Feb 22 & 23 - Merry Post-Christmas Extended Jubilation

[Extended Play]

These are all albums I recieved for christmas in the last two years. While they share no other commonality, I find that the three balance each other quite nicely. In my mind, that is reason enough to join them together. Hopefully you will agree.

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I. Darwin! (Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso) 1972

This album is perfection at work. Imagine a band that would make ELP scared. That band would be Banco.[list=1][*]L'Evoluzione (Nocenzi) - 17:00 [*]La Conquista Della Posizione Eretta (Nocenzi) - 10:00 [*]La Danza Dei Grandi Rettili (Nocenzi) - 4:05 [*]Cento Mani, Cento Occhi (Nocenzi) - 5:58 [*]750,000 Anni Fa...L'Amore? (Nocenzi) - 8:00 [*]Misere Alla Storia (Nocenzi) - 6:18 [*]Ed Ora Io Domando Tempo Al Tempo (Ed Egli Mi Risponde... Non Ne Ho!) (Nocenzi) - 3:24 [/list=1]
II. Clockwork Orange (Wendy Carlos) 1972

From the first moment I saw the Kerova Milk Bar and heard Wendy Carlos' marvelous interpretation of Beethoven's Ode To Joy, I knew this album must be mine. Easily rectified. The excerpt from Purcell's Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is my favorite interpretation on the album.[list=1][*]Timesteps (Carlos) - 13:50 [*]March from a Clockwork Orange - 7:00 [*]Title Music from a Clockwork Orange (Carlos/Elkind) - 2:21 [*]La Gazza Ladra (Rossini) - 5:50 [*]Theme from a Clockwork Orange (Carlos/Elkind) - 1:44 [*]Scherzo, Ninth Symphony: Second Movement (Van Beethoven) - 4:52 [*]William Tell Overture [Abridged] (Rossini) - 1:17 [*]Orange Minuet (Carlos) - 2:35 [*]Biblical Daydreams (Carlos/Elkind) - 2:06 [*]Country Lane (Carlos/Elkind) - 4:43 [/list=1]
III. Castalia (Cast) 2001

Although I am still woefully undereducated about Cast, this is a great live album. From what I've read about this album, I understand that it is a quality representation of the band's precious work. If you're wondering about the sound, I'd equate it with the Flower Kings or maybe early Marillion.[list=1][*]Introduction - 4:20 [*]Hidden Poems - 9:20 [*]Legacy Medley - 12:20 [*]Simple Things - 4:00 [*]Revealing Signs of Love - 7:00 [*]Reality or Misanthropy Medley: Initiation, Echoes, After all - 17:15 [*]Moving Universe - 9:30 [/list=1]