahzyat yang menanyakan kapan koleksi CD Blind Guardian saya lepas. Waduh ….. Jujur aja saya sebenarnya masih ragu apakah ini akan saya lepas atau tidak meski saya pernah “keprucut” (Astaghfirullah!) ngomong akan melepasnya. Tapi kok ya eman-eman to? Soalnya gini lho:

1. Musik BG itu tergolong unik meski masuk dalam ranah power metal dengan sentuhan dikit di prog juga. Namun tetep aja menurut saya lebih ke power metal. Namun jangan salah lho, power metal yang gimana? Kalau lihat ‘jeg-e-jeg”nya sih ya pasti Anda setuju bahwa ini mah jelas “metal”. Namun coba Anda pikirkan lebih jauh lagi musiknya secara komprehensif …. Ada elemen apa yang menarik dari musik BG? Kalau di Rhapsody of Fire kelihatan kekhasan musiknya pada gitar solo Luca Turili yang suaranya kayak “laler” ijo itu, plus orkestrasinya yang mantab (coba simak album keduanya ‘Symphony of Enchanted Land’ nan perkasa itu. Nah …kalau BG menurut saya justru di vokalnya yang unik. Keunikannya dimana? Pada gaya nyanyinya yang penuh aksentuasi dan melodinya sejalan dengan musik yang mengiringi. Vokal seperti ini cocoknya buat bikin opera. Kebayang gak rock operanya Harry Roesli diaransir ulang oleh Blind Guardian ….whoooaaa…….dijamin kueren gemuren tuwenaaaaan ….!!! Tapi tentu gak hanya vokal yang bagus, namun memang komposisinya bulet banget dah. Ini band memang hebat!
2. Album konsepnya bertajuk Nightfall on Middle-Earth yang pernah saya bahas di blog gemblunk tanpa tujuan jelas ini juga bisa dianggap MASTERPIECE. Gak tanggung2 …saya berani memberi review BINTANG LIMA bahkan mungkin sejajar dengan The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tapi dalam ranah power metal. Wuiiih …..!!! ALbum ini conceptually brilliant! Pertama punya kasetnya (bukan rekaman Yess) trus beli CDnya ….. Huwebatttss!!! Yang gak setuju album ini mendapat bintang lima, maka hidupnya akan dilanda kecemasan luar biasa karena berselisih pendapat dengan saya … ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ….. Ojok percoyo rek! Wong dasare blog iki gemblunk, ora usah percoyo kamek omonganku … Soale kabeh nggladrah pol!

Dengan hanya dua fakat di atas, bantulah saya menjawab the following strategic question:

Mohon pencerahannya ….

JRENG!

Salam,

G

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Studio Album, released in 1998

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. War of Wrath (1:50)
2. Into the Storm (4:24)
3. Lammoth (0:28)
4. Nightfall (5:34)
5. The Minstrel (0:32)
6. The Curse of Feanor (5:41)
7. Captured (0:26)
8. Blood Tears (5:25)
9. Mirror Mirror (5:06)
10. Face the Truth (0:24)
11. Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) (6:51)
12. Battle of Sudden Flame (0:44)
13. Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill) (4:53)
14. The Dark Elf (0:23)
15. Thorn (6:19)
16. The Eldar (3:39)
17. Nom the Wise (0:33)
18. When Sorrow Sang (4:25)
19. Out on the Water (0:44)
20. The Steadfast (0:21)
21. A Dark Passage (6:01)
22. Final Chapter (Thus Ends…) (0:48)

Total Time: 65:31

Lyrics

Search BLIND GUARDIAN Nightfall in Middle-Earth lyrics

Music tabs (tablatures)

Search BLIND GUARDIAN Nightfall in Middle-Earth tabs

Line-up / Musicians

- Hansi Kürsch / vocals
- André Olbrich / guitars, vocals
- “Magnus” Armin Siepen / guitars, vocals
- Thomen “The Omen” Stauch / drums
- Oliver Holzwarth / bass

Releases information

Copyright and Produced 1998 by Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 724384593926.

