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[PH]

Earlier:
Lunatic Soul - "Lunatic Soul I"
Lunatic Soul - "Lunatic Soul II"
Flying Colors - "Second Nature"
Blackfield - "Welcome To My DNA"

Just finished:
Gazpacho - "Demon"

And now I'm going to bed.

[Bupie]

NP Threshold - For The Journey

I took a ticket for their only gig in France. Me happy 

[PH]

NP Threshold - For The Journey

I took a ticket for their only gig in France. Me happy 

Nice!
Since bands only go come to "013", Tilburg or "De Boerderij", Zoetermeer, I stopped traveling all across the country going to concerts.
Instead, I rather buy new albums.

[PH]

Today I played two albums I don't play very often:

Devin Townsend - "Deconstruction"
Devin Townsend - "Ghost"

The former I won't be playing much in the future. It's musically mostly alright, but the lyrics....
The lyrics are totally not my thing and some parts of the 'lyrics' are making me cringe.

"Ghost" is very very very ambient. And because of that, I know I won't be playing this much either.

Tuomas Holopainen - "The Life And Times Of Scrooge"

I like this.

[Teunis]

jp: Pendragon - Men Who Climb Mountains
np: Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 1

[Nicky007]

Touching:

Guns N' Roses Hall of Fame 2012   www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZW1Fe2jkaI

If you don't want to hear all the speeches, jump to 11 minutes, where they play Sweet Child O' Mine

Axl didn't wanna join the ceremony - surprise ? - so Myles Kennedy does the vocals. He's of course super, but still it's a bit spot-off, as it should'v been Axl. To me Axl is the one who most of all incorporates GNR, with Slash of course a close second. Axl was the superb "madness" of GNR, and without him they are a great rock band, but not the unique marvel that they were. It's Axl who makes GNR pantheon

"Deadwing" is one of my absolute favourite prog albums.

Deadwing is the great masterpiece of PT, daring, experimental, at times real harsh and heavy

It's in my top five of 2005. "Octavarium", "Pepper's Ghost", "?" and "Picture" are the other four.

You're right about Octavarium and PG, Paxi. Who made Picture ?

I like the brutalness of Shallow. The instrumental middle bit where it goes crazy (and with the unintelligible vocals) is an adrenaline moment for me. But I agree that Arriving Somewhere But Not Here is probably the best track on the album.

Maybe surprising to you guys, I like Lazarus best. What a wonderful song

It's among my alltime fave songs together with Midnight Shadow, Ascension, I Will Remember (Queensrÿche), and some other great songs.

Wow... how opinions differ...

Don't forget: He's French. The French are a different race. I'v also tugged out tufts of my hair

Yep, here's another one. I have "The Platinum Collection" (3cd), Hours, Heathen, Reality, Reality Tour Live, Next Day and am familiar with Earthling and Outside. Great stuff. Heathen is my favourite of the later works, before that I don't really know the albums except for the tracks that are on "Platinum Collection". He has quite a serious discography indeed.

Erik

My alltime Bowie fave is Diamond Dogs. That album swept me off the ground in those days

- Nicky

[Bupie]

Don't forget: He's French. The French are a different race. I'v also tugged out tots of my hair

I don't have the slightest idea about the meaning of your last sentence (even my online dictionary didn't help for once) but I assume it's a compliment, isn't it ? 

JF Threshold - Subsurface

It's now official : Flags And Footprints has entered my Top 3 of Threshold's songs, along with Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams and The Hours. I played the song about 20 times today 

NP DeeExpus - Half Way Home

[Nicky007]

I don't have the slightest idea about the meaning of your last sentence (even my online dictionary didn't help for once) but I assume it's a compliment, isn't it ? 

