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In this #weirdwednesday edition of #thedailydoug, I'm listening to music from the prog band Gong for the first time on the channel. And...we're going weird today, y'all! This band's entire ethos is strange, but there's an undercurrent of real human expression and exploration supporting their 'oddness'. I'm not quite sure what to make of them. Come along for the ride!
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The third album in the trilogy, "You," is very sophisticated and great. Trippy, jazzy, spiritual...with great synth work.
Hi T Moonweed (Tim Blake) is an incredible electronic musician.
My favorite album from their discography!
@@vihtorisuominen1939 I have a soft spot for Angel's Egg - but that may be because I listened to it during my first acid trip.
You is an absolutely fantastic album. One of my favorites.
The whole trilogy is majick!
The trilogy just gets better and better, Doug. Hillage integrated more into the band and revealed himself to be a truly sensational guitarist (Isle of Everywhere from You (part 3) has one of the most sublime guitar solos you will ever hear). They also acquired a sensational drummer, Pierre Moerlen. The percussion work on Angel's Egg is astonishing. Please continue through the trilogy.
Don't let the silliness fool you -- behind all of that, these guys could flat-out PLAY.
Finally Gong. So underrated band.
More unknown than underrated. And never underrated for those who know them.
@@nsgobbi Exactly. This is my 1st listen.
Fun to bang a Gong🤣
I agree, as much as you can understand from my username :)
Not by me ;-)
I've loved Gong since I was a teenager, I'm in my 60s now and I still love them. The world needs more Pothead Pixies and their Teapot Taxis. Gong always had a fantastic line up of musicians including such people as Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Mike Howlett, Pip Pyle, Didier Malherbe.
Here uh here and or there I am you where you here weird all there
I am a Gong freak since I was 12 ( that was in 1974) and this music has been with me all my life
And I must confess I do not care for reaction videos but you actually enlightened me
Clearly you feel the music AND have the knowledge of analyzing it in a thoughtful intriguing manner
Thank you so much
I must say Gong is in my top 20 music groups. I have Origanal copy of same album you played; its a kind of Heaven 😊.
I saw Gong play in Nottingham in their later years,was a good memorable evening & night. I would have like to have been at more of their live performances 😊
I even imagined a couple more albums they never made; maybe they'll be eventually made in Gong.......we will seeeeeear some days ahead😊
Steve Hillage was so amazingly influential and inventive. I saw Gong perform several times and have all their albums but I think future jazz may sum it up. 40+years later! LOL 🤩
I love love love the Canterbury scene. Steve started with Uriel which became Egg when he left. Dave joined Him on Khan and Fish Rising.
Steve Hillage is great. Doug should be listening to Hillage rather than Gong. Or Camel. Or...
Yeah, I saw them a couple of times, they gave me a copy of Camembert Electrique, vinyl, of course .. I was only a school kid but I loved it and have remained a fan ever since... :-)
Steve Hillage is still going as strong as ever...On top of his amazing solo albums and the work he did with Gong, he launched his System 7 project and has been raving ever since..He also has had a recent spell with the mighty Hawkwind (another band that people need to inform Doug of ,as they are one of the most important bands ever, and indeed Gong and Hawkwind ,and all their offshoots, were the 'core' of the ongoing 'counter culture' throughout the 70's , 80's, 90's and into the 00's and up to present day)
@@Spirit-Of-The-Age I'm a Hawkwind fan as well! I believe we've mentioned Hawkwind to Doug before on several occasions.
underneath all the craziness theres a killer jazz fusion band in Gong. Mike Howlett and Piere Moerlen are easily one of the most legendary rhythm sections ive heard. "You" is when they really get their chance to shine
lets not forget pip pyle
Finally Gong!! One of the best bands ever!!!
Keep going Dude. The trilogy is a genuine work of art. Stands alone as a thing that’s unparalleled. Genius music
Steve Hillage - Green, amazing guitar and guitar/synth sounds backed up by an amazing rhythm section.
Yeah Green is great, Rainbow Dome Music was my first really ambient record, before ambient was really a thing.
Met him hours before Gong's concert in Skien, Norway 1974. He and his girlfriend asked for a place they could eat dinner. Around 40 years later I met him again before Gong's concert in Oslo. He did not remember me, but I remembered him, he had just shorter hair haha.
