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[Teunis]

jp: Riverside - Love, Fear And The Time Machine
np: Long Distance Calling - TRIPS

[Teunis]

Royal Hunt - Cargo (2cd, live. Almost finished it and pleasantly surprised, really like what I hear!)

[Nicky007]

Royal Hunt - Cargo (2cd, live. Almost finished it and pleasantly surprised, really like what I hear!)

If you had listened to me, you would have realised that five years ago, Teunis

They are really super, aint they

Just avoid the album Show Me How To Live, quite a letdown

All the albums from Paradox (nb 4, with DC) to X are superb. My fave is "Collision Course... Paradox 2".

I've seen'm live twice, lately just a few months ago (as I wrote at the time in the Room), both times in Amager Bio in Cop. DC is a fabulous singer and performer. Sadly there were only some 200 guests. He deserves a much bigger and more active audience. But the serious rock scene in Denmark is unfortunately much smaller than in Norway, Sweden and Finland.


NP  Kvelertak:  Nattesferd

Much better than I expected. Saw'm live at Copenhell some years ago, where it didn't click for me.

But then I heard a song from Nattesferd, which whetted my appetite (for destruction), and I'm really happy that I got the cd.

They sing in Norwegian. It's amusing to read the Amazon reviews, where the reviewers are guessing out of the blue about what Kvelertak are singing about. Actually the lyrics are very profound, mythological, about the deep themes of life. Surprisingly the music is quite upbeat, rather classic rock and metal, with shouted vocals, but with enuff twists and turns to keep one fastened. Super, really good

- Nicky

[Steve Jones]

Roine Stolt - Hydrophonia

Utterly perfect

[Bupie]

NP  Kvelertak:  Nattesferd

Strangely enough, I saw advertising posters on some walls for this one in Melbourne. The world is a small place ...

NP Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep

I am in symphonic prog mood these days in case you would not have noticed 

[PH]

NP:
Devin Townsend - "Casualties Of Cool"

Roine Stolt - Hydrophonia

Finally, I see someone else besides me who likes this album! It's completely instrumental, but somehow it manages to hold my attention. Love it!

NP Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep

Another very nice album indeed. There are at least one or two gems on this one.

And now I know what to play next:
Roine Stolt's "Hydrophonia"
Spock's Beard's "Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep"

[Nicky007]

Strangely enough, I saw advertising posters on some walls for this one in Melbourne. The world is a small place ...

Yeah, Kvelertak have become quite big. They have the energy of metal that (many) people like, and since they sing in Norwegian, they don't make one (i.e. non-Scandinavians) think deeply about life


NP  ELO:  Discovery

So much wonderful melody and atmosphere on this one - mmmmm

- Nicky

[Teunis]

They are really super, aint they

All the albums from Paradox (nb 4, with DC) to X are superb. My fave is "Collision Course... Paradox 2".

I'll dig into them starting with your fave, thanks .

Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts (3rd listen. Don't know, a bit 'too much of the same' so far, but I don't give up yet .)

[Steve Jones]

Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

[Teunis]

I'll dig into them starting with your fave, thanks .

Unfortunately it was not on Spotify and couldn't find a proper link to the album on YouTube. Played instead:

jp: Royal Hunt - A Life To Die For (.. and liked it a lot)
np: Moon Safari - Lover's End

[maddox]

Haken ~ Affinity

What a superb album, again!!! 
Never a dull moment with these guys.

[Nicky007]

I'll dig into them starting with your fave, thanks .

Yeah, tell my what you think about'm, Teunis ...

Unfortunately it was not on Spotify and couldn't find a proper link to the album on YouTube. Played instead:

jp: Royal Hunt - A Life To Die For (.. and liked it a lot)

Yeah, I remember some five years ago when I was looking for YouTubes with RH that there were surprisingly few.

You'll have to go by songs, Teunis.

But get Collision Course. It'll afford you many hours of enjoyment. And then get the neighboring albums.

When DC returned to RH the group got itself one of the best singers in the World, but strangely Maestro André lost - or waived - a lot of his prog cutting edge - a bit like with Ten after Chris Francis' term, but obviously for a different reason. It makes sense to compare these two groups

Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts (3rd listen. Don't know, a bit 'too much of the same' so far, but I don't give up yet .)

