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Bupie · Sat, 2011-01-29, 15:36:22

Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2011-01-29, 11:28:56
It's easy, Bups: Kamelot are (very much) prog, and Avantasia aint.

Avantasia is stuff we'v heard a million times before, while Kamelot take us around a bend all the time - and that's what prog is about

I couldn't disagree more, Nicky, but I am pretty sure that you have never listened to a complete Avantasia album while I only know one Kamelot album so far so I guess that it is useless to argue

NP Arena - Pepper's Ghost

funkster · Sat, 2011-01-29, 17:19:56

So Funky, how about soon giving KoK a run. I'm sure you'l go for'm. Both Reptilian and Kolossus are awesome.

Just don't tell your family that you want some KoK

I otoh will soon get Enslaved's Axioma Ethica Odini. It's gotten highly praised in all the music sites that I frequent, and seems to have a bit the same mood as KoK .....

Right, and bloody good group

Nicky.
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Not sure about KOK Nick as the extreme metal/black thing is not my cup of tea at the moment. More of a Nevermore/DT/Shadow Gallery/Kamelot thing going on at my house

Any suggestions of that ilk would be greatfully received

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-01-29, 17:37:59

Quote from: Bupie on Sat, 2011-01-29, 15:36:22
I am pretty sure that you have never listened to a complete Avantasia album

I actually have The Scarecrow, and I'v run it thru a coupl'o times. I also just YouTubed Avantasia.

I'm not making any value judgements, but Avantasia and Kamelot are two very different kettles of fish

Quote from: funkster on Sat, 2011-01-29, 17:19:56
More of a Nevermore/DT/Shadow Gallery/Kamelot thing going on at my house

Any suggestions of that ilk would be gratefully received

I would think that that's quite enuff for a while, Funky (all four groups pantheon with me)

Re the Kamelot discussion: It's my impression that many Kamelot fans havent discovered how varied Kamelot are. If you listen to all their albums from Dominion on (skip Eternity, their first), you really travel thru surprisingly multiform soundscapes, and all albums (minus Eternity) are fulfilling in one way or the other

NP KoK: Kolossus

For some reason I'm stuck on this album

Nicky.

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-01-29, 19:10:33

NP Enslaved: Axioma Ethica Odini

Absolutely stellar

Enslaved came close to being pantheon with me with their two previous albums, Ruun (2006) and Vertebrae (2008). With Axioma they'v raised the bar even further, and now they'r definitely pantheon

Nicky.

Bupie · Mon, 2011-01-31, 10:52:02

Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2011-01-29, 17:37:59
I actually have The Scarecrow, and I'v run it thru a coupl'o times. I also just YouTubed Avantasia.

I'm not making any value judgements, but Avantasia and Kamelot are two very different kettles of fish

OK, Nicky, just don't throw the Scarecrow to the can immediately, it has more substance than what people could think based on the sole videoclip of Lost In Space.

NP Molly Hatchet - No Guts ... No Glory
... and no great rediscovery, I think it will rejoin the shelf where it stands for a few years.

Nicky007 · Mon, 2011-01-31, 14:13:05

Quote from: Bupie on Mon, 2011-01-31, 10:52:02
OK, Nicky, just don't throw the Scarecrow to the can immediately

Not plannin to

NP Zero Hour: Metamorphosis

Nicky.

Bupie · Mon, 2011-01-31, 15:38:30

NP Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

I am really struggling with this one. Too much of everything. It's like a cake with such an amount of cream above it that you can not see the cake nor feel its taste when you eat it. Frustrating

Teunis · Tue, 2011-02-01, 20:12:12

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape

The Butterfly Man · Wed, 2011-02-02, 08:25:13

Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2011-01-29, 19:10:33
NP Enslaved: Axioma Ethica Odini

Absolutely stellar

Enslaved came close to being pantheon with me with their two previous albums, Ruun (2006) and Vertebrae (2008). With Axioma they'v raised the bar even further, and now they'r definitely pantheon

I read an article about Enslaved's new album in a magazine a while ago and that made me curious. Then, of course, I totally forgot about it until I saw your post. So I guess I should thank you!

NP: Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

Currently Fatal Tragedy is blasting through my earplugs. I think this is a perfect example of everything that DT stands for musically. Such a great, diverse song!

Sh*t, you guys must be thinking that I really don't listen to anything but DT but as you might have seen in the Now Reading-thread I'm reading their biography Lifting Shadows at the moment and this way I'm pretty much rediscovering all the albums again. But hey, why am I defending myself? Dream Theater still is my favourite band out there and I'm proud of it!