This was so joyously entertaining, to watch Doug trying to make heads or tails of Gong, like I once did many moons ago. It's a deliberate deprogramming process they set us up on, which I initially fought, myself. But the mind that already believes it has the answers is not exactly open to receive what life truly offers. The joy Gong shares becomes infectious and we recognize it's intentionality as deeply loving. Oh, and they can play!!! The RGI trilogy is essential Gong. Many blessings on your "Gong journey", Doug. For sure, it will be light. Banana nirvana mañana!
I got introduced to Gong just as I became fully tuned into Hawkwind's amazing back catalogue (from 1970 to mid 80's) , and as someone highlighted to me , 'Gong are about 'inner space'......Hawkwind were / are more about 'outer space' and what's physically happening in the world) ..very true when you hear both bands work from when they began and certainly throughout the 70's and into the 80's even with Hawkwind....both bands are legendary and played from the heart and wanted people to wake up to the importance of living in 'real community' in harmony with Mother Nature , and to not fall into the traps of 'corporate consumerism' and the ensuing 'corporate dystopia' being spewed out everywhere by the corrupt establishment !
Was so lucky to see them live in 2009 at The Picture House, Edinburgh, Scotland with most of the classic line up. Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett and Daevid Allen were simply outstanding. The whole band were superb musicians. No comparable band exists today.
Oh man..was at this show too with Hillage opening.... probably one of the most transcendental and emotional trips of my life. At one point both me and my mate felt "elevated" into another realm. A full day of toking and trying to make our own music prior to gig probably helped.....☺️🤭✌️🙏🏽
Gong are more than a band ..they're a family ❤ I've belonged since 1990 ..
If you haven't already, you must check out Steve Hillage and his amazing run of albums after he left Gong. Green, Motivation Radio and Live Herald are definitely worth starting with. Steve wrote the book on trippy guitar, but his playing and compositions are incredibly original and sophisticated. And what a great live act too!
Another totally unique band to check out is the one and only Magma, who even invented their own language!
The drummer Pierre Moerlen’s Gong is also an incredible experience - anything off the album Shamal (produced by Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason) is a stone cold masterpiece
Epic!
It feels very Zappa, with the tight musicianship, intricate percussion, and the way the lyrics are woven into the soundscape as another instrument.
I definitely agree. Like Frank, Gong combined great musicianship with out there, insane and funny concepts.
Of my rockrrrrrr
Gong is much better than Zappa. Much more light-hearted and funny; don't forget Zappa was an (humanist) conservative and totally anti-drugs and many of his songs are misogynist; antichurch or politics. Same music but def. not the same vibe :)
Gong Live, Etc. is one of my all-time favorite albums. It elevates these songs and many others and showcases some superb musicianship throughout. Been listening to it for 45 years and literally never get tired of it. It's kinda hard to find streaming but if you can pick up the vinyl or a CD grab it with both hands. It's a remarkable piece of work. And Steve Hillage is underappreciated (though totally appreciated by those who have heard him))
Listening this Gong and then Steve Hillage was what eventually led me to buy my first slow techno based record, which was The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld as it had Steve Hillage playing on it.
I don't know how long I've waited for someone to react to Gong - and you are exactly the right Person to do it 👏👏👏
I love Gong, but for wierd the krautrock band Faust's first album called Faust is not bad. They use a cement mixer as an instrument for heaven's sake 😆
I saw FAUST in concert about 10 years ago in Asheville, North Carolina! One of the best shows I have ever seen. I have most of their albums. Love them.
I have seen Faust here, in San Francisco, a few times in the past several years. They also utilized the occasional "knitting Needle clanks", up front and Center. (A Woman of similar Age, knitting, God who knows what, sitting on a Chair, there, for no apparent reason.)
@Dennis O'Shea I believe they used it to make music concrete.
This was my dad's favourite album. He bought it when it was released and I've been listening to it for nearly 50 years. Brilliant stuff.
Fantastic band. Great Reaction. Please do the whole trilogy. It gets even better. Nothing I enjoy more than listening to the whole trilogy in one sitting in the small hours, but I understand you can only do one side at a time.
Daevid Allen and Gilli Smythe were visiting Robert Graves, the writer, in Mallorca when they stumbled upon Didier Malherbe living in a cave and they decided to create Gong, so the story goes.
I had a feeling that Spain was going to be involved somehow. 🤣Every day here is like living in a Dali painting.
@@OAlem Many british and german hippies went to Mallorca and Ibiza and the Sun Coast during the 60s and 70s.
