Shred the Tenth: The Lodge of Elysium

A Person wrote: Any Colour You Like wrote: A Person wrote: Any Colour You Like wrote: James wrote: Ah, The Final Cut.  'tis an album I've not heard, I don't think but I notice many people dislike it immensely. I don't hate it, but it is not really my kind of Floyd. 'Cause it's Waters. I love Animals. And we all know that was a Waters album. TFC is just too much of the same thing, depressing tale of daddy issues and alienation. It also annoys me how PF are no more than session musicians. That's why I think of it as a Water's album.

So do I, and that is why I don't like it. Amused to Death is much better anyway.

Amused to Death is probably my favorite solo album. (I can't think of any others at the moment anyway)

James wrote: rushfan4 wrote: James wrote: Mostly get along?  I actually don't hate Rush.  The albums I've heard aren't that bad.  There's a lot of other bands I dislike more than them. You don't think that we mostly get along?  Is that an overstatement or an understatement? I thought we got on fully. That must mean there's something you don't like about me... (or maybe it's just the taste in music). I have no issues with you at all.

Fair enough.  I think that it is just the taste of music and a little that gets lost in the translation from English English to American English.    And although I am not as gung-ho about RIO/Avant as you guys are, I have picked up a few decent additions from that genre, even if it is from bands that you think really aren't avant like Alamaailman Vasarat.

I love Alamaailman Vasarat.  My ring tone on my mobile is an AV track and it has been that way for about 3 or 4 years now.

AV get more avant with every album, actually.  Good stuff.

You'll also like Afenginn.

A Person wrote: Tsevir Leirbag wrote: James, you should give a listen to Final Cut. I really love that album. I only like two Rush' albums... Farewell and Hemisphere. I like from Caress of Steel to Moving Pictures. I haven't heard enough of their music after that to make a decision about it.

That is pretty much the essential stuff on a prog rock site.  Of course I love the before and after as well, sometimes moreso, but that comes from being a fanboy.

I've heard the album Kaarmelautakunta, and found it great.

Afenginn are Danish though (with a Finnish guy as the main composer, I believe).

But aye, they make danceable music.  If you have the CDs you'll notice that their debut includes a booklet with instructions on how to dance to their music.

rushfan4 wrote: James wrote: I love Alamaailman Vasarat.  My ring tone on my mobile is an AV track and it has been that way for about 3 or 4 years now. AV get more avant with every album, actually.  Good stuff. You'll also like Afenginn. Yep.  I picked up an Afenginn album off emusic on your recommendation.  It was pretty good, although it did remind me of the dancing Russians.   Ah well, I am off for the night.  Catch you guys on the flipside.

Cya.

I wonder if anyone will comment on what I said in the new Magma thread.

Didn't you also write one for Zut En Fou Rouge?