Tom

The Butterfly Man · Wed, 2011-02-02, 15:57:47

JP: The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death

NP: Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

For the ride home from work (read: traffic jams

) I already selected something a bit more calm and relaxing: Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer

Tom

funkster · Wed, 2011-02-02, 16:26:23

Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Wed, 2011-02-02, 15:57:47
JP: The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death

NP: Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

For the ride home from work (read: traffic jams ) I already selected something a bit more calm and relaxing: Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer

Tom

Dream Sequencer for me as well

Iggy · Wed, 2011-02-02, 16:45:53

I am playing The Final Experiment must be an Ayreon vibe in the air.

Teunis · Wed, 2011-02-02, 19:31:21

Shadow Gallery - Digital Ghosts

Bupie · Thu, 2011-02-03, 11:07:38

NP Megadeth - Youthanasia

What an incredible artcover ! For the anecdote, Hugh Syme put in the booklet a picture that really reminds of Fates Warning's Parallels cover. Were they taken from the same session ?

maddox · Thu, 2011-02-03, 11:29:19

King Crimson ~ Thrak

Bupie · Thu, 2011-02-03, 17:26:06

JP Gamma Ray - Blast From The Past

I tried Helloween's first Keeper and was not convinced. Listening to this Gamma Ray best of, it seems that it's not my thing neither

NP Stride - Imagine
An old recommandation from a half-Danish sore loser

Manatee · Fri, 2011-02-04, 18:46:32

NP: Devin Townsend Project - Ki

funkster · Sat, 2011-02-05, 09:20:27

Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2011-02-03, 17:26:06
JP Gamma Ray - Blast From The Past

I tried Helloween's first Keeper and was not convinced. Listening to this Gamma Ray best of, it seems that it's not my thing neither

What a shame , i love the 2 Keeper albums and the last 2 or 3 Gamma Ray albums are solid slabs of metal

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-02-05, 12:26:32

Quote from: Bupie on Mon, 2011-01-31, 15:38:30
NP Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

This is a group that we share, Bups. They'r not (yet) pantheon with me, but they sure are growing on me. I'v decided to get some more BG-albums and get more into'm

Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2011-02-03, 17:26:06
I tried Helloween's first Keeper and was not convinced. Listening to this Gamma Ray best of, it seems that it's not my thing neither

I like Helloween's late albums, but the two Keepers never did it for me. Nor anything by Gamma Ray $:-\$

Quote from: Bupie
An old recommendation from a half-Danish sore loser

I wonder who that is

I hope you like the album, cuz it's one'o my faves

I wonder what's goin on with Stride. Havent heard any news about'm for years

Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Wed, 2011-02-02, 08:25:13
So I guess I should thank you!

NP Enslaved: Axioma

Yup, Tom, it's as good as all the hype says. Already a classic that has brought prog further

A difficult album too (not surprisingly), so be patient

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Sh*t

Hey, Tom, watch yer language

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Dream Theater still is my favourite band out there and I'm proud of it!

Hey, I thought it was Coldplay. You were ravin so much about'm a while ago

Quote from: maddox on Thu, 2011-02-03, 11:29:19
King Crimson ~ Thrak

Nicky.

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-02-05, 13:24:10

Ulver: Blinded By Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rs_NRyNs4o

Very atmospheric

Nicky.

Nicky007 · Sat, 2011-02-05, 16:11:38

Emperor: Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

Excellent metal by an excellent Norwegian black metal band. A bit like Arcturus and Borknagar. Mad, Funky, Tom

Guess I'm listenin a lot to Norwegian groups currently - for good reasons

Nicky.

maddox · Sat, 2011-02-05, 20:50:23

Quote from: funkster on Sat, 2011-02-05, 09:20:27
Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2011-02-03, 17:26:06
JP Gamma Ray - Blast From The Past

I tried Helloween's first Keeper and was not convinced. Listening to this Gamma Ray best of, it seems that it's not my thing neither

What a shame , i love the 2 Keeper albums and the last 2 or 3 Gamma Ray albums are solid slabs of metal

I must agree with the Funkster on this one.
True, Keeper pt I isn't well produced but as a heavy metal album it sure as h*ll reaches high grounds and the same goes for Keeper pt II.
Pt I is more a Kay Hansen-Helloween album while pt II is more a Michael Weikath-Helloween album.
You might know that there is also a pt III and though it's a good album, I can't imagine a Keeper of the Seven Keys album without Michael Kiske.

NP> Resistor ~ Rise

maddox · Sat, 2011-02-05, 22:00:04

Opeth ~ Deliverance : By The Pain I See in Others [13:50]

maddox · Sun, 2011-02-06, 02:02:57

Kate Bush ~ Aerial

funkster · Sun, 2011-02-06, 10:35:40

Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2011-02-05, 16:11:38
Emperor: Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

Excellent metal by an excellent Norwegian black metal band. A bit like Arcturus and Borknagar. Mad, Funky, Tom

Guess I'm listenin a lot to Norwegian groups currently - for good reasons

Nicky.

Never got round to Emperor , but what an amazingly daft sounding album title

What whelks are doing at dusk that need an anthem to them i will never know

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