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ELP fangirl (and prog) - ask for my rym user! Love Todd Rundgren and others too

[riddlesrhymes]

Oooohh, yeah! I’ve met a lot of B’s fans (B’s is an abbreviation for B-52s). They’re probably some of the most chill new wave fans because most of them are like 80s kids (at least to my knowledge).

Another question: Top 5 songs? I do a lot better with listening to songs others recommend me, and I’ll say whatever songs you put in are exactly those.

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Hi! Yes Bs fans are so chill. Ive only met teenagers/young adults who like them. They all have a great sense of fashion and dress super 80s core lol i love them

Top 5 songs! Since we're on spotify wrapped days, ill say those

1- And you tell me - a-ha

2- From the Beginning - ELP

3- The Sheriff - ELP

4- It takes two to tango - Todd Rundgren

5- Little Arabella - The Nice

What about yours? If you use a streaming platform w a wrapped..

The top one song is a heartbreaking one thats i think 1:52 minutes long. Ive listened to it on loop endlessly (sp wrapped says i listened to it 81 times..). Its so great and sad, i love the way they sing, and the end... its perfect. Also i love the lyrics and its meaning, its not that philosophical or deep but idk, simple and great! I love that album, its super melancolic. Tho some hate on it, because its seems like a "single" album (because Take On Me its the opening) and that the rest of the songs are mid/filler. I dont think that at all. Its really synthpop and new wave! Have you listened to it?

Then also it takes two to tango, i love it too. I love the way todd sings and just everything about it, it makes me so happy. Like i could be really sad but if i play it, it instantly improves my mood.

Then From The beginning, The Sheriff and Little Arabella are just songs I hyperfixated a lot for a while lol i love them all too ofc.

My user is a reference to a verse in little arabella lol Its a part where keith emerson sings! He does not have the best voice, like its objectively bad, but for some reason i like how it sounds! I love the way the lyrics sound w the instrumental part! Also its pretty worded (???) I like what it says.

[riddlesrhymes]

Cutest photo of Greg CHANGE MY MIND

The dog looks so funny

[riddlesrhymes]

Hey, your Secret Santa again (or one of them, at least...). I love your music taste, especially King Crimson! Discipline is one of my favorite albums, too. I still haven't listened to much Todd Rundgren, but I think I'll try. Anyway, do you remember how you got into some of these bands you love now?

Hello!!! Todd has a lor of things, he did prog and the most pure poprock too, psychodelic rock, prog pop too.

I got into King Crimson first because i listened to ITCOTCK and bc i was in a moment when i really liked prog and was listening to all the classic prog albums (close to the edge, mirage, tdsotm etc) i the listened to discipline too. Idk why i picked Discipline, or why King Crimson stands out so much for me, like, i havent heard not even half of their albums but i still feel like i love them. Idk King Crimson in a way has always been in the back of my mind as a "cool band" i wanted to get into lol.

Then for Todd, i listened first to "The ever popular tortured atrist effect" because my favorite artist at that moment (charly garcia) had a cover of the opening track (Influenza). I absolutly adored that album, its one of my favorites. Its pretty underrated tho, a lot of fans just say its "mid" and forget about it, like, its not really bad but not really good either so i guess it doesnt get much attention. But I love it.

After that i listened to a couple of more songs by Todd, because he was a big influence for Charly Garcia and i was hyperfixiated with him and i loved him, so i thought listen to the influences he had would be a good idea to first, be able to analize his music better and second to just listen to new artists! Its a really great way of discovering music tbh, doing that ive discovered lots of bands. I discovered Steely Dan the same way!

Well then i listened to hermit of mink hollow, a wizard /a true star (wich I LOVE too its a crazy album), initiation, something / anything, Todd, the ballad and recently Runt. Also listened to his 60s band "Nazz"

Todd has a lot of albums to listen, tho half of them are kinda gibberish and mid?? Idk is sad to say it but they are just not as good as the first 11 albums of him (?)

[riddlesrhymes]

I’m listening to Three of a Perfect Pair specifically for my album marathon. It was the one that stood out to me the most in terms of its cover. I heard a little bit of Discipline (the album) already because I think I heard two songs from it. They didn’t stand out to me, so I think I removed them from my playlist.

