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Gentle Ronnie 
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Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 540 |
 Posted: December 14 2005 at 15:52 |
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Crappy, tasteless, but correct.
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Seyo
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320 |
Posted: December 15 2005 at 07:57 |
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Seyo
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Posted: December 15 2005 at 12:47 |
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: December 15 2005 at 14:40 |
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Now a rating without review
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Seyo
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320 |
Posted: December 16 2005 at 13:01 |
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But WTF is this?
"Art Rock (Studio Album, 1970) URIAH HEEP "Uriah Heep" Review (Permanent link) by jlruss Posted 10:01:59 AM EST, 12/16/2005 yes indeed another top 25 alltime prog master piece! buy this now.why is it when we place a5 star rating we get a popup saying it may not be?, all i can say is [%*!#]off please,its this kind of [&*!#] that makes the world a deceptive pool of cancer! again [%*!#]off now............... " Erase this junk please! 
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:46 |
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Never noticed that one, no actually I did!
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sbrushfan
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Joined: November 07 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1177 |
Posted: December 16 2005 at 15:38 |
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Easy...could ya translate for me? NIGHTWISH Once  — It does happens when the Renaissance meet the Rhapsody? They are born the Nightwish! In fact the immense Tarja Turunen copies the better Annie Haslam (listened to "Ghost Love Score", "Kuolema Tekee Taitelijan" and "Higher Than Hope" and then say me!). "Ghost Love Score" is a tax to the Led Zeppelin of "Starway To Heaven" and "Kashmir"! "Wish I Had An Angel" surprises for the use of drum machine really effective. "Nemo" is a little dark and "Creek Mary's Blood" is a classic music! "The Siren" seems gone out from an electric version of "Sherazade And Other Stories" of the Renaissance and "Dead Garden" is (to seem mine!) a Symphonic version of Nevermore! This is not true Prog Metal, but Symphonic Metal. But for a fan of the little Prog matters. Before certain masterpieces... |
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: December 16 2005 at 17:06 |
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Makes reasonable sense to me, although you do have to make allowance for the literal translations of the on-line translators. In essence, the music is a sort of hybrid of Renaissance and Rhapsody. Not a bad description actually! |
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Trotsky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 13:06 |
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Clearly our boy Muzikman is reviewing the wrong album ... check out the bio and other reviews if you don't believe me
 ... I'm going to delete this and e-mail him.ARABESQUE Tales of Power Review (Permanent link) by Keith (Muzikman) Hannaleck @ 7:52:20 PM EST, 5/30/2005 PROG REVIEWER  —
Lion Music has found themselves another group of storm troopers, they are called
ARABESQUE, and they hail from the far away land of Holland. With two firecracker female
lead singers, Nicole de Seriere and Katja Salemi, this band has a very unique sound, one
that is difficult to pinpoint. That is exciting to me because I can't easily explain their music,
they are that original! Its undeniably progressive metal with the dark and light sides spread
out equally throughout the recording. This makes for a tasty variety in the grand scheme
of things. The women can sing like they are she devils or like angels, depending on the
musical background they are adapting to. The musicianship is positively stellar, provided by
Joop Wolters (guitar), Rene Ubachs (keyboards), Marc van Mierlo (drums), and Frank de
Groot (bass).This music is very concentrated and will require several listens to completely ingest and digest properly. I was impressed how they mixed it up so well. One moment they are in the middle of a metal rap, switch over to a death growl, and then they are singing like they are beckoning you to heavens pearly gates. It's in fact so radical it's as if they jumped out of hell and entered heaven all within the bat of an eye. And what's more, the vocals seem to fit like a glove on the hands of the music at every change in the road. There is no over production or misuse of technology, this is for real talent in its very essence at work here, without the masking of multi overdubbing and electronic gizmos. Simply put... every song kicks ass in a major way. I loved it. If you have been in the need of something really different and you get off on progressive metal, this is one group you will fall in love with instantly. Keep an eye on this band, they are going places. Rating: 4.5/5 © Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck - http://www.muzikreviews.com |
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
"No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
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sbrushfan
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Joined: November 07 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1177 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 15:17 |
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Here we go again...sigh.
 RIO/Avant-Prog(Studio Album, 1993) ZAPPA, FRANK "The Yellow Shark" Este disco es una muestra de los estilos y técnicas que Zappa aplicó durante toda su carrera, desde el ejercicio numero 4 que data de la época anterior a la creación de los Mothers of Invention. Zappa siempre mencionó a Varése como su máxima influencia pero es claro tuvo muchas otras como Bartok y Stravinsky, por lo menos. En realidad Zappa retoma todo lo que ha existido en la música moderna, de 1900 en adelante, incluyendo el Rock y el Jazz, para rearmarlo en su obra amplísima y técnicamente impecable. |
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Jimbo
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Posted: December 17 2005 at 15:47 |
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Progressive Metal(Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo, 1999) Review (Permanent link) by the dude Posted 3:33:09 PM EST, 12/17/2005
its great. I'm going to say that. The first song, dont look past me is one of the most
amazing songs i have ever heard. All the other songs are great, too, but not too great.
