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Idk, I guess next I'll listen to this Threshold of a Dream even though you don't care much for it. Guess I'm done with their good albums then it sounds like. But still 5 good albums, that's decent. Not a bad band for sure. Thanks again.

Threshold would make my top 5. 
Long Distance Voyager is one of my MB favourites, probably second to Seventh Sojourn for me though I think it really drops off in the last few songs. Really nice pop rock album, if that sounds at all like a good thing to ya... 


I listened to it. I actually really liked it and can see why it's in your top 5 of MB albums. A few of the tracks were more rock n' rolly sounding than what I'm used to from them. And I liked the Have You Heard deal a lot. Good album, I really did like it!

So ok guess I'll go for this Long Distance Voyager next. Hope I like it as much as you do. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll end up a fan of this band yet.
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Idk, I guess next I'll listen to this Threshold of a Dream even though you don't care much for it. Guess I'm done with their good albums then it sounds like. But still 5 good albums, that's decent. Not a bad band for sure. Thanks again.

Threshold would make my top 5. 
Long Distance Voyager is one of my MB favourites, probably second to Seventh Sojourn for me though I think it really drops off in the last few songs. Really nice pop rock album, if that sounds at all like a good thing to ya... 
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Ok just listened to that Every Good Boy deal that you recommended. It was good. The second song I'd obviously heard a lot on the radio, but it's a really good one. Other than that my favorites were.. tracks 4,5,7,8. That last one I didn't care that much for. All in all strong album, as you already know.

Idk, I guess next I'll listen to this Threshold of a Dream even though you don't care much for it. Guess I'm done with their good albums then it sounds like. But still 5 good albums, that's decent. Not a bad band for sure. Thanks again.

glad you enjoyed it and thanks for listening and giving your comments!
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Ok just listened to that Every Good Boy deal that you recommended. It was good. The second song I'd obviously heard a lot on the radio, but it's a really good one. Other than that my favorites were.. tracks 4,5,7,8. That last one I didn't care that much for. All in all strong album, as you already know.

Idk, I guess next I'll listen to this Threshold of a Dream even though you don't care much for it. Guess I'm done with their good albums then it sounds like. But still 5 good albums, that's decent. Not a bad band for sure. Thanks again.
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.

so sounds like your favorites were "New Horizons", perhaps my favourite, and "Land of Make Believe", perhaps my least favourite, though I still like it.  I would have guessed the 7th as a favourite, "When You're a Free Man".  I didn't so much like it at the time but really do now.  


Yep, and maybe that 7th song will grow on me as it did you. I'm hoping the whole album will. And I see those two are the favorites of my man Relevant too, right on.


Anyway, just listened to Children's Children. Now we're talking. I liked that. Didn't recognize any songs this time but my two favorites  were the 7th one and the 10th one. This album had kind of a smooth, flowing feel to much of it, I like that. Good listening experience.

yep probably their least commercially successful of the classic 7.  But their most proggy.  I also love the flow, especially on the first side with all the short songs seguing into each other.  The two you mention are both favorites, especially "Candle of Life".  At this point you may as well try "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour".  It's excellent IMO.  Hell, you should probably even try "On the Threshold of a Dream", though I don't care for it much.  There would probably be a few things on it you would like


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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

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Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.

so sounds like your favorites were "New Horizons", perhaps my favourite, and "Land of Make Believe", perhaps my least favourite, though I still like it.  I would have guessed the 7th as a favourite, "When You're a Free Man".  I didn't so much like it at the time but really do now.  


Yep, and maybe that 7th song will grow on me as it did you. I'm hoping the whole album will. And I see those two are the favorites of my man Relevant too, right on.


