GregK

Calgary 62

thanks!

how did Graham tape everything? did he have equipment at the soundboard, or did he mean a personal recorder?

it's hot here, just hot all the time. I couldn't imagine going any further south, this humidity and heat just drains the energy out of me

I'm not that excited by this nostalgia version of Crimson. After years of consistently pushing forward, it seems like they are stalled in the past now. It was exciting 3 years ago when they first did this, but now, it's more of the same with nothing new. And I find the saxophone really doesn't fit well in most of the songs they are doing. VROOOM and Level Five sound a little too "yakety-sax" for me

oh cool, I had no idea that was here. Still getting used to the area! I'd like to check this out

damn

I'm pretty sure there's no mellotron on Dinosaur. What sounds like one is coming from the guitars. The mellotron is only heard at the beginning of VROOOM.

yes, it is fantastic. The instrumental passages are some of their very best. Less "song"-driven than THRAK. Even better live (Heavy ConstruKction)

Calgary 15

they play music during hockey? What's this now? You sure this just isn't from the terrible NBC coverage?

happy birthday

thanks for the birthday wishes! don't come here nearly as often as before but i still check in once a week on average. nice to see who's still here,

I wonder what other album/sessions they could release with a similar format?

I don't think I like Mel's saxophone on the newer material, like Level 5 and especially VROOOM. Really has a yakety-sax feel to it. Just completely out of place on those songs. Not the biggest fan of Jakko's voice, either. Glad they're back, though.

I agree with you. Terrible

Yeah, the MARC train would only take you to Bowie, I think, and that's probably the closest you'll get using public transportation. The area is served well if you need to get to the immediate DC suburbs, or between DC and Baltimore. Anything west or east of that immediate corridor and you're on your own. I was just in Baltimore a few weeks ago, and used the Light Rail and MARC train to get from my hotel in Baltimore to my next hotel in DC. I had never realized (or maybe just never checked) just how close they are. Took about 45 min or so to go from Baltimore to DC. No idea about record stores in DC, although I did see a FYE in Union Station!

I'm not that familiar with Miles' life story. Was he really punching and shooting that often?

Edmonton 20

happy birthday!

Thanks! Been a long time!

shouldn't this be addressed to the fans, and not the team itself? I don't believe that they have ever condoned it.

You know, no one was complaining in this thread about the other material not being present. It was more a question out of curiosity. I asked were other Newport sets also recorded. Go back and read the post. Not sure where you're perceiving all the "negativity".

if you're expecting anything useful out of the booklet besides the listing of musicians, you will be disappointed. I haven't made it past disc 3 of the Newport set yet, but I'm glad it's all in one place despite the presence of previously released material. Were other Newport appearances by Miles recorded too? Is this set all there is?

looks like New Release Tuesday is now New Release Friday