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Re-Animator
A rocking guitar opens this. As this works outward violin and more in the arrangement bring it more into the realm of hard rocking prog. |
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The Crimes of Dr Cream
The violin on this definitely helps to make the cut. It’s a very British sounding rocker. |
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Cairo
Acoustic based, there is a real folk prog vibe to this. World music shows up in the mix, too. It’s quite a theatric piece. |
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I Was a Teenage Zombie
This rocker is fun. It’s not the proggiest thing here by any means, but it’s good. |
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Captain Nemo
More of a folk prog ballad type piece, this is a nice touch. It’s quite theatrical. |
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Aleister Crowley
I wonder how many songs have been written about this guy? This one is theatrical and British. It’s a good rocker with a lot of folk in the mix. |
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The Puppet Master
This is very much in keeping with the folk prog concept. It’s a creepy tale. |
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Tortured By the Daughter of Fu Manchu
More of a straightahead rocker, this is good, but not what I’d consider a standout. |
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The Hanging Judge
A very British rock tune, there are some overtones that bring the proggy elements to the table. |
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Nosferatu
Violin adds a lot to this powerful cut. It’s another that has a lot of that folk prog vibe to it. |
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Tracks 11–19 outtakes, radio sessions, alternate versions and rarities
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Meadows of the Sea (unreleased 2007 re-recording)
This is a smoking hot rocker. It’s got a great riff and groove. It’s not prog, but it’s fun. |
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I’m Not Like Everybody Else (unreleased 2007 acoustic version)
Very much a folk prog piece, this is very old world in nature. It’s not one of my favorites, though. The jams later in the piece make great use of the old world instrumentation. |
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Faeries (unreleased version)
More theatrical folk prog, this is fun. |
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Eight Little Wh***s (unreleased version)
This is a folk prog type of cut, too. It’s about Jack the Ripper. It’s actually pretty, in contrast to the lyrical content. Those lyrics get a parental advisory, too. |
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Kali (unreleased acoustic radio session)
More of a rocking tune, this works pretty well. It has world music and more in the mix and a lot of charm and charisma. |
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Bates Motel (unreleased acoustic radio session)
I’ve reviewed the other version of this previously. I really like this version. It’s got a creepy kind of vibe to it and works really well. |
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I Dared the Devil (remixed from ‘The Devil in Love’ album)
Very much a theatrical folk prog type piece, this is pretty catchy in a lot of ways. |
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Death of a Clown (outtake from ‘Sarabande’ sessions)
The main musical concept isn’t altered much here, but this is a solid piece. |
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Day of the Lords (from ‘Shadowplay’, the Joy Division tribute album)
I don’t really like this one very much. It seems too sparse and just not all that interesting.
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