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alanerc ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: December 20 2007 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 278 |
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well, I'm newbie, obviously, so I only heard a few prog albums, and yes, you may say because I did'ntlisten too much albums of 2007 I can't say that SC was the worst prog album of 2007.
The reason I chose SC was: -The Labrie's voice is the same in all the tracks, I'm not saying his a bad singer, only saying that he sings the same way since Falling into Infinity -Forsaken, Constant motion prophets of war and the ministry of lost souls, I hate'em en every single way -Everybody was saying that SC was going to be the big DT release, the release of 07 etc. and what a surprise, it wasn't what everyone expected -I'm good with the drums and keyboards and, that's all I think, Â I didn't hear scarsick ![]() |
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KeleCableII ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: December 30 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 275 |
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Systematic Chaos, Snakes & Arrows, Fear of a Blank Planet and Scarsick were all disappointments.
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Jean Michel Jarre - Teo and Tea
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Avantgardehead ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: December 29 2006 Location: Dublin, OH, USA Status: Offline Points: 1170 |
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Well, I guess the good thing about Scarsick is that Daniel and the band would be hard-pressed to make something worse...
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http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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King Crimson776 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2779 |
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Yorkie X ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 04 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1049 |
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Edited by Yorkie X - December 31 2007 at 04:19 |
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Yorkie X ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 04 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1049 |
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For years I have hoped for a return of Rush to their former prog glory days I realise now that's not likely to happen so not because Snakes & Arrows is a bad CD its far from bad but because it was billed prior to its release as being a "return" to past glory I felt some what empty inside when I finally digested it ... that CD gets my vote yet not because its bad ! but because of its exaggerated sales pitch prior to it being released.
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PhideauxFan ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4579 |
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There's no worst prog album in 2007 for me because I only buy cds I like (just 20 this year).
The only thing I can say is that I will no longer buy albums of theses bands: Dream Theater, Glass Hammer, Marillion, The Flower Kings, The Watch, Kaipa, ... |
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How do you know you won't like them if you avoid them? ![]() |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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King Crimson776 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2779 |
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Snakes and Arrows is the best Rush album in a while, I think. That's why it got such hype. What they should do is make something in the style of Xanadu, that would be ballsy. Anyway, worst prog album of 2007... I could say a certain band that I loathe, but I wasn't expecting anything from them. The biggest disapointment seems more important, so I'll say Fear of a Blank Planet. It's a decent album, but Porcupine Tree was pretty much the band that I had the most hopes for. After Deadwing I thought they were the greatest thing ever, so FOABP was a rather large disapointment.
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Agreed, both. |
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Snipergoat ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 22 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 148 |
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I agree completely, it's awful. |
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steve j ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 30 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 164 |
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Hooray - I have found someone else on the same wavelength. They are not bad albums, but the amount of talent on display, you would have thought they could have done much better! I do not consider either of the first two albums prog, rather metal with a meager sprinkling of prog. 2007 wasn't a good year for prog.
I never heard Scarsick
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salmacis ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928 |
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I actually enjoyed 'Systematic Chaos' a lot more than I expected to. Some of the lyrics get a bit close to Manowar territory (all that 'dark master within I will fight for you' stuff in 'In The Presence Of Enemies') but it might just be the only DT album that didn't have a song I disliked. Not my album of the year as they haven't really deviated too far from their usual sound, but still took a few more chances than some ('Repentance' and that Floyd-ish instrumental section in 'In The Presence Of Enemies' were different for them).
Has to be 'Scarsick' for me, of the ones I heard. I liked 'The Perfect Element' quite a bit but this is not to my taste. They had something 'important' to say and that need to get a message across really harmed the music, IMHO.
Generally though, I've enjoyed most of the prog albums I got this year. Most of what I liked last year (Frost and The Flower Kings in particular) I kind of went off the boil about pretty quickly but that won't happen with this year's releases.
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magnus ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 19 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 865 |
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You guys are crazy! Scarsick is awesome!
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The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes
Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie ![]() |
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I thought the first 3 were great albums actually. ![]() ![]() Edited by Nightfly - December 31 2007 at 10:11 |
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Easy Livin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
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O joy, another negative thread, and featuring Dream Theater too. Lets see how long this one lasts
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Angelo ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244 |
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When I was a kid we used to have a comic TV show for children, by the duo Theo and Thea. Can't help it, but the association makes me want to try this album ![]() Here they are: ![]() Edited by Angelo - December 31 2007 at 10:42 |
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VanderGraafKommandöh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372 |
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That's quite scary, Angelo!
Geck0's Turkey of the year: Pain of System of a Down Linkin' Park Salvation - Scarsick |
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Visitor13 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() VIP Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 4702 |
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The latter. |
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