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cstack3 
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 Posted: December 15 2012 at 02:24 |
Glass Hammer, "Perilous"
I'm quite enamored with this composition! Highly recommended....
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 02:33 |
 cstack3 wrote:
Glass Hammer, "Perilous"I'm quite enamored with this composition! Highly recommended.... |
CStack, I was going to post something on one of the Glass Hammer threads asking how everyone was going with this album! I've been slowly getting my head around it, as it's easily the most complex and involved album they've released.
I've been slow on getting through the whole album, because when I bought the CD, the back cover seems to sort of list the tracks as:
Parts 1-4, Part 5-8, Part 9-13 (did you notice that?)
I thought `Oh, OK, so it's essentially three epic tracks', so I'd only been listening to the first 4 tracks over and over, getting my head around them. But when I finally started moving on to 5 and upwards, I realised I must be wrong,as it plays FAR better as a total whole!
Long story short, great album, one long classy symphonic epic! 
Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - December 15 2012 at 02:34
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 02:39 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Sagi, Pendragon's `Pure' is a stunner....Man, EXACTLY how a band updates their sound to sound fresh and relevant while still retaining elements of what made people love the band in the first place. Not a bad track on it, and that guitar solo in the second half of `Indigo' is up there with the best!
I chose yesterday instead to listen to `Passion' and, while I still like much of it, I truly think Barrett kind of dropped the ball on that one, and disappeared up his own backside! Too many wordy lyrics, far too much of the metal/harder elements, too determined to ditch the past, not enough focus, too many conflicting ideas....but I actually DO like the rap section in `Empathy' lol!
Nice to see some `Smell of Incense' love too, what a great album!
Oh, and `The Void' too! I was batting on about that endlessly a few weeks back, so I better stick with it!  |
OH YEAH!! Pure is my favorite album by them, hats off to Pendragon on that big sound change. Passion is excellent and if I'm not mistaking it's rated higher than Pure. I love every moment on it, 4 stars for me not less. I'm still trying to get use to that Smell Of Incense album though.
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 02:47 |
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Sagichim, the `Smell of Incense' one is a rough beauty....honestly, sometimes the vocals are unbearably flat. It's an album that won't appeal to everyone, and I don't think it's a 5 star classic like some do, because those vocals drag it down and some of the arrangements are pretty badly composed.
But the modern clubby elements mixed with sitar, folk and Mellotron drenched Renaissance-influenced prog is an interesting combination!
There you go, I know `Passion' really has it's fans! I think `Pure' simply set the bar impossibly high for me, so of course it was going to sound a bit of a letdown to my ears. When `Pure' came out, my jaw hit the floor. Honestly, I've read some people say those later Pendragon albums simply rip off the more recent harder Porcupine Tree sound, but I honestly thought Barrett did that even more successfully on `Pure' than Wilson did!
However, the next step is to get some of the Pendragon DVD's with material/tours from those two recent albums. I have all the Pendragon DVD's except for the newer ones! Can't wait to see them!
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 03:25 |
1. Genesis - Nursery Cryme 2. Sabbat - The Dwelling 3. The Mars Volta - France the Mute 4. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 5. Beatles - Revolver 6. Immortal - At the Heart of Winter 7. Battles - Mirrored 8. Sabbat - Karisma 9. AFI - Very Proud of Ya 10. Edge of Sanity - Crimson 11. Ozric Tentacles - Jurassic Shift 12. Pink Floyd - A Saucerfull of Secrets
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 07:25 |
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Quark, Strangeness & Charm - Hawkwind.
It had been a while. I think this is definitely one of my favourite Hawkwind albums.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 12:43 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Sagi, Pendragon's `Pure' is a stunner....Man, EXACTLY how a band updates their sound to sound fresh and relevant while still retaining elements of what made people love the band in the first place. Not a bad track on it, and that guitar solo in the second half of `Indigo' is up there with the best!
I chose yesterday instead to listen to `Passion' and, while I still like much of it, I truly think Barrett kind of dropped the ball on that one, and disappeared up his own backside! Too many wordy lyrics, far too much of the metal/harder elements, too determined to ditch the past, not enough focus, too many conflicting ideas....but I actually DO like the rap section in `Empathy' lol!
Nice to see some `Smell of Incense' love too, what a great album!
