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Scapler

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Posted: January 28 2007 at 20:27

Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue= Thumbs%20Up

Ashes Against the Grain= Thumbs%20Down

Bassists are deadly

phantom banana View Drop Down

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Posted: January 28 2007 at 20:01

It's nice to see Kayo Dot up there, though personally I prefer Choirs of the Eye. It's an interesting descision.

Hrvat

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Posted: January 28 2007 at 08:25

I've just been listening to Brazilian band Mindflow's Mind Over Body album, definatley one of the best albums of 2006. But it seems to be one that many have not heard

Kid-A

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Posted: January 27 2007 at 11:47

Paradox should be there instead of a Place in the Queue IMO, I really don't like that album.

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Posted: January 26 2007 at 13:38

Surprising list! I'm glad to see PRR made the top 5!

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Tony R

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:51

Ok, this is not the place for this.

Both of have said your piece,and we will all have an opinion as to the merits of each post.

Let's leave it there please guys.

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:51

eugene wrote:

you assertion was arrogant and diminishing people

~~and you saying "poor stupid people" is any better?~~
Edit: Sorry, did not recognize the irony/sarcasm in your post. Embarrassed

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - January 26 2007 at 05:16

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eugene

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:48

OpethGuitarist wrote:

^^

Mine was a reasonable assertion. You may disagree, but this is largely the reason I see people not liking it.

I don't like Genesis because I find them much too boring and trivial. I get it. However, I find it mostly dull. I only like 2 Yes albums.

I also find Yes and Genesis among the most accessible of Prog groups, along with Pink Floyd. It's very easy to cross over from Led Zeppelin to Genesis. It's much more difficult to cross over from Led Zeppelin to John Zorn. I think Zorn is better, but he will always be seen as too obtuse, talented, pretentious, whatever you want to call it, for most listeners.

Yes, I do disagree.

Your assertion was not reasonable - you assertion was arrogant and diminishing people who rated KD low.

You based it on an assumption that people who dislike this album are incapable to understand and appreciate it's greatness due to the low level of their musical perceptions. And you were wrong.

Believe me I know something about avant-garde, RIO, Zeuhl, free-jazz and John Zorn in particular, and I can tell you that KD is no-where near best representative of eclectic music by it's complexity.

You might not like Genesis, Yes or any other band, and you might love KD with all your heart - it's your musical preferences and it's fine with me, but you should not assume that people do not like KD just because they do not understand such high-brow music.

As to John Zorn - having 12 album of his large discography in my collection, I can tell you that some of them are great, but some are complete rubbish.

carefulwiththataxe

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:12

^^

Mine was a reasonable assertion. You may disagree, but this is largely the reason I see people not liking it.

I don't like Genesis because I find them much too boring and trivial. I get it. However, I find it mostly dull. I only like 2 Yes albums.

I also find Yes and Genesis among the most accessible of Prog groups, along with Pink Floyd. It's very easy to cross over from Led Zeppelin to Genesis. It's much more difficult to cross over from Led Zeppelin to John Zorn. I think Zorn is better, but he will always be seen as too obtuse, talented, pretentious, whatever you want to call it, for most listeners.

Edited by OpethGuitarist - January 25 2007 at 15:15

back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

eugene

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:08

yeah, most people just don't get it...poor stupid people...and that just shows how good it is...good thing is that the same crowd do get CttE and SEbtP, but what this would show us..?

carefulwiththataxe

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 15:01

Trickster F. wrote:

Funny how the KD album doesn't even reach a 4 anymore, despite being the #1 album of the year (or should I say owing to it, as the bulk of the 1 star ratings went in after the hype?).

Most reacted very negatively toward it Ivan, as can be seen recently by the reviews. I am not surprised by this because I see the Kayo Dot album as being more dense, intellectually stimulating, and experimental than many releases. Notice the % of 1 star reviews now, which I think shows just how good it is (most people simply don't get it, like most of prog is not understood by the general public's viewpoint).

This contrasts with Deadwing which was highly commercial and easy to understand. Dare I say, Kayo Dot's release is too high-brow, similar to much of the material I would categorize as being avant-garde.

Edited by OpethGuitarist - January 25 2007 at 15:02

back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

eugene

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 14:32

Didn't you want to say "despite being proclaimed the # 1 album of the year..." ???

carefulwiththataxe

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Posted: January 25 2007 at 14:17

Funny how the KD album doesn't even reach a 4 anymore, despite being the #1 album of the year (or should I say owing to it, as the bulk of the 1 star ratings went in after the hype?).

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