Nowadays brits and germans keep coming to Spain, but no more hippies, just drunken sods 😆🤦♂🙄
Gilli was Welsh. Certainly opened my mind musically, back then. Pierre's (Pierre Moerlen's Gong) later efforts with Alan Holdsworth, Hansford Rowe etc, are more than worth a listen.
Espresso II and Shamal. Two of the greatest albums ever made and no one ever mentions them - well said!!
@@alexfinch8841 Yes, they are gems. There is so much incredible music out there. I will never get to it all in my lifetime.
A bit tenuous, but, the current incarnation of Gong includes the guitarist Kavus Torabi. He was previously in the band Cardiacs. Well worth a reaction! "Tarred and feathered", "R.E.S.", "Dirty Boy".
Gong! LOVE it. Amazing musicians and always makes me smile. Silly and deep at the same time.
The teapot is fueled by 'shrooms' 👌😎🪐🌛🌻
And everyone will enjoy the rest of the journey on the rest of this album and onto 'Angels Egg' , then onto 'You' 👌🙏
Cool very cool.
Doug you need react wirh Steve Hillage "Aftaglid" from Fish Rising. This guitarrist was Gong. You will love it
Its just dull and boring. LOL
The current incarnation of Gong are very good, maintaining the legacy that Daevid Allen was happy to pass on to them before he died. Gong isn't a specific group of people, it's a state of mind.
I will also take this opportunity to once again encourage you to check out Cardiacs for a Weird Wednesday band, specifically their track Dirty Boy with it's quirky key changes, epic build-up and preposterously protracted ending.
Hah, seconded. Not for nothing does current Gong (last I checked at least) feature Kavus from Cardiacs.
I'm always a bit conflicted recommending a "first" Cardiacs album... any one of the following common recommendations have their own positives: "The Seaside" (original edition, obviously), "A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window", or "Sing to God". And it gets harder picking a single song: some people insist it must be "R.E.S.", some "Is this the Life?", some "Dirty Boy", etc. Each very different, and each with a very different appeal to people who haven't heard Cardiacs before...
Cardiacs +1
@@SteveJ0966 Indeed it does. Kavus posted a photo of himself recording some vocals for the new album on Facebook the other day.
@@philrichards7240 I think Sing To God is the most complete (double) album. My favourite track is Fiery Gun Hand, which I would love to see Doug react to, but I think Dirty Boy would probably be the best introduction because of the almost classical structure and the vocal arrangement. Glad that some people have backed me up at last. We have to get Doug to listen to Cardiacs.
You talk of their musicianship and composing/arranging skills. In my opinion each of the albums tops the previous one. And side B of part III (You) is simply a beautiful way to finish. Hope to see more Gong on your channel.
btw "Have a cup of tea" is slang for having a reefer.
And here's a quote about Gong (if memory serves, from The KLF) when they first started listening to the band. "Gong were a cheesecake, in a world seemingly only filled with baked beans."
I love the way he keeps deciding to have another puff to make more sense of it lol
The "eerie sound" you noticed was a technique Hillage invented called "glissando guitar" - if you take a metal tube such as you'd use for slide guitar or blues guitar, and rub it gently back and forth (quite fast, like semiquavers or faster) _across_ the strings of an amplified electric guitar, i.e. transverse to the strings, rather than up and down the strings (as you'd do if you were doing slide), you get this eerie glistening, shimmering sound. And then you can combine the two things - do the transverse rubbing _while_ sliding up and down the strings as well, as you'd do with slide guitar - then that eerie glissando sound ensues. Add echo and other fx to taste you and you have an amazing, rich sound made really quite simply.
Re. the musicianship - I think a fair few in the band were jazzers as well, so they had chops and they were able to interject the use of modes and occasional complex harmonic structures.
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream.😂
👍✌️♥️
Awesome!!!!! Love love LOVE this record! Steve Hillage is one of the best.
I'd encourage you to explore the rest of the trilogy. There were personnel changes during this time, and the chops go through the roof.
I remember buying Camembert Electrique from Virgin Records in Birmingham, England when I was 17 (I’m now 66) on the recommendation of a friend on the basis it only cost 50p - mighty cheap for an LP even back then!
And so my journey began.
Mind blowing how many awesome musicians and bands grew out of Gong.
Saw the current lineup as the last band on The Glade stage at Glastonbury a couple of years back - far and away the best experience of the festival. My son-in-law is now hooked and so the Gong family forever expands.
