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[Appelmoes??]

Journey? Is that old or something? Maybe Nicky likes them

NP -> Ayreon - The Human Equation

"I can't move, can't feel my body..."

[Nicky007]

Journey? Is that old or something? Maybe Nicky likes them

Probably not. Seems like they're more "something" than "old" 

And seems like Styx is a better option if you're looking for old melodic prog. Anybody familiar with Pieces Of Eight or The Grand Illusion ?  I did hear them in those days, but not enough to remember what they sounded like.


NP  Queensrÿche:  Frontier

Getting into'em 

Nicky.

[PH]

My dad is really into Styx (the band, not the river fortunately).

-Paco

[maddox]

My dad is really into Styx (the band, not the river fortunately).

-Paco

Then he must like Suite Madame Blue as well.
An awesome track. 

[PH]

That's a feasibility bound to certainty.

-Paco

[PH]

Dream Theater - Octavarium
7. Sacrified Sons

I always think of this as the less best of the album.

My Octavarium top 8 (at the moment):

1. Octavarium
2. The Root Of All Evil
3. Never Enough
4. Panic Attack
5. I Walk Beside You
6. The Answer Lies Within
7. Sacrified Sons
8. These Walls

In this list, 1 till 5 are often shifting a lot, but thanks to its lenght the song Octavarium is almost always on top. Numbers 6, 7 and 8 are always at the end, rarely shifting.

What is your Octavarium top 8?

-Paco

[Nicky007]

NP  Pearl Jam:  Self-titled

I really like Eddie's singing, but somehow the music isnt quite up there - too Coldplayish.

Queensrÿche are related, but their moods are much more vivid. Guess that's what makes them prog, while PJ arent quite 

And guess that's what makes PJ more popular (read: accessible) 

What is your Octavarium top 8?

Hey, you're asking for a lot, Paxi.

If you're so much of a DT fan, how about giving Kamelot a spin ?  They're up there too. And their lyrics are super. And Khan's a better singer.

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

NP  Queensrÿche:  Promised Land

Yeah, one of the absolute best 

Hey, what the f* am I doin up this early ?

Nicky.

[Bupie]

What is your Octavarium top 8?

Since you ask, Paco :

1. Never Enough
2. The Root Of All Evil
3. These Walls
4. I Walk Beside You
5. Octavarium
6. Panic Attack
7. The Answer Lies Within
8. Sacrified Sons

But it's subject to change very often ...

I think it's really a great album with a lot of diversity, beautiful melodies and a brilliant art cover (as always with Hugh Syme). But I don't see Octavarium (the song) as the absolute masterpiece that many describe.

NP Morcheeba - Wonders never cease

[PH]

Dream Theater - Awake
2. Caught In A Web


James screams very much on this album. I'm not sure whether I like it or not.
The music is good though.

After this one I'm gonna play Falling Into Infinity. But I gotta admit that it's got more to do with duty than beauty...

-Paco

[The Butterfly Man]

...thanks to its lenght the song Octavarium is almost always on top.

I wonder why you say that. What's lenght gotta do with a song being good or not? I think it's about quality, not quantity. Not saying it's wrong to have Octavarium at the top though (far from that! ) but I just cannot understand why you prefer a song just because it's loooooooooooooooooooong.

What is your Octavarium top 8?

But to answer your question regarding a top 8: I like 'em all, however, if I have to choose my top 8 it would look something like this:

1: Octavarium
2: Sacrificed Sons
3: The Root Of All Evil
4: These Walls
5: I Walk Beside You
6: Panic Attack
7: The Answer Lies Within
8: Never Enough

But why don't you like Sacrificed Sons PH and Bupie? I think it's Epic with a capital E!

Tom

[maddox]

What is your Octavarium top 8?

-Paco

Nice question.

Here goes nothing:

1) Octavarium
2) Sacrificed Sons
3) Panic Attack & The Root Of All Evil
5) Never Enough
6) These Walls

That's it. 

