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Topic: Glass Hammer's new album "Perilous" - latest news
Posted By: cstack3
Subject: Glass Hammer's new album "Perilous" - latest news
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 11:17
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Jon's hard at work, recording with Glass Hammer for an upcoming new CD. http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/06/18/between-legs-of-ongoing-yes-tour-jon-davisons-at-work-on-new-glass-hammer-album/" rel="nofollow - http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/06/18/between-legs-of-ongoing-yes-tour-jon-davisons-at-work-on-new-glass-hammer-album/ I was wondering if Yes were going to try to snatch him away from Glass Hammer, but that band tells me "uh-uh." --------- 'Davison made it clear, even as the news broke that he’s taking over for Benoit David as Yes’ lead singer, that he would continue to work with Glass Hammer — for whom he has sung on two albums since 2009, If and Cor Cordium. “Though I’m grateful and excited for this amazing opportunity, it will not jeopardize my involvement with Glass Hammer in any way,” Davison said, in a separate Facebook post. “I plan to steadfastly and enthusiastically continue with Steve, Fred, and Alan.” '
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 11:25
I thought it was "Joy Division working on a new album". Damn, I was wishing Ian Curtis would rise to the dead.  ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 11:38
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Glad to hear he didn't put all his eggs in the Yes basket.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 21:09
| Given the latest Yes developments... and actually their whole history, he would be very fool to do so. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 18:16
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Even more information regarding the upcoming Glass Hammer CD, which will be a "concept album" - http://www.dprp.net/wp/?p=6486" rel="nofollow - http://www.dprp.net/wp/?p=6486 http://www.glasshammer.com/" rel="nofollow - Glass Hammer is in production on a new concept album due out this fall entitled “Perilous”. Steve Babb, Fred Schendel, Alan Shikoh and Jon Davison, along with Randall Williams and a cameo by The Adonia String Trio. We’re also recording choral arrangements. Jon finished up vocal recording before beginning rehearsals for the next Yes tour. Fred, Alan and Steve are busy cutting bass, guitar and final keyboard tracks. We’re very excited about this one! |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 13:38
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Hi! I'm a Street Team Member & friend of the band "Glass Hammer," and the band has requested the team to announce the following in different forums: "Glass Hammer has announced a new concept album (Perilous) to be released fall of 2012. It includes the same lineup as IF and Cor Cordium." There have been some questions on PA if Jon Davison will remain with Glass Hammer or with Yes, and the "simple" answer is, he has been recording with Glass Hammer and will continue to provide vocalist duties with Yes during the upcoming US tour. Apparently this arrangement has been working well, and Jon says he has been having a great time with Yes! The band Glass Hammer informs me that Jon will remain a full-time member of the band and will not jump ship for the Yes position full-time, so we will want to see how Yes handles the revolving-door vocalist slot in the future. Chris Squire has mentioned that the band will likely record another new album in coming months, so prog fans have much to look forward to! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bialas/chris-squire-yes_b_1641547.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bialas/chris-squire-yes_b_1641547.html Drop me a message if you need more details or have questions, I'm excited for both bands! Yes dodged the proverbial bullet when Benoit David became ill, but I don't know what they will do when Glass Hammer goes into full-swing. Cheers and best, Chuck Stack & Glass Hammer |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 14:46
| Maybe Yes will quit when they will not be able to find another good singer, after recruiting all the good that are still left on the prog world... But i won't be surprised that, knowing Chris Squire's pride, he will take the singing part by himself. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 15:25
I saw this too and was also disappointed ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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smartpatrol wrote:Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 23:10
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Steve Babb provides this additional information: Glass Hammer has announced a new studio concept album titled “Perilous” which will be released in the fall of 2012. “The band lineup is virtually identical to that of IF and Cor Cordium”, says bassist Steve Babb. “But you can expect cameos from The Adonia String Trio, a children's choir, an adult choir and a classical guitar choir; this last being led by Alan Shikoh. Jon Davison spent the month of May recording vocal parts which, according to him, were some of the most challenging tracks he's ever recorded. He's at the top of his game.” Expect album art and a track list to show up on the band's website and Facebook page in the near future. Babb and Fred Schendel will spend the next few weeks adding the final overdubs, recording backing vocals and tweaking final mixes before handing off the project to Digital Domain's Bob Katz for mastering. === Let's cheer this band on! I'm looking forward to hearing how this works out. I'll post links to MP3 samples etc. as they become available. Cheers!