Anyway, just listened to Children's Children. Now we're talking. I liked that. Didn't recognize any songs this time but my two favorites  were the 7th one and the 10th one. This album had kind of a smooth, flowing feel to much of it, I like that. Good listening experience.
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^Just curious what your gripe with Yes is.
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Too many >.<

VDGG
Gentle Giant
Yes <- I do enjoy a lot the last Wobbler release though lol
King Crinsom
Spock's Beard, apart from a few songs.
Most of Neal Morse stuff
Some more recent bands such as Karmakanic, Echolyn and Bent Knee
Marillion, bar Childhoods End
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.

so sounds like your favorites were "New Horizons", perhaps my favourite, and "Land of Make Believe", perhaps my least favourite, though I still like it.  I would have guessed the 7th as a favourite, "When You're a Free Man".  I didn't so much like it at the time but really do now.  

Hey "New Horizons" and "Land of Make Believe" are my top 2 too! 

my second favorite is probably "You and Me".  It was the song that made me a fan as it got a lot of radio play in the mid 70s.  It might even be my #1
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.

so sounds like your favorites were "New Horizons", perhaps my favourite, and "Land of Make Believe", perhaps my least favourite, though I still like it.  I would have guessed the 7th as a favourite, "When You're a Free Man".  I didn't so much like it at the time but really do now.  

Hey "New Horizons" and "Land of Make Believe" are my top 2 too! 
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Many:
  1. Gentle Giant
  2. VDGG
  3. King Crimson (Most of it)
  4. Dream Theater
  5. Spocks Beard
  6. The Mars Volta
  7. Transatlantic
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  9. Camel (Except Moonmadness)
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Originally posted by YESESIS YESESIS wrote:

Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.

so sounds like your favorites were "New Horizons", perhaps my favourite, and "Land of Make Believe", perhaps my least favourite, though I still like it.  I would have guessed the 7th as a favourite, "When You're a Free Man".  I didn't so much like it at the time but really do now.  
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^ Seventh Sojourn is great.

yep, whatever hollowness they were feeling in their work, it only came out stronger in their art.  There is maybe one song on the album that is average

They had apparently had an entire follow up album in the can but had either not recorded it or lost it, with the exception of this one beauty that is now a bonus track on Seventh Sojourn



To my understanding they only recorded "island" and nothing else. In late 72 right after SS was released they embarked on a world tour that lasted a year and a half. After that they felt burned out and went on a 4 year hiatus. There were attempts to recovene sooner but the closest was the Blue Jays album(which I personally consider to be part of the MB canon).
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Just listened to Seventh Sojourn. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it better than those other two I listened to before it. The last song I'd heard before lol(a bunch of times). The second and sixth songs I liked the best. Ok well, onto Children's Children. See how that goes.
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I've tried to get into Plini but I just can't other than a couple songs. There's something about their sound that's off putting for me. I can't really explain it but it kinda sounds like aggressive muzak to me. And although I've only sampled some of their stuff, there's a sameness to it that I also don't care much for.  
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

^ Seventh Sojourn is great.

yep, whatever hollowness they were feeling in their work, it only came out stronger in their art.  There is maybe one song on the album that is average

They had apparently had an entire follow up album in the can but had either not recorded it or lost it, with the exception of this one beauty that is now a bonus track on Seventh Sojourn
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^ Seventh Sojourn is great.
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

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Ride my See Saw is great.  You will probably have heard the first song on "Question of Balance"  :)
I don't think they will blow you away but it's pretty likeable, and nobody else reqallty sounds much like the Moodys during their classic period


Just listened to A Question of Balance and it was good. And you're right I had heard that first song lol, but again didn't realize it was them. Enjoyable listening experience, still not blown away and that last song had too much talking for my taste. But all in all this a band I think I can get into for sure. Onto Seventh Sojourn.

cool, yes the last track is somewhat dated.  I hope they were tongue in cheek but sometimes I wonder.  Still, the chorus is lovely.

You may recognize a song or two from Seventh Sojourn as well.  If you still want one after that, people here really like "To Our Children's Children's Children" which might be the proggiest.  A lot also enjoy "On teh Threshold of a Dream" but I am more tepid towards it


Ok cool, tomorrow evening I'll listen to Seventh Sojourn and then I'll listen to this Children's Children deal next. Thanks again for the suggestions.
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