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[Teunis]

Today:
Antimatter - A Profusion Of Thought
Frost* - Day And Age
Gazpacho - Missa Atropos
IQ - Dark Matter
Leprous - Aphelion

np: Bruce Soord - All This Will Be Yours

[Teunis]

Today:
IQ - Ever
Lonely Robot - Under Stars
Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
Knight Area - D-Day II ~ The Final Chapter

np: Karnataka - Requiem For A Dream

[Teunis]

Today:
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
Arena - Pride
Asia - Alpha
Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator
Mystery - Redemption

np: Edward Reekers - The Liberty Project

[Peter]

On our way home from Hoofdplaat in the car we were listening to all my favorite tracks from the 80s
Simple Minds, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, Heaven 17, Human League, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Toto, Saga... to name but a few.

[Teunis]

On our way home from Hoofdplaat in the car we were listening to all my favorite tracks from the 80s
Simple Minds, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, Heaven 17, Human League, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Toto, Saga... to name but a few.

Cool, the 80s is (also) my favourite era .

Alan Parsons - On Air
The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution
Neal Morse - Testimony Two
Von Hertzen Brothers - Nine Lives
Clive Nolan en Oliver Wakeman - Jabberwocky
Lonely Robot - Please Come Home
Asia - Arena
Steve Thorne - Part Two: Emotional Creatures
Toto - Toto IV

np: Peter Gee - Pilgrim

[Teunis]

Overhead - Telepathic Minds

[PH]

Lately I'm listening a lot to all my liked songs on Spotify. Which is actually great, because I never know what will come up next. It's a bit like a radio station, but much much much much much much better.

But today, I listened four times in a row to the new Neal Morse album: "The Dreamer (Joseph: Part 1)".
Beforehand I thought it would be a bit like "Jesus Christ: The Exorcist", a musical. Well, it's a bit like that, but also a bit like "Sola Gratia". It has guest vocalists, but it's less of a mucical than JC:TE was.

I like the new album. It's not his best, but I wasn't expecting that. We have to look for Neal Morse Band albums for that now. But it's decent! I think I like it better than JC:TE.

Just one complaint....

A single disc?!?!?! With a planned sequel? Why not wait and bring them out together as a double disc, like JC:TE?

Anyway, anyone else who listened to it?

[Teunis]

But today, I listened four times in a row to the new Neal Morse album: "The Dreamer (Joseph: Part 1)".

Anyway, anyone else who listened to it?

I did. Bought it on Friday, but was able to listen to it only once this morning. I didn't expect it to be as great as the Neal Morse Band albums, but I expected more from it. But it isn't fair to judge after one listening, the melodies and words will fall into pieces later, I'm sure. There's no NM album I don't like . To be continued ...

Now listening to Prog Non Stop, completely Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen/Anthony this time. And The Druids Turns to stone . (Our) Damian Wilson rules

[PH]

I didn't expect it to be as great as the Neal Morse Band albums, but I expected more from it.

I think it's fair to compare it to the "Jesus Christ: The Exorcist" album, as it has somewhat the same players on it. There's no Mike Portnoy and instead Eric Gillette is drumming on some of the tracks (the 'proggier' drums I guess), while Gabe Klein is doing drums on other tracks. Gabe Klein is the one who's drumming on albums like "Songs From November" and "To God Be The Glory". Not bad per se, but more of a worship or pop drummer. Also I have a bit of a problem with the singing of Matt Smith. He's obviously a great singer, but I get a feeling that he's overdoing it. "Let's throw him in the piiiiiiiit!!".
Also, it's as if Neal doesn't really know where to go with this one: a progressive rock album, a musical, a standard rock album...
Still, I listened quite a lot to it since it's release. Gotta prepare for the concert next friday and saturday. I bet he'll play a few from this album.

Today I listened to the first three A.C.T albums.
"Today's Report", "Imaginary Friends" and (the great) "Last Epic".
These albums always bring a smile to my face. I never tire of it.

[Teunis]

Still, I listened quite a lot to it since it's release. Gotta prepare for the concert next friday and saturday. I bet he'll play a few from this album.

