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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:31

Some more Mahavishnu


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:34
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Mike, did you read my Beat review?


Clap Well put, Raff! I must say that that review very well (and very coherently) describes my thoughts for the first listen of the album. Definitely a lot better than people give it credit for.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:42
Another first listen:
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1105/cover_23920722008.jpg
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:47
 
Journey meets The Baby's.  These guys put their all into the Bad.   Read many a  ballad. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:03
"Shadow of California" is awesome, but "Light Years of Love"....Dead!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:04
LIGHTYEARS OF LOVE!!!!!!

god... I'm going to have that song in my head all night...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:05
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I never play that song. I either hit stop or just tear the needle away. I can't stand it
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:08
thanks for the warning...


buddy... Angry

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:12
Never heard it, Mick? Actually I warned you a few pages ago


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:14
Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Never heard it, Mick? Actually I warned you a few pages ago


And now you know better Heart


I never had actually Embarrassed ... and I was off spouting nonsense off in political land and missed the warning hahha.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:16
I'd label that as their darkest hour. Good thing the rest of the album kicks ass!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:18
oh yeah.... I nearly choked on my chicken when that came on.. I had really been digging it to that point...

*LIGHTYEARS OF LOVE*

damnit.. there it goes again.. someone is going to pay for this..  get that song OUT of my head LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:19
Now listening to The Curse of the Hidden Mirror.... It is light years ahead of that stuff (pun unintendedLOL)!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:19
*LIGHTYEARS OF LOVE!!!!!!*


arrrrggg...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:23
Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Mike, did you read my Beat review?


Clap Well put, Raff! I must say that that review very well (and very coherently) describes my thoughts for the first listen of the album. Definitely a lot better than people give it credit for.


Personally, gave it a solid three, though I really like the album. Never actually saw any similarities with the predecessor myself (OK, style... but I didn't think of comparing individual tracks). The reason it's called poppy is that it has a lot of vocals.

I think the areas in which it treads a fair bit of new ground are two:

1. The concept album. Their first for a while (though vague concepts could tie together some of the predecessors (Islands, Larks' for two) it's not really a concept or idea anyone else had tried to do, lyrically or musically.
2. The guitars are obviously doing odd things here, and they are the focus of attention for so much of the time.

Personally, think the live versions destroy the album ones for 80s Crimson, but then, they were one hell of a live outfit. I'd have liked to see Bruford and Levin a bit more... active on that one. In the predecessor they were a constant, formidable, subtle groove. On Beat... less impressive.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:25
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Now listening to The Curse of the Hidden Mirror.... It is light years ahead of that stuff (pun unintendedLOL)!

Oooh, good album. I don't think I'd recommend it past fans, but fans will get a kick out of it. Pocket and Dance On Stilts are a couple of my favorites.


as for me, now rocking out to:
http://www.amiright.com/album-cover-themes/images/album-Procol-Harum-Exotic-Birds-and-Fruit.jpg
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:27
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Mike, did you read my Beat review?


Clap Well put, Raff! I must say that that review very well (and very coherently) describes my thoughts for the first listen of the album. Definitely a lot better than people give it credit for.


Personally, gave it a solid three, though I really like the album. Never actually saw any similarities with the predecessor myself (OK, style... but I didn't think of comparing individual tracks). The reason it's called poppy is that it has a lot of vocals.

I think the areas in which it treads a fair bit of new ground are two:

1. The concept album. Their first for a while (though vague concepts could tie together some of the predecessors (Islands, Larks' for two) it's not really a concept or idea anyone else had tried to do, lyrically or musically.
2. The guitars are obviously doing odd things here, and they are the focus of attention for so much of the time.

Personally, think the live versions destroy the album ones for 80s Crimson, but then, they were one hell of a live outfit. I'd have liked to see Bruford and Levin a bit more... active on that one. In the predecessor they were a constant, formidable, subtle groove. On Beat... less impressive.


So very trueClap. The versions of the same songs on Absent Lovers are simply smoking hot, and of course leave the studio versions in the dust. However, I think there is no reason whatsoever for the bad press Beat gets.. In my opinion, it's better than Three of a Perfect Pair (whose review you can expect in the next few daysWink).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:51
next up here... first listen of the day...been having a BOC/heavy prog day hahhah


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