Another Plagiaristic Poetic Progressive Playlist

Introduction

This is a sort of follow up to my first try at this that you can read and listen to here:

I thought I would create a plagiaristic poem based on bands, albums and songs and follow it with a playlist of the songs chosen in the poem.

The thing is hardly any of these words are mine, they all come from band names, songs and album titles, so this is an almost perfect plagiaristic poem (details of the concept follow the songs)

I have maintained a syllable count and managed to keep rhymes although eleven lines is not a standard length but that is the nature of an Acrostic poem.

The Poem:

Progressive

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Procol Harum Told Tales Of The Conquistador

Rubycon Crossed By Tangerine Dream Evermore

Overture Is A Def Leppard Introduction

Gentle Giant On Reflection Played A Free Hand

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Rainbow Demon, One That Uriah Heep Haunted

Ejection, Route For Robert Calvert And Hawkwind

Stargazer Rainbow Staring Deep Into The Night

Starship Trooper With Yes On A Galactic Flight

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Iron Man, Black Sabbath, A Midlands Metal Grind

Vast Free Themselves Take Us To Dark Places My Friend

Epitaph, King Crimson, An Appropriate End

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The Music:

These are all great pieces of music, and most of them are pretty long but worth your time. This time I have used some song titles for the first line of the poem, so it means bands that I did not consider for the first one, may now appear.

Procol Harum - "Conquistador" from " Live in Concert (with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)"

The orchestration on this is magnificent, and Keith Reid's words tell the story of the conquistador who is past his sell-by date.

Tangerine Dream - "Rubycon"

To me, Tangerine Dream were pure electronic music, other bands veered close to songs, but this is a river of pure sound.

Def Leppard - "Overture" from "The Def Leppard EP" and "On Through The Night"

I heard this on John Peel and more than a nod to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" and Def Leppard based their name form on Led Zeppelin. I had an original copy but you can still pick up versions for between five and ten pounds on vinyl.

Gentle Giant - "On Reflection" and "Free Hand" from "Free Hand"

You have to listen to the unbelievable acapella intro to "On Reflection" I still can't believe how amazing the human voice can sound. Absolutely amazing, and then the instruments come in, but the voices continue.

"Free Hand" follows on from "On Reflection" on the album and is simpler but still rather excellent.

Uriah Heep - "Rainbow Demon" from "Demons and Wizards"

Uriah Heep were the first band I ever saw live, and it was on this tour at the Preston Public Hall. This is very doom-laden with some Black Sabbath seeping in.

Robert Calvert - "Ejection" from "Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters"

I walked into a record shop in the Guildhall in Preston and a screaming jet sound flew from one end of the shop to the other to introduce "Ejection". I bought it there and then. With members of Hawkwind and others backing this a superb slice of space rock.

Rainbow - "Stargazer" from "Rainbow Rising"

I'm not a fan of Rainbow, but the monstrous riff on this one stopped me in my tracks, so it found a place in my collection.

Yes - "Starship Trooper" from "The Yes Album"

This was Yes with Tony Kaye on keyboards, and was Yes growing into their sound with three nine minute songs, and this one closed the album. I love the instrumental coda, "Würm". It consists of three sections, so definitely a slice of Progressive Rock.

Black Sabbath - "Iron Man" from "Paranoid"

Black Sabbath's music is usually quite simple, but the sounds they use are what made Heavy Metal. This has a simple riff, but it steamrollers you like a massive metal monster.

Vast - "Free" from "Music For The People"

This song just screams "MASSIVE", and the video is superb. The band deserved far more success than they got, but you could say that of so many bands. I have several of their album and this on a CD single with video.

King Crimson - Epitaph (Including "March For No Reason" and "Tomorrow And Tomorrow") from "In The Court Of The Crimson King"

King Crimson are credited as being the original Progressive Rock band, although The Moody Blues were prime movers in the genre in the sixties, and many other bands dabbled with it.

Greg Lake left to join Emerson, Lake and Palmer, who were one of the main protagonists of Progressive Rock.

"In The Court Of The Crimson King" has stood the test of time for it's construction and musicianship and is a definitive album of the genre.

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