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Tony Fisher
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Topic: Mostly Autumn Posted: November 23 2005 at 17:38 |
Could someone live in Manchester and not know Manchester United exist? (Even though I often wish they didn't!). I doubt it.
So how come I've lived in York for nearly 30 years and I'd never heard of this superb York based band until I found this site? Nothing in the local press, very little word of mouth. Probably because they're an untrendy prog band.
But their CD Live At the Grand Opera House has got to be one of the best releases since the heyday of prog in the 70s. Sort of Pink Floyd meets Camel meets Renaissance; how could they fail to be good?
Any other fans out there?
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Kotro
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Posted: November 23 2005 at 18:37 |
MEEEE!!!
I enjoy them very much, and got a chance to see the band perform and
speak to them at their concert in Portugal last June. I have been a fan
for two years or so.
Unfortunately, I feel their are loosing grip on what made them so good,
as they seem to be turning to hard rock more than prog-rock.
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NotAProghead
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Posted: November 23 2005 at 19:03 |
As a subscriber for news of Classic Rock Productions label, I received via e-mail information about Mostly Autumn DVD "The Story So Far..". It was in 2001, the band just signed to CRP. Then I visited band's site and decided to order this DVD. After first watching I became MA fan, since then I'm trying not to miss any of their important releases
Really the best band appeared in the last 20 years.
Unfortunately MOSTLY AUTUMN are not well known in Russia. It is possible to find their CD's and DVD's in good record stores, but most of rock fans don't know the band.
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Paco Fox
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 03:08 |
Kotro wrote:
Unfortunately, I feel their are loosing grip on what made them so good, as they seem to be turning to hard rock more than prog-rock.
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It's true that the opening of the new album with two very similar "hard rock-ish" songs is not very interesting, but what I fear most about the last two albums is how they are forgetting their celtic touches more and more, and I don't like that.
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Big Ears
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Posted: December 03 2005 at 06:17 |
I like Mostly Autumn because, although a relatively recent band, they are a traditional progressive rock group. I certainly have no objection to them getting 'heavier'.
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carpetcrawl
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 10:07 |
Well, here is a fan from Australia, an ex pat from Manchester, ( I agree with you on the Man ure topic Mr Fisher), I discovered them from the Classic Rock Magazine, I love MA
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Fragile
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 14:47 |
They are very talented band with a magical fusion of Prog/folk/rock.In Heather Findlay they have a terrific lead singer.Their guitarist Brian Josh is clearly influenced by Pink Floyd but he is very good guitarist.Their Celtic sound comes from their wonderful flautist Angela Gordon interchanging with Heather who plays an assortment of penny and low whistles.Give them a good listening to and you will discover a very fine band.I and Shrinking Violet saw them last week at Glasgow University and as always they were great with a guest spot from Fish to boot.
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Visitor13
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 14:52 |
I like them a lot, "Mother Nature", the final song of "The Last Bright Light" is my fav.
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Dirk
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 15:29 |
Kotro wrote:
MEEEE!!!
I enjoy them very much, and got a chance to see the band perform and
speak to them at their concert in Portugal last June. I have been a fan
for two years or so.
Unfortunately, I feel their are loosing grip on what made them so good,
as they seem to be turning to hard rock more than prog-rock.
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I agree last album was dissapointing. Rest of the albums are excellent if i had to give ratings: For all we shared 4 1/2 stars Passengers 4 stars Spirit of autumn past 4 stars Last bright light 4 stars Tolkien 3 stars Storms 2 1/2 stars I also saw their concerts in Zoetermeer and at the Hunten pop festival, first concert was great , the second slightly dissapointing. I really hope their next albumwill be up to their former standard. There are enough metal bands out there but there is only one Mostly autumn.
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 17:31 |
I have followed mostly autumn since i first starting going to gigs , the first time i saw them i was enchanted , i was hooked by their musicianship which pulsates with energy flare and passion.mostly autumn provide a fresh outlook on music for the future which fills my heart with joy. mostly autumn are different from other new prog bands around. from the start it was clear to see who they were and are influenced by.however, with passengers it broke away from this a bit, passengers see mostly autumn try something different , it displays their evolvment as does storm over still waters, the thing is with change its 50/50, some will like it some wont, yet my point is that dont class this as one of their worst albums (passengers) because its different from the rest , it still shows much empathy and feeling , which is personal to them but something deep down we can relate to , for example last bright light was bryan josh tribute to his father and bitterness burnt is heathers own tribute to her late father. with passengers it shows how the band has developed and become stronger discovering their own strengths , heather certainly shows on this album how her voice is stronger and more confident which is really noticable on tracks such as Caught in a fold and Answer the question, yet still has that softness about it shown on Pass the Clock , bitterness burnt and Another life. One of my faves is Distant train , a simple yet moving instrumental . Storms blew me away such a terrific and exciting album , the future is certainly positive if mostly autumn keep up the hard work , but their efforts certainly shine through. All in all as you can guess my fave song is Shrinking Violet beautiful sensual and very personal which can relate to . to reiterate a point its great being able to convey feelings and emotions in such a fashion that it touches each and every one of its fans. im also partial to a wee shindig lol love the folk stuff as always good to get the people jigging indeed the amalgamation of bodrahn , low and penny whistles with recorders and flutes is sensatinal with a profound effect adding to the phenomenal music , the terrific playing by bryan josh who gets better and better and this all accumalates to achieve an electric intense atmosphere thats an experience not to missed!!!!!! i can only see good things happening for this band , every band does have their flaws but lets not be nitpicky, lets enjoy good musicianship creating some of the best music thats around today . a fine thing to behold .
p.s with their most recent works it shows mostly autumn developing their own uniqueness and not a band replicating previous ones.
peace
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 17:52 |
**********MOSTLY AUTUMN************
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I'm a Work Of Art..Too Perfect For Someone Like you..
