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3D Book of Pages

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I’m Uncle Marty to many, this is The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity‘s five hundred and eleventh gathering with a bit of a look at the bookshelf.  When selecting reading matter, it’s good to have a foremost authority who wrote the PAGES of the BOOKS, and every track will support these fine choices.

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This time we have heard from authors who wrote  PAGES & BOOKS.  On our next 3D go-around, we’ll have an abundance of RICH‘es, some small while others may be considered to be larger than life.  Listen in, as we all will be winners in this lottery.  Be sure to tell me your favorite numbers by sending email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe


Beyond Beyond 3D

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I’m Uncle Marty, this is our 503rd get together on The 3D RadioActivity, and since we went ABOVE HIGH  last time, our next stop is to look at borderlines and perimeters as we go BEYOND BEYOND.

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Going BEYOND is fun, next time we’ll give you plenty of REASONS to have more.  Don’t forget to send me your fun suggestions by email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;  Theacidflashback.com; Denver’s MileHiRadio;  TuneIn  and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Advent Of Panurge” by Gentle Giant

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If the ranking of groups within the pantheon of progressive rock were based solely on musical inventiveness and chops, Gentle Giant would stand taller than Yes, Genesis, King Crimson and all of the rest. Case in point is the lead-off track from their 1972 magnum opus, “Octopus.” Its madrigal-inspired vocals and progressive jazz leanings typify in one track what made the Giant loom so large. By the time of this recording, Gentle Giant consisted of the brothers Schulman: Derek on vocals and alto sax, Phil on assorted horns, and Ray on bass, violin and guitar, plus Gary Green on lead guitar, Kerry Minnear on keyboards and brand new super outstanding drummer and xylophone player John Weathers. Much of the Giant’s material was inspired by the books they were reading and the inspiration for this one comes from the books of “Gargantua and Pantagruel” by François Rabelais. But one doesn’t have to read the writings (I sure didn’t) in order to appreciate the intricacies within. By 1980 and the advent of Punk and New Wave, the purveyors of prog walked the earth like dinosaurs on the verge of extinction, so Gentle Giant packed it in. Derek Schulman went on to become a top A&R guy for Mercury Records and was responsible for signing Bon Jovi to the label…but let’s not hold that against him…

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Watcher Of The Skies” by Genesis

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The story of Genesis was a tale of two bands. One was led by Peter Gabriel, and created some of the finest and most challenging progressive rock of the early seventies. Once Gabriel left after their 1974 magnum opus The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, drummer Phil Collins stepped up to front the band leading them in a more pop-oriented direction leaving chart-topping hits and multi-platinum albums in his wake. Fans of the Gabriel version of Genesis were not necessarily fans of the Collins-led band, yet if you listen to the first few Collins-led Genesis albums, A Trick Of The Tail and Wind And Wuthering, you realize the change in ownership was seamless resulting in very little difference in sound. It was only when the band became a trio following the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett, and Collins and company began going for the hits that this division in sound and direction arose. Frankly, some of my favorite Genesis albums are Collins-led including the aforementioned “Trick” from 1976 and abacab from 1982…and both Gabriel and Collins went on to release great solo records in their own right. This track is culled from the Gabriel-led Foxtrot album from 1972 and really highlights all that was great about early Genesis. The track rocks like nothing that came before it in their canon, yet the airy-fairy minstrel-in-the-garden lyrics that make prog-rock records so quaint and near-and-dear to fan’s hearts are still in place. Gabriel’s voice positively soars here, and if that isn’t enough, this record also includes the epic side-long “Supper’s Ready” a staple of early Genesis concerts.

