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gently caress man.
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Rust Martialis posted:gently caress man. Yeah.
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Jan 10, 2020 22:34
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What is it with Canadian rock legends and brain cancer? First Gord Downie now Peart. 
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Jan 10, 2020 22:41
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The best concert experience I ever had was seeing Rush perform Xanadu on the R40 Tour. Not the best concert I ever saw, mind you, but the best concert experience.
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Jan 10, 2020 23:28
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RIP to a real one. Totally redefined rock drumming and influenced so many artists. His impact on music will live on for a long, long time.
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Jan 10, 2020 23:44
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I’m sad. 
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Jan 11, 2020 00:22
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Neil Peart's drumming helped me understand and appreciate what drumming does for music. RIP
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Jan 11, 2020 01:25
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RIP Neil Peart. What a guy, unbelievable drummer and songwriter. He leaves behind an amazing musical legacy.
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Jan 11, 2020 01:57
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He wrote a couple of pretty good books too. Talented guy.
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Jan 11, 2020 15:45
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Oh man I'm listening to Between and Buried and Me for the first time and listening to Voice of Trespass convinced me I need to seriously listen to more of this band.
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Jan 21, 2020 04:41
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I need to give them a relisten because although I came cold off of Colors, I still think about that album. There was something special about it. In the meantime I've been checking out more prog, prog metal in fact. I gave Amorphis another try with Skyforger and didn't like it. Then again a revisit to Tales from the Thousand Lakes wasn't as enthusiastic as my first go around. I will probably give them one last shot before writing them off though. I wasn't expecting OSI's self-titled debut to do anything for me but that was through and through a magnificent prog metal/rock album. It reminded me of the creativity of something like those early prog masterpieces although "Shoutdown" was OSI's lowpoint. In my recent exploration of prog, I also finally pulled the trigger on Dream Theater. From what I've gathered of hearing about them over the years (and giving them the occasional listen) they are everything fundamental and subpar about new prog music. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, though, is at least a very solid, very accomplished prog metal album and I'll listen to it again. I have no faith that they will strike twice with me. I've read up on a few of their other albums and Six Degrees seems like its good as its gonna get. Random thought but "The Great Debate" was the most sophomoric social commentary song I've heard in awhile and I worry that the second I really pay attention to Dream Theater's lyricism the spell will shatter completely.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:49
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BTBAM fuckin rules and The Parallax I & II are probably my favourite prog metal things ever. All of their material is A+ tbh
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Jan 21, 2020 06:50
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DoubleCakes posted:I need to give them a relisten because although I came cold off of Colors, I still think about that album. There was something special about it. The Dream Theater fanboy in me fizzled out in me a while ago but I'd say before you fully write then off, listen to Images and Words or Scenes From A Memory. I really only listen to the 6DOIT suite from that album and skip the rest
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Jan 21, 2020 07:42
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Images & Words, Awake, and Six Degrees are where the inventive poo poo is at, the rest of their back catalogue is a mixture of competent but unremarkable shredding and only-for-the-guy-with-their-symbol-tattooed-on-his-calf dreck. I say this as someone who practically worshipped them in the early-mid 00s.
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Jan 21, 2020 08:29
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On the topic of Prog Metal, the new album by prog metal supergroup Sons of Apollo is pretty solid.
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Jan 21, 2020 16:45
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Going forward I will probably listen to the double version of Genesis' Abacab but those additional songs and the extended running time didn't do too much for me. "Paperlate", if it had appeared on that album, would have been their poppiest song so far. As they were transforming into a pop rock band, I'm surprised it wasn't on there. By the way, has anyone heard of Cheeto's Magazine? They're a Spanish crossover prog band and although they only have two albums so far I've listened to them both and I think they're a standout in modern prog. Their style is very upbeat and comedic and in their 2014 album Bowling Fowls it gets a little repetitive and samey whereas in their 2019 release Amazingous they display a broader of array of tones. I've seen them compared to Spock's Beard and I haven't listened to a lot of SB but I get the comparisons. On a lot of their album covers they have bright colourful cartoons (in fact the face on the cover of Amazingous looks like something from the late 00's) which warrants the description that they are what would happen if you took a cartoon and turned that cartoon into a prog rock band. Here's their track Cheese Cheater.
