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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

Originally posted by Roj M30 Roj M30 wrote:

Well Rob, I agree fully on Stardust We Are.  It's superlative and my favourite TFK album too Tongue.

I totally disagree on Dark Side Of The Moon though.  I personally think it's a great and timeless album.  There's many many discs in the upper reaches of the PA Top Albums that are much worse in my humble opinion.

Let's stick on concerting our efforts to get TFK's albums higher in the ratings rather than resorting to these tactics.  Us TFK fans, we're much better than that.

By the way, did you ever get a response from Sean Trane? LOL
 
Mr Trane outlined his position as a reviewer - I think thats fair enough - He's not keen on Contemporary symphonic prog bands - His reviews reflect this............
 
Then mr Trane is a pretty short-sighted guy and it's his loss, right ?
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Anyway I will shortly complete my Flokis CD reviews - only have three to do and the three earliest at that - who's betting on a straight 5 stars for the remaining three? OK whats next best FK associated CD given that you lot more or less know what turns me on.....
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Just TWO FLOKIS CD's to review - Come on Boys n Girls - get reviewin and reverse the negative vibes that TFK seem to get from the mainstreamers on this site.
ALWAYS WITH THE NEGATIVE VIBES MORIARTY.....................
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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

Anyway I will shortly complete my Flokis CD reviews - only have three to do and the three earliest at that - who's betting on a straight 5 stars for the remaining three? OK whats next best FK associated CD given that you lot more or less know what turns me on.....


For Flower King related material, I'd recommend "Who's the Boss in the Factory" by Jonas Reingold and the rest of the Karmakanic tribe.  Enjoy
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

Anyway I will shortly complete my Flokis CD reviews - only have three to do and the three earliest at that - who's betting on a straight 5 stars for the remaining three? OK whats next best FK associated CD given that you lot more or less know what turns me on.....


For Flower King related material, I'd recommend "Who's the Boss in the Factory" by Jonas Reingold and the rest of the Karmakanic tribe.  Enjoy


The Tangent is the most original in my opinion. While of course Karmakanic's Who's The Boss in the Factory is killer, I would have expected it more jazzy since it's a Jonas lead project...

Transatlantic also, SMPTe, is very Neal Morse though, but the epic 'All of the Above' is probably one of the shortest long songs I ever heard, if you know what I mean.
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Glass Hammer - 3.5 stars, they were missing one of their lead singers but managed to pull off a pretty good set regardless, good sound mix for them.
 
It wasn't Susie was it ???????????????????????????  Shocked. That would mean, no pics or vid !! Shocked


No, Susie was there and in fact, was their only lead singer for the night. 

I'm sure pictures will be posted.
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Glass Hammer - 3.5 stars, they were missing one of their lead singers but managed to pull off a pretty good set regardless, good sound mix for them.
 
It wasn't Susie was it ???????????????????????????  Shocked. That would mean, no pics or vid !! Shocked


No, Susie was there and in fact, was their only lead singer for the night. 

I'm sure pictures will be posted.
 
I meant posted by you dude Big smile. But it sure is a relieve she was there. Did you enjoy ? How does she sing live by the way ? I can only imagine great of course but still would like conformation by you.
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

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Anyway I will shortly complete my Flokis CD reviews - only have three to do and the three earliest at that - who's betting on a straight 5 stars for the remaining three? OK whats next best FK associated CD given that you lot more or less know what turns me on.....


For Flower King related material, I'd recommend "Who's the Boss in the Factory" by Jonas Reingold and the rest of the Karmakanic tribe.  Enjoy


The Tangent is the most original in my opinion. While of course Karmakanic's Who's The Boss in the Factory is killer, I would have expected it more jazzy since it's a Jonas lead project...

Transatlantic also, SMPTe, is very Neal Morse though, but the epic 'All of the Above' is probably one of the shortest long songs I ever heard, if you know what I mean.
 
And last but not least: Tomas solo of course. And how about TfK's unofficial debut: The Flower King ???
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Rob, I second (third) the recommendation for Who's The Boss... by Karmakanic.  Fantastic.

Nice review of Stardust We Are by the way Clap.  I'm pleased to see you love the album as much as me (it's my favourite by TFK too) and glad to note your views on Man Who Walked With Kings - a really stunning track.
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what about Kaipa???
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

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Glass Hammer - 3.5 stars, they were missing one of their lead singers but managed to pull off a pretty good set regardless, good sound mix for them.
 
It wasn't Susie was it ???????????????????????????  Shocked. That would mean, no pics or vid !! Shocked


No, Susie was there and in fact, was their only lead singer for the night. 

I'm sure pictures will be posted.


Oh crap, I forgot, was I supposed to take pictures?

I'll dig some up online and send you that way.  She sounded great, though she did miss a line in "SOuth Side of the Sky", nonetheless, she sounded and looked great.
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Here's an amusing thought, we should just get a standard response the the seemingly oft asked question "Where should I start".  It seems like every other week that someone new is asking where to start with The Flower Kings.

For the record, it takes a little longer to get back into the swing of things after a concert weekend, and I didn't drink at all this weekend.
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Here's an amusing thought, we should just get a standard response the the seemingly oft asked question "Where should I start".  It seems like every other week that someone new is asking where to start with The Flower Kings.

For the record, it takes a little longer to get back into the swing of things after a concert weekend, and I didn't drink at all this weekend.

Yeah.  The response should be "buy 'em all" LOL.

As for the weekend, perhaps you should have had a few beers Wink.

Sounds like a great event, we could do with one of those in Northern England.
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Originally posted by Roj M30 Roj M30 wrote:

Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Here's an amusing thought, we should just get a standard response the the seemingly oft asked question "Where should I start".  It seems like every other week that someone new is asking where to start with The Flower Kings.