Cover my eyes is also good, but it did get boring after hearing it a couple times.Yes, this review is great too, although not that great. Not great at all, actually. Doesn't say anything about the music... |
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shyman
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Joined: November 19 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 91 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 16:12 |
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I'll translate the Zappa's review
This record is a proof of the styles and techniques Zappa used along his career, since the fourth excercise which comes from the era previous of "Monsters of Invention" creation. Zappa always mentioned Varése as his main influence but it seems clear that he had many others like Bartok and Stravinsky, at the very least. Actually, Zappa takes everything that has existed in modern music, from 1900 and so on, including Rock and Jazz, to rebuid it in his wide and technically flawless work
Hope it helped |
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sbrushfan
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Posted: December 17 2005 at 16:58 |
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I speak Spanish...but the point is that it wasn't written in English. |
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 17:14 |
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All dealt with. Thanks for the translation Shyman, I added it. SBF. If someone's willing to translate the review and the content is OK, I'm happy to replace the review with the English language version. |
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Bj-1
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31644 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 20:49 |
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 Symphonic Prog(DVD / Video, 1985) Review (Permanent link) by Olympus Posted 7:21:46 PM EST, 12/17/2005  This was one of the worst live YES album ever. The thing that makes it so bad is the fact that Trevor Rabin and Tony Kaye can't play Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman's parts, this shows how skilled the full YES line up is. In the WURM section of Starship Trooper Jon Anderson plays guitar to back Rabin who tries to immitate Steve Howe but just can't, it is a real shame. Don't wast your money if you want Live Yes on screen then get Songs from "Tsongas Yes 35th Anniversary Concert", dont waste your money on a three peice YES band plud two ameturs. If he hates this album so much, then why does he give it three stars??
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Snow Dog
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: December 17 2005 at 20:57 |
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and he doesnt imitate Sreve Howe..he plays his own solo....as far as I can remeber anyway |
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Trotsky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771 |
Posted: December 18 2005 at 04:09 |
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Actually, if I remember correctly ... and this was the one where all the guys dressed as if they were about to head out for an aerobics class, wasn't it?  ... I did think
that Rabin wasn't trying to imitate Howe, but play his own style ...
and did a *%(*# awful job of it on the Howe-era material IMO! But that's not the point ... BJ is correct ... the review doesn't match the rating ... any answers for us Olympus? |
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
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philippe
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 04:33 |
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 Indo-Prog/Raga Rock(Studio Album, 1977) Review (Permanent link) by un om de treaba Posted 4:15:18 AM EST, 12/18/2005 s ajdad ujsadjs udjdu sa iuaifjdui fjsu dfj fsujfuisfj suifjusifsf fsui fjisufj usofo sfffd sifdjsu isduisfuis fj sifuis fisfifsf iffo diiiiii iiiiii iiii gfff fffffff fff fffu jjjjjjj jjj jjj jrrre e eeeee eeeeeee e eeeetju uuuu uuu uuuuuuu u uuu uuyyy yyyyy yy yyyy yyyoo ooooooooo o ooooooo o oooo oooooo ooo oook kkkkk kkkkk k kk kkkkk kkkkk kkhh hhhhhh h hh h hhhhhh hhhhh hhhhh hhhhh hhhh hhhhh hhhhhh hh hhhh hhhhii iiiiii iiii iiiiii iiiiii iiiiii ...but the rating is correct! |
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Ricochet
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 05:04 |
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uh...yeah...so...hmm...right...well...  |
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Ricochet
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 05:08 |
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^EDIT AFTER 5 MINUTES:
OH S*IT!I've just realized he must be a romanian..."un om de treaba" is a romanian expression and means "a decent guy" (obviously totally unappropriate )...a romanian doing this...(BTW it's not me  )...wow! |
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Drew wrote:
Undoubtedly one of the worst bands to ever have the term "prog" applied to their music, this is more of the same. Tasteless bombast that makes ELP sound austere. The vocals (as always) are terrible, and if your idea of a hot guitarist is metal hammering/shredding w___-off this is right up your alley. And it's a dead end. Listen to this and then listen to a real progressive masterpiece like Van der Graaf's "Pawn Hearts", then walk shamefacedly towards your dustbin and insert this embarrassment directly into it and never look back. 
