Does anyone like Torman Maxt?
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Topic: Does anyone like Torman Maxt?
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Subject: Does anyone like Torman Maxt?
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 12:12
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I have been asked to make this topic, so I have, despite the fact I've never heard of them. Probably means I need to pay a lot of attention to this then.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 12:16
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 13:10
I had a sneaking suspicion that this thread might be a wind-up, but I just had a listen to a song by Torman Maxt on YouTube and they're surprisingly good!  |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 13:11
Do you have a problem with pain? Torman Maxt - The Problem of Pain: Part 1 http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16857" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16857 The story behind it is more interesting than the music, but by all means, do check it out. It certainly got a lot of listens due to circumstances involving its addition and exposure as a featured artist. Here is the youtube playlist for that album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mJ917UBEwU2qLpz3i1OO3gc5RrRkZFEXA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mJ917UBEwU2qLpz3i1OO3gc5RrRkZFEXA Torman Maxt was PA's first Featured Artist of the Month in 2008, a paid slot, and after a critical review was removed for The Problem of Pain: Part 1, there was a huge backlash. That brought into play censorship issues and site integrity. Religious themes albums can also be more controversial. A glowing review by a PR person for the album didn't help. It was significant, and for many of us who were around then, it was a very memorable event in PA's history. Painful for some and entertaining for many. Lest we forget. Here is an interview with the band at PA over three years after that event: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72292" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72292 I don't find it that bad, I even like aspects of it, mind you I listen to some genuinely really bad music. I started my post in the topic with: "I didn't find the album amazingly bad or amazing anything, unless it's quite amazingly lackluster." Emotions were running high with many and the reputation and harshness was not just about the music but the way people felt that it should have been handled. I did feel bad for Torman Maxt. Listening to it now I do hear it in a much more positive light. |
FatherChristmas wrote:Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 13:31
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you are evil Greg haha.. good to see you still have it in you. yeah it was entertaining as hell.. until it wasn't... we talked around this last year when we had that spate of PA's future and history threads.. this marked the end of the good times of the site. We lost a lot of good people.. good collabs and reviewers out of M@X's little stunt and laid some bad blood between admins and some collabs that later really turned nasty.  Anyway it is a good bit of PA's legend and lore.. Andy actually had a good synopsis of it.. and of course.. the album http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=486446" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=486446
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 14:52
no, it was a joke. one of the worst attempts at progressive metal, unlistenable... stuff (sorry, I could not think of s better word).
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 15:04
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I remember having listened to that album once. It sounded homebrew and rickety-rattling, but I found the tunes rather catchy and not unpleasant. So I'm not as negative about The Problem of Pain Part 1 as many others here. ------------- 
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 17:12
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: July 05 2020 at 17:25
Thanks Greg, for reposting that thread, what more than 10yrs old now...OMG. So many members gone, but not forgotten, amazing discussions back then as micky always states...'back when the site was rockin!!' The whole TM thing was so polarizing.....Part 2 was a much better recorded album, that was my main issue with Part 1, it was so terrible from a mix and mastering job it really was a tough listen.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 04:38
Bit of a cruel joke really.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 06:34
Well, I like Torman Maxt, even if nobody else does, although in all honesty, I'd never heard of them before either.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 07:22
That's fine, to be honest I've never listened to them but I was aware of the furore that surrounds the very mention of their name here, so basically it was a bit unfair as newer members probably aren't aware of this.
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 08:02
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I'm going to name my next D&D villain, Torman Maxt. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 08:05
Well I've listened to it but I doubt I ever will again. It's not that bad if you ignore the out of tune guitars and the too loud drums but it's no more than a 3 star effort.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 08:15
While I do have a cruel and evil side, and definitely am something of a joker and a prankster, when I wrote the following in the Duke thread I had every intention of explaining. I use the winky-face, ;) ,to indicate when I'm kidding around. No malicious intent intended, and I had expected to explain the history in the other thread (thought I would be asked about it there before an actual topic on it was created). It's also an in-joke intended to amuse those who remember, but I had intended it for some illustrative purposes for some ideas on that topic.
Torman Maxt was the closest I could think of to a band which people some know here where the question "Does anyone like such-and-such?" might seem a serious inquiry (despite the humour element). Of course having been for a long time and knowing this site, I already knew that Duke had its fans. Research shows that, but I also I have that experience as a long time member. I thought it would be a fun piece of PA history to share with the OP as we get to know each other better. In this case I wasn't being deliberately wicked, but rather mischievous in a way, sure. My sense of humour is on the mischievous, and absurd, side. |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 10:20
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Well, I'm just glad I'm not the only one who likes Duke.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 10:33
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You are definitely very much not alone. I've been around this site for a long time, you might be surprised, and even shocked, to see some of the stuff that some people like. Duke has a good rating at rateyourmusic (don't know if you are familiar with that site): https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/genesis/duke/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/genesis/duke/ EDIT: Duke is divisive (most everything is to some extent, but some of course are more divisive than others), as are albums in PA such as Can's Tago Mago, Tangerine Dream's Zeit, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, Soft Machine's Third to quite an extent, Yes' tales from Topographic Oceans, lots in RIO/Avant and Zeuhl, Dream Theater, and out of PA's database, the Shaggs.... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 10:52
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I find it so funny that people that don't usually listen to progressive metal enjoy Torman Maxt.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 10:53
Here here......I spun Duke last night in a nice listening session and will always enjoy that album from start to finish. Great music! -------------
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 11:48
| I don't really know them but they seem to be one of those bands who are famous for being infamous(kind of like Deyss and Edith). |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 06 2020 at 12:01
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M@x presumably. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |