Hello folks!
This week I listened to lots and lots of music, and from many different kinds. Because of tomorrow's
Prog & Roll radio show, but most importantly because I was preparing tonight's special DJ Set.
As you can understand it wasn't easy at all to choose only 5 songs. And to be honest I'm not so sure if these 5 songs are really the best of all. I guess not, but they are some of the best. (In my opinion at least).
So, without further delay, here's my Top-5 songs for this week:
Barclay James Harvest: May Day (Octoberon - 1976) Pink Floyd: In the Flesh (The Wall - 1979) Tim Buckley: It Happens Every Time (Tim Buckley - 1966) Uriah Heep: Return to Fantasy (Return to Fantasy - 1975) Blood Ceremony: The Ballad of the Weird Sisters (The Eldritch Dark - 2013)
And as usual I'll conclude this post by adding a couple of videos with songs from my list...
Enjoy the music, and have a nice weekend all! :)
Verbal Delirium is a very talented band from my homeland Greece.
Because I believe they really deserve more attention, I decided to write this post for all of you to take a look and learn a few things about this very interesting band.
They were formed in Athens in 1999, but in the first years they were trying to form up a steady line up, with many members coming and going and at the same time they were trying to evolve their own sound. In the year 2007 they released their first work which was a demo album named 'The Imprisoned words of Fear' in limited edition only. This album displays clear indications of the band's influences from the Progressive Rock scene of the '70's but it also includes elements of Jazz Rock and Heavy Metal as well. After that the band moved on, changed their sound to a more Alternative Rock style, but they kept some of the elements which did make a difference in their music, such as the beautiful melodies and the dark and melancholic atmosphere.
Their first official album was released in 2010 and Musea Records took over the distribution. The name of the album is 'So Close and yet so far Away' and it was a wonderful debut. Here they seem to leave the 'Rock' sound behind, and they pay more attention to the melancholic melodies I mentioned earlier, and they try to experiment with orchestration. The final result is satisfying and pleasant, to say the least. The band starts to become known in Greece, and very soon more and more people seemed to appreciate their music. They play numberless live in every possible place, trying to build up a good name. At the same time they start working more 'professionally' and a manager took over. The result was a significant number of live shows in Greece and Europe as well.
In 2013 they released their second album 'From the small Hours of Weakness' which is a darker, but maturer work. The production is very good, and almost all the tracks deserve your attention. The most famous song in this album (in Greece at least) could considered to be the really wonderful 'Sudden Winter', followed by 'Dance of the Dead', 'The Losing Game', 'Aeons' etc...
After the release of the album, the band goes to Europe for a few live gigs, including a performance in ProgPower Europe Festival in October of 2013.
I saw them live a month ago, and I must admit they were really excellent on stage. If you are in the mood, you can read my review of that concert here: http://gfreedomathina.blogspot.gr/2014/01/september-code-verbal-delirium-live-in.html
Concluding this post, I have to say that Verbal Delirium is a very promising band, and I hope some of you will listen to them and spread the word around. The guys surely deserve it!
I hope you'll find this post interesting and informative...
I will also add here a couple of videos in order for you to be able to listen to their music...
Enjoy! :)
Hello all! This post is about a special event we are organizing, and will take place in a bar in the center of Athens. Therefore I will continue writing in Greek, because it's only for all those who are living here unfortunatelly... Θελω να σας ενημερωσω οτι η GFreedom Team με την υποστηριξη του Just In Case Prog Radio και τη συνεργασια του Ροκ μπαρ 'Αιτνα' θα παρουσιασει ενα σπεσιαλ θεματικο DJ Set αυτο το Σαββατο 8 Φεβρουαριου 1014. Το θεμα του DJ Set ειναι The 5 Ages of Rock (1964 - 2014), και θα αναφερεται στις 5 δεκαετιες της Ροκ μουσικης, απο το 1964 μεχρι και σημερα. Θα σας παρουσιασουμε μεσα απο ενα 5ωρο προγραμμα ολη την εξελιξη του Ροκ απο τη γεννηση, την εξελιξη, τις μεταμορφωσεις, την παρακμη και την ξαναγεννηση.
