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[erik]

NP Ojos de Brujo - Techarí

Before: Arena - Welcome To The Stage & Welcome Back! To The Stage. Nostalgia trip, aah those good old days

[The Butterfly Man]

Before: Arena - Welcome To The Stage & Welcome Back! To The Stage. Nostalgia trip, aah those good old days

Ah yes, especially Crying For Help IV on Welcome Back! To The Stage is mindblowing. What a performance!

NP: Orphaned Land -  The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

Wow!

Tom

[Manatee]

What we have sown and Tightly unwound by Pineapple Thief will be my music of choice whilst cooking dinner tonight

Both excellent releases to say the least. 
Good choice, chef. 

As it happens, the prog festival I hope to make it to later this year also has The Pineapple Thief playing at it (in addition to Riverside and Steve Hackett plus some other bands I don't really know).  I guess I need to check them out soon.

In the Car: Porcupine Tree - The Incident
JP: Devin Townsend Project - Addicted
NP: Devin Townsend Project - Ki
Coming Up: Phideaux - 313 (just bought it, so of course it must be played)

You folks are listening to a fair bit of stuff I don't know lately.  I feel like I'm falling behind.  Just ordered a few CDs, but only one of them is really new to me.  I guess it's time to start looking for MySpace pages and band websites again.

[The Butterfly Man]

As it happens, the prog festival I hope to make it to later this year also has The Pineapple Thief playing at it (in addition to Riverside and Steve Hackett plus some other bands I don't really know).  I guess I need to check them out soon.

Yes you should! TPT is a really enjoyable band. I saw them live for the first time a few months ago when they were opening for Riverside. They rocked! Probably one of the best support-acts I ever saw. Riverside wasn't too bad either by the way...

NP: Flash Range - On The Way

Tom

[Manatee]

Yes you should! TPT is a really enjoyable band. I saw them live for the first time a few months ago when they were opening for Riverside. They rocked! Probably one of the best support-acts I ever saw. Riverside wasn't too bad either by the way...

Listened to some Pineapple Thief on MySpace and Pandora.  I think I'll be getting Tightly Unwound.   

[Bupie]

The Undertones - The Undertones

[Nicky007]

NP: Orphaned Land -  The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

The Room has become rather lite lately, so it's good to see some heavy stuff, particularly when it's that good !


NP  Atheist:  Elements

This is a group that have always been under the radar, but otoh Atheist have made lasting albums:  Elements, Unquestionable Presence, and Piece Of Time.

Here's from Amazon.com's official biography, and I agree:

"Arguably the ultimate progressive metal band of their day, Atheist's impossibly Byzantine death-jazz proved too advanced even for committed metalheads to stomach. Over the span of three albums admirably recorded in spite of crippling adversity, the band's inventive but inaccessible style has earned them a lasting respect, but likewise compromised their chances of attaining widespread success."

Atheist are one of the pioneers of the "Florida sound". Other well-known groups in this genre are Death, Cynic and Aghora. Aghora are to my mind the most exciting (and one of my pantheon groups)  

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

The Room has become rather lite lately, so it's good to see some heavy stuff, particularly when it's that good !

Yeah, so far I listened to this new album only once, but I can see many more listens coming up in the coming days/weeks! I don't recall you ever mentioning Orphaned Land, Nicky. But great that you like 'em!

"Arguably the ultimate progressive metal band of their day, Atheist's impossibly Byzantine death-jazz proved too advanced even for committed metalheads to stomach. Over the span of three albums admirably recorded in spite of crippling adversity, the band's inventive but inaccessible style has earned them a lasting respect, but likewise compromised their chances of attaining widespread success."

Death-jazz? Sounds like something I need to check out...

By the way I just entered another one of my 'metal-periods'. I hope it lasts longer than it did last time around...


NP: Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Tom

[Nicky007]

I don't recall you ever mentioning Orphaned Land, Nicky. But great that you like 'em!

I'v had'm in my pantheon for over a year now. Mabool is a terrific album  

Death-jazz

That's again one of those silly taggings. It's the vocals that do it: There's some growl. But basically Atheist are top-league fusion, excellent musicianship, varied, gutsy rhythms, and now and then sublimely melodic  

But if ya wanna get into this stuff, Tom, then I recom that you get Aghora's two albums. They are unbelievable, particularly for guitar geeks - you'l drop your jaw !!!

By the way I just entered another one of my 'metal-periods'. I hope it lasts longer than it did last time around...

I do too, Tom !

