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    Posted: October 13 2019 at 09:56
I haven’t listened yet myself as it’s not on Apple Music, but with 100 ratings already, and only 5 star reviews across the board, will this be hailed as a modern prog classic? Or will it be a similar case as road of bones where it climbs quickly and falls over time?

It’s currently sitting at 4.66, I can’t imagine any new prog album topping from Silence to Somewhere, but I’ll once again say I haven’t listened yet.

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the rating will drop a bit at some point.

I enjoyed the album, listened to it twice so far.
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I am baffled by such positive ratings, even though I understand that those come mostly from fans. 
What I heard is lots of monotonous vocals, suspicious song structures and lack of any really pleasant moments: despite wanting to understand the album better, I just can't find anything to come back for. 
It's not a terrible album, but why people call it a super-best-masterpiece-ever is beyond me. 
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I Liked it .
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It's better than Road to Bones (which failed to impress me in any way).

A Drop of Light and, to a lesser degree, From Silence to Somewhere are the two from this decade with the best chance of staying in the Top 100.
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The BEST Neo-Prog album of all times and Road of Bones is now the 2nd best Neo-Prog of all times before 2 Marillion albums that used to be the "Benchmark" of Neo-Prog fell back to #3 & #4 IMHO
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^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile

ITS THAT GOOD!! 
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Well I've written te first collaborators review and listening to it some more has not changed my mind at all! I did though initially it was a particularly tough nut to crack. Moreover, its a lot of music and it's hard to familiarize yourself with it in a short time. I really think this is a much needed artistic step forward for the neo-prog genre.
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

It's better than Road to Bones (which failed to impress me in any way).

A Drop of Light and, to a lesser degree, From Silence to Somewhere are the two from this decade with the best chance of staying in the Top 100.


I personally think FSTS is top 5 material but I’m content with it being top 20, and I think Drop Of Light surely deserves top 50
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile

Very simple, if it's better than "Road of Bones", "Misplaced Childhood" & "Script for a Jester's Tear" than it's the BEST Neo-Prog ever!
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile

ITS THAT GOOD!! 

I didn't know you were a neo fan. Wink
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Originally posted by mbzr48 mbzr48 wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile

Very simple, if it's better than "Road of Bones", "Misplaced Childhood" & "Script for a Jester's Tear" than it's the BEST Neo-Prog ever!

Yeah, but it still has to contend with Wobbler and All Traps on Earth. Wait, I guess those aren't really neo prog albums. Never mind.
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IQ's 'Resistence' compares a bit hard to other neo-prog records, because its way more sophisticated. A relatively 'simple' record like Galahad's 'Empires Never Last' can be also be very nice to listen too. It's also not that theatrical, which (for me) would be the main strength of early Marillion.

My personal favorite will probably remain Arena's 'Contagion', which I've loved so much since age fourteen.
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Listened to the first 3 songs on my drive to work, seems pretty good so far, gonna play the rest later and listen throughout the week to make a proper opinion. I highly doubt it'll be better than Wobbler but it seems promising so far...
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^How can an album that was just released two weeks ago or so be the best neo prog album of all time? Smile

ITS THAT GOOD!! 

I didn't know you were a neo fan. Wink

I'll give it a listen tonight & give my panhead verdict Wink

I do actually have Road Of Bones and like it but it's probably one of 3 neo albums I have.
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I'm listening to a track from it now on online radio. There's actually a little bit of a metal element in it but how many modern prog bands don't have a metal element(at least a little bit) in their music these days? Tongue
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Finally listened today. About all I can say about it  (as with most neo I have listened to) is that the production is top tier. The compositions are not my cup of tea and really seem a rehash of stuff I have heard before. From a general objective point of view, probably a 3. From a personal likability rating more in the 2 range. 

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Just finished disc one, really digging it so far
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I never could, for the life of me, get into IQ. Many of their albums have very good ratings, but when I listened to them, did not impressed me at all. I will give it a try, hoping to finally get into the IQ fever that seems to be getting everybody exited.
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