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I have it on pre-order already.....I do miss Bodin in TFK, who doesn't. Lovely Roger Dean artwork too.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I have it on pre-order already.....I do miss Bodin in TFK, who doesn't. Lovely Roger Dean artwork too.
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I received my advanced copy for review and am very, very pleased.
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Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

I received my advanced copy for review and am very, very pleased.
There's no reason why you should not be pleased.......It's The Flower Kings for God's sake!!
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

I received my advanced copy for review and am very, very pleased.

There's no reason why you should not be pleased.......It's The Flower Kings for God's sake!!




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My introduction to them was "The Rainmaker" which I absolutely LOVE although I seem to be in the minority. They are ALL good and you really cannot go wrong.
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Originally posted by Tull Tales Tull Tales wrote:

My introduction to them was "The Rainmaker" which I absolutely LOVE although I seem to be in the minority. They are ALL good and you really cannot go wrong.
Don't worry, I find Adam&Eve to be one of my fav albums and a top TFK releases, I am in the minority also not many if any here like that album.
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I got the album yesterday, but haven't listened to it yet.  I haven't been excited about a release of theirs since 2007, though I have found something to enjoy on all of them.  The last one I found rather "flat" though I do love a couple tunes on there and Roine's leads are great, as always.

I'm really hoping to not be disappointed by this new one, as I was by the last 3.  Since I did end up liking (but not loving) those, hopefully this will be similar if not much better.  My expectations are not high, so that may help me enjoy it more.

While it may not sound like it, they are still in my top 5 favorite bands of all time, and I still have great respect and admiration for Roine (and all the members past and present, for that matter).

Hey, are you guys aware that Tomas is working on a single, 1 1/2 hour piece of music that he is going to release at some point?  It's on his Facebook page along with a teaser (very short, but sounds like Tomas).  So for those of us who miss him, it looks like he's doing something we may enjoy.....
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by Tull Tales Tull Tales wrote:

My introduction to them was "The Rainmaker" which I absolutely LOVE although I seem to be in the minority. They are ALL good and you really cannot go wrong.
Don't worry, I find Adam&Eve to be one of my fav albums and a top TFK releases, I am in the minority also not many if any here like that album.

'Adam & Eve' is without a doubt my favorite! (And this comes from a big TFK fan)
Not a single note on that record bores me; and should I mention how grandiose the two epics are?
'The Rainmaker' is also among my top choices when it comes to the Kings of modern symphonic prog. A few songs there are not as strong but tracks like 'Last Minute On Earth', 'Road to Sanctuary', 'City of Angels' and 'Serious Dreamers' are simply TFK staples.
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5. Space Revolver
4. Adam And Eve
3. Stardust We Are
2. Paradox Hotel

1. Flower Powder




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Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

5. Space Revolver
4. Adam And Eve
3. Stardust We Are
2. Paradox Hotel

1. Flower Powder




My top five

Pretty neat top five
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"Flower Powder" LOL

For me, the best TFK "album" is Space Revolver, because I like it from start to finish, and it really feels like a big suite of music!

But anyway, I'm a HUGE fan, so every TFK album has strong tracks... and a bad TFK album does not exist in my world.

Back to the new album, here are my favorites tracks :
  • Racing with Blinders On (4:33) - groovy!
  • From the Ground (4:10) - cool, could have been on "Adam & Eve"!
  • Black Swan (5:57) - wow, "Queen"-style!
  • Morning News (4:06) - "Beatles" or "Agents of Mercy"-style!
  • Broken (6:47) - pretty intense!
  • Solaris (9:31) - amazing!
  • Man in a Two Peace Suit (3:28) - symphonic prog at its best!
  • All I Need Is Love (5:53) - pop song, then prog... I love it!
  • A New Species (5:56) - "Endless Sporadic"-style!
  • Serpentine (3:52) - jazz-fusion-style!
  • Looking for Answers (4:47) - moving!
  • Islands (4:15) - nothing new here, but a nice closing track.

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Solaris is my fave track off Islands. Surprisingly enough, the lead singles IMO are some of the weaker songs.
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Originally posted by infandous infandous wrote:

I got the album yesterday, but haven't listened to it yet.  I haven't been excited about a release of theirs since 2007, though I have found something to enjoy on all of them.  The last one I found rather "flat" though I do love a couple tunes on there and Roine's leads are great, as always.

I'm really hoping to not be disappointed by this new one, as I was by the last 3.  Since I did end up liking (but not loving) those, hopefully this will be similar if not much better.  My expectations are not high, so that may help me enjoy it more.

While it may not sound like it, they are still in my top 5 favorite bands of all time, and I still have great respect and admiration for Roine (and all the members past and present, for that matter).