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “A Change Of Horses” by Ian Anderson

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They said it couldn’t be done! Ian Anderson created a sequel to Jethro Tull’s classic 1972 album, “Thick As A Brick” answering the question “What ever happened to Gerald Bostock?,” the fictional character at the heart of the original album. Well, 40 years later and now we have “TAAB2” or “Thick As A Brick 2” released last week. I must admit I greeted this album with quite a bit of trepidation. How could you create a follow-up to one of the greatest Progressive Rock albums of all time, 40 years later no less, and make it sound relevant. Well folks, he didn’t…it’s not really relevant at all, nor does it try to be, but if you’re a fan of the original, you won’t be let down by its sequel. Derek Schulman, from the ‘70s Progressive Rock group Gentle Giant, convinced Anderson to create this album several years ago, and now Anderson will be promoting it on the road performing both “Thick As A Brick” albums in concert. It may take a few “animal deals” to get a ticket!

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Malkin Jewel” by The Mars Volta

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They call it “Math Rock,” but folks my age call it Progressive…and proggy rock is alive and kicking 2012 style in the form of The Mars Volta. Guitarist-producer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist, Cedric Bixler-Zavala were originally members of the influential band, At The Drive In, who just reformed for a tour this summer including a stop at Lollapalooza. They formed The Mars Volta in 2001 and have released several dense concept records featuring their special brand of difficult listening incorporating Jazz, Progressive Rock and Latin music influences. Most of the time, I’m not sure what they’re saying…but they sure do mean it and they do so with a complexity that has been missing in rock music for a long time. Their latest album is called “Noctourniquet” and includes this song.

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Giant For A Day” by Gentle Giant

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By 1978 when Gentle Giant released the “Giant For A Day” album, they were trying to score a radio hit. Their previous “Missing Piece” album was also radio ready, but Punk Rock was burgeoning and Gentle Giant found themselves irrelevant to that fan base.  With their new radio friendly material, they were becoming irrelevant to their fan base as well.  It’s a shame, because with hindsight, the “Giant For A Day” album is not a bad one. But that’s not the reason I chose this song for Super Bowl Sunday Song Of The Day.  I’m a NY Jets fan, but since they didn’t rise to the heights they should have this season, I guess I’m just a Giant fan for a day…let the game begin…go Big Blue!

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Trans Europe Express” by Kraftwerk

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Not only were Kraftwerk purveyors of early ‘70s progressive rock, they pretty much single handedly invented the electronic Techno-Pop music that paved the way to the dance music we hear today from LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk. This oft-sampled title track from their 1977 album has popped up in recordings by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force (“Planet Rock”), De La Soul (“Ghetto Thang”) and Milli Vanilli (“Keep On Running”) to name but a few. David Bowie was profoundly influenced by Kraftwerk during the recording of his album, “Low,” going as far as to name a song “V2 Schneider” referring to Kraftwerk’s Ralph and Florian Schneider in its title. Kraftwerk would return the favor with the lyrics of this track paying homage to both Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Elephant Talk" and "Thela Hun Ginjeet" by King Crimson

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Song Of The Day – “Elephant Talk” and “Thela Hun Ginjeet” by King Crimson

Their lineup changes were numerous, but for my money this was the best and most musically consistent lineup King Crimson ever had with the mighty Adrian Belew on guitar and vocals, Tony Levin on stick and bass, Bill Bruford on percussives and, of course, Robert Fripp on guitar and devices. The lineup stayed together for three albums between 1980 and 1983 before laying it all to rest. Here are two songs from their 1980 “Discipline” album.

Imaginary Music in 3D

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Two weeks ago on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity we featured a musical journey into fantasy, so on this episode we are playing songs about imagination: the ability of forming new images and sensations when they are indirectly perceived through sight, hearing, or other senses.  Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental faculty through which people make sense of the world.  A basic training is listening to narrative storytelling, in which the exactness of the chosen words is the fundamental factor to “evoke worlds”.

Imaginary Music Show

Psychology Today Magazine states that even for those of us who are more visual in our imaginings, music remains one of the most powerful daydream launchers.  In fact, it’s so strong,  sometimes people avoid listening to it at certain times because it has the power to send thoughts in a very particular direction. Music not only affects your creative musings but also your energy levels.  Think about it.  When you hear a driving, rebellious, in-your-face rock song, don’t you immediately vault to either a scene or an emotion that corresponds to the mood of the music when you let it run away?