Yeah, that's my take on Katatonia too. Some years ago I bought three consecutive K-albums, but after a few plays, I simply lost interest. It's not a group that I follow any longer

Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

This otoh is a group that I'm sure will satisfy as long as you and I are denizens of this planet, Jonesey

Have you listened to Jeff's post-Nevermore stuff ? Also superb !!!


NP  Miles Davis (and friends):  Aura

A rather unfamiliar musical language for me, but interesting ...

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

NP  Olivia Newton-John & ELO:  Xanadu

A mixed pot, but some real wonderful songs on this one. The title song brought tears in my eyes, it's so wistful, and Olivia sings it so beautifully.

When one reaches my age, and still is active, one tends to forget one's youth. Jeff brought all that back

- Nicky

[Steve Jones]

Have you listened to Jeff's post-Nevermore stuff ? Also superb !!!

I've got Plains and Zero, both of which are seriously good


Big Big Train - Folklore.  A particularly strong release, methinks, even though this is only the third time I've played it.  I had to Google "Telling The Bees" as it's not a custom I've come across before.  Educational, this prog lark...

[Steve Jones]

Big Big Train - From Stone And Steel

[PH]

Frost* - "Falling Satellites"


Could this be the album of the year???

This is "Milliontown" 2.0. It's how "Experiments In Mass Appeal" should have been. Actually, it's like a perfect mix of Milliontown and EIMA.
I was a bit disappointed with EIMA, but now Frost is back with probably their best album.
Not even finished my first listen, but boy this is what I expect from Frost!

[PH]

NP
Beardfish - "+4626-Comfortzone"

Very pleasant!

[maddox]

Frost* - "Falling Satellites"


Could this be the album of the year???

This is "Milliontown" 2.0. It's how "Experiments In Mass Appeal" should have been. Actually, it's like a perfect mix of Milliontown and EIMA.
I was a bit disappointed with EIMA, but now Frost is back with probably their best album.
Not even finished my first listen, but boy this is what I expect from Frost!

I like EIMA very much, though the music is somewhat more industrial-orientated, by the lack of a better word.
A bit less neo-prog.
I found it refreshing that Declan Burke was involved as the singer.
Am curious about the new album.

[PH]

I like EIMA very much, though the music is somewhat more industrial-orientated, by the lack of a better word.
A bit less neo-prog.
I found it refreshing that Declan Burke was involved as the singer.
Am curious about the new album.

I also like "EIMA", but it was very different from "Milliontown" indeed. It seems that "Falling Satellites" is the missing link between these albums.

[PH]

Just played:
Frost* - "Falling Satellites"
Very impressed. But I also realise that it's been eight years since their previous album. So of course I am happy with this album! Let's see whether I'm still enthusiastic about it at the end of the year. For now, it's number 1.

You can really tell which songs were written by both Jem and John, because there's definitely some Kino and Lonely Robot in it.
And there's some Frost in Lonely Robot as well.
Actually, it's quite fun to discover these things.

[Steve Jones]

Queensryche - Live Evolution

[maddox]

Dream Theater ~ The Astonishing

Still a great album, though it has been some time since I last played it.
The diversity is immens, and it's great to hear a melodic LaBrie instead of the Hetfield-LaBrie.

[Bupie]

Dream Theater ~ The Astonishing

Still a great album, though it has been some time since I last played it.
The diversity is immens, and it's great to hear a melodic LaBrie instead of the Hetfield-LaBrie.

I wish I could agree but unfortunately so far I can't. A major disappointment for me 

NP Neal Morse - Testimony

[PH]

Dream Theater ~ The Astonishing

Still a great album, though it has been some time since I last played it.
The diversity is immens, and it's great to hear a melodic LaBrie instead of the Hetfield-LaBrie.

I wish I could agree but unfortunately so far I can't. A major disappointment for me 

I have to say, that while I do like the album, I just hope they'll go back to normal album making again.
Actually, I would really like a "Train Of Thought" kind of album again. Their selftitled album was a big disappointment for me, and "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" was hit and miss. Even "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" didn't do it for me all the way.


NP:
Dream Theater - "The Astonishing"

I recommend making a customized playlist.

[Steve Jones]

Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf