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[Manatee]

Before: Riverside - Voices in My Head

JP: Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom

NP: Elvis Costello - Spike

[Nicky007]

EN: 'Into The Sunset'. RS: I would definitely recomment you 'Oblivion Days'.

Added to my SL. Thanks, Teunis  


NP  PoS:  Enter Rain

I wanted to check up somethin bout PoS, and "accidentally" I hit the link to this song on Youtube, and now I'm stuck again - one of the stickiest s-o songs ........................  

Saw that PoS put out the EP Linoleum in 2009. Anyone know about that one ?

Actually the reason I was researching PoS is that they'r gonno compete this eve in the first round of the Swedish Grand Pricks (song contest)  

Yeah, it's true guys - sensation !!!  First time a leading progmetal group does this.

I read a newspaper article about it. They were frustrated by the fact that they'r so unknown in their home country. They'r most popular in France, Italy and Germany. Imagine that the French can have such good taste  

Well, I'm gonno watch this on TV this eve. See how they present themselves, and the reactions. Be open to the other stuff too  

Unfortunately the Swedish GP pundits foresee that Pos will be voted out in the first round  

But otoh maybe this will get'm some new Swedish fans.

They have material for at least two albums, but production is stalled by the fact that their record company went broke  

Nicky.

[Bupie]

Imagine that the French can have such good taste  

Yes, I can imagine that rather easily ...

NP Rush - Roll The Bones

[Nicky007]

NP  Cloudscape  on  MySpace

Fine Swedish melodic progmetal, a bit like Seventh Wonder 

http://www.myspace.com/cloudscapemetal

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Added to my SL. Thanks, Teunis  

You're welcome, the album really rocks . Have you listened to the 'Aqua Vitae' link yet? Curious what you think about it.

Shadow Gallery - Digital Ghosts
Toto - Turn Back

[maddox]

Coldplay ~ Clocks

[Manatee]

Arena - Pepper's Ghost

Another underrated Swedish metal band worth a listen.   

[maddox]

JP> The Aurora Project ~ Unspoken Words
NP> The Aurora Project ~ Shadow Border (definitely better than their debut.  )

[Nicky007]

Have you listened to the 'Aqua Vitae' link yet? Curious what you think about it.

NP  Rocket Scientists:  Aqua Vitae  (on repeat)

That's great music, Teunis  

Thanks !  Makes me even more eager to get the full Oblivion Days  

Has a lot of the same moods as Secrets Of Astrology, which is my fave LL & EN album - and yours too, seemingly, Teunis ?

And Mark McCrite sings grippingly too, a bit like Jeff Lynne in the mellow passages.

How did you get to know about LL, EN & RS ?

Surprising that they havent broken thru in the West. They seem to have most of their fans in Japan & Russia.

Also, they should be an obvious choice for Roomies     - but Roomies you have to bang on their heads hundred times before they get the message  

May I surprise you again? Wrong guess Nicky  .

Actually, Teunis, I wasnt nearly as surprised about this as about you listening to Snowfall. (Does yer wife now fear that you have chosen the left-hand path ?   ) LL & RS fit quite well into your LP, and I had noticed that you had NP'd RS a few times  

Many people consider me a metalhead, but I'm actually just as enthusiastic about neoprog/symphonic stuff if it has a good melody, beat/drive, singing, and lyrics  

Nicky.

[maddox]

Also, they should be an obvious choice for Roomies  

Well, not for me i'm afraid. Besides the fact that it's not my cup of tea, both Lana and Erik said some things about Arjen (trust me, i'm not idolising him ) that were so bad that i've decided not to listen to their music.

- but Roomies you have to bang on their heads hundred times before they get the message  

[Nicky007]

it's not my cup of tea

Betcha havent listened properly to Secrets Of Astrology. Great album, ainit, Teunafish ?

both Lana and Erik said some things about Arjen (trust me, i'm not idolising him ) that were so bad ...

One shouldnt do that, of course, regardless of what Arjen said or did; but that doesnt change the fact that they make great music and Lana sings fabulously  


NP  Avenged Sevenfold:  Self-titled

Another great band that I seem to be alone with in the Room, or ?  

Their latest album, as well-crafted and exciting as City Of Evil  

Nicky.

[Iggy]

Betcha havent listened properly to Secrets Of Astrology. Great album, ainit, Teunafish ?


One shouldnt do that, of course, regardless of what Arjen said or did; but that doesnt change the fact that they make great music and Lana sings fabulously  


NP  Avenged Sevenfold:  Self-titled

Another great band that I seem to be alone with in the Room, or ?  

Their latest album, as well-crafted and exciting as City Of Evil  

Nicky.

I have listened to Avenged Sevenfold Nicky. I really like I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 and A Little Piece Of Heaven.

Now listening to Camoora - She after playing loads of Symphony X today.

[The Butterfly Man]

Saw that PoS put out the EP Linoleum in 2009. Anyone know about that one ?

