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[funkster]

Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited

I've got tickets to see the man in Cambridge, England but it's not until November 

Jealous

Deexpus - half way home. Most pleasant , not ground breaking but a decent album.

[Teunis]

Deexpus - half way home. Most pleasant , not ground breaking but a decent album.

Wanted to buy this one, but ordered 'Far From Home' instead, which is a live album. It contains all the songs of this album though, like it a lot .

Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II (The White Album)

[funkster]

Marillion - Sounds that can't be made

I had given up on H era Marillion as i found Somewhere else to be awful and nothing since then had passed my ears.

Not exactly a full return to form but a decent listen at least.

[Teunis]

Today:
Threshold - March Of Progress
DeeExpus - Far From Home
Gazpacho - March Of Ghosts
Mystery - One Among The Living

np: Believe - Hope To See Another Day (on progstreamingclassic.com, like it more than their just released album)

[maddox]

Änglagård ~ Viljans Ôga 

[Nicky007]

NP  Deathspell Omega:  Paracletus

Super 

I'v listened to it some ten times now, and it's still quite a mouthful 

The music is severely challenging, and further, the lyrics, written in advanced English, French and Latin, call for some work on the part of the listener.

Wiki: "Paraclete (Gr. παράκλητος, Lat. paracletus) means advocate or helper. In Christianity, the term Holy Spirit most commonly refers to the paraclete."

The lyrical content is an unorthodox take on Christianity. But what ? Takes some effort to figure 

Gianni writes this - very fitting - about the album in his Amazon review:

"Upon completion of your first full listen of the album, don't expect to be anything other than fatigued. The mental exhaustion i speak of however is far from a bad thing, nor will it stop you from wanting to immediately give the album another spin. And then another one. And another one. No. This mental fatigue comes from the albums ability to shred all of your preconceptions of what dark music and black metal is capable of, and it's really infectious. On Paracletus, Deathspell Omega have manged to find the perfect balance between absolute twisted musical insanity and well crafted, beautifully dark melodies, which are presented through densely layered guitar work that literally leave you wondering how they came up with such genius ideas. This album is not only masterfully composed, but it's heavily progressive, and challenges some of the most atmospheric metal albums i've ever heard for the top spot."

www.amazon.com/Paracletus-Deathspell-Omega/dp/B0044RP140/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1367051227&sr=1-3&keywords=deathspell+omega

However, I don't know whether any other Roomie wants to be challenged to that degree. Surprise me guys 


The Frenchies are real good at this sorta intense intellectual dark metal - they seem to have a unique position there - why ?  There're also Gojira and Hacride. DsO and Gojira are pantheon with me. Hacride I have to check out - shortly 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Muse - The 2nd Law
Live - Awake ~ The Best of Live

[Iggy]

JP IO Earth Live in USA
NP The Audio Guide to Hapiness Pt 2 - Jolly

[maddox]

Just played:

Faith no More ~ The Real Thing

I doubt that Mike Patton has any peers in the world of vocalists, since he's one of the best around.

Now playing:

Amplifier ~ Echo Street

[Steve Jones]

Just Thea Gilmore - Loft Music ( Tickets to see her in around 6 weeks time )
Now Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 25th Anniversary Edition

[Teunis]

Muse - The Resistance
Antimatter - Leaving Eden

[Iggy]

Antimatter - Leaving Eden

Me too
Also When Age has done its Duty - Cosmograf
Then Tick Tock and Missa Atropos - Gazpacho

[Iggy]

JP: Yes - "The Yes Album"

NP: Yes - "Fragile"

next: Yes - "Close To The Edge"

Yes... I know.

I am glad to see you are enjoying them 

[Iggy]

Really like the album 'The World Is A Game'. The voice of Benoît David looks a lot like Jon Anderson, but fortunately the music is way better than Yes, which is making me nervous. All IMHO of course, I know some people like Yes over here .

Mystery - One Among The Living  (also )
Cosmograf - The Man Left In Space

Do you have When Age has done it's Duty?  I prefer it to The Man Left in Space at the moment.

He indeed does sound like Jon A. but overall I think that his voice is more powerful than Jon A.
Which makes him a better singer in my book.
Jon A. is mostly the reason why I don't really like the music of Yes.

I can understand that. But Jon A's voice until recently was surprisingly powerful.

Having seen both at Yes concerts Jon's voice was better than Benoit's although he obviously had the advantage of writing the songs.

[Teunis]

Do you have When Age has done it's Duty?  I prefer it to The Man Left in Space at the moment.

No, but heard it a few times (also on Progstreaming probably). I remember that I also liked that one, but it's too long ago to compare them now.

Threshold - March Of Progress
Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous

[maddox]

Faith no More ~ Angel Dust

[Iggy]

NP Transatlantic - More is Never Enough.

[Teunis]

Comedy Of Errors - Fanfare And Fantasy

On progstreaming.com. Not bad at all, on the contrary I'd say. Reminds me of IQ so now and then.

[Bupie]

Top top song , awful album though 

I would not be so harsh since I quite like the album but I can understand your point of view ... and the one you gave about recent H's Marillion too.

JF Dream Theater - BC & SL  James toning down his voice on DT last two albums is really a great idea IMHO

NP Marathon - The First Run

The opener, Beyond The Veil, is really a killer song. You take a bit of Rush, a bit of Saga, a bit of Pallas, a bit of Marillion, you add your own touch and you get this. As a downside for the youngsters, it has a strong 80's feeling despite being released in the mid 90's.

[Teunis]

Riverside - S.O.N.G.S.
Toto - Kingdom Of Desire 

[Bupie]

Apple Pie - The Gates Of Never

Second album from this Russian symphonic/prog metal band. Very enjoyable at first listen. Reviewers quote DT and SB as main influences but it reminds me of Haken too. Really worth the try anyway !

[Teunis]

Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Millenium - Ego (on Progstreaming, very enjoyable at first listening )

[PH]

Apple Pie - The Gates Of Never

Second album from this Russian symphonic/prog metal band. Very enjoyable at first listen. Reviewers quote DT and SB as main influences but it reminds me of Haken too. Really worth the try anyway !

I remember them. Their first album was called "Crossroad" and it reminded me a lot of Spock's Beard/Neal Morse. Time to check these guys out properly this time.

By the way, there's also another pie you need to check out: Magic Pie. They have three albums out already and the second album is absolutely fantastic (it's in my top 5 releases of 2007). Also influenced by Dream Theater and Spock's Beard. Great music!


I was listening to Yes - "90125" on YouTube and liked it very much. Very much an 80s album, but (or should I say thus?) very catchy.
Now listening to Rush - "Snakes And Arrows" (also on YouTube) and I totally forgot how great this album is!

[Peter]

Top top song , awful album though 

I disagree. Heavily so

[maddox]

I remember them. Their first album was called "Crossroad" and it reminded me a lot of Spock's Beard/Neal Morse. Time to check these guys out properly this time.

Nice album, that Crossroad.
If I recall correctly it's a concept album.
Unfortunately the vocals are horrible.

NP> Disperse ~ Journey Through the Hidden Gardens