Of course it's a complimènt, mon amie. You know me

Man, disowning the great Nostradamus, my oh my

JF Threshold - Subsurface

Good call, Bupie, great album

Another compliment from me (this time real)

- Nicky

[Teunis]

X-Panda - Flight Of Fancy 

[PH]

Deadwing is the great masterpiece of PT, daring, experimental, at times real harsh and heavy

My PT top five at the moment:

1. Deadwing
2. In Absentia
3. Fear Of A Blank Planet
4. The Incident
5. The Sky Moves Sideways

You're right about Octavarium and PG, Paxi. Who made Picture ?

"Picture" is by Kino. It's the first cd I ever bought and their gig is the first I ever attended. Never would've thought that it would also be their last album and the last time I'd see them live.

And what do you think of "?" Nicky?

Maybe surprising to you guys, I like Lazarus best. What a wonderful song

That IS surprising indeed. But it is also a very nice song.

... Midnight Shadow ...

Do you mean Moonlight Shadow or do you mean this?
(hmm... you learn something new every day by googling a few words...)

It would be cool if you actually meant this song by Harry Gregson-Williams, but somehow I think you're probably just talking about Mike Oldfield's fantastic song. A really nice one!

It's now official : Flags And Footprints has entered my Top 3 of Threshold's songs, along with Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams and The Hours. I played the song about 20 times today 

Yes, Flags And Footprints is a really good song! It also made such an impression on me. I used to play the song three times in a row before going to the next one. I love how it mixes heavy guitars with a very gentle melody. A really catchy power ballad.

[Bupie]

Of course it's a complimènt, mon amie.

Don't feminize me Nicky, I already have enough problems without that one ...

Man, disowning the great Nostradamus, my oh my

Oh, you remember that ? I know it broke your heart when I did it 

PP Threshold - Dead Reckoning
Maybe the most consistent of theirs IMHO, in the sense that I enjoy almost everything on it when there are a few misses for me on their other albums.

JF DeeExpus - Half Way Home
A wonderful debut 

NP Enchant - The Great Divide
First listen since I found it late in my mail box yesterday.

[The Butterfly Man]

My PT top five at the moment:

1. Deadwing
2. In Absentia
3. Fear Of A Blank Planet
4. The Incident
5. The Sky Moves Sideways

Interesting. Long time since I listened to any PT. You inspired me to think about my top five.

1 - Fear of a Blank Planet
2 - In Absentia
3 - Deadwing
4 - The Incident
5 - Lightbulb Sun

Going to listen to Deadwing as soon as I get home. I used to play Open Car with my band years ago. I remember our drummer struggling with the rhythm at first but once he got hold of it... It's such a cool song to play.

Another Deadwing-related memory: While on holiday in Malta in 2011 some band was playing covers on a square near a beautiful church. I was walking by and thinking "hey I know that song". Turns out they were playing Shallow! Although the singer sucked it was nice to hear some prog on the streets. I think I was the only one in the audience who knew the song though.

Hey guys, have any of you heard Pendragon's new album called 'Men Who Climb Mountains'? I think it's a bit of a let-down. I have listened to it a few times but it does nothing for me. It sounds a bit uninspired to be honest. I miss the passion (how's that for a reference? )!

NP: Threshold - For The Journey

Great album. I always thought Mac was the best singer Threshold ever had. But Damian Wilson is really impressing me, first on March of Progress and now on For The Journey. 

Tom

[Nicky007]

My PT top five at the moment: ...

That actually makes sense, Paxi

I haven't heard PT enough to rank their albums with certainty. I have to listen to them more soon ....

Particularly Blank Planet - which I'll have to get anew, as I lent it out to somebody, you know

I would definitely put Deadwing on top. But then it gets difficult

I actually couldn't do that with many groups. Maybe only Beatles, Floyd, Zep, and Sagoth - and Outworld, as they only made one album

Even with Arena and DT I would vacillate, altho I've listened to'm masses.

"Picture" is by Kino.

OK, I had forgotten that one. But I have it, and I enjoyed it very much at the time I got into Arena, particularly Losers Day Parade. Man, that's almost ten years ago now

I'll have to listen to it again ....

It's the first cd I ever bought and their gig is the first I ever attended.

