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    Posted: December 08 2006 at 22:39
I love it! After a dozen listens, it's -extremely- solid, especially lyrically. The music's a bit more accessible, but it's extremely tight and well-planned. And the concept is quite good.
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Disappointing indeed, but it's OK overall. I'll give it a 3 star.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2006 at 14:46
Most people on last.fm love it for some strange reason...
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Points: 12 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2006 at 11:42
Well, after listening to the entire album for the first time, I'm very disappointed to say this is my least favorite PoS album.  The creativity seems to have run dry and 3/4 of the album sounds mainstream very much like Octavarium!  I'll give it a few more listens and perhaps take a break from it for a while but so far its a bust.   
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Yeah that's a great idea. Thumbs Up

I know there's a lot of AOR on that album, but if I were to buy the album judging by that sample, I wouldn't. But I like the album, because it has some great prog songs. So if I were to choose a sample I'd choose some other song. But then again I never judge albums by one sample so I guess this discussion is pretty pointless and off-topic for that matter.
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^ It's not the best representation, but it's ok. I like the new SB album, but although there are many prog songs on it, there's also much AOR - and if I had to choose only one song as a sample, I would choose one that's not too prog, so that someone who buys the album based on the sample will not be disappointed.

BTW: Mike Keneally had a cool idea - "sound bites", collages of the best moments of the album:

http://www.keneally.com/av/guitartherapito.mp3

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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2006 at 08:51
Also Mike do you think that the Spock's Beard sample on that myspace page is a good sample of their new album? I don't. But I don't know about the PoS song. Maybe Gildenlöw wanted to show us what the concept would be about. And if the rest of the album is going to be like that, I'm not buying the album.
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^ I agree that 30 second samples don't tell you much - that's why I'm just listening to the full song on the myspace page.Smile
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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2006 at 05:36
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

You guys gotta remember that PoS is about albums not samples. Wink


Sure, but usually the samples that an artist chooses to give people as a taste of things to come are pretty close to the final result.

Well, I listened to the song - I don't like it. Its stereotypical mindless bashing of the US is way out of line ... and musically it's quite solid, the banjo (if it was one) adds a nice touch, but it's not all that brilliant.
 
I was referring to the 30 second samples Geck0 was talking about. I don't like the samples either, especially America.
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Points: 21168 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2006 at 04:42
Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

You guys gotta remember that PoS is about albums not samples. Wink


Sure, but usually the samples that an artist chooses to give people as a taste of things to come are pretty close to the final result.

Well, I listened to the song - I don't like it. Its stereotypical mindless bashing of the US is way out of line ... and musically it's quite solid, the banjo (if it was one) adds a nice touch, but it's not all that brilliant.
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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2006 at 04:14
You guys gotta remember that PoS is about albums not samples. Wink
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listened now, most of the tracks sound like Entropia 2.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 19:34
So far, judging by the samples, the song with the silly name "Disco Queen" sounds like being the best track on the album.
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 19:31
Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:

"America" sounds waaaay too cheery/ atypical of them to be a totally serious track....something's up

Exactly!!! Something is up! This is way to strange! Big smileWink
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Points: 10094 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 18:25
"America" sounds waaaay too cheery/ atypical of them to be a totally serious track....something's up


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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 18:12
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where?
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 17:32
I know, I've heard it too, but there's 30 second samples of all the tracks from the album available.
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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 17:28
No, it was the whole song.

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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 17:23
Don't listen to the 30 second samples, whatever you do.
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