Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
Offhand, bands like Pink Floyd and Hawkwind spring to mind immediately. But I have been thinking that the band that has done the most and/or the best with SF and Fantasy themes is Blue Oyster Cult.
So if we were pretending to give out an award for best SF&F song, album, and group of the 20th century, I would (pending suggestions from others) nominate the following:
BEST SONG:
Black Blade by Blue Oyster Cult
After The Goldrush by Neil Young
Space Oddity by David Bowie
Homeworld by Yes (You knew I was gonna sneak them in there<G>)
Rocket Man by Elton John
'39 by Queen
Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
Come Sail Away by Styx
8 Miles High by The Byrds
BEST ALBUM:
In Search Of Space by Hawkwind
2112 by Rush
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
I, Robot by The Alan Parsons Project
BEST GROUP:
Blue Oyster Cult?
Almost every album has a song or two that SF&Fnal. These guys must really like SF&F. They even wrote some songs with Michael Moorcock (Black Blade is about Elric, and is one ass kicking song.) Some songs by Blue Oyster Cult: The Red And The Black Seven Screaming Diz-Busters Don't Fear The Reaper Godzilla Harvester Of Eyes Flaming Telepaths Veteran Of The Psychic Wars E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) Workshop Of The Telescopes Astronomy Take Me Away
The Alan Parsons Project?
Puulease......Just look at their catalogue. Its virtually all SF&F!!!
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I'd like to see some suggestions from others, and criticisms too
There ought to be a few limits too: No Purple People Eater comedy type songs. No instrumentals (Names are just too little to go on) Songs or albums must have a distinct and clear reference to SF&F tropes. (I'm including Horror as a subgenre of Fantasy, in case that wasn't very clear. So Horror is fair game.) And suggestions for BEST GROUP should come with some justification as to why you think a band or artist is the best SF&Fnal group or artist.
Now I know I haven't come close to covering all the bases in this post. So tell me what I missed and where I am wrong!!!!!!<G>
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-- Ronn! :)
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