Prog from Sweden!!! - Remedy Lane

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   I discovered not long ago 'Flower Kings' which is in my opinion the best modern prog band along with Dream Theater. They are very virtuosic, melodic, and interesting. They also wrote a lot of material considering how long they have been together.
 The song 'Vampire's View' from The Flower Kings made me buy Remedy LAne from Pain of Salvation (because of the singer). I did not have high expectations, but I was blown away!! At first, I did not like it much and I thought that it was a bad buy (only Beyond the Pain interested me). But I began to understand this concept album after each listen and now that I have listened to it about five times, I am starting to love it and consider this album better than any albums the Flower Kings have ever done. This album is very consistent, it flows together, it is metal yet very melodic, and of course, it has the perfect metal singer. I find all the songs good at least, and Beyond the Pale (now that I understand the concept musically and emotionally) stands as one of the best prog metal songs I have ever heard!!
When the time comes for a review, I would probably rate it 4.5 stars.
Are the rest of the band's albums this good!? I've seen in allmusicguide (competent and fair reviews for prog) all their albums in a 3-star average (with remedy lane with 4.5) and criticized heavily the album 'Be'.

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	I discovered not long ago 'Flower Kings' which is in my opinion the best modern prog band along with Dream Theater. They are very virtuosic, melodic, and interesting. They also wrote a lot of material considering how long they have been together. The song 'Vampire's View' from The Flower Kings made me buy Remedy LAne from Pain of Salvation (because of the singer). I did not have high expectations, but I was blown away!! At first, I did not like it much and I thought that it was a bad buy (only Beyond the Pain interested me). But I began to understand this concept album after each listen and now that I have listened to it about five times, I am starting to love it and consider this album better than any albums the Flower Kings have ever done. This album is very consistent, it flows together, it is metal yet very melodic, and of course, it has the perfect metal singer. I find all the songs good at least, and Beyond the Pale (now that I understand the concept musically and emotionally) stands as one of the best prog metal songs I have ever heard!! When the time comes for a review, I would probably rate it 4.5 stars. Are the rest of the band's albums this good!? I've seen in allmusicguide (competent and fair reviews for prog) all their albums in a 3-star average (with remedy lane with 4.5) and criticized heavily the album 'Be'.