Also, the guy (that you don’t know the name of) is Fred Schneider! He is indeed weird, all of them are weird. I don’t want to rant on about it because it’ll seem boring to you. Rock Lobster and Private Idaho are also really good songs by them, but they’re not my favorites.

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Helloo sorry for taking some time again

Yeah the cover of Three of a Perfect Pair is really striking its great, but i havent heard it yet 😞

The B-52s in general are pretty quirky i think! But in a good sense ofc. You need to have lots of perosnality to listen to them i think.

I mean you wont find a b-52s fan that is boring. At least the fans that i met, were all pretty energetic and standouting in terms of personality! well mayb that sounds bad but i dont mean it like that 😭

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[childoftheriver]

Love this one.

[riddlesrhymes]

I have a friend who’s into prog. They recommended me their whole 80s catalog. Fun fact though (because I’m also a Talking Heads fan), Adrian Belew worked with Talking Heads for Remain in Light, so most of 80s King Crimson takes a lot of inspiration from that album! Adrian is also touring with Jerry Harrison so that’s a plus.

Also ohhh?? That’s interesting! At one point I only heard Love Shack because it was in Taiko no Tatsujin. This year I fell into the B-52s hole and I haven’t gotten out of it since, but I’m happy because I relate to the band a lot.

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HII sorry i didnt answer today i had to study a lot Yes the whole KC 80s catalog its pretty new wave, tho i have listened to Beat (the next album they did after Discipline) and it sounds like a copy of its predecesor but notably different and worse? idk. Tho i like the minimalist covers they did in the 80s

Oh i didnt new Adrian Belew was in remain in light!! I love that album too crazy i didnt know it lol

Yeah the first thing i heard from the B-52s was also love shack, its such a classic tho. Rock Lobster is such a banger too, and Private Idaho. Im really a poser when it comes to this band sorry lol

Sometimes the vocals of the guy (sorry idk the name) are kinda wierd (in Rock lobster for example )and dont really convince me but i like them

[cicadaofthelake]

fem-erson lake and palmer

[anitamandarina]

Mmm...🤔🤔 gay.

[riddlesrhymes]

no bc they could be such good lesbians

the things id do to be seen by greg with that smile..

[cicadaofthelake]

this is peak actually

[riddlesrhymes]

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Greg Lake Sexy Moments

5.  good lordy someone get this man a ladder

4.  seduction 101: manticore special style  

3.  do i want to be the singer?  do i want to be the song? do i want to be the cigarette in your mouth?

2.  gregarious

1.  UH OH SISTERS

[childoftheriver]

Extra sweaty edition. I mean…mop me up.

[childoftheriver]

This one is for you, @fishoutoflovebeach

[riddlesrhymes]

Don’t worry, you aren’t making your responses too long! I talk a lot too so that’s super fair. I can’t listen to any recommendations you give at the moment though, I’m doing a marathon where I listen to an album a day. Right now, I’m on The Dreaming by Kate Bush!

Okay anywho, the only prog rock group I’m interested in (that’s not ELO) is King Crimson. I plan on listening to an album from them soon, I’ll tell you about it when I get the chance. Also, oooo?? I barely know anything about Oingo Boingo, but they seem slightly interesting to me. I am also listening to an album by them soon.

My favorite new wave group is one I already mentioned (the B-52s). They’re very neurodivergent coded and they sort of pulled me in because of it. My recommendations for albums by them are Whammy!, Good Stuff, and Bouncing Off The Satellites. The first and third ones are more synthpop sounding, while the other one is more alt rock-y in a way.

I’m trying to not run this off for too long, so I’ll end it off here.

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ooh i also used to do album marathons! Rn im not doing anything because im having a lot of exams, but i want to listen to 13 more albums so by the end of the year i would have listened (idealy) to 215 albums in 2024! Last summer I used to listen to like 3 albums a day lol, seeing it now in retrospective it was a bit too much... The total by the end of the summer was of like 110 (70 in january and 40 in february i think, something around those numbers ), in two months only... One of those days I listened all 3 albums from kate bush, including the dreaming, i really liked them! Shes really good and her vocals are astonishing.

If youre intrested in King Crimson, id recommend you Discipline! Its really new wave not joking, ive seen people comparing the vocals and music on the album w david byrnes style lol. Tho if you havent listened to anything by them yet, start ofc from In the Court of the Crimson King.

