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[PH]

They got lost in between the images and words. 

The images in your mind and the words in your fingers?

NP:
Stream Of Passion - Embrace The Storm

Anyone heard the new one already?

[maddox]

The images in your mind and the words in your fingers?

Something like that.

NP> Guess what?

DT ~ BC & SL

It's horrible. 

[Teunis]

Knight Area - Under A New Sign

[Steve Jones]

John Martyn - Bless the Weather

[Steve Jones]

Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine

[maddox]

Amaseffer ~ Exodus: Slaves For Life

[Steve Jones]

Amaseffer ~ Exodus: Slaves For Life

What a jolly splendid idea!


Amaseffer - Slaves for Life

[maddox]

What a jolly splendid idea!


Amaseffer - Slaves for Life

NP> Shadow Gallery ~ The Queen Of The City Of Ice

[Steve Jones]

Just: The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel
Now: Magellan - Test of Wills

Starting my day with the prog turned up to eleven

[Bupie]

DT ~ BC & SL

It's horrible. 

  Are you kidding, Mad ? Or have you really become mad ? 

NP Marillion - This Strange Engine

I like this one more at each listen. It really has aged well 

[Steve Jones]

NP Marillion - This Strange Engine

I like this one more at each listen. It really has aged well 

It's certainly got more than it's fair share of classics.  I particuarly love Accidental Man

[Nicky007]

The only song that I really dislike -maybe the worst for me in all of DT's catalog- is Just Let Me Breathe  

Agree, Bups, it also leaves me cold 

However, the following song, Anna Lee, is wonderful, and both Jamie and Petrucci are sublime.

So, I conclude at this point that FII has some 3-4 poor songs, and unfortunately the albums starts with two of'm, but most of FII is vintage DT 


NP  DT:  Falling Into Infinity  (on repeat)

DT-albums are born to be repeat-albums, cause they'r so rich in fabulous twists and turns 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Just: Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Now: The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Unwound

[Manatee]

NP: Martin Orford - Classical Music and Popular Songs

His first solo.  Despite the somewhat off-putting title, thus far it seems similar in style and quality to the The Old Road, perhaps a bit heavier on extended keyboard solos (but if you buy something by a noted keyboardist, I'd think this wouldn't be a shock).  Nay for the Amazon $1 off a download if you've bought something else promo apparently only applying once, not that I needed the dollar off to buy this one, but as Lord Jönes will confirm, cheaper is better, especially when you're expecting it.  By the way, MO's equivalent to ashes and trains would appear to be roads.

[Manatee]

NP: Martin Orford - Classical Music and Popular Songs

After listening all the way through once, I report the following: It has more of an instrumental focus than The Old Road  (some songs are completely instrumental).  It's perhaps a bit lighter than TOR; vocals when there are some are similar (Wetton appears again).  Obviously prog house rules require multiple listens, but my first impression is: pretty and pleasant but probably not five stars.

[Steve Jones]

By the way, MO's equivalent to ashes and trains would appear to be roads.

To further muddy the water, the 'road' on the cover of 'The Old Road' is actually the trackbed of an abandoned railway, or railroad in CookieSpeak

Just: Rush - Hold Your Fire
Now: OSI - Office of Strategic Influence.  This is probably a contender for the Green Sea Mammal award for excessive SFX if you're averse to that sort of thing

[maddox]

  Are you kidding, Mad ? Or have you really become mad ? 

[erik]

NP Aragon - Mouse

Right, Erik, I don't know why I'v become so careless - maybe old age, or maybe I'm too comfortable in the Room 

Ok then, you're forgiven

NP  DT:  Falling Into Infinity  (on repeat)

Actually, I'd now say that FII turns out to be a very fine album if one has the patience to get properly into it - as Jonesy also commented earlier. Yesterday I ended up playing it the whole day, some four times thru (with the necessary repeats).

The main problem imo is that the first two tracks are poor. In fact, I find New Millenium a lousy track - don't understand why they included it, and particularly why they chose it as first track. I'l probably skip it in the future.

Once you get past these two tracks, the album gets better and better. Track three, Peruvian Skies, is a Petrucci classic, and Hollow Years a Portnoy classic. Then comes Burning My Soul, which I find boring. The rest of the album is pure bliss.

