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[Teunis]

pp: Frost* - Life In The Wires

np: Raven Sad - Polar Human Circle

Playing it on Spotify after a tip on Facebook. Nice music, but I'm not sure about the vocals (yet). Will play it more often.

[Teunis]

Today:
Frost* - Life In The Wires
Blind Ego - The Hunting Party
Bjørn Riis - Lullabies In A Car Crash
Mystery - Delusion Rain

np: Dilemma - The Purpose Paradox

[Teunis]

pp: Soen - Memorial

np: Jadis - More Questions Than Answers

[Teunis]

pp: Mystery - Redemption

np: The Pineapple Thief - Last To Run (new EP)

[Teunis]

pp: Mystery - Delusion Rain

Went to their gig last Sunday and really enjoyed it . Still in a Mystery mood .

np: Neal Morse - No Hill For A Climber

On Spotify. Some nice tracks, but I was expecting more from him ...

[PH]

np: Neal Morse - No Hill For A Climber

On Spotify. Some nice tracks, but I was expecting more from him ...

It's no secret that Neal Morse's output is filled with self-plagiarism. He has a way of writing that works for him. And honestly it works for me as a fan as well! But something with "No Hill For A Climber" rubs me the wrong way, and that probably has to do with the too obvious nods to previous work. Normally I don't mind him doing that as it is often subtle. Besides, Mike Portnoy often warned him when something sounded too much like something else. I think these 'new' musicians (who are all extremely talented by the way!) might be too star-struck to constructively feedback Neal.  

Within the first five minutes of the first song I recognised Spock's The Light, Lifeline and Carie (of Spock's "Snow"). Halfway in the song there's a Roine Stolt kind of guitar solo over a Similitude melody background giving it a Transatlantic vibe.

I don't know. I haven't given it much time yet. I probably end up liking it anyway, as I end up liking all of Neal's output. I really like All The Rage by the way. Hopefully a second album will have more of its own face. Neal Morse Band also brought something new to the Neal Morse table, so hopefully The Resonance will as well.

It seems as if The Resonance is a substitute for The Neal Morse Band. It is as if Neal does not want to go on with NMB as long as Mike Portnoy is not around.
Maybe the trio of Randy George, Bill Hubauer and Eric Gillette could join forces again without Neal and Mike and try something out. There's too much talent there to go wasted.

Oh! And I was present at MorseFest Europe this year! The Resonance singer Johnny Bisaha stood in for Ted Leonard (who was ill) and he blew everyone away. He is a very likeable guy and has a fantastic voice(!!) and not bad on guitar either! On top of all that he learned all Ted's parts (and then some) within two weeks and did a brilliant job. Amazing.
Honestly, MorseFest was the greatest musical happening for me this year. Yes, it was (really) expensive, but in the end it was so worth it. To me it felt as much more than just a musical concert(s). It was three days filled with musical fellowship and awesome people everywhere. Looking forward to next year!


EDIT:
I'm sorry, that was a bit off topic.

I was listening to the new Opeth album which is pretty nice as well and the first not-Neal-related music I listened to in a week.

[Teunis]

It's no secret that Neal Morse's output is filled with self-plagiarism.

. Indeed, too much of the same so now and then. Really like his music and, like you, I'll play it more often. But I used to order his new releases in advance, but nowadays I 'try before I buy'. That says enough.

Oh! And I was present at MorseFest Europe this year! It was three days filled with musical fellowship and awesome people everywhere. Looking forward to next year!

Glad you had a great time. I'd love to attend MorseFest too, but I found it way too expensive.

pp: Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement

np: Ice - Man In The Moon

[Teunis]

I have kept track of my entire cd collection in the app 'Discogs'. The app contains the possibility to have it decided what to play by shaking your phone. This is today's result:

Moonrise - Soul's Inner Pendulum
Antimatter - A Profusion Of Thought
Gazpacho - Molok
Airbag - Identity
Bjørn Riis - Forever Comes To An End

Very enjoyable .

jp: Dilemma - The Purpose Paradox

np: The Pineapple Thief - Last To Run (EP)

[Teunis]

Today:
Steve Thorne - Island Of The Imbeciles
Blind Ego - The Hunting Party
Dire Straits - On The Night (live CD)

np: Huis - In The Face Of The Unknown

Beautiful new album from this Canadian neo-prog band .

[Teunis]

pp: Arena - Songs From The Lions Cage

np: X-Panda - Flight Of Fancy

[Teunis]

today:
Frost* - Life In The Wires
Mystery - Redemption
Blind Ego - The Hunting Party
Pendragon - Not Of This World

[Teunis]

Believe - The Wyrding Way

Nice new album from this Polish neo-progband.

[Teunis]

Today:
Frost* - Life In The Wires
Arena - The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance
Von Hertzen Brothers - In Murmuation
Huis - Abandoned

np: Mayfire - Cloudscapes & Silhouettes

[Teunis]

pp: Fischer - Z - Red Skies Over Paradise

Youth sentiment, love it!

np: Legacy Pilots - Thru The Lens

With 'our' John Mitchell on guitar and vocals on some tracks. Nice album, but needs more listenings.

[Teunis]

Today:
Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement
Kingcrow - Hopium
Huis - In The Face Of The Unknown

np: This Winter Machine - The Clockwork Man

[Teunis]

pp: Subsignal - Paraíso

np: Clive Nolan - Song Of The Wildlands