Your biggest discovery of the year!

progbethyname wrote: Well this may or may not count, but I've known about PENDRAGON for a long time now and it's really this year (2013) where I've really started to love and really appreciate their music. You can call it a discovery or even a breakthrough for that matter, 2013 really marks the year I truly dig the Dragon. ;)

I've also known "of" them for a long time (early 90s) but never listened to them until I got Passion in 2011.  Now I'm a pretty big fan.

BTW, I have to ask this, do you know that the VDGG album you're talking about is GODBLUFF, not GOLDBLUFF?

Mellotron Storm wrote: Ian knows Univers Zero as well as anyone. If you can get ahold of Crawling Wind it's not only worth it for the incredible music but there's a very detailed history of the band in the liner notes that I found invaluable. For what it's worth I would pick heatwave as my fav followed by Uzed and Implosion. And Relaps kills as far as a live album goes. Amazing band !

To be honest I'm not usually into live albums, with a couple exceptions. I would be interested in the history though. Sounds like their a really consistent band! that's extremely rare

Ian knows Univers Zero as well as anyone. If you can get ahold of Crawling Wind it's not only worth it for the incredible music but there's a very detailed history of the band in the liner notes that I found invaluable.

pfloyd wrote: CDD is pretty mind-blowing, i've never heard anything like it. It might just be in my top 5 at the moment.  So is the post hiatus stuff still worth checking out in your opinion?  That's awesome that thier still at it. I would consider going to that concert if it wasn't in France :(

I like them all but then I'm a fanboy. There are two live albums (Live & Relaps) and four studio albums in their post hiatus period. Of the studio albums I'd personally rank them Clivages, Implosion, Rythmix, Hard Quest, with Clivages as worthy as the earlier albums, the other three less so but still good. Both live albums are excellent.


Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - July 15 2013 at 21:47

pfloyd wrote: I have the first three albums. I love the debut, and I love  Ceux Du Dehors even more. I cant really get into Heresie yet for some reason, probably gonna require more listens. I'm gonna get the fourth album soon, can't wait to hear it.

Definitely the right way to go with UZ, start at the beginning and move forward. My personal favorite is Ceux Du Dehors, in fact it's my top album by anyone. Heresie can be tough, it's been described as the gloomiest album ever made & while I doubt that, it is certainly at the darkest end of their discography.

The next two from their early period, Uzed and Heatwave are also classic, they then went on an extended hiatus.

They are actually back in studio now recording an album due in September that is meant to harken back to their earlier dark and aggressive albums. I'm going to see them for the second time at RIO in September and can't wait.

Enjoy the journey.


Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - July 15 2013 at 21:24

Unreal City from Italy is a cracking debut! 

Edited by tszirmay - July 15 2013 at 20:57

pfloyd wrote: Just discovered Universe Zero. Man have I been missing out.

Well you're in for some fun, what do you have so far?

Just discovered Universe Zero. Man have I been missing out. 

Whilst not a major discovery, I did this year finally decide to check out Van der Graaf Generator and 'Pawn Hearts' has become one of my favourite albums of all times!

Actually. I discovered Comedy of Errors at the beginning of this year, but it took me to now (in July) to buy both their albums! Lol. Anyways. Comedy of Errors is a huge Discovery for me this year.
Just love their Neo prog attitude. :)