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frippism

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Posted: June 06 2011 at 13:15

^ I must say I like your signature! Made me chuckle...

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Posted: June 06 2011 at 12:24

Nah...nowhere near a disappointment. Some very good releases so far this year for me.......With more to come I am sure.

Arn.Ioe - Ate My Words

Journey - Eclipse

VdGG - A Grounding In Numbers

Therhythmisodd - Raw Material (more jazzy)

And the winner so far....

Neal Morse - Testimony 2

Highly anticipating....

Dream Theater

Yes

Rush

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Posted: June 06 2011 at 02:34

Disappointment? No not really. I'm not quite the metalhead, but I won't deny that Unexpect and Virus released albums. I just got Unexpect's (which are probably my favorite metal band in general, along with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum if you count them as metal) and from first listen it sounds fecking great! Virus I'm yet to buy but sounds exciting. Korekyojin out with a new album! Anything by Tatsuya Yoshida deserves a listen. I mean there's so much crap prog rock that I don't expect every new release to interest me (hardly so), I'm just happy with a few good ones, just like every year in every decade only had a few good prog rock albums, so will this one! Only now it's a bit more obscure to mainstream audiences, but who cares, if it's just as good every year (I'm pointing at you "WalterDigsTunes"!)!

Edited by frippism - June 06 2011 at 13:16

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Posted: June 05 2011 at 11:16

Not disappointing for me.

Special mention for:

Pendragon - Passion

..And you will know us by the trail of dead - Tao of the dead

Iona - Another realm

Neal Morse - Testimony 2

The new ones by VDGG/Beardfish/Kate Bush

The new Yes samples sound very promising

Rush - fingers crosssed

If Echolyn and Ritual join the party, 2011 won't too shabby at all!

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Posted: June 05 2011 at 09:18

I haven't really found 2011 disappoiting. Nemo's Revolu$sion is amazing, Dev's Deconstruction and Ghost are really good, I also, contrary to many, find Beardfish' Mammoth effin fantastic, they added the only thing that I missed in their music, sax. Then there is Voice by Hiromi, another great album by her, and, well, VDGG's "A Grounding in Numbers", which I think is their best since the reunion, awesome lyrics and trully prorgessive music. Uriah Heep's new album is also very good. I also quite liked XXV by Pallas. And there are so many albums left that I have to listen to...

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 20:02

Yea, strangely the only 'big name' band im excited for is Rush.

"Clockwork Angels" seems like it is going to be very good.

But im a bit bias.

Edited by Horizons - June 04 2011 at 20:02

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 18:47

^ This sure is on topic. :P

^^ I don't give half a damn about any of those 'big' names. especially not Dream Theater or Yes.

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 15:46

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Unfortunately we are not still living in the year 1973.

I'd settle for 1974!! This is a gem of a find!

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:20

Mushroom Sword wrote:

Yeah, but all of the big names are releasing albums, Symphony X, Yes, Rush, Dream Theater, ~~Primus...~~ O.S.I

My thoughts exactly...

Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:05

lazland wrote:

42ndAGE wrote:

Am I feeling no Pallas love here.

I think it's an excellent album Big smile

Agree (just got it)

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 12:21

42ndAGE wrote:

Am I feeling no Pallas love here.

I think it's an excellent album Big smile

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 05:48

the new opeth album is gonna beat anything else around.

believe me.

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Posted: June 04 2011 at 00:57

Not so bad year...

here is my list:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/ozzy_tom/the_best_progressive_rock_albums_from_2011__so_far____

and still so many to come this year (Symphony X, Rhapsody of Fire, Yes, William Gray, Black Widow, Little Tragedies, Sigh, The Tangent...)

Edited by ozzy_tom - June 04 2011 at 00:59

42ndAGE

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 23:21

Am I feeling no Pallas love here.

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 20:13

Neal Morse's Testimony 2, Nemo's Revolusion and Phideaux's Snowtorch are great, and the new ones from Magic Pie and Beardfish are highly enjoyable, too!

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 19:59

horsewithteeth11 wrote:

I was incredibly disappointed with the BtBaM EP. It reminds me of why I like Colors so much, and I think they're just trying to become the second coming of Dream Theater. I really hope their new album explores new territory, because they've been doing pretty much the same thing since Colors.

I've been following BTBAM since the very beginning and have to say that The Great Misdirect and Parallax were way better than Colors. I think they're still progressing compositionally and I can hear it clearly. Not saying this of you at all but it seems most people on this site started with Colors so their expectations of them are so high now. Most people don't realize how much they've truly progressed over the last decade. More than most bands ever have or ever will.

I remember the first time hearing Shevanel Cut a Flip and thinking it was some of the most progressive NC metalcore ever. I didn't think they could get any better than that song. I did the same thing with Mordecai, then Selkies...... Every album they prove me wrong.

Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it,
means, not anything he says, eyes unseen,
but everything is ........

So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sin.

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 19:07

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's also an awesome year for Post-Rock.

Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it,
means, not anything he says, eyes unseen,
but everything is ........

So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sin.

horsewithteeth11 View Drop Down

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 15:22

Negoba wrote:

Why are you down on Parallax?

The drumming is better, the compositions aren't as choppy, the prog is proggier.

I'm re-listening to Colors right now. It's better than I remembered but I still find myself wanting to fast forward through the generic -core for the real music at times.

I can understand all that, and it's definitely much tighter. I just feel like a lot of their ideas on The Great Misdirect and Parallax are starting to get recycled from Colors. That and I've come to enjoy (some) metalcore (Converge, Botch, Coalesce).

I will say that I do like the fact that Tommy's been working to flesh out his vocals and explore new avenues with them since Colors. I think it could have done better with some clean vocals in more parts.

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 15:11

Why are you down on Parallax?

The drumming is better, the compositions aren't as choppy, the prog is proggier.

I'm re-listening to Colors right now. It's better than I remembered but I still find myself wanting to fast forward through the generic -core for the real music at times.

You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.

horsewithteeth11 View Drop Down

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Posted: June 03 2011 at 14:57

I was incredibly disappointed with the BtBaM EP. It reminds me of why I like Colors so much, and I think they're just trying to become the second coming of Dream Theater. I really hope their new album explores new territory, because they've been doing pretty much the same thing since Colors.

That being said, Tommy's solo debut Pulse is currently in my top 3 of the year. Kind of a mix of electronic, prog rock, and indie stuff. Here's some samples from it.

Here's him playing the first track in the studio.

One of the most simplistically beautiful songs I've heard in awhile.

Edited by horsewithteeth11 - June 03 2011 at 14:59