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hey man no worries & i agree with you... they do make fantastic music indeed Thumbs%20Up

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Originally posted by Ahmadbarqawi Ahmadbarqawi wrote:

Originally posted by StarsongAgeless StarsongAgeless wrote:

Originally posted by NotSoKoolAid NotSoKoolAid wrote:

underrated topics are overrated.



LOL

Especially when talking about a band that doesn't actually seem to be underrated, at least on this site... over 4 stars is pretty darn good...
 

dude read the first post carefully, it says clearly "in terms of topics & polls"…. as i noticed that many topics practically revolve around the same bands: DT, Genisis, Yes, VDGG, Tool,.... i just wanted to give a chance for those who know anathema's music to share their opinions about it & introduce it to those who don't know

 

& another thing, usually when I read a topic that I don't like or even agree with I simply don't participate if I don't have something useful to say…   Wink 



Relax, dude, I'm teasing you! Tongue

If that's what you made the thread for, why call it Anathema... Underrated?   It could have just been an Anathema appreciation thread.  I do see Anathema coming up all over the place on this site, anyway.

I thought what I said was perfectly useful.

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As to them being progressive or not, I don't think I would have put them into prog-archives myself, but I do think they make fantastic music, regardless.  I was surprised at first that they were included on the site, since most of their stuff sounds to me like ambient doom-metal.  But genres are so hard to define.



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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

Havn't heard a single note of them, but they sound like an interesting prog-metal band-
I might check them out in the future!


You might be dissapointed if you think they are Prog Metal. Their last albums are not even metal their are atmospheric rock, but don't be fooled their albums are really good. To me they never were progressive. Anyway who cares.
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I love their album A Natural Disaster. I'm not so fond of their older albums. But true, they should get more public attention than they actually get...
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Havn't heard a single note of them, but they sound like an interesting prog-metal band-
I might check them out in the future!
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I don't own any of Anathema's Cd's (yet) but everything I've heard of their more recent stuff I've loved, especially the song "A Simple Mistake".   A band that I find to be similar would be Paatos, because of the dark moods and everything, but I haven't heard too much from either band to know for sure.  I do love the moods both bands create though.
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Originally posted by StarsongAgeless StarsongAgeless wrote:

Originally posted by NotSoKoolAid NotSoKoolAid wrote:

underrated topics are overrated.



LOL

Especially when talking about a band that doesn't actually seem to be underrated, at least on this site... over 4 stars is pretty darn good...
 

dude read the first post carefully, it says clearly "in terms of topics & polls"…. as i noticed that many topics practically revolve around the same bands: DT, Genisis, Yes, VDGG, Tool,.... i just wanted to give a chance for those who know anathema's music to share their opinions about it & introduce it to those who don't know

 

& another thing, usually when I read a topic that I don't like or even agree with I simply don't participate if I don't have something useful to say…   Wink 



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Originally posted by toolis toolis wrote:


Anathema is one of my fave bands ever... but not prog at all... Alternative 4 is one of the best 90's album..

all different eras albums of theirs are significant to the music of the previous decade..

Serenades and their EPs are atmospheric/doom/death metal gems.. you should know that along with My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost back then, they were considered to be the Holy Trinity of atmospheric metal...

Eternity, Alternative 4 and Judgement are just flawless...

AFDTE and A Natural Disaster are a mix of Radiohead, Massive Attack, Tim Buckley and more... very varied albums and that's their beauty..

i've seen them live, both electric and acoustic songs..

they are still a very metal band, no doubt about that, but - i repeat, not prog at all - while in their acoustic performances, they are very moving and cover a lot of 60's and 70's songs...

Agreed with Anathema not being prog, they are just atmospheric... but that doesnt make them prog enough
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Originally posted by NotSoKoolAid NotSoKoolAid wrote:

underrated topics are overrated.



LOL

Especially when talking about a band that doesn't actually seem to be underrated, at least on this site... over 4 stars is pretty darn good...
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I think they're excellent!
The first song I heard by them was called 'Angelica' and it was from the 'Eternity' album I think.
That song has so much emotion it literally bought me to tears, just superb.
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Points: 1678 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2007 at 03:37
Originally posted by Ahmadbarqawi Ahmadbarqawi wrote:

Originally posted by toolis toolis wrote:

Anathema is one of my fave bands ever... but not prog at all... Alternative 4 is one of the best 90's album.. all different eras albums of theirs are significant to the music of the previous decade.. Serenades and their EPs are atmospheric/doom/death metal gems.. you should know that along with My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost back then, they were considered to be the Holy Trinity of atmospheric metal... Eternity, Alternative 4 and Judgement are just flawless... AFDTE and A Natural Disaster are a mix of Radiohead, Massive Attack, Tim Buckley and more... very varied albums and that's their beauty.. i've seen them live, both electric and acoustic songs.. they are still a very metal band, no doubt about that, but - i repeat, not prog at all - while in their acoustic performances, they are very moving and cover a lot of 60's and 70's songs...