I've heard it about 7 times by now and it's certainly growing on me. It has songs I don't like that much, but overall a good album. Have fun at the Morsefest gigs .

pp:
Broers & Klazinga - Burdens of The Mind
Ghost Of The Machine - Scissorgames
Neal Morse - The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1
Einar Solberg - 16
David Paich - Forgotten Toys
IQ - Resistance
Kayak - The Best Of Kayak
Mystery - Rememption

np: Steve Lukather - Bridges

[PH]

Have fun at the Morsefest gigs .

Thank you! It was truly amazing! What an experience! From Friday evening until this morning, it was absolutely fantastic!

I've already started saving money for next year!

[Teunis]

pp:
Neal Morse - The Dreamer ~ Joseph Pt. 1
Frost* - Day And Age
Arena - The Visitor
Bruce Soord with Jonas Renkse - Wisdom Of Crowds
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Subsignal - La Muerta
Toto - The Seventh One
Throes Of Dawn - Our Voices Shall Remain
John Wetton - Rock Of Faith

np: Leprous - Malina

Six years old today, probably my favourite Leprous album 😎🤘.

[Teunis]

Today:
Neal Morse - The Dreamer ~ Joseph Pt. 1
Lonely Robot - A Model Life

np: Ice Age - Waves Of Loss And Power

[Teunis]

jp: Toto - Fahrenheit

np: Soen - Memorial

On Spotify. Released today and I ordered it at my local record shop, but unfortunately not in stock yet ... A great one again

[Peter]

last night's short bike trip play list:

Pop Evil - Onyx - Torn to Pieces
Scott Stapp - Higher Power - Higher Power
Five Finger Death Punch - Afterlife - Times Like These
Sakoya - Wandering - Wandering
Alter Bridge - Blackbird - Before Tomorrow Comes

[Teunis]

pp: Soen - Memorial

np: Southern Empire - Another World

Released this week. Nice, but I prefer their previous album 'Civilisation'.

[Teunis]

Today:
Soen - Memorial
Subsignal - Paraíso

np: The Flower Kings - Look At You Now

[Teunis]

Today:
IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (40 years old today, unbelievable )
Soen - Memorial
Neal Morse - The Dreamer ~ Joseph Pt. 1
Subsignal - La Muerta
Soup - Visions

np: Steve Lukather - Bridges

[Teunis]

Today:
Arena - The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance
Soen - Memorial
Toto - Kingdom Of Desire
Sieges Even - Paramount
Shadowland - Mad As a Hatter

Now listening to Prog Non Stop #656 with a lot of tracks from Ayreon, album 01011001. It seems there was an event the past weekend @ 013 Tilburg .

[Teunis]

Today:
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Threshold - For The Journey
Toto - XIV
Wolverine - Communication Lost
Mystery - Redemption

np: Soup - The Beauty Of Our Youth

[Teunis]

Today:
Subsignal - La Muerta
Steve Lukather - Bridges
Arena - Immortal?
IQ - The Seventh House

np: Subsignal - A Poetry Of Rain

While waiting for my copy to arrive I'm listening to it on Spotify. A release I was looking forward to for months and I can say it was worth the wait. Great  . Really want to see them live.

[Teunis]

pp: Subsignal - A Poetry Of Rain

np: Bruce Soord - Luminescence

Also released yesterday, solo album from the The Pineapple Thief frontman. Relaxing music .

[Teunis]

Today:
Neal Morse - The Dreamer ~ Joseph, Pt. 1
Huis - Abandoned
Fischer-Z - Red Skies Over Paradise ~ The Berlin Sessions
Arena - Contagion

np: Nine Skies - The Lightmaker

On Spotify, after reading very positive reviews. But unfortunately it's not my cup of coffee .

[Teunis]

Subsignal - A Poetry Of Rain

Wow, this will be in my top-3 of 2023 releases .

[Teunis]

pp:
Fischer-Z - This Is My Universe
Frost* - Day And Age
IQ - The Road Of Bones
Knight Area - D-Day II ~ The Final Chapter

np: Subsignal - A Poetry Of Rain