Hi
I think its only right to balance the 'dance' thread with a 'more mature 
' thread for those of us who appreciate the prog rock
of the late sixties - seventies, (that'll be me).
Personal favourites:
Camel
Caravan
Van Der Graff Generator
Nice
King Crimson
Yes
Jethro Tull
Genesis
Best stop there
Mick
Only 23 myself but appreciate most of the above. Must be sad that I like the same music as my dad....
Will add Focus to the mix to 
a bit after that but how about
Rush
Tangerine Dream
Alan Parsons Project
For me --
Ian Drury still keeps me laughing --
The Kinks some how always sound fresh --
I put some Bowie back on the car CD after Life on Mars
Maggie Bell ---- No Mean City
Annie Ross with Georgie Fame -- Georgia on my mind
Annie Lennox --- Sweet Dreams
A few Labi Siffre tracks
A few James Taylor tracks --- old stuff and more recent
Joni Mitchell mainly the old late 60s stuff.
Some Carly Simon ---
A few Eddi Reader ----- from Fairground attraction to reworked Burns stuff
Some Don McLean
A couple of Gordon Lightfoot songs.
Lately I have down loaded Emily Barker tracks including "Nostalgia" the theme for the UK version of Wallander
[Edited on 27/5/10 by britishtrident]
Young guy in the office asked everyone whether they had the Led Zeppelin Remastered album handy - most surprised when I said that I had it on my MP3
player... 
(for those who don't know me, I'm 58 this year).
Mind you, a little while ago I played a King Crimson album that I used to love when I was a teenager... it hasn't aged well... 
... what a load
of...
But these days I'm more likely to be playing Beethoven, Schubert, Miles Davis, Carla Bley, EST, etc...
Anybody remember Hawkwind ?
.... silver machine?
Nope, never heard of um...
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Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
a bit after that but how about .......................Alan Parsons Project
What about the even more mature members?
Tommy Steel.
Joe Loss.
Mrs Mills.
Al Jolson.
Charley Kunz.
Bach
Bizet.
Motzart.
To name but a few of my contemporaries.
Bill Haley, (and the comets)
Little Richard.
The Big Bopper.
Tommy Steel.
Franky Lane.
Gene Vincent.
Ah! and so many more that come from my era, Cheers Ray
I think Spotify think I'm schizophrenic
I like music that is relaxing by virtue of complexity. In say, progtrance, you usually have a slowly developing repeated motif with layers of sound. A
similar process goes on in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oehc90D1M
Okay, it's a bit different but there's not (IMHO) 500 years worth of difference (or whatever 1570-2010 is!!)....
Or even
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5ken3RJBo
There's a very simple musical progression (with an inversion for good measure) going on there but the layers of sound and repetition build up an
overall experience that is quite complex. Even the Youtube byatches in the comments discuss the similarity to the three cord rock tune!! Which you
wouldn't immediately guess when you listen to it!!
Then again, sometimes some complexity gives way to Paparoach and Limp Bizkit All adds to the mix (and keeps Spotify confused).
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
What about the even more mature members?
Tommy Steel.
Joe Loss.
Mrs Mills.
Al Jolson.
Charley Kunz.
Bach
Bizet.
Motzart.
To name but a few of my contemporaries.
Oh well..
Montrose (Hagar)
Lindisfarne
Uriah Heep
Caravan
Free
Tank
Cream
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Beatles
Rush
Rainbow
Deep Purple
Whitesnake
AC/DC
Metallica
Rage Against the Machine
One Minute Silence
The Darkness
The early ones seen live at Sunderland Mayfair or my brother was into them when I was a kid
And, tons more
[Edited on 28/5/10 by coozer]
See, even though I love dance music, I still love some of the old stuff, personal favourites are:
John Martyn
Nick Drake
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull (saw em a couple of years ago)
Led Zep
Rush - 2112
Miles Davis
Billy Holiday
Minnie Ripperton - Rotary Connection:
Rotary Connection
That is one of my all time favourite tracks from the 70's.
Hi
Tull play in Scotland quite frequently - I try to be there.
How could I have left out Hawkwind - Hangs head in shame!!
Mick
I was listening to Jimi in the Audi while sat on the M25 just now....Comparing his version of All along the Watchtower with the Dylan version,
This is what happens when you have 64Gb of music in the car and you're sat stationary for ages.
I then played the recording of Genesis at Twickenham from 2007 which we went to at full blast with the windows down. Got to love the Bose in my A6
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
What about the even more mature members?
Tommy Steel.
Joe Loss.
Mrs Mills.
Al Jolson.
Charley Kunz.
Bach
Bizet.
Motzart.
To name but a few of my contemporaries.