Yeah oingo boingo is kinda unserious silly tbh, you got that Little Girls song and some others lol tbh i really like them but idk why i never really listen to them much or have the desire to do so

I used to listen to some b-52s back in 2021! only singles tho. I liked them but never got around to listen to a full album, i guess its bc i didnt really listened to full albums back then, my music obssesion started more on summer of 2022 lol

[dulu0z0427]

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[riddlesrhymes]

Holy cow? ELO?? I love them! They’re one of my favorite bands ever actually, but I’ve yet to finish their whole discography (only one album left to listen to though).

And George Harrison? I still probably know a thing or two when I was into the Beatles, but I don’t listen to them as much as I used to.

We are actually so different though, if I’m being honest myself. I don’t know a whole lot about prog, but I have friends who are into it and love it. I’m mostly invested in new wave. Specifically the silly kind (The B-52s, Talking Heads, etc).

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Yes I love ELO!!! I'm nowhere near close to finishing the discography, but I love them.

Discovery was one of the first albums I listened when I started to listen to music more "seriously", its one of my favorite albums ever too. Basic pick but idc.

George Harrison solist work is amazing. I havent listened to all of his albums, but i already know I like him pretty much. Def reccomend getting a bit into him at least. All Things Must Pass, Living in the Material World, George Harrison and Brainwashed are my recs for anyone who wants to get into his music.

Ab new wave, I like it! I mean I'm not a super fan of it (I haven't listened to much tho) but I enjoy it for now. I've heard some local things and ofc some talking heads. I really like Remain In Light and recently I bought Speaking in Tongues in vinyl! I accidentally bought a colored version lol its so pretty, it's a light blue and slightly transparent, really good edition.

I think the most I've got into a New wave band was with Oingo Boingo, I dont "love" them but they are pretty nice yk.

It's nice that we have different tastes tho! I can recommend you prog and you recommend me new wave lol :]

Sorry if I make messages too long lol I'm a chronic yapper

[riddlesrhymes]

More Christmas elp images if you dare...

[riddlesrhymes]

Hi, your Secret Rocker Santa here! I'm really excited to talk to you. First, I'm curious to know what some of your fav albums are ❤

hii!!

Ive got a lo of fav albums so its hard to pick omg but anyways, the first one that comes to mi head is Discipline by King Crimson, i just love it so much i always listen to it and it never gets boring, i love the cover too. Some may dont like it because "its too much new wave", but idk i love all the sounds in it idc.

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison. Its an incredible album it has 10/10 after 10/10, crazy to have that many good songs one after the other. For me its the best post-beatle solist album of all 4.

A wizard / A True Star by todd rundgren. Just crazy pyschedlic pop. It has its weird tracks like Dogfight giggle but you also got the amazing ZEN ARCHER or the medley, or Sometimes I Dont Know What To Feel or Tic Tic Tic, etc i could mention a couple more lol

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect by Todd Rundgren. This one the first one I listened from him and i loved it since the first time. Idk why this is kinda underrated/low rated, no one talks about it lol. But i absolutely love some tracks on here, like Chant or There Goes Your Baybay

Peliculas by La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros (i love a lot of argentinean albums but since probably no one here knows them im just not gonna mention them). Its a prog rock/symphonic rock from 1977. Havent really listened to it in the past year but it was an album that kinda changed my love for music. First song I heard from here was "No te dejes desanimar", my dad played it for me at like 3 in the morning, and the vibraslap that sounds in the middle of the song absolutely BLEW MY MIND. I had never heard a vibraslap before (this was a couple of years ago so i was little) and i was litteraly shocked by it (the volume was kinda high too lol), everything sounded so good. Then i tried to look for music that sounded like it (more prog). And here we are.

Tarkus by ELP. Tbh id say rn all of ELPs music, but im afraid its only because it a current hyperfixation that im saying it. Tho Tarkus is absolutely crazy, you never get tired of it. And its not "one sided", at least for me. The suite is magical, but all side B of the album is great too!! Even the joke/silly tracks like "Are You Ready Eddy?" and "Jeremy Bender". Tbh i like all the songs in here! not even one that i skip. Also its a fucking armadillo tank, who does not love that?

I could keep yapping for hours about my favorite albums (ofc i had to skip some here). But well those are the first ones that come to mind heh

Sorry for any misspelling and my horrific writing skills 😭