Haven't really got the time to expand on that EP now, but you can see the video for the song Linoleum here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbgITz_KVY

I really like it!

Actually the reason I was researching PoS is that they'r gonno compete this eve in the first round of the Swedish Grand Pricks (song contest)  

Well, I'm gonno watch this on TV this eve. See how they present themselves, and the reactions. Be open to the other stuff too  

I managed to see their performance, and what a fragile little song Road Salt is! Really beautiful! I liked the fact that the rest of the band were on stage, while the song only consists of Daniel Gildenlöw's vocals and Fredrik Hermansson's keys. It added to the theatrical aspect of it. Kinda like them being actors in the background. Travelers that have had different experiences throughout their journeys, frozen in time, as Daniel sings about his similarly related experience.

What did you think of it Nicky?

NP: SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day

Pretty extreme.......but I like it!

Tom

[Nicky007]

I have listened to Avenged Sevenfold Nicky. I really like I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 and A Little Piece Of Heaven.

Now listening to Camoora - She after playing loads of Symphony X today.

Iggy

All three are pantheon groups with me  

Haven't really got the time to expand on that EP now, but you can see the video for the song Linoleum here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbgITz_KVY

I really like it!  

Yeah, I found all four songs on YouTube and listened to'm. Great stuff  

I managed to see their performance, and what a fragile little song Road Salt is! Really beautiful! ....

What did you think of it Nicky?

I was actually disappointed. Daniel G, as the master of melody, rhythm and lyrics that he is, could'v put together a song for the occasion that started out mellow, and then took off with melody, beat and punch.

Well, that's what I expected and hoped for  

But I can see your point too, Tom  

And Daniel seems to have gotten across to the audience so far as to have gotten PoS elected as one of the four groups that get another chance at the GP  

Basically I care f*a* about that glamor show, but of course when it's friends that get'mselves involved .....  

And Ms and I actually ended up watching the whole caboodle. Not much pleasure for a proggie, but I liked best the first guy, cause he acted very naturally, and the song had melody and beat - my first choice.

Well, enuff of that. It was fun to see Daniel & Co. in that context, but I aint gonna pursue it further.


NP  Cloudscape  on  MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/cloudscapemetal

Another great, very original group meriting a lotta support  

This stuff rocks bigtime, guys !!!

Start with Under Fire  

"When the world is crying
Why can't we try to understand?
The world is under fire,
Still we complain 'bout the small things in life.

I hear a clock ticking. The sound is killing me.
'Thinking 'bout the children that are starving
Around the world."


Btw anyone heard the new album by Scar Symmetry ?

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Has a lot of the same moods as Secrets Of Astrology, which is my fave LL & EN album - and yours too, seemingly, Teunis?

Definitely and 'Asherah' is my favorite track  .

How did you get to know about LL, EN & RS ?

Strangely enough by hearing them on Ayreon releases . Loved the way EN plays his keyboards and Google did the rest  .

Actually, Teunis, I wasnt nearly as surprised about this as about you listening to Snowfall. (Does yer wife now fear that you have chosen the left-hand path ?   ) LL & RS fit quite well into your LP, and I had noticed that you had NP'd RS a few times  

Well, I have played Redemption only with headphones so far. But when I see/hear her reaction if I play Kamelot or Star One for example, I can better leave it that way  .

np: Lana Lane - Secrets of Astrology

[Nicky007]

Definitely and 'Asherah' is my favorite track  .

My fave is Alexandria. Lana sings sooooo beautifully on this one. But Asherah and Secrets are next in line, and there are several other wonderful songs on the album  

But when I see/hear her reaction if I play Kamelot or Star One for example, I can better leave it that way  .

I'm so fortunate that Ms 007 had been listening to some metal before she met me. Her fave group for many years was Paradise Lost, further Dream Theater (they are a progmetal group, Bupsie), Iron Maiden, Zep, and some others. So she wasnt as frightened by my metal stuff as many other ladies. But e.g. Nevermore and Tool are too "noisy" for her taste  

np: Lana Lane - Secrets of Astrology

Can't get any better  

Teunis, funny that you and I are sharing most these days  

Just goes to show that you have good taste    - and me too, of course  

In fact, due to you, I'v even been listening to some Asia and Asia featuring John Payne lately. Yessiree !!!  Hope nobody dropped their hot coffee  

My main reason for having an aversion toward Asia was that Steve Howe was in the mix. I thought: Man, this great musician, what in raving h*l is he doing in a pop-rock group like that. But now I'v come over my outrage, and I realise that as far as pop-rock groups with ahem lyrics go, Asia and Asia-JP are pretty good  

I mean, I don't expect to buy any more of their albums. (I have their first two.) But an occasional spin of these, and other songs on MySpace and YouTube, is quite enjoyable  


NP  Beatles:  White Album
     Mahavishnu Orchestra:   The Inner Mounting Flame
     Avenged Sevenfold:  Self-titled

All  

Probably only few of ya know Mahavishnu. Well, these guys were big in the early 70's. Their first album was Flame (1971), and here was John McLaughlin on guitar (who you'v probably heard of), Jerry Goodman on violin, Billy Cobham on drums, Rick Laird on Bass, and Jan Hammer on keyboards, all legends re their resp. instruments. The music is of course rather complex, and it takes some runs before ya begin to perceive the genius in it  

Nicky.

