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mr.cub 
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:34 |
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Mike, did you read my Beat review?
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 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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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:42 |
Another first listen: 
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rushfan4
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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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Raff
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:03 |
"Shadow of California" is awesome, but "Light Years of Love"....  !
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micky
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:04 |
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LIGHTYEARS OF LOVE!!!!!!
god... I'm going to have that song in my head all night...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:05 |
 !! I never play that song. I either hit stop or just tear the needle away. I can't stand it
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micky
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:08 |
thanks for the warning... buddy...  
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:12 |
Never heard it, Mick? Actually I warned you a few pages ago  And now you know better
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:14 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Queen By-Tor
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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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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
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Raff
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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 unintended )!
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micky
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:19 |
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*LIGHTYEARS OF LOVE!!!!!!*
arrrrggg...
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:23 |
King By-Tor wrote:
Raff wrote:
Mike, did you read my Beat review?
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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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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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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:24 |
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:25 |
Raff wrote:
Now listening to The Curse of the Hidden Mirror.... It is light years ahead of that stuff (pun unintended)!
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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: 
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:27 |
TGM: Orb wrote:
King By-Tor wrote:
Raff wrote:
Mike, did you read my Beat review?
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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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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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So very true . 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 days ).
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micky
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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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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Matthew T
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 18:51 |
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