It'l make me return to the Room more often  

NP: Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Promising start, Tom !  DT and OL, can't get any better !!!

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

I'v had'm in my pantheon for over a year now. Mabool is a terrific album  

Ok, I totally missed that! Must've been in one of my mellower periods...

But if ya wanna get into this stuff, Tom, then I recom that you get Aghora's two albums. They are unbelievable, particularly for guitar geeks - you'l drop your jaw !!!

I actually have an album of Aghora at home. I don't remember what it's called, but the coverart has a tree on it, if that makes any sense...I guess I should dig it up one of these days!

I do too, Tom !

It'l make me return to the Room more often  

I'll do my best...

Tom

[Nicky007]

Ok, I totally missed that! Must've been in one of my mellower periods...

I actually have an album of Aghora at home. I don't remember what it's called, but the coverart has a tree on it, if that makes any sense...I guess I should dig it up one of these days!

That would be Formless, the better of the two  

http://www.amazon.com/Formless-Aghora/dp/B000OLHGAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1264510147&sr=1-1

It's actually not a tree, it's a thing-o-ma-jig - formless  

From Amazon.com's biography:

"A very unique and unusual heavy metal act, Aghora was first conceived in 1995 by guitarist/programmer Santiago Dobles, while he and initial co-conspirators Max Dible (guitar) and Andy Deluca (bass) were attending the Berklee School of Music. Come 1997, Dobles relocated to Miami, Florida, where he recruited his sister, vocalist Danishta Rivero, and guitarist Charlie Ekendahl, and a few years (and demos) later, the legendary rhythm section of progressive death metal pioneers Cynic, bassist Sean Malone and drummer Sean Reinert (also ex-Death). Meshing the latter groups' penchant for compositional inventiveness with Dobles' jazz fusion-based playing and Rivero's clear, melodic voice, Aghora recorded a self-titled debut album in 1999."

I guess I should dig it up one of these days!

That'l exhaust you so much that you can't enjoy the music  

I'll do my best...

Nicky.

[funkster]

Listened to some Pineapple Thief on MySpace and Pandora.  I think I'll be getting Tightly Unwound.   

Little man is excellent and is being re mastered and re released so that is also one to look out for

[funkster]

The Room has become rather lite lately, so it's good to see some heavy stuff, particularly when it's that good !


NP  Atheist:  Elements

This is a group that have always been under the radar, but otoh Atheist have made lasting albums:  Elements, Unquestionable Presence, and Piece Of Time.

Here's from Amazon.com's official biography, and I agree:

"Arguably the ultimate progressive metal band of their day, Atheist's impossibly Byzantine death-jazz proved too advanced even for committed metalheads to stomach. Over the span of three albums admirably recorded in spite of crippling adversity, the band's inventive but inaccessible style has earned them a lasting respect, but likewise compromised their chances of attaining widespread success."

Atheist are one of the pioneers of the "Florida sound". Other well-known groups in this genre are Death, Cynic and Aghora. Aghora are to my mind the most exciting (and one of my pantheon groups)  

Nicky.

I have Traced in air by Cynic and mighty fine it is as well. I find i enjoy the music from these type of bands to be much more interesting than the growly vocal sort of thing

PS RIP Chuck Schuldiner - a true visionary and leader of the movement

[Iggy]

NP Back in the World of Adventures.
JP Achtung Bono - Half Man Half Buscuit

[Teunis]

Pendragon - The World

[funkster]

Simple Minds - new gold dream 81-82-83-84

[Bupie]

Simple Minds - new gold dream 81-82-83-84

Brings back memories 

Bryan Adams - You Want It, You Got It

[The Butterfly Man]

That'l exhaust you so much that you can't enjoy the music  

Yeah I tried to find it last night but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I know I have it somewhere... Oh well, I'll keep looking!

NP: Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

What a magnificent album! Guys, if you like Amaseffer and Opeth...

Tom

[Nicky007]

Yeah I tried to find it last night but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I know I have it somewhere... Oh well, I'll keep looking!

See, that's what I expected, Tom  

But tell me, do you have so many cd's that you actually have to rummage thru piles to find stuff ?  

I have 1300 cd's now. Each of these 1300 mean something to me. (I'v given away the stuff I know I wont be hearing more.)  

My books and newspapares are in disarray and piles, but my cd's stand in alphabetic order on shelves along perfect lines. I have to have a clear overview and be able to obtain precisely the music I want to listen to  


Tom, you'l have to be patient with Aghora  

The lyrics are about Hinduistic viewpoints. I am very much inspired by them, but you might not be quite as much. The mood is also influenced by this subject matter. But I think that if you suspend your critical sense for a while and just get into the flow, you'l be taken be the tremendous musical experience that Aghora bestow upon the listener  

NP: Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

What a magnificent album! Guys, if you like Amaseffer and Opeth...

