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    Posted: January 24 2009 at 10:03
Fabulous release by this UK lineup. Their album is available for free streaming at Last FM:
http://www.last.fm/music/Diagonal+(UK)/Diagonal


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http://www.myspace.com/diagonalband


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DIAGONAL surprisingly appears on the stage in 2008 like an insider's tip. This Brighton/UK-based band is consisting of seven musicians in the mid twenties who obviously have the preference on 1970s prog music.

Accompanied by a 7'' production the eponymous debut album was released by the Rise Above Records label. The songs are full of references to wellknown prog dinosaurs but not getting dusty though. Based on a rich instrumentation and a sophisticated songwriting DIAGONAL is blending nearly all styles the genre has to offer. Far away from any mainstream this band is recommend to prog gourmets.





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If you like that "old" sound, this is a delight!!!
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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2009 at 11:35
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Some really great tunes there, good musicianship, wonderful atmosphere.


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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2009 at 12:06
Yes! Absolutely great album, it would have been in my top 2008, if only I would have discovered it sooner. Thumbs Up
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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2009 at 12:13
Yep, I was very pleasantly surprised when listening to it. Particularly the second song, whose escapes me now, which has wonderful rhythm and drum playing.

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I'll give them a listen after I've finished playing the new Martin Orford album, sounds very promising. Smile
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Originally posted by Nightfly Nightfly wrote:

I'll give them a listen after I've finished playing the new Martin Orford album, sounds very promising. Smile


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Just got my paws on this today after hearing a track on the Classic Rock Prog special CD. It's a little beauty.
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^That tracks excellent, must find the album now.
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I ordered it from Rise Above's website yesterday, it arrived this morning. They're my new favourite record label.
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Why haven't we heard more of this band. I shall certainly be sharing their music with my proggy friends,
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Nice retro/psych prog, but nothing really captivates me that much. Solid 3 stars, though
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I got a black vinyl copy of the album , and i love it :-)
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I adore this band, the s/t is simply fantastic. I like that it's obviously a throwback and their interests are rooted in the 70's, and if you told someone it was recorded in 1974 it wouldn't be a far stretch, yet they put their own distinctive fingerprint on it, it's not just simply retro music for the sake of being retro. I eagerly look forward to their next album.
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