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[Bupie]

NP Arena - The Seventh Degree Of Separation

[Nicky007]

Cap, whaddaya think of this one:

Angra:  Holy Land  (song)   www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pUSyhSd1r0

- Nicky

[Peter]

Intriguing. Nice ideas, musically. The singer makes it unbearable, though. Let me look up what I last said about Angra

Later stuff (just listening to rebirth album) is not my style. Speed-metal or so.

np: Clicking one of the links on the right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFbfFToc8w0 (Hangar the reason of your conviction)
Who names a band after a garage for planes?

[Teunis]

Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

[Peter]

Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

Today I took the time to do "part 1" with headphones and booklet. Very interesting story, interesting music, great musicianship. Who asked if I also find the lyrics a bit too "cheesy"? Can't say that yet. But the again English is not my mother tongue and I'm no expert, so I might miss a few pieces of cheese

What doesn't please me so much yet, that, although I'm somewhat into prog, I actually like to have choruses or at least returning themes throughout an album from time to time. This album seems to not have that, intentionally if I get the interviews right.

[Nicky007]

Intriguing. Nice ideas, musically. The singer makes it unbearable, though.

:-) Cap

Yeah, Bupie was also into problems with the singing. As to me, I like it a lot. Thanx for your honesty, Cap.


NP  Ayreon:  The Theory Of Everything 

Since you guys are talkin so much about it. First run. I liked the male singing in the first track a lot. Is that JB singing ?

- Nicky

[PH]

Frost* - The Dividing Line

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5MuCEN56Hs

This song is really great. And for some reason I have never heard it before, and it's three years old already!
I guess I need "The Philadelphia Experiment" now.

[Iggy]

Sean Filkins - War and Peace and other stories. I really love this CD. 

[Bupie]

:-) Cap

Yeah, Bupie was also into problems with the singing. As to me, I like it a lot. Thanx for your honesty, Cap.

No, I have no problems with Matos' singing, I just wrote that it could be an issue for some people. But not me And my greatest regret is not to have seen Angra live ... because I did not know them yet when there were opportunities

Sean Filkins - War and Peace and other stories. I really love this CD. 

Yes, very good album, The English Electric being an awesome song.

NP Avantasia : The Metal Opera Part I 

[Nicky007]

NP  Subsignal:  Paraiso  &  Live in Mannheim 

Paraiso upholds their standards from Beautiful & Monstrous, and that's saying a lot

I'd like to see the guys live. They seem real nice and talented

But they'r barely wikied, so they probably won't be coming to Copenhagen for a while. They'r not either the sorta band that would be invited to Copenhell

Maybe we should get Arno to growl - huh, Teunis

No, I have no problems with Matos' singing, I just wrote that it could be an issue for some people. But not me

I know, Bupie. I didn't say that you didn't like the singing

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

NP  Angra:  Fireworks

First run 

- Nicky

[PH]

Rush - "Clockwork Angels"
Really like it! A LOT!

[Nicky007]

Really like it! A LOT!

That makes sense, Paxi, cuz it's a milestone in rock 

Happy to share 

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

NP  Angra:  Fireworks  (on repeat)

Seems at this point as super-duper as Holy Land 

- Nicky

[PH]

Subsignal - "Paraiso"

Very nice.
The song A Long Way Since The Earth Crashed (especially the chorus) really reminds me of Yes for some strange reason. Probably has something to do with the vocals. Nicky what do you think?

[Nicky007]

Nicky what do you think?

Paxi, I'v only played the album once. But I'll listen in on the song and see if I can recognise what you'r saying ..... 

- Nicky

[Bupie]

NP  Angra:  Fireworks  (on repeat)

Seems at this point as super-duper as Holy Land 

- Nicky

Yes, I know that feeling The first three songs are killers. I really dig the guitar intro of Petrified Eyes.

NP Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture On progstreamingclassic. Great album, that took some time to grow on me.

