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[PH]

Today I listened to a bit of "Misplaced Childhood", "The Road Of Bones", "Jabberwocky" and "The Masquerade Overture".
A mixed bag, but all Neo-Prog.

[Bupie]

NP League Of Lights - League Of Lights

[Teunis]

jp: Cross - Da Capo (on Progstreaming, another 'once in a lifetime' experience I'm afraid. Music is not bad, once again the vocals are a struggle for me )

[Bupie]

NP Jadis - Photoplay

One of my favorite Jadis albums, along with More Than Meets The Eye.

A big improvement over Fanatic IMHO.

[Bupie]

JF Flying Colors - Second Nature

NP Knight Area - Hyperdrive

[Teunis]

jp: Pendragon - Men Who Climb Mountains
np: Rocket Scientists - She's Getting Hysterical (on YouTube from their upcoming album 'Refuel'. Sounding .)

[Nicky007]

For boomy Roomies:

Saturnian:  Shadow Of Prophecy  www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQtjJjhzj0k

Complex, you gotta play it a few times for it to fall into place, but then

Warning: growl, and a lot else


Else played:

Manic Street Preachers:  Postcards From A Young Man

This one got'm into my prog pantheon

But there's a history: Some 5-6 years ago - you may recall - I was listening a lot to'm. The Everlasting balled me over:

The Manics:  The Everlasting   www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeU_qC5tBOE

It's still my fave Manics song

Once I get this one going, it simply goes on megarepeat

And one for Bupie

The Manics:  Little Baby Nothing   www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM3N54avEQc


Stilskin:  She

Got the real McShe this time. Gotta listen more to it ....


Neil Morse:  Testimony 2

No need to say more


And of course my daily dosis of Sagoth


Here a coupl'o fun ones for you guys:

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:  Wuthering Heights   www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:  Life On Mars  and more fun   www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0ACEOEq6w&index=2&list=RDFF0VaBxb27w

Enjoy

- Nicky

[Teunis]

jp: Threshold - For The Journey 
np: Rocket Scientists - Refuel (whole album can be streamed on https://rocketscientists.bandcamp.com/)

[PH]

NP League Of Lights - League Of Lights

Ah, isn't that the solo album by Threshold's keyboard player, Richard West, and his wife?
What do you make of it?

Stilskin:  She

Got the real McShe this time. Gotta listen more to it ....

It is not as proggy as you would normally listen to, I guess. But it's pretty catchy stuff and occasionally it rocks!
You should also listen to Ray's latest solo album "Chasing Rainbows", a very nice pop album.

Neil Morse:  Testimony 2

No need to say more

A very fine album. But the mastermind behind it is Neal, not Neil.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:  Wuthering Heights   www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:  Life On Mars  and more fun   www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0ACEOEq6w&index=2&list=RDFF0VaBxb27w

That's kinda cool. Nice 'guitars'. (Not all ukeleles right?)
I'm not too well known with the songs that they play, but the arrangements are nice.


NP:
Mike Oldfield - "Tubular Bells II"

I like it very much. This is part of "The Studio Albums: 1992-2003" eight disc set he released recently.

[The Butterfly Man]

Instead of mentioning albums you're listening to, lets try and break that down a bit.

I'm listening to music from my phone right now in my lunchbreak. It's on shuffle:

Di-Rect - Daydreams in a Blackout
Neal Morse - Whatever Days
John Wesley - New Life Old Sweat
Arena - On the Edge of Despair
Evergrey - Black Undertow
Threshold - Autumn Red
The Pineapple Thief - Alone at Sea
Avenged Sevenfold - Heretic
Fish - The Company

Okay that's it, have to go to work again. The company calls......

Tom

[Teunis]

jp: Fractal Mirror - Garden Of Ghosts (on Progstreaming. Quite predictable: music okay, vocals are boring )
np: Kayak - Cleopatra ~ The Crown Of Isis

[Teunis]

np: Kayak - Cleopatra ~ The Crown Of Isis cd 2 (preparing for the gig on 19th December)

[Nicky007]

You should also listen to Ray's latest solo album "Chasing Rainbows", a very nice pop album.

Not high priority for me, Paxi. I don't buy pop albums any longer. There's so much great prog rock and metal

A very fine album. But the mastermind behind it is Neal, not Neil.

