HW boring ?...

[Stephen Swann]

Alex S. Garcia writes:
>
> Well, I meant by "boring" the same as above : songs that all sound alike. As
> for the kind of music I listen to, well - apart from the obvious (BOC) - I
> like prog bands (like Kansas, King Crimson, Marillion, Dream Theater, Styx)

Well, havng just seen Styx (and Kansas) play in NYC, on their "Return
to the Paradise Theatre" tour (great show!) I feel uniquely qualified
to make recommendations, here.  :-)

> and all kinds of other stuff : Pink Floyd (I don't really call them prog,
> though I know some people do, but as you say : it is a nebulously defined
> area in itself !), Supertramp, U2, The Police, Duran Duran (yes, you read
> well !), Talk Talk, Toto... and tons of other bands, some more obscure as
> well. All in all, I have rather eclectic tastes, I think. What I *don't*
> like though is techno music and also the more heavier rock, like thrash,
> death metal, etc... (and rap - I can't stand rap) BOC is about as hard as I
> go. The only hard rock stuff I like, all things considered, are the old hard
> rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple... Does that help ?

Yes.  Get yourself a copy of _Live Chronicles_.  It should be easily
available (it's been released domestically by Griffin Records).  If
you can't find that one easily, then get _Levitation_, that should
be *really* easy to get.

Then come back and we'll talk more.  ;-)

Steve
swann at panix.com