Glass Hammer Live in Chattanooga,TN,USA,July 29

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   Glass Hammer strikes me as a third-rate progressive rock band.  I have only heard one of their CD's (Shadowlands).  I have listened this many times and my reaction is that the only decent song is Run Lisette.

The problem with their music is that is it "thin."  Let's start with the lead singers vocals.  Yes, he hits the right notes but his voice has little
personality. Think of the prog rock great singers and how their
voices stands out: Genesis, Marillion, Yes, IQ, Flower Kings, etc.

Glass Hammer doesn't have a male vocal that stands out. 

The instrumentation is pretty thin also. Maybe that was what
the band was attempting to do but the music is just not "full" like most
progressive rock. They have the standard keyboard, guitar, bass, drums
but when you listen the music sounds thin and pretty empty. It could
just be the mixing of the various instruments, I suppose, but usually the
keyboard at least fills the empty space. Not so with Glass Hammer. It
is hard to put into words but I think you will know when you listen to
the music. 

In the end they are just decent progressive rock. No where
near the level of the top (Genesis & Marillion).  Not even
near the second level of prog rock like IQ, Flower Kings, etc. They are third level at best.

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gmonte Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 30 2009 Location: Hawley, PA, USA Status: Offline Points: 5	Topic: Glass Hammer Live in Chattanooga,TN,USA,July 29 Posted: August 03 2009 at 19:44
	Glass Hammer strikes me as a third-rate progressive rock band. I have only heard one of their CD's (Shadowlands). I have listened this many times and my reaction is that the only decent song is Run Lisette. The problem with their music is that is it "thin." Let's start with the lead singers vocals. Yes, he hits the right notes but his voice has little personality. Think of the prog rock great singers and how their voices stands out: Genesis, Marillion, Yes, IQ, Flower Kings, etc. Glass Hammer doesn't have a male vocal that stands out. The instrumentation is pretty thin also. Maybe that was what the band was attempting to do but the music is just not "full" like most progressive rock. They have the standard keyboard, guitar, bass, drums but when you listen the music sounds thin and pretty empty. It could just be the mixing of the various instruments, I suppose, but usually the keyboard at least fills the empty space. Not so with Glass Hammer. It is hard to put into words but I think you will know when you listen to the music. In the end they are just decent progressive rock. No where near the level of the top (Genesis & Marillion). Not even near the second level of prog rock like IQ, Flower Kings, etc. They are third level at best.

nmccrina Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: March 27 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 20	Posted: July 29 2009 at 11:42
	Yeah, I'm going! I'm leaving in about 2 1/2 hours. Unfortunately, I've only heard one of their songs (I'm listening to When We Were Young on PA right now, lol). It's good, though!
	lolwut?

Roj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 3126	Posted: June 30 2009 at 02:50
	That's a pretty mean line-up, plenty of great bands to enjoy. I'm sure everybody attending will have a great time of it. I'd love to get the chance to see Glass Hammer live. It's too far to travel for me though, and unfortunately I don't anticipate Schendel and co. playing in Europe anytime soon...

J-Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826	Posted: June 29 2009 at 20:27
	I think that this year's 3RP might be as good as last year's (I was there). Here's the link to this year's setlist. It looks pretty good. http://3rprogfest.com/index.php?content=home
	Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime

yeshead777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: May 25 2009 Location: Chattanooga,Tn. Status: Offline Points: 10	Posted: June 29 2009 at 14:45
	Glass Hammer, America's premier symphonic Proggers will be giving a concert in their own hometown-Chattanooga,Tn. on Wed.,July29 at 8pm in preparation for their show at the 3RP festival in Pittsburgh in Aug. Go to www.ticketbiscuit.com/rhythm-brews/EventPage.aspx?EID=39133& for more info! See ya there!