Rushfan4's New CD Thread 8 - Shadow Circus

rushfan4 wrote: J-Man wrote: I've just reviewed the album if anyone's interested  http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=264804 Hi Jeff, I've just read your review.  I am glad to see that you enjoyed the album.  Interestingly, I was going through all of my ELP albums last week, and I'll be finishing them up this week.  The next time that I listen to the album I'll have to see if I can hear the ELP references that you are referring to in your review.   By the way, have you read Stephen King's The Stand, or at least seen the mini-series?  I find that Project Blue is a good interpretation of the book and reading it might enhance your listens to this album.  Assuming that you haven't read it before.

I actually have never read anything from Stephen King, but I think I might buy The Stand one of these days.

By the way, I just posted in your poll.

J-Man wrote: I've just reviewed the album if anyone's interested  http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=264804

Hi Jeff, I've just read your review.  I am glad to see that you enjoyed the album.  Interestingly, I was going through all of my ELP albums last week, and I'll be finishing them up this week.  The next time that I listen to the album I'll have to see if I can hear the ELP references that you are referring to in your review.

I've just reviewed the album if anyone's interested 

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=264804

Funny that I was familiar with the Twighlight Zone episode since as kids we used to watch the reruns back in the 70s. The Willoughby episode is one of the more popular ones among fans just like the Star Trek episode City on The Edge Of Forever is with Trekies. I actually am not a big Strephen King fan but checked out a graphic novel version of The Stand  in our local library just to get the gist of it.  I managed to get a second hand copy of the full novel itself and will get around to it. This sort of reminds me of wanting to  read some of the Herman Hesse stuff Yes were singing about on Close To The Edge!  

Just in case anyone is interested who is not familiar with the Twilight Zone inspiration for "Willoughby", this is a video edit done by a fan of the famous episode the song is based on : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgoP0-7dbIg

^ oh and I forgot, fantastic cover art, I've been appreciating seeing it on the web site for a month or two now, I even pointed it out to a co-worker who is an artist as well.  He thought is was very cool.

Hey Steve, You're welcome.  I'm glad that you are enjoying the samples.  At the very least, if you download the album from their website the proceeds will go to a good cause, so it'll help with 'splaining to the wife why the money was spent.   Actually, E-Dub brought Shadow Circus to my attention a couple of years ago so I have him to thank for my getting to know the band.  Although it helps that John is a site member as well.  I know that E-Dub really likes Shadow Circus, so that sort of connects them to Marillion for you.  

Lovin the keyboards in Storm Rider.....so far like this better than Whispers & Screams...still not done though...

Ok I just downloaded Freakroom.....listening to it now....so far so good...Shadow Circus track 1, is pretty good

If you all don't mind, I am going to try a little something different with this month's thread.  I have created a poll for choosing your favorite Shadow Circus album.  See the attached link.  http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64792&PID=3536863#3536863