Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Delay 68 Records UK
• ASIN: B000BAVXB4
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Merta

2. Visitors

3. Nem Erdekel, Amith Mondsz

4. Frustration

5. Fugue in D Minor

6. Lambarya Puf De

7. Powiedzielismy Juz Wszystko

8. Breuddwyd

9. Hache 06

10. The Music of Today

11. Coda

12. Le Roi des Mouches

13. Zuti List

14. Omur Biter Yol Bimez

15. Toledo

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Musical Excursion Into the Obscure, March 14, 2006

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Have you ever seen those "Beers of the World" samplers often sold around the holidays as gift-packs for those who appreciate the unusual? Well, if you've ever gotten one, you know what a mixed bag they can be. Those samplers are precisely what Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word reminds me of. This interesting music sampler is an excursion into the obscure for those who dare to listen beyond what is offered on the radio.
I am not sure that every song here should really be classified as prog. Some seem to be mere pop songs. But there is enough to please those seeking exotic new sounds. I don't like every song, but find something appealing in half of them. At least there is nothing which has me groping for the forward button.
The best are three instrumentals: Fugue in D Minor, somewhat evocative of Procol Harum; Zuti List; and Toledo, a long jazzy number that is the finest cut on the CD.
But there are other good ones as well. I like Frustration, which features interesting vocals; Lambarya Puf De, which has some nice flute and a strong Mideastern feel; Powiedzielismy Juz Wszyztko with its haunting female singer; the extended instrumental workout of Hache OG; and Jean Claude Vannier's Roi des Mouches with its exotic Indian undertones.
If you are as musically curious as I am, then you should add this CD to your collection. At three stars its not great, but you will probably find at least a couple of songs you'll want to revisit time and time again. And you'll have some sense of what the rest of the world was doing to leave its mark on the "progressive" genre.