Oh, and `The Void' too! I was batting on about that endlessly a few weeks back, so I better stick with it! |
Passion was a bit of a miss for me, meaning not a great hit to my ears. However, I really enjoyed the 4th track on the album, a 13min epic THIS GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND. A nice hit that still really envokes their past sound. :)
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 12:49 |
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DEC 15th
IQ -- EVER
GALAHAD--EMPIRES NEVER LAST
ARENA--CONTAGION
when I get home from work DEC 16th
El GRECO--VANGELIS
TANGERINE DREAM--RIDING ON THE RAY anthology (1980-1987) disc 1 only.
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 13:47 |
Passion was actually my first Pendragon purchase. Pure was my second, and is indeed their pinnacle. I could listen to "Indigo" over and over and not get tired of it. (But I usually restrain myself!) Anyway, my point is that since I came to know them in that "reverse order" I can't see Passion as quite the "step down" that others might. In any case, it's perhaps only a 4 star versus 5 star thing, so its all good!  Since getting those two I have purchased the reissues on the Madfish label as their release, so that's been fun! (Probably listening to "Comatose, Part II - Space Cadet" would not be recommended at the moment, however!)
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 14:42 |
Infocat, Sagi, Nick, just ignore my rather negative opinions on `Passion'! I actually like it a lot more than I probably made it sound, and like all the better albums it definately grows and improves on multiple listens.
Nick - I think I'll give `Contagion' a spin right now! Man, some of those quicky instrumental tracks on that album are stunners! I mean, the whole album is great, but THOSE tracks...
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 21:52 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
cstack3 wrote:
Glass Hammer, "Perilous"
I'm quite enamored with this composition! Highly recommended.... |
CStack, I was going to post something on one of the Glass Hammer threads asking how everyone was going with this album! I've been slowly getting my head around it, as it's easily the most complex and involved album they've released.
I've been slow on getting through the whole album, because when I bought the CD, the back cover seems to sort of list the tracks as:
Parts 1-4, Part 5-8, Part 9-13 (did you notice that?)
I thought `Oh, OK, so it's essentially three epic tracks', so I'd only been listening to the first 4 tracks over and over, getting my head around them. But when I finally started moving on to 5 and upwards, I realised I must be wrong,as it plays FAR better as a total whole!
Long story short, great album, one long classy symphonic epic! |
This one has totally captivated me, instead of the expected symphonic majestic portions of the album, which are very good grabbing my attention, I find the delicate, subtle parts sticking in my head. To me, this is their first true 5 star outing, and I am a big Lex Rex fan.
My album has all the tracks listed individually, 1 through 13.
What I listened to today was
Mad Puppet - King Laurin and his Rosegarden
Incandescent Sky - Glorioius Stereo
Area - Arbeit Macht Frei
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Posted: December 15 2012 at 23:54 |
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Is Perilous streaming anywhere, or will I need to buy it to hear it. (Not that I wouldn't buy it anyway, but I'd like to hear it first.)
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 00:04 |
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Cream - "Disraeli Gears"
Cream - "Wheels of Fire"
Jimi Hendrix - "First Rays of the New Rising Sun"
Jimi Hendrix - "BBC Sessions" disc one
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 00:22 |
Zappa, Thing-Fish
Getting ready for ZPZ next week. :)
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paganinio
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 04:27 |
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love this thread.
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
Steven Wilson - Insurgentes
because it's Lightbulb Sun-day!
AND because this thread is basically asking "How Is Your Life Today"!
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 07:55 |
Orphaned land-The never ending way of orwarrior Amaseffer-Slaves for life Sinkadus-Circus Anglagard-Epilog Unexpect-Fables of the sleepless empire
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 09:03 |
^ Good to see another Orphaned Land fan here 
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 10:15 |
infocat wrote:
Is Perilous streaming anywhere, or will I need to buy it to hear it. (Not that I wouldn't buy it anyway, but I'd like to hear it first.)
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Not sure but you may want to try Grooveshark.com. That is a place I use to listen to something I am not sure about. They may not have every album but they have quite bit.
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 10:59 |
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Posted: December 16 2012 at 11:17 |
Clockwork Angels - Rush. Cant stop listening to it. One of their strongest records for many years IMO
Get All You Deserve - Steven Wilson. Excellent live versions of songs from his three solo albums .
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