Yes, little professor. My "problem" is that I'm listening a lot to both Neal Morse and Neil Young. - Why the fuck do those guys spell their names differently

This is the song that got me into Neil Young:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzKbfr8InYo

Reminds me of South Dakota, where my Dad grew up, and I spent two fantastic summer sojourns

Nice 'guitars'. (Not all ukeleles right?)

They're all ukuleles. Different sizes and intervals, just like with guitars and flutes.

I'm not too well known with the songs that they play, but the arrangements are nice.

You must know Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights, Paxi ? A great classic, ingenious music piece

Unfortunately Katie was never to rise to such wuthering heights again

We've seen several other artists and groups like that


NP  Bal-Sagoth:  The Power Cosmic

What I've ended up doing is listening to them in rotation, from Starfire to Chthonic, and then Starfire again. I've probably played each of'm some 50 times by now, but it doesn't matter, cuz they just get better and better. One also begins to see lyrical connections across songs and albums - very gratifying

What's important to understand about Sagoth is that this is music (and lyrics) at a new level, so of course it requires corresponding work on the part of the listener

- Nicky

[Teunis]

pp: Arena - Contagion Max 
jp: A Liquid Landscape - The Largest Fire Known From Man (not that impressed)
np: Pink Floyd - The Endless River (tracks on YouTube. The track with vocals is nice, the other tracks a bit boring. What are your thoughts?)

[PH]

np: Pink Floyd - The Endless River (tracks on YouTube. The track with vocals is nice, the other tracks a bit boring. What are your thoughts?)

Same. Unfortunately. I was looking forward to this release (but with a bit of scepticism) and was underwhelmed.
It's very ambient. Very very VERY. Ambieeeeeent.
I wanted to buy this, but I'm glad I didn't.
It might be of emotional value for Nick and David, but musically it does nothing for me.

[maddox]

I have set up my old stereoset, with record player and only play the black vinyl discs for this evening.

Currently:

Alan Parsons Project ~ The Turn of a Friendly Card

[Teunis]

Same. Unfortunately. I was looking forward to this release (but with a bit of scepticism) and was underwhelmed.
It's very ambient. Very very VERY. Ambieeeeeent.
I wanted to buy this, but I'm glad I didn't.
It might be of emotional value for Nick and David, but musically it does nothing for me.

We have take into account it's a tribute to Richard Wright and consider it not a real Pink Floyd album, but even then .. . Would have expected more.

jp: X-Panda - Flight Of Fancy (really love this music, like they were jamming away in the studio and recorded it*horns*)
np: Muse - The 2nd Law

[Teunis]

pp: Mystery - One Among The Living
np: Lunatic Soul - Walking On A Flashlight Beam

[Teunis]

The Pineapple Thief - Magnolia

[Teunis]

Today:
Neal Morse - Testimony
Riverside - Out Of Myself
Pendragon - Men Who Climb Mountains

np: radio Sympho Shop

[maddox]

Amplifier ~ Mystoria

[maddox]

Anubis Gate ~ S/T

[Bupie]

Ah, isn't that the solo album by Threshold's keyboard player, Richard West, and his wife?
What do you make of it?

Yes it is. And it fits the description that you are giving below for another album 

It is not as proggy as you would normally listen to, I guess. But it's pretty catchy stuff and occasionally it rocks!

Honestly I am liking it a lot but since I have been rather addicted to Threshold these last weeks, my opinion could be slightly partial To get the picture, go and listen to the single Forever that came after the album. This song is a bit heavier and features a duet with Threshold past vocalist Glynn Morgan who has a very nice voice.

NP League Of Lights - League Of Lights

[Bupie]

NP Knight Area - Hyperdrive

Just read the DPRP table review for this one and everybody seems to dislike This Day when it is probably my favorite song of the album. I am used to be in this situation but still don't get what should appear obviously wrong with this song ... 

[Teunis]

Just read the DPRP table review for this one and everybody seems to dislike This Day when it is probably my favorite song of the album. I am used to be in this situation but still don't get what should appear obviously wrong with this song ... 

Me neither. Like the whole album with the last two tracks as favourites. When I would have to pick the weakest track it would be 'Bubble'.

np: The Black Noodle Project - Ghosts & Memories