Paxi. There's always something special about first-loves

And what do you think of "?" Nicky?

I actually have four albums by Neal. I haven't listened to'm sufficiently. Will take him up again ....

That IS surprising indeed. But it is also a very nice song.

Well, I'm very much a romantic too

You know, what raises Sagoth above so many other metal groups imo is that they're drenched in melody

Do you mean Moonlight Shadow ? ... somehow I think you're probably just talking about Mike Oldfield's fantastic song. A really nice one!

You're right. I often make that mistake: Calling it Midnight Shadow

I think I'll tell Mike to change the name

Man, how I can listen to that song again and again

Just like the other three.

Paxi, have you listened to I Will Remember ? Also one of the absolute killer songs. It has sort of a monastic mood. And Geoff's singing is absolutely sublime

And the album Diamond Dogs ? It's very goth, but also tremendously melodic - very special in a way.

It would be cool if you actually meant this song by Harry Gregson-Williams

I'll check it up ....

Don't feminize me Nicky, I already have enough problems without that one

Oh yeah, that's that f*in French grammar.

Oh, you remember that ? I know it broke your heart when I did it 

That's the worst one you pulled on me, Bupie

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

NP  Kino:  Picture 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Hey guys, have any of you heard Pendragon's new album called 'Men Who Climb Mountains'? I think it's a bit of a let-down. I have listened to it a few times but it does nothing for me. It sounds a bit uninspired to be honest. I miss the passion (how's that for a reference? )!

IMO it's a big improvement in comparison with 'Passion'. That awful rap and yodel , don't play the album that often. I find 'Men Who Climb' mountains a great album with great melodies and guitar solos. There are only 25 seconds I don't like: the repeated lyrics 'I trusted you' in the track 'Faces of Darkness' . My favourite Pendie album stays 'The Window Of Life' though .

Arena - Contagion Max

[Bupie]

NP  Kino:  Picture 

I am happy that you like that one. I played it so many times but I am not in the mood these days. And sorry for Nostradamus but I guess that it made somebody else happy (I should check the note I received from the buyer for this sale though).

Happy to see Tom back and telling stories too 

NP Work Of Art - Framework

This one is growing on me fast. Very good AOR album : nothing more but it's enough for me 

[The Butterfly Man]

IMO it's a big improvement in comparison with 'Passion'. That awful rap and yodel , don't play the album that often. I find 'Men Who Climb' mountains a great album with great melodies and guitar solos. There are only 25 seconds I don't like: the repeated lyrics 'I trusted you' in the track 'Faces of Darkness' . My favourite Pendie album stays 'The Window Of Life' though .

Although I do like Passion I think their best album is Pure. I listened MWCM again last night and I have to say Come Home Jack is a good song. Maybe the album will grow on me. Needs more listens though. But Teunis, please tell me, where are the guitarsolo's? Sure, there are a few leads here and there, but not the big solo's we're used to. 

Also played Deadwing last night. Still a fab album with some great songs, but not better than In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet.

NP: Knight Area - Hyperdrive

Wow, KA going progmetal?

Happy to see Tom back and telling stories too 

I'm trying...

Tom

[Nicky007]

sorry for Nostradamus but I guess that it made somebody else happy

I have to keep telling myself "He's French, he's French...."

Btw I have to apologise to you: I used the Danish word "tots". The English word is "tufts". Maybe the sentence makes more sense now. I lost all my hair on that Nostra thingy

Glad you used a dictionary, Bupie. Even Frenchies can become more international

Happy to see Tom back and telling stories too 

Seconded

Just hope he doesn't expect us to share the nappy-changin

But Teunis, please tell me, where are the guitarsolo's?

Always very polite, Tom

Hey Tom, done some Sagoth ? Just because one's got a baby don't mean one's gotta be a pussy


JP  Queensrÿche:  Rage For Order  and  The Warning

Just realised how utterly fabulous these albums are

I just wanted to hear I Will Remember, and I ended up hearing the whole album. Also I Dream In Infrared and Walk In The Shadows are immense.

