New Albums
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Topic: New Albums
Posted By: AfanSpur
Subject: New Albums
Date Posted: October 26 2005 at 05:29
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Apart from keeping up with each yes release up to Magnification i had, pre Prog Archives fallen foul of the mass media's attempts to keep people from hearing Progressive rock. Up until finding this site my interest in prog was confined to replacing all my old 70's and early 80's vinyl with CD's. Of the bands i have been able to sample i have gone on to buy Pendragon, Porcupine Tree, The Mars Volta, Karnataka,Spocks Beard,Opeth,Sigur Ros, Ayreon and Enchant.I have enjoyed all but not so much the last two which coming from a Yes background is just a matter of taste. It has been a long time since i was able to buy new prog that has recently been released but this year i bought Frances the Mute,by TMV and Deadwing by PT, and Takk by Sigur Ros. FTM was quite astonishing, i was thrilled to hear this album as it was quite challenging but rewarding after a few plays.It is not the kind of music to listen to in the background either as those of you who know this work will surely agree. This record demands your attention. Just as Rick wakeman claimed Tales was overlong so FTM is 10 to 15 mins too long also, but with a composition such as this where do you end? 4 stars Deadwing was much anticipated after i had bought Coma Divine 4stars and In Absentia 4 stars. At first Deadwing never caught my ear so i kept playing it and then gave it a rest, i then brought it back out some weeks later but still i find this work turgid and gloomy with not much to recommend it apart from a few heavier chops here and there. 2.5 stars. Then i tracked down Takk by Sigur Ros. After the first play i was astonished, repeated plays never diminished that initial feeling. The atmospheric soundscapes with that slow build to a crescendo has captivated me. Is this prog? I don't know, it's up for debate, but to my ears it is and is at least a 4 and a half star album. Will it stand the test of time and gain 5 stars? I have the feeling that it will. 3o years on Close to the edge, Relayer , yessongs et al still astound me and that is why these albums are great. The Mars Volta may be able to stay the distance with FTM , Sigur Ros i feel will become a classic but Deadwing marks a disappointing down turn in PT's career. maybe they were unwise to critiscise Progger's after all. ------------- There stands Olias to outward to build a ship Holding within all we hope to retain The frame will be so built to challenge the universe Clasped with the skins of the fish of the plain |
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 26 2005 at 06:50
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Thats strange, a freind of mine helped me with some of the bigger of the mdern bands (DT, Marillion, Spocks Beard etc) but this site has helped me get a listen to many of the older bands that i didnt know like Gentl Giant. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: October 26 2005 at 06:51
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dont forget the new TAAL album ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: October 26 2005 at 07:06
Me too. This site has helped guide me to (amongst others) The Mars Volta, Tool, and Porcupine Tree. And trying out new material rekindled my interest in trying out music from the '70's I'd not got into at the time - acts like Gentle Giant and Caravan - though I have to say I don't have the same enthusiaism for them as for my personal favourites like Yes and King Crimson. Still, all good mind-expanding stuff! |
AfanSpur wrote:Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: October 26 2005 at 07:30
what do you mean "new"??? did they do another one after "skymind" yet? ------------- carefulwiththataxe |