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                                  Hello fellow progheads and fellow symphomaniacs.
 
 
                            First I would like to thank you all for keeping this thread alive,
                                      I am very glad with your posts and viewing Thumbs Up
 
Moogtron 'Marcel' III: I am told that DPRP is busy with the lay-out, I hope my special about the 101 new progrock bands will be published in February/March. In fact we are both looking forward to it Wink !
 
Nightfly Paul: It's my pleasure to inform the longing progheads/symphomaniacs, good to read that you like the new Nemo, do you own the 2-CD version? About Martin Orford: I had read some negative words on the homepage but in my opinion it's both a very professional as a very tasteful progrock album with some great Mellotron eruptions and Moog Taurus bass pedal moments Clap
 
Prog4evr: Great that you witnessed the Infinity tour too, that was very special and I remember very vividly Neal Schon his many biting guitar solos and Greg Rolie his Hammond B3 work but I was not really pleased with the smooth presentation of singer Steve Perry, a kind of omen that day about Journey's forthcoming polishing of their sound Unhappy Anyway, my favorite Journey album is still their first, I agree with you that this should have remained their musical direction: a dynamic blend of rock, blues, jazz and Heavy Prog, great Clap 
 
 
 


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Erik, in your very first thread-opener, you said:  "... I was lucky to witness Journey on the annual Dutch Pinkpop festival in 1978 during their first tour with Steve Perry..."
I saw Journey at about the same time (they had just released "Infinity.") at an all-day concert in southern CA with ELO as headliner.  I do so agree with you on Journey's first and third albums.  Especially if they had kept with the inspiration of their first album, they might have been one of the great fusion cross-over bands of the 70s...
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Erik, I share your views about La Maschera Di Cera...what a great album. Thumbs Up
 
The Martin Orford album is on my list as a high priority so I'll hopefully pick that up in the next week or 2.
 
By the way, loving the new Nemo album Clap Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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Erik, when can we expect your big special on DPRP about the 100 lesser known bands? I don't want to rush you in any way (take your time, so that it becomes a quality piece), but I am looking forward to it.
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Hola Memowakeman, muchas gracias Thumbs Up Last week I checked my Symphonic Prog Appreciation thread and stumbled upon those cascades of progrock specials I compiled out of my progrock database. By the way, how sad to notice in that thread that fine PA members like Andu and Bhikkhu have left....
 
About Spanish formation Franklin, it's one of my discoveries of 2008, very unique early progressive rock!
 
 
 


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Hi Erik thanks for those Italian and LatinAmerican posts, you mentioned a lot of albums i adore and that i have not listened for a while. Specially the Germinale one which i love and i think is a lesser known gem of italian prog.

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                                               Two interesting new CD releases:
 
 
 TADASHI GOTO – Innervisions

 
 
- In the early Nineties I discovered the Japanese progrock when I listened to bands like Gerard, Ars Nova, Pageant, Novela and Cosmos Factory. I was delighted about many Japanese keyboard players with their jaw-dropping skills and super-bombastic sound, especially Toshio Egawa who played in many bands (like Novela, Gerard and Starless). In the late Nineties I was lucky to attend a Gerard gig during a Dutch progrock festival and blown away by Toshio his ‘over-the top’ keyboard wizardy. But listening to Tadashi Goto (keyboards and drum programming) on his second album Innervisions (after Soundscape in 2005), I have to admit that my Japanese keyboard hero Toshio Egawa sounds pretty subdued in comparison with Tadashi Goto his keyboardwork, way more ‘over-the-top’ and ‘super-bombastic’, what an overwhelming sound! Tadashi Goto was born in 1976 and grew up listening to classical music as a child. He began his musical career playing the organ at the age 5 and by the time he was 10 years old he had begun composing. His recognition for his creative talent grew when he joined the Yamaha Original Concert in Japan. While he was performing with the JOC, he met Yoshihiko Ujihara, professional guitarist and lead guitarist of former member of X-Japan. He taught Goto synthesizers oriented composition and progressive rock. Later, Goto was to meet Donny Schwekendiek, professional jazz pianist from Atlanta who taught him jazz rock. Goto traveled to Newcaslte, NSW, Australia and lived there for 2000 - 2001 and in 2005 he released his first solo album Soundscape, in 2008 followed by this stunning second effort entitled Innervisions.

- The 12 compositions mainly deliver heavy and bombastic atmospheres featuring thunderous drumming, strong bass lines (a wide range of guest bass players, including Tony Levin), blistering guitarwork and dazzling synthesizer runs with a variety of spectacular sounds, incredible! Some songs sound dreamy or more electronic/ambient oriened with a modern keyboard sound and the use of samples, for instance the final track The Spirits Within: a mellow blend of piano, voices and keyboards, halfway a sensitive guitar joines, very beautiful. But in general it’s a breathtaking keyboard driven progressive mix of several styles, very powerful, bombastic and dynamic, I am impressed!

