Soft Machine - Return to Forever
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Topic: Soft Machine - Return to Forever
Posted By: Abraxas
Subject: Soft Machine - Return to Forever
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 5:54pm
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Listening to Bundles, I thought of who would people prefer, Al Di Meola or Holdsworth in these years. True, in Softs there's Etheridge instead of Holdsworth. So just vote for the pair of fusion albums you're more akin to. RtF's is more inclined towards funk, although veers also to some classical and prog, while Soft's guitar-fusion always was a dilemma for me, not knowing where to put them, other than "Soft Machine fusion" haha.
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 6:41pm
| Mid to Late 70s fusion is not my favorite, I always preferred the late 60s-early 70s period, but "No Mystery" is a fun eclectic record as I recall, although I haven't listened to it in a while, so my vote will go to RTF. As far as the guitar players in those bands, I always liked Bill Connors short tenure in RTF. |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 7:30pm
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As a result, I went to Softs, but I did not like Softs where there was not Mike Ratledge very much. In any case because I am always a fan of Allan Holdsworth. The RTF album is splendid, but I will like RTF of the time when there was Bill Connors. |
Posted By: Abraxas
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2012 at 8:47pm
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I'll go for Soft Machine. Even though clearly they began to sound more akin to Nucleus, where the keyboards are more laid back, it still is very enjoyable and well composed, especially Bundles. Softs has some killer stuff too. Even though I prefer the live versions of these tunes on British Tour 75. I've never liked No Mystery, find it pretty mediocre attempt of funk tunes and some forgettable piano and fusion. Romantic Warrior has some top-notch music, but overall not a favorite. I always say this, Where Have I Known You Before, for me is RtF's best fusion record. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is pretty good, but I think the production makes it all pretty samey.
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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2012 at 1:42am
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Bundles and Softs are quite a good example how deep (English) rock musicians could dig towards jazz/fusion, and oppositely No Mystery and Romantic Warrior both are good example how far (American) jazz musicians can see rock as part of their music. All albums are not my farourites, RTF and Soft Machine do much better when play more organic music (for each of the band), probably RTF pair is still slightly better for me - as much as I like early (original) Soft Machine music,their mid 70s albums are usually technically skilled but quite faceless fuzzak ( Holdsworth gave them new blood but not new face when came to play)
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Posted By: Cannonball With Hat
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2012 at 2:51pm
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Soft Machine for sure. ------------- Hit it on Five. Saxophone Scatterbrain Blitzberg Stab them in the ears. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2012 at 10:02pm
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RTF for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: bytor2112
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2012 at 6:59pm
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I'm going with the Softs. ------------- 
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