For the first show, I captured some of my favorite live recordings. Themes (not the ABWH song) will begin with the next show.
King Crimson Doctor Diamond Sylvian/Fripp Wave Bruford/Levin Drums/Bass Duet Moraz/Bruford Cachaca Mangrove City of Darkness Finch Necronomicom Steve Hackett Spectral Mornings Steve Hackett Darktown 801 TNK Warren Zevon Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Fish Fugazi Peter Gabriel Wallflower Yes And You and I
This week I play homage to a past program on DLBN with an all instrumental show I call "Speechless. " One disadvantage to going the prerectorded show route is I'd already completed it when I learned that it is airing on the former host's birthday. So while it's too late to say it on air, it's not to late to say it here - Happy birthday Tasha!
California Guitar Trio w/Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto - Blockhead Halloween - Iron Mickey Minimum Vital - Ronde Anglagard - Hostsejd Emerson Lake and Palmer - Piano Improvisations King Crimson - Improv including By the Sleeping Lagoon>Mars Steve Hackett - The Air Conditioned Nightmare Steve Hackett - Hands of the Priestess Steve Hackett - Imagining > Second Chance Anthony Phillips - Henry: Portraits from Tudor Times 21st Century Schizoid Band - Birdman Rush - La Villa Strangiato Return To Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy Tony Levin - Black Dog Dixie Dregs - Kashmir Happy The Man - Mr. Mirror's Reflections on Dreams
PFM Four Holes in the Ground King Crimson 21st Century Schizoid Man King Crimson Conundrum > Thela Hun Ginjeet Genesis Dukes Intro > Turn It On Again IQ The Wake Pendragon Excalibur Yes Siberian Khatru Starcastle Shine On Brightly Liquid Tension Experiment Acid Rain Peter Gabriel Here Comes the Flood Fish Fearless Steve Hackett Watcher of the Skies Steve Hackett The Floating Seventh>Mechanical Bride Steve Hackett Japonica Mostly Autumn Caught in a Fold Bela Fleck & The Flecktones That Old Thing>Earth Jam Al DiMeola Elegant Gypsy Suite Great Big Sea Donkey Riding Great Big Sea When Im Up Emerson Lake & Powell The Score Umphreys McGee In the Kitchen
A mellower show this week as we explore acoustic performances.
Marillion Cannibal Surf Babe Peter Hammill My Room Peter Hammill Curtains Peter Hammill Just Good Friends Kayak Want You to be Mine Kayak Ivory Dance Kayak The Fate of Man Kayak See See the Sun Fish Jumpsuit City Fish Favorite Stranger Fish Shot the Craw California Guitar Trio Andromeda Steve Hackett Calmaria Steve Hackett Hands of the Priestess Steve Hackett Jacuzzi Steve Hackett The Barren Land Anthony Phillips Silver Song Anthony Phillips Master of Time Anthony Phillips Which Way the Wind Blows Umphrey's McGee Fearless The Bad Plus We Are the Champions The Bad Plus Tom Sawyer Al DiMeola Mediterranean Sundance Pendragon Worlds End Pendragon The Voyager Pendragon Alaska Marillion The Space
We start a three-week series looking at three of prog's most-influential figures who were born May 16th, 17th, and 18th. First up is Robert Fripp, as we look at his 40+ years of performing.
King Crimson Peace a Theme>Cat Food King Crimson Epitaph King Crimson Cadence and Cascade King Crimson Fracture Peter Gabriel Salisbury Hill The League of Gentlemen Inductive Resonance Steve Hackett Overnight Sleeper King Crimson Discipline Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists All or Nothing 1 Robert Fripp String Quintet Blue Sylvian/Fripp Darshan Robert Fripp The Cathedral of Tears King Crimson One Time ProjeKct Three ProjeKction King Crimson The ConstuKction of Light King Crimson FraKctured King Crimson Heroes Travis & Fripp The Apparent Chaos of Stone King Crimson Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chickens Lip
Bill Bruford was at his finest in live performance. This week we look at his many projects throughout the years.
Bruford - Beelzebub Yes - Astral Traveler King Crimson - All that Glitters is not Nail Polish Genesis - It>Watcher of the Skies UK - Thirty Years>In the Dead of Night Bruford - Adios a la Pasada King Crimson - Indiscipline Bruford & Moraz - The Drum Also Waltzes Earthworks - Bridge of Inhibition ABWH - Order of the Universe King Crimson - B'Boom King Crimson - Prism ProjeKct1 - Suite 3 BLUE - Cerulean Sea Earthworks - One of a Kind Bruford & Borstlap - Sheer Reckless Abandon
Not quite the usual chronologic presentation this time around.
