Comments on: Aorta “Aorta” http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/ | therisingstorm.net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rick kalb http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-98545 rick kalb Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:50:16 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-98545 the thing about aorta is that as good as their first album was - it was not nearly as powerful as the group was live...i caught them every night at grandmother's in east lansing whenever they played at that venue...and also in chicago many times as our band, the plain brown wrapper, was playing in chicago at mother's often during the time aorta, the flock, etc. were also playing nearby...a great time to be playing and listening to other groups...i, of course, i still have my aorta lp...one of my favorite rock groups of the era the thing about aorta is that as good as their first album was – it was not nearly as powerful as the group was live…i caught them every night at grandmother’s in east lansing whenever they played at that venue…and also in chicago many times as our band, the plain brown wrapper, was playing in chicago at mother’s often during the time aorta, the flock, etc. were also playing nearby…a great time to be playing and listening to other groups…i, of course, i still have my aorta lp…one of my favorite rock groups of the era

]]> By: john k http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-95310 john k Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:45:47 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-95310 Man....40 years far outman......yes by far a recording ahead of its time....performed & mastered peace of art......The cds are available at alota music stores....like chicago digital in oak park, tower on line,ebay..........& other on line music stores...........?? do they still make chocolate rolling papers??? Man….40 years far outman……yes by far a recording ahead of its time….performed & mastered
peace of art……The cds are available at alota music stores….like chicago digital in oak park,
tower on line,ebay……….& other on line music stores………..?? do they still make chocolate
rolling papers???

]]> By: NickG http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-93842 NickG Sun, 30 May 2010 03:21:31 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-93842 "Aorta" was and STILL is one of my ALL time fave albums. 1969 was just a magical year for rock music hands downs!!!!!! “Aorta” was and STILL is one of my ALL time fave albums. 1969 was just a magical year for rock music hands downs!!!!!!

]]> By: Rockin' Roger Chicago http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-88480 Rockin' Roger Chicago Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:35:36 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-88480 My older brother came home with this album from one of their local gigs back in 1963. I was, ohhh, 8 years old. I LOVED IT! Listened to it thousands of times. Played it for people and they were WOWED by the "concept album" part of it all. Many thought that Nektar pioneered the "concept" concept prior to Genesis. Not true! AORTA was the FIRST concept album. Glad to know the history now. These guys were ahead of their time. I feel like all of you who like it are now my new friends! How exciting! Gotta go now, my identity crisis is showing. My older brother came home with this album from one of their local gigs back in 1963. I was, ohhh, 8 years old. I LOVED IT! Listened to it thousands of times. Played it for people and they were WOWED by the “concept album” part of it all. Many thought that Nektar pioneered the “concept” concept prior to Genesis. Not true! AORTA was the FIRST concept album. Glad to know the history now. These guys were ahead of their time. I feel like all of you who like it are now my new friends! How exciting!

Gotta go now, my identity crisis is showing.

]]> By: sydney stone http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-81416 sydney stone Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:15:01 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-81416 Anyone remember them playing at an East Lansing club called, I think, Grandmother's? Way ahead of their time and a shame they didn't roar to the top. Anyone remember them playing at an East Lansing club called, I think, Grandmother’s? Way ahead of their time and a shame they didn’t roar to the top.

]]> By: Ron Latimer http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-78586 Ron Latimer Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:25:50 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-78586 I have had this album since it was released and still love it. My biggest thought about the group was that they were very much ahead of their time. Using studio techniques that wouldn't become popular until after they had disappeared. Would love to know where the members are today and (like the earlier comment) if there are any live recordings available. I have had this album since it was released and still love it. My biggest thought about the group was that they were very much ahead of their time. Using studio techniques that wouldn’t become popular until after they had disappeared. Would love to know where the members are today and (like the earlier comment) if there are any live recordings available.

]]> By: don http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-76994 don Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:06:37 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-76994 i actually owned an original copy of the aorta lp when i was about 12. i never "GOT" it and eventually traded it in (30-odd years ago..). i sure wish i had it now, i think i'd like it more...... i actually owned an original copy of the aorta lp when i was about 12. i never “GOT” it and eventually traded it in (30-odd years ago..). i sure wish i had it now, i think i’d like it more……

]]> By: Bruce Lemoine http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-76267 Bruce Lemoine Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:13:53 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-76267 DENVER POP FESTIVAL 1969 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado June 27th ~ June 29th Saw Aorta there, was a great sound. The Denver Pop Festival was held a couple of months before Woodstock. Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days and the attendance was estimated at 50,000. Check out this link for the Denver Pop Festival info: www philbrodieband com/muso-denver.htm DENVER POP FESTIVAL 1969
Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
June 27th ~ June 29th

Saw Aorta there, was a great sound. The Denver Pop Festival was held a couple of months before Woodstock. Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days and the attendance was estimated at 50,000.

Check out this link for the Denver Pop Festival info:
www philbrodieband com/muso-denver.htm

]]> By: Curtis http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-65680 Curtis Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:25:56 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-65680 Happy 40th Aorta! You were my,and I'm sure many others, soundtrack for the summer of 1969. I have carried every note of that album inside my given head ever since. I'm from Richmond,Va. Back in the 70's, I was playing at a club in Kalamazoo called ''Stan&Ollie's". I was stunned to come upon the intersection of Sprinkle Rd. and Cork St. I pulled over,got out and starred at this uninspiring site as though it were Abbey Rd. As the final line of the song came swirling around me,(" then a sign appears,hangin' from a leaf, letters formed from flowers reading..." ) another shiver ran through me when I saw ,across the street, Maple Leaf Cemetery! The sign for the cemetery was circled with, I think, maple leaves. Anything to do with the song? Who do they know that's buried there? ( Aorta fans and Michigan folks are letting out a collective ho-hum right about now.) The mysteries of Stonehenge be damned. Thanks again for the creative music,and the creative thought it inspires! Happy 40th Aorta! You were my,and I’m sure many others, soundtrack for the summer of 1969. I have carried every note of that album inside my given head ever since. I’m from Richmond,Va. Back in the 70’s, I was playing at a club in Kalamazoo called ”Stan&Ollie’s”. I was stunned to come upon the intersection of Sprinkle Rd. and Cork St. I pulled over,got out and starred at this uninspiring site as though it were Abbey Rd. As the final line of the song came swirling around me,(” then a sign appears,hangin’ from a leaf, letters formed from flowers reading…” ) another shiver ran through me when I saw ,across the street, Maple Leaf Cemetery! The sign for the cemetery was circled with, I think, maple leaves. Anything to do with the song? Who do they know that’s buried there? ( Aorta fans and Michigan folks are letting out a collective ho-hum right about now.) The mysteries of Stonehenge be damned. Thanks again for the creative music,and the creative thought it inspires!

]]> By: RMK http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/comment-page-1/#comment-57146 RMK Fri, 01 May 2009 15:59:19 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/aorta-aorta/#comment-57146 Sprinkle Road to Cork Street is the route from I94 to the Gibson guitar factory in Kalamazoo, MI. Sprinkle Road to Cork Street is the route from I94 to the Gibson guitar factory in Kalamazoo, MI.

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