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[Bupie]

I've seen someone comparing them to Kino. What do you think? I've also read that John Mitchell was involved (although not heavily).
I'll check out some YouTube videos. Maybe their 2013 album is a nice opportunity to become 'hooked'.

I think that Touchstone, Kino, It Bites or The Reasoning may appeal to a similar audience since they all belong to the "pop-prog" sub-genre. Touchstone and Kino share a knack for catchy and effective choruses but Touchstone has this strange mix of heavy riffs and quiet passages when Kino is more "conventional" apart from the outstanding Losers' day Parade. Which does not mean that I like Kino less.

@ Nicky (about your last Thursday's post) : thanks mate, you too get it right occasionnally ... but less often 

NP IQ - Dark Room

[Nicky007]

@ Nicky (about your last Thursday's post) : thanks mate, you too get it right occasionnally ... but less often 

Honestly, Paxi, I think I'm more adventurous than you guys. You seem to me to be listening to the same stuff over and over again. There's a lot of real exciting stuff goin on in progworld that goes unnoticed in the Room. I try to tip people, but to little avail 

E.g. my new discovery Anthriel are really WOW

NP  Anthriel:  The Pathway 

-Nicky

[PH]

But Nicky, you are indeed much more of a progger than we are. And I think I can say on behalf of all of us in the Shattered Room, that we are honoured by your presence.

[Bupie]

JF the same stuff over and over again but to be more specific DeeExpus - King Of Number 33 Possibly the best artwork of 2012 but I am still not fully convinced by the music, though I know it's a Room favorite.

NP as you might figure, the same stuff over and over again which is represented at the moment by Steve Lukather - Transition And I agree with you, Teunis 

[PH]

Nothing new here too:
Nolan & Wakeman - "Jabberwocky"

1999, people. Almost 14 years old this one. Man, am I boring.

[Nicky007]

that we are honoured by your presence.

Man, am I boring.

OK OK Paxi 

But maybe once in a while one can go a bit over the cliff 


NP  G. Love & Special Sauce:  Baby's Got Sauce   www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDqADZygseM

                                            Peace, Love and Happiness   www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ixo5K2aTk

A bit unusual for me    but it was recommended to me by a friend who's life I had saved with Dream Theater - he freaked totally 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

DeeExpus - King Of Number 33 Possibly the best artwork of 2012 but I am still not fully convinced by the music, though I know it's a Room favorite.

Yep, my album of the year 2012! But okay, tastes differ which leads/can lead to interesting discussions .

Steve Lukather - Transition And I agree with you, Teunis 

Playing it too right now, it even gets better and better  .

Earlier: Queen - Made in Heaven (from start to finish, by headphones and it really works )

[Bupie]

NP Big Big Train - English Electric Part One

This one finally clicked on a drive back home this Christmas when I played it twice in a row. It is the kind of music you have to focus on but it is rewarding. Too bad I can't get to the same result with DeeExpus so far.

[Nicky007]

Earlier: Queen - Made in Heaven (from start to finish, by headphones and it really works )

Teunis, we really do share some music 

And then there's some that we don't. I think I have to send you to a growl/shout course 


NP  Iron Butterfly:  Metamorphosis  (on repeat)

This album made a tremendous impression on me years back, and inspired me strongly in my guitar-playing. Still sounds great 

- Nicky

[Bupie]

NP Proto-Kaw - Early Recordings From Kansas 1971-1973

Ah, ah, PH, with this one, I claim the title of Master of the BOS (Boredom, Obsolescence and Shyness) : kneel, young equerry 

[Teunis]

And then there's some that we don't. I think I have to send you to a growl/shout course 

Not a piece of a chance that I'll ever going to like it

Satellite - Nostalgia

[PH]

NP Proto-Kaw - Early Recordings From Kansas 1971-1973

Ah, ah, PH, with this one, I claim the title of Master of the BOS (Boredom, Obsolescence and Shyness) : kneel, young equerry 

How totally unprog of you.

[maddox]

Pravda ~ The Clarity of Chaos

Tool-lite, with progmetal influence.
Quite good, though a bit strange.

And yes, I tend to be present from time to time.

[Bupie]

How totally unprog of you.

I know. You can blame it on me. We're just sugar mice in the rain.

NP Echolyn - As The World

[Nicky007]

I claim the title of Master of the BOS

You'r the BOS(S) Bupie 

Not a piece of a chance that I'll ever going to like it

Teunis, I won't start shouting at you becuz of it 

And yes, I tend to be present from time to time.

Well, I hope you'r present with your family from time to time. And yes, I tend to not understand what you mean, Mad 


NP  Monuments:  Gnosis 

Not for Teunises

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Teunis, I won't start shouting at you becuz of it 

Phew

Today:
Steve Lukather - Transition
DeeExpus - King Of Number 33
Star One - Space Metal

[Bupie]

You'r the BOS(S) Bupie 

Cool, at last, after 47 years in the waiting, I am the boss of something 

Ok, now something more to your liking.

JF Derek Sherinian - Inertia
NP Vanden Plas - Far Off Grace

[Teunis]

Frost* - The Philadelphia Experiment

On the bandcamp website. Sounding  .

[maddox]

Well, I hope you'r present with your family from time to time. And yes, I tend to not understand what you mean, Mad 

NP> Phideaux ~ NO. 7

Frost* - The Philadelphia Experiment

On the bandcamp website. Sounding  .

Good live-album.
They clearly had a great time in the States when they recorded it.
Especially the intro is so funny. 

[Nicky007]

Cool, at last, after 47 years in the waiting, I am the boss of something 

You can't be much of a boss at home, since you listen to so much pussy rock 

Ok, now something more to your liking:

JF Derek Sherinian - Inertia
NP Vanden Plas - Far Off Grace

Betcha 


NP  Anthriel:  The Pathway

Typical: The reviewers are so eager to make their utter wisdom heard that they don't get past the first track, which is a SyX-like starter, before they go blurting out SyX clone and stuff. Sad, man ! The thing is that this album is full of all sorts of impressions from all over progworld: OK SyX, but also real engine-like metal ala Adagio, Finnish melodic tinkle metal ala Amorphis, flourished stuff ala SW, raw singing ala PM, intense compact like CM, organ & church emo like RH, etc. You wouldnt think that this is a debut, as fullsome mature it is. But in the last end, this album stands up for itself, as a proud monument to what may be best about our times: progrock 

Super album 

Why do so few people have the perseverance to really get into stuff properly - particularly if they'r to guide others 

- Nicky

[maddox]

Threshold ~ March of Progress

[Teunis]

Steve Thorne - Crimes & Reasons
Swelter - Songs Of Distance
Steve Lukather - Transition
Riverside - S.O.N.G.S.

[maddox]

Haken ~ Visions

The title-track.
23 minutes of prog-extravaganza!
A true magnus opus!!! 

[Nicky007]

Haken ~ Visions

A true magnus opus!!! 

Yuppee 

And this too:

NP  Radiance:  The Burning Sun  (on repeat)

Listening to it with headphones. Crazy shit, man 


I stupidly forgot this the other day: I now have three Finnish pantheon acts: Amorphis, Anthriel, and Radiance 

Guess that saunas are good places to concoct great music - or maybe it's the cold dip 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Neal Morse - Momentum

now: radio: sympho shop; 2 hours of known and unknown prog