Hey, are you guys aware that Tomas is working on a single, 1 1/2 hour piece of music that he is going to release at some point?  It's on his Facebook page along with a teaser (very short, but sounds like Tomas).  So for those of us who miss him, it looks like he's doing something we may enjoy.....
I kinda sorta do hearya....The last album is not bad, decent and has its moments. But I am getting a bit tired of the 50 LOL songs on an album, its pushing the quantity over quality. Give me a solid, outstanding 45-50 min album that I don't need to block out 2 hours of my day to listen to.

I miss Tomas.
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I really enjoy this whole album, going to pick up the vinyl release! It is long, but it's an easy and comfortable listen, usually do one disc at a time.

This is the first album i've enjoyed by them. 2020 is the year of discovering old artists via their newest release for me, Motorpsycho, TFK, HAken, Pain of Salvation


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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

5. Space Revolver
4. Adam And Eve
3. Stardust We Are
2. Paradox Hotel

1. Flower Powder




My top five

Pretty neat top five
 


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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

I really enjoy this whole album, going to pick up the vinyl release! It is long, but it's an easy and comfortable listen, usually do one disc at a time.

This is the first album i've enjoyed by them. 2020 is the year of discovering old artists via their newest release for me, Motorpsycho, TFK, HAken, Pain of Salvation
 



Motorpsycho are a outstanding band...TFK " Islands " is a enjoyable album from start to finish will it be in my top five albums list for 2020 unsure at the moment  
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by infandous infandous wrote:

I got the album yesterday, but haven't listened to it yet.  I haven't been excited about a release of theirs since 2007, though I have found something to enjoy on all of them.  The last one I found rather "flat" though I do love a couple tunes on there and Roine's leads are great, as always.

I'm really hoping to not be disappointed by this new one, as I was by the last 3.  Since I did end up liking (but not loving) those, hopefully this will be similar if not much better.  My expectations are not high, so that may help me enjoy it more.

While it may not sound like it, they are still in my top 5 favorite bands of all time, and I still have great respect and admiration for Roine (and all the members past and present, for that matter).

Hey, are you guys aware that Tomas is working on a single, 1 1/2 hour piece of music that he is going to release at some point?  It's on his Facebook page along with a teaser (very short, but sounds like Tomas).  So for those of us who miss him, it looks like he's doing something we may enjoy.....
I kinda sorta do hearya....The last album is not bad, decent and has its moments. But I am getting a bit tired of the 50 LOL songs on an album, its pushing the quantity over quality. Give me a solid, outstanding 45-50 min album that I don't need to block out 2 hours of my day to listen to.

I miss Tomas.

Yeah, for me I just miss the epics.  You do realize that the last two albums are not much longer than their single CD releases from the 2000's, right? Wink  Not to even mention the doubles, like Unfold (130 minutes!). 

Listened to CD1 today, and I like it.  For now, more than the last 3 already, but I will need to listen to the second CD and probably a few more times for both to know for sure.  But I enjoy it quite a bit so far.
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I decided to revisit their entire discography before I listen to the new one.  I figured it gave me a good excuse since I haven't listened to them to much lately in recent years.
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Originally posted by infandous infandous wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by infandous infandous wrote:

I got the album yesterday, but haven't listened to it yet.  I haven't been excited about a release of theirs since 2007, though I have found something to enjoy on all of them.  The last one I found rather "flat" though I do love a couple tunes on there and Roine's leads are great, as always.

I'm really hoping to not be disappointed by this new one, as I was by the last 3.  Since I did end up liking (but not loving) those, hopefully this will be similar if not much better.  My expectations are not high, so that may help me enjoy it more.

While it may not sound like it, they are still in my top 5 favorite bands of all time, and I still have great respect and admiration for Roine (and all the members past and present, for that matter).

Hey, are you guys aware that Tomas is working on a single, 1 1/2 hour piece of music that he is going to release at some point?  It's on his Facebook page along with a teaser (very short, but sounds like Tomas).  So for those of us who miss him, it looks like he's doing something we may enjoy.....
I kinda sorta do hearya....The last album is not bad, decent and has its moments. But I am getting a bit tired of the 50 LOL songs on an album, its pushing the quantity over quality. Give me a solid, outstanding 45-50 min album that I don't need to block out 2 hours of my day to listen to.

I miss Tomas.

Yeah, for me I just miss the epics.  You do realize that the last two albums are not much longer than their single CD releases from the 2000's, right? Wink  Not to even mention the doubles, like Unfold (130 minutes!). 

Listened to CD1 today, and I like it.  For now, more than the last 3 already, but I will need to listen to the second CD and probably a few more times for both to know for sure.  But I enjoy it quite a bit so far.
Ohh I know.....maybe its more that I feel the last few have just been fine, nothing really spectacular (Stardust, FP, Unfold), something missing I guess.
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