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Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?


Just discover something old instead. Why waste time being dissapointed about brand new mediocre crap, when there's tons of unheard mastepieces out there from all times?
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Another superb year of prog music, IMO! For me best albums so far are made by Phideaux, Nemo and Wobbler. Another high class albums include Van der Graaf Generator, Magic Pie, Le Orme, Pandora, Stratovarius. Not what expected by Pendragon and Beardfish. That's my conclusion for the prog year so far. Wink And we are still expecting Yes, Dream Theater, King Crimson projekt and Symphony X as well as Sky Architect. So it's just inspiring, what is gong to be...ClapClapClap
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

 
Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?

The new Battles album isn't out for a week yet. Where have you heard it?

The internet tells me it leaked over 2 weeks ago. (All information on tumblr is 100% accurate, right?)


Fair enough. Leaking albums before their release date is such a supremely tossy thing to do, isn't it?
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Originally posted by The Willow Farmer The Willow Farmer wrote:

New Decemberists, Blackfield, and Fleet Foxes have all been really good!



Meh. Debut album by Fleet Foxes was breathtaking, but the new one is, well, more proggy and much less inspirational.


Apart from that, I'm quite happy with King Of Limbs.



Edit: OH!! I forgot the new Brian EnoCool


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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?


Just discover something old instead. Why waste time being dissapointed about brand new mediocre crap, when there's tons of unheard mastepieces out there from all times?


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2011 is looking like a very good year actually. Fen's Epoch is a masterpiece and the best thing released this year so far, but Altar of Plagues, Between the Buried and Me, Credo, Enslaved, Grails, Grayceon, Hiromi, Mastodon, Moonsorrow, Obscura, Paatos, Pendragon, Phideaux, Protest the Hero, The Tangent, Tartar Lamb, Ulver, Unexpect, and Virus have all released excellent EP's, studio or live albums, and the albums from Pallas and VdGG are decent as well, though I wasnt expecting them to really impress me anyway. Plus, I just got the new King Crimson ProjeKt and My Dying Bride albums in teh post this morning and I'm still to listen to the new Karda Estra.

Wobbler's Rites at Dawn has been the only disappointment so far this year, which when you consider the amount of music I've bought from the first 5 months thats quite impressive.
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I dig the archives
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and give the old stuff a second life
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in 2011, I listen to recordens
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the first thing that struck me when I listend/heard this beardfish song from mammoth, was that it was very similar to Procol Harum (Brokan Barricades) in sound and bombast, but very good music the song is called Without Saying Anything
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?


Just discover something old instead. Why waste time being dissapointed about brand new mediocre crap, when there's tons of unheard mastepieces out there from all times?


WALTER? IS THAT YOU??


Ha-ha, no. My point is: Every year I discover loads and loads of music/artists/bands from the last (couple of) hundred years or so. If none of my discoveries released something memorable the year I heard them for the first time: So what? I actually don't know if I've heard any album from 2011 yet (Ok, I bought the latest Radiohead), but I still got myself atleast 50 or 60 new albums, and heard the fantastic Linda Perhacs for the first time. I just don't understand why "new" music has to be from 2011.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?


Just discover something old instead. Why waste time being dissapointed about brand new mediocre crap, when there's tons of unheard mastepieces out there from all times?


WALTER? IS THAT YOU??


Ha-ha, no. My point is: Every year I discover loads and loads of music/artists/bands from the last (couple of) hundred years or so. If none of my discoveries released something memorable the year I heard them for the first time: So what? I actually don't know if I've heard any album from 2011 yet (Ok, I bought the latest Radiohead), but I still got myself atleast 50 or 60 new albums, and heard the fantastic Linda Perhacs for the first time. I just don't understand why "new" music has to be from 2011.


Well this a thread specifically dedicated to music released in 2011. There is a "your latest discoveries" thread somewhere around.
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

 
Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?

The new Battles album isn't out for a week yet. Where have you heard it?

The internet tells me it leaked over 2 weeks ago. (All information on tumblr is 100% accurate, right?)


I think it leaked more than a month ago. Nobody even talks about them anymore. LOL

(I'm sure Tyondai did it to them Tongue)


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Hmmm...was excited about Battles. I guess I'll wait until the legit reviews start coming in.
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Can't agree, I was just saying to another mate who likes prog that the year was going well, and as others have already said:
 
Phideaux : snowtorch, was brilliant, possibly the best album of the year
Magic Pie: superb, gets better with every play
Coming is a new Yes album with a Roger Dean cover
A new Live Dvd From The Flower Kings
A new Union DvD from Yes
a new Neal Morse album
A new Karmamanic album in the summer...
The Tangent : Comm in Sept
Stephen Wilson 2 disk solo cd
 
we had a great festival in Blackpool, first prog festival in the North West...
I wish every year was this good..
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by seb2112 seb2112 wrote:

Aheulchatistas, Wobbler, Battles, and now Cheer-Accident, every record I was expecting so far this year was nothing but disapointing! Anything left to come out this year that I should get my hopes up for?


