Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

Looking forward to the new album! 

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: JamWalk wrote: TFK are not a band that I listen to often, but I do enjoy them whenever I do. I listened to By Royal Decree for the first time earlier and really liked it. I will definitely check out their new album. The new one won't be out until September.

TFK are not a band that I listen to often, but I do enjoy them whenever I do. I listened to By Royal Decree for the first time earlier and really liked it. I will definitely check out their new album.

^ Love the cover artwork!

Magog2112 wrote: I started listening to The Flower Kings in 2019 and only last year did I really start delving into their discography. They are now in my top three bands of all time, alongside Marillion and Genesis. My favorite Flower Kings album is Stardust We Are, and Paradox Hotel is a very close second. I have yet to listen to their two most recent albums, Islands and By Royal Decree, though I should considering that I am huge fan of everything else that I've listened to from them. It was The Flower Kings that also got me into Pain of Salvation and, only recently, The Tangent and Kaipa. I love Pain of Salvation despite being very different from The Flower Kings. I wish The Flower Kings got the recognition they deserve as their music is, I would argue, just as good if not better than most classic prog bands of the seventies. I think so many people are turned off by the length of some of their songs and albums because they have this preconceived notion that if a song or album surpasses a certain duration, therefore it is self-indulgent. While you could argue some of their albums contain filler, those filler tracks are completely overshadowed by the overwhelming amount of greatness provided on most of their albums. I may be biased as I am utterly obsessed with this band, but I think that Roine Stolt is a genius, and I don't throw that word around often. This band knows how to write great melodies and in the end, that's what I want more than anything in the music that I listen to. Also, I definitely have to purchase those vinyl reissues; they look incredible.

I started listening to The Flower Kings in 2019 and only last year did I really start delving into their discography. They are now in my top three bands of all time, alongside Marillion and Genesis. My favorite Flower Kings album is Stardust We Are, and Paradox Hotel is a very close second. I have yet to listen to their two most recent albums, Islands and By Royal Decree, though I should considering that I am huge fan of everything else that I've listened to from them. It was The Flower Kings that also got me into Pain of Salvation and, only recently, The Tangent and Kaipa. I love Pain of Salvation despite being very different from The Flower Kings. I wish The Flower Kings got the recognition they deserve as their music is, I would argue, just as good if not better than most classic prog bands of the seventies. I think so many people are turned off by the length of some of their songs and albums because they have this preconceived notion that if a song or album surpasses a certain duration, therefore it is self-indulgent. While you could argue some of their albums contain filler, those filler tracks are completely overshadowed by the overwhelming amount of greatness provided on most of their albums. I may be biased as I am utterly obsessed with this band, but I think that Roine Stolt is a genius, and I don't throw that word around often. This band knows how to write great melodies and in the end, that's what I want more than anything in the music that I listen to. Also, I definitely have to purchase those vinyl reissues; they look incredible.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Right now I'm playing the 2022 edition of Unfold The Future. Unfortunately, the bonus track "too late for tomatoes" from the special edition from 2002 is not on here. Does anyone know if that track appears anywhere else in their catalogue?

mellotronwave wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Right now I'm playing the 2022 edition of Unfold The Future. Unfortunately, the bonus track "too late for tomatoes" from the special edition from 2002 is not on here. Does anyone know if that track appears anywhere else in their catalogue? no ... too late for tomatoes they said

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 02 2023 at 14:56

Right now I'm playing the 2022 edition of Unfold The Future. Unfortunately, the bonus track "too late for tomatoes" from the special edition from 2002 is not on here. Does anyone know if that track appears anywhere else in their catalogue?

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 02 2023 at 14:35

Catcher10 wrote: Sum of No Evil has been released for pre-order on black or light blue 2-LP with CD. Partially remixed as all the others have been...... On order..