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Curiosity II

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Topic: Curiosity II

Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: Curiosity II
Date Posted: March 30 2008 at 06:20

Since i can't find the original thread, i'm creating a new one.

And the list keeps growing:

Kamelot - Epica, Karma, The Fourth Legacy
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, E.S.P, Miles Smiles, Sorcerer, Nefertiti, Miles in the Sky
Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro, In a silent Way, Bitches Brew, A Tribute to Jack Johnson, On The Corner, Big Fun, Water Babies, Aura
Weather Report - I sing the Body Electric, Sweetnighter, Mysterious Traveller, Tale Spinnin', Mr. Gone, Night passage
Return to Forever - Return to Forever, Light as a feather, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Where have i known you before, No Mystery
Stanley Clarke - Any album, except "School Days".
Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return to Fantasy, High and Mighty, Firefly
Rainbow - Long live Rock n Roll, Down to Earth, Difficult to cure
Rush - Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, Hemispheres, Permanent waves, Counterparts

That's stuff i'm planning to get, slowly but surely, more or less.

Will cost way over $200, though

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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 30 2008 at 17:20

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34605&KW=curiosity - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34605&KW=curiosity

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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: March 31 2008 at 13:51

Thanks, but i'm still curious about those albums!

Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: March 31 2008 at 15:54

Posted this in the RIO thread but this is as good a place to post as well:

Alas, I have reached the rock bottom of my wallet again and so can't buy anymore cd's in the coming time (relying on promo's for the time being) and so two cd's I want really bad and that I've read very good reviews about are from Rune Gramofon - http://www.runegrammofon.com/ - http://www.runegrammofon.com/

http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/food/rcd-2069---food-molecular-gast - RCD 2069 - Food: Molecular Gastronomy

http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/box/rcd-2070---box_-studio-1 - RCD 2070 - Box: Studio 1

Anyone here heard them? If so, what did you think of them (make me drool....)?

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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 05 2008 at 13:39

C'mon people! I DONT WANNA SEE THIS THREAD DIE AFTER JUST 3 REPLIES!!!

Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 05 2008 at 14:43

I am curious about Kamelot also. I read a recent article about them in Progression magazine and it piqued my interest. They sound like a band that I might like, but as much as I like metal I have become a bit leery about purchasing metal albums from bands that I am not familiar with. I have run across too many modern metal bands that are too doomy and growly for my tastes.

From your list, the only albums that I have are the Rainbow and the Rush (of course) albums. Caress of Steel was the first Rush album that I ever purchased. I like it quite a bit and it appears to be the only Rush album that Micky likes. The opener Bastille Day is one of my favorite Rush songs. I Think I'm Going Bald is funny, unless of course it applies to you in which case it is painful. Lakeside Park is a wonderful melodic song in Rush's fine tradition of melodic songs. The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lamneth are Rush's first forays into epic songs.

Hemispheres is a must have album for heavy prog fans. It is usually cited as a favorite of most Prog/Rush fans along with A Farewell to Kings.

Permanent Waves is probably my second favorite Rush album after Moving Pictures. Along with the radio hits of Spirit of Radio and Freewill, Jacob's Ladder is a wonderful song, Entre Nous and Different Strings fit into the soft rock Rush category, and then the finale, Natural Science is one of Rush's greatest lesser known songs.

Fly By Night is the first album with Neil Peart on it. They are still more of a hard rock band then a prog band at this point. I like all of the songs on here, fanboy that I am, but the highlights are probably Anthem, By-tor and the Snow Dog, and Fly By Night.

Counterparts is a real good hard rock with alternative moments album. The instrumental track Leave That Thing Alone is really good. I would probably say that Animate, Stick It Out, and Double Agent are the other highlights of the album. Nobody's Hero is also an excellent soft rock song in the Rush vein, but I suppose that the lyrics might be considered controversial to some.

Don't know if this adds anything to your knowledge on these albums, but hopefully it helps a little bit.

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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 12 2008 at 05:56

Thanks!

Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 12 2008 at 06:36

Lots of good stuff in your list, Abstrakt !

I would recommend Rush's very last record "snakes and arrows" as well. And the underrated "test for echoes" is worth being purchased.

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