 

Review by Gatot
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

 I owned this album long time ago – it’s probably three years ago – through my metal head friend, Hengky, who was a big fan of the band. Hearing the band’s name, I was not interested at all because I thought that this must be a true metal band full of distortions and heavy riffs. But when I saw this album in the form of cassette displayed at one of local CD stores, I purchased it anyway – to give a try and proved what Hengky advised me. In typical gathering, it’s usual that we – all friends who love metal, classic rock, prog rock – influence one to another for certain band’s music. Usually I was only interested with those related to classic rock or prog rock. So when I knew that Blind Guradian was pigeon-holed as power metal band, I was not too keen to explore further.But from the cassette of “Nightfall in Middle Earth” I can grab the nuance and style of the music even though the sonic quality of the cassette was not that good. So, after I had the cassette for a couple of months, finally I purchased the CD as well. BOOM! With CD format I could get the subtleties (not just the nuance!) of the music this album produces. It’s so wonderful and I did enjoy it very much. By then I kept repeating to spin the CD over and over in its entirety. That’s the beauty of this album: it should be enjoyed in its entirety because the music tells a continuous story – without having to know what the story is all about.

As human being, there is a tendency to review or evaluate something by making a reference to something else. So, when I listen to this album I made a reference to other music and since this is a concept album based on JRR Tolkien’s Silmarillion, I don’t know why, out of the blue the “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” by Genesis come into my mind. You might be wondeting WHY The Lamb? Isn’t totally different kind of music? How can you compare such legendary album by the seniors of prog music with the kids in Blind Guardian? Hold your thoughts for a second!

I have grown myself with such old school legendary prog bands like Genesis, Yes and the like. I adore them and as far as Genesis concern, The Lamb Lies Down is the band’s best album throughout their entire music career. I know, the album was created when the band was in shaky situation when Peter Gabriel tendered his resignation to pursue a solo career. But the music created was so wonderful. Even though the story was quite absurd and there were many different kind of interpretations to the lyrics, but the music sounds like telling a coherent story. I still love the album until now!

So,

Is Nightfall as BIG as The Lamb?

Well, it depends .

If you are a die hard fan of old school prog music, you might say that the music that was created after the glory days of 70s is a repetition of what it was made in the 70s. And, it’s nothing wrong with that. I understand your situation and I respect it. There were strong elements of old prog music that are repeated in nowadays prog music. You might feel there is no new invention, musically, that the modern music delivers. I have a lot of friends who have this opinion firmly and they dare to say outloud that they hate what Marillion had done in 80s because it’s a rip off Genesis. Some of my friends even say that metal music is nonsense because there is no harmony, it’s just making LOUD music – that’s it. Even some of them say that Dream Theater and progressive metal music are not good at all – so boring. Well, are you in this box? If so, you should not own this album by Blind Guardian.

But, It’s not the case with me. Yes, I’m an adorer of old school prog – I even sometimes had tears in my eyes enjoying “Fly on A Windshiled” from Genesis The Lamb album. But in mid 90s started to know Dream Theater and later I liked the music delivered by Helloween, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarious, Royal Hunt, etc. and later I knew Kamelot. So, I have two sides of a coin: the prog site of old school prog and the metal side of modern music. Thanks God .. I enjoy both of them. In fact, I have tears in my eyes listening to Kamelot “Ghost Opera” as well as Blind Guardian’s “Nightfall in Middle Earth”.

So, right there deep in my heart I can compare this album by Blind Guardian at par excellent with old school The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis. It’s quite weird statement, isn’t it? But, believe me, I’m NOT a weirdo!

So why ..?

Story oriented music. Yes, I said above that this album is very anchored to the story line. You can hear the nuance where the lead vocalist Hansi Kursch sings – in a way like telling something in well designed story line. Look at how he emotionally deliver all lyrical passages with its strong accentuations, nuances of the story as well as the combination of ups and downs in register notes. The lyrical passages sound quite uplifting like during The Storm: “We are following the will of the one / Through the dark age and into the storm / And we are following the will of the one / Through the dark age and into the storm / Lord I’m mean” followed by wonderful music. It’s really uplifting.

Powerful storyline. Both The Lamb and Nightfall are pretty strong in storyline. In the case of Nightfall, it’s rooted in and inspired by JRR Tolkien’s Silmarillion. I have not read the book yet but from the lyrical point of view I can see that the beginning part of the story reminds me to the story of Lord of the Rings. Remember when Smeagle tok the ring from his friend by killing him at the opening of the movie? Basically, the music and the story blends nicely in this Nightfall album.

Tight composition. This album has a pretty tight composition with relatively high density of combined notes in relatively short period. Style wise, this is a prog album because it has many style changes and tempo changes. The choices of melody are also excellent because there are variations from one song to another with thematic bridges between songs.

Under the banner of Genesis The Lamb, I can have the title track, Fly on a Windshield, In The Cage The Lamia, Anyway, Carpet Crawlers as strong compositions. In nightfall, I have powerful tracks as well like Into The Storm, Nightfall, The Curse of Feanor, Blood Tears, Noldor, etc.