What a journey!!
"Have a cup of tea, have another one; Have a cup of tea"!
You missed the best Gong track, which is on Live Floating Anarchy 1977, "Allez Ali Baba Black Sheep Have You Any Bullshit / Mama Maya Mantram", a 15 minute epic that is like an audio version of a mushroom trip. Honestly blew my mind when I heard it in 1987.
You almost can't not flip over that record and see what awaits on the other side of this mysterious planet, flying in the teapot.
What a treat! Haven’t pulled out my Gong LP’s in like forever. Glad to see other Gong residents out there.
The Radio Gnome Story underpins a trilogy of Albums - Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You and pops its head up in other places. The band mutinied against the obsessive storyline after You. There is a strong influence from Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism as well as authors like Gurdjieff and Blavatsky. They were incredibly well-read, so there are lots of literary references. Her name is pronounced "Jilly" soft "g" - Hard "g" in "gnome" though. They were incredibly musically literate - they loved those chromatic thirds, check "Isle of Everywhere", they were also extremely talented players. I'm glad you're listening to the 2018 remaster, the original mix wasn't so good (apparently sounded great in the studio). The eery violin-like sound in Flying Teapot is Daevid's gliss technique on guitar - bowing it with a metal bar through lots of effects. The story here is this is the first visit of the flying teapot to earth at Easter 1966. They meet Laurence the Alien in Tibet and everyone gets groovy, that's Laurence freaking out at the end. It gets more complicated later. There is a small amount on TH-cam of this era - "Never Glid Before", just search "Gong live". Watching you mind blown by one of my favourite pieces of music was such a joy! Thank you
That title track is simply a masterpiece. It's been a long time I've heard this trilogy. Actually, my favourite Gong is when Allen had just left, to be more exact, first two albums after his departure: Shamal and Gazeuse! They're basically a much saner version of jazz-fusion. Musicianship on those albums are unbelievable. Really looking forward to more Gong reactions in the future.
Great stuff- you have to listen to the whole trilogy- especially the last album “You” - one of the best albums of the 70’s with 2 epic guitar solos. More to the point Gong always make me smile.
You are approaching Henry Cow ......... in the meanwhile i hadn´t heard this on decades, nice to listen back .
One of the most original bands of the progressive era!
Gong is the band you listen to when you wake from your Pink Floyd coma, realise there's enough for another smoke, fire it up and begin taking the evening a stage further. 😎
I would argue that there are four albums in the "Radio Gnome" Trilogy.
Camembert Electrique, Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg, and You. "You" being my favourite.
Tu veux un camembert !
Daevid said that the real sequel of you is 2032 wich is a fantastic album too
Welcome aboard the Teapot, Doug. I've loved this band forever. Also still going with the musicians who were working with Daevid up to his leaving this place - led by Kavus Torabi of The Cardiacs fame, and they are absolutely sensational. Daevid insisted Gong is a more about the philosophy than the people, and the Teapot definitely still flies high in 2023. ✌️
I was very stoned in 1974 or thereabouts when I spotted this album and simply had to have it, I've not been the same since. These guys along with Hawkwind, Tangerine Dream etc. moulded my young mind. They are still going strong and I've seen them many times over the years and they are always entertaining although they have changed a bit since the 70s.
I can hear how Gong influenced the earliest works of Porcupine Tree (assembled on On the Sunday of Life and Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape)…
'You' is my favorite Gong album, and Gong is my favorite band. I saw them live in Norwich (UK) at St Andrews Church in the 70's - they were trippy, unique, fantastic !
Excellent timing! I heard this for the first time just a few days ago. Yes, please do more!
I am glad you got to them. There are so many underrated European bands from back in the day. Gong is a perfect example.
I went to see Gong in about 1975 at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. A very entertaining concert with probably the best drum solo I've ever witnessed!
The Drums on this album OMG :) I used to be a fan when i was high up in my teens in the late 1990s, i even saw them live in a Reunion tour in EU with their prodigy the Ozric Tentacles... They did some good free/fusion jazz albums later also. More down to earth stuff... Just amazing Musicians.
The "whalling" continious sound (sounding like strings) is made by stroking the strings on the electric guitar with a metal circular piece (screw driver, beer can) , it's just like a violin bow.
I love the music you cover Doug and your learned reactions. Awesome!
They were often called "the French Hawkwind". Their first album "Camembert Electrique" is a classic. Treat yourself to a listen.