For the record, it takes a little longer to get back into the swing of things after a concert weekend, and I didn't drink at all this weekend.

Yeah.  The response should be "buy 'em all" LOL.

As for the weekend, perhaps you should have had a few beers Wink.

Sounds like a great event, we could do with one of those in Northern England.


This reminds me of a few years ago, when someone on the Flower Kings yahoo group asked about the best place to start with Frank Zappa's music.  I believe the shortest list of albums was 10!  The longest was around 30.

At least with TFK's, you only need 10 to have it all!  (though I would say 11, since I always count Roine's The Flower King as their first album)

As to Dark Side Of The Moon, it is a true masterpiece that I will never be able to listen to again (because of excessive radio play over the years, and excessive spins when I was younger).

As to Sum of No Evil, I thought it was their best album in years when it came out.  My feelings towards it have cooled a bit after many many listens, but I still like it better than anything since Unfold.  I agree that Love Is The Only Answer is not one of their best epics, but I like it considerably more than Monsters & Men from the previous album (though I do actually like that epic, unlike the ones on Adam & Eve).





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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Glass Hammer - 3.5 stars, they were missing one of their lead singers but managed to pull off a pretty good set regardless, good sound mix for them.
 
It wasn't Susie was it ???????????????????????????  Shocked. That would mean, no pics or vid !! Shocked


No, Susie was there and in fact, was their only lead singer for the night. 

I'm sure pictures will be posted.


Oh crap, I forgot, was I supposed to take pictures?

I'll dig some up online and send you that way. 
 
You weren't supposed to do anything pal ! LOL  I'm just kidding you, I figured you would get the idea when I showed my admiration for the lady and you would go see her that it was obvious you could take some pics but never mind ! Wink
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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

Anyway I will shortly complete my Flokis CD reviews - only have three to do and the three earliest at that - who's betting on a straight 5 stars for the remaining three? OK whats next best FK associated CD given that you lot more or less know what turns me on.....


Kaipa, The Tangent, and Karmankanic are great. If you don't have any Roine Stolt albums yet, definitely get The Flower King, and a few others.

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Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Glass Hammer - 3.5 stars, they were missing one of their lead singers but managed to pull off a pretty good set regardless, good sound mix for them.
 
It wasn't Susie was it ???????????????????????????  Shocked. That would mean, no pics or vid !! Shocked


No, Susie was there and in fact, was their only lead singer for the night. 

I'm sure pictures will be posted.


Oh crap, I forgot, was I supposed to take pictures?

I'll dig some up online and send you that way. 
 
You weren't supposed to do anything pal ! LOL  I'm just kidding you, I figured you would get the idea when I showed my admiration for the lady and you would go see her that it was obvious you could take some pics but never mind ! Wink


eh, I didn't even take a camera with me, I just kind of sat there and listened.  I did take one picture of King's X with my phone, but that's cause I was in the center of the front row when they played.  I had to get a picture of that.  If I can figure out how to get it out of my phone, I'll post that one.
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^^ Please do! I've heard the King's X show was great!Thumbs Up

Hmmm... now what HAVEN'T we talked about in this thread yet. Hmmm....

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Here's something not done on here yet.  TFK are most famous for their epics.  Now I know this is tough, but how about trying to put all the TFK epics in your order of preference Confused.  Yeah, I know it's REALLY tough.  I'll have a go and I'd stress that I love all of 'em.  For this purpose I've classed "epic" as over 15 minutes, otherwise the list would be too long LOL.

1.  I Am The Sun (complete - 1 & 2 together)
2.  Monsters And Men
3.  Stardust We Are
4.  Garden Of Dreams
5.  Drivers Seat
6.  The Truth Will Set You Free
7.  Love Supreme
8.  Devils Playground
9.  Love Is The Only Answer

I feel really bad about about leaving the last couple so low down, but.......something's got to finish there.  Any other opinions?  I thought about posting this on "Top 10s and Lists" but thought it'd get more interest on our thread!!  
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Originally posted by Roj M30 Roj M30 wrote:

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Hey Roj,

Welcome Back.  Personally I don't have a problem with that section, though in general I'm not quite as exuberant about 'The Truth Will Set You Free' as you are.  It's a good song, though not one of my favorites. 

I will how ever say this, I love 'The Devil's Playground' but feel that one of the sections takes away from the overall appeal of the song.  From 12:28 to about 13:40 there's this annoying (in my not so humble opinion) straight almost marching band thing which really grates me. 

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All is indeed well buddy, hope you are too.
 
I know exactly the bit of Devil's Playground you mean, and it's a bit annoying for me too.  I suppose there has to be the odd song/part of song that doesn't do it.  I know you hate the very start of Just This Once.  The start of Last Minute On Earth with that guttural growling (repeated later in the album) winds me up.
 
With The Truth Will Set You Free, that's not my fave TFK epic, but still a very good one, and an epic that would have been to these ears almost perfect had it not been for the section I referred to. 
 
This has given me an idea, TFK epics in order.  Mine is presently:-
 
1.  I Am The Sun
2.  Stardust We Are
3.  Monsters And Men
4.  Driver's Seat
5.  Love Supreme
6.  The Truth Will Set You Free
7.  Devil's Playground
8.  Love Is The Only Answer.
 
Not sure where I'd place Garden Of Dreams yet, I don't really know it well enough.  However, I'd stress that I love all these.  They're all 5-star songs for me, in fact 1-3 are about 10 stars LOL.
 
 


Sorry Roj, but we've totally done this one before albeit it was before you had gotten "Flower Power".  Big smile  This was quoted from page 17.

There is a part of me that is amazed that this thread has made it to page 36 without more of these instances.
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