-
Featured News
Patti Smith Upcoming Tour for 50th Anniversary of Horses
By Harvey Kubernik
“Horses was like the first cannon blast in a war – frightening and disorienting. I mean, she was so unlike the FM radio terrain in every way. She was literate, aggress -
Featured Articles
Chasing the White Light: Lou Reed, the Telepathic Secretary and Metal Machine Music
By David Holzer
Fifty years ago, Lou Reed released Transformer. In among “Walk on the Wild Side,” “Make Up” and “Vicious,” cuts that would launch a cartoon Rock N Roll Animal pers -
OMEGA – Ten Thousand Paces
(Jegrfa Productions/Moiras, Hungary) LP
Omega was one of Hungary’s most successful groups in the ’60s and ’70s. In fact, they’re still together, celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. This limited edition LP rounds up some of the very best obscure tracks from what is now considered Omega’s ‘classic’ period, 1968-70. Their progressive beat sound has a dark, epic feel, characterized by dramatic vocals, keyboard-dominated arrangements, and the type of cerebral, poetic lyrics that could only derive from living in an oppressed Eastern European country. “One day the sun / too tired to shine / Slept in the deep, green somber lake / And in the darkness the world did ail”—that sort of thing.
Several of the tracks here are superior English language versions of songs from their second (and best) album, 10,000 Lepes, including the superb “Petroleum Lantern” with its bouncy, upbeat groove and bluesy harmonica fills, the powerfully-charged ballad “Pearls in Her Hair,” and the title track, “Ten Thousand Paces,” a tense, drama-laden epic full of moaning Gregorian voices, and some manic, panicked guitar scribbling. Even better is “The Prodigal Son” (not the Beggars Banquet song), a thumping rocker with a killer fuzz guitar riff, blaring gladiator trumpets, and an uber-anguished banshee vocal.
The 1970 single “Dead Are the Flowers” has an attractive pop-psych arrangement, while the previously unreleased “Varakozni Jo” (one of the few Hungarian-sung numbers) is highlighted by some lovely, bendy guitar work. Meanwhile, “Vigyazz, Vigyazz ram” is a previously unreleased vocal version of a song from their ’68 debut album, Omega Red Star, its wailing Hammond and slightly hysterical vocal bringing to mind the Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
The set comes in a colorful psychedelic gatefold sleeve and includes a large foldout poster with photos, liner notes and all the lyrics (in English). It’s a splendid way to make the acquaintance of one of Eastern Europe’s most inventive and fascinating bands. (MS)
More info: http://moiras.somoskiado.hu/
Keflex Joint Pain [url=http://buytadalaf.com]cialis[/url] Buying isotretinoin secure real overseas fedex
Buy Doxycycline Doxycycline Online [url=http://cialvia.com]cialis[/url] Herbal Propecia Absolute
of course like your web site but you have to take a look at the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Several of them are rife with spelling issues and I find it very bothersome to tell the reality then again I’ll surely come back again.
I believe what you said made a great deal of sense. But, what about this? what if you added a little content? I ain’t saying your information is not good, however what if you added a post title that grabbed a person’s attention? I mean %BLOG_TITLE% is a little boring. You might glance at Yahoo’s home page and watch how they create news headlines to get viewers to click. You might add a related video or a related picture or two to grab people excited about what you’ve written. Just my opinion, it could make your website a little bit more interesting.
What’s up, this weekend is good in favor of me, for the reason that this moment i am reading this fantastic informative piece of writing here at my home.
you’re truly a good webmaster. The website loading pace is amazing. It kind of feels that you’re doing any distinctive trick. Furthermore, The contents are masterwork. you have performed a wonderful process in this matter!
It is hard to locate knowledgeable persons on this topic, but you sound like you know what you are talking about! Thanks
My brother recommended I may like this web site. He was totally right. This put up truly made my day. You can not imagine simply how much time I had spent for this information! Thank you!
Discount Direct Cheap Elocon Visa Accepted C.O.D. Online [url=http://lowpricevia.com]viagra[/url] Precio Viagra En Farmacia Espana
Farmacia On Line Cialis Generico [url=http://onlinecial.com]generic cialis[/url] K Cl