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Various Artists
Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Merta - Merta
2. Visitors - Massiera, Jean Pier
3. Nem Erdekel, Amith Mondsz - Brody, J.
4. Frustration - Kim-Chang
5. Fugue in D Minor - Bach
6. Lambarya Puf De - Kolbasti
7. Powiedzielismy Juz Wszystko - Loeb, B.
8. Breuddwyd - Howells, Nest
9. Hache 06 - Leroi
10. The Music of Today - Bunka
11. Coda - Krajewski, S.
12. Le Roi des Mouches - Vannier, Jean Claud
13. Zuti List - Alacevic
14. Omur Biter Yol Bimez - Hurel
15. Toledo - Kratochvil, Martin

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Delay 68 Records UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 12/5/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Dance Pop, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5013929350328

Synopsis

Album Description

Andy Votel of Twisted Nerve Records has wasted no time in following up the superb Folk Is A Four Letter Word compilation with another delve into a previously uncool musical genre- that most maligned of all, PROG!! But forget the over-compiled and by now mainstream works of Yes, ELP, Genesis, Tull, the Moodies and so forth. This, boys and girls, is Obscurity City. The prog here originates from some of the furthest flung corners of the continent - Poland (Breakout), Turkey (Baris Manco), Germany (Embryo), Italy (Pozzo Del Pichio), France (Jean Claude Vannier) and Wales (Bran) There's even a trip to darkest Filipino territory courtesy of San Ul Lim, stopping off for a Canterbury tale from Egg on the way. Most of these tracks have never been on CD before. Now here they are in a beautifully remastered form, and it's time for all who previously doubted to rediscover. Cherry Red. 2005.

CD Reviews

A Musical Excursion Into the Obscure

Kurt Harding | Boerne TX | 03/14/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Have you ever seen those "Beers of the World" samplers often sold around the holidays as gift-packs for those who appreciate the unusual? Well, if you've ever gotten one, you know what a mixed bag they can be. Those samplers are precisely what Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word reminds me of. This interesting music sampler is an excursion into the obscure for those who dare to listen beyond what is offered on the radio.

I am not sure that every song here should really be classified as prog. Some seem to be mere pop songs. But there is enough to please those seeking exotic new sounds. I don't like every song, but find something appealing in half of them. At least there is nothing which has me groping for the forward button.

The best are three instrumentals: Fugue in D Minor, somewhat evocative of Procol Harum; Zuti List; and Toledo, a long jazzy number that is the finest cut on the CD.

But there are other good ones as well. I like Frustration, which features interesting vocals; Lambarya Puf De, which has some nice flute and a strong Mideastern feel; Powiedzielismy Juz Wszyztko with its haunting female singer; the extended instrumental workout of Hache OG; and Jean Claude Vannier's Roi des Mouches with its exotic Indian undertones.

If you are as musically curious as I am, then you should add this CD to your collection. At three stars its not great, but you will probably find at least a couple of songs you'll want to revisit time and time again. And you'll have some sense of what the rest of the world was doing to leave its mark on the "progressive" genre.

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