McDonald and Giles by Ian McDonald

McDonald and Giles

Ian McDonald, Michael Giles

3.07
Rating
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Beatles vibe with progressive things. Interesting but not my thing honestly

I'm generally a King Crimson fan but my reaction to this was fairly lukewarm. I didn't dislike it, it had some solid high points but also some places where it lost me entirely.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda been on the list? May not be as influential as some of the prog that did make the cut, but certainly as enjoyable, if not more, to listen to. Love the sound separation and mixing. Each instrument is isolated clearly and the elements are well balanced. Would be a good record to test your audio setup.

Groovy and chill prog. Definitely better than most prog that came after it but still... not my thing.

Heart sank at the thought of more prog but liked quite a bit of this, especially the last track

I was so excited for this given the pedigree of the two featured musicians, but it really just did not click for me. It's a shame, as prog is arguably my favorite genre, but I felt like an outsider looking in and seeing all the dislikeable things about it highlighted. Oh well.

Journey before destination still implies a destination. This has a lack of destination in my opinion, but fun prog.

Hippies meet progs in the collision of decades

8/10. I like.

I don't think this really pushes boundaries to the extent of most other prog rock but it was decently entertaining and the last song was a nice payoff. 7/10

This seems like something that would’ve been on the main list. King Crimson prog but with some jazzy notes. Interesting

A nice proggy time that doesn't hit the ear-grating heights of something like Yes

I'm a big fan of King Crimson so this is a nice find. However, early 70's prog was pretty "out there" and this is no exception and it sounds a lot like early Gong. This is a also bit too folky and and not enough King Crimson for my tastes.

These guys can get it. Nice album, thanks for submitting it. Congrats on finishing!

Real bland 70s rock

Renaissance fair type jazz prog stuff, I'm kinda stoned and it's doing it alright for me.