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[Steve Jones]

You mean as if Marco was the only one to sing ? 

Yes.  After gargling with gravel. 

NP: Fish - 'Poppy' Field of Crows.  My current opiate of choice.

[Steve Jones]

24 carat purple

Cripes!  I remember buying that when I was at school, it was the recommended route to obtain Black Night.    Still had the same vinyl copy up until a few years ago.

[maddox]

Sylvan - Leaving Backstage: The Posthumous Silence Show

Track: [01] Eternity Ends

[Iggy]

Cripes!  I remember buying that when I was at school, it was the recommended route to obtain Black Night.    Still had the same vinyl copy up until a few years ago.

I bought the CD earlier this year.

It is a classic and reminds me of the days when you would play one side more than another. CD's have changed my listening patterns completely!

[maddox]

Sylvan - Leaving Backstage: The Posthumous Silence Show

Track: [Disk II - 09] Artificial Paradise

[Steve Jones]

Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York.

All 3.1 hours of it.  What better way to start the weekend? 

[Nicky007]

NP  Mercenary:  The Hours That Remain 

Much better than Architect Of Lies imo (sorry, Stevie, lost my head for a moment there). They seem to have lost some b*ls (in the commercial mill) and got dangerously near Nightwish with Architect. Hours is more like Circus Maximus - even heavier.

Already the first song Redefine Me is a killer !

Man, if you're Mercenary, you gotta keep your b*ls in all situations 

So, guys, Hours is the one to get, and it's real good tellya. (Will also improve my survival rating if you getit, Stevie.) 


T. Reid "Very Critical" (NJ) puts it right (Amazon.com):     

"Let me start off by telling you that this album [Architect] is in no way better than The Hours That Remain which I feel was their best album by far. But it is a good album to say the least. If you like Mercenary then get this album. I feel they failed to capture the "Lost Reality" feel in this album. Hooks sound generic. Anyway that's my view. Still buy the album though. Maybe next time we can get another The Hours That Remain."

Mercenary - Architect of Lies.  Again! 

A bit of a grow(l)er, this one.

Stevie

* We normally book Gary Glitter, but he doesn't seem to be returning his calls.

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

Hey, Nicky, join us and let's party 

OK Bups, you bring the beers, and I'l bring the CD's 

NP  Nothing, but I am beginning to feel the lack, so I am singing loud in my office.

You probably have no problem hitting Tarja's high notes, Bups 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

NP  Mercenary:  The Hours That Remain 

Better than Architect Of Lies imo. They seem to have lost some b*ls and got dangerously near Nightwish with Architect. Hours is more like Circus Maximus - even heavier.

Blimey!  The growls must go up to eleven!  Metal for people who find Slipknot worryingly effeminate. 

I think you're trying to atone for your recent descent into Dionism. 


Just finished: Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York.  Awesome as ever, especially 'A Change of Seasons' which is an absolute blinder to finish on. 

Just starting: Kamelot - The Black Halo.

[Nicky007]

Blimey!  The growls must go up to eleven!

Actually not more growls, but more purpose and drive, more Viggo Mortensen than Little Mermaid 

Just finished: Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York.  Awesome as ever, especially 'A Change of Seasons' which is an absolute blinder to finish on. 

Just starting: Kamelot - The Black Halo.

Yippie yay yay, Stevie (post-1776), two top leaguers 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Riverside - Out of Myself.

Because REM is such a stonkingly excellent album, I have to periodically remind myself of just how good the rest are, too.  Currently playing very loud as SWMBO has gone out to empty the nation's shoe-shops. 

[maddox]

Pathosray - S/T

Track: Free Of Doubt

[Steve Jones]

Magnum - Princess Alice & the Broken Arrow.

I used to pass Princess Alice (an orphanage to the north of Birmingham) on the way to work for many years.  Completely useless information to anyone out there in progland, but it's something I think of every time I give this album a spin.  Most of the orphanage was destroyed in a fire and is now a Tesco supermegastore.  Make a note of this, it may come in useful one day... 

[Steve Jones]

Just finished: Various Artists - The Fox Lies Down: A Tribute to Genesis.  There're some tremendous interpretations on here, including The Flower Kings' take on 'The Cinema Show' - more recently featured (in longer form) on 'The Road Back Home' 

Now playing: The Reasoning - Awakening.  As discussed elsewhere, this raaaawwwwwkkkks!

[Iggy]

NP Smoke and Mirrors by the boys.

[Nicky007]

You silly man. Try with one 'n', as spelt by yours truly.

Ups! - and I'm the one who's so p-p-p-particular bout spelling  

Only problem is that if you write "Millenium" in Wikipedia you get redirected to "Millennium" - so back to scratch.

So, Deenie, what's with Millenium ?


NP  Mercenary:  The Hours That Remain

Yup


Played:  Jethro Tull:  Aqualung

A true classic masterpiece  

Dig this guys:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZmtq5LhFo

What an intense performance by Ian Anderson !!!  I'v never seen anything like it.

Makes me wanna go to the next JT concert around  

Nicky.

[maddox]

NP> Dream Theater - In The Presence Of Enemies

The whole deal. 

[Steve Jones]

Just finished Spock's Beard - Day for Night.

Now playing Anathema - Assorted free downloads from the band's site.

[maddox]

Radiohead - In Rainbows

[Steve Jones]

Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen.  No idea when I last played this one, but it's certainly hitting the spot tonight. 

[Iggy]

Foxtrot Genesis  nuff said! 

[Steve Jones]

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch.  Scabby old unremastered version that I've had for eons, I'm afraid.  The remastered offering with extra tracks at a mere 4.98 Amazon pounds is thus tempting. 

[Iggy]

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch.  Scabby old unremastered version that I've had for eons, I'm afraid.  The remastered offering with extra tracks at a mere 4.98 Amazon pounds is thus tempting. 

I've only gone and ordered defector now.

I never owned this but it was in a friends collection 4.98 what a bargain.

[Steve Jones]

I've only gone and ordered defector now.
I never owned this but it was in a friends collection 4.98 what a bargain.

I've been toying with that one, too.  Currently still on vinyl here, as is 'Cured'.  I always thought 'Cured' was Hackett's lowest ebb, but 'Defector' is a good'un so I'd like to hear it again.

Don't know why I dither about these things, at 4.98 just bl**dy order them Jonesy!!! 

[maddox]

Everon - North