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...just got done watching Anesthetize up to "Drown with Me." Wow. ...that's all I have to say.
It's a very satisfying gig, that's for sure. Each member of the group gets his moment to shine, it ain't all just about SW. Watch for a particularly amusing moment when Barbieri proves he's too good to even need hands to play his keyboard (he plays it with a plastic drink bottle!)
Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 06:03
Just watched Arriving Somewhere again, still hasn't got boring. Most replayable DVD I own Man, I'm so goddamn pumped for Anesethize. Hope it arrives before this coming weekend, even though it ain't likely.
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 09:20
Kashmir75 wrote:
You said it, man! I am starting to think I may have been less out of pocket if I had decided to become a crack cocaine addict rather than a PT fanatic!
...I think you're definitely right.... I've spent so much money on music in the last few years, let alone PT. But at least it's money very well spent .
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 09:50
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Just watched Arriving Somewhere again, still hasn't got boring. Most replayable DVD I own Man, I'm so goddamn pumped for Anesethize. Hope it arrives before this coming weekend, even though it ain't likely.
God, I love Arriving Somewhere. One of my favorite performances is probably "So Called Friend." I also love "Futile" from the bonus disc. But the masterpiece of Arriving... is probably the title track, IMO.
Found it pretty odd that they included "Halo" again in Anesthetize... it's a good song and all, it's just that we've seen it before. Hopefully when I watch it, they change it up a bit somehow.
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 22:42
Yeah, I would have really liked to see Stars Die or Prodigal... frankly, I like these much more than Halo anyways.
The setting is physically really dark on Anesthetize.... I feel that they should have added a little more color or brightened the lights a bit more; I know it goes with the theme of the show. It's not too bad, just some parts are too dark to see.
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 22:52
Same here, Halo is a good track, but Stars Die is an absolutely paramount song. They played it live when I saw them a few months ago and it was amazing, the vocal melody was stunning.
The Anesthetize light show, as I recall from the same show, was pretty energetic and bright when they played it; it could be because this time it wasn't played as part of FoaBP, so they gave it a less conceptual light show.
Really hope Anesthetize arrives this week, if it doesn't I'll have to wait for probably 2 weeks to finish my school work and exams for this semester before I can give it a full viewing.
It hurts to realise that I missed this gig and discovered PT about a month later
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Posted: May 29 2010 at 23:05
Yes, I've been trying to watch Anesthetize in between working on finals... I will have to eventually watch in its entirety. I had to actually stop right in the middle of Anesthetize to get some work done... you have no idea how hard that was...
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Posted: May 30 2010 at 02:54
Blasphemy! That's why I'm saving it until I can give it a one sitting, fully foccussed watch. I have about 3 albums right now sitting on a shelf which I haven't even looked at since buying them because I'm saving them for a time to give them a focused listen to start.
Also, hope the IEM boxset actually gets shipped early June like it says on the site... Don't want to have to wait for this one like with Anesthetize...
I downloaded IEM Have Come For Your Children from Burning Shed for a fairly low price. To see what it was like. It's even more spacey than PTs early stuff!
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Posted: May 30 2010 at 04:29
I had no idea what to expect when buying the boxset; the few samples I've heard reminded me of tracks of OTSOL and some other tracks like Pagan and Intermediate Jesus. I've enjoyed them all though, so I'm really excited to hear what it's like.
I'm a sucker for nice packaging as well, and 35 pounds for 3 albums and one EP is a pretty good price, considering the rarity and packaging.
Wow, I just listened to Fear Of A Blank Planet start to finish for the first time. I'm still a bit of a prog newb but I gotta say Anethetize is the best song over 15 minutes I've ever heard. I truly mean that. It's better than Dogs. Most other songs of that length to me usually seems too drawn out, or just like its not good enough for it's length. But ever second of Anethize is enjoyable.
I really apprieciated that the album has no boring parts that are supposed to "build suspence for the good part." It's just all good.
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Posted: May 30 2010 at 09:33
Very nice! Anesthetize is no doubt one of their best songs to date. Now get Deadwing, if you don't have it already, and listen to Arriving Somewhere, But Not Here. Another amazing long PT song! Don't forget to listen to the rest of the album as well... it's a favorite of mine and highly recommendable.
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Posted: May 30 2010 at 10:04
Watched the first half. SO good. The title track was unbelievably powerful. Some of Harrison's fills just take your breath away. The sound is phenomenal, I pushed my system way beyond where I usually go, and had great purity, no distortion, and great sonic balance. My ears took a serious hit last night, as did my liver, but it was worth it. Great fun, and possibly.....key word possibly.....better than AS.
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Posted: May 30 2010 at 10:15
^ Anesthetize was simply spectacular. I love when Steven's voice gets a little gruff, "But I can't switch off!" Will PT go prog-death metal? John and Steven have some truly amazing vocal harmonizing in the DVD. I noticed Richard smiles alot, haha.
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...I think you're definitely right.... I've spent so much money on music in the last few years, let alone PT. But at least it's money very well spent 
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Anesthetize is no doubt one of their best songs to date. Now get Deadwing, if you don't have it already, and listen to Arriving Somewhere, But Not Here. Another amazing long PT song! Don't forget to listen to the rest of the album as well... it's a favorite of mine and highly recommendable.