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 00:32
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The band just released this brief "teaser" on YouTube! "Perilous" is the upcoming Glass Hammer concept album, to be release later in 2012! I think it will be excellent!
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 01:49
I would count myself as a fan although I'm struggling a bit with the current incarantion of GH to be honest. I guess I will end up buying this just because Fred and Steve are so talented.
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Posted By: shanocles
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 01:51
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oh yeah!
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 02:45
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Posted By: Morsenator
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 14:56
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 15:42
Definitely looking forward to this. 
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 21:13
Indeed, I don't like this Yes-pastiche era either. I hope they turn the page with this new album. -------------   
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 02 2012 at 01:07
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This was posted to the Glass Hammer Facebook page! Part 1 http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/musicians-corner/glass-hammer" rel="nofollow - http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/musicians-corner/glass-hammer Part 2 http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/musicians-corner/glass-hammer-band-member" rel="nofollow - http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/musicians-corner/glass-hammer-band-member Quite a bit of information in here! Steve Babb tells me that the final mixdown for "Perilous" is going well, I'll post additional links when he sends them to the street team. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 02 2012 at 13:06
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Interesting bit, I thought GH toured a bit, apparently they stay in! I'm trying to draw them out on the road, we'll see if we can do that: Glass Hammer officially began in 1992 with longtime friends and http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/musicians-corner/glass-hammer#" rel="nofollow">  Throughout the past two decades Glass Hammer has released 12 studio releases, a few compilation releases and two live releases and is currently working on a new concept CD named Perilous. They have had approximately 15 other musicians contribute vocals, drums, pipe organs, strings and guitars throughout their career but it wasn’t until most recently with the releases of If, Cor Cordium and the upcoming Perilous that they have maintained two of what I believe to be their most prominent members, Jon Davison on vocals and Alan Shikoh on guitar. When asked if changing line-ups often could possibly discourage fans, they all pointed to other influential bands throughout history that have done the same, like Steely Dan, Alan Parsons and Frank Zappa, for example.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 07 2012 at 08:55
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Steve Babb of Glass Hammer provided this update on the CD "Perilous": "October 23rd release date. Nothing official on our site yet. Announcement soon!" http://www.glasshammer.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.glasshammer.com/ I'll be sure to pass along information as I hear it.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 10 2012 at 11:50
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Steve Babb provided us with this brand-new sample from the upcoming "Perilous"! As a choir vocal freak, I love the introduction!! Hope you enjoy it, release date is coming soon! Also, samples of songs are available at this site: http://glasshammer.com/pages/features/Perilous.html" rel="nofollow - http://glasshammer.com/pages/features/Perilous.html Pre-orders of the CD are being taken, and the new tee-shirt is killer! Cheers, Charles
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 00:03
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Steve tosses us this brief Prog Rock Magazine article via Facebook: http://www.progrockmag.com/news/glass-hammer-glad-about-jon-davison-yes-factor/" rel="nofollow - http://www.progrockmag.com/news/glass-hammer-glad-about-jon-davison-yes-factor/ I wonder if Jon Davison will give Yes the shot of youth & enthusiasm it has been lacking for years? Yes are already talking about their next CD, so we may see a cross fertilization between Glass Hammer and Yes in terms of composition. Stay tuned!
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 00:54
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Think I might have to put in for that pre-order! I haven't missed a single album of theirs since the wonderful `Lex Rex', and I have to admit, that t-shirt actually looks quite stylish and smart!
Now if only we could convince the band about some vinyl releases! 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 01:50
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^ yep I might check out that offer as well although I'm not sure when I will be able to wear it as GH never come to the UK.
