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Points: 7859 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2014 at 19:05
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^I thought  Kompendium was a 2012 release but then I may be wrong.


I have not been able to get my hands on it yet, but Mr. Welsh (Rob Reed's) project ELEMENTS
is supposedly a 2013 release. I've heard Beneath the Waves and found it was ok.
Has a Celtic sound to it at times. Also. I really like the subject matter. Anything dealing with Mental Illness or battling your inner demons I'm all over. Not a stale subject for me probably cause I find psychology rather fascinating.
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Points: 7859 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2014 at 19:08
Originally posted by ProgVanWinkle ProgVanWinkle wrote:

Although I can't possibly say I listened to as many prog albums as progbethyname(LOL), I would list Steven Wilson's album, Magenta's 27 Club, and the Kompendium project as my favorites.I liked Moon Safari's Himlabacken Vol. 1, but the bar has been set so high for this band in my mind that I'd almost have to call it a disappointment.   I did say ALMOST because I did like it though.<span></span><span><h1 ="a-size-large WebstoreAUISmoothFont a-text-bold"></h1></span>


It was a good year what can I say...well my pocket book felt it that's for sure.
All worth it though. Prog is my muse...my flame...my betrothed.   
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Points: 25 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2014 at 19:37
I like the Kompendium every bit as much as I liked The 27 Club, perhaps more.  It would be worth your while.
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Points: 7859 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2014 at 20:02
Originally posted by ProgVanWinkle ProgVanWinkle wrote:

I like the Kompendium every bit as much as I liked The 27 Club, perhaps more.  It would be worth your while.



I will grab it at some point this year. Anything with Steve Hackett on it is always worth my while.
He is a guitar hero. Not much better than him.
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Points: 4574 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2014 at 23:18
Biggest surprise for me was Days Between Stations; a great album. The Biggest disappointments were The Tangent and DT. Same old DT and the Tangent's album was overblown and pretentious IMO and not in a good way!! I couldn't get through the whole album, though I tried many times!!
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Points: 28962 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2014 at 01:35
I've seen one mention of Fish - Feast Of Consquences. Seems to be highly rated though. Anyone want to convince me I should get this? I've only heard one track on the radio and it sounded almost like 'hard rock' , would never have guessed it was Fish unless told so.
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Achievements:-

Steve Wilson - The Raven....   One of the greatest prog albums for many years, I for one did not expect such an amazing album.
Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest       A magnificent electronic album (with a distinct Berlin school influence) that makes up for the 8 year wait.  An atmospheric and totally rewarding listen.
Klaus Schulze - Shadowlands    Hypnotic, relaxing and utterly absorbing.

Disappointment:-

The new DT.  Don't get me wrong there are three very good tracks on here but overall it's just so lacking in inspiration, none of the bombast I loved about most of their releases.  The departure of Mike Portnoy appears to have been really bad for DT.
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