Yes - Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII Strawbs - Where is this Dream of your Youth Strawbs - We'll meet again Sometime Rick Wakeman - The Battle and The Forest Yes - Awaken Steve Hackett - In That Quiet Earth Rick Wakeman - Eleanor Rigby Hiromi and Chick Corea - Fool on the Hill Yes - Wonderous Stories Rick Wakeman - Arthur ABWH - Themes ABWH - Brother of Mine Rick Wakeman - The Realisation and The Prisoner Yes - Starship Trooper
King Crimson - VROOM Genesis - Duke's Travels Genesis - The Brazilian Great Big Sea - Helmet Head Rush - Between the Wheels Steve Hackett - Racing in A Rush - Red Barchetta Marillion - This Strange Engine Roger Waters - Run Like Hell Tinyfish - Motorville Robert Fripp - Circulation 1 Bill Bruford - Turn and Return IQ - Frequency Brand X - Access to Data Marillion - Marbles I IQ - Corners King Crimson - Dangerous Curves Rush - The Pass Marillion - Marbles II Mostly Autumn - Passengers Kansas - The Wall Harry Chapin - 30K Pounds of Bananas King Crimson - VROOM VROOM
This will be the last of the birthday shows for a while. Enjoy Tony's live performances throughout the years.
Peter Gabriel - I Go Swimming King Crimson - Sartori in Tangier King Crimson - Sleepless ABWH - Heart of the Sunrise Peter Gabriel - Secret World Steve Hackett - Watcher of the Skies King Crimson - Two Sticks>Elephant Talk CGT with Levin and Mastelotto - Sketches on Sunset CGT with Levin and Mastelotto - Discipline BLUE - Original Sin BLUE - Cobalt Canyons Tony Levin - Pieces of the Sun Tony Levin - Geronimo Tony Levin - Sihouette Tony Levin - Dog One Tony Levin - Back in N.Y.C. Liquid Trio Experiment - Close Encounters of the Liquid Kind Stickmen - Sasquatch
RWPL - This is Not a Prog Song PFM - La carrozza di Hans PFM - Maestro della voce Halloween - House with no Door Halloween - Beginning Bert Lams and Tom Griesgraber - Harmonic Improv>The Marsh Steve Hackett - Bouree/Bacchus>Firth of Fifth Steve Hackett - Bay of Kings Bert Lams and Tom Griesgraber - Train to Lamy Suite Egdon Heath - The Killing Silence Mangrove - Zone III Mangrove - Cold World Eloy - Poseidon's Creation Eloy - Incarnation of Logos Tim Christiansen - Get the F Out of my Mind Par Lindh Project - The Cathedral Parts 1 and 2
This week it's the recently-released recordings from Marillion Weekend 2009.
Marillion - This Train is My Life Marillion - When I Meet God Marillion - Map of the World Marillion - This is the 21st Century Marillion - Ocean Cloud Steve Hackett - Blood on the Rooftops Steve Hackett - A Tower Struck Down Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth H - Famous Blue Raincoat Marillion - An Accidental Man Marillion - Out of this World Marillion - The Lap of Luxury Marillion - Interior Lulu Marillion - Kayleigh/Lavender/Heart of Lothian Marillion - Cover My Eyes Marillion - Slainte Mhath Marillion - Garden Party
A look at the new box set of Emerson Lake & Palmer live material this week.
Emerson Lake & Palmer - A Time and a Place Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Barbarian Emerson Lake & Palmer - Ballad of Blue Emerson Lake & Palmer - High Level Fugue Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tank>Drum Solo>The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pirates Steve Hackett - Fly on a Windshield Steve Hackett - Broadway Melody of 1974 Steve Hackett - Every Star in the Night Sky Emerson Lake & Palmer - Knife Edge Emerson Lake & Palmer - Affaris of the Heart Emerson Lake & Palmer - Touch and Go Emerson Lake & Palmer - Intrumental Jam Emerson Lake & Palmer - Introduction Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Endless Enigma Emerson Lake & Palmer - Close to Home Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
For Canada Day and Independence Day, it's music from North American artists this week:
Kansas - Song for America Nathan Mahl - Without Words Nathan Mahl - Clever Use of Shadows IZZ - Assurance Liquid Tension Experiment - Freedom of Speech Happy The Man - Service with a Smile Happy The Man - Starborne Spock's Beard - Harm's way Episode - Echoes The Mahavishnu Project - Eternity's Breath Agent 22 - Agent 22 Agent 22 - Dreamwalk Steve Hackett - Little America Steve Hackett - Big Dallas Sky Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station Great Big Sea - The River Driver Great Big Sea - Scolding wife Rush - 2112
An epic 3-1/2 hour love letter featuring nothing but long live tracks in this episode.
Yes - The Gates of Delirium Transatlantic - All of the Above Nektar - Remember the Future Pt. 1 Mangrove - Hidden Dreams Eloy - Atlantis' Agony at June 5th - 8498, 13pm Gregorian Earthtime The Flower Kings - Garden of Dreams Genesis - Supper's Ready
Par Lindh Project - Rondo Anekdoten - Muscle Beach Benediction>Wheel Anekdoten - Mars Par Lindh Project - Mudus Incompertus Pts. 1 & 2 Par Lindh Project - 21st Century Schizoid Man Steve Hackett - Slogans Steve Hackett - Every Day Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch>Firth of Fifth Vasen - Kapten Kapsyl The Flower Kings - The Truth Will Set You Free Anglagard - Prolog Anglagard - Iordrok Anglagard - Kung Bore