Wow, this is one of your best picks. I’m loving this album! Thanks for the tip👍🏻 Yeah, the vocals are so so but the music is so eclectic and haunting. Fly The Night sounds like it could’ve been in “the Nightmare Before Christmas”
I saw Atlantis Philharmonic a half a dozen times back in 73-74. They were a fantastic live band! Joe used to play organ (right hand), guitar (left hand), bass pedals and sing all at the same time. Truly astounding. Thanks for the positive review of the album
@suspenso1313 Wow! I would have loved to see them live. With so much going on on the album, I half thought they might have been a studio-only project. Great to hear that they could reproduce their sound live.
@@MrShelf-Stacker This is a copy of my review on Rate Your Music (sorry to be so long-winded.) Very Good, But They Were Magical In Concert I saw Atlantis Philharmonic half a dozen times back in 1973-75. We'd go to high schools, dance clubs and concert venues to see them, and even went to the Agora one cold December night to see them open for Rush. They were a FANTASTIC live band. It's difficult to imagine--Joe Difazio was an amazing keyboardist, in the Emerson-Wakeman-Argent vein, but what was astounding was what he did in addition. There were times when he would play keyboard with his right hand, electric guitar with his left, while singing, and playing bass pedals with his feet---all at the same time! And Royce Gibson was no slouch either, complementing Joe Difazio's amazing playing. They played a few covers, but mostly focused on originals, and their originals were stupendous! I recently found a set list that I'd written down from one of their shows in 1974: Atlantis Peer Gynt Suite Dust Witch The Battle America The Woodsman Spaceship Ride Deathman Atlas Visions The Night Creatures We AP fans were very excited when we found out they were releasing an album...but a little disappointed when it came out. The execution of the songs felt a little stiff. Only "The Woodsman" seemed to convey the magic they displayed live. I'd never heard two of the songs before (Fly The Light, and My Friend)) and honestly, I wasn't that impressed. "Atlas" was one of those songs that Joe did his one-man band thing on, and it breathed fire in concert. On the album, it's good, but a pale reflection of the live versions. The recent CD editions include a few live tracks, and there is still talk of Atlantis putting out a live album (fingers crossed) so I still have hope of reliving the magic that was Atlantis Philharmonic. At least I have the album to *kind of* remember.
Wow, this is one of your best picks. I’m loving this album! Thanks for the tip👍🏻 Yeah, the vocals are so so but the music is so eclectic and haunting. Fly The Night sounds like it could’ve been in “the Nightmare Before Christmas”
Great album, isn't it!
I saw Atlantis Philharmonic a half a dozen times back in 73-74. They were a fantastic live band! Joe used to play organ (right hand), guitar (left hand), bass pedals and sing all at the same time. Truly astounding. Thanks for the positive review of the album
@suspenso1313 Wow! I would have loved to see them live. With so much going on on the album, I half thought they might have been a studio-only project. Great to hear that they could reproduce their sound live.
@@MrShelf-Stacker This is a copy of my review on Rate Your Music (sorry to be so long-winded.)
Very Good, But They Were Magical In Concert
I saw Atlantis Philharmonic half a dozen times back in 1973-75. We'd go to high schools, dance clubs and concert venues to see them, and even went to the Agora one cold December night to see them open for Rush. They were a FANTASTIC live band. It's difficult to imagine--Joe Difazio was an amazing keyboardist, in the Emerson-Wakeman-Argent vein, but what was astounding was what he did in addition. There were times when he would play keyboard with his right hand, electric guitar with his left, while singing, and playing bass pedals with his feet---all at the same time! And Royce Gibson was no slouch either, complementing Joe Difazio's amazing playing. They played a few covers, but mostly focused on originals, and their originals were stupendous! I recently found a set list that I'd written down from one of their shows in 1974:
Atlantis
Peer Gynt Suite
Dust Witch
The Battle
America
The Woodsman
Spaceship Ride
Deathman
Atlas
Visions
The Night Creatures
We AP fans were very excited when we found out they were releasing an album...but a little disappointed when it came out. The execution of the songs felt a little stiff. Only "The Woodsman" seemed to convey the magic they displayed live. I'd never heard two of the songs before (Fly The Light, and My Friend)) and honestly, I wasn't that impressed. "Atlas" was one of those songs that Joe did his one-man band thing on, and it breathed fire in concert. On the album, it's good, but a pale reflection of the live versions. The recent CD editions include a few live tracks, and there is still talk of Atlantis putting out a live album (fingers crossed) so I still have hope of reliving the magic that was Atlantis Philharmonic. At least I have the album to *kind of* remember.
Haven't heard of these guys. Thanks for the introduction. - Chris
No problem. Great band!
I didn't know this one but I've had a listen and I'd certainly grab it if I came across it, nice one!
Hope you don't have to wait as long as I did to secure a copy.
thanks for the video.. i'll check this one out.
My pleasure. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.