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Epignosis
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:57 | ||||
No Spock's Beard album is without its crap.
But V is their best, by far. You can cut everything between "At the End of the Day" and "The Great Nothing," and you'd still have a solid five star album. The Light is my second favorite, even though I did not like it at first. As for the post-Morse albums, Octane is my favorite. Pop music? Mostly. Good? Hell yes. |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:07 | ||||
Nothing good on The Kindness of Strangers?!?!?! I enjoy their latest as well. Easily my favorite post-Neal Spock's album. |
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The Truth
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:05 | ||||
Listened and reviewed: |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:04 | ||||
Well... it's free... so why not? Seriously, I only appreciate Screams & Whispers. The rest is more of the same. |
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:01 | ||||
^I did listen to The Kindness of Strangers but I didn't find anything really good. The other Spock's Beard album that I really like, which I told you another day, is their latest, the s/t.
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WalterDigsTunes
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 11 2007 Location: SanDiegoTijuana Status: Offline Points: 4373 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 18:00 | ||||
Yeah, the onset of the screech was a dealbreaker. You reckon I should bother getting the rest of them off their site or is it more of the same? |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:59 | ||||
Pretty great prog power metal:
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:58 | ||||
I prefer V, but seriously, I can fully understand what you're saying. Something about the pure rawness, intensity, and emotion in The Light has always been a standout for me. Even though the production is far from perfect, I personally love it. It gives the album a lot of its charm. By the way, do you have Beware of Darkness or The Kindness of Strangers? Both of those albums are similar to The Light in the ways I just mentioned... |
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:54 | ||||
I wouldn't consider it a favorite of mine by any means, but it's definitely 4 stars material if I were to review it. I much prefer The Light.
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J-Man
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:52 | ||||
Nope. As far as I'm concerned, V is one of the all-time greatest albums. |
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J-Man
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:51 | ||||
Agreed. It's definitely not terrible, but I have a few serious problems with the vocalist. When he does his high-pitched shriek, it sounds a bit like a dying bird. Not really my preference in vocal styles. Decent thrash album overall, though. |
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:47 | ||||
It's a very solid Symphonic Prog album from the new millenium, however it kind-of ruined my "preference" over Transatlantic, both bands are way too similar.
When I listened to All of the Above I thought this was something completely unique and that it wouldn't be repeated or surpassed in some way, however the following Transatlantic albums and Spock's Beard albums proved me wrong. Like I said in my 'The Light' review, Neal Morse uses a great formula but over and over again is not a good thing to do.
I still love 'All of the Above', probably my favorite modern Symphonic epic, but I just wished that it's formula wasn't used previously and after.
Not sure if you understand what I mean.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:45 | ||||
I listened to that earlier this week. I'd had it on my hard drive for probably more than a year. It was okay. |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:42 | ||||
I forget Pablo... what is your synopsis of that album? |
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The Quiet One
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:40 | ||||
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The Quiet One
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:10 | ||||
Great band!
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:09 | ||||
Already on the epic of:
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Evolutionary Sleeper
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2008 Location: Berkeley, CA Status: Offline Points: 7037 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 17:02 | ||||
Super album. |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: April 16 2010 at 16:52 | ||||
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The Truth
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Posted: April 16 2010 at 16:37 | ||||
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