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chamberry
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 18:07 |
I only have Last Bright Light and its a very good album.
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Fragile
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 19:18 |
ShrinkingViolet wrote:
I have followed mostly autumn since i first starting going to gigs , the first time i saw them i was enchanted , i was hooked by their musicianship which pulsates with energy flare and passion.mostly autumn provide a fresh outlook on music for the future which fills my heart with joy. mostly autumn are different from other new prog bands around. from the start it was clear to see who they were and are influenced by.however, with passengers it broke away from this a bit, passengers see mostly autumn try something different , it displays their evolvment as does storm over still waters, the thing is with change its 50/50, some will like it some wont, yet my point is that dont class this as one of their worst albums (passengers) because its different from the rest , it still shows much empathy and feeling , which is personal to them but something deep down we can relate to , for example last bright light was bryan josh tribute to his father and bitterness burnt is heathers own tribute to her late father. with passengers it shows how the band has developed and become stronger discovering their own strengths , heather certainly shows on this album how her voice is stronger and more confident which is really noticable on tracks such as Caught in a fold and Answer the question, yet still has that softness about it shown on Pass the Clock , bitterness burnt and Another life. One of my faves is Distant train , a simple yet moving instrumental . Storms blew me away such a terrific and exciting album , the future is certainly positive if mostly autumn keep up the hard work , but their efforts certainly shine through. All in all as you can guess my fave song is Shrinking Violet beautiful sensual and very personal which can relate to . to reiterate a point its great being able to convey feelings and emotions in such a fashion that it touches each and every one of its fans. im also partial to a wee shindig lol love the folk stuff as always good to get the people jigging indeed the amalgamation of bodrahn , low and penny whistles with recorders and flutes is sensatinal with a profound effect adding to the phenomenal music , the terrific playing by bryan josh who gets better and better and this all accumalates to achieve an electric intense atmosphere thats an experience not to missed!!!!!! i can only see good things happening for this band , every band does have their flaws but lets not be nitpicky, lets enjoy good musicianship creating some of the best music thats around today . a fine thing to behold .
p.s with their most recent works it shows mostly autumn developing their own uniqueness and not a band replicating previous ones.
peace
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necromancing777
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:51 |
Dirk wrote:
Kotro wrote:
MEEEE!!!
I enjoy them very much, and got a chance to see the band perform and speak to them at their concert in Portugal last June. I have been a fan for two years or so.
Unfortunately, I feel their are loosing grip on what made them so good, as they seem to be turning to hard rock more than prog-rock.
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I agree last album was dissapointing. Rest of the albums are excellent if i had to give ratings:
For all we shared 4 1/2 stars Passengers 4 stars Spirit of autumn past 4 stars Last bright light 4 stars Tolkien 3 stars Storms 2 1/2 stars
I also saw their concerts in Zoetermeer and at the Hunten pop festival, first concert was great , the second slightly dissapointing.
I really hope their next albumwill be up to their former standard. There are enough metal bands out there but there is only one Mostly autumn.
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Since I live in the U.S. (Los Angeles, California), I've never had the pleasure of seeing the band live. However, I've seen all of their DVD concerts (V Shows, Pink Floyd Revisted, Story So Far, etc.) I'd have to agree that Storms Over Still Water is by far their weakest effort to date. It's funny, that seems to be the attitude of most MA fans I've come across. This is in contrast to what the band express as their best album to date. I've heard that on the offical Mostly Autumn forum on their website, that moderators tend to "silence" any critics, and the free speech is at a minimum when it comes to critizing the band. Hopefully word will get to them somehow that Storms was a stinker.
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"Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash,
But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash."
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Politician
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 11:05 |
They're OK, but nothing special. Certainly they can write a good tune now
and then, but I find their music very safe and predictable and not
particularly progressive.
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necromancing777
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 11:16 |
Politician wrote:
They're OK, but nothing special. Certainly they can write a good tune now and then, but I find their music very safe and predictable and not particularly progressive. |
I think "safe" is the right word when it comes to Storms Over Still Water. I'd say their days of Evergreen, Night Sky, and The Last Climb are gone for good. Replaced with a band that is moving more towards the sounds of the Wilson sisters of 1970's Heart, than Pink Floyd.
ShrinkingViolet wrote:
...Storms blew me away such a terrific and exciting album , the future is certainly positive if mostly autumn keep up the hard work , but their efforts certainly shine through. |
I admire the band and all of it's defenders. As far as Storms goes, I just think I'm calling a spade a spade. Not their best work IMO.
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"Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash,
But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash."
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 12:07 |
what do you not like about storms?????
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el böthy
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 12:59 |
Im just listening to the sample songs in this site...extraordinary!!! Can´t wait to get my hands on one of this albums!
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 13:12 |
gd to hear
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Snow Dog
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 13:47 |
Politician wrote:
They're OK, but nothing special. Certainly they can write a good tune now and then, but I find their music very safe and predictable and not particularly progressive. |
And not very interesting or exciting. This is not a band for me at all.
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