BTW Fred looks a shadow of his former self in the picture in the link. Perhaps he could send me a copy of his diet along with the CD and T-Shirt
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 01:57
| Richard! I know, it's bloody inspiring, to be honest! I was watching the `Live Lex' DVD a week or so ago, and then noticed him on the front of the `Three Cheers' album cover, and the change is unbelievable! Good on him! |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 18:55
True. As for the album, I'm liking what I hear, Still sounds quite a bit like Yes, but less than their previous two. I'll still wait and see, but I'm a bit more optimistic with the album. -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 19:06
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CCVP! I haven't listened to the previews yet, just going to buy it outright and be surprised when I hear it! I don't feel I need to give it a go in case it's no good, I always expect quality things from the band. But I know what you mean, I'd rather they step away from the Yes-sound a bit more, too.
I have to ask everyone, do we know at all who that character on the front cover is meant to be, or what he represents?! I find him quite unpleasant! Any ideas?!
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: September 20 2012 at 03:08
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I got If and really liked it, contrary to most. True, it sounds like Yes but the music is great. I haven't got Cor Cordium yet and am really interested in the new one too. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: September 20 2012 at 08:16
I have absolutely no idea who that guy is, but I guess it has something to do with the album's theme, IDK, maybe it's darker than the other two. And, mind you, i've been a fan of the guys since Chronometree, which is almost like a ELP clone of an album, but is still lest of a clone than their latest two, surprisingly!  I'm still not sure if this album will fly or not, but I'm a bit more happy wiyth what I hear with the previews. I'll still check it eventually, but i'll only buy it only after chacking on the internet (YT, etc)
To me it is a very good album. People tend to bash it because it is very different from the band's other material. You can check my personal opinion on that album in my http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=329023" rel="nofollow - review of it. -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 06:58
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CCVP! That guy on the front cover of the upcoming album, going by the fact that the band uses a lot of Christian elements in their music, I was kind of assuming he was the Devil! He certainly looks intimidating!
I know what you mean about the Yes comparisons. As much as I love the two most recent albums, I kind of miss the older style of Lex/Shadowlands/the dble Secret album. Still grand and epic classic prog sounds, just not quite as focused on the Yes elements! I'd love some female vocalists again too. But Jon has been terrific with them. I did think `Cor Cordium' was not as `Yessy' as `If', but the music wasn't quite as memorable. Still good though, I listened to it just today! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 15:11
No it isn't bad its just different. I gave it 5 stars because I value a band trying something different. Also Susie's vocals take centre stage which is one very strong aspect of it. Just don't expect symphonic prog (there isn't any on it)
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 17:30
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`Three Cheers...' is a very worthwhile album! It makes a nice break from their traditional super-long epics (which we all love, I know!), but it's got lots of great vocal melodies, wonderful playing and tasteful arrangements. Sophisticated poppy-prog that's very easy to put on in the background and chill out to.
I think the front cover is a little rubbish, though!
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Posted By: torete
Date Posted: October 10 2012 at 06:55
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some information about a vinyl release of "perilous"?
thanks
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: October 10 2012 at 07:29
indeed, the cover is terrible.  -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 02:14
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I'm wondering, Richard/CCVP/Cstack, are there enough of us passionate enough about Glass Hammer to start an `Appreciation' thread? I mean, I could yack endlessly about them, I have most of thier albums and have loved them for years!
As much as I love the band, I too prefer the `Pre-Yes' albums, so to speak! `Pre-Jon' might be a better description! Pretty much `Lex Rex - Three Cheers' are the real special ones for me! Out of the Jon albums, `If' is very good, with perhaps a little too much emphasize on the Yes elements (although I still find the band has more than enough of their own grand symphonic trademarks to not write them off as an outright Yes clone), while `Cor Cordium' has less emphasize on the Yes style, but the writing and arrangements are not quite as memorable as the previous album. I love `Nothing Box', though! Still, I plan on snapping up the new one straight away, and I'm especially curious if the music will be a little darker to match the cover artwork! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 14:06
| If the new album is strong enough to get people interested then an appreciation thread would have a chance I guess. At the moment it might struggle a bit perhaps although their discography is as interesting and diverse as any modern symph prog band that I'm familiar with. |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 20:05
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I would enjoy it. Working on their discography, only have 3, pre and post Jon, but like them equally. They are Yes influenced, but not clones, not a bad thing to me. I was working on getting more of them (If, as I have Cor Cordium) when I fell into the RPI trap and have been blowing funds for about a month now in that genre....  .------------- 
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 20:33
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AE, sounds like a great idea! As I mentioned, I thought `If' was the stronger of the two with Jon, so it you liked `Cor' (which I really do, I don't want it to come across that I don't!), you can't go wrong with `If'!