Conclusion

You might think I am exaggerating the matter. Honestly, NO. I just want to put thing into perspective that good creation does not necessarily mean something really new that has never been invented before. More importantly, I want to break the barriers or thoughts that generally say: “There is nothing special after the glory days of 70s” because Nightfall proves to be a wonderful album. In other word, good music can even be created under modern days. The old adage says: The great discovery does not lie on inventing new land but looking at existing land with different angle..

Keep on proggin’ .! And you MUST BUY this album man .!!

 

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Posted Friday, July 13, 2007

 

CD Koleksi Pribadi Yang Non-Prog DIJUAL!

JRENG!

Karena sudah mulai sesaknya rak CD, maka CD2 yang non-prog akhirnya saya putuskan untuk saya JUAL. Silakan kunjungi FB saya.

Terima kasih banyak.

Salam,

G

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LAPAK CD Koleksi Pribadi dibuka di sii juga aja:

DIJUAL

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

001 JOURNEY Revelation (3 discs: 2 CD + 1 DVD)  – 150 SOLD

002 ALTERBRIDGE Blackbird – 50

003 DRAGONFORCE Inhuman Rampage (signed copy) – 60 SOLD

DIJUAL #2

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

004 BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST Mocking Bird – 60

005 SKID  ROW Slave To The Grind – 50  SOLD

006 AUDIOSLAVE Revelations – 40

007 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Ledbetter Heights – 60

(gitaris muda berbakat dalam blues-rock. Mainnya kereeeennn!!!)

DIJUAL #3

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

008 BEE GEES  Spirits Having Flown – 45 SOLD

009 BEE GEES Odesa – 50 SOLD

010 DEF LEPPARD Greatest Hist – Vault (2 CD) – 50  SOLD

011 BOSTON Greatest Hits (JRENG! More Than a Feeling ….!!!) – 50

DIJUAL #4

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

012 CHICAGO The Heart of (1967 – 1998) vol II (lokal) – 40 SOLD

013 That 70’s Album (Rockin’) – 50

014 TEARS FOR FEARS Classics (The Universal Masters Collection) – 20

015 TONY JOE WHITE – 40

Minat? Email: gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #5

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016 DEF LEPPARD The Sparkle Lounge (lokal; Indonesia) – 20

017 DAVID BOWIE The Best (1969 – 1974)  – 60

(Ground control to Major Tom ….Space Oddity!!!!)

018 OZZY OSBOURNE No Rest  For The Wicked – 40 SOLD

019 STILL REMAINS The Serpent (lokal, mulus, baru 1x putar) – 45

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #6

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020 DEEP PURPLE S/T – 50  SOLD

021 DEEP PURPLE Who Do We Think We Are? – 50  SOLD

022 DEEP PURPLE Concerto For Group and Orchestra – 65  SOLD

023 DEEP PURPLE Shades of Deep Purple (cover minimalist) – 20  SOLD

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #7

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

024 DEEP PURPLE In Concert with London Symphony Orchestra (2 CD) – 140  SOLD

025 DEEP PURPLE Come Taste The Band – 60  SOLD

026 DEEP PURPLE Fireball (Anniversary Edition, Deluxe) – 70  SOLD

027 DEEP PURPLE Machine Head (Anniversary 2CD Edition, 28 page booklet) – 100  SOLD

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #8

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

028 OZZY OSBOURNE Randy Rhoads Tribute (keren banget live set ini ….main gitarnya bener2 rockin’! …Mr Crowley ….!!! Yeeeaaaah!!!!) – 50

029 OZZY OSBOURNE The Ultimate Sin (Shot in The Dark!!) – 50

030 OZZY OSBOURNE Ozzmosis (track pembuka “Pery Mason” adalah lagu terbaik dari Ozzy. Gila dah lagu ini aransemennya! Ada Rick Wakeman punya andil lho! Kalau belum pernah denger Pery Mason, kemana aja selama ini Gan??? Jangan ngaku rocker dah kalau gak kenal lagu paling top dari Ozzy ini!!! Ha ha ha ha …) – 50 SOLD

