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[The Butterfly Man]

NP: Editors - In This Light And On This Evening

Tom

[Iggy]

NP - Crossroads - Eric Clapton et al.

[Bupie]

JP After Forever - Invisible Circles

NP Wishbone Ash - Argus This one is getting better and better at each listen  

[Steve Jones]

Ian Hunter - The Artful Dodger

[Manatee]

Morning, Bruce!

NP: Genesis - Selling England by the Pound  (insufficient space to fit all the horns needed for this one)

I'd ask for a Beardfish recommendation, but I already know the answer.   

[Steve Jones]

I'd ask for a Beardfish recommendation, but I already know the answer.   

Ye of little faith   I'd say either of the 'Sleeping in Traffic' volumes (most probably the second) are the easiest place to start.

[Nicky007]

Challenging groups are often hard to appreciate on first listen, and if you throw talking with friends and drinking into the mix, there's a good chance most of them won't really see what you're getting at, although perhaps some will be intrigued enough to try another listen.

Well, I had actually already played some of my fave music for three of my four guests. The fourth guy was into Deftones, so it wasnt so far to DT and SyX.

I started out with SyX's New Mythology Suite, which everyone liked. My very intellectual friend from the Hegel-group sat poring thru several SyX album lyrics. They seemed to be very impressed (as they should be).

DT was received even better. Everyone was completely taken by the wonderful Count Of Tuscany (the song, that is, not the guy  ), so I decided at that point to stick with DT, as it was getting late, and I didnt expect my neighbors to be equally appreciative of DT at that volume.

My guests seemed to leave with the impression that groups like SyX and DT are very serious about their trade, and they gained an understanding of the passion one can have for such music (and lyrics).

Two of'm had come by car, so they didnt drink; but I can't claim that I walked entirely straight into bed - but iac I wasnt bothered by any germs 

I'm always looking for new ideas, so I do find progmetal (which is still fairly new to me as a genre, let alone the individual bands) of interest.

I'm the type who, when I find something that grips me, I go straight to the heart. So once I was back into Zep-mode five years ago, I simply had to ferret out what good stuff had come up since then.

Didnt take me long to find DT, SyX and Kamelot, who represent the core of what grips me most.

Admittedly, Nevermore took me a couple of years to appreciate, as they'r rather grating; but as you know, I now find them exhilarating. And their lyrics are also very evocative. A group for the advanced proggie, but then also a must 

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

[Draco chimera]

Bear McCreary, Violence And Variations. Fantastic.

[Manatee]

Ye of little faith   I'd say either of the 'Sleeping in Traffic' volumes (most probably the second) are the easiest place to start.

I take it despite the names, you don't need to be familiar with volume 1 to "get" volume 2?

NP: Mastodon - Crack the Skye

Mastodon is just an awesome name for a metal band IMO.   

[Steve Jones]

I take it despite the names, you don't need to be familiar with volume 1 to "get" volume 2?

Fortunately you're correct there

NP: Mastodon - Crack the Skye

By coincidence I ordered that about 30 minutes ago.  Dirt cheap at Amazon UK


NP: Van Halen - Diver Down

[Steve Jones]

Just: Wolfsbane - Wolfsbane
Now: Cinderella - Still Climbing

[Nicky007]

Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

Hey Teunis, this is metal 

I'l need me a gin and teunic do swallow this info 


NP  SyX:  The Odyssey

Realising that this one is as magnificent as The New Mythology Suite 

Hey Greenie, ya gotta get into SyX - NOW 


This might sound weird, but I now rate SyX as highly as DT - with regard to both music, lyrics, and musicianship !

And Russ is one of the abs best singers - you'l like him, Greenie 


"In algebra there is no real life" - King Eldöön

Nicky.

[maddox]

Vangough ~ Manikin Parade

[Teunis]

Hey Teunis, this is metal 

I'l need me a gin and teunic do swallow this info 

Metal? Are you serious?  . Well, it's indeed a little bit too heavy for my taste, but there are a few ballads on this album that  . The last track for example is great  .

np: Magenta - Metamorphosis

[maddox]

Metal? Are you serious?  . Well, it's indeed a little bit too heavy for my taste, but there are a few ballads on this album that  . The last track for example is great  .

I think that you mean ' the whole album is great'. 

NP> Pain Of Salvation ~ Scarsick

[maddox]

Hourglass ~ Oblivious To The Obvious

[Iggy]

JP Cornology - The Bonzo Dog Band
NP Lost in Space - Avantasia

[Iggy]

NP The Final Experiment - Ayreon

[Bupie]

NP Native Window - Native Window

[Deenfan]

Chris de Burgh - The road to freedom

[maddox]

The Dust Connection ~ Nine Days Wonder

[Manatee]

Hey Greenie, ya gotta get into SyX - NOW 

This might sound weird, but I now rate SyX as highly as DT - with regard to both music, lyrics, and musicianship !

And Russ is one of the abs best singers - you'l like him, Greenie 

I heard a fair bit of SyX on Pandora.  Some of it I liked; some didn't really grab me.  I'll listen some more -- maybe they're a band you need to let marinate a bit.   



JP: The Dust Connection - 3 song EP dl as recommended by Mad
NP: Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings


I'm being open-minded this morning.   

[Bupie]

NP XTC - Drums and Wires

Seems that I am caught in a 80's new wave revival at the moment. It's good for my relationship with the Empress but I doubt it will last long (the revival, that is) : a Transatlantic is on its way to take me off ...

[Steve Jones]

NP XTC - Drums and Wires

Great album, especially 'Scissor Man'.  Primus do an excellent cover of that one


Just: Metallica - Kill 'em All
Now: Mastodon - Crack the Skye