If I said that one of my all time favorite albums is........

[FredStembottom]

Espresso II by Pierre Moerlin's Gong - would anybody (besides Squeech;)) know what I was talking about???

[crim son]

1. I'm voting no. n/t

[FredStembottom]

2. I'm not surprised. Very obscure.

My gosh, what a fantastic album anyways!

[chaska]

3. Oh, hell yeah....

I prefer Espresso I myself though. One of my favorite albums.

Awesome band. Totally original take on jazz.

[FredStembottom]

4. Alrighty, then!!!

A PM's Gong fan! Rare as hen's teeth - so always nice to meet one!

Question: If I have this right: Espresso I is also known as Gazeuse, isn't it? I went looking for E1 a few years ago on CD and couldn't find it. An eMail friend said it was renamed Gazeuse in America - so I bought that.

Does that sound right to you?:shrug:

I started, finally putting old LP's onto the computer (because I'll never be rich enough to re-buy them in other formats) and when I got to Espresso II it was like a shot of the best vitamins I'd had in years. Got to be the most perfect union of jazz, rock and contemp. classical ever thunk up!

Ennaways, thanks for responding.:hi:

[chaska]

5. Gazeuse??? No clue what that's about.

Espresso I has Allan Holdsworth all over it. He really liked the band and it shows.

[bbernardini]

6. Yes, but only because of the "Gong" part...

I can't keep track of all the various incarnations of Gong. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard any of their stuff. I've got the album Daevid Allen did with Kramer, though.

[FredStembottom]

8. PM's Gong is an off-shoot of the Gong empire

Very different from the Daevid Allen Gong. More serious. All instrumental. Featured Allen Holdsworth early on in his career.

Just excellent stuff!

[XNASA]

7. Of course I would, you invisible gnome, you.

Although, I prefer the earlier stuff.

[darkstar]

9. As do I old buddy...

I haven't been around this joint in nearly a year now--Katrina, move, no internet, but I live in a small town biz district that is now throwing wi-fi--but I'm glad to see one name I recall from the usual prg rock suspects.

Yup. Agengel's Eggg and You are my faves...tho I own the Expresso stuff too.

Hold that line baby...er wrong record....You never blow your trip forever......

:hi:

[XNASA]

10. There are a few good Gong videos on YouTube.

Mostly still photos set to remastered versions of songs though.

It's worth it just to hear clear versions of stuff like PHP.

Cheers. :hi: