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Emerson, Lake and Powell with their self titled only album together. Sad, all three gone.

Rest in peace.
 
Thank You Scientist : Terraformer

I've tried to like this. I really have. I appreciate it alright - but liking is a challenge.
 
Fireballet : Night On Bald Mountain


1970s Americans try really really hard to be Cantebury prog - good effort, but it's a fail.
 
Fluttr Effect : Marking Time

Very good - a very enjoyable listen.

I wrote a review many yonks ago - will post it here if required.
 
Haulover said:
Fluttr Effect : Marking Time

Very good - a very enjoyable listen.

I wrote a review many yonks ago - will post it here if required.
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Always required.

I'm late to the game. I just discovered Polyphia and am burning through their catalog. Neat stuff.
 
My review of Fluttr Effect: Marking Time

Be careful. "Hollywood In Porn - Part-II" just may become one of your favorite modern prog songs.

Oddly-named Boston quintet Fluttr Effect comprise 3 girls and 2 guys and their music sounds pop-like on the surface, but dig deeper and you'll find it's more progressive than most prog. The instrumentation is interesting. An electric cello - plucked more often than not - replaces the bass guitar. The result is an unconventional, versatile sound that can be upbeat one moment and dark and haunting the next. There are keyboards, and "Hollywood In Porn" features a lot of piano work, but many of the effects normally supplied by keys are provided by a MIDI marimba. But what sets Fluttr Effect apart isn't just the unconventional instrumentation - it's their songwriting. It leaves acts like The Gathering and White Willow looking quite staid, and runs from pop-centric approachability via symphonic melodica through to chaotic sections - yet the album never loses its cohesion. So imagine No Doubt's Gwen Stefani fronting Alamaailman Vasarat. Sort of quirky proggy-goth with great melodies, approachable in parts and moody in others.

Some songs recall the newest Evanescence record and tracks like "Venus Loves Hades", "Lucky Glove" and " "Don't Know What You're Living For" could warrant radio time. "Nowhere" is hard-edged rock with a catchy chorus, and the 10-minute title track is promising, but halfway through it lapses into one of incredibly annoying 5-minute silences to mask an otherwise pleasing 'hidden' track.

And then, of course, there's the 2-part Hollywood In Porn". Listen to the way the cello asserts itself in Part-II and you'll be hooked - and then pay attention to the choral backing vocals, powerful melodic hooks, the chaotic sections that give way to piano- and cello-driven walls of sound that yield seamlessly into delicate whisper-soft sections, the overriding melancholy tones, and the pointed social commentary - and you'll probably agree that this song will rise quickly in many prog-fans' list of favorites.
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Edguy : Vain Glory Opera

Time for a bit of old-school power metal (from B J's neck of the woods)
 
Haulover said:
Edguy : Vain Glory Opera

Time for a bit of old-school power metal (from B J's neck of the woods)
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Tobi Sammet's output is a bit hit or miss for me. A little too much Helloween worship for my taste. If I had to endorse any somewhat "recent" German Power Metal band, I'd go for Orden Ogan. Recent in air quotes because they've been trucking on for more than 20 years as well :)

Speaking of German metal bands, if you're in a darker mood, try The Vision Bleak. Their roots are in old-school Death Metal, as evidenced by their guitar tone and galloping drums, but there are no death grunts to be found. I can vouch for their first four albums, didn't manage to digest " Into The Unknown" just yet.
https://youtu.be/jiEfATsgTB0
 
Blind_Justice said:
Tobi Sammet's output is a bit hit or miss for me. A little too much Helloween worship for my taste. If I had to endorse any somewhat "recent" German Power Metal band, I'd go for Orden Ogan. Recent in air quotes because they've been trucking on for more than 20 years as well :)

Speaking of German metal bands, if you're in a darker mood, try The Vision Bleak. Their roots are in old-school Death Metal, as evidenced by their guitar tone and galloping drums, but there are no death grunts to be found. I can vouch for their first four albums, didn't manage to digest " Into The Unknown" just yet.
https://youtu.be/jiEfATsgTB0
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Thanks - I'll look up The Vision Bleak - I haven't heard of them.

I agree about Tobi's output, and I'm not the world's biggest power metal fan, though I enjoy spinning the occasional random album from time to time.
 
Sinfonity : Carpe Noctem

(Orchestra of electric guitars" playing classical music. Fun.)
 
Eloy : Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes

And another complete change of pace :eek:

LOL
 
Haulover said:
Dimmu Borgir : For All Tid

Talk about a change of pace :D
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Rough stuff. My respect. I like Dimmu Borgir, but to me, "For All Tid" is borderline unlistenable. Waaaaaayyyyyy too lo-fi. I mean, early '90s Morrissound mixes were muddy as fuck, but they at least had bass. :)
 
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