OPNov 12, 2025·1 reply
suzukiAh for only 1975 besides releasing 2 of the greatest albums of all time they shoulda played on hollywood squares
2 albums?
- OPNov 12, 2025
FellaThis sounds so ahead of its time. I’d believe it if someone told me this was some 2010’s electronic indie pop group. @RVI
!https://youtube.com/watch?v=DMctuF_hZI4&si=iDlSX-miBadDzT1WDon’t ignore that this whole record is produced by Vangelis.
yeah this album is very cool
kinda sounds like abba on an art rock kick
rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025suzukiPompeii
Pompeii is great but it really never struck me as any better than the live stuff i have from 1969, 1974 or 1980
- Nov 12, 2025·1 replyElric
2 albums?
Lz and floyd yea 1 each
- OPNov 12, 2025suzuki
Lz and floyd yea 1 each
- OPNov 12, 2025Fella
I’m not sure what you mean. It’s the same vocal delivery he’d been doing up to that point. It’s just Dylan meets Bowie.
I know but its a little more pronounced. he kinda smoothed away the edges on my favourite Mott songs.
- OPNov 12, 2025·2 repliessuzuki
Very influential record
so did Todd Rundgren invent Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
- rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025·1 replyElric
so did Todd Rundgren invent Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
R Stevie Moore the direct inventor of Ariel Pink
- OPNov 12, 2025·1 replyrvi
R Stevie Moore the direct inventor of Ariel Pink
interesting
I can see that as far as the DIY thing but sound wise I can hear Ariel in these mid 70s Todd albums - rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025·1 replyElric
interesting
I can see that as far as the DIY thing but sound wise I can hear Ariel in these mid 70s Todd albumsyeah i do agree for sure.
would say ariel just has less of the musicality aspect to him where todd rundgren has the magical music wizard vibe with his instruments etc
- OPNov 12, 2025·1 replyrvi
yeah i do agree for sure.
would say ariel just has less of the musicality aspect to him where todd rundgren has the magical music wizard vibe with his instruments etc
apparently this R Stevie Moore guy was a big Rundgren fan so I know im not tripping
- rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025·2 repliesElric
apparently this R Stevie Moore guy was a big Rundgren fan so I know im not tripping
and that all goes back to psych too since you can even hear that sound with Nazz
- OPNov 12, 2025·1 replyrvi
and that all goes back to psych too since you can even hear that sound with Nazz
of course
psych is the eternal wellspring - rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025Elric
of course
psych is the eternal wellspring
- Nov 12, 2025·1 replyElric
so did Todd Rundgren invent Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
paul on ram
- OPNov 12, 2025suzuki
paul on ram
I can hear that a bit too. RAM has pretty beefy production though.
- Nov 12, 2025·3 replies
Paul on Ram -> Elephant 6 -> Anco -> Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
- Nov 12, 2025
IMHO
- rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025·1 replysuzuki
Paul on Ram -> Elephant 6 -> Anco -> Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
Ariel contemporary with AnCo though def not their child
- OPNov 12, 2025·1 replysuzuki
Paul on Ram -> Elephant 6 -> Anco -> Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
Ray recording a low-key opus demo at home should get him some credit
Nov 12, 2025·1 replysuzukiPaul on Ram -> Elephant 6 -> Anco -> Ariel Pink and that type of stuff
++ Smiley Smile
- Nov 12, 2025rvi
Ariel contemporary with AnCo though def not their child
I guess...ariel pink was the first non anco release on paw tracks and they did kinda put him on but he was also fairly established before
- Nov 12, 2025Aruji
++ Smiley Smile
For sure beach boys in general too
- rvi 🦜Nov 12, 2025·1 replyElric
Ray recording a low-key opus demo at home should get him some credit
!https://youtu.be/MV5041eL2No?si=pmyGnxwuf_6iG3vX 
