Cynic - Focus's sample
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Topic: Cynic - Focus's sample
Posted By: Zitro
Subject: Cynic - Focus's sample
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 10:32
 
This is one of the most creative songs I have ever heard from Progressive Metal! Seriously, it blends death metal with electronica, prog rock, mellow parts, some jazz fusion, and they even have a fretless bass player! The unique part of it is that it is really tight, coherent, and the genres fuse seamlessly. I listened to it like 10 times today.
Is the album as good as this track?
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 10:37
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Yes. If you liked it, I think the whole album will appeal to you. Each song is memorable and special, especially Veil of Maya, Celestial Voyage (brilliant), I'm but a wave to and How Could I. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 11:15
seconded. freakin' sweet record. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
avestin wrote:Posted By: thedemonsloth
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 12:18
| I really enjoyed the album but it gets old after a few listens. The musicianship is nuts though. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 12:26
thirded
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Posted By: Paul K.
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 12:49
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I prefer Atheist, Spiral Architect and Theory In Practice to these guys, for some reasons they don't have an appeal to me. ------------- Weasels ripped my flesh |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 13:23
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I'm not sure why you are surprised, fretless bass players are common place in progmetal, really.
-- Ivan
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 21:34
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It's a shame they never recorded more than one album.
Somewhere I have in my possession an early rough demo of theirs, with Paul Masvidal on vocals before he tore his throat up.
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 07:55
Most certainly. One of the best prog metal albums of all time, maybe highlighted even more because it's the only one the band ever did. If you enjoyed the bass player, also check out Gordian Knot. Get Focus, it is highly recommended!  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 13:36
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I highly recommend the album. Though the robot vocals and the rather muddy production drags it a bit down (IMO, of course) Still highly enjoyable. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 13:41
Thirded.  Malone and Reinart are one of the best rhythm sections EVER. -------------  |