Reflections on 2008 and a look beyond…….
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Topic: Reflections on 2008 and a look beyond…….
Posted By: Foxtrottresspass
Subject: Reflections on 2008 and a look beyond…….
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:19
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The year kicked off with a double barrel shot of power and mystery with Ayreon’s 01011001! This album dominated the first half of the year! An album worthy of one of the best catalogs on Earth! Then Coldplay and The Verve took us through the summer of 2008! Nick and the boys from Pendragon ruled the fall. We close the year with another epic two disc masterpiece welcoming a cold, economically fatigued world, to come into the Garden from Unitopia! As fans, we should be grateful. Prog is back…..and big time. When do you remember two major double albums in the same year? I thought most bands had given the idea up….years ago! As the Verve say, “I sit and wonder..” what will come next year! Arjen is already hard at work on his new concept. (What a work ethic! Sylvan sounds like they are heading to the studio in February.
Nick is working on ideas for the follow up to Pure.
U2 is promising to take their music where it hasn't been before....that sounds progressive to me....
Just don’t forget guys, what Rush said, “All the World’s a Stage”, or was that Mr. Shakespeare? On the West Coast of the USA we await the opportunity to see all of you live! All hail the return of prog! Let the show begin! ------------- "I hope that all those that are dear to me, know of all that wasn't clear to me.....one day! Unitopia 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:27
| Wasn't Not as Good as the Book from 2008? |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:32
Don't forget the Bedlam in Goliath by the Mars Volta, which ranks as one of my favorite releases of all time. Absolute perfection.  Oh, and the year's not over yet.  ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:35
^he's right, his first album is coming up
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:39
Well, that's hopeful of me anyway. I'm not 100% sure it will be released in time of the end of the year. I really want it to though; I've had the album completed for months. I do know at least one other possible album to be released this year as well. -------------
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cacho wrote:Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 17:54
| Let's also not forget about a killer effort from Frost* and debuts like Amaseffer and Ephrat, bother of which sufficiently rocked my world. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 18:09
^or Godsticks right? |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 18:12
 I can't believe he didn't mention Godsticks, you're right. -------------
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 18:19
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AGH!!! Mekhlin and Godsticks also put out two killer EPs, but I think '09 will be the time for them to shine |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 23:13
 Good luck with that! ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 02:40
Yes - back out from up Bono's own Continued p74 ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 02:46
Wait, is thread about reflections on the 'prog year' or in general? ------------- 
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 03:01
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I was expecting both Elvis and Sid Vicious to rise from the dead and do a kick ass version of " My Way " but it didn't happen. This gives me something to look forward to with optimism in 2009. ------------- |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 03:24
Hopefully they'll be taking their music somewhere far far away from where I can hear it. What would be truly 'progressive' for U2, would be a gig on the Moon. Perhaps a permenant residency there..
They can take the f  ing Kaiser Cheifs and the bloody Kooks with em!
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 15:52
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Except for the Opeth, Mars Volta, and Cynic releases, I've found this year to be a disappointment, especially in comparison to '07. Although '09 is already looking to be fairly promising, so I'm certainly excited about that.
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 16:11
I'm still trying to figure out whether that album even exists ... I've never seen it in a store.  ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 16:14
Right you are, Alex. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 16:49
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ahem... Cynic's "Traced In Air" anyone? Sure, it ain't a concept album and it ain't two discs, but anyone who says that it isn't a prog album needs to go re-sit their prog GCSEs. God I hope I don't have to wait another 15 years for them to bring out their next album... I would probably turn masochistic.
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 16:50
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Sorry Dave, didn't see you there OK, I was merely elaborating on your point. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |