How many prog albums of 2006 have you listened to?
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Topic: How many prog albums of 2006 have you listened to?
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Subject: How many prog albums of 2006 have you listened to?
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 13:54
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I'm wondering ... with all these "top of 2006" polls/threads, how many albums have you even listened to (only releases of 2006, no re-releases/re-issues)? I have listened to more than 50 ... and I rated about 40. In December I'll try to listen to and rate about 40 more albums of 2006. The point is: 2006 has been (and still is) a good year for prog ... many, many awesome releases.  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to: 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 13:57
| Four (five if you count Muse's new album). |
Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 13:58
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The only 2006 album I heard is DT's Score but I don't vote in the top of 2006 polls. ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:00
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that's the problem Mike, most of the stuff I have bought this year has been from previous years...
but from the ones I have heard, my fave album of 2006 is certainly Vanden Plas' Christ.0, and I'm not sure it will be beaten, even by those I haven't heard (it spent ALL summer in the car CD player...  )------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:07
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I spent most of 2005 listening to the classics from the 70s - I had a lot of catching up to do. In 2006 I tried to focus on new releases ... I have been constantly monitoring them, reading magazines, websites like this one etc.. It's quite interesting ... I would never have thought that there are so many strong albums being released every month. It's really more that I can listen to.
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:08
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And that is why you keep seeing the same albums being mentioned as the best of 2006.
This is why I don't like those lists too much since many albums are not exposed enough to be taken into account there, like several albums I heard this year and are only mantioned scarcely. I did not count how many albums of this year I've listened to. Rough estimate is about the same number as you, Mike. But you must remember, Mike, that not everyone uses the same services as you to listen to music, so the exposure you get is much broader than others. But it is a valid point you make. Those lists aren't worth much, since it takes many people who listened to differnt albums. There is no full common basis for comparison here. EDIT - Oh and yes, this year has had very good releases. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:12
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^ of course. I didn't mean to imply that people have to listen to that many albums ... that would be quite decadent (although Napster is quite cheap - but it's not available in many countries, and that really sucks). I just wanted to see whether there are other people like me who listen to that many current releases, and overall this thread could simply serve as a reminder for some people that much more interesting music is being released every month than they think. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:14
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I find it a bit difficult to separate albums released this year from all other stuff I got to know this year. It would be very interesting to see comprehensive list of 2006 progressive albums, it might happen I heard some good part of them.
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:16
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@ Mike
Certainly. I tried to do it in the different Best 2006 threads that kept repeating the same bands and albums. Another esteemed member (who is one of my mentors here) is Honganji who seems to have all this year's releases... He kept posting those lists of albums which only parts of it I knew. But definitely, members here are encouraged to go and seek those new releases of 2006. I believe they will be pleasantly surprised. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:17
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^^ you can go to my website and simply select the year 2006 in the right sidebar ... or you could go to the top 100 page of the progarchives and select the year.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 15:14
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Of the 211 albums I have so far bought this year, 34 were released in 2006, 18 of which are prog.
I don't ever get to listen to new music other than the cds I purchase. When you look at the figures, I don't get to hear that many new releases ( in the same year of release that is). I'm not sure how this proportion relates to previous years - I only keep account of the totals year-on-year. This might seem somewhat anal but I need to keep records for insurance purposes. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 16:16
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I listened to Amputechture once. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 16:50
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Hm... I've actually bought quite a few 2006 albums... and i usually don't buy an album the year it pops up... because I've got a hard time collecting gems form the past...
My buys include:
Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse (pretty bad sadly...)
TFK - Paradox Hotel (awesome!!!)
OSI - Free (awesome as well) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:15
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10,000 Days - Tool
Wait for Glory - Proto-Kaw
Synchestra - Devin Townsend
Amputechture - The Mars Volta
Black Holes and Revelations - Muse
Astrid Pröll - Astrid Pröll
Home - The Gathering
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Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:22
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All Ive heard so far is Synchestra by Devin Townsend and Amutechture by The Mars Volta both of which were quite excellent. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:26
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Vanden Plas White Willow Queensryche OSI Muse The Tangent Strangefish The Mars Volta Pure Reason Revolution Tool Red Hot Chili Peppers Magenta Thats about all the new for 06 albums I have got so far, but their is so much more that I want to hear from this year alone. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:27
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Anywhere in the vicinity of 1 and 2 ------------- 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:29
Oh yeah. I had forgotten that I actually heard Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime 2.  I don't really remember what it sounded like though, so I guess it hardly counts...
