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Guldbamsen 
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 Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:02 |
 Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
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Unreal City - Il Paese del Tramonto
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Do you like them very much, David? I kind of figured they might be a little `clean' sounding RPI-wise for your taste? Not having a go at all, I just know you like a little toughness and dirt!
When I think of that album, I often think `synth-porn'?!  Just over every inch of it! |
Synthporn is a very nice word for it, indeed!
I like it but I don't love it. I guess you know my tastes well by now as you actually used the same word for the album as I did: 'clean'  -Perhaps a little too clean for my tastes....but I think that's down to the production side of things. It may grow on me though 
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:10 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
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Do you like them very much, David? I kind of figured they might be a little `clean' sounding RPI-wise for your taste? Not having a go at all, I just know you like a little toughness and dirt!
When I think of that album, I often think `synth-porn'?! Just over every inch of it! |
Synthporn is a very nice word for it, indeed!
I like it but I don't love it. I guess you know my tastes well by now as you actually used the same word for the album as I did: 'clean' -Perhaps a little too clean for my tastes....but I think that's down to the production side of things. It may grow on me though
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I don't mean it in any mean way (I love the band!), but I just think Emmanuelle, the singer and main keyboard player sometimes seems like he `can't keep his hand off it', like a kid discovering masturbation for the first time! Urgh...sorry, folks, let's move on! 
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:14 |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:22 |
Love it, Dave! Tonights choices: LePera - L’Acqua Purificatrice Apoteoisi – s/t Taproban – Strigma Goblin Rebirth – s/t Beardfish – The Void Ozric Tentacles – The Hidden Step I.Q – Frequency Ars Nova – Fear and Anxiety Wobbler - Afterglow Ange – Caricatures Genesis – A Trick of the Tail Tim Blake – New Jerusalem Pentacle – La Clef des Songes
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:22 |
Then again there are times where I find the 'cleanliness' to suit the music. Marillion's Fugazi instantly springs to mind (as does most of Steven Wilson's output with PT and solo). So it's not like I don't appreciate a 'clean' production.....it's just not that often I think it benefits the album.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:26 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Love it, Dave!
Tonights choices:
LePera - L’Acqua Purificatrice
Apoteoisi – s/t
Taproban – Strigma
Goblin Rebirth – s/t
Beardfish – The Void
Ozric Tentacles – The Hidden Step
I.Q – Frequency
Ars Nova – Fear and Anxiety
Wobbler - Afterglow
Ange – Caricatures
Genesis – A Trick of the Tail
Tim Blake – New Jerusalem
Pentacle – La Clef des Songes |
Best modern IQ album right there 
Oh and nice to see Tim Blake mentioned too! Took me a little while to get my head around his solo output as I was expecting him to expand upon the sound he conjured up for Gong in a track such as 'A Sprinkling of Clouds'. I wasn't expecting him to go full-German
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:37 |
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^ Lighthouse !!!!
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 07:51 |
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^ Lighthouse !!!! |
Naturally you mention the one cut that sounds like it could've been sneezed out of 'A Sprinkling of Clouds'
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 08:21 |
^ Dunno wot you talkin' 'bout 
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 08:35 |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Meltdowner
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 08:36 |
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TeleStrat
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Posted: September 18 2015 at 23:21 |
Today...
Unreal City - Il Paese Del Tramonto Wo Fat - The Conjuring Wo Fat - Psychedelonaut Scale The Summit - Carving Desert Canyons
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Posted: September 19 2015 at 23:37 |
Saturday...
Crisalida - Terra Ancestral Druid - self titled Rotor - 3 Rotor - 2 Nautilus - 20,000 Miles Under The Sea Bubu - Anabelas Osiris - self titled Ave Rock - self titled Grails - Deep Politics All Them Witches - Lightening At The Door
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Finnforest
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Posted: September 20 2015 at 19:47 |
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To Venus and Back - Tori
Presence
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Nuthin' Fancy - Skynyrd
Marquee Moon - Television
TB3 - Mike Oldfield
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 00:59 |
Sunday...
