Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

progrules wrote: The Quiet One wrote: Roland113 wrote: Pablo - I do enjoy Astral Dog, not to mention the under appreciated "IKEA by Night" Now that question 1 is answered, how about question 2: Have you heard anything from Zappa?   No, I haven't. Does he really sound anything like Astral Dog at any point ? I would like to know which album ! I will buy it immediately because I LOVE Astral Dog, one of TFK's best instrumentals. And I suggest you follow Roj's footsteps as fast as you can Pablo because Flower Power is a MUST have. I just listened to Power of Kindness, I can tell you if you're in a sentimental mood you start crying probably. It's a magical, almost too sweet, instrumental and only one example why you should get Flower Power. In the meantime you could tell me which Zappa album I should get. I only have Hot Rats (great !) and Cheap Thrills (poor).   PS  AND STOP CHANGING YOUR AVATAR. I just started to get used to Lord again (for the 2nd time !)

Sorry, it's just that there are too many options for a cool avatar

As for Zappa, you could check his entire instrumental album which focus' on his guitar very much like Astral Dog. Though got to warn you, it's 120 minutes of his guitar, so it might get a bit dense. The album I'm talking about is 'Guitar'. Definitely not his best as a guitarist either as a composer.

On the other hand you could check Zoot Allures, here's the title track which I find it quite alike Astral Dog:


Another song from Zoot Allures, quite famous:


But again I've got to warn you, if you're expecting Zappa's unique and complex compositions you won't find them in those albums, I'm just recomending you albums that share the similaritie with Astral Dog.

As for complex compositions, unique sense of humor() and stunning guitar perfomances, the live album Zappa in New York is totally a must, though quite hard to get into at first.

If you got any doubts, just PM me at 666-111-3434 or right here

Roland113 wrote: Random Answers: Zappa, good stuff, I have a combination of Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation which is great fun.  To this day, when ever either me or my wife gets something in an eye (other than a finger) we'll sing the fateful lament of Nanook and his encounter with the fabled yellow snow.  I have his greatest hits as well.

Cool, that is to listen! haha. They were not really random questions though, just a recomendation based on if you liked Astral Dog which is very Zappa-ish.
If you're keen on more of his stuff, One Size Fits All would complete the trilogy of Overnite and Apostrophe. Roxy & Elsewhere is also pretty essential.

Roland113 wrote: Random Answers: Zappa, good stuff, I have a combination of Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation which is great fun.  To this day, when ever either me or my wife gets something in an eye (other than a finger) we'll sing the fateful lament of Nanook and his encounter with the fabled yellow snow.  I have his greatest hits as well. Also, I noticed that "Agents of Mercy" have been added to the PA.

Yeah, added under Neo Prog?????  Weird.  I suppose it is pretty mellow, so maybe.  But I figured symphonic for sure.  Oh well, I'm not that versed in Neo so maybe it fits?

I placed my order.

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The album contains 7 songs, and is clocked around 77 minutes. The songs are.

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Poor Lucille 12,43
Food 7,58
Dad is coming home 11,21
Private skies 9,22
American Standards 5,33
Silicone Bimbo Run 21,20

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Saw your review of Agents Henk and had to add my own.  Even though we gave the same rating, mine was a bit more positive than yours.  But on the whole, I agree with your sentiments.  Not one of Roine's stronger projects.  Though I still do enjoy about half the songs quite a bit.  I think it's kind of a stripped down prog, which isn't surprising since it was supposed to be an acoustic folk type project originally.

By they way, I'm looking forward to Roine and Jonas' fusion project which is nearing completion as I understand it.




Edited by infandous - July 14 2009 at 13:55

Sadly, I've heard no word.  There are rumors that is it more than just a sabbatical.....that Roine simply can't afford to keep the band together (he pays all the other members for the work).  Also, a new FK album would most likely have to be self - released, as it seems Inside Out is not able to support most (or maybe any) of it's bands with it's parent company in bankruptcy. 

However, Roine has said nothing along those lines, and hopefully the new TA album will fill his coffers again enough to put out a new FK album.

In any case, it isn't going to be soon I'm afraid.  Still, I am looking forward to the new Tomas Bodin album which he has to release on his own, solely from pre-orders..........so if he doesn't get enough of those, the album will not be released.  Difficult times for us fans for sure.

I really hope it's not going to be the end of TFK, that would be unfair.  If Roine can afford to make albums with Agents Of Mercy, surely TFK won't be a problem?

Roj M30 wrote: I really hope it's not going to be the end of TFK, that would be unfair.  If Roine can afford to make albums with Agents Of Mercy, surely TFK won't be a problem? I'm sure that if they funded a new TFK album by pre-orders they'd be inundated with orders.  I'm sure everyone on this thread would be ordering straightaway. Anyway, on an optimistic note I'm sure the new Transatlantic album (and tour, live album  and concert DVD ) will be a big money-spinner for Roine, so hopefully a TFK album might follow.

Sorry I haven't posted here lately, been rather busy on a few fronts.

Just in case Roine and the gang is reading this, I'd totally pre-order any Flower Kings album if it would help the band out.

It would be a shame for such a wonderful band to simply fade away due to a financial crisis.  I will say this, the recession will end at some point and even if SPV / Inside Out folds, I'm certain that another label will resurface eventually to sign some of the Inside Out bands. 

Things are tough world wide, of that there is no doubt.  If the band is on hiatus only because of financial issues, then they will be back once the economy can support them.

infandous wrote: Roland113 wrote: Sorry I haven't posted here lately, been rather busy on a few fronts. Just in case Roine and the gang is reading this, I'd totally pre-order any Flower Kings album if it would help the band out. It would be a shame for such a wonderful band to simply fade away due to a financial crisis.  I will say this, the recession will end at some point and even if SPV / Inside Out folds, I'm certain that another label will resurface eventually to sign some of the Inside Out bands.  Things are tough world wide, of that there is no doubt.  If the band is on hiatus only because of financial issues, then they will be back once the economy can support them. Well, I don't think the hiatus was for financial reasons, only that that might prolong it.  As much as I dislike the hiatus, I think it will be good for Roine and the band, allowing them to come back with new focus, new ideas, new energy, etc. Ideally, anyway. I always used to worry that they were going to put out a bad album, go the way of the older prog bands and either disband, write more mainstream material, or just loose their magic.  I stopped worrying about that a few albums ago   I have faith that if/when they return, we will all be very pleased with the results.

Edited by progrules - July 20 2009 at 01:44