Θα παιχτουν πολλα κλασσικα (και μη) συγκροτηματα του Ροκ και των διαφορετικων ειδων του, οπως αυτα διαμορφωθηκαν σε αυτες τις 5 δεκαετιες. Το προγραμμα θα περιλαμβανει τραγουδια απο Classic Rock, Psychedelia, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, πρωιμο Punk, Folk-Rock, Southern Rock, Neo-Prog κλπ κλπ...
Οπως συνηθιζουμε στα events που διοργανωνουμε θα υπαρχουν και καποιες εκπληξεις στο προγραμμα, αλλα αυτα θα τα ακουσετε εκει...
Οποτε αυτο το Σαββατο το βραδυ εαν δεν εχετε κανονισει κατι, ελατε να περασετε ενα ομορφο βραδυ στο φιλοξενο και ζεστο χωρο της Αιτνας, μαζι με εμας, τους παραγωγους του σταθμου και πολλους απ τους ακροατες μας. Ειμαι σιγουρος οτι δεν θα το μετανιωσετε! Προτεινομενη ωρα προσελευσης: 9.45 - 10.00 Η Αιτνα βρισκεται στην οδο Εμμανουηλ Μπενακη 83 στα Εξαρχεια.
Θα τα πουμε εκει! :-)
Hello all!
As many of you know already, on every Monday morning I'm writing here a post about Sunday night's Prog & Roll radio show, including the full playlist etc... Well today that's not gonna happen, because the show itself didn't happen. And it was really pity because it was going to be a nice one.
As I wrote in a previous post, I had 2 of our listeneres as guests, and we were preparing lots of great stuff. But because of some weird internet problems we couldn't finally do it.
At 20.00 CET we started the show as always, but the couldn't have a proper connection with the server. Therefore every 1-2 minutes the server was closing. For almost half hour we tried to fix the problem, but it was impossible, so we finaly stoped trying. I am really sorry for all those problems, and I really want to thank all of you who logged in and waited for half hour in case our show could start. It wasn't my fault, and all of us did our best to solve the problem. Thank you very much, and be sure I will try to make next Sunday's show a really wonderful one! :)
Hello all and have a nice month!
Today it is Saturday, and it's time for my 'Juke Box' post once more.
This week I listened to really lots of music because of tomorrow's Prog & Roll radio show, but most importantly because of an event I'm preparing for next Saturday. You will be informed with a post about that later on.
So it was kind of impossible to choose only 5 songs as my best. Instead I'll put here 5 of the best...
And without further delay, here they are: MYSTERY: The Silent Scream (One Among the Living - 2010) SCORPIONS: The Sails of Charon (Taken by Force - 1977) JETHRO TULL: We Used to Know (Stand Up - 1969) MOSTLY AUTUMN: The Ghost Moon Orchestra (The Ghost Moon Orchestra - 2012) JUDAS PRIEST: Victim of Changes (Sad Wings of Destiny - 1976) And as usual, I'll conclude this post by adding a couple of videos with songs from my Top-5 list. On the first video you can listen to the beautiful melody of Mostly Autumn 'The Ghost Moon Orchestra', and on the srcond one something harder. Judas Priest and 'Victim of changes'. Enjoy the music, and have a nice wekend! Thanks for reading :)
Hello all! On this Sunday's Prog & Roll I will have two guests invited once more. On last Sunday's show I did the same, and we had lots of fun, and as it seemed everybody enjoyed it.
This time I will have again 2 of our listeners with me, and they will participate on every aspect of the show, which means they will choose their own songs, present them on air etc...
But because I have already seen their choices, I must say that this will be a very bizarre show (musically speaking). Another funny fact is their nicknames. The first one's is Wolf, and the second one's is Shepherd! So you can also understand their music tastes by their nicknames... ;)
In the playlist this time we have more Folk Rock than usual, and more Classic Rock.
The only sure thing is that us and our listeners will have lots of fun once more!
So, if you are in the mood for some good music, and some fun company join us! You can listen to PROG & ROLL online every Sunday night at 20.00 CET. Just click on this link: www.Justincaseradio.com
Thank you :)
A couple of months ago, I discovered this video documentary on YT, split is 6 parts.
I watched it all, and although many good bands are missing, the overall result is brilliant.
Now I found it as a whole, and I thought of posting it here for you to be able to watch it if you are in the mood for something like that.