 

 

I agree 100% with what you said regarding anathema's music except the part saying that they're not prog at all....

 

well i don't know but i think that this is such a wrong statement if -according to PA- bands like "Tool", "Radiohead", "Muse" & "Evergrey" are considered prog


well, i don't think that way... i can't consider a band prog if a similar band is in here... i have my own criterias...
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Originally posted by toolis toolis wrote:


Anathema is one of my fave bands ever... but not prog at all... Alternative 4 is one of the best 90's album..

all different eras albums of theirs are significant to the music of the previous decade..

Serenades and their EPs are atmospheric/doom/death metal gems.. you should know that along with My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost back then, they were considered to be the Holy Trinity of atmospheric metal...

Eternity, Alternative 4 and Judgement are just flawless...

AFDTE and A Natural Disaster are a mix of Radiohead, Massive Attack, Tim Buckley and more... very varied albums and that's their beauty..

i've seen them live, both electric and acoustic songs..

they are still a very metal band, no doubt about that, but - i repeat, not prog at all - while in their acoustic performances, they are very moving and cover a lot of 60's and 70's songs...
 
 
I agree 100% with what you said regarding anathema's music except the part saying that they're not prog at all....
 
well i don't know but i think that this is such a wrong statement if -according to PA- bands like "Tool", "Radiohead", "Muse" & "Evergrey" are considered prog
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Anathema is one of my fave bands ever... but not prog at all... Alternative 4 is one of the best 90's album..

all different eras albums of theirs are significant to the music of the previous decade..

Serenades and their EPs are atmospheric/doom/death metal gems.. you should know that along with My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost back then, they were considered to be the Holy Trinity of atmospheric metal...

Eternity, Alternative 4 and Judgement are just flawless...

AFDTE and A Natural Disaster are a mix of Radiohead, Massive Attack, Tim Buckley and more... very varied albums and that's their beauty..

i've seen them live, both electric and acoustic songs..

they are still a very metal band, no doubt about that, but - i repeat, not prog at all - while in their acoustic performances, they are very moving and cover a lot of 60's and 70's songs...
-music is like pornography...

sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...



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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2007 at 20:37
Originally posted by Ahmadbarqawi Ahmadbarqawi wrote:

any other similar bands by the way?
Some Katatonia albums I'd say came close to their sound. Albums like Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Great Cold Distance and Viva Emptiness are worth checking out.
As for Anathema, I personally don't think that they are overrated at least here in this site. Overlooked maybe?

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I really like Anethema. I wouldn't call them prog-metal, though. I bought Alternative 4 and found it to be pretty tasteful. Once in a while, they seem ever so slightly Floydian.
 
On the strength of that CD, I purchased Judgement, A Nice Day to Exit and A Natural Disaster. Anything older than those CDs are probably too "doomy" for me. Their lyrics are very meloncholy as it is. Their CDs seem well constructed (order of the tracks), and, the guitar work seems interesting (although not terribly complex).
 
Basically, their CDs are in the rotation, and I check their website every once in a while for more free MP3s.
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underrated topics are overrated.
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Great band yes underrated...but there are a lot, a lot of underrated bands here
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Originally posted by Ahmadbarqawi Ahmadbarqawi wrote:

Originally posted by dungeon dungeon wrote:

I don't know if they are underrated, but Anathema to me is a huge band. They're songwriting is unbelievable but I recently bought a live dvd and I have to say that they are not that good live. The voice is bad live, it's nothing like the studio, also the guitars are not that good too.
Anyway I don't really care about their lives, that's why I love them.
Judgement is their best album so far, but I love their most recent works too.
 
hey i think you're absolutely right
 
but which DVD are you talking about...
 
because i thought that the "were you there?" DVD was excellent
 
while on the other hand "a moment in time" was a bit weaker
 



I own Were You There? DVD and I can say I was a bit dissapointed, especially from their voice. I can't say I didn't enjoy it though it was good enough.
Anyway I will see them live in Rockwave along with Heaven And Hell, Dream Theater, Iced Earth, and I'm gonna be extremely happy to see such huge bands in a day.
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The only thing by them that I have is their DVD with live CD A moment in time, and although quite good, I get the feeling all songs are pretty much the same, a soft simple guitar, a build up, and then is explodes... and that´s about it. I mean, there are some good songs, but after a while I get kinda bored. Maybe a live introduction is not the best with this band...? Yet, I dont get what you might be saying with every album has it´s own mood when all the songs are so alike...
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Points: 176 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2007 at 14:43
I wouldn't call them underrated on this site.  From what I'm seeing, the albums I'd say are their best (A Fine Day To Exit and Judgement) have recieved very high ratings (above 4 stars), and some others have as well.  They're a good band, and the ratings seem to reflect that, so I'm not sure what the fuss is about. :)
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