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Oct 22, 2017 07:07
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It came out last year. Their last few albums weren't very good either, but at least there was always a song or two I liked so they were still worth checking out. The Astonishing was just poo poo from start to finish, not to mention the ridiculous backstory for it.
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Oct 22, 2017 07:34
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:It came out last year. Yeah, i bailed on the Astonishing. I can’t believe they also toured that album in full
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Oct 22, 2017 09:31
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The Astonishing is the funniest poo poo ever and it’s fun to follow DT on Facebook because they keep making books and video games based on it. The comments are a mix of moron nerds who eat it up and really angry fans calling the album garbage and an embarrassment.
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Oct 22, 2017 14:17
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When I torrented the album before its release to check if I want to pay money for it, the torrent's name was rear end-Tarnishing. How true that name was.
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Oct 22, 2017 14:54
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I actually quite liked A Dramatic Turn of Events and thought that maybe kicking Portnoy out was what the band needed to turn themselves around, but then they released The Astonishing and proved me very wrong. Haken have basically taken over their spot in my music rotation anyway, so I'm not even that bothered.
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Oct 22, 2017 15:01
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Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island?
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Oct 22, 2017 19:13
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island? Depends on how long of a consistency streak you're looking for, I'd say e: oh wait, you said Cymbal Monkey posted:prog bad Gong.
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Oct 22, 2017 19:15
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What Gong is good I'll fight you. Especially Camembert Electrique, solid album. I prefer it far more than their jammier later stuff.
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Oct 22, 2017 19:43
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The album they did with Alan Holdsworth was good (and I would never have known about it if not for GTA V, admittedly).
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Oct 22, 2017 19:46
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Haken have so far improved with every release, and they were pretty good to start.
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Oct 22, 2017 20:55
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Porcupine Tree were consistently good. Steven Wilson solo is consistently good. Not every album is a masterpiece but I wouldn’t say any of them are bad.
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Oct 22, 2017 21:13
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Re: Dream Theater, Portnoy had a really great style that pushed that band and provided a lot of energy to the sound. Like he was consistently just a hair ahead of the beat. Mangini feels lifeless in comparison.
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Oct 22, 2017 21:15
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Iucounu posted:Re: Dream Theater, Portnoy had a really great style that pushed that band and provided a lot of energy to the sound. Like he was consistently just a hair ahead of the beat. Mangini feels lifeless in comparison. He's also simply much more boring to look at live compared to Portnoy.
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Oct 22, 2017 21:21
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island? Gentle Giant seemed to have a good run. I don't have all of their albums, though - did they ever make a bad one?
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Oct 23, 2017 00:05
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island? Henry Cow never released a bad album.
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Oct 23, 2017 00:20
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So a while back I was hunting for an old album called "The Icon" and I found it. I misremembered. A song on the album is called "The Ikon", it's not the album name. It's not a bad find either. It's a pretty solid prog rock album with a hard rock edge. It's a lot of fun!
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Oct 23, 2017 00:26
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Seventh Arrow posted:Gentle Giant seemed to have a good run. I don't have all of their albums, though - did they ever make a bad one? Going by RYM ratings they tapered off after Free Hand but they still opened their career with 7 classics in a row
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Oct 23, 2017 00:47
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DoubleCakes posted:So a while back I was hunting for an old album called "The Icon" and I found it. Their album "Ra" is also very good, although the last song has the voice of a fairy being played by a sped-up Irishman. Whether that's a pro or a con, I'll leave up to you.
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Oct 23, 2017 03:11
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island? I would argue that Magma have never had a bad album, but a lot of people would disagree with me about Merci. Seventh Arrow posted:Gentle Giant seemed to have a good run. I don't have all of their albums, though - did they ever make a bad one? The Missing Piece and Civilian are pretty bad, Giant for a Day is wretched. Interview is a masterpiece that has picked up an undeserved reputation as a bad album, and I cannot pass up an opportunity to evangelize about it. Rollersnake fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Oct 23, 2017 |
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Oct 23, 2017 04:24
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There's no bad rush album. They're all so great
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Oct 23, 2017 13:02
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Counterpoint: Caress of Steel. (Rush is really drat good past that album, though).
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Oct 23, 2017 13:08
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Pointercount: Caress of Steel would be great if they had a couple different songs to swap in for Lakeside Park and I Think I'm Going Bald and then tightened up the two long tunes a bit. The good parts of Fountain and Necromancer and all of Bastille Day make that record way better than you probably remember.
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Oct 23, 2017 17:26
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NuclearPotato posted:Counterpoint: Caress of Steel. (Rush is really drat good past that album, though). Yeah, this is the one rush album I pretty much don’t have in my massive rush playlist. It just never connected with me like the ones following it..
