Flower Kings Appreciation Thread - Progressive Rock Music Forum

BITWOA, Space Revolver and Unfold The Future all listened to and loved. Where should I go next?

So you recommend Flower Power next?

I listened to disc one of Flower Power on Spotify last night in my bed. Really enjoyed the epic track. I bought Retropolis today so will listen to that tonight.

I'd try Banks of Eden next, if I were you. Man I'm so jealous of you right now. Discovering TFK was sooo much fun! So much beauty, such virtuosity and the passion... A very special Band with very special members.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Richey Edwards wrote:

BITWOA, Space Revolver and Unfold The Future all listened to and loved. Where should I go next?

I haven't heard any of their early albums in a long time so I won't suggest those but I'm sure others will. I think the Sum of No Evil is great and so is Banks of Eden so maybe those two. Unfold the Future is a great double album. I would stay away from Rainmaker, the latest one(desolation rose)and Paradox Hotel at least for now. I remember flower power being really good for a double but haven't heard it in a long time. I suppose you could "sample" many of these on youtube.

Yes Sum Of No Evil is a top 5 FK album for me, one of their absolute best! Not a big fan of Banks as followers of this thread are aware........always feels like something is missing and the big epic seems awfully repetitious to my ears. Not a lot of good ideas stretched out for far too long (though a great guitar solo does happen, so that's one positive).

Paradox Hotel is a great album, though I've never been sold on the epic on that one either......just seems too soft and meandering to my ears and has never done anything for me. The rest of that double album though, is right up their with their best work, IMO.

I agree with you about the rest though.

Edited by infandous - September 29 2017 at 11:51

I am listening to Stardust We Are right now, for the first time.

I know very little of Stolt and the Flower Kings, but I really loved his recent "Kaipa do Capo" album.

Yeah. The "live in Stockholm" will definitely be all nice and stuff but I'm disappointed there's no Se Var Morgon Gry, Ankaret or Oceaner Föder Liv. They said they were gonna play stuff from the three 70s Decca records but for some reason nothing from the eponymous debut (which to me is the best Kaipa album) is in the tracklist. It is a shame.

Zappy wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

I know very little of Stolt and the Flower Kings, but I really loved his recent "Kaipa do Capo" album.

They're releasing a live CD on October 20. Incase you didn't know. Should be good :) Loved that Album as well.

That's great... I actually was hoping (and hoping to expect) a live album to be released. I do like their 70's stuff, but I felt it was missing something... more energy, more experience. By the time of SOLO they seem to have been finding it, and with the Do Capo album even more so... so I'm hoping the songs played live now, with this line-up might sound great.

Richey Edwards wrote:

I'll most likely end up buying all of their albums regardless.

There ya go. The later albums aren't as good in general, although Paradox Hotel and Banks of Eden are both tremendous.

For me, albums like The Sum of No Evil, Desolation Rose and The Rainmaker are good to have since they have their moments, but it's pretty clear that they do not touch their best albums.

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