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Raff 
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 Posted: February 28 2010 at 07:48 |
 Samla Mammas Manna - Maaltid
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Epignosis
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micky
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 08:29 |
ahhh.. a classic.. 
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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lucas
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 08:52 |
Finished :
Los Lobos - Kiko. This band had a hit with "la bamba" but this album is more adventurous, blending various styles and offering something very eclectic.
Now : TOTO - the seventh one
Probably my favourite TOTO album. Joseph Williams, the son of the composer of Star Wars movie soundtrack (!), was a good choice after the "firing" of Fergie Frederiksen (you know, drugs, Fergie was notwithstanding an exceptional vocalist). The musicianship is astonishing, the choirs are well executed, Jeff's drumming is a welcome return to the "jazz-rock" sound of TOTO IV, David plays with whole his heart, Steve delivers some very emotional guitar solos (especially on " a thousand years").
You may think whatever you want of this band, it's probably the only AOR band that never cared for trends and always played the music they wanted to play.
Jeff's death in 1992 was one of the greatest tragedies in the history of rock music.
Edited by lucas - February 28 2010 at 08:54
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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rushfan4
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:14 |
Read along to the lyrics this time. This album is absolutely one of DT's best in awhile. Now chilling out to the Disc 2 covers album. Fun listen. I like their interpretations and I am impressed with LaBrie's range and ability to sound like Ronnie James Dio, Freddy Mercury, and Bruce Dickinson, three of the best in the business.
Edited by rushfan4 - February 28 2010 at 09:14
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Raff
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:20 |
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ProgressiveAttic
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:25 |
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Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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progmetalhead
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:27 |
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rushfan4
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:32 |
^ That album cover looks remarkably familiar. 
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lucas
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:36 |
After the excellent 'Seventh One', I skipped to another great TOTO album, this time with Fergie Frederiksen on vocals (what a voice, could have been hired by DT to replace Charlie Dominici !) :
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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rushfan4
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So Lucas, are Toto prog or at least enough for prog-related?
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progmetalhead
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:42 |
 rushfan4 wrote:
^ That album cover looks remarkably familiar. |
That was on my rotation list for this pm Scott - Honest! 
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rushfan4
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:45 |
Well that is just not right. I can be the only one to listen to this album today.   I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did, or at least more than Pablo does.
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progmetalhead
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:48 |
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:49 |
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rushfan4
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:53 |
Cool! I am now on to Disc three, the instrumental versions. The instrumentals stand alone OK on their own, but the lyrics and vocals definitely enhance the songs to make them make more sense.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:55 |
Me, a Micky-related album:
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lucas
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:56 |
rushfan4 wrote:
So Lucas, are Toto prog or at least enough for prog-related? |
They are prog-related in the sense that each of their members played with prog artists/bands. However, overall, they are not really prog or prog-related (they have one or two prog tunes on most of their albums, but that's all). They are like a less jazzy/more melody-oriented Steely Dan (a band in which Jeff Porcaro played).
Speaking of SD, I am currently listening to their masterpiece :
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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The Quiet One
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^and talking about Steely Dan, see above ;)
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progmetalhead
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Posted: February 28 2010 at 09:59 |
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