Us and Them

Here's another anti-war songs collection. Prog.

Tracks:

1. Birth Control - Gamma Ray
2. Gnidrolog - I Could Never Be A Soldier
3. Room - War
4. Yes -  Harold Land
5. Ramses - War
6. Hawkwind - Who's Gonna Win The War
7. Pink Floyd - Us and Them
8. Colosseum - Three Score And Ten, Amen
9. Uriah Heep - Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
10. King Crimson - Epitaph

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Child Of The Universe

This is the first post with some great anti-war songs featuring classic rock acts.

Tracks:

1. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
3. Uriah Heep - Come Away Melinda
4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man
5. Barclay James Harvest - Child Of The Universe
6. Grand Funk Railroad - People, Let's Stop The War
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
8. Pink Floyd - The Dogs Of War
9. Groundhogs - Soldier...Alienness Of A Country
10. Wishbone Ash - Throw Down The Sword

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War, children,
It's just a shot away
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Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
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Come away, Melinda,
Come in and close the door.
That someone is your Mummy
You had before the war.
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A bullet had found him
His blood ran as he cried
No money could save him
So he laid down and he died
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I'm a small boy with blood on his hands
Yes I'm a child of the universe
You can see me on the TV every night
Always there to join in someone else's fight
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The dogs of war don't negotiate
The dogs of war won't capitulate
They will take and you will give
And you must die so that they may live
 

Green Glass And All That Jazz

I've been listening to quite a lot of American bands lately for a change. Not really a fan of the overall sound and arrangemets, I must admit that I've found quite a few interesting acts recently. Ok, they're not very likely to be included in some "top 100" lists, but they certainly do deserve a listen. Here's a list of ten recently found gems.

Tracks:

1. Cookin' Mama - New Day
2. Ultimate Spinach - Jazz Thing
3. Bull Angus - A Time Like Ours
4. Bethlehem Asylum - It's About
5. Banchee - Evolmia
6. Sabattis - Green Glass And All That Jazz
7. Bangor Flying Circus - Violent Men
8. Garret Lund - The Only Turnaround
9. Yesterday's Children - Sailing
10. Bead Game - Sweet Medusa

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Strawberry Fields Forever

This is the second collection of some great covers of the Beatles' songs. The first was here.

Tracks:

1. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends
2. Bloodrock - Eleanor Rigby
3. Deep Purple - Help
4. Spooky Tooth - I Am The Walrus
5. Rain - Strawberry Fields Forever
6. Blackwater Park - For No-One
7. Steve Hillage - It's All Too Much
8. Aerosmith - Come Together
9. David Bowie - Across The Universe
10. Yes - Every Little Thing

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Keep The Day Cool

Here comes another (the third!) compilation of some great brass prog.

Tracks:

1. Birth Control - Mister Hero
2. Join In - Illusions
3. Jade Warrior - Minnamoto's Dream
4. East of Eden - To Mrs. V
5. Shampoo - Keep The Day Cool
6. Gravy Train - Old Tin Box
7. Cry Freedom - Euthanasie-Suite
8. Skin Alley - Sweaty Betty
9. Iguana - Price Of Love
10. The Greatest Show On Earth - Love magnet

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Dreamsearch

Ok, I did say that US and progressive barely go together. I'm eating humble pie.

Tracks:

1. Hands - Dreamsearch
2. Micah - He's A Dreamer
3. Beast - Communication
4. Flight - After Everything
5. Nucleus - Judgement Day
6. Pre - Water Meeting
7. Happy The Man - New York Dreams Suite
8. Mirthrandir - Conversation With Personality Giver
9. Albatross - Devil's Trumpet
10. Carnegie - Worn Down Piano

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Rock Bottom

A mad virtuoso guitarist (or two) with a heart and soul + insane drum & bass support + lack of ambition to make a radio hit = a perfect combination for some butt-kicking rock'n'roll. What else could you wish for?

Tracks:

1. Budgie - In For The Kill
2. Thin Lizzy - Gonna Creep Up On You
3. UFO - Rock Bottom
4. Wishbone Ash - Lady Whisky
5. East Of Eden - Crazy Daisy
6. Groundhogs - Cherry Red
7. Blackwater Park - Rock Song
8. Black Sabbath - Wicked World
9. Freedom - Toe Grabber
10. Status Quo - a) Is It Really Me  b) Gotta Go Home

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Deep Purple Family

Deep Purple is one of those bands that have had numerous changes in their line-up including several reunions (check here and here).

Here are the ten most important bands that featured Deep Purple members up to 1976.

Tracks:

1. Deep Purple (Mk. II) - Might Just Take Your Life
2. Deep Purple (Mk. III) - Pictures Of Home
3. Deep Purple (Mk. I) - Anthem
4. Captain Beyond - Dancing Madly Backwards
5. Warhorse - Red Sea
6. James Gang - The Devil Is Singing Our Song
7. Whitesnake - Only My Soul
8. Rainbow - Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
9. Ian Gillan Band - Over The Hill
10. Trapeze - Makes You Wanna Cry

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Second Life

Here comes another 20-minute heavy rock collection.

Tracks:

1. Steamhammer - Penumbra
2. Gary Moore Band - Spirit
3. Josefus - Dead Man
4. Second Life - Second Life
5. UFO - Flying

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A Prenormal Day at Brighton

Another flute-oriented collection; mainly progressive and/or psychedelic.

Tracks:

1. Roger Bunn - Road To The Sun
2. Jade Warrior - A Prenormal Day at Brighton
3. Embryo - Don't Come Tomorrow
4. East of Eden - Isadora
5. Ktzat Acheret - 204
6. Gnidrolog - Peter
7. Brainticket - Places Of Light
8. Skin Alley - Mother Please Help Your Child
9. Gravy Train - Home Again
10. McDonald & Giles - Tomorrow's People - The Children Of Today

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Tausendfussler

The second flute oriented compilation, this time all instrumental.

Tracks:

1. Embryo - Tausendfussler
2. Tasavallan Presidentti - Dance
3. Jethro Tull - Bouree
4. Camel - Rhayader
5. Drugi način - Žuti list
6. Tako - Minijatura
7. Lasting Weep - Rien Ne Sert De Courir, Il Faut Partir A Point
8. Triode - Blahsha
9. Janko Nilović - Drug Song
10. Focus - Anonymus

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Gypsies In The Forest

Her Majesty, Flute.

Tracks:

1. Brainbox - Dark Rose
2. Shag - Gypsies In The Forest
3. Jade Warrior - Eyes on You
4. Jethro Tull - Cross-eyed Mary
5. Heart - Sing Child
6. Beast - Communication
7. Gravy Train - Won't Talk About It
8. Waterloo - Black Born Children
9. Gift - Groupie
10. Golden Earring - Back Home

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Stranglehold

Here comes the first American compilation. As progressive rock is not the genre Americans are famous for, Stranglehold features some classic rock bands.

Tracks:

1. Grand Funk Railroad - Sin's A Good Man's Brother (Closer To Home 1970)
2. Rare Earth - Just Want To Celebrate (One World 1971)
3. ZZ Top - Brown Sugar (First Album 1970)
4. Ted Nugent - Stranglehold (Ted Nugent 1975)
5. James Gang - The Devil Is Singing Our Song (Bang 1973)
6. Santana - Hope You're Feeling Better (Abraxas 1970)
7. Ram Jam - Black Betty (Ram Jam 1977)
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Black Hearted Woman (The Allman Brothers Band 1969)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Workin' For MCA (Second Helping 1974)
10. Alice Cooper - Long Way To Go (Love It To Death 1971)

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