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[Teunis]

Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

[Bupie]

NP Touchstone - The City Sleeps

[Peter]

Above Symmetry - Remorse

wow, fat proggy metal. love it.

[maddox]

ISKC Rock Radio.

[Teunis]

DeeExpus - King Of Number 33 
Asia - Omega. Hadn't played it for ages, it was too softy for my taste. But I really enjoyed it this time . Really weird.

[Manatee]

Recently:

Gazpacho - March of Ghosts             Enjoyable, but still not really resonating with me on the level that "Night" and "Tick Tock" do.
Blind Ego - Mirror                            Good, solid album.  Some songs stand out, some ok but not that special.  John Mitchell on some vox
Cirrus Bay - Whimsical Weather        Pretty music.  Light female vocals, which I usually enjoy, seem a bit weak.  On progstreaming.
Opeth - Deliverance                          On the whole, really enjoying this now.  Music is great, getting used to growls but still prefer clean vox
Discipline. - Push & Profit                 Not as heavy or complex as their latter two albums but still good.  First play, so more to discover.

NP: Quidam - Saiko                          Nice music, somewhat challenging only due to mostly Polish vocals (which I don't understand), on progstreaming       

[funkster]

Sonik Kicks by Paul Weller

[Teunis]

Asia - Phoenix

[Iggy]

Last night IQ - Subterranea
Currently Red for Danger - Robert Plant.

[Nicky007]

While on vacation I 'stumbled' upon an Anathema cd called "We're Here Because We're Here".

We've discussed that one a lot in the Room (because we have), Paxi 


I'm doin Beatles these days. In my book, Beatles created rock around the time of Rubber Soul 

Just noticed that there were several songs on Revolver that were not familiar at all to me 

NP  Beatles:  Revolver  (on repeat)

Nicky.

[Iggy]

I'm doin Beatles these days. In my book, Beatles created rock around the time of Rubber Soul 

Just noticed that there were several songs on Revolver that were not familiar at all to me 

NP  Beatles:  Revolver  (on repeat)

Nicky.

That is very surprising as Revolver has more singles from it than you can shake several sticks at.

[Manatee]

JP: George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Thorogood Live                           Solid blues-rock.
     Strapping Young Lad - (assorted live songs on YouTube)                             To paraphrase a friend who likes death metal - rips your face off
     Ayreon - Loser (from The Human Equation - several times on YouTube)          Really love this song.
     Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine                                                               A classic of Devinness

NP: Opeth - Heritage                                                                                       Definitely a winner.

[Nicky007]

That is very surprising as Revolver has more singles from it than you can shake several sticks at.

That may well be, but Rubber Soul (1965) preceded Revolver (1966), and I consider that already Rubber Soul is a true rock album, arguably the first ever !

I mentioned it earlier, but just to make it clear: In my view the difference between rock'n roll and rock is that rock'n'roll is dance and party music, while rock is music for serious listening. (You can also dance and party to some rock (usually non-prog), but that's beside the point.) So, rock'n'roll became more serious in the course of the 60's, i.e. the music became more complex, and the lyrics more political, philosophical, searching etc.. I set the birth of rock at about 1965.

Iggy, what's your take on all this ? (Pour a Guinness into a glass before answering.) 

JP: George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Thorogood Live                           Solid blues-rock.
....

Greenie, thanx for sharin 

[Teunis]

Frequency Drift - ... laid to rest

[funkster]

h t t p : // www . themodcast . co . uk /

[Bupie]

I set the birth of rock at about 1965.

An interesting year when it comes to births, indeed 

NP Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I  And still enjoying it big time 

[funkster]

Forever changes by Love

Nice and mellow for a Summer afternoon 

[Nicky007]

An interesting year when it comes to births, indeed 

Well, not everythin was successful that year 

Forever changes by Love

So, you'r also harkin back, Funky 

Currently Red for Danger - Robert Plant.

Are you sure you got that right, Iggy ?


NP  Beatles:  Revolver  (on repeat)

Got some more songs for my classic list 

Nicky.