It is a very serious documentary, and many very famous musicians participating in it. It starts from the '60's, and moves into the birth of Progressive Rock, and what happened in the '70's.
Enjoy! :-)
As I have mentioned a few days ago, on last night's Prog & Roll I had 2 guests invited.
Two of our listeners had the chance to be the co-hosts and participate in every aspect of the show.
That includes the making of the playlist, presenting and commenting on the songs, etc.
The main idea was to invite 2 of our listeners, and give them a chance to play some of their favorite songs. I must admit that some of their songs were surprisingly good choices.
We had also a music contest, and this time we played a cover version of a theme song from a very famous movie, and we wanted from our audience to tell us the name of the movie.
There was a lot of people participating in the chatbox, and many more listening as well.
In a nutshell it was a very pleasant show, and as it seemed everybody enjoyed the 2 hours we spend together. As for the whole playlist, you can see it here:
APRIL WINE:
Sign of the Gypsy Queen / BLOOD CEREMONY: Ballad of the Weird Sisters / MAVARA:
Period of Innocence / KERY LIVGREN (Feat. R J Dio): To Live for the King / PORCUPINE TREE: The
Nostalgia Factory / THE TEA PARTY: The Bazaar / DREAM THEATER: Under a Glass
Moon / CELTIC LEGACY: The Spirit of the Vagabond / SKYCLAD: Emerald / RIOT:
Mohicans Reprise (Music Contest) / NIGHTWISH: Deep Silent Complete / DUNWICH:
Il Falso Principio / MARILION: Fugazi / RUSH: Vital Signs / CAMEL: Never Let Go
/ SCORPIONS: Fly People Fly / QUEENSRYCHE: Scarborough Fair / JUDAS PRIEST:
Dreamer Deceiver.
I want to thank all of you who joined last night and listen to the show. A very special thanks to Filaraki and Wolfbred, who helped me a lot bringing together a good show, and for their music selections as well. (Great songs guys!) :)
On next Sunday's Prog & Roll I'll have 2 other listeners invited, and I hope we will be able to make a show as good as last night's...
Hello all! As many of you know already, every Saturday I'm posting here my Top-5 songlist for the week. Which
means that from all the songs I'm listening during every week, I'm
choosing the best 5 and writing them in this 'Juke Box' post. Also in
the end of the post I'm adding a couple of videos for you to listen. This week I listened to lots of music, and once more it was not so easy to choose only 5 songs. But after listening some of them again and again, I decided to the best 5 which are the following:
MARILLION: Fugazi (Fugazi - 1984) STYX: Suite Madame Blue (Equinox - 1975) VERBAL DELIRIUM: The Losing Game (From the Small Hours of Weakness - 2013) ROXY MUSIC: If There is Something (Live) (Viva Roxy! - 1976) BLUE OYSTER CULT: The Last Days of May (Live) (On Your Feet or on your Knees - 1975)
And I will conclude this post as usual, by adding 2 videos from songs in my Top-5 list. In the first video, you can listen to 'Fugazi' by Marillion, and in the second one the wonderful live version of Roxy Music's 'If There is Something'. Enjoy the music folks, and have a great weekend! Thanks for reading :)
Hello all!
I want to inform you that on this Sunday's PROG & ROLL Radio Show, there will be 2 guests invited, and we will be presenting the show altogether.
My wife and co-host will not be able to present the show with me due to a travel, so I thought of inviting a couple of our listeners to participate in the show with me.
After they have accepted my proposal, we gathered up and after listening to lots of music, we decided on the playlist. The thing I had in mind was all three of us to form a 'team' and together to decide about the music. So, each of us proposed some songs of his liking, and then we were voting on the songs.
So, after many hours we formed a 20-songs playlist, with many famous and some not so famous songs, from 1973 up to 2013.
It's a different playlist than usual, and truth is I'm very excited about this.
If this show go well, I'm thinking on next week to do the same with 2 different listeners.
Anyway, I just wanted to inform you about this 'different' Prog & Roll.
I want to remind you that you can listen to our show online on every Sunday night at 20.00 CET.
You just have to click on this link: Just In Case Prog Radio
I hope to 'see you' online on Sunday night.
Thank you for reading...
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