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addictedtoprog 
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 Posted: May 11 2016 at 09:21 |
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Should have been added already..,anywhere on PA..Symphonic/Eclectic/Crossover.
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chopper
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Posted: May 11 2016 at 09:04 |
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*bump* again.
This band now have a track included on this month's free Prog magazine CD. They're getting more and more exposure and I feel we're missing out by not having them here.
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chopper
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Posted: April 04 2016 at 06:42 |
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*bump*
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O666
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 08:13 |
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Crossover is the best sub-gen for them (IMO)
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 00:54 |
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I think Crossover would be an absolutely brilliant place for this professional band, in fact it would be a perfect fit. Full prog with a tasteful touch of mainstream.
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Posted: January 22 2016 at 17:52 |
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I listened to the album a few days ago and thought they were not eclectic. Sound to me like crossover prog but with longer songs, kinda remind me of A.C.T only less heavy.
We'll have to wait and see what the other team members think of them.
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PH
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Posted: January 22 2016 at 12:54 |
 Dean wrote:
Put your "humble article" in a new thread in General Music or Unsigned Bands |
Have done.
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105610
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Dean
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Posted: January 21 2016 at 12:22 |
PH wrote:
chopper wrote:
*bump*
This album is brilliant - reminiscent of Transatlantic and Spock's Beard in place. We need to get this lot on board ASAP!
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Currently, the band isn't included to a Prog Archives data base. That's why I'm going to put my humble article here, in this Forum thread. A bit later... |
Unless it is directly related to the suggestion of the band for inclusion I recommend that you don't. Put your "humble article" in a new thread in General Music or Unsigned Bands - just not here and not in one of the main Prog Music Lounge. 
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What?
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PH
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Posted: January 21 2016 at 12:03 |
chopper wrote:
*bump*
This album is brilliant - reminiscent of Transatlantic and Spock's Beard in place. We need to get this lot on board ASAP!
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Currently, the band isn't included to a Prog Archives data base. That's why I'm going to put my humble article here, in this Forum thread. A bit later...
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addictedtoprog
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Posted: January 14 2016 at 08:54 |
chopper wrote:
*bump*
This album is brilliant - reminiscent of Transatlantic and Spock's Beard in place. We need to get this lot on board ASAP!
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^^ Its very very gud..needs to be added soon. Sub-genre doesn't matter much. But yes, they indeed sound better than Spock's Beard/Transatlantic.
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chopper
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Posted: January 14 2016 at 06:21 |
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*bump*
This album is brilliant - reminiscent of Transatlantic and Spock's Beard in place. We need to get this lot on board ASAP!
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 11:32 |
Well it's official.
The Symphonic Team by unanimous vote has rejected the band, for Symphonic.
We are sending a copy of this link to Eclectic.
I suggest you modify the name for the Eclectic Team to notice better.
Iván
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O666
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 09:17 |
samueldelrussi wrote:
I am no expert by any means and merely an Artist who is getting along in years who has been "there" since the beginning of the Progressive Music movement and has even contributed some Artwork to said "movement" and to these very devoted ears this album sounds a lot like excellent, classic Symphonic Prog. Just one man's opinion but man, what an enjoyable album. I take my hat off to them and would love to see them added to Prog Archives. From concept to execution this outstanding album has really touched me on many levels and I suspect that I'm not alone. Thanks PA for allowing me to stick my two cents in concerning this end of the year, most pleasant surprise. Happy Holidays to all of my fellow lovers of Prog Music. |
Hi
You are not alone. I like them so much and I'm sure they have many fans because their album is perfect. There are many Progressive Rock huge fan like me and you. Happy Holidays to you.