031 OZZY OSBOURNE Under Cover (21^st Century of Schizoid Man …theng theng theng ..!!! Kerreeeennn ..!!!) – 45

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #9

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

032 ANGRA Temple of Shadows (+ bonus DVD) – 125 SOLD

033 ANGRA Rebirth (album kesukaan gw nih!) – 105 SOLD

034 ANGRA Hunters  and Prey (Mini Album + video track) – 90 SOLD

035 ANGRA Angels Cry + Holy Land (2 CD) – 130 SOLD

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #10

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

036 EPICA The Divine Conspiracy (JRENG tenan nih album! CDnya masih mulus pol jal! Dari baru cuman dipake buat rip 320 ke iPod ajah. Mulus pol!) – 120 SOLD

037 IN FLAMES Come Clarity – 110

038 ANGRA Aurora Consurgens (lokal) – 60 SOLD

039 EVERGREY Monday Morning Apocalypse – 140

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #11

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

040 ERIC CLAPTON Just One Night (live – 2 CD) keren nih jal! – 110

041 ERIC CLAPTON Unplugged – 45 SOLD

042 ERIC CLAPTON Me and Mr Johnson – 45 SOLD

043 ERIC CLAPTON Blues (Studio & Live 2 CD) – 130

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #12

Harga dalam Rp Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

044 ERIC CLAPTON Reptile – 50

045 ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS Live – 60

046 BB KING & ERIC CLAPTON Riding With The King – 45 SOLD

047 BB KING There Is Always One More Time – 45 SOLD

Minat? Email gatotprog@gmail.com

DIJUAL #13

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

048 BAD COMPANY Company of Strangers – 50 SOLD

049 BAD COMPANY Bad Co – 50

050  BB KING The Man and His Band – 45

051 ALVIN LEE & TEN YEARS AFTER Solid Rock – 70 SOLD

DIJUAL #14

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052 THE BEATLES Past Masters vol 1 – 50 SOLD

053 THE BEATLES Past Masters vol 2 – 50 SOLD

054 THE BEATLES Abbey Road – 50 SOLD

055 THE BEATLES Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band – 70 SOLD

DIJUAL #15

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

056 ASIA S/T – 70 SOLD

057 ASIA Alpha – 70 SOLD

058 ASIA Astra – 70 SOLD

059 ASIA Live in Moscow – 70

DJUAL #16

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

060 OSIBISA Uhuru (cover minimalis – 1 lembar) – 35

061 PFM The Best of Manticore Years (lokal) – 60 SOLD

062 BOX OF FROGS Strange Land (feat. Steve Hackett) – 70

063 WISHBONE ASH The Best of – 70

DIJUAL #17

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

064 THE BEATLES Anthology 3 (2 disc casing tebal – langka jal!)  – 120

065 THE BEATLES Yellow Submarine – 55

066 THE BEATLES White Album (2CD) Disc 1 scratch dari beli baru – ada 2 lagu loncat – makanya harga murah 45 saja (booklet bagus, CD2 keren masih, mulus!)

067 VARIOUS ARTISTS (FARMPTON, BEEGEES etc) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2 CD) – 110

DIJUAL #18

Harga dalam Rp. Ribu, belum termasuk ongkos kirim

068 DAVID LEE ROTH A Little Ain’t Enough – 60

069 DAVID LEE ROTH Eat ‘em and Smile – 60

070 EUROPE 1982 – 1992 The Best (local) – 50

071  FAITH NO MORE King For A Day – 60 SOLD

 (Masih banyak lagi yang mau dilepas ……mau fokus di prog saja. Yang rock, jazz, blues, pop semuanya mau saya jual aja …Kasihan gak pernah diputer CDnya ….)

Ransel Prog

JRENG!

Rehat dulu ngomongin kaset Yess …untuk sementara waktu …..  Sekarang sedikit kita bicara tentang atribut terkait prog rock. Dulu selagi masih sekolah SMP dan SMA saya paling suka pakai tas yang diberi coretan tangan pake spidol Artline 70. Saat itu spidol baru saja ditemukan dan merupakan kebanggan anak2 sekolah kalau menggunakan spidol ini. Bagi penyuka musik prog rock maka tas saya penuh coretan grup2 rock / prog yang kondang saat itu. Paling seneng saya menuliskan Yes, Led Zeppelin dan Jethro Tull. Saat itu saya memang belum begitu kenal Genesis kecuali album Nursery Cryme. Kalau pake tas penuh coretan, rasanya “gimana…” gitu lho …..

Nah …itu dulu … Sekarang jaman berubah dan sering ketemu klien. Kalau pake spidol kan jadi norak, dikirain wong mbambung ….Bisa gak laku dagangan sebagai konsultan. Makanya saya siasati dengan menggunakan pin dengan logo-logo rock …. Ini dia ransel yang sering saya pakai:

Saya masih punya banyak koleksi pin yang selalu saya gonta-ganti pake di ransel kerja ini … Kalau pake ransel seperti ini, melangkah kerja terasa pede banget ….He he he he ….