[Nicky007]

Bupie, I actually started listening to Angels Cry, but the first few minutes were too much power metal for me. I'm actually not much of a power metal guy, like I gave my three DragonForce albums away a while ago. I'm not either into so-called fantasy lyrics.

But I will return to it; after all Angra is now pantheon with me 

Holy Land with it's nerve, melody, sweetness, great rhythms, and ample variation is very close to being the perfect album for me 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Maybe we should get Arno to growl - huh, Teunis

No thanks, don't like skipping tracks .

NP  Ayreon:  The Theory Of Everything 

Since you guys are talkin so much about it. First run. I liked the male singing in the first track a lot. Is that JB singing ?

That's right, JB is the first male singing. Info here: http://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/new-ayreon-release-the-theory-of-everything/, just scroll down a little bit  .

Knight Area - Realm Of Shadows

[Iggy]

Subsignal - "Paraiso"

Very nice.
The song A Long Way Since The Earth Crashed (especially the chorus) really reminds me of Yes for some strange reason. Probably has something to do with the vocals. Nicky what do you think?

Yes there are similar vocal techniques.

Np 01011001 - Ayreon

[funkster]

Leprous - Bilateral

Many thanks to Maddox for his post about  this band and i am getting hooked into their prog metal world 

[Nicky007]

Here, guys, special for you: One of the most brilliant - and charming - guitarists in the World:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tOE1nOdHQU

Just for the totally ignorant: Rusty Cooley is the guitarist of Outworld. Outworld I is to my mind the pinnacle of metal 

Till now it's their only release. But we're all hoping .....

And Paxi, he's a person of deep faith

Secret: All the biggies are.


NP  Rusty Cooley: Self-titled

This is his first studio album, from 2003. Here you can hear a full-fledged guitarist, both technically and emotionally.

Here's a real nice piece from the album. It starts out easily, and then ... !!! Breathtaking 

Rusty Cooley:  Dark Matter   www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06h6UGD3GM

Listen to it with headphones

Subsignal - "Paraiso"

Very nice.
The song A Long Way Since The Earth Crashed (especially the chorus) really reminds me of Yes for some strange reason. Probably has something to do with the vocals. Nicky what do you think?

Yes, I can hear Yes in this song - Rabin-era, I'd say. But, you know, Paxi, the whole album is pasted over with Yes, e.g. also A New Reliance, the beginning reminds me of Owner Of A Lonely Heart.

Paraiso has also been compared with Rush and Kansas. The first songs on the album also manifest great ambition, to be one of the major players in progrock. But then it loses grip, becomes extensively atmospheric - and balless. OK, The Blueprint Of A Winter is a dedication - Markus' to his wife - so let's let it be, but The Stillness Beneath The Snow and The Colossus That Bestrode the World are surprisingly unnervy. Or maybe I just miss more renewal along the way

But sure, it's a great album 


Paxi, how about throwing in some links with some of your fave stuff that I don't know, like some good ones with Big Big Train. I'll play them - I try to follow up on everything that's thrown into the Room.

You'r the only one who plays my links - well OK, Cap too, when he occasionally turns up - so let's just keep it between us two

Since the beginning of (my) time (in the Room), Mad has promised and promised ... but ....

But I love you anyhows, Mad

And if anyone else listens in secretly, noone will know


And I just found my Holy Land cd in my mailbox, so guess what I'll be listening to now

- Nicky

[funkster]

Try this then Nicky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0kUpcCSzn8

New one for me but i know John Petrucci rates them highly

[Nicky007]

Try this then Nicky

Nice, Funky   but if you play my link to Dark Matter, you'll hear some difference

And e.g. Animals as Leaders: CAFO  www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmfzWpp0hMc

There's been a lot goin on in later years, Funky

- Nicky

[funkster]

I have a couple of AAL albums but pefer Scale the summit as maybe a bit more melodic maybe ?