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samueldelrussi
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 19:00 |
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I am no expert by any means and merely an Artist who is getting along in years who has been "there" since the beginning of the Progressive Music movement and has even contributed some Artwork to said "movement" and to these very devoted ears this album sounds a lot like excellent, classic Symphonic Prog. Just one man's opinion but man, what an enjoyable album. I take my hat off to them and would love to see them added to Prog Archives. From concept to execution this outstanding album has really touched me on many levels and I suspect that I'm not alone. Thanks PA for allowing me to stick my two cents in concerning this end of the year, most pleasant surprise. Happy Holidays to all of my fellow lovers of Prog Music.
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kvaca
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Posted: December 16 2015 at 05:24 |
for me its simply the best new sympho-prog album of this year...after many dissapointments with latest Yes or Glasshammer albums this is like fresh air...I even hear some Queen or Aviary influences! 
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Komandant Shamal
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 19:03 |
PH wrote:
To each his own... I am absolutely sure that "crossover" may be associated with something like PT and the ilk. As for AITMW, their music sounds in the vein of pure sympho-prog. |
of course. bravo.
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PH
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 12:04 |
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To each his own... I am absolutely sure that "crossover" may be associated with something like PT and the ilk. As for AITMW, their music sounds in the vein of pure sympho-prog.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 11:40 |
rdtprog wrote:
If Big Big Train is in the Crossover genre, than I am the manic whale should be, less symphonic than Neal Morse, even for those long songs. Very good, but to me i hear more the Big Big Train sound , which is not too far from the symphonic prog genre, though call! I don't hear much Pop influence but more mainstream rock along the style of Flying Colors maybe, but they are more "proggrier" in many more passages.
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Being that we have two votes (Including mine) for no, I will send them to Eclectic ti see if they accept them.
Due to the some complex passages, may fit well there.
Komandant Shamal wrote:
i strongly disagree about that a "pop influence" and / or "mainstream rock influence" -if any- in I Am The Manic Whale's music is significant enough to push them in "crossover" - or, following that path, then also Genesis and Yes have to be moved in "crossover" - NOT only due to their later pop / mainstream rock outfit. |
What you agree or disagree doesn't matter at all, due to your endless list of doubious bands suggested, we have no reason to trust in your suggestions.
Is true that Yes and Genesis had some mainstream influences (Specially Yes), but the whole concept was 100% Prog, in this case this excellent band adds clearly blend importante mainstream passages with Prog.
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and really, to push those modern English symphonic prog bands like I Am The Manic Whale in that artificial "crossover" PA genre where are the bands and solo artists like Talk Talk, Radiohead, Bjork, David Sylvian and Robert Plant, it would be a ridiculous decision and therefore a very bad precedent for the Archives. |
Crossover also has Prog Icons as Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Alan parsons Project, etc
And if you don't like it, bad luck.
Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - December 11 2015 at 11:51
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O666
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 09:47 |
Great suggestion Komandant Shamal. I got this album 6 days before and I decided to suggest it. This is a exact Progressive Rock album and I no dubt about that. I listened many times to it to find Sub Genre of it for suggestion. In first meet , it's seem completely "Symphonic Prog" in my ears. After more listening , I dubt about Symphonic!
It can be Symphonic Prog or Neo Prog and "Ofcourse" it can be Xover prog (as many great "Full Prog Rock Bands" ). Honestly "Sub Genre" is not important for me and I don't want to fight for Subjective things. IMO "What is I Am The Manic Whale sub genre" is Subjective because you can find "Some of Genres" elements in their music clearly.
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chopper
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 06:25 |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
chopper wrote:
PH wrote:
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Maybe, more Crossover tr me, |
It's a sheer prog in classic traditions. I don't hear any type of "crossover" here. |
I have to agree with that, it doesn't get a lot "proggier" than this. |
Crossover is a full Prog genre. |
Yes you're right Ivan, I wasn't suggesting it wasn't (although I could have worded it better) however the description of crossover does place an emphasis on the bands concentrating on shorter songs and hints at them not being quite as "proggy" as bands in, say, symphonic (which is where I would put IATMW).
Of course it's up to you and the other genre teams.
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