Thinking plague is a storied band, whose thirtyfive year history has seen it cleave consistently to the extreme limits of what is possible to do within rock music. Hoping against hope by thinking plague, released 10 february 2017 1. Thinking plague decline and fall cuneiform records. In extremis thinking plague album, 1998 extremis, the sixth episode of the tenth series of the series doctor who. Kingdom come founded in 1982 by mike johnson and the legendary bob drake, they have been a continuous presence in the underground since then, although many years have elapsed between recordings, and only johnson remains from. The drum and bass work on this album is phenomenal. To realize mike johnsons musical conceptions, the musicians in his band thinking plaguelike members of a contemporary music ensembleread from fully notated scores. Cofounder, leader, composerproducer and guitarist, johnson has been performing for over 40 years he played in his first band at age and first began writing music at age 17. Tore it away, as a fly, trapped, leaves its wing behind, a snake its tail and i have walked i. Ill have to make them myself or theyll become electronic downloads only. In this life, originally released in 1989, was the groups 3rd album and their first cd release after two previous albums that flew under the radar of most listeners. Kingdom come founded in 1982 by mike johnson and the legendary bob drake, they have been a continuous presence in the underground since then, although many years have elapsed between. A dirge for the unwitting clouds scud across a stormwracked sky, but while briefly exposing rare shards of blue, most often, blacker, gloomier grays lurk behind the mists.
In extremis is a difficult album to describe, even within the avantprog genre. Read thinking plagues bio and find out more about thinking plagues songs, albums, and chart history. Mike johnson is raising funds for thinking plague new cd for 2016 on kickstarter. Thinking plagues profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Thinking plague listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos thinking plague. They do sound like, uhm, identifiable music, the only catch is that everything song structure, chord. Coloradobased thinking plague explores the frontiers where rock, folk, jazz and modern symphonic music meet. Thinking plague has been releasing impossible to categorize. Now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself. Because of its instrumentation and volume, it still sounds somewhat like rock but it is light years away from popular music. As thinking plague became more and more an established force to be reckoned with in the world of avantprog, the band continued to attract more adventurous music lovers which naturally resulted in fans wanting to hear the earlier albums that preceded the powerhouse masterpieces like in extremis. Although very heavily influenced by the 1970s rio acts, thinking plague does an excellent job updating the style and manages to create a sound all of their own. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended. Im so excited by strange and complex music that i seek it constantly.
Thinking plagues in extremis is quite an achievement for the rio genre, and for avantgarde music in general. It was nearly ten years before their critically acclaimed fourth album, in extremis 1998, was released with a new lineup, inaugurating thinking plagues. In extremis is a music studio album recording by thinking plague. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Thinking plague in my opinion belongs in that category. Plague is a disease that affects humans and other mammals.
Ill try to describe the music from the bottom up to hopefully give you an idea of their sound. Thinking plague has been releasing impossible to categorize albums to a devoted fanbase for over 30 years. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. Thinking plague in extremis at progstreaming extended. Thinking plague upon both your houses mp3 album download. Only 500 copies of a thinking plague endemic, 1984 were released. Listen free to thinking plague in extremis dead silence, behold the man and more. Buy mp3 music online thinking plague hoping against hope. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Albums include in this life, in extremis, and a history of madness. With this cd i felt the music achieved a new level of integrity and maturity, and still retained its rock impact and experimental edge.
The thinking plague were a denverbased ensemble formed in 1981 by guitarist mike johnson and bassist bob drake. Of course, that also means that it would appeal only to a limited audience, as the music has far more in common with schoenberg and stravinsky than yes or genesis, and the mostly dissonant, atonal and frequently cacophonous compositions may seem like a chaotic. In extremis is the latest album from thinking plague, and its quite a treat. Thinking plague, 2017 hoping against hope lossless.
Originally released by the rer label, this was the first album to really bring this superb us band to a wider audience. Thinking plague hoping against hope mp3 album download. Hoping against hope, by thinking plague cuneiform records. This 1998 album by henry cowinfluenced rockinopposition rio outfit thinking plague is just fantastic and makes for a challenging listen. Thinking plague is not the type of avantgarde band that is absolutely inaccessible aka weird for the sake of weirdness. Thinking plague biography, albums, streaming links. The albums suits displayed a zappaesque passion for orchestral arrangements possessed and for collage techniques the 15minute thorns of blue and red.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from thinking plague at the discogs marketplace. Translate in extremis in english online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. Thinking plague is a united states avantgarde progressive rock group founded in 1982 by. The music on in extremis is something that i can really sink my teeth into. Thinking plague in extremis cuneiform rune 114, 1998, cd. Thinking plague listen and stream free music, albums. One eye fear the other wolf in night mirror prison snarling red and stones small death blooms burst in cold lost worlds. Thinking plagues ninth album, hope against hope, was just released on. Plague is infamous for killing millions of people in europe during the middle ages. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Play online inextremis flight of the soul hungry album free. Thinking plagues next 7th studio cd is ready for recording, but we need help paying for a. The two bonus tracks, which were taken from their first two albums and can be found in superior form on early plague years have been removed and this presents the album as the band originally. Much of the music it released has owed more to traditions external to rock, such as folk, chamber music, and particularly, the avantgarde tradition of twentiethcentury classical. In early 1998 the finished tracks were sent to drake now living in france for mixing and production, and the result was thinking plagues fourth album, in extremis, released in 1998 by cuneiform records. After recruiting classically trained vocalist sharon bradford, keyboardist harry fleishman and drummer rick arsenault, the band performed around denver. Cuneiform records the 4th album by american band thinking plague. Thinking plague, 2004 upon both your houses 2cd thinking plague, 2000 early plague years. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title in extremis. With existing members harris and hotle the new thinking plague began recording new material that johnson had written. It was a song called this weird wind and its on the in extremis record.
Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. In extremis by thinking plague, released 08 september 1998 1. While he studied classical and electronic music in college, he is mainly selftaught in composition and guitar. Founded in 1982 by mike johnson and bass guitaristdrummer bob drake, thinking plague built its following the oldfashioned way, though word of mouth and recordings passed around by fellow musicians and fans.
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