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[maddox]

NP  Metallica:  Load

Not one of their best, but still, it's the Metallica sound 

Nicky.

Actually the only song i do like from this album is the last one: The Outlaw Torn.

[Nicky007]

Guys, is ReLoad better than Load, or pretty much the same ?

Nicky.

[Bupie]

Hey, I have to apologise.
I just got a PM from Guy Manning himself and I'm sooooooo ashamed...

He said: "Thank you for you kind comments about my voice..so very nice and informed".
That was in regard of my post about him where I made a joke about his voice and his name.
He is right. That was VERY distasteful, so I edited my post. And I will rectify it.

I think sometimes we (or to keep it for myself: I) go too far, here on this forum. Guy Manning was right to PM me about it and made me realise that this is not how we should speak about people.

It happens often that someone doesn't like a persons voice. For example people are complaining about James LaBrie's voice of Dream Theater. And there's of course Fish and Steve Hogarth of Marillion. We can have preferences, and there's nothing wrong with that. But when we talk about our preferred singer, or discussing some music, we should always keep in mind that we're talking about persons, persons with feelings. So respect is due.

I'd like you all to think about that.

I am very ashamed of myself. We all know that we shouldn't base our opinion on a first listen. In Progressive music, liking is always a proces.
And I am absolutely sure that I'll grow to appreciate Guy Manning's voice. In fact, his voice is VERY varied. (I incite you to listen to The Tangent albums, where he shares lead- and backingvocals with Andy Tillison and (on earlier albums) Roine Stolt.) His voice is sometimes warm and passionate, other times cheerful and uplifting. Besides, he's also an extremely gifted songwriter and musician. He is another multi-instrumentalist. And as I've said before, I am totally blown away and pleasantly surprised by Skimming Stones, a song from Guy's 2007 album "Songs From The Bilston House". Very varied music, with beautiful melodies.

From now on I'll try to be more thoughtful when talking about bands, singers, musicians. They're doing the best to keep us pleased. They put out music, and then there are people (like me) who shamelessly drag their name through the dirt, by calling them names and generally hurt them.

-Paco

Nice post, Paco. I totally agree with you.

NP Jadis - This Changing Face  So I won't say that Gary Chandler's voice is not perfect on this one (but the song is still a favorite of mine) ...

[Nicky007]

Yeah, you're right, Bupie, giving it a blue background makes it an entirely new experience.




NP  Metallica:  Load

First it sounds pretty ordinary. But when you get properly into it, you hear a lot of special things coming and going 

One of the things I really dig about Metallica is that they have realised more than anybody else that music, to be genuine, must be totally free of glamor (else it's showbiz).

These guys can bathe in their money, but still they come across as guys you can f* around with in the local pub - or at my course 

Nicky.

[Bupie]

Yeah, you're right, Bupie, giving it a blue background makes it an entirely new experience.

You mean I am making some kind of quoting abuse, Nicky ?

OK, this afternoon I dont work, which is cool, but  it's raining and I am far away from Paris so I won't see Arena tonight, which is sad.

But I am still having fun listening to that : http://www.myspace.com/trevbabay

Ok, I won't sell it to you as prog or even a very new style of music. It's just 100% AOR ... but it's so freaking good !

And I won't tell you who's the father of the guy. Teunis, any idea ? 

[PH]

I'm watching Transatlantic - Live In Europe DVD at the moment.
A small window on my desktop is playing this wonderful concert, while in another window I'm doing some homework.

Works great! I should do this more often since my family here doesn't like it when I play my DVDs in the livingroom.
But the sound in the livingroom is much better and secretly it's much more fun watching this while the rest is forced to watch too.

[Bupie]

I'm watching Transatlantic - Live In Europe DVD at the moment.

I watched Smoke and Mirrors sooner in the afternoon. it will not replace tonight's gig  but it's great anyway

NP Dream Theater - Octavarium (the song)

[PH]

NP Dream Theater - Octavarium (the song)

That's a nice song!
I think I'll play that one later today.

Now watching the Tour Documentary of Transatlantic.
Haven't seen these extras yet. It's so cool.
These people are pretty cool people.
I met Pete Trewavas at a Kino gig in Holland, and he's funny, kind and genuine. I haven't met the other bandmembers of Transatlantic, but I guess they're just as lovely! But Pete is a very calm person. Very different from Neal and Mike who are really kindof hyperactive. I don't know Roine enough to say something about him. He seems to be the mysterious one. And I like his 70's Hippie outfit on stage.

[maddox]

Guys, is ReLoad better than Load, or pretty much the same ?

Nicky.

No, it's even worse. 

NP>  Shadow Gallery - Tyranny

[Teunis]

Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue

[Deenfan]

Guys, is ReLoad better than Load, or pretty much the same ?

Nicky.

I think ReLoad is much better, for some reason. It sort of sounded a bit more like Metallica, and a bit less like Willie Nelson tumbling down a cliffside. Slowly.

[PH]

NP:
Hidria Spacefolk - Symetria
5. Radien

I'm tripping and spacing here! Awesome!


-Paco

[PH]

A.C.T - Today's Report
1. Abandoned World

This reminds me that A.C.T is a band that keeps the standard very high. All of their albums are masterpieces.
Yes, I like this very much.
The voice might put people off, since it's not your ordinary prog voice (but what's an ordinary prog voice anyway?? ). It's a bit difficult to get into (I had that problem at first) but their music is soooooo good, that you keep going back to it. And after that you come to realise that the voice is actually really good, perfectly fitting the style of the music. Making it an exceptional and very unique band.

And those keyboards... Ooooooooooohhhh wonderful!
Those Swedes...


-Paco

[maddox]

Enchant - Wounded 

[Deenfan]

Royal Hunt - Collision course

[gelert]

The best of "The Human League".   

[maddox]

The best of "The Human League".   

Don't cry for that, Gelert. Good choice if you ask me. 

I would seriously doubt your mental well being if you said 'Milly Vanilly' but with this you made a good choice. 

NP> Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

[PH]

Now playing:

Milly Vanilly
RRRRRRROOOOOCK!!!!!!

[PH]

Seriously now:
Marillion - Anoraknophobia
5. The Fruit Of The Wild Rose

Very nice album. Did I already said that this is a good album? 'Cause it's good! Yup, very cool.
I like this one a lot. No filler tracks on this one.
It's a great album. Brilliant. I love it.

[Deenfan]

It truly is. Isn't Quartz on that, too? -Or is it getting too late for memory games?

And what about the endlessly wonderful "This is the 21st century"?

[PH]

It truly is. Isn't Quartz on that, too? -Or is it getting too late for memory games?

Yes, Quartz is on that one. An amazing song indeed.

And what about the endlessly wonderful "This is the 21st century"?

Agreed. The best song of that album! A true epic, with a very nice mood and lots of goosebump-moments.


-Paco

[The Butterfly Man]

Agreed. The best song of that album! A true epic, with a very nice mood and lots of goosebump-moments.

"There's a man up in a mirrored building and he just bought the world"...

Tom (NP: Spock's Beard - Of The Beauty Of It All)

[Nicky007]

NP  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss:  Raising Sand

Beautiful, so beautiful 

My old hero and his darling protégé !

But seriously guys, this one is a pearl.

NP> Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

Great to see these classics bein played here 

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

Need somethin heavier now:

NP  PoS:  The Perfect Element I   

Nicky.

[Bupie]

Need somethin heavier now:

And me I need something groovy

NP Morcheeba - Big Calm