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Sé que ustedes son unos incultos musicales pero ¡Turn of the Cards por fin está en Spotify!

(Espero sepan de sarcasmo)

Klaatu - We're Off You Know 1977

Klaatu was a Canadian rock group formed in 1973. They named themselves after an ambassador, Klaatu, from an extraterrestrial confederation who visits Earth with his companion robot Gort in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In Canada, the band is remembered for several hits, including "California Jam" (1974), "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (1976) and "Knee Deep in Love" (1980). Internationally, the group's pop-influenced style of progressive rock has led to them being known as the "Canadian Beatles".

In 1977, a rumour started that Klaatu's 1976 debut studio album 3:47 EST could actually be a release by a secretly reunited Beatles recording under a pseudonym. These rumours were fueled by a number of factors, including the fact that their album was released by Capitol Records (also the Beatles' label in North America), the lack of artist and producer credits or photographs in the album packaging, Klaatu's avoidance of public performances, and the fact that the group's vocal and musical style was reminiscent of the Beatles. Capitol Records tried to make as much of the rumours as possible, by issuing ambiguously worded statements that failed to make the band's identity entirely clear.

Hope is Klaatu's second studio album and their first concept album. Released in September 1977, it won a Juno Award for Best Engineered Album and a Canadian Music Critics award for Best Album that same year. The album follows the loose concept of space travelers visiting a distant planet. An alternate version of Hope was released in 2005 as part of the group's Sun Set collection of rarities. The alternate version on Sun Set includes the complete contributions of the London Symphony Orchestra, which had largely been removed from the original version. Hope was remastered and re-issued in 2012 by the band's members, and was released on the band's independent record label Klaatunes.

"We're Off You Know" received a total of 67,3% yes votes!

i made a thing (title isn't *100%* accurate but i tried my best)

(also the frans hals painting i shopped if anyone wants to use it)

I see Supertramp *primordial neuron activation*

I must reblog

prog fans that are still alive this is for you

this is my favorite rush interview moment

My friends intitial reaction to watching the music video for Distant Early Warning.

Who's the girl singing?

i woke up today and this song was in my head so

Coheed & Cambria- God Send Conspirator.

It’s a little pocket-sized Claudio Sanchez! For all your on-the-go Coheed And Cambria needs :)