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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 18:06
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I have heard 24 albums released this year, but only 15 of them are prog.
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Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 18:08
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I've heard every album not made yet... ------------- 
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 18:13
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I've listened to well over 50 new albums this year. I agree that it was a great year for progressive music, as well as metal.
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Posted By: CaptainWafflos
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 18:37
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Five prog albums so far this year that I can remember: The Mars Volta Tool Devin Townsend Pure Reason Revolution Kayo Dot There may be a few others, but like many others on this forum, I've been exploring music that was released in the past (though not necessarily the '70s). |
Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 19:02
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20-30. I lose count because time really isn't much of a barrier for me, and of course I listen to so much music, but whose counting? This year was more retrogressive and dated for me then 2005 or 2004, i delved into the 70's again. Last year I could have very well heard triple what I have this year. As far as modern albums go.
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Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 19:39
I counted and it seems I've listened to 54 albums so far. I am definitely not satisfied.  ------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |
Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:00
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To tell the truth, the only prog album I bought this year that was actually released this year was Marillion's Marbles By The Sea live performance. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:02
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10,000 Days, Score, Meshuggah - Nothing (Re-Release) and some others ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:02
Napster actually HAS most of the prog releases that have come out this year??? I would expect that such a big business to focus on music that is more popular. If you look on Rhapsody they don't even have any Tool albums save for their bad best of- collection! Do you get most/all of these albums from Napster? I'm suprised they're so on top of all the music coming out. P.S. What happened to being a prog metal specialist and prog reviewer? ------------- 
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 01:54
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if you're talkin abt progressive music in general the 2006 releases i own and have consumed thus far:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart.....
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
will eventually get:
TMV - Amputechture
Tool - 10,000 Days
Isis - In the absence of truth
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Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 02:54
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The Tangent - A Place in the Queue
The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel
Robin Taylor - Deutsche Schule
Steve Hackett - Wild Orchids
Karda Estra - The Age of Science and Enlightenment
Iona - The Circling Hour
Panzerpappa - Koralrevens Klagesang
Kotebel - Omphalos
A Triggering Myth - The Remedy of Abstraction
Coming soon:
Spock's Beard - s/t
Guy Manning - Anser's Tree
Peter Hammill - Singularity
Circulus - Clocks are like People
Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third
Øresund Space Collective - It's all about Delay
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 03:55
Napster has many prog albums ... of course prog is not a priority for them, but they want to offer as many tracks as possible, so they publish everything that the record companies give them. You can find obscure albums like Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses, or Painkiller (John Zorn), Mike Keneally, Mr. Bungle, Captain Beefheart, All VdGG and Peter Hammill, most Post Rock (Mono, Sigur Ros, Tortoise, Mogwai, GYBE), All Dream Theater, all Symphony X, all new Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Pain of Salvation etc etc...
Well, I stepped back from the PMT a while ago. I'm not happy with the direction the archives are taking, and my constant criticism (and also the fact that I'm running my own prog website) don"t go well with running a genre team, or being labelled a collaborator. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 04:06
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The Mars Volta - Amputechture Devin Townsend - Synchestra The Tangent - A Place in the Queue Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third Steve Hackett - Wild Orchids Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Towards the Red Sun Sylvan - Posthumous Silence Phideax - The Great Leap David Gilmour - On an Island Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death Frost* - Milliontown GPS - Window to the Soul Ihsahn - The Adversary It has indeed been a fine year for Prog. 2007 is shaping up to be even better, though. ../Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=12920 - |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 05:16
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TOOL - 10 000 Days (album of the year)
David Gilmor - On an Island Karfagen - Continium Little Tragedies - New Faust and The Sixth Sense Strangefish - Fortune Telling La Maschera di Cera - LuxAde The Tangent - A Place in the Queue Beyond Twilight - For the Love... Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone with Cooper Tongue The Mars Volta - Amputechture Mindgames - Actors in a Play ZAAR - s/t Paatos - Silence of Another Kind La Tulipe Noire - Nostimon Hemat Gargamel - Watch for the Umbles There are some more albums I want to listen to - FROST* debut, Pure Reason Revolution,Score etc There are also albums I DON'T WANT to listen to - TFK's Hotel, SB's SB, Vanden Plaz' Christ 0.,Operation:Mindcrime 2 etc |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 05:33
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Only four: Mars Volta, Gilmour, Flower Kings, Frost. Waiting for the new Spock's Beard, which I already ordered. I feel that 2005 was better than 2006 but maybe that's just because I listened to many more 2005 albums.