JRENG!

 

 

 

Magenta “Chameleon”

Album baru Magenta ini tak selayaknya luput dari perhatian ….

Studio Album, released in 2011

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Glitterball (4:30)
2. Guernica (7:03)
3. Breathe (4:23)
4. Turn the Tide (6:21)
5. Book of Dreams (7:35)
6. Reflections (2:08)
7. Raw (4:15)
8. The Beginning of the End (4:40)
9. Red (9:04)

Total time 49:39

Lyrics

Search MAGENTA Chameleon lyrics

Music tabs (tablatures)

Search MAGENTA Chameleon tabs

Line-up / Musicians
- Christina Booth/ vocals
- Chris Fry/ guitars
- Rob Reed/ keyboards, bass and guitars

guests
- Kieran Bailey/ drums
- Martin Rossert/ additional guitars (3 & 7)

 

Review by Gatot
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

 Having known the band since its excellent debut album, I am really happy that Rob Reed and friends have finally made another new release with this Chameleon album. I did not expect much actually but when I had this album I was quite surprised with the kind of music Magenta is offering. Out of their releases I think only Home (2006) that does not stand out in my view. And now Magenta is back with another excellent album.Jump!

That’s what I did the first time I spun this album through its excellent opening. The album kicks-off beautifully with Glitterball in relatively up tempo, energetic music dominated by inventive keyboard work and powerful vocal. It’s really a great opener and it has successfully set the overall tone of the album. It’s been quite sometime that I do not play any album from Magenta ? and this album stimulates me to play their previous works. In the middle of the song there is a kind of break with guitar solo that makes this song sounds excellent overall.

The next track Guernica starts mellow with soft female vocal followed then with a dynamic music that brings together an excellent combination of keyboard, solid basslines, guitar and drumming. When the music is in full speed I can find great harmony of the music combining contributions of instruments being played. This track gives us great break with stunning acoustic guitar work. There is element of orchestration throughout the track that enriches overall composition.

Breathe is another excellent track in a style that is similar with previous tracks with the music that suddenly stops after hard opening part. The music returns back to up tempo with powerful vocal “It’s getting hard to breathe”. What is so captivating about this track is its heavy riffs and many segments of the music. Even though the music contains heavy riffs, it does not sound like a progressive metal work.

Turn The Tide starts off with an ambient vocal work backed with soft keyboard work. The vocal line of Christina Booth sounds nice right here. The music moves in mellow style with nice guitar work and basslines. Book of Dreams brings the music back to relatively medium tempo. For those who love excellent guitar solo, you fill find it in the middle of the track ? performed in a bluesy style. It moves really well from one segment to another.

Reflections is basically a short track featuring acoustic guitar work ? a nice piece of music for a break, really. Raw blasts off nicely with guitar followed with excellent guitar. The song is basically very strong in melody and harmony enriched with guitar work at background. The orchestration is good even though it sounds like a filler ? but it’s OK.

The Beginning of the End is another good track that functions as providing a break because the composition is relatively straightforward. Red concludes the album nicely with a style that starts off with an ambient keyboard work supporting the vocal line. The track moves slowly into relatively medium tempo music with good guitar work. The interlude part in the middle of the track is a bit of psychedelic in nature prior to re-entrance of vocal work.

Overall, I think this is a recommended album for those who love neo progressive as well as symphonic prog music. The album sounds cohesive from start to end. The composition is excellent in terms of melody, harmonies produced from all instruments used in the album, relatively simple in structure but it still provide challenges to the listeners. Keep on proggin’ …!

Peace on earth and mercy mild – GW

 

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Posted Friday, January 06, 2012

Patrick Moraz albums by Yess

Dapet kiriman dari koleksi mas Gatot Triono …. Jujur saja saya tak punya semuanya…he he he…

Box of Frogs “Strange Land” by Yess

Ini bisa dibilang termasuk kaset yang paling mulus dan jarang saya sentuh karena memang sejak beli sangat jarang saya setel karena musiknya bukan tergolong prog-rock. Saya bilang jenis musiknya adalah AOR dengan beberapa sentuhan blues. Band ini sebenernya reuni anggota band kawakan The YARDBIRDS dengan bertemunya tiga pemainnya yaitu Chris Dreja (gitar), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass) dan Jim McCarty. Mereka sudah lama tak jumpa sejak 1968 dan membentuk Box of Frogs in di tahun 1984.  Pada album debutnya ada pemain tamu Jeff Beck dan pada album Strange Land ini ada nama2 beken seperti Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher dan Steve Hackett.