Very true, and Gong and Hawkwind always had a strong bond with each other...they both fought for the same 'counter culture' to try and make the world a better place...just did so using different musical styles and each style was unique and genius with amazingly powerful and important lyrics...they never wanted fame nor riches..they were / are the soundtrack to a wholesome alternative to the corrupt corpoate dystopian consumerist bullshit around. 😎👌✌✊🙏
At the very beginning, "invisible" is pronounced the way it is in French, approximatively "arnveezeebl" to an english speaker.
The bass plaxer here, Francis Moze, can also be heard on Magma's first two albums.
Nice reaction, Doug. I think you may finally be ready for The Residents, perfect for another Weird Wednesday!
Yes, and Snakefinger as well!
And also some Renaldo and the Loaf. Maybe, The Elbow is Taboo.
God just wanted to be an ordinary deity - Fingerprince is a great album...chew chew gum chew gum gum
So glad you did this Doug! PLEASE continue with the trilogy! Unique amongst prog rock and psych bands for all sorts of reasons, unhinged (or should that be uber-hinged) and blissfully wonderful.
Thanks for doing this one. Gong is awesome. Even if you don’t do the whole trilogy, I would recommend listening to the album “You”. It is a lot more approachable. Also, you really need to take a dive into Steve Hillage’s solo work at one point. He guitar playing is just amazing.
Finally some Gong. One of my favourite bands!!!!!
What a quote " not even the weed prepared me for that."
"Tasteful bass playing" by Francis Moze, who was once in Magma ! These band used to tour together, they were like the yin and the yang!
Thank you Doug. Your reaction was exactly as I imagined it would be and I'm glad you had a little "Bloomdido Bad de Grass" to enjoy it with.
There is a fabulous video of them playing "Ive never Glid before" on french TV in 1973 that you need to watch. Shows some wacky outfits, and super technical playing.
Gong have connections to the underground ‘Canterbury Scene’ in the UK, and some great musicians (check out Steve Hillage) and music has come our way ever since.
Daevid Allen was a complete enigma.
I was 14 yrs when I heard GONG first time. I was hooked ever since. Now I’m in my 60’s. ❤🥁🎸🎷🌜shit…
20:20 “The tea’s gotta be caffeinated, right?”
No
I need to Rick Roll here. I first heard of Gong c.1987, reading an interview with Rick Astley in, I think, Smash Hits magazine. He mentioned how he made a flying teapot in pottery class at school in homage to Gong.
From the planet gong. Been waiting for this. Thanks!
Good time to remember the words of the great philosopher and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
What delight! Both the choons (old faves of mine) and your resultant befuddlement. Glad you were able to appreciate not just the absurdist trappings but the rock solid musicianship underpinning it. I'd absolutely love you to keep going down this path and maybe tackle the whole trilogy a side at a time. You're already aboard the Flying Teapot - why not see where it takes you?
Now you’re here and now you’re Gong now you’re back where you belong! Glad to enjoy you expanding your musical horizons. As others have said you must travel further. Thanks Doug
Wow! was not expecting to see this reacted anywhere, fair play :)
I'm glad you enjoyed that. They get funkier and jazzier as the story evolves and more intense. I hope you continue and get as far as Master Builder and Never blow your trip forever. You will need more than a little pipe for that one. I recommend shrooms.
Gong has a record called Espresso II that never gets mentioned by anyone.. It's awesome. That's all I know about them really. LSD band that went more percussion/fusion later and brought in some serious ringers like Bill Bruford (or The Police before they made it apparently).
that's the later jazzy stuff after Daevid Allen left the band. Still pretty awesome
One of your lps on the wall is Yes’ Close To The Edge. That was the last lp their original drummer, Bill Bruford played on. When he left, who did he join? Gong. He went on to play with King Crimson before forming his own band Earthworks. The talent Gong had over the years was phenomenal
Never ever expected ANYONE to do Gong ! So, so great.
Gong, an amalgam of musicianship and anarchy, keep on Doug! Some trivia: Gong, Soft Machine and Magma had same producer: Giorgio Gomelski. Gong and Magma, two completely different bands, musically and philosophically, were often performing live one after another. Daevid Allen prior to founding Gong was among founders of Soft Machine.
This takes me back - got to this in about 1978….and listened to it in a very similar way to you, but in a darkened room, lying down, with eyes shut. Great to hear again, but only for a certain mood - one that doesn’t come around too often. Proper Potheads!
