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[Appelmoes??]

The amazing voice of Paul

http://www.myspace.com/adayswork 

[PH]

Ah yes. A Day's Work.
I need to know more about that band. Sounds cool!

-Paco

[PH]

Sylvan - Posthumous Silence
3. In Chains


I don't understand why Marco sings about his diarrhea.

-Paco

[The Butterfly Man]

NP: Genesis - Silver Rainbow

Tom

[PH]

NP: Genesis - Silver Rainbow

Tom

Ahh I don't see that one very often here.
What do you think of that song?

NP: Ajalon - On The Treshold Of Eternity
8. Forever I Am


-Paco

[Appelmoes??]

Ah yes. A Day's Work.
I need to know more about that band. Sounds cool!

-Paco

Well, their singer, Paul, did Damian's parts on the Ayreon Fanmeet (that's how I know him) and the band supported Threshold in Helmond a short while back. I missed them because of traffic, but I bought the album they had for sale and was pleasantly surprised when I heard it. Eventhough he did a great job singing Damian's lines, his "natural" voice is so much better!
The sound is mostly pop-rock, although some part are pretty downright RAWK.

You can check out their site http://www.adayswork.nl/ and buy the album.

[Steve Jones]

Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

[maddox]

Arena - The Visitor

[Teunis]

IQ - J'ai Pollette D'Arnu

Track: Wurensh

[gelert]

IQ - J'ai Pollette D'Arnu

Track: Wurensh

Meanwhile at chez moi Tears for Fears - Year Of The Knife. So much "It Bites" and "Ben Dragon" about this track....

[Steve Jones]

Pendragon - Masquerade Overture.  A classic album, IMHO 

[Steve Jones]

Stackridge - Mr Mick.  Vastly underrated 70s gem, Steam Radio Song in particular.

[Deenfan]

Dale - "My horizon"

[Steve Jones]

Druid - Fluid Druid.  Prog from the dawn of time. 

[Steve Jones]

Mad would give you more details but it belongs to a serie of albums called Official Bootlegs that can only be ordered online here : http://www.ytsejamrecords.com/

Whoops!  Thought I replied to this one at the time, but clearly I didn't!!
Cheers for the link, anyway, it looks like my credit card needs a severe thrashing yet again. 

[Nicky007]

NP  DT: Live At Budokan

Prog heaven 

I'm in a period where I stick to the fewest bestest 

Yesterday my old high school friend Rune defended his Dr. Scient Thesis successfully 

Afterward there was a big party in the fabulous Danmarks Akvarium. That part was great too 

The first problem for me and Ms 007 was all the meat. We should'v had Appy and Deenie as standins for that part. It was strange (guess prob only for us veggies) to see the living meat swimmin around in the glass cases and the dead meat (not Paco this time) on the plates 

The second problem was the music. Fortunately the're no roomies to stand in for that part. It was all Steppenwolf, Stones, Fleetwood, and stuff like that. That was all good once upon a time, but like: Welcome to the 21st Century !  When I had nuff and insisted upon them playing The Bonding, the guy took it off even before the refrain and said "You can't dance to that !". Man, I had just worked myself into it, and that sure was danceus interruptus for me 

Well, it was great to be with some old friends (not you guys this time - hey, it don't always have to be you guys, huh ? ) 

And the gin & tonics were sooooo goooood - and mean     If ever we meet (not with ea), guys .....    

... it looks like my credit card needs a severe thrashing yet again. 

Mine was thrashed so much that it's deep six'd 

Nicky

[Steve Jones]

'To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales' by various artists including Magellan.

[maddox]

Billy Idol - White Wedding

[Nicky007]

NP  A.C.T:  Silence

Tifniftly one of the best. These guys are convincingly all over the place 

Is it only Paco and me who are into A.C.T ?

They're a Malmö group. Hope they soon play in their hometown 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Is it only Paco and me who are into A.C.T ?

Quite possibly, yes. 
Not a band I've checked out, as yet.

NP: Blackfield - Blackfield

[Nicky007]

Steve, I would certainly think that A.C.T is somethin for you. They're prog-medium, very songbased and melodious, have quizzical lyrics, very tongue-in-cheek (which limeys dig), and with some philosophical depth, very contrasted moods, and lots of fine details, all done super-professionally. And not least: Herman Saming sings real nicely and understandably in English (rare with Scandinavian bands).

Although they're very eclectic, they've developed their own original sound. I would say that they come close to Spocks, but still they're quite different. Maybe also a modern heavier version of Supertramp, a bit like 10cc too. If all this sounds puzzling, well, that's what they are, and in a great way.

Just struck me that hardly anybody else nowadays makes music with so much harmony and voices coming and going.

We're talkin top league here imo   

Silence is wonderful, and I have the impression that all four of their albums are great. Paco knows more about A.C.T, so maybe he'd like to supplement 

NP  A.C.T:  This Wonderful World  (on repeat) 

Nicky.

[maddox]

A.C.T. is indeed rather good. Already have two albums of theirs and i really like it.

NP> Dream Theater - Dark Side Of The Moon

[Deenfan]

ACT is cool! Very song-based, and that's a winner with me.

I don't get that passion for the band, though. I don't know why.

[Steve Jones]

Thanks for the pointers, people.  I'm all for eclectic so I've just ordered 'Silence' to see how I get on 

Not that I'm averse to a bit of acloustic, either...

[Nicky007]

Not that I'm averse to a bit of acloustic, either...

Was there an 'l' too much there, Stevie, or what do you mean 

I don't get that passion for the band, though. I don't know why.

A.C.T are very slow growers. Require a lot of patient spins. Then they grow like a beautiful red rose. (I have the impression that not all roomies are sufficiently progatient.) 


NP  A.C.T:  Joanna  (on Silence)

Like a beautiful red rose (think I just got Bups onto this album too)   

A.C.T. is indeed rather good ....

There's a '.' too much there, Mad. (And a band/group are plural.) 

Nicky.