Good comparison, Tom  

Do you have Mabool too ?  Fabulous album  


NP  Death:  Human

I'v tried this album several times, but it simply doesnt jive with me. After 3-4 songs I give up. Too much monotonous growl, too much clippety-clip, no melody that can hook me  

Sorry, Chuck. You seem to have been a great guy, but your music just doesnt grip me. Maybe I'm too old  

Anyone here into this group ?

Nicky.

[maddox]

Yeah I tried to find it last night but unfortunately I didn't succeed. I know I have it somewhere... Oh well, I'll keep looking!

NP: Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

What a magnificent album! Guys, if you like Amaseffer and Opeth...

Tom

Strange, though i really like Mabool and this album as wel (must say that this album is somewhat different, more 'oriental' than Mabool) i can't really find Opeth link in Orphaned Land.
True, both bands use clean and growl-vocals but Orphaned land also use female vox.
Therefore i find OL a bit more adventurous then Opeth.
I can relate to the comparison with Amaseffer though.

It indeed is a stunning album.  

NP> Savatage ~ Dead Winter Dead : Sarajevo [2:35]

Not a band i usually play songs from.
In fact, i only have Gutter Ballet, Streets and this album.
Proggy metal, a bit bombastic but somehow not my cup of tea.
Dead Winter Dead however is a pretty decent album to say the least.

[Iggy]

Strange, though i really like Mabool and this album as wel (must say that this album is somewhat different, more 'oriental' than Mabool) i can't really find Opeth link in Orphaned Land.
True, both bands use clean and growl-vocals but Orphaned land also use female vox.
Therefore i find OL a bit more adventurous then Opeth.
I can relate to the comparison with Amaseffer though.

It indeed is a stunning album.  

NP> Savatage ~ Dead Winter Dead : Sarajevo [2:35]

Not a band i usually play songs from.
In fact, i only have Gutter Ballet, Streets and this album.
Proggy metal, a bit bombastic but somehow not my cup of tea.
Dead Winter Dead however is a pretty decent album to say the least.

I used to like Streets best but now my favourite is The Wake of Magellan a superb CD.

[erik]

But tell me, do you have so many cd's that you actually have to rummage thru piles to find stuff ?  

I have 1300 cd's now. Each of these 1300 mean something to me. (I'v given away the stuff I know I wont be hearing more.)  

My books and newspapares are in disarray and piles, but my cd's stand in alphabetic order on shelves along perfect lines. I have to have a clear overview and be able to obtain precisely the music I want to listen to  

I could have written these lines, also have my cd's organised in alphabetic order for exactly those reasons. But I only have a mere 600 And I do have my books and magazines organised as well

NP> Savatage ~ Dead Winter Dead : Sarajevo [2:35]

Not a band i usually play songs from.
In fact, i only have Gutter Ballet, Streets and this album.
Proggy metal, a bit bombastic but somehow not my cup of tea.
Dead Winter Dead however is a pretty decent album to say the least.

Dead Winter Dead is the only Savatage album I have, rather like it, very melodic and very BOMBASTIC I'd say

[Nicky007]

Therefore i find OL a bit more adventurous then Opeth.

Nothing wrong with OL, but you'd be hard put to find a group that's more adventurous than Opeth.

Aint that right, Tom ?

Strange thoughts that cross your mind sometimes, Mud 

NP> Savatage ~ Dead Winter Dead : Sarajevo [2:35]

This time ya got it right, Mad 

Nicky.

[maddox]

Nothing wrong with OL, but you'd be hard put to find a group that's more adventurous than Opeth.

Aint that right, Tom ?

Strange thoughts that cross your mind sometimes, Mud 

What i meant to say is that the music of Opeth can't be compared with the music of OL.
In my view they are two totally different bands, despite the clean vox and growls.

Is Opeth adventurous? Yep, they are, that's why i like them quite a bit.
You only have to listen to tracks like Burden, Windowpane, By The Pain I See In Others, The Drapery Falls, Deliverance. Etcetc.
But they are more metal than OL. OL is more soundtrack-ish. More eastern. Metal but with a rather pleasant twist.

Hope i've cleared things up a bit. 

[Manatee]

Greetings from the middle of the night!

JP: Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset
NP: King Crimson - Red