NP> Mind's Eye - A Gentleman's Hurricane 

[Nicky007]

NP  Queensrÿche:  Promised Land  (on repeat)

Although money has run out for this month (can you believe it guys: I'm drinkin 2.6% beer - at least it's beer! and not some dumbass wine (Ups Bups, Sorry  )), I feel ryche: I have the most wonderful woman in the world, the cutest cat, a membership of The Shattered Room, and last but not least, a Walkman with Promised Land playing at full volume    and on top of it: I'v made mincemeat out of F1 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

NP: Splinter - Anthony's Songs



I saw this Dutch band last friday when they opened for Knight Area. I was so impressed by their music that I just had to buy their album right away. Now I'm listening to it and it's really great!

Guys, check www.splinteronline.com.

Tom

[Nicky007]

NP  Queensrÿche:  Operation: mindcrime

Yup 

Nicky.

[maddox]

Kamelot - The Black Halo

[PH]

I wonder why you say that. What's lenght gotta do with a song being good or not? I think it's about quality, not quantity. Not saying it's wrong to have Octavarium at the top though (far from that! ) but I just cannot understand why you prefer a song just because it's loooooooooooooooooooong.

I agree Tom. Size doesn't matter. And quality always wins from the quantity (science proves it). It's not about how much they put in, but how strong it is that they put in.

Ahem...

Seriously though. I made a mistake, it's not because of its lenght that Octavarium is so good. It's because of its lenght that the song is so varied. And because its so varied, there's so much to like in there. And because there's so much to like in there, it's a good song.

Indirectly lenght brings quality. But this is not always the case indeed. (we should ask women though...)

-Paco

[Steve Jones]

I'm currently about two-thirds through The Flower Kings 'Instant Delivery'

This is the 2 CD live set that comes with the 2 DVD concert of the same name.  A truckin femendous recording and highly recommended.   

[maddox]

Everon - North

[Bupie]

Dream Theater - Awake
2. Caught In A Web


James screams very much on this album. I'm not sure whether I like it or not.

It doesn't bother me on Awake. I find it much more annoying on SFAM.

After this one I'm gonna play Falling Into Infinity. But I gotta admit that it's got more to do with duty than beauty...

Why ? It's really a great album, at the exception of a few songs.

Nice question.

Here goes nothing:

1) Octavarium
2) Sacrificed Sons
3) Panic Attack & The Root Of All Evil
5) Never Enough
6) These Walls

So your version of Octavarium doesn't include The Answer Lies Within ? 

But why don't you like Sacrificed Sons PH and Bupie? I think it's Epic with a capital E!

I am as you, Tom, I like all the songs here, Sacrified Sons included but maybe this is the harvest one to get into and I find that it lacks the energy of some other songs here.

NP Dream Theater - Never Enough   When the drums come in, it's ... wow 

[Teunis]

NP: Splinter - Anthony's Songs



I saw this Dutch band last friday when they opened for Knight Area. I was so impressed by their music that I just had to buy their album right away. Now I'm listening to it and it's really great!

Guys, check www.splinteronline.com.

Tom

I've discovered this band earlier this week. Added them as a friend on MySpace. Their tracks are sounding great, definitely worth checking them out indeed.

np: IQ - Forever Live (DVD) in 5.1 sound  

[Nicky007]

NP  Ten:  Return To Evermore

mmmmmmmmmmmmm..................

I'l be back in the remote future 

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Magenta - Metamorphosis

1. The Ballad of Samuel Layne

[maddox]

So your version of Octavarium doesn't include The Answer Lies Within ? 

Along with I Walk Beside You the answer must be: no. 

Nice for a B-side or demo recordings or something like that but on an entire album?
Definitely no. 

[Steve Jones]

Ian Hunter - 'All American Alien Boy'

Edit: and now Marillion - 'Marbles by the Sea' - progtastic