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[Nicky007]

NP  Annihilator:  Metal

I'm not much of a thrash fan, but Jeff Waters & Co. rise above the mass of thrash bands 

Their Metal has already become a classic album 

The drummer on Metal and several other Annihilator albums is Mike Mangini, a name you guys may have heard before 

Here's a great song, where it of course adds to it that Jeff Loomis is in the mix. When one knows his style well (as I do), one can identify it in this song 

Annihilator:  Clown Parade     www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVl1gH4l4tM

I refuse to reply to the last quoted text!

Wait till ya know more about Ten, Paxi. Then your opinion will be interesting 

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

NP  Protest The Hero:  Scurrilous

First run. Man, this is intense stuff 


Paxi, you may think that I'm overly critical of you, but I actually enjoy our discussions, and as a matter of fact, you'r currently the only person here I can engage in dialogue with 

Several Roomies have stated that the Room should be kept alive, but what is that statement worth if one doesnt make an effort ?  Anyone can find ten minutes to write something personal 

Nicky.

[funkster]

Hell - Human remains. Real old school classic metal sort of Priest/Maiden which is great fun 

Pineapple thief - Someone here is missing - another stormer of an album from TPT kind of prog meets
Radiohead ish but not quiet. Very modern sounding

Wolverine - Communication lost - brilliant dark progressive album with a hint of katatonia

That OK Nicky 



 

[Teunis]

Today:
Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone
Arena - Contagion
Neal Morse - Testimony Two
Gazpacho - Missa Atropos
Nemezis - Nemezis
Ben Craven - Great & Terrible Potions

np: Nordagust - In The Mist Of Morning

The latter two albums on http://www.progstreaming.com/ . Like mentioned before by several people, a nice way to discover new (prog) music. I'm impressed by the Wolverine and Nordagust album I've heard over there, now on my 'to buy' list  .

[maddox]

Ben Craven - Great & Terrible Potions

That's a fine album, yes sir! 

np: Nordagust - In The Mist Of Morning

I can't really get through that one.
I already have that album for some time now but what troubles me the most are the vocals.
Really can't stand them. 

The latter two albums on http://www.progstreaming.com/ . Like mentioned before by several people, a nice way to discover new (prog) music. I'm impressed by the Wolverine and Nordagust album I've heard over there, now on my 'to buy' list  .

What he said.

[PH]

Paxi, you may think that I'm overly critical of you...

Not at all.

...but I actually enjoy our discussions...

Me too.

...and as a matter of fact, you'r currently the only person here I can engage in dialogue with 

Come on, it's not that bad is it?

The latter two albums on http://www.progstreaming.com/ . Like mentioned before by several people, a nice way to discover new (prog) music. I'm impressed by the Wolverine and Nordagust album I've heard over there, now on my 'to buy' list  .

Yes, I've seen that website and it looks very interesting to me. I will check out some  albums right away!

First is: Ben Craven.
I will let you know what I think of it.

[PH]

First is: Ben Craven.
I will let you know what I think of it.

Not bad! Sounds like a lost Pink Floyd album.
I need to listen to it more than once, because while it's good, I think (for now) it's not great.

Can anyone tell me more about Ben Craven? I don't know him at all. Never heard of him and here he is, putting out a professional album with artwork by Roger Dean.
Am I missing something?

[Nicky007]

Come on, it's not that bad is it?

Well, you know just as well as I do, Paxi. But let's see now 

That OK Nicky 

  Funky Boy

Ben Craven - Great & Terrible Potions

Sounds interesting .....


NP  Annihilator:  Metal Bonus (...er's) cd

With songs from their previous cd's 

What a bargain 

Nicky.

[maddox]

Not bad! Sounds like a lost Pink Floyd album.
I need to listen to it more than once, because while it's good, I think (for now) it's not great.

Can anyone tell me more about Ben Craven? I don't know him at all. Never heard of him and here he is, putting out a professional album with artwork by Roger Dean.
Am I missing something?

Clicky.

[maddox]

Sean Filkins ~ War and Peace and Other Short Stories

[funkster]

Sean Filkins ~ War and Peace and Other Short Stories

Which is a fine album and slightly reminds me of Floyd ?

[maddox]

Which is a fine album and slightly reminds me of Floyd

?

I'd say that you're not really sure yet, not?

The album is indeed quite good though it doesn't remind me of Floyd at all.
The music, that is.
I don't really like his singing capabilities.

[PH]

The album is indeed quite good though it doesn't remind me of Floyd at all.
The music, that is.
I don't really like his singing capabilities.

I've heard that album too! I thought it was really good. Funny things is that I was especially positively surprised about his voice. He reminds me very much of Phil Collins. I haven't listened much to Big Big Train, but from what I've heard, the new singer sounds like Collins too.

Now you want to make me listen to this album again.

[maddox]

I've heard that album too! I thought it was really good.

The two tracks that I really really like from his album are Prisoners of Concience prt I and Epitaph for a Mariner.
Two stunning songs, especially the latter.

But then again, I'm an epic-freak.

Funny things is that I was especially positively surprised about his voice. He reminds me very much of Phil Collins. I haven't listened much to Big Big Train, but from what I've heard, the new singer sounds like Collins too.

Now you want to make me listen to this album again.

Hmm, maybe early Genesis Collins, yes.
A bit.
He also reminded me of the singer of Unitopia.
That dude, forgot his name and too lazy to look it up, sings like a mixture between Gabriel and Collins.

[maddox]

Beardfish ~ Mammoth : And the Stone said: If I Could Speak [15:09]

[PH]

Arena - "Songs From The Lions Cage"
3. Valley Of The Kings

Unbelievable that Arena's first album remains so incredibly interesting even after more than fifteen years!

[PH]

Spock's Beard - "V"
6. The Great Nothing

It's nice music, but for some reason I like Neal's solo albums more than his albums with Spock's. Also, I like Spock's post-Neal albums better than the albums with Neal. Except for Snow which is just too good to be true.

[funkster]

I'd say that you're not really sure yet, not?

The album is indeed quite good though it doesn't remind me of Floyd at all.
The music, that is.
I don't really like his singing capabilities.

Yeh not sure about Floyd but thee is just something that reminds me of Roger Waters

Listening to it again now and it is a top album

[PH]

Yeh not sure about Floyd but thee is just something that reminds me of Roger Waters

Perhaps because of the 'War' concept?


Now listening to the mighty Steven Wilson.

Steven Wilson - "Insurgentes"
9. Get All You Deserve


How does he do it? At first I didn't like this album THAT much, because of the 'noise' all the time. But now I find it strangely similar to taking a bath.

I've heard samples of his new album here and, well, what can I say? So far so good! Can't wait!

[maddox]

Chain ~ Chain.exe

[maddox]

Anathema ~ We're Here because We're Here

Probably one of the cheesiest album titles ever. 

[maddox]

Transatlantic ~ Live in America

If I would make a top-list of Transatlantic live albums, it would probably look like this:

1: The Whirld tour
2: Live in Europe
3: Live in America

[maddox]

Transatlantic ~ The Whirlwind

[Peter]

Unexpect - Fables of the ...

Stopped at 2:00 of track 1, due to growling. Unexpect are medieval-kind of metal with violins and - a thing I never heard before - a lady singing, and growling. Yikes.

[Peter]

Ben Craven - on bandcamp

wheeew, yes, it's proggy
will not buy. too prog for me.