Karena ini adalah rekaman Yess, maka saat beberapa tahun lalu saya nemu CDnya, ya saya beli juga, soalnya rekaman Yess kan pasti musiknya jaminan mutu to? He he he he he …. Tadi malam saya menikmati versi kasetnya dengan kualitas suara yang sangat ciamik kemlipik pol! He he he … Yess gitu loh ..!!!!

Salam,

G

 

Hippienov’s New Yess Collection

Alo mas G n rekan-rekan progger yang aku kagumi, setelah dapat info penjual kaset gedhongan Yess di tokobagus.com dari mas Kris, iseng-iseng aku kontak sang kolektor dan setelah dapat info sebagian kecil koleksi beliau akhirnya aku coba order beberapa kaset gedhongan untuk nambah koleksiku yang masih sedikit sekali (kurang dari 5% dari koleksi Yess mas G ).
Kemarin orderanku nyampe di kantor, walah senengnya hati ini rek..

Buat order perdana ini aku ambil:
1. Gentle Giant “civilian”
2. Gong “gazeuse!”
3. Yessongs 1
4. Yessongs 2
Seneng banget bisa dapet Gong yang ternyata asik musiknya sama seperti yang dikatakan mas G.

GG aku ambil karena memang belum pernah dengar album ini yang katanya sudah gak rumit lagi musiknya seperti album-album terdahulu mereka, disamping itu “civilian” kalo gak salah adalah album perpisahan GG sebelum bubar.

Yessongs, meski hampir semua lagu di kompilasi ini sudah gak asing lagi tapi unik juga kalo punya kompilasi Yes dalam bentuk kaset gedhongan Yess

Kondisi kasetnya masih terbilang baik,mulus.. Harganyapun masih masuk akal, kecuali koleksi Monalisa dan Apple yang dibanderol 60ribu per kaset-nya.  Sayang tadi pagi di kantor baru sempet denger Gong dan battery walkmanku keburu soak.. Apes d..

Monggo rekan-rekan yang mau hunting Yess mungkin bisa kontak mas Gunawan viatokobagus.com
Bro Apec mungkin?

Keep our prog spirit alive..
Hippienov
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Rekaman Amatiran: Marillion & Grand Funk

By Hippienov

Begini jadinya jika cita-cita remaja jadi produser musik gak kesampaian akibatnya suka iseng rekam sana sini, pretending being a sound engineer as well as producer, hahaha..Aku memang menikmati rekam-rekam sendiri lagu-lagu yang aku suka dari media cd atau mp3 ke pita kaset atau dri mp3 ke cd. Tapi ya untuk konsumsi sendiri aja (karena kalo dijual gak punya perangkat multi duplicate nya n takut kena pasal pembajakan, wah ngeri..)

 

Dua kaset rekaman ini adalah contohnya. Kali ini giliran Marillion & GFR yang aku jadiin obyek.

Marillion “the singles 82-88″ aku “edit” dari box set Marillion The Singles 82-88.
Sulit sekali memilah sekian banyak lagu yang ada di kompilasi Marillion ini karena disamping ada 3 keping cd dalam box set-nya plus semua lagunya aku suka tapi cuma punya 1 blank tape saja. Setelah proses comot-comot lagu yang gak gampang akhirnya jadi juga kaset kompilasi ini. Niatnya akan ada vol. 2 tapi belum kesampaian juga.
Pastinya kompilasi ini belum bisa mewakili semua karya indah Marillion, masih banyak yang terlewat. Tapi aku usahakan bisa mewakili rentang waktu 82-88.

Band of Hippies: Grand Funk Railroad aku comot sana-sini dari box set GFR, sama ada 3 keping cd juga dan gak gampang pilih lagu yang akan aku rekam. Kayaknya hasil akhirnya lebih ngawur dari kaset Marillion karena banyak banget karya “best” GFR yang aku missed. Sadar akan kelemahan ini aku gak berani kasih judul “best of GFR” tapi cukup “band of hippies: GFR” tanpa embel-embel best atau hits.

Soal kualitas hasil rekamannya masih jauh dari sempurna, asal gak “mendem” aku sudah seneng banget

Thanks to mas G and all my humble prog friends who stop by and read this..

Enjoy progclaro everyday..
Hippienov

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