ORBITAL
Pig Farm On The Moon
•Symphonic Prog
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Studio Album, released in 2003 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Awaken From Reality (16:04) - Lidian / lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar Musical Mind #77002 Thanks to ProgLucky for the additionand to Tarcisio Moura for the last updates Edit this entry |
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PIG FARM ON THE MOON Orbital ratings distribution
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(14%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(49%)
Good, but non-essential (35%)
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SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

[I dedicate this review to my Venezuelan brothers Ernesto Caldera and Felipe Martins]
PROG REVIEWER

PROG REVIEWER

I really like the second song "Genesis" an almost ten minute instrumental, with some cello and violin added to the mix. This album just didn't impress me enough to reward 4 stars, and it's a bit long at almost 70 minutes.
If you like keyboard driven music though, you should check these guys out.
PROG REVIEWER

I actually borrow the unmastered sample of this album from a Salomon Lerner's friend, and I had the chance of meeting the guitarist (I think it was Dario Sosa) who also happened to play at a wedding gig with my dad, so let's say I'm a bit familiar with them. You may suppose that as a fellow venezuelan I would give them plain 5 stars. First of all, I'm not a nationalist so I don't feel warmhearted by nationality alone or by the fact that I've met some of them. This is a fine work, probably the best rock album that has been produced in my country in a long time, but still it leaves me a bit disgusted. It has more influence from Dream Theater than I can swallow, but still, while I just rate 1 star to virtually every album that Dream Theater has produced (or 2 stars at the most), this certainly deserves better, as it is, in my opinion, the improved version of DT. They still founded their sound with Dream Theater, but added a bit more of Yes, Genesis, some ELP and, especially, there's a great resemblace to Steve Hackett's "Spectral Mornings" style (and if you listen carefully, you will hear a reworked version of Hackett's "Every Day" main guitar riff on "Awaken From Reality").
The musicians are as good technically as Petrucci, Myung, Portnoy and Rudess. However, their focus is not in showing their technicality but in the compositions and arrangements, and that's where they BLOW DREAM THEATER. The songs are still filled with power chords, whilst not so frecuently, so the songs are much smoother and soft- edged, with a balance of acoustic and electric passages. I will not get to review the individual song one by one, because every song has it's charm, so the whole album is very listenable without giving a headache. I just have trouble with two other things: the amount of power chords (again not as much as DT, but still a lot, considering that this is categorized as Symphonic prog) and Lidian's vocals: I don't know if it is because he is not plain american or english, so the pronunciation is not perfect (not a thing to blame... he's venezuelan), thus the singing lacks dynamics and appeals soulless; or, it just lacks dynamics and appeals soulless itself without regards of the pronunciation; his voice is a mix of LaBrie with Jon Anderson, only with lack of colour,and although he has a nice vibrato, I guess he's just not my type of vocalist.
Even with those low points, this album is 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. It's a great addition to fans of old-fashioned symphonic prog with modern touches.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

PROG REVIEWER

PROG REVIEWER

Lush vintage sounding keyboards are all over the place, along with some good guitar lines. Although they have two guitarists, this is surely a keyboard dominated group, which is not bad, if you´re fan of symphonic rock, right? I found this CD to be extremely pleasant to the ears, with several terrific passages along with a few less interesting ones, but none are bad. The tracks are long, with many tempo and mood changes as one should expect. This group balances very well both british and american influences, the later are specially clear on the vocal parts. Nods to Rush, Yes, ELP and Genesis are evident, with a few fusion bits thrown in here and there. Singer Lidian is good, but not exceptional. The musicians are superb and the production is also first rate.
As for their debut album, this is really a very promising band. I´m really sorry nothing else came from them since Orbital. While not a masterpiece, this CD proves to be an excellent addition to any prog rock music collection. I think I´m gonna take a closer look now at the musical rock scene from Venezuela from now on.
If you like old fashioned symphonic prog, this is a nice pick. Four stars.
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A nice surprise from Venezuela.
........Although I would not call this album original or fresh. The music is too much based on the
US pomp prog sound and the old English bands like Yes and Genesis to be original or even fresh.
The album have a very faltering start with the epos Awaken From Re
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Report this review (#445861) | Posted by toroddfuglesteg | Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | Review Permanlink
Very courageous album of this Venezuelan band, that shows great compositional and technical skills
in the vein of classic Yes, Genesis and other giants.
There are some intricate, masterful rhythm and mood changes.
Compositions vary from seven to twenty minutes with lots of ideas and imagination.
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Report this review (#204124) | Posted by stewe | Monday, February 23, 2009 | Review Permanlink
4.5 stars
Wow what a mindblowing, original album from the Venezuelan prog group PFOTM. If you
want to hear some top notch symphonic rock which pays homage to the prog forefathers
while remaining wholly unique, check out this South American gem. Every instrument
is amazing here with organs and
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Report this review (#39302) | Posted by robertplantowns | Wednesday, July 13, 2005 | Review Permanlink
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