As for the `pre-Jon' Hammer that I know very well... `Lex Rex' has a lot of Genesis like symphonic elements, and has got a cracking energy in the keyboard/bass/guitar sound! Some of it is a little rough around the edges, but it's the album that got me into them initially. Blew my mind at the time! The follow-up `Shadowlands' has a stronger classical sound, hugely aided by the fact they used a proper massive church organ, and it shows - it's so thick and booming! It's very dramatic musically and wistful lyrically, warm male/female vocals too, especially on the long epic finale track. `The Inconsolable Secret' is a double, and essentially two very different abums. The first disc is comprised of two long epics, while the second disc is a range of shorter folk, classical, orchestral, medieval prog and ballads. I'd maybe go for that one of you don't already have it! `Culture Of Ascent' is different yet again, with a much heavier guitar sound, lots of hard wailing solos and somewhat darker atmosphere to match the wintery front cover. And of course the so-called controversial `Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted' is sophisticated proggy-pop with strong female vocals and great instrumentation. Lots to choose from, and I'm sure others can offer their opinions on which one to try next!
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Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 20:41
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^ Lex Rex and Shadowlands are the other 2 I have. Loved Shadowlands on first spin, Lex Rex grew on me and was also my first by them and love it now. Shooting for "If" and then "Culture" next by them. -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 19 2012 at 20:47
Great! Yep, I find the `narration/intro' interludes on `Lex Rex' a little crummy, I guess some of the vocals are a bit daggy, and the album is probably just a little too long, but the quality is outstanding for the majority! Wonderful rich lyrics too, as has become a trademark of all their albums! Good luck with your next Hammer album! 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 20 2012 at 02:56
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I'd throw Chronomotree into the discussion as well if I may. Has some nice ELP style keyboard moments reminiscent of Tarkus. People are put off by the vocals which are mostly bland and male orientated but they aren't bad.
Just listening to IF at the moment. For me thats a really strange album. Very focused and very tight playing for sure but I could do with a few keyboard flourishes on the organ to really get me into it perhaps. I do miss Susie as well
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 20 2012 at 03:45
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I haven't heard `Chronometree' in a little while, so I'm going to dig it out and transfer it onto my Ipod to listen to on the way to work again!
I really like a lot of `If', but it's a lot more refined and...`tasteful' than the previous albums? I mean, not as many booming, bombastic, aggressive moments as before? I have to admit, I'm really not much of a fan of the second track `Behold The Ziddle', I find the arrangement and especially the vocal melody quite forced. I don't know why it leaves a bit of a bad taste with me, but I really enjoy much of the rest! I wish they'd bring Susie back too, but I guess with Jon bringing a much higher profile to the band than ever they won't be ditching the Yes boy anytime soon! Nor should they, I don't mean that I don't like him, I'd just like Susie reincorprated into Glass Hammer's music in some form! Then again, Jon can be quite a feminine singer, so perhaps the other Hammer boys feel the female vocals are already well covered! 
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Posted By: ProgDrummerTony
Date Posted: October 20 2012 at 15:38
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From what I've heard out of the Perilous samples, I think Glass Hammer is moving in a good direction, despite the sound being a lot similar to what we've already heard in If and Cor Cordium. I think with Perilous the band has finally established their true "progressive rock" sound. I realize that some people find GH to be a Yes-clone band, but the more I listen to them and compare it to Yes, I actually see the originality of GH. As of right now I like Glass Hammer better than Yes, because the "ambitious" GH albums seem more rewarding than those of Yes (ex. The Inconsolable Secret vs. Tales from Topographic Oceans).
Trust me, Glass Hammer shouldn't be considered "the new Yes"; they've created their own sound and their own way of orchestration. Keeping up the incredible effort, GH could become legends in prog rock. I just wish everyone would appeciate the band for what they are, not what they sound like. That's all I ask, my fellow prog fans  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/user/ProgDrummerTony" rel="nofollow - My Prog Drum Covers |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 20 2012 at 16:11
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Good call Tony!
