SR IV: This is the end, my only friend, the end.

NaturalScience wrote: I'm not a fan of Neal Morse at all, really, but a lot of people around here really enjoy him.  I don't get the genius tag either.

Maybe he has a genius IQ, I don't know, but nothing struck me as being the work of a musical genius (a term I would use very reluctantly at the best of times).  Just about five years ago (or less than) I got back into Prog in a big way, and I tthen wanted to modernise my tastes, and following recommendations (and proclamations of his genius status) I bought a SPock's Beard CD (biggest disappointment to date) and it put me of modern Prog for a short time.  Luckily, I quickly discovered with my own research Miriodor, and then Volapuk, which got me back on track.

Logan wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I'm not a fan of Neal Morse at all, really, but a lot of people around here really enjoy him.  I don't get the genius tag either. Maybe he has a genius IQ, I don't know, but nothing struck me as being the work of a musical genius (a term I would use very reluctantly at the best of times).  Just about five years ago (or less than) I got back into Prog in a big way, and I tthen wanted to modernise my tastes, and following recommendations (and proclamations of his genius status) I bought a SPock's Beard CD (biggest disappointment to date) and it put me of modern Prog for a short time.  Luckily, I quickly discovered with my own research Miriodor, and then Volapuk, which got me back on track.

Which Spock's Beard did you buy?

Logan wrote: Epignosis wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: Spock's Beard sounds like just another modern symph band to me. I have yet to hear modern symph that didn't totally suck. Please download my album.  I can't comment on your album, but am also of the opinion that modern symph tends to suck ( I have heard some music I like).  I'm not that big on even classic symph generally.

In that case, do not buy my album. 

And yeah, the religious thing is kinda off putting.
I can listen to Christian death metal, because fortunately the growls mask most of the lyrics anyway
Seriously though, the band that is 27th on my last fm list is a Christian death metal band, but when you can't understand most of the vocals, it's hard to find it too preachy:P

Epignosis wrote: Logan wrote: Epignosis wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: Spock's Beard sounds like just another modern symph band to me. I have yet to hear modern symph that didn't totally suck. Please download my album.  I can't comment on your album, but am also of the opinion that modern symph tends to suck ( I have heard some music I like).  I'm not that big on even classic symph generally. In that case, do not buy my album.

Oh there is stuff I like.  I used to like symph considerably, but as I grew more into the chamber side of things, symph lost a lot of appeal.

Greg, I recently got Jongleries Élastiques and was a bit underwhelmed, actually.

HughesJB4 wrote: I just bothered to read Art Zoyd's bio on PA now. I'm going to take the plunge and give them a go. Recommend me their finest. Seriously, for someone like me who hungers for music that isn't overly melodic and 'structured' normally, I see myself really getting into RIO a bit more.

Any of their first four is outstanding - but try the debut first, Symphonie Pour La Jour Ou Brouleront Les Cites.  I find myself returning to that often.

You need to form a MIO band.

Give me a few more months to absorb more RIO music in my ears and I'll start a MIO band.

I've been awake way too long though, I should have went to bed 2 hours ago.
I guess I'll be back in about 9 hours if anyone is around, heh.

Epignosis wrote: Logan wrote: Epignosis wrote: Logan wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I'm not a fan of Neal Morse at all, really, but a lot of people around here really enjoy him.  I don't get the genius tag either. Maybe he has a genius IQ, I don't know, but nothing struck me as being the work of a musical genius (a term I would use very reluctantly at the best of times).  Just about five years ago (or less than) I got back into Prog in a big way, and I tthen wanted to modernise my tastes, and following recommendations (and proclamations of his genius status) I bought a SPock's Beard CD (biggest disappointment to date) and it put me of modern Prog for a short time.  Luckily, I quickly discovered with my own research Miriodor, and then Volapuk, which got me back on track. Which Spock's Beard did you buy? Snow. Not bad, but V is definitely their best work, if only for the two longest tracks.

It felt shallow, quite unpleasant, and insipid to me at the time, and quite unoriginal while not even being up to the standards of that which it was influenced by (and it felt so AORish).  I really thought prog would have progressed more and become even more adventurous in that time.  Morse's vocals I imagine are an acquired taste.  I loved GG and Genesis back then, and was hoping for something more "inspired" if not necessarily mind-blowing.  Been years since I last listened to it.