It’s like Klezmah band meets 1969 Pink Floyd!
Weird and wonderful 🤪
Thanks for doing this album! I totally think you should do the whole trilogy, plus the album after that named Shamal which is beautiful in its own special way.
Excellent... je n'avais pas écouté Gong depuis les 70's.... merci
I saw this line up of Gong in 1975 at a ‘free’ gig at Manchester University, astounding and memorable, then again a year or two later at a festival with a different line up. I saw the current version of Gong in Leeds pre Covid and they were so good it reminded me of being a teenager again! Thanks Doug for giving this a go!
Coincidentally just listened to Andy Edwards discussion of the Top 10 Prog Rock albums of 1973. He started of with Gong’s album Angel’s Egg. Then I discovered you covered the first side of Flying Teapot! Really I think the two of you should have a chat sometime in the future 😊
Great to hear the mighty 'Gong' are being reviewed by Doug here 👌👌👌....Surely we are now finally closer to him being recommended the mighty Hawkwind (and please don't recommend Silver Machine ffs) ...The whole 1st side of The Warrior On The Edge Of Time album would be a highly interesting place for Doug to start with Hawkwind..it has a bit of everything in it (as do most Hawkwind albums from their golden years of 1970 to mid 80's)PS ; Tim Blake and Steve Hillage also played with Hawkwind more recently and the original Hawkwind band members hung out alot with Gong members from the late 60's onwards...
The 'cat with the groovy silver face' that Jimi Hendrix spoke of on stage ,during pretty much his last live gig at Isle Of Wight festival in 1970 , was indeed Nik Turner of Hawkwind and the guy standing next to Nik and hanging out with him was Tim Blake of Gong.
Hawkwind pretty much launched their career at that festival and became known as the ultimate 'people's band' as they played for free outside the gates of the Isle Of Wight festival in a large inflatable marquee, and shared out LSD everywhere.
'We're gonna need some Herb'
Absolutely yes!!.
Fantastic stuff!
Can't wait to see you react to the You album.
Saw Gong a few ago. They didn't play this track but plenty of others from the same era. RIP Daevid and Gilly
40 years ago as a student in England I'd put this LP on, put the headphones on, light my joint and this would blow my mind away totally. It was still buzzing through my head as I did my part-time job the following morning driving the school bus.
Don't forget Pierre Moerlen's Gong (one of the off-shoot bands of Gong)! Gazeuse!, Expresso II and Time is the Key all have an assortment of unusual and amazing songs. Much different from the super trippy, out-there Gong but just as interesting in its own way. Pierre Moerlen is an absolutely phenomenal drummer/percussionist and the rest of the musicians he surrounds himself are just as unique and amazing. PLEASE check out Forever Reoccuring and You from Gong as well as they are transcendent.
Great review. I've been listening to that album all my days & never thought someone as old & brilliant as Bertrand Russell could have inspired it. Top drawer Doug.. Keep smokin ✌
Saw Gong many many times both the old (original) and the new. However the highlight has to be their playing The Isle of Everywhere for nearly 30 minutes solid. The Tunnels in Glasgow blew its trip that night. Amazing and astonishing in equal measure
Weird Wednesday you hit the Nail on the Head Doug'
I Heard these albums many years ago thinking that they were on another planet.
Gong certainly made me stop and think a bit so great to hear them again Fabulous.🤡
The look on your Face at the End was priceless there is loads of Gong Live on YT
A pal had been trying to get me to listen to Gong since 1987, then "persuaded" me to go and see the band last year.
About 10 minutes in, I suddenly "got it".
Maybe it's because I was already opening up more to jazz already.
Great fun.Gong are still a going concern led by English guitarist Kavus Torabi of Monsoon Bassoon, Cardiacs, Knifeworld etc. David Allen gave his blessing to Kavus' leadership before he passed away.
So glad doug you finally found Gong welcome to the family love you're channel
Francois Moze also played in Magma. He has a couple of distinctive idioms in his playing like prominent use of glissandi (particularly up high followed by a trill up by whole step). Hope to hear some more Magma, as well as later Gong (Pierre Moerelen-led). I grew up (from age 0) on my dad's copy Expresso/Gazeuse.
The intro fill for "The isle of everywhere" is superb! : ) I love these drum sounds. Bring em back!
Love Gong.....YOU is a total masterpiece!!!!
I'm looking forward to you listening to "You". I'd recommend a few more pipes though. Have fun.