La Maquina De Hacer Pajaros - self titled Happy The Man - self titled Nemo - Coma Narrow Pass - A New Day Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories Martin Kratochvil & Jazz Q - Znovu Moonwagon - The Rule Of Three Kingcrow - Eidos Armonite - The Sun Is New Each Day Jaga Jazzist - Starfire
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Meltdowner
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 04:16 |
Friday: Renaissance - Academy of Music 1974 King Crimson - Red
Saturday: Flying Colors - Second Flight Mobius Project - Ra Me Nivar Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock
Sunday: Samsara Blues Experiment - Waiting for the Flood Yes - Time and a Word Steve Roach - The Delicate Forever
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 04:25 |
Meltdowner wrote:
Friday:<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">Renaissance - Academy of Music 1974</span> Flying Colors - Second Flight</span>Mobius Project - Ra Me Nivar</span>David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock</span> |
That's a pretty nice Renaissance set, eh, Sam? Heh, my Mobius physical CD arrived literally as I was leaving for work this morning! Is the second Flying Colours album any good? I heard parts of the first and thought it was OK for what it is, but I wasn't so impressed enough to buy it. Is the second one more interesting? The Gilmour album is superb! Not prog by any means, but a good, varied and intelligent rock album. I only bought the standard CD version, as the bluray set, despite havng lots of attractive bonus goodies, was pretty much triple the price! I wasn't willing to take that much of a chance on it. I'm annoyed, I launched into writing a review of `Rattle', got the introduction and conclusion written then thought `Great, now I'll spin the album and comment on the tracks', only to find I forgot to transfer it onto my Ipod before leaving for work!
Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - September 21 2015 at 04:27
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Meltdowner
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 04:54 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
That's a pretty nice Renaissance set, eh, Sam?
Heh, my Mobius physical CD arrived literally as I was leaving for work this morning!
Is the second Flying Colours album any good? I heard parts of the first and thought it was OK for what it is, but I wasn't so impressed enough to buy it. Is the second one more interesting?
The Gilmour album is superb! Not prog by any means, but a good, varied and intelligent rock album. I only bought the standard CD version, as the bluray set, despite havng lots of attractive bonus goodies, was pretty much triple the price! I wasn't willing to take that much of a chance on it.
I'm annoyed, I launched into writing a review of `Rattle', got the introduction and conclusion written then thought `Great, now I'll spin the album and comment on the tracks', only to find I forgot to transfer it onto my Ipod before leaving for work! |
Yes it is and it was good to hear some tracks that weren't on "Carnegie Hall". Too bad the quality isn't as good, that constant buzzing on the right channel was annoying  The interaction with the audience was quite fun... and I love Annie's laugh 
I only noticed it's so short when I listened to it the other day, although I wouldn't mind if the third track wasn't there.
I don't know the first one, I found a CD copy at the local store and bought it. It's a nice album, some kind of progressive AOR, with two mini epics to remind you it's Prog It's not on the same level as most Spock's Beard albums, but I don't regret buying it 
I really liked it too, it was better than I expected. I bought it on vinyl, it was only a few euros more expensive than the CD, and half the price of The Endless River. I'll be sure to read your review 
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 05:02 |
I think those two recent Renaissance sets are essentially `official bootlegs'....hmm, what a minute, was this the one with the `yellow' cover or the `red cover' (I never remember which is which off the top of my head! . I'm a little more easy-going on that third track too (remember my initial rant?! ), but only because I can see how good the vocal arrangement is. Still the weakest part of the album for me. Progressive AOR, exactly what I thought the second `Flying Colours' might be. Think I might hold off and see if I can came across it second-hand eventually myself. I feel that the new Gilmour might be better than the previous `On An Island' one as well (even though that was always a deecnt album). There's some suprisingly up-tempo and upbeat stuff on it too! That second last track almost sounds like it's from a different album altogether!
Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - September 21 2015 at 05:03
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 05:54 |
It's the red one.
I hope it will get better with more spins.
The instrumental is great, there are some interesting guitar solos and the usual drums proficiency of Portnoy but it's a song-based album, so expect a lot of vocals.
I love "On An Island", it's too early to know if the new one is better. Do you mean that poppish track with some cool bass lines? The vocal jazz track was a nice surprise too.
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