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Posted: January 02 2007 at 08:32

That is so good! I will be looking out for them when I go to a music store.

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 10:43

heyitsthatguy wrote:

I've heard good things about Nemo...what are they like?

There is a pretty strong Dream Theater influence, but they are more varied, have a slightly stronger 70's influence than DT and have fewer Metal-sounding moments. Not clone-sounding, as far as I'm concerned. The singer is far better aswell (in my opinion) and their guitarist is as good as (if not better than) Petrucci. He has a more down to earth and mature playing style, but he is able to do everything Petrucci does. I'm not really good at explain the sound of bands though, the best thing would be to get their album Prélude à la Ruine. Some previews and also a couple of complete songs can be found at their website

Edited by Philéas - January 02 2007 at 10:44

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 12:06

Prog-Jester:

(Naschet Gnidrolog vs'e otlichno (osobenno zvuchanie nazvanija dl'a slav'anskix ushej...).)

Indeed, I've totally forgotten to mention Gnidrolog in my previous post. In my opinion, they are really stronger than the overwhelming majority of the bands in PA; on a par with the absolute leaders of the discussed category, speaking not about the quantity of albums and ideas throughout the career, but about the quality of their two first albums, In Spite of Harry's Toe-nail and Lady Lake, both of which are highly recommended

But the name of the group sounds just awful for the Slavic ears...

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 12:15

Fassbinder wrote:

But the name of the group sounds just awful for the Slavic ears...

...but not the music!
"I could never be a Soldier" is one of my favouritest songs I heard this year so far!

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 12:17

progismylife wrote:

That is so good! I will be looking out for them when I go to a music store.

I ain't sure you can find them in store.As long as I know, INFRONT is avalaible for purchasing on Amazon...check their site for more info!

Edited by Prog-jester - January 02 2007 at 12:18

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 12:26

Prog-jester wrote:

Fassbinder wrote:

But the name of the group sounds just awful for the Slavic ears...

...but not the music!
"I could never be a Soldier" is one of my favouritest songs I heard this year so far!

No, certainly not the music. The 2-in-1 new release (both albums in one disc) is one of my favourite discs (can't say "albums") overall. Utterly strong. I even have a difficulty to listen to it often (well, it always happens to me with such kind of music, like Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill (solo), or King Crimson).

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Posted: January 02 2007 at 13:21

Prog-jester wrote:

progismylife wrote:

That is so good! I will be looking out for them when I go to a music store.

I ain't sure you can find them in store.As long as I know, INFRONT is avalaible for purchasing on Amazon...check their site for more info!

Well if they are available for Amazon I might be able to get some for my birthday. I am probably going to get a gift certificate for Amazon.

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 14:17

I love VDGG, GGiant and KC.

I like Rush, TMV and Radiohead.

I need to discover other bands like Gnidrolog

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 14:27

What does Taal sound like? I'm asking because I am thinking of getting one of their albums. Which one should I start with?

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 14:31

progismylife wrote:

What does Taal sound like? I'm asking because I am thinking of getting one of their albums. Which one should I start with?

Taal sound like nothing else. Start with the one you can get - it might be difficult to find their albums. Good luck.

carefulwiththataxe

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 14:33

eugene wrote:

progismylife wrote:

What does Taal sound like? I'm asking because I am thinking of getting one of their albums. Which one should I start with?

Taal sound like nothing else. Start with the one you can get - it might be difficult to find their albums. Good luck.

I see they only have two albums. And I listened to the song and it sounds amazing!! I can't wait to get an album.

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 17:29

progismylife wrote:

eugene wrote:

progismylife wrote:

What does Taal sound like? I'm asking because I am thinking of getting one of their albums. Which one should I start with?

Taal sound like nothing else. Start with the one you can get - it might be difficult to find their albums. Good luck.

I see they only have two albums. And I listened to the song and it sounds amazing!! I can't wait to get an album.

You can get Skymind from Amazon still but goodluck in finding Mr Green from anywhere, I believe both albums are out of print now.

Edited by sleeper - January 04 2007 at 17:30

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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Posted: January 04 2007 at 17:53

sleeper wrote:

progismylife wrote:

eugene wrote:

progismylife wrote:

What does Taal sound like? I'm asking because I am thinking of getting one of their albums. Which one should I start with?

Taal sound like nothing else. Start with the one you can get - it might be difficult to find their albums. Good luck.

I see they only have two albums. And I listened to the song and it sounds amazing!! I can't wait to get an album.

You can get Skymind from Amazon still but goodluck in finding Mr Green from anywhere, I believe both albums are out of print now.

Really? That stinks. But I will still look for it.

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Posted: January 05 2007 at 05:59

My grandfather sent me an external hardrive with 300 GB of vinyls he got music off of. I went through the Art Rock artist list and found these bands on it:

Atomic Rooster
Babe Ruth
Barclay James Harvest
The Flock
Rare Bird
Supertramp
Uriah Heep
Utopia

What do you think of these bands?

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Posted: January 05 2007 at 09:20

The Swiss band Circus must be very interesting, too, they had a rather unique line up.

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Posted: January 05 2007 at 13:21

I reviewed the Babe Ruth album I had. It was really bluesy.

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Posted: January 06 2007 at 10:10

So anybody like The Moody Blues? You know the art rock band that started before King Crimson did.

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Posted: January 06 2007 at 11:54

Van Der Graaf Generator, so original! Also Dredg very good modern art rock band.

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Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:34

progismylife wrote:

Atomic Rooster

- good though could be better."Winter" is my favourite song

progismylife wrote:

Babe Ruth

- ?

progismylife wrote:

Barclay James Harvest

- just introduced myself in this band.Very good and melodic,especially in short pieces!

progismylife wrote:

The Flock

- ?

progismylife wrote:

Rare Bird

- good though could be MUCH better."Sympathy is all you need my friend..."

progismylife wrote:

Supertramp

- very good, especially debut and "Brother where you bound"!

progismylife wrote:

Uriah Heep

- just watched their early days DVD.Superb live band, much better than Deep Purple or Kansas.My fave from Hard/Art-rock

progismylife wrote:

Utopia

- is that Todd Rundgren's one? Very good melodic listenable jazz-rock/fusion edging hard-rock

Edited by Prog-jester - January 06 2007 at 16:35

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Posted: January 06 2007 at 17:15

Just got GG In a Glass House. I love this album, the vocal harmonies blow me away.

Uriah Heep's one of my fav. 70s metal bands. Demons and Wizards is my fav. by them.