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Jan 21, 2020 19:45
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DoubleCakes posted:I wasn't expecting OSI's self-titled debut to do anything for me but that was through and through a magnificent prog metal/rock album. It reminded me of the creativity of something like those early prog masterpieces although "Shoutdown" was OSI's lowpoint. I don't think Shutdown hurts the album too badly, but between it dragging on and on, and the Steven Wilson vocals, I've misremembered it as a Porcupine Tree song in the past, haha. I still really love When You're Ready and Hello, Helicopter! Space-Dye Vest (from Awake) was Kevin Moore's best work with Dream Theater, and has a very OSI feel, so definitely listen to that.
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Jan 21, 2020 20:54
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OSI pretty much became my favorite band last year. I listened less to Fire Make Thunder as it seems to do less for me, but the first 3 albums are amazing. I'm kind of mad because I still can't listen to Blood without weeping, it was the soundtrack to my breakup last year
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Jan 21, 2020 21:32
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DoubleCakes posted:By the way, has anyone heard of Cheeto's Magazine? Even without the humorous element, which is often used as a gimmick, the compositions on Amazingous are incredibly solid. I don't think there's a track on there that I don't actively enjoy, and I also don't get burnt out halfway through the album. When trying to think of similar albums the best I can come up with is A.C.T's Circus Pandemonium which has some high highs but is a little too samey for me. Their melodies are excellent but their solos are a bit weak and they don't have much dynamic range -- everyone is all go all the time.
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Jan 21, 2020 22:08
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Fire Make Thunder is decent as a whole but Wind Won't Howl and For Nothing are loving incredible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xpx__5SfTQ drat dude is Moore doing anything at all atm.
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Jan 22, 2020 03:57
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Pure Reason Revolution are reuniting for a new album. Hope I'm not the only one excited about it. Would love to see them live someday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLlKj5u_SJ8
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Jan 22, 2020 14:29
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PRR are one of my favourite newer prog bands ("newer" meaning anything that came after the 70s). Cautionary Tales for the Brave is such a great EP. I've heard that they were not great at reproducing those amazing harmonies live, though.
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Jan 23, 2020 07:05
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Paladinus posted:Pure Reason Revolution are reuniting for a new album. Hope I'm not the only one excited about it. Would love to see them live someday. Holy gently caress! poo poo! Yes! I saw Bullet Height (Jon Courtney's other project he started after PRR) in Germany and the album itself is pretty inoffensive but doesn't even come close to scratching the PRR itch
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Jan 23, 2020 08:05
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there's going to be a new Horse Lords album and as they're a current rock band doing mostly unprecedented experimentation in the vein of the old RIO scene you should check it out https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/the-common-task
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Jan 23, 2020 09:39
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Paladinus posted:Pure Reason Revolution are reuniting for a new album. Hope I'm not the only one excited about it. Would love to see them live someday. That's loving amazing news. I was just saying the other day, what a shame there won't ever be another PRR album. I've probably listened to Amor Vincit Omnia in my car more than any other album ever.
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Jan 23, 2020 11:11
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Seventh Arrow posted:PRR are one of my favourite newer prog bands ("newer" meaning anything that came after the 70s). Cautionary Tales for the Brave is such a great EP. I've heard that they were not great at reproducing those amazing harmonies live, though. I've heard differently, but then again, people often overlook things like that in live performances if the general energy at the concert is great. Plus the band have more experience now. Rollersnake posted:That's loving amazing news. I was just saying the other day, what a shame there won't ever be another PRR album. Just listened to it yesterday. From time to time Deus Ex Machina just pops into my head, and I have to hear it at least a couple of times, or it will be stuck there for weeks.