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Oct 23, 2017 18:19
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Ahhh Magma live in a couple of days, stoked as hell. Skipped the last time they came to Finland in early 00s and been kicking myself since, and figure this time I'll certainly make it with Vander pushing close to 70 anyway. Been binging on the albums for the past week, had forgotten how good Köhntarkösz was. (Shoutout to Koenjihyakkei mention a page back.)
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Oct 23, 2017 19:21
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hexwren posted:Pointercount: Caress of Steel would be great if they had a couple different songs to swap in for Lakeside Park and I Think I'm Going Bald and then tightened up the two long tunes a bit. The good parts of Fountain and Necromancer and all of Bastille Day make that record way better than you probably remember. Bastille Day I’ll give you; that’s easily one of my favorites from the pre-2112 records. Don’t care much for the big epics on CoF at all though, certainly not compared to the epics to come.
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Oct 23, 2017 20:01
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hexwren posted:Pointercount: Caress of Steel would be great if they had a couple different songs to swap in for Lakeside Park and I Think I'm Going Bald and then tightened up the two long tunes a bit. The good parts of Fountain and Necromancer and all of Bastille Day make that record way better than you probably remember. Truth, although lakeside park is a really good song. That last bit of the necromancer is particularly gnarly. BigFactory fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Oct 24, 2017 |
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Oct 24, 2017 00:50
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I discovered Virgil Donati's album In This Life recently, and I think it's amazing. It's among the most Ron Jarzombek-y music I've heard so far, of which I find there is truly not enough.
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Oct 24, 2017 00:56
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So... Cardiacs Sing To God. Is that progressive rock? Progressive punk? I can't wrap my head around it but it feels like prog rock.
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Oct 24, 2017 07:34
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I first found out about Cardiacs years ago on Progressive Ears, if that means anything. Whatever you want to call them, they're incredible.
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Oct 24, 2017 07:41
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Has there ever been a consistent prog bad, except those one off bands from the 70s that made one album like Island? every shadow gallery album but maybe the first one has been really good. i've just acquired steven wilson's to the bone. seems good though not as superlative as hand. cannot. erase. which i had on repeat for about a month.
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Oct 24, 2017 23:34
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Steven Wilson - Drive Home (Lounge version) https://youtu.be/cKYlI9lBhn4 From Nick Beggs' FB.
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Oct 28, 2017 17:02
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I really like the new Steven Wilson album. There are a bunch of individual elements that would sound cheesy on their own, but they somehow come together to make something fantastic. It does continue the trend of mixing OK lyrics with some really awful ones though - "I'm sick of facebook" and "I'll make them pay/with an IED" stood out on my first listen. It manages to bring in a bunch of 80s pop influences while still sounding original though, and I found it a really entertaining album. Song of I makes me wonder what a Steven Wilson/Trent Reznor collab would sound like.
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Oct 29, 2017 14:35
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Also there's the questionable wisdom of naming your album "To the Bone" while the cover features you naked and looking at your dick.
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Oct 29, 2017 18:30
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No that's probably the single most awesome thing Steven Wilson has ever done
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Oct 29, 2017 19:22
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i hadn't thought about that. cool.
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Oct 29, 2017 20:04
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il_cornuto posted:I really like the new Steven Wilson album. There are a bunch of individual elements that would sound cheesy on their own, but they somehow come together to make something fantastic. It does continue the trend of mixing OK lyrics with some really awful ones though - "I'm sick of facebook" and "I'll make them pay/with an IED" stood out on my first listen. It manages to bring in a bunch of 80s pop influences while still sounding original though, and I found it a really entertaining album. Song of I makes me wonder what a Steven Wilson/Trent Reznor collab would sound like. I've wondered why Wilson's lyrics are so hit and miss. It seems like he just goes with the first draft all the time, which is weird since he seems very meticulous about the rest the elements of his music. Reznor and Wilson would rock, or just be Bass Communion.
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Oct 31, 2017 16:42
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Attitude Indicator posted:I've wondered why Wilson's lyrics are so hit and miss. It seems like he just goes with the first draft all the time, which is weird since he seems very meticulous about the rest the elements of his music.
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Oct 31, 2017 16:47
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Nearly all of Wilson’s goofy lyrics are him ranting about technology in one form or another. It’s infrequent enough to not be a problem for me.
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SW lyrics are always at least passable, but one bad line that sticks in my craw from the new album is "all your chickens are coming home to roost". It's from an otherwise fantastic song but the way all the instruments drop out I sit there contemplating it and end up thinking about a giant chicken. 
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Nov 1, 2017 06:12
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