And Master Petrucci has done some of his finest stuff on FII.

Guess I have to make the same effort with Scenes ..... 

Falling Into Infinity is quite a fine album indeed. I'm ok with the first two tracks and rather like You Not Me actually, prefer it over, say, I Walk Beside You on Octavarium. Burning My Soul and Just Let Me Breathe put me off as well.
And yes, you really should make an effort with Scenes, Nicky, it's worthwhile and I don't really understand why it hasn't clicked with you yet!

However, Erik, I can't share your enthusiasm for H-Marillion. I'd say their music is too laid back for me. DT are far more hard-driving - I need that.

Fair enough, everybody his/her own cup of tea (or coffee) 

It's certainly got more than it's fair share of classics [Marillion - This Strange Engine].  I particuarly love Accidental Man

Like it as well, altough it's a bit uneven [the album]. It would have been a better album if Hope For The Future and An Accidental Man would have been left off. Hope For The Future should just never have been recorded/released (even the band themselves think so). An Accidental Man is a great track but seems out of place here (and is indeed from the AOS sessions). I think it would have fitted better on Marillion.com. Without those two tracks wwe would've had a set of shorter, more acoustic based songs and one big epic (would also have made it an perfect Vinyl set up actually!).

[Steve Jones]

Jethro Tull - Bursting Out

[Manatee]

Jethro Tull - Bursting Out

And furthermore, 

[Steve Jones]

Supertramp - Slow Motion

[Manatee]

Devin Townsend Project - Ki

Click. 

[Bupie]

Falling Into Infinity is quite a fine album indeed. I'm ok with the first two tracks and rather like You Not Me actually, prefer it over, say, I Walk Beside You on Octavarium.

I am listening to Octavarium right now and I really enjoy I Walk Beside You. It's the best song U2 has made those last twenty years   Seriously, what I also really appreciate on Octavarium is that the first six songs are short and tight with no excessive noodling. I like them all (well, I don't care much for TALW), especially Never Enough ... the best song Muse has ever made  

And yes, you really should make an effort with Scenes, Nicky, it's worthwhile and I don't really understand why it hasn't clicked with you yet!

Although I was thrilled at first listens, Scenes ... is the DT album that I play the less (WDADU excepted) since I think it showcases all DT's excesses and flaws. It's also the only studio album where I struggle with James' voice. Cut a good quarter of hour off (mainly on Beyond This Life, Home and Finally Free) and tune James down a bit (like they did on BC&SL) and I guess things would be different for me. But I know I am clearly in the minority here. I still find that Through Her Eyes is DT's most moving ballad, though  

Hope For The Future should just never have been recorded/released (even the band themselves think so).

Sometimes I prefer not to know what a band thinks of his own songs. For example, I read some harsh words from Steve H on No One Can. Still, I find it to be a great poppy tune with lyrics that really move me :

The days before you came
Were really all the same
A greyness I used to call freedom
Endless nights out with the boys
The boasting and the noise
To think that I ever believed them

NP Dream Theater : Octavarium

[Nicky007]

And yes, you really should make an effort with Scenes, Nicky, it's worthwhile and I don't really understand why it hasn't clicked with you yet!

Well, let's see 

Guess one reason is that the DT-albums require so much effort of the listener ( Greenie ). Once I had gotten properly into Six Degrees and the following DT-albums, I felt that I oughtta devote some time to other groups too 


Earlier:  Chris Cornell:  Euphoria Morning

One of my gems, maybe not a repeat-album (like FII), but very enjoyable every so often 


NP  DT:  Falling Into Infinity  (on repeat)

A week ago, I would have sworn that this was DT's lapse album. Now it's become a drug, better than s! ... well, maybe not quite, but close up 


Greenie, have you considered whether you might be an idiot 

Maybe your ex is right about that 

I mean, you live nextdoor to what is arguably this planet's best rock group, and you don't even know whether you like'm 

Otoh I don't know whether Manatees can be idiots. It's a step further from having a * 

Nicky.

[Steve Jones]

Greenie, have you considered whether you might be an idiot 

Shhhhhhhh!  The guy thinks he's a sea mammal!  Change the subject for frak's sake!


Just: Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel.  Easily my fave Tori
Now: Shadowland - Through the Looking Glass