Just discover something old instead. Why waste time being dissapointed about brand new mediocre crap, when there's tons of unheard mastepieces out there from all times?


WALTER? IS THAT YOU??


Ha-ha, no. My point is: Every year I discover loads and loads of music/artists/bands from the last (couple of) hundred years or so. If none of my discoveries released something memorable the year I heard them for the first time: So what? I actually don't know if I've heard any album from 2011 yet (Ok, I bought the latest Radiohead), but I still got myself atleast 50 or 60 new albums, and heard the fantastic Linda Perhacs for the first time. I just don't understand why "new" music has to be from 2011.


Well this a thread specifically dedicated to music released in 2011. There is a "your latest discoveries" thread somewhere around.


I know. It was just a how to stop being dissapointed tip, comment, opinion or whatever. 
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Oh, you can call 2011 in music anything but disappointing! This year's masterpieces will soon outnumber those of 2010.

Alright, let us count:

1. Par Lindh Project - Time Mirror (an album that was released in very late 2010, so I think most of us heard it in 2011)

2. Bernd Kistenmacher - Let In Out! (first proper 2011 album I've heard, and what an album! The most intense Berlin School music)

3. Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding In Numbers (not much describing needed; Some may disagree, but I find this album of by any means VDGG quality, both musically and by the concept.)

4. Pendragon - Passion (great album. One more step in the course taken with Pure. When I put this album, I usually play it 2-3 times in a row)

5. Phideaux - Snowtorch (I had great expectations, which this album fulfilled)

6. Credo - Against Reason (simply wonderful! As much as I love Rhetoric, this album may even be the improvement over it!)

7. Ulver - Wars Of The Roses (I approached it with great reservations after their Epochal "Shadows Of The Sun", but this latest album cast away all my doubts, it's nothing like Shadows, but it's has it's own magic.)

8. Fen - Epoch (absolutely fantastic prog-metal album... This band was unexpected revelation for me.)

9. Pandora - Sempre E Ovunque Oltre Il Sogno (this has to be, IMHO, a very strong contender for an "Album Of The Year" title. There is sooo much passion and sincerity put in this record... Even for RPI. )

10. Riverside - Memories In My Head (EP) (Even though, I've heard much of Riverside, I find this EP their best release. Mariusz Duda never sounded so good to me. Every second of this record takes your breath. Although this EP is longer than other bands' some albuims (32-33mins) I wish it was much longer...)

11. Grails - Deep Politics (This is just beautiful. Every ony I know who listened to this album had the same astonished reaction)

12. Wobbler - Rites At Dawn (I see some will disagree with me here, but I found this album very strong)

This list is not even remotely comprehensive; it lacks many band's albums that I liked: Von Hertzen Brothers, Virus, Nemo, Introitus, Moonsorrow, Le Orme, This Will Destroy You, Uriah Heep... Beyond strict progressive boundaries, I was very much impressed with Fleet Foxes and Tim Hecker's albums... Both are masterpieces to me.

And keep in mind, only half an year has gone....

We're waiting for Yes, Believe, Rhapsody, Symphony X, Fripp / Collins / Jackzyk and many more.

So, to put it short, this year, IMHO, is close to "progheads heaven".
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Not the greatest year so far but I'm very happy with the new albums from Nemo, Presto Ballet, Pandora, Magic Pie and Uriah Heep.
 
On average I probably buy around 40 - 50 new releases each year and this year I've only bought 15 so far and we're nearly half way so I'm certainly down on amount of new albums I've been tempted by.
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Some albums are "growers" and I've been quite impressed with the latest from Beardfish,Magic Pie and Pallas but a little disappointed with Blackfield
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I haven't bought as much as I did the equivalent time in 2010 (blame Cameron's pay freeze for us hard pressed civil servants), but what I've got I've really enjoyed.

Top of the tree are Pendragon, Phideaux, and Decemberists - all fine albums.
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Actually, it's been a great year looking back. How the heck can anyone be dissapointed?
 
Plus it's only halfway through. Ermm
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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Actually, it's been a great year looking back. How the heck can anyone be dissapointed?
 
Plus it's only halfway through. Ermm
This. It's already better than 2010.
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