2014 Albums

Rick Robson wrote: OTHER - eagerly looking forward to purchasing this album:     Recently began digging through Curved Air's discography - what a nice and genuine style they have! - I've found some tracks just stunning! And Sonja Kristina's somewhat exotic singing style and such a genuine timbre that impressed me even more than the violin melodies played by these talented rock violinists  Darryl Way or Eddie Jobson, though also impressive their skills, it is long aknowledged that the violin is one of the most difficult instruments to play. Btw that is the first time I listened to the electric violins, I'm still enjoying even more the acoustic violin sounds but I think it is the style of music played that makes the difference from acoustic to electric ones.   So far my favourite tracks are: UHF, Moonshine (Sonja K. is superb!) and Piece of Mind Metamorphosis.

Edited by Rick Robson - August 07 2014 at 21:01

Other: Heaven & Earth errrrr....sh*t.

OTHER.  How can I ignore : Opeth, Rob Reed, Abel Ganz , ANGE , Curved Air , Csmograf , Frequency Drift , IQ , Kant Freud Kafka , Logos , Motorpsycho , Adventure , Rick Miller and ...

Rick Robson wrote: O666 wrote: OTHER.  How can I ignore : Opeth, Rob Reed, Abel Ganz , ANGE , Curved Air , Csmograf , Frequency Drift , IQ , Kant Freud Kafka , Logos , Motorpsycho , Adventure , Rick Miller and ... There are too many bands that released PERFECT albums in 2014. Unfortunately YES's "Heaven & Earth" cant be in my list!! and they worked under their standard. Perhaps you ask me " What is YES standard?" and I say to you "Standard" in my opinion is a 3* album.   Yeah Abel Ganz - Abel Ganz is another stunning 2014 release you reminded me of, and Adventure I didn't know they released another album, I think it could be indeed interesting to check out, though their style is not my cup of tea but for what I've heard in their album Beacon Of Light (2009) they managed brilliantly to meld prog metal with other influences in a very genuine and harmonic way.

Lots of favorites this year:
Opeth - Pale Communion
Mastodon - Once More Round the Sun
Anathema - Distant Satellites
Epica - The Quantum Enigma
Animals as Leaders - The Joy of Motion
Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
Alcest - Shelter
Woods of Desolation - As the Stars
Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall
Lantlos - Melting Sun
Devin Townsend - Casualties of Cool
Saor - Aura
Blues Pills - Blues Pills
Accept - Blind Rage
The Oath - The Oath
Agalloch - The Serpent and the Sphere
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
Grand Magus - Triumph and Power
Septicflesh - Titan
Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon

Looking forward to:
Pink Floyd - The Endless River
Threshold - For the Journey
Devin Townsend - Z2
Electric Wizard - Time to Die
The Contortionist - Language
Amaranthe - Massive Addictive
While Heaven Wept - Suspended at Aphelion

I haven't bought any new albums this year aside from Kaleidoscope. Time and money has just gone elsewhere.