Tag: 1972

Music That You Can Moog To – Captain Cool Presents: “28 Big Ones” by Hot Butter

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The moog synthesiser is an incredibly interesting instrument: as versatile as the human voice, essential to the rise of prog rock in the 1970s and still a hallmark for synthesiser virtuosity today. What a shame that one of its first popular instrumental compositions has been appropriated by a blue CGI frog that lived only to… Continue reading Music That You Can Moog To – Captain Cool Presents: “28 Big Ones” by Hot Butter

Pump up the Glam (Rock) – Lou Reed’s “Transformer”

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Walking along the streets at night. I'm out with friends. It's 2013. It's an autumn night but still warm outside. I get a notification on my phone. Lou Reed, American glam rock pioneer, had passed away. This is the first time I remember being really upset about someone famous dying. Because it was someone whose… Continue reading Pump up the Glam (Rock) – Lou Reed’s “Transformer”

Third Time’s the Charm – Gentle Giant exude prog rock playfulness on “Three Friends”

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All good things come in three. Three, the magic number. The number of wishes a genie grants you. The number of guesses given to you for most fantastical riddles. The minimum amount of numbers you need for counting down. In some people's opinion, the best of all numbers. Three, the magic number. Maybe it isn't… Continue reading Third Time’s the Charm – Gentle Giant exude prog rock playfulness on “Three Friends”