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[maddox]

Anathema - Regret

I'm having an Anathema-night here in Madtropolis. 

[Steve Jones]

Knight Area - Under a New Sign

[Nicky007]

I'm having an Anathema-night here in Madtropolis. 

Mad.

There's only one thing that's better 


NP  Crowded House  on MySpace

Nice, but too poppy for my taste 

Just got a letter from old friends in Melbourne, so I thought that would fit well 

Nicky.

[keyboardistmatt]

ROY HARPER AND JIMMY PAGE - "Bad Speech"
from the album 'Jugula'

[Bupie]

PP Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
JF  UFO - Walk On Water
NP Marillion - Clutching At Straws

[maddox]

Mad.

There's only one thing that's better 

A few things actually:

Dream Theater, Arena, Amaseffer ( ), Pink Floyd etc etc....

[Nicky007]

With me it's more like if I'm in the mood for Anathema, then they're the ones that do it best 

And here's a band that are close, and just as great:

NP  Fates Warning:  Inside Out 

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Asia - Aura

[The Butterfly Man]

Hi guys, I'm typing this message in front of my television, because my computer is broken...well, the internet on my computer is...But luckily the Playstation 3 comes with wireless network-support so I can still bug you...   Anyway, to stay on-topic:

Np: Anathema - Hindsight

This may well be my favourite acoustic album!

Tom

[Steve Jones]

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work Vol II

[PH]

Hi guys, I'm typing this message in front of my television, because my computer is broken...well, the internet on my computer is...But luckily the Playstation 3 comes with wireless network-support so I can still bug you...

You can post text on a forum via your PS3??
I thought it could only play games...
Wow...


-Paco

[Teunis]

Animations MySpace tracks

http://www.myspace.com/animationsofficial

Polish Prog-fusion attack as they say themselves. Anyone familiar with this band? I think it  .

[maddox]

Animations MySpace tracks

http://www.myspace.com/animationsofficial

Polish Prog-fusion attack as they say themselves. Anyone familiar with this band? I think it  .

*shamefully plugging my own thread!

Yep, I do. 

Great band indeed and anyone who likes Liquid Tension Experiment really should check them out.
they're worth it. 

NP> Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

I kid you not. 

[PH]

Ahh yes, I remember reading about them earlier here in the Room.
It sounds a lot like Liquid Tension Experiment indeed.


-Paco

[maddox]

Genesis - Selling England By The Pond 

Track: [03] Firth Of Fifth

This track literally holds one of the best guitar solo's in the history of music. 

[Nicky007]

Genesis - Selling England By The Pond 

Here in the winter it must have been Winnie the Pooh's skating pond, Mad 

Yep, I ... Thick As A Brick

I kid you not. 

No, I believe you, Mad ..... I really do 



NP  Fates Warning:  Inside Out  (on repeat) 

More rocky, less dark than X (not meaning anything near merry tho, mind you; true proggies eschew merriness) 

Bups, I'd say that this could be a good starter for you 


Interesting, from Wiki - Fates Warning: "The band directly contributed to the establishment of the progressive metal genre, with its early works considered by many as very important works defining the genre itself. In the liner notes to the 2005 expanded edition of the Awaken The Guardian album, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy noted that, 'very often fans and critics credit Dream Theater for creating a whole new genre of progressive metal music in the late '80s/early '90s... but the truth is Fates Warning were doing it years before us.'"

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

You can post text on a forum via your PS3??
I thought it could only play games...
Wow...

Yes it's true. Quite ingenious isn't it? It takes ages to post a message on a forum this way (I have to select every single character with my controller on a virtual keyboard), but it can be done...

NP: Dream Theater - In The Presence Of Enemies

Tom

[Steve Jones]

NP> Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
I kid you not. 

Terrific album, Gerald Bostock's finest hour

NP: David Bowie - Earthling.

[maddox]

NP: Dream Theater - In The Presence Of Enemies

Prt I or Prt II?

Or like i have: Prt I and Prt II? 

NP> Echolyn - Mei

Outstanding!

[maddox]

Terrific album, Gerald Bostock's finest hour

Funny thing is that now i know where Beardfish went hunting for inspiration. 

[Nicky007]

Funny thing is that now i know where Beardfish went hunting for inspiration. 

In the pond ? 

Nicky.

[Manatee]

NP: Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine -  1. Seventh Wave

I think I finally get what all the fuss is about with Prog Metal.  It's this guy. 

BTW, hi again folks.

-Manatee

[PH]

Hi Manatee! It's been a while!
Good to see you posting again.

Yeah, that guy Devin is a genius. A genius and a geek!


On topic:
Nothing...


-Paco

[Manatee]

Hi Manatee! It's been a while!
Good to see you posting again.

Yeah, that guy Devin is a genius. A genius and a geek!


On topic:
Nothing...


-Paco

Hi Paco,

Thanks for the re-welcome. 

NP: Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscent - Hyperdrive

Yes, he's a genius, perhaps a geek, and definitely a complete lunatic.  I think he's my new hero. 

-Manatee


P.S. NP since I started typing: Blackfield - Blackfield - Blackfield

That Steven Wilson dude's not bad either.

[Nicky007]

BTW, hi again folks.

Nice to see you again, Manatee  

NP: Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine -  1. Seventh Wave

I think I finally get what all the fuss is about with Prog Metal.  It's this guy.  

There are a lot of great prog metal groups around, Manatee. Dream Theater is the Room favorite (and they certainly merit it), and if you ask me (you don't need to:), there's also Nevermore, Opeth, Scar Symmetry, Fates Warning, Redemption, Circus Maximus, Seventh Wonder, Kamelot, Queensrÿche, Vanden Plas, Sieges Even, and Angra, just to name a few of my fave groups.

If you look around in the Room, you'l find many more.

Nicky.