Galahad: Time for Some Love?
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Topic: Galahad: Time for Some Love?
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Galahad: Time for Some Love?
Date Posted: March 07 2018 at 04:42
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The near hit neo proggers have been tearing it with last few albums and have scored universal acclaim with Seas Of Change, their latest album. Is it time to give these lasting survivors they appreciation they deserve? ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 07 2018 at 04:46
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it's neo-prog, many will not touch this subgenre with an extremely long pole. Galahad is one of the good neo bands, worth checking out!
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 07 2018 at 07:29
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I thought Battlescars was pretty weak. Beyond The Realms Of Euphoria was much better, though I’m not a massive fan of them. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 10:15
Perhaps not. Poor Stu and company. Even solid reviews won't get them over the hurdle.  ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 12:04
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Haven't heard any, which one should I get first? ------------- |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 12:14
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Their last, Seas Of Change, features a true 42 minute long prog song. Something that could never be done on vinyl! I'd go with that. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 12:21
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Alrighty, will order next friday..thanks, Steve. ------------- |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 15:28
I enjoyed 'Empires Never Last' but Galahad have always been on the edge of my neo-prog radar (I've heard more Jadis, Pallas, Pendragon, Arena etc.) Time to give them another listen - given your recommendation of the new album, Steve!  ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 17:12
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Kind of a "stereotypical" name for a prog band... conjures up images of kings, knights, horses, unicorns, fairies, etc. I should listen to them first, but PA contributors don't sound impressed.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 08 2018 at 19:41
| Um, I thought Battlescars is a cool album (if you’re a teenager......). |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 02:15
LOL what's that supposed to mean? I'm not a teen and I enjoyed Battlescars. In your first post in this thread you said Battlescars was weak. So the album is weak if you are an adult and cool if you are a teenager??
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Tom Ozric wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 02:52
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^ Exactly !! There’s just something ‘juvenile’ I hear in Battlescars. Beyond The Realms fared much better but I don’t have any desire to acquire more albums from Galahad. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 04:09
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 07:41
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Not familiar with Galahad....I'll give it a listen. So what is all the hate for 'neo-prog' all about? To me most of it could easily fit into the symphonic prog area (or crossover) anyway which is liked by most.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 07:56
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I'm afraid that people like me are to blame as we viewed neo as too derivative and not too exciting. I once heard neo referred to as Copycat Prog! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 08:01
I actually quite liked Battlescars. It's not as proggy in many ways but has more of a direct pipeline into heavy grooves. Seems to be a divider for fans but works for me :) -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 08:08
| ^ divider? Never seen anyone complain about it so far (LOL) |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 12:14
| Can you give their top 3 albums? I'll give a listen. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 09 2018 at 12:23
| ^ I actually enjoy their later day work more than what they did in the 90s. Try any post 2000 album if you want, they are really good, obviously if you enjoy neo-prog. |