[maddox]

Animations ~ Reset Your Soul

Yes, ladies and gentlemen: I've got 'm. 

[Teunis]

Teunis, funny that you and I are sharing most these days  

Quite remarkable indeed  .

In fact, due to you, I'v even been listening to some Asia and Asia featuring John Payne lately. Yessiree !!!  Hope nobody dropped their hot coffee  

Fortunately I was drinking cold milk  .

My main reason for having an aversion toward Asia was that Steve Howe was in the mix. I thought: Man, this great musician, what in raving h*l is he doing in a pop-rock group like that. But now I'v come over my outrage, and I realise that as far as pop-rock groups with ahem lyrics go, Asia and Asia-JP are pretty good  

I love both the era with John Wetton and John Payne, but NOT the reunion album of the original line-up called 'Phoenix'. What a commercial sh*t, expected a lot from that album, but obtained myself a new frisbee instead  .

I mean, I don't expect to buy any more of their albums. (I have their first two.) But an occasional spin of these, and other songs on MySpace and YouTube, is quite enjoyable  

Well, I'm looking forward to the new (2010) releases of Asia featuring JP and JP's other band called 'GPS'. The original Asia will also release an album called 'Omega' in April, but I will not buy it (blindly)  .

np: Retrospective - Stolen Thoughts

[Nicky007]

Fortunately I was drinking cold milk  .

That can make quite a mess too. And your wife might think .....  

... but obtained myself a new frisbee instead  .

Sounds pretty cutthroat. But you'r so nice that you must have a Mr. Hyde side  

I'm so bad that I don't need one  

Well, I'm looking forward to the new (2010) releases of Asia featuring JP and JP's other band called 'GPS'. The original Asia will also release an album called 'Omega' in April, but I will not buy it (blindly)  .

OK, interesting, I'l pursue that  


NP  Lana Lane & Erik Norlander:  Secrets Of Astrology 

Nicky.

[funkster]

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Classic rock and disgraceful that i have only recently got it 

[Peter]

Ayreon - [Universal Migrator Part II; Flight Of The Migrator (2000)]  #07 - Out Of The White Hole

My moment of the week: at 4'13, a transpose, new part of the story, amazing! Moments like these made me an absolute Arjen fan. raawwwwwwr!

[Iggy]

Led Zeppelin - Mothership Disc 2.

[erik]

Genesis  The Lamb. What a cd. People over in the US are really bashing the Genesis DVD When in Rome. I don't get it. No emotion, BS. I thought it was really done well. The sound is good. I liked the documentary also, and how it shows the difficulty of putting a show of that magnitude together. I have seen Genesis many times over the years, and they have always been the frontrunners of lighting shows, video etc. Am I missing something?

I agree, Aswas, marvellous DVD and show. I think Genesis managed a neat setlist there, balancing the old and the not so old repertoire that has different audiences, better than on The Way We Walk (which got me hooked anyway, was really getting into Genesis then).

The documentary really is a nice extra, especially the bits from the rehearsals in the studio, in which Phil Collins at one point walks out frustrated that a rhythm of an oldie is evading him.

In fact, due to you, I'v even been listening to some Asia and Asia featuring John Payne lately. Yessiree !!!  Hope nobody dropped their hot coffee  

My main reason for having an aversion toward Asia was that Steve Howe was in the mix. I thought: Man, this great musician, what in raving h*l is he doing in a pop-rock group like that. But now I'v come over my outrage, and I realise that as far as pop-rock groups with ahem lyrics go, Asia and Asia-JP are pretty good  

Luckily I never have drinks when I'm behind the PC! Real suprise Nicky, you acknowledging there are some merits in Asia. Steve Howe is the odd one out in the equation, I agree, it's so different from Yes you'd think he'd not be into this kind of style.

Teunis, I think Phoenix is decent enough, not groundbreaking but enjoyable, especially the two longer tracks. The real plus is seeing this line up on stage though, otherwise I'd preferred that Architect Of Time with John Payne had been released. Don't know all the details, but to me it seems Geoff Downes abandoned that almost finished album a bit too easily for the better cashing in prospect of the original line up reunion. Well, let's see what Omega brings.

P.S. np Pendragon - The Jewel. Rather in a Pendragon mood at the moment, playing them a lot.

[Bupie]

NP Morcheeba - The Antidote

[funkster]

Sade - Lovers rock