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Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 05:51
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I was quite surprised to find 24 albums I have listened to, of course the best being Tool, TMV, Beyond Twilight and The Flower Kings.
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 07:05
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I've listened to...Ghost Reveries and Devin Townsend's "Synchestra" (if that was released this year). ------------- 
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Posted By: CaptainWafflos
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 08:18
| Ghost Reveries is a 2005 album~ |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 08:31
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^Ther was a special edition of it released just a couple of weeks ago so Paradox might be refering to that one.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 08:47
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Although I certainly do not necessarily check out the new stuff coming out in an emergency (or any kind of priority), I still try to get in abunch of new/recent albums, partly to keep in contact with what's new, but I must say I do not appreciate over 60% of it.
Although I still want to listen to these two before the year is out:
White Willow
Muse I have listened so far, to:
Gargamel
Karda Estra
The Mars Volta
Pure Reason Revolution  Tool Red Hot Chili Peppers aaaaaaannnnnnnddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!.............
Oh yeah!!!
 That dreadful  David Gilmour album.------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 09:19
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Less than 5. I'm not that interested in -06 prog. Tool and The Mars Volta, not much else. |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 09:55
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I've listened only 2 albums from 2006: Ars Nova - " Chrysalis-Force For The Fourth" (great new versions of old compositions !) and Echolyn - "The End is Beautiful" (in fact this is my fisrt Echolyn's album). As you see I usually listen to 60'-70' or only retro-prog from 90'-00'. -------------  
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 10:01
^ Echolyn - The End is Beautiful was actually released in 2005 (August I think).
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 10:37
I'm afraid not. CaptainWaffloss is correct, an error on my part  -------------
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Posted By: toolsofthetrade
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 12:02
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Ummm... only really pure reason revolution and tool... 2006 has kinda just passed by without me paying much attention.... 2007, however, should be good - Scarsick to kick off the new year, and hopefully new Porcupine Tree and Orphaned Land releases, among some other good stuff. ------------- Tool backwards is Loot. Best signature EVAR! Now smell my mattress! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 12:06
How can you know that 2007 will be better if you only listened to 2 albums of 2006? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: Progressive??
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 20:35
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Posted By: CaptainWafflos
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 20:45
There are definitely going to be more popular prog releases out in 2007. Just off the top of my head: Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Symphony X, probably Opeth... |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 20:50
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Let's see.....3 prog albums (volta, tool, PRR) and a few proggish albums -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 02:43
Devin Townsend, Tool, The Mars Volta, The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Vanden Plas, Mogwai, Steve Hackett, Andromeda, Angra etc. ... aren't they kind of popular too? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: toolsofthetrade
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 05:40
I meant in terms of albums by bands i'm actually interested in - Only really PRR and Tool this year, and one of them was a major disappointment. So i can predict that by the albums slated for release in 2007 that it will be a better year than 2006 (for me) ------------- Tool backwards is Loot. Best signature EVAR! Now smell my mattress! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 08:31
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ok, but without listening to the releases you don't know what you *might* be missing ... especially for fans of experimental metal 2006 has been really great.
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 11:21
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I've heard a few (maybe 5 or 6) prog albums from this year but I'm more interested in older music. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: toolsofthetrade
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 14:47
I meant to pick up the new Isis album, and will probably be ordering it in the coming weeks, could you recommend some other good experimental metal then? ------------- Tool backwards is Loot. Best signature EVAR! Now smell my mattress! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 14:50
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^ on the start page of my website (www.progtology.com) you just have to choose "Experimental Prog Metal 2006" in the sidebar, and you'll see what the (relatively few) members have suggested so far. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: toolsofthetrade
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 14:52
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Thanks Mike! *winks* ------------- Tool backwards is Loot. Best signature EVAR! Now smell my mattress! |
Posted By: toolsofthetrade
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 15:02
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Your site is cool. I must steal it. ------------- Tool backwards is Loot. Best signature EVAR! Now smell my mattress! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 15:05
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 15:22
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The new Red Sparowes is very good. I had no expectations at all (only heard a few good compliments about the band), so I'm glad I bought it. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 15:25
| I've bought close to 25 '06 prog releases. Heard 'em all! |