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Jan 23, 2020 11:24
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At the Tool show in Austin, Pat Mastelotto joined Danny on stage for a drum duet. There's video floating about
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Jan 23, 2020 12:17
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Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete is in a coma after a bike accident: https://www.theprp.com/2020/01/24/n...cycle-accident/
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Jan 25, 2020 05:47
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Paladinus posted:I've heard differently, but then again, people often overlook things like that in live performances if the general energy at the concert is great. Plus the band have more experience now. When I saw them live, they definitely had trouble keeping their vocals in tune, to the extent you really couldn't overlook it. You don't have to take my word for it. In retrospect, that was a really cool setlist I did not fully appreciate at the time, my experience with them limited to listening to The Dark Third once or twice. It looks like they debuted Victorious Cupid on their European tour earlier that year, but this was either the first or second time they would have played Deus ex Machina. (setlist.fm says first, but there's no recorded setlist from the previous day's show in Philadelphia, and I assume they would have played it then too.) The only time I can say I heard music from one of my favorite albums before the album existed. Henchman of Santa posted:Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete is in a coma after a bike accident: gently caress. Hoping for the best, but looking up the type of TBI he has, it sounds really bleak. Rollersnake fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Jan 25, 2020 |
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Jan 25, 2020 06:33
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Henchman of Santa posted:Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete is in a coma after a bike accident:
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Jan 25, 2020 13:17
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Has anybody seen Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets play live?
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Jan 25, 2020 15:31
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egon_beeblebrox posted:Has anybody seen Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets play live? Yes, great show.
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Jan 25, 2020 15:57
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Wow they play all the stuff is actually want to see Pink Floyd play.
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Jan 26, 2020 15:30
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Although they are not always proggy, I've been diving into the works of the Gathering and albums like How to Measure a Planet? and if_then_else are some of the best prog releases of 1998 and 2000 respectively. Keeping up with new prog releases a bit, I checked out Karfagen's Birds of Passage and it was a solid symphonic prog album! The production was very "light" and fantastical. I'll give it a relisten before long and it'll probably grow on me.
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Jan 27, 2020 19:03
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DoubleCakes posted:Going forward I will probably listen to the double version of Genesis' Abacab but those additional songs and the extended running time didn't do too much for me. "Paperlate", if it had appeared on that album, would have been their poppiest song so far. As they were transforming into a pop rock band, I'm surprised it wasn't on there. Paperlate and No Reply At All could easily be songs on a Phil Collins solo album, especially because of the phoenix horns section. The double album version of Abacab is only better because of the extended Dodo suite. https://youtu.be/w4Y5OQhYt48 Gianthogweed fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Jan 27, 2020 |
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Jan 27, 2020 20:58
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Pure Reason Revolution released a single for "Silent Genesis" from their upcoming album Eupnea.
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Feb 2, 2020 21:13
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DoubleCakes posted:Pure Reason Revolution released a single for "Silent Genesis" from their upcoming album Eupnea. It's good! Very memorable.
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Feb 2, 2020 21:38
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I can't say "The Dark Third, but more metal" was the direction I was expecting them to go, but I'm intrigued. Not totally in love with this track at first listen, but it's good, and probably something I'll really appreciate in the context of the album.
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Feb 2, 2020 22:03
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DoubleCakes posted:Pure Reason Revolution released a single for "Silent Genesis" from their upcoming album Eupnea. I was wondering what this was going to be like since as far as I know it's only Jon and Chloe returning, but I'm really into this.
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My revisit to Oceansize went well. If Frames left me cold or enthusiastic, Effloresce was far more engaging. From "I Am The Morning" going forward, I really enjoyed it and I can see why this is one of those new prog bands people love. The Watch clearly take a lot from Genesis but many of their song structures, chord progressions, and other musical elements were never found in Genesis' discography. I checked out Vacuum and will likely listen to them again. I've heard about them for years and I finally dove into Mew. I don't know how proggy their discog is but And The Glass Handed Kites was delightfully prog. Their sound is really special. It sounds like an style made for me: dream pop done in a prog fashion.
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