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[Steve Jones]

Starting the day with Demians - Building an Empire.

[Bupie]

NP Toto - Lea   

[Teunis]

Damian Wilson - Cosmas

15. Just The Way It Goes 

[Iggy]

Starting the day with Demians - Building an Empire.

I am looking forward to listening to this although I haven't purchased it yet. Someday soon.

NP Star One Live on Earth

[Teunis]

Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset

1. The Evening Wind 

[Steve Jones]

Just finishing...Phil Manzanera & 801 - 801 Live

[Steve Jones]

I am looking forward to listening to this although I haven't purchased it yet. Someday soon.

And what happened to Mr Cut-Down-On-Parcels-When-I'm-Back-At-Work, then? 

[Nicky007]

Nevermore:  This Godless Endeavor

Guys, this is topnotch prog metal, very dense, very ambitious, intelligent cutting lyrics. It's taken me a lot of spins, but now I'm really beginning to enjoy them.

They're quite different from all groups that'v been mentioned in the Room; Redemption, SyX, and Opeth come to mind (just shows how hard it is to compare here), but Nevermore are more dissonantic, pretty grating stuff. They cover a lot of styles including heavy, thrash, black.

From Wikipedia - Nevermore:  "Nevermore incorporates elements from a variety of genres, which makes it difficult to categorize Nevermore's music. Their sound includes elements of power metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, traditional heavy metal, amongst others. They also have used death metal traits such as low tuned and fast paced riffing, and the 2005 record This Godless Endeavor occasionally featured vocals clearly influenced by death metal. The press have used several other genres to describe Nevermore's sound including groove metal, technical speed metal, technical thrash metal, progressive power/thrash metal, death/thrash metal, and melodic thrash metal. In an interview at Metalmania in 2006 singer Warrel Dane doesn't explicitly disagree with the many genres the band has been put in over the years, but he does however say 'I don't think we're power metal.'"

I agree with Warrel:  There's no showmanship here, only serious musicianship.

Something for Tom, Mad, and Steve, but be patient here.


So, Mad, Phideaux sound like nothing  

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Nevermore:  This Godless Endeavor

I shall check them out at some point. 

NP: Genesis - Foxtrot.  Not an album that goes too long between plays here, if I've got my wits about me. 

[Iggy]

And what happened to Mr Cut-Down-On-Parcels-When-I'm-Back-At-Work, then? 

Actually I haven't bought anything all week (so far)

Getting withdrawal symptoms

[Steve Jones]

Actually I haven't bought anything all week (so far)
Getting withdrawal symptoms

Me too.  It's a bit like trying not to breathe, isn't it? 

NP: RPWL - Stock

[Iggy]

NP PT Voyage 34

[Steve Jones]

A.C.T - Silence

[Iggy]

DT Octavarian.

I seem to be in a DT minority as my favorite cds are Octavarium and Scenes from a memory.

I saw them last year in Wembley and for me the concert didn't quite work in fact I enjoyed Symphony X more who were supporting them that night.

A couple of years earlier I saw both nights at Hammersmith (which is a much better venue) and they played Dark Side of the Moon on the second night.

They were much better then.

[Steve Jones]

IQ - J'ai Pollette D'arnu

[Steve Jones]

IQ - Subterranea: The Concert

[Teunis]

Asia - Phoenix

Disappointment of the year so far for me, commercial crap IMO  .

[Nicky007]

Then I'd like to ask you guys:  Is there anything by Asia that stands out above the standard good quality rock ?

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Then I'd like to ask you guys:  Is there anything by Asia that stands out above the standard good quality rock ?

I own all their studio albums (both the 'Wetton' and the 'Payne' era). IMO the debut album stands out in the 'Wetton' era and 'Aria' is my favourite 'Payne' album, but I love all their albums. You have to be in the mood for playing it, you're right calling it 'good quality rock' or call it 'AOR'. The 2008 album 'Phoenix' is 'too much of the same', I just hoped for a good mix between ballads and heavier stuff. The latter is not present  . Fortunately the cd has stopped playing now  .

[Iggy]

Twilight Chronicles by Ten

[maddox]

A couple of years earlier I saw both nights at Hammersmith (which is a much better venue) and they played Dark Side of the Moon on the second night.

They were much better then.

I saw them playing DSOTM live in Rotterdam, Holland. Man, what a glorious night that was.
Truly a night to remember. 

[Steve Jones]

Joe Satriani - Live in San Fransisco DVD.

Killer performance. 

[Bupie]

Then I'd like to ask you guys:  Is there anything by Asia that stands out above the standard good quality rock ?

Nicky.

Actually, I have a live album entitled Asia Live 09-XI-90 Mockba with a poor production but that really rocks. I recommend it 

[maddox]

Amaseffer - Slaves For Life

And again. 

[Teunis]

Actually, I have a live album entitled Asia Live 09-XI-90 Mockba with a poor production but that really rocks. I recommend it 

I own that album too. Indeed, it's a great one. With 'The Smile Has Left Your Eyes' as an absolute highlight .