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The Butterfly Man · Mon, 2011-01-17, 11:33:14

NP: Queen and Tom Chaplin (from Keane) - It's A Hard Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMnMBSUJ0xU

What a stunning performance. If you close your eyes and pretend that he's still alive you won't even realise that it's not Freddy Mercury singing.

Tom

Teunis · Mon, 2011-01-17, 20:18:08

Frost* - Milliontown

Nicky007 · Tue, 2011-01-18, 17:01:58

Sparks: Kimono My House

Totally ingenious, one of the great masterpieces of rock

Lots of fine details. Takes many runs to appreciate fully

Nicky.

Bupie · Thu, 2011-01-20, 14:26:55

NP Avantasia - The Scarecrow

After a few listens, I must tell that I am really impressed. I know Mad and Nicky have once told that it's not their cup of tea but I think that Peter or Teunis could have a very pleasant surprise with this one. But I guess that Peter already knows Avantasia.

It's hard to describe the music, though : a mix of hard rock, speed metal and AOR, perfectly executed and produced, with a bunch of brilliant guest singers (Roy Kahn, Jorn Lande ...). The same formula than Ayreon, without the prog touch. I must tell (dont hit me, please) that I prefer it to my Ayreon albums.

By the way, Nicky, I read that a new Ten album is out : it's called Stormwatcher or something like that.

Nicky007 · Thu, 2011-01-20, 17:42:55

Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2011-01-20, 14:26:55
By the way, Nicky, I read that a new Ten album is out : it's called Stormwatcher or something like that.

Yeah, with the zonderbare Mark on drums. We've already talked about it in the Room, Bups, and the drummer marked the beginning of Mad's interest in Ten - but, of course, news takes time to get to frogland

NP Sparks: The Rhythm Thief

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ive4NdBMjt0

Quite unusual, just classical instrument with human voices, guess you could call it art-rock, but, of course, it's the one and only Sparks

The first song on their album Li'l Beethoven, with a video, with a special treat on two legs, which should get you guys goin .....

Guess you guys think that I got a Sparks craze

Well, there just might be a reason

Nicky.

funkster · Thu, 2011-01-20, 19:32:00

Sky at night by I am Kloot

maddox · Thu, 2011-01-20, 20:36:59

Quote from: funkster on Thu, 2011-01-20, 19:32:00
Sky at night by I am Kloot

If you would understand Dutch then you would laugh (seriously) about this tiny word.

NP> echolyn ~ Mei

The Butterfly Man · Thu, 2011-01-20, 23:27:03

Quote from: maddox on Thu, 2011-01-20, 20:36:59
If you would understand Dutch then you would laugh (seriously) about this tiny word.

You won't laugh anymore when you hear the beautiful music they make.

NP: Dream Theater - Dark Side Of The Moon

Tom

Bupie · Fri, 2011-01-21, 10:22:36

NP Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth

bellanova · Fri, 2011-01-21, 17:46:06

Muse......Endlessly off of Absolution

Teunis · Fri, 2011-01-21, 19:13:17

Neal Morse - Lifeline
Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

funkster · Fri, 2011-01-21, 19:23:52

Quote from: Teunis on Fri, 2011-01-21, 19:13:17
Neal Morse - Lifeline

One of my favourite albums

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-01-22, 09:49:19

JP KoK: Kolossus

Lives up to the title, magnificent, mind-boggling

NP Ryan Adams on YouTube

Quite different music. One of my new colleagues told me that he sounded somewhat like Jeff Buckley, so immediately I was hooked. And he has a similar mood, and it does sound great

Nicky.

Iggy · Sat, 2011-01-22, 11:59:25

Jp The Decemberists - The King is dead.
Genesis - We can't dance.

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-01-22, 16:08:19

NP High on Fire: The Art Of Self Defence

Nicky.

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-01-22, 16:55:22

NP Ihsahn on YouTube

e.g. Frozen Lakes On Mars www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpluTn_bPXI

"Metalsucks readers choose Ihsahn's After as the best album of 2010" - www.metalsucks.net/tag/best-of-2010/

Here's a both dark and dreamy video by Peccatum, a group formed by Ihsahn and his wife Ihriel, Norwegian avantgarde rock musicians:

The Moribund People www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkYQXS4_R-E

Sleep well, Room - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nicky.

debsss · Sun, 2011-01-23, 13:39:29

Arena - Live & Life

The Butterfly Man · Sun, 2011-01-23, 22:22:52

NP: Alter Bridge - AB III

Tom

funkster · Mon, 2011-01-24, 17:23:48

Carved in stone by Shadow Gallery which was nice.

Bupie · Mon, 2011-01-24, 20:04:44

NP Kamelot - The Black Halo which is nice too

Bupie · Tue, 2011-01-25, 14:17:14

NP Blind Guardian - A Twist In The Myth

I don't like the moments when Hansi goes for a high pitched/screaming type of voice but musically there are some great moments here (Otherland, Turn The Page, Another Strange Me ...).

Bupie · Wed, 2011-01-26, 10:23:51

NP Outlaws - Outlaws

First album of this southern rock band, including the mighty and freebirdesque Green Grass & High Tides.

Southern rock is a genre very barely discussed in the Room but it has its gems too. Ah, the Molly Hatchet cover of Allman brothers's Dreams

maddox · Wed, 2011-01-26, 10:28:13

Muse ~ Hullabaloo

funkster · Wed, 2011-01-26, 15:00:42

Pallas - the Sentinel

Nicky007 · Wed, 2011-01-26, 15:34:42

Quote from: Bupie on Wed, 2011-01-26, 10:23:51
Southern rock is a genre very barely discussed in the Room but it has its gems too.

Pantera and Down are on the list of "southern rock groups" at Wikipedia, subgenre "southern metal" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Southern_rock_bands), and they're pantheon (pantheron

) with me

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Allman brothers's Dreams

Strangely I never really got into Allman Brothers. My impression is that they weren't played much in Denmark, and hardly at all in my circles. Guess I should give'm a run sometime .....

NP KoK: Kolossus

Nicky.

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