A Lot Like Birds: excellent crossover prog - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Not my call, I didn't manage to take a vote. You gotta ask other guys from team.

There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

-Andyman1125 on Lulu

Even my

Marty McFly wrote:

Not my call, I didn't manage to take a vote. You gotta ask other guys from team.

Hum, it's true, your name is not there Marty. Why don't you voted?

"Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen)

Atavachron wrote:

CCVP wrote:

Marty McFly wrote:

Not my call, I didn't manage to take a vote. You gotta ask other guys from team.

Even if you did I doubt it would be enough to overrule the majority here.

Sad, really sad.

would you prefer dictatorship?

What? Just because I don't agree with the team's final decision I'm for tyranny? Ermm

It0's great tio give an opinion without having responsibility.

I agree with Xover Team, has complex and elaborate material more related to Heavy than to Crossover, but at the end and after listening all the album...Prog Related would be fine.

Iván

While they had bits of prog, especially in the songs posted on this thread, the majority of what I heard is just post punk.

If another team wants them, I have no problem with that.

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

harmonium.ro wrote:

CCVP wrote:

How were these guys rejected for crossover? Shocked

What we call "Crossover Prog" is that side of art rock that touches the mainstream via emphasis on the melodic content - I can't really see this band fitting this context.

That's exactly why I'm surprised they were rejected.

But whatever, my opinion isn't going to change their decision anyway.

Guys, guys ...

There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

-Andyman1125 on Lulu

Even my

The fuchsia beret that reeks of beer?

Evolver wrote:

CCVP wrote:

harmonium.ro wrote:

CCVP wrote:

How were these guys rejected for crossover? Shocked

What we call "Crossover Prog" is that side of art rock that touches the mainstream via emphasis on the melodic content - I can't really see this band fitting this context.

That's exactly why I'm surprised they were rejected.

But whatever, my opinion isn't going to change their decision anyway.

No, but your cash might change our minds.

Then again, we're still living off that Bjork windfall...

No, don't get me wrong, it is not like I'm actually trying to give you guys a hard time or anything, it is just that it came as a HUGE surprise the fact that this band was not approved. I mean, I'm completelly mind-blown because, as I see, they would fit perfectly in the genre's style.

Try and take a little time over this one guys - they have a new album coming out in less than three weeks (Oct 11) called "Conversation Piece". Some songs from it have already been uploaded on YouTube:

First the two official ones:

Now one that was uploaded much earlier in the year:

And now the band playing some new material live:

Not really my sort of music, so I won't comment further.

Edit: Other than to say it's available here: http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/a-lot-like-birds in three different packages: - on its own, with a poster, or with a poster and a t-shirt.

Tracklist for anyone interested is:

1) Orange Time Machines Care
2) Think Dirty Out Loud
3) Vanity's Fair
4) Properties Of Friction
5) Truly Random Code
6) Abbr.
7) The Blowtorch Is Applied To The Sugar
8) A Satire Of A Satire Of A Satire Is Tiring
9) Sesame Street Is No Place For Me
10) Tantrum (Far From The Tree, The Apple Grew Rotten)
11) What Didn't Kill Me Just Got Stronger

Edited by yam yam - September 22 2011 at 20:18