So, who's Rÿche here ?

I know that Mad's enthusiastic about the first albums - so Mad, you don't need to answer, just go off to work

Anyone else ?


NP  Stormlord:  At The Gates Of Utopia

Wiki: Stormlord is an extreme metal (self-classified as "extreme epic metal") band from Rome, Italy. They have released five full-length albums, which are: Supreme Art Of War (1999), At The Gates Of Utopia (2001), The Gorgon Cult (2004), Mare Nostrum (2008) and Hesperia (2013). Their prominent use of keyboards compared to many other black metal bands gives their sound an epic feel, much like power metal.

Cool, better than Rhapsody as I remember them, but I gotta get back to them too ....

Also remind me of Swedish Skyfire - but probably noone here knows them

Stormlord were mentioned in the Sagoth Fan Group. There's the epicness, speed, but not much else in common.

But let's see, Utopia's already better on second listen

- Nicky

[Teunis]

But Teunis, please tell me, where are the guitarsolo's? Sure, there are a few leads here and there, but not the big solo's we're used to. 

They're e.g. on 'Come Home Jack', 'Faces Of Darkness' and 'Explorers Of The Infinite'. But I agree: not as long and epic like on 'Breaking The Spell' from 'The Window Of Life', which is my all time favourite Pendragon track .

jp: Pendragon - Men Who Climb Mountains
np: The Aurora Project - Selling The Aggression

[Teunis]

Mystery - Beneath The Veil Of Winter's Face

[Teunis]

pp: Knight Area - Hyperdrive
jp: Threshold - For The Journey
np: Toto - Mindfields

[maddox]

Interesting. Long time since I listened to any PT. You inspired me to think about my top five.

1 - Fear of a Blank Planet
2 - In Absentia
3 - Deadwing
4 - The Incident
5 - Lightbulb Sun

Nice!
I'm a sucker for lists. 

01 - Deadwing
02 - In Absentia
03 - Fear of a Blank Planet
04 - Lightbulb Sun
05 - The Sky Moves Sideways

Don't really like stereotype answers or in this case, lists, but it is quite similar to what you lot think.
I could've made a bigger list, but decided to keep things simple, as the music is complex already.

Hey guys, have any of you heard Pendragon's new album called 'Men Who Climb Mountains'? I think it's a bit of a let-down. I have listened to it a few times but it does nothing for me. It sounds a bit uninspired to be honest. I miss the passion (how's that for a reference? )!

With Believe Pendragon started to change a bit but I didn't really like that album.
That was different with both Pure and Passion but now I don't really listen to Passion anymore.
Pure however, is still one of their best albums, especially Indigo is such a gem!

I really like their new album as well.
Nick sings, if one could call it singing in the first place, better than ever (!?).
Solo's are scarce but the melodies makes up for that.

[PH]

01 - Deadwing
02 - In Absentia
03 - Fear of a Blank Planet
04 - Lightbulb Sun
05 - The Sky Moves Sideways

That's quite similar to my list. Except you got "Lightbulb Sun" instead of "The Incident".
And you and I both have "The Sky Moves Sideways" in our list.

So it seems that Maddox has to listen a bit more to "The Incident", Tom has to listen to "The Sky Moves Sideways" and I am going to listen to "Lightbulb Sun".

[maddox]

That's quite similar to my list. Except you got "Lightbulb Sun" instead of "The Incident".
And you and I both have "The Sky Moves Sideways" in our list.

Funny, didn't notice that.

So it seems that Maddox has to listen a bit more to "The Incident", Tom has to listen to "The Sky Moves Sideways" and I am going to listen to "Lightbulb Sun".

Time to schedule a listening-party?

It's not that I find The Incident a bad album, it isn't.
I always had In Absentia and Lightbulb Sun as their top best albums but one has to choose.
I picked The Sky simply because the alternate version on cd two.

[maddox]

While Heaven Wept ~ Suspended in Aphelion

Awe-some!!!!