[Peter]

http:// www . themodcast . co . uk /

That site contains a virus/malware/dontknow, says my Avira Antivir.    ( 'JS/iFrame.MI' [virus] )

Listening to http://www.ProgRockandMetal.net again

Currently trash/speed-oriented  >Wuthering Heights - The Raven<

[Iggy]

Are you sure you got that right, Iggy ?

Yep it is off Sixty Six to Timbuktu which is a great CD to start your Robert Plant collection off with if you don't already have one.

A truly great vocalist imo. 

That may well be, but Rubber Soul (1965) preceded Revolver (1966), and I consider that already Rubber Soul is a true rock album, arguably the first ever !

I mentioned it earlier, but just to make it clear: In my view the difference between rock'n roll and rock is that rock'n'roll is dance and party music, while rock is music for serious listening. (You can also dance and party to some rock (usually non-prog), but that's beside the point.) So, rock'n'roll became more serious in the course of the 60's, i.e. the music became more complex, and the lyrics more political, philosophical, searching etc.. I set the birth of rock at about 1965.

Iggy, what's your take on all this ? (Pour a Guinness into a glass before answering.) 

No Guiness it is a week day 

You probably have it about right things certainly got a lot more interesting in the mid to late 60's.

I have never looked hard enough at the creation dates of my music. The Beatles and the Stones definitely changed dramatically in that decade though.

The lyrics in the early 60's were definitely more simplistic (although there is nothing wrong with that).

It all got more and more rebellious as well, in all walks of life, which would have had a profound effect plus there was the moon landing and last and least the only time England will win the world cup. 

Oh and on topic
NP In the land of grey and pink - Caravan

[maddox]

Here we go!!

Koyaanisqatsy ~ From the Yearning to Burst the Perpetual Circle

Instrumental prog-metal, with some classical influences.
Blimey this is good!!! 

[Iggy]

Here we go!!

Koyaanisqatsy ~ From the Yearning to Burst the Perpetual Circle

Instrumental prog-metal, with some classical influences.
Blimey this is good!!! 

Where on earth did you find that?

[Teunis]

DeeExpus - King of Number 33
Echolyn - Echolyn  -> not impressed

[maddox]

Where on earth did you find that?

On Youtube.

[Nicky007]

NP  Beatles:  Help!

Already pretty good 

But I still think that Rubber Soul can be regarded as the watershed. Music and lyrics are pointedly more prog 

Yep it is off Sixty Six to Timbuktu which is a great CD to start your Robert Plant collection off with if you don't already have one.

OK, the mistake I made was that I hastily googled "Currently Red for Danger", which of course didn't get me anywhere 

Well yes, I'm a mighty Percy fan, I have all eight of his studio albums from Pictures to ReArranger, and all four collaborative albums (with Jimmy, Jeff Beck, and Alison Krauss) 

I'l also get Timbuktu and Band of Joy at some point.

A truly great vocalist imo. 

- and overall artist, for sure 

I sometimes wonder how Zep would'v developed if John Bonham hadn't died 

Rock history would'v been quite different 

No Guinness it is a week day 

You obviously didn't need it, you were quite talky as it were - although I don't quite believe you 

The lyrics in the early 60's were definitely more simplistic (although there is nothing wrong with that).

Well, it sure makes a difference to me, as I'm just as interested in lyrics as in music 

Obviously the late Beatles lyrics don't measure up to e.g. the DT lyrics, but we must consider the times: Up to the mid-sixties everyone and his brother and sister in pop were singing simplistic lyrics - about luuuv, and girl leaving boy, and vice versa and stuff 

The Beatles and the Stones definitely changed dramatically in that decade though.

Right, the Stones too were BIG in their own right at the time 

It all got more and more rebellious as well, in all walks of life, which would have had a profound effect

Them were the days when Beatles & Co. were changing the world bigtime 

Today rock, or rather the prog end of it, is much more exciting musically, but only for the few aficionados 

the only time England will win the world cup

That's of course the most impomtant 

Oh and on topic

Gotcha talkin 

Nicky.