Little Tragedies (Russia)
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Topic: Little Tragedies (Russia)
Posted By: Prog-jester
Subject: Little Tragedies (Russia)
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 05:35
OK, for everyone who heard/yet to her this wonderful band,there's some information - a new album "Chinese Songs" (double again!Smells TFK here...  ) written on translations of Chinese poetry will be released next year
http://www.littletragedies.com/news_e.htm - http://www.littletragedies.com/news_e.htm Recently I listened to them again and changed a bit my opinion about them.Still I can't bear vocals and lyrics(IMHO, they're NOT fit in this music),but the music side left me impressed a lot - bombastic Symphonic prog a-la "ELP meets Dream Theater"!!! Highly recommended to everybody!!! What do you think about this band? |
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 06:09
Congrats with this progress, Prog-jester  , here is my review, a few minutes after I had heard this band for the first time:
LITTLE TRAGEDIES — ReturnReview by http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=3684 - erik neuteboom (erik neuteboom)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Symphonic Prog Expert
The first composition "Dream 1" features classical orchestrations (evoking The Enid) and soaring keyboards, followed by the distinctive Eastern-European atmosphere with Russian vocals and some folky sounds. Then splendid keyboardwork, heavy guitar-riffs and in the end a flashy synthesizer solo. The song "After death" is very alternating: excellent guitarplay (sensitive, heavy riffs and fiery runs), spectacular keyboards (organ and synthesizer) and a propulsive rhythm- section. In "Credo" we can enjoy swirling interplay between guitar and keyboards and in "Neuromantic" the contrast between the howling guitar and majestic harpsichord is very captivating, along with the Russian vocals! Among all those cascades of sumptuous progrock there are a few mellow tracks like "Canzona" (sensitive electric guitar and beautiful piano work) and "Return" (subdued with warm Russian vocals). My highlight on this CD is the composition "On the themes of Grieg": lots of sumptuous and fluent prog featuring marvellous keyboard work, inspired vocals and a final part featuring great duels between guitar and keyboards, in the vein of Trace, mid-ELP and the Japanese keyboard driven prog, SUPERB!! IF YOU ARE UP TO RUSSIAN VOCALS AND YOU LIKE ELP AND THE JAPANESE KEYBOARD PROG, THIS CD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! |
WOW, here's an amazing progrock CD that carries me away to progheaven! It's the latest CD from the Russian progrock band Little Tragedies. During the first listening session I noticed a very mid-Emersonian inspired keyboard sound, especially the Yamaha GX-1 super- synthesizer (known from the video-clip "Fanfare for the common man" from ELP) but also a typical ethnic flavor, mainly the wonderful Russian vocals.
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:46
Fortunately, I don't hear Dream Theater influences in LT music. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Prog-jester wrote:Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: October 29 2006 at 04:36
I just meant that they're heavier than any other ELP-related bands I heard
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