The second of two volumes covering 1971. Get it here.
1. Gentle Giant: Pantagruel’s Nativity 6:50
2. Mogul Thrash: Going North, Going West 12:06
3. UFO: Silver Bird 6:55
4. Yes: South Side of the Sky 7:58
5. Gong: Fohat Digs Holes in Space 6:23
6. McDonald & Giles: Tomorrow’s People - The Children of Today 7:03
7. Raw Material: Ice Queen 6:46
8. Indian Summer: From the Film of the Same Name 5:53
9. Beggar’s Opera: Time Machine 8:09
10. Accolade: The Spider to the Spy 2:41
11. Marsupilami: Prelude to the Arena 5:22
12. Tonton Macoute: Flying South in Winter 6:28
13. Jade Warrior: Masai Morning (including: Casting of the Bones, the Hunt, a Ritual of Kings) 6:41
Past volumes (let me know if links are down):
Volume One: Mix. Notes.
Volume Two: Mix. Notes.
Volume Three: Mix. Notes.
Volume Four: Mix. Notes.
Volume Five: Mix. Notes.
Volume Six: Mix. Notes.
Volume Seven: Mix. Notes.
And away we go into the 70s. Honestly, the titles of these volume are afterthoughts, but I think “The Hard Stuff” works on a couple of levels. We’re getting into some of the music that real prog junkies value most highly, for instance, but in a much more real sense, the music is getting more complicated and requiring more skill to play effectively. This volume also explores a bit of the nexus between early prog and early hard rock, something I’ll be devoting an auxiliary volume to later. Download the mix here.
1. Emerson Lake & Palmer: The Barbarian 4:32
2. Curved Air: Vivaldi 7:33
3. T.2.: In Circles 8:38
4. East of Eden: Leaping Beauties for Rudy 7:02
5. Argent: Be Free 3:49
6. Skin Alley: Take Me to Your Leader’s Daughter 8:57
7. Yes: Astral Traveler 5:57
8. Beggar’s Opera: Passacaglia 7:10
9. The Move: Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited 7:42
10. Egg: Fugue in D Minor 2:50
11. Affinity: Three Sisters 5:00
12. Clear Blue Sky: Journey to the Inside of the Sun: a) Sweet Leaf 8:04
13. Titus Groan: Liverpool 6:04
Volume One: Mix. Notes.
Volume Two: Mix. Notes.
Volume Three: Mix. Notes.
Volume Four: Mix. Notes.
