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[Appelmoes??]

I wanted to listen to some Dead Reckoning songs, but after hearing Damian nailing those "mac" songs, I won't bother... 

[johninblack]

I wanted to listen to some Dead Reckoning songs, but after hearing Damian nailing those "mac" songs, I won't bother... 

I thought Damian was beyond excellent at summers end, as you said totally nailed the 'mac' stuff, I really hope he will stay with them now.

[erik]

See, that's just the thing, Maddox: I don't find that SDV holds the standard. I actually skip it now and go to 6:00, sometimes jump out of that one too. The rest of Awake is sheer brilliance. Nothing longdrawn. I've rarely experienced that with (almost) a whole album.

Nicky.

6:00 is the perfect opener and Space-Dye Vest is a beautiful, melancholic close of the album, for me DT's best "ballad" ever! Indeed breathtaking as maddox says. Scarred is a gem too!

NP  DT: Lifting Shadows Off A Dream

Unbelievably good song 

That is for me actually the contender for weak spot on the Awake album, together with Innocence Faded

Curious thing Nicky, how we share our admiration for this DT album but are so divided on these tracks!

[Nicky007]

Maybe some of the differerence, Erik, lies in my experiences as a guitarist. I played lead guitar in a couple of groups in my high school years - yeah, guys, this old geezer actually once stood and plonked out some riffs on his Fender (smoked a lot of spicy stuff in those days too) - and that heightened my sensitivity to guitar specialities.

There are lots of great guitarists around today, we should really be grateful for that. I think a lot of us who have tried a bit ourselves are more attentive to fine details than most other people, and I myself have come to the point where I see John Petrucci as a very special guitarist, even within this very dignified society, yes, admittedly, as primus inter pares.

And, getting to the point, I experience him as particularly poetic on Lifting Shadows. And it's one of Jamie's finest moments too.

Nicky.

[erik]

Maybe some of the differerence, Erik, lies in my experiences as a guitarist. I played lead guitar in a couple of groups in my high school years - yeah, guys, this old geezer actually once stood and plonked out some riffs on his Fender (smoked a lot of spicy stuff in those days too) - and that heightened my sensitivity to guitar specialities.

Cool! Never really played an instrument myself.

And, getting to the point, I experience him as particularly poetic on Lifting Shadows. And it's one of Jamie's finest moments too.

I see, I shall relisten to the track bearing this in mind and with (even more than usual) ear for detail!

[Nicky007]

And I'm just listening to Space-Dye Vest again, being more attentive.

Nicky.

[erik]

And I'm just listening to Space-Dye Vest again, being more attentive.

Nicky.

That's what I like in a forum like this one, it's not just sharing common views, but also encountering interesting new views and perspectives from people who know what they're talking about!

[Nicky007]

Yeah, Erik, I enjoy that too. I live in a country, Denmark, where people are nice, considerate, and beautiful, but very conservative (the last two characteristics being rather complementary in my experience, resistance shapes character). It's not a coincidence that I'm the only person in Denmark who's active here in the Room. I go into a big CD-store, meet the "prog expert", and the guy has never heard of Arena or Sieges Even; that sorta gives the picture.

Nicky.

[bluepony]

Yeah, Erik, I enjoy that too. I live in a country, Denmark, where people are nice, considerate, and beautiful, but very conservative (the last two characteristics being rather complementary in my experience, resistance shapes character). It's not a coincidence that I'm the only person in Denmark who's active here in the Room. I go into a big CD-store, meet the "prog expert", and the guy has never heard of Arena or Sieges Even; that sorta gives the picture.

Nicky.

Well... at least you have a "prog expert" at your record store...

[Bupie]

That is for me actually the contender for weak spot on the Awake album, together with Innocence Faded

Curious thing Nicky, how we share our admiration for this DT album but are so divided on these tracks!

I am also a big DT fan and LSOAD and Innocence Faded are my two favorite songs on Awake but again, I guess it's because I belong to the dark side of the Force (= easy listening poppy neo-prog) ... 

Speaking of easy listening
NP Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith  Groovy bass and drums : perfect for hitting the dance floor after a few beers ...

[erik]

I am also a big DT fan and LSOAD and Innocence Faded are my two favorite songs on Awake but again, I guess it's because I belong to the dark side of the Force (= easy listening poppy neo-prog) ... 

LOL!!

To underline that I'm not a heavy hardliner: I love the track These Walls on Octavarium!

[Bupie]

LOL!!

To underline that I'm not a heavy hardliner: I love the track These Walls on Octavarium!

My favorite song on Octavarium is Never Enough and I don't think it's the most poppy there. So maybe I am not completely lost for the prog cause ?   

NP Asia - The smile has left your Eyes  Finally, yes, I am definitively lost ... 

[Appelmoes??]

I thought Damian was beyond excellent at summers end, as you said totally nailed the 'mac' stuff, I really hope he will stay with them now.

Me too Last time Thresholds singer bailed on them Damian toured with them and recorded an album (extinct instinct), I hope he will do the same again, but also stayes with the band.

But all in all I'm just VERY grateful I saw Threshold with Damian, at least once. It was magic seeing them.

[erik]

NP Genesis / Encore Series 2007: Amsterdam 01-07-07 / Los Endos

Goes very well with Now Reading Thread

[maddox]

Dream Theater - Score

Track: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

After that: Octavarium.

Both songs are blessed by the touch of the Octavarium Orchestra of Awe!   

[Nicky007]

NP  DT: Scenes From A Memory

I'm gonno run this one on repeat now. See if it grips me as much as Awake. JP (just playing and John Petrucci) Through Her Eyes 

Are you guys aware that this album is about reincarnation, btw a topic that I'v studied thoroughly.


BP  Manuel de Falla: Fire Dance

Great piece for piano solo. Has the Spanish spirit, a lot of changing, surprising rhythms, and other prog elements. Give it a run, guys.

When Uncle Rocky pours some grace upon me, I'll get the notes and have some fun working up the piece. When I see you guys, I'll play (some of) it for you - if you get me a cold beer.

Nicky.

[erik]

NR Genesis: Chapter & Verse

Got it yesterday from the bookstore where I ordered it; a very good read so far (the Charterhouse years), this heavy volume is going to provide for many enjoyable reading hours!

I'm taking a little trip back... Just played disc 4 (their first demos) of the Archive 1967-1975 box  and will now proceed with From Genesis To Revelation.

[johninblack]

NP......The Watch - Primitive -02 - The Border

I'll be seeing The Watch in a couple of weeks and really looking forward to it.

[Appelmoes??]

Damian Wilson - Disciple - Brightest Way

[Teunis]

Erik Norlander - Seas of Orion

[Nicky007]

NP  Kamelot: Ghost Opera

Roy Khan is a fabulous singer, clearly one of the absolute best, but I have to say that I don't find that Kamelot is up to his standards. They're excellent, by all means, but not up to DT and SyX standards, and that's what a singer of Khan's talent merits. I actually find his previous group Conception more exciting.

But I'm happy to be contradicted.

Nicky.

[maddox]

The Flower Kings - The Sum Of No Evil

[mdread666]

Credo - Rhetoric

[maddox]

Guns 'n Roses - Use Your Illusion pt II

[PH]

The Flower Kings - The Sum Of No Evil

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Do you like it?


Today I was playing:
Genesis - Spot The Pigeon


-Paco