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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2006 at 07:12
I have "Seven",and it's stunning!!!   
I dislike YES,and I wasn't sure that I need the band which was described to me as a "YES rip-off"...Hell no!!!They're even better than YES!!!Christina is my favourite female singer,she has very touching and emotional voice...besides,she's so pretty .The "Confess" part in "Lust"(6.10-7.30) is probably the most listened place at the whole album...sometimes,when I feel depressed,I just listen this bit and it makes wanna live again!!!
"Sloth" and "Envy" are my favourite tracks - both simple but very melodical,well-written,arranged and performed.The beginning of "Gluttony" is one of the most YES-like bits I ever heard!..and I love it!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2006 at 07:28
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I've got 'Home' on order.Hopefully should arrive any time!
I got it last week - the special edition with the New York Suite CD. It's excellent, I don't think you'll be disappointed Richard.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2006 at 11:46
"Home" at least sees the band playing to its strengths for the first time - it makes me realise that Christina Murphy is actually a capable singer, and the musicianship is pretty competent too. However, their strength is seemingly for power ballads (with lyrics every bit as incisive as one would expect from, say, Whitney Houston) interspersed with occasional homages to late period Pink Floyd (especially "The Wall") to make it palatable to prog rock fans.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2006 at 17:47
I've just got my ticket to see them 8 Sept at the Borderline in London.Big smile Anyone else going?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2006 at 21:39
Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

I have "Seven",and it's stunning!!!   
I dislike YES,and I wasn't sure that I need the band which was described to me as a "YES rip-off"...Hell no!!!They're even better than YES!!!Christina is my favourite female singer,she has very touching and emotional voice...besides,she's so pretty .The "Confess" part in "Lust"(6.10-7.30) is probably the most listened place at the whole album...sometimes,when I feel depressed,I just listen this bit and it makes wanna live again!!!
"Sloth" and "Envy" are my favourite tracks - both simple but very melodical,well-written,arranged and performed.The beginning of "Gluttony" is one of the most YES-like bits I ever heard!..and I love it!!!
 
A fantastic album for sure. Christina is not bad on the eyes either. Get their 'Gathering' DVD if you haven't already. You would be disappointed.
 
Originally posted by Politician Politician wrote:

"Home" at least sees the band playing to its strengths for the first time - it makes me realise that Christina Murphy is actually a capable singer, and the musicianship is pretty competent too. However, their strength is seemingly for power ballads (with lyrics every bit as incisive as one would expect from, say, Whitney Houston) interspersed with occasional homages to late period Pink Floyd (especially "The Wall") to make it palatable to prog rock fans.
 
This is true, the lyrics are the weakest link in the new tunes I'm afraid to say. I don't know why Christina is not allowed to write her own lyrics?

"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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2006 at 05:55
I have 'Seven' which I really like - reminds me of the band Solstice (anyone know them?).     
Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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