I very rarely listen to samples, I just buy the album outright and look forward to being surprised by it! I know with Glass Hammer to expect some high-qaulity symphonic epic progressive rock with wonderful playing, thoughtful lyrics and melodic vocals, and I'm happy to support a band that's giving me a lot of enjoyment over the years!
However....I couldn't possibly write off `Topographic Oceans' compared to `I.Secret'! Both equally impressive me and win my repect and admiration, two albums I've listened to and enjoyed endlessly! |
Posted By: ProgDrummerTony
Date Posted: October 20 2012 at 22:06
Oh, I don't have anything against Topographic Oceans really. In fact I definitely agree with you that it is an impressive Yes release, even being one of my favorite prog albums of 1973. But when it comes to the substance of both Topographic Oceans and Inconsolable Secret, my perspective appears more positive towards the latter. The concept, structure, and flow of Inconsolable Secret is what primarily draws me in, while Topographic Oceans is just more textured and holds significant values in the '70s progressive rock movement.
I'm only basing this off of my own personal experience from listening to these albums, and although I do agree that both of the albums can be equally inspiring at times, The Inconsolable Secret is much easier for me to get though more than twice. In my opinion it has more variety and ultimately syncs with me both mentally and emotionally.
In other words, "The Knight of the North" rules over "The Revealing Science of God" in my opinion. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/user/ProgDrummerTony" rel="nofollow - My Prog Drum Covers |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 23 2012 at 17:13
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OK, Glass Hammer has now released "Perilous" to iTunes! Each song has a brief sample. I'm really impressed....Davison is an excellent vocalist, but they carve a different path than the one Yes has been on for the past, oh, 20 years or so. I also like their use of female vocals!! http://https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perilous/id572612250" rel="nofollow - http://https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perilous/id572612250 Furthermore, "Perilous" is mentioned in this article about Glass Hammer: http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/10/12/no-denying-the-yes-factor-glass-hammer-rides-wave-of-interest-in-jon-davison-toward-imaginative-new-project/" rel="nofollow - http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/10/12/no-denying-the-yes-factor-glass-hammer-rides-wave-of-interest-in-jon-davison-toward-imaginative-new-project/
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 23 2012 at 18:00
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Thanks for the update, CStack3!
Really looking forward to this, and I think you made our day when you dropped the `female vocals' tidbit!
I won't listen to the samples, I just like to be surprised when the CD shows up! |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 02:13
Glad you enjoyed the news! I'm hoping GH gets out of the studio and goes on tour. From everything I've heard on the CD thus far, it is quite special, I think you'll enjoy it! Cheers, M8! |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 09:26
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You're lucky living in the States, more chance of getting to see them, and a whole bunch of other prog acts, too!
Not like Australia!! We've been lucky enough to have Yes, Unitopia, Porcupine Tree over the last few years, and in a few weeks Goblin in Melbourne - can't quite get over that! - but there's so many acts I'll never get a chance to see unless some serious travelling is involved! To be honest, when Yes played back in (I think?) March of this year, with Jon from Glass Hammer on vocals, I secretly hoped that he'd bring the rest of the Hammer boys along to be the support act! Would have been great exposure to the group, I think a lot of the crowd would have gone for them, though they probably would have run the risk of upstaging the main act!
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 09:59
Sorry to learn that! I never could understand why bands would pass on Oz, I bet you folks turn out one hell of a great audience! I think it is even worse in NZ from what I've heard. Do you Aussies make up for the lack of the Brit/US bands with your own "home brew"? You've turned out some great rock acts over the years, but I'm not too familiar with Aussie prog bands. Please give me a few names of rising prog bands down under! Thanks, man!
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 10:10
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Of the current crop of Aussie progressive music, artists like:
Symphonic prog - Myriad and Ben Craven Neo-prog - Anubis and Unitopia instantly come to mind! All on the Archives and worth looking into! Then there's also the younger ones more related to the metal/heavy prog sounds like Kettlespider and Montresor that are showing heaps of potential too! I know there's more, that's just off the top of my head!
