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Draith
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 02:14 |
Proletariat wrote:
Kamelots Ghost Orchestra... who told Kamelot that they should go full out "symp-power-prog-metal" we all know that any subgenre with three or more prefixes can't be good, it just streaches it too far. I love Kamelot and I love cheezy symphonic metal, but I do not like Kamelot doing symphonic metal, its just plain wrong and they arn't that good at it, it all started going down hill after Epica, sad.
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I concur!!!  (except that it's called Ghost Opera, and I LOVED Black Halo) That album was a pretty big disappointment, especially after their (IMO) masterpiece Black Halo. Half of Ghost Opera was barely half way decent and the other half just plain sucked. I sure hope their follow up is much better.
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Draith
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Posted: January 19 2008 at 02:07 |
I'm not quite sure... I really don't like much of Rush's or Yes' new stuff very much, and those are my favorite bands. I guess I'd go with Vapor Trails... which barely seemed prog... if at all, but even that wasn't horrible. I guess I've been pretty fortunate regarding this topic.
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Mousoleum
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Joined: January 16 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: January 18 2008 at 18:35 |
I listened to the song "Motions of Desire" by Magic Pie and thought it was a pretty good. Then I bought the album online and took it for a spin. My God, some of the worst prop-pop drivel I ever heard. The single was so promising!
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Proletariat
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Joined: March 30 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 22:43 |
Kamelots Ghost Orchestra... who told Kamelot that they should go full out "symp-power-prog-metal" we all know that any subgenre with three or more prefixes can't be good, it just streaches it too far. I love Kamelot and I love cheezy symphonic metal, but I do not like Kamelot doing symphonic metal, its just plain wrong and they arn't that good at it, it all started going down hill after Epica, sad.
sorry bout that rant
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who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
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Atavachron
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Joined: September 30 2006
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 21:05 |
keiser willhelm wrote:
My recent major disappointment was Cynic's Focus. i have yet to enjoy a single minute of that album it sounds so utterly flat.
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yep, big let-down after such good word of mouth but seriously people, there is some God awful 'prog' out there that makes much of the stuff posted here seem like Beethoven ..later Morse Code anyone?
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micky
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 20:12 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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keiser willhelm
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 19:19 |
My recent major disappointment was Cynic's Focus. i have yet to enjoy a single minute of that album it sounds so utterly flat.
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ProgBagel
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Joined: May 13 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 18:46 |
Trout Mask Replica...I don't even know where to begin.
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ProgBagel
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 18:46 |
The Ace Face wrote:
I think the worst album I've ever heard is Crime of the Century, by Supertramp. I honestly don't see the progressive rock in that band. Its pure pop and classic rock. Sure, they use a lot of keyboards, but that doesn't make them prog. |
Nice first post  .
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micky
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 18:37 |
The Ace Face wrote:
I think the worst album I've ever heard is Crime of the Century, by Supertramp. I honestly don't see the progressive rock in that band. Its pure pop and classic rock. Sure, they use a lot of keyboards, but that doesn't make them prog. |
HAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and having 18 minutes epics does NOT make something prog... or the lack thereof....
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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The Ace Face
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Joined: November 11 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: January 17 2008 at 09:58 |
I think the worst album I've ever heard is Crime of the Century, by Supertramp. I honestly don't see the progressive rock in that band. Its pure pop and classic rock. Sure, they use a lot of keyboards, but that doesn't make them prog.
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Now you've heard, the Tale's been told. Its up to you, If it is true.
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BroSpence
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Posted: January 16 2008 at 21:42 |
Tales from Topographic Oceans because it wasn't nearly as great as it is made out to be but i did enjoy the last track.
Also Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe (or whatever the order of the name was). After reading how great a comeback it was I was excited, and then immediately pissed off that I wasted 4 dollars on...it
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Jshutt64
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Joined: January 06 2008
Location: California, USA
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Posted: January 16 2008 at 21:11 |
Union, by Yes.
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LARKSTONGUE
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Joined: November 08 2007
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Posted: January 16 2008 at 18:31 |
King Crimson's Earthbound because of the quality of the recording.
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The fact is, no matter how
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ProgBagel
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Joined: May 13 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 12:56 |
Do Make Say Think's self titled album. I think it is possibly the worst thing I have ever heard.
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Forgotten Son
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Joined: March 13 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1356
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 10:00 |
Sinister Street - The Eve of Innocence.
Dull! Dull Dull!
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Cheesecakemouse
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Joined: April 05 2006
Location: New Zealand
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 03:20 |
progrules wrote:
I do have a habit of just buying and see what happens although progarchives is a great instrument for avoiding big mistakes. In the period I didn't have this instrument yet I made some bad errors:
Just a reason to be out there - Jester's Joke. These guys couldn't sing and played amateurishly
Dream or reality - Tea for Two. Just some poor mellow stuff.
Lark's tongues in aspic - King Crimson. Still can't believe I'm just about the only one who gave this one star. Can anyone tell me what's so great (musicwise) about this album ? Dullest music ever ! |
Larks tongue is so unique and pushes the boundary beyond symphonic rock into the unknown, a very daring album. Also consider all the 90s hard rock and metal bands that were influenced by Easy Money and LTIA II. For me this album was waaay ahead of its time just like Can's Tago Mago.
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progrules
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Joined: September 14 2007
Location: Netherlands
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 02:50 |
I do have a habit of just buying and see what happens although progarchives is a great instrument for avoiding big mistakes. In the period I didn't have this instrument yet I made some bad errors:
Just a reason to be out there - Jester's Joke. These guys couldn't sing and played amateurishly
Dream or reality - Tea for Two. Just some poor mellow stuff.
Lark's tongues in aspic - King Crimson. Still can't believe I'm just about the only one who gave this one star. Can anyone tell me what's so great (musicwise) about this album ? Dullest music ever !
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A day without prog is a wasted day
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ProgBagel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: May 13 2007
Location: United States
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Points: 2819
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 17:48 |
Liquid Trio Experiment.
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cacha71
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Joined: August 31 2007
Location: Planet Earth
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Points: 326
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 17:17 |
I can't say that I have been really disappointed by any album I've bought recently because I read reviews and trust the star rating system and know to avoid things like doom metal which really isn't my taste... Before being online, however, I had some disappointments, but you know what they say, one man's wine is another man's poison.
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