Mostly Autumn - Fakes or Greats?

Great band, so i voted option 1

If you think they're boring, go to their section, find the downloads and hit Heroes Never Die. If that doesn't move you, call the undertaker, because you're already dead. Unforgettable, exquisitely beautiful (even if Bryan Josh isn't the best singer on the planet).

Personally, I don't think they're ANYTHING like Floyd, though Wright and Gilmour are huge fans.

I was listening to them last night, I was enjoying it but I couldn`t stop thinking to myself that something was wrong with their sound , I realised that its their drummer they need more a musical type drummer who can play tuned percusion and excite the music with some differant time signatures. To be honest their drummer is their downfall in my mind 

moodyxadi wrote: I've Listen to the Lst Bright Light and felt boreness.

Probably better starting point is one of their live DVDs, for example, "The Story So Far...". IMO band's live shows have more energy than their studio efforts. Listen to their music more carefully - though influences are evident, MA sound is unique.

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Well there's not a section for a little bit of everything, is there?

Mostly Autumn is very hit and miss, although clearly their last few albums show their Fleetwood Mac side much more than their Pink Floyd side. Maybe they'll change again!

Manunkind wrote: Scr*w objectivity, brilliant band!

Hey Manukind your'e totally right. They are a brilliant band.Great songs and fine musicians. People on here really need to listen a band such as this

Absolutely the best band currently active. A live performance is unforgettable (especially their Christmas party at the Lion at Blakey).

No, they are not the next Pink Floyd, and should stop trying to be. They are the first Mostly Autumn and that's great. IMO The Last Bright Light is easily the best album recorded by anyone in any genre since 1976, just about flawlessly perfect in every respect. The Spirit of Autumn Past is not far behind. Some of their later stuff is less consistent, but I have enjoyed it just the same. When Heather Findlay sings, God listens, and Bryan Josh has composed some of the finest bits of prog ever. Pretentious? Less so than Yes, ELP and many other bands who attract (deservedly) much praise on this site. And unlike Dream Theater, Rush and other much-revered bands, they are happy to be called prog.

Oh, and I hadn't heard of them until I joined this site despite living in York (where they come from) for 27 years. They deserve more publicity. Because they're worth it.


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I'm reserving judgement at the moment. I got "Storms over still water" expecting lots of prog-folk with female vocals, violin and flute but they seem to have gone all metal. It's good in places but not brilliant. I guess I need to go back to their earlier stuff.

Yeah, I like them as a concert band (I've seen them at least 4 times, I think)...and owned their first few albums, but found I didn't listen to them after a while...they seem to fall into the Iona camp, in that they are good, but not really prog enough for me....

I kinda like them, but they aren`t very prog.