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Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 19:46
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^ I can vouch (not that its worth anything Also saw Yes with Jon Davison this past summer, was very pleased with his performance. I was unaware that he had replaced Benoit until the concert began, that made it so much better!
I am pleased to hear GH has a new release out, can't wait. However, now I have a dilemma. I am way behind on my GH albums, was about to get IF as I have Cor Cordium, now Perilous is out. Guess it is time to catch up... -------------
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 21:26
Ha, AE, that's a pretty cool dilemna to be in! "Oh no, too many Glass Hammer albums to have to listen to, whatever shall I do?!"
I read one or two promo/interview articles on the net about the newie `Perilous', and the main members seem to think it's a lot darker lyrically and musically, so I can't wait! Perhaps wait for that and check it out with us! I might break my rule and give some of the samples on Itunes/Amazon a quick listen...
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 21:48
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 11:07
I'm not even all that familiar with their past releases, but Perilous is really good! The intro on the first song channels Bruford's "Sahara of Snow," and they do NOT sound like Yes clones! Davison is in excellent voice....I hope PA members also like it.
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 11:19
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So looking forward to the newie, Cstack! I'm going to finalise my order with Greg Walker/Syn-Phonic this week and get it (and a whole bunch of other stuff) sent on it's way. Otherwise I'm going to get very jealous of reading all the reviews and not know what they're talking about!
I guess I could console myself by going back and listening to all the previous Hammer ones I have. I really feel like, as much as I like them, I haven't given `Three Cheers' and `Culture' the proper appreciation they deserve. |
Posted By: Topjukes
Date Posted: November 09 2012 at 14:40
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BIG NEWS!
Plane Groovy records are thrilled to announce that we will be releasing the new Glass Hammer album “Perilous” at the beginning of December. The album, limited to just 500 numbered copies, will be pressed on 180g vinyl and will include three previously unreleased tracks. The Band Glass Hammer is a symphonic-progressive rock band from the United States. While there are plenty of new converts to their music since vocalist Jon Davison was selected to be the new singer for Yes, in fact the band formed in 1992. Many musicians have appeared on Glass Hammer albums, however throughout the years, Steve Babb and Fred Schendel have remained the core of the band. Lyrically, Glass Hammer is inspired mostly by their love of literature (most notably Tolkien, C. S. Lewis and John Krakauer) and Babb's love of Victorian prose and medieval mythology. Musically, they lean towards 70's driven symphonic rock, with strong keyboard orientation; specifically Hammond organs in the tradition of ELP. Their most apparent influences are Yes, ELP, Genesis, and, to a less noticeable extent, Camel. The Album For 2012, Babb, Schendel, Alan Shikoh and Davison return with the much anticipated PERILOUS, the follow up to 2010's IF and 2011's Cor Cordium. PERILOUS liner notes read more like earlier Glass Hammer albums with a list of choral members, The Adonia String Trio and even a new female vocalist. But perhaps the comparisons to previous titles ends there. "We have never done a concept album like PERILOUS," admits GH co-founder Steve Babb. "It is essentially one unified vision; one musical idea in thirteen parts or movements. The emotions and ideas expressed in the lyrics ebb and flow with the music; but they have a definite story to tell with a beginning, middle and climactic end." And what is that story about? Babb prefers to allow listeners the chance to interpret the ultimate meaning for themselves, but he did drop some hints. “It should be obvious from the album art and the title PERILOUS that something dire is lurking just beyond that gate. Imagine two children lost in a cemetery at night and the unsavory characters they might meet as they try to find their way home. That is the setting for our allegory." Ordering Information Plane Groovy are accepting pre-orders from midnight UK time on the 5th of November. As with all of our releases, we are offering a special shipping rate to North America and Canada; this will take slightly longer than using UK mail but will cost around $6.00 instead of $21.00. When placing your order, please make sure that you choose the correct option for your location. Come to www.planegroovy.com and place your order now! If you have any queries you can email me directly via [email protected] ------------- www.planegroovy.com - for the music you always wanted to hear on vinyl! |
Posted By: torete
Date Posted: November 09 2012 at 22:55
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the first glass hammer vinyl release on 20 years must be on my vinyl collection! of course!!!!! |