 

MARTIN ORFORD – The Old Road

 


 
- In the booklet Martin Orford writes that “this is not a progressive rock album”, “it’s unashamedly retro” and “you may think that world has gone forever, but it’s still there if you know where to find it. And I have – I am on the old road”.
- Well, as a huge fan of Seventies Classic Progrock and IQ with the Peter Nichols line-up, I am very pleased with this very tastefully arranged and varied solo album that hosts a wide range of known progrock musicans like Nick D’Virgilio, Dave Meros, Gary Chandler, John Wetton and fellow IQ member Mike Holmes. The sound on The Old Road alternates between melodic rock (Take It To The Sun and Out In The Darkness), a warm solo piece on piano and keyboards (beautiful classically inspired Prelude) and dreamy climates with acoustic guitars and soaring keyboards (Ray Of Hope and Endgame) to compositions that are obvisously drenched into the compelling IQ sound featuring intense Mellotron waves, howling electric guitar runs, Moog Taurus bass pedals and flashy synthesizer flights, especially Grand Designs and The Time And The Season, what a joy! Guitarplayer John Mitchell does a very good job, often in the vein of Mike Holmes with many powerful and moving solos and great interplay with the keyboards like in Power And Speed delivering mighty Hammond organ and propulsive guitar riffs (along an outstanding jazzrock-oriented synthesizer solo). My highlight on this album is the alternating titletrack, from a dreamy intro with twanging acoustic guitar and warm vocals to slow rhythms and bombastic eruptions with majestic violin – and choir-Mellotron eruptions and great interplay between Hammond organ and dynamic drums.
- My conclusion: Martin Orford has pleasantly surprised me and I am sure that many progheads will be too!

 


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                                  We keep him alive Angelo, each in our own away Wink !
 
 


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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Angelo, Progwalhalla Hans told me that your order was the last one in 2008 Wink
                                                     


I noticed that too, when fixing a bug in his site.... Smile
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                                            Haha, Igor, that's the true progrock spirit Clap
 


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I gotta agree here, TALE CUE and AMENOPHIS are amazing
whatta you doing Erik, I'm listening to prog again...right now!!!11


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                    Angelo, Progwalhalla Hans told me that your order was the last one in 2008 Wink
 
  
                                                                    


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I did order the 2-CD version, don't worry, Erik.Wink
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Well Paul, I am sure you will like the 2-CD version of Barbares by Nemo and I am looking forward to see my Progfarm DVD footage including Nemo published on the Progfarm website. About the triple Rush DVD Snakes & Arrows I would like to say:
 
RUSH - Snakes & Arrows 3-DVD
 
- I am a Rush freak since 1976 when I heard All The World's A Stage, in 1977 I bought A Farewell To Kings and from that moment I was hooked: I bought all their albums until Hold Your Fire, attended Rush their first gig in The Netherlands during the Pinkpop Festival in 1979 and all their following concerts in Ahoy (Rotterdam in Holland) ... except their last one that was recorded live for this DVD because of the tracklist that didn't appeal very much to me. And I wanted to keep my mindblowing memories of the R30 tour in 2007, a pretty personal reason. While watching this Snakes & Arrows triple DVD I am blown away by the jaw-dropping visuals (lightshow, lasers, pyrotechnics, animations), Rush plays very inspired, the renditions of Limelight, The Main Monkey Business (best new composition since YYZ!), Natural Science (goose bumps), Witch Hunt, One Little Victory (new stage favorite?), A Passage To Bangkok and YYZ are excellent, the extra live tracks are great, the inventive animations are very funny, the enthousiastic crowd often freaks out (at some moments close to the Rush In Rio atmosphere) but ......... I have to admit that during DVD-1 my attention slips away a bit too often because tracks like Entre Nous, Secret Touch, Circumstances and Between The Wheels are nothing but pleasant melodic rock, without interesting progressive ideas and the song Digital Man is drowning in a wall of sound, what a pity! The filming on this Snakes & Arrows DVD is the best I have ever seen on Rush DVD's, not that 'hyperactive' as on R30 and Rush In Rio, you get the chance to enjoy Rush live without 20 images in 1 minute but I prefer watching R30 and Rush In Rio, these DVD's capture a bit more the magical spirit of Rush on stage.
 
 
 


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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

 
This evening I am going to watch the triple Rush DVD Snakes & Arrows, recorded in Ahoy in Rotterdam (in my home country Holland) where I watched Rush two years ago, I am still enjoying the 2112 rendition Clap
 
 
 
Erik, I received it as an Xmas gift but still haven't got round to watching all of it yet. I'll reserve judgement until I've watched it all.
 
^ The Nemo cd with bonus disc should be with me monday with a bit of luck, timed perfectly for my return to work after the Christmas break Unhappy. At least it should help lift my spirits and keep me going through these dark winter nights. Smile. Looking forward to hearing it properly.


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Prog-jester, I am in the final days of my 16 days holiday (at home) and too euphoric to take a dive into the dark Post Rock music LOL !
  
Angelo, I will make time to concentrate on The Tea Club, I noticed some reviews on the homepage and about Nemo, I hope you have ordered the 2-CD version with the bonus live disc.
 


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listening to the Cast now Assaf, seems a no-brainer for any symph/heavy-symph head, I seem to recall talking to you about this a band awhile ago
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Assaf, CAST is coming my way
Erik, have you become a Post-Rock fan already?
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