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bhikkhu
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Topic: Looking-Glass Lantern Posted: December 12 2014 at 21:52 |
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Good thing I wasn't part of this. I don't like Pendragon or The Enid. |
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 12 2014 at 21:20 | |
Great call Iván
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apps79
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Posted: December 12 2014 at 14:19 | |
...between conflicts, added to Neo: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=9120
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 12 2014 at 14:09 | |
With the same respect, I strongly disagree. 1.- Pendragon is an icon of Prog Rock, and "Masquerade Overture" is a masterpiece from any perspective. 2.- Graham album is really good, but still doesn't reach the status of masterpiece. 3.- Neo Prog is not dead, it's evolving, if you listened Pure, you would notice that Pendragon has widened the parameters of Neo Prog. 4.- I honestly find no contact between Looking Glass Lantern and Focus or The Enid. |
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progaholic
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Posted: December 12 2014 at 13:43 | |
With the greatest of respect, Pendragon couldn't hold a candle to Graham's recordings. The last pendragon album I had the misfortune of listening to was 'Not of this world' and what a tired recording that was; cliches holding hands. The latest IQ album showed that neo-prog is as dead as a dead parrot. Looking-Glass Lantern is as Symphonic as Focus or The Enid. All good wishes P
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apps79
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Posted: December 11 2014 at 12:01 | |
Added to the Neo charts for further discussion.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 11 2014 at 08:35 | |
According to the rules of the site, won't go to Symphonic (we need unanimous votes), in this case I won't change my vote because I feel this is a Neo case.
Sounds like a Pendragon inspired band
Iván |
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yam yam
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
Posted: December 11 2014 at 07:12 | |
Well, the Symphonic team was notified directly in their team thread in the collab zone by the leader of the Neo Prog team...and these are the two sub genre teams that this suggestion is most likely to be of interest to - so I guess it's not strictly necessary anymore to amend your topic title. It would however still be useful to casual visitors to the site if they could see "Looking-Glass Lantern (UK): Symphonic/Neo Prog" - or something to that effect in the topic tittle - it would indicate to them straight away the type of music they might expect to find if they were to carry on and actually read the thread. Full guidance on making suggestions can be found in Andy Webb's sticky at the top of this sub forum page.
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progaholic
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Posted: December 11 2014 at 04:01 | |
Hi, I see I need to amend the header to include the suggested sub-genre. What exactly to I need to write?
Cheers
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: December 11 2014 at 03:22 | |
Keyboards to the wall. A bit of Yes and 80s Neo. Symph enough for my ears. Would fit in Neo too. A tough choice. A tentative yes for me in Symph.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 18:12 | |
As most Pendragon tracks they have symphonic structure, but IMO they are Neo Prog. Iván
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bhikkhu
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 18:07 | |
Hard to believe this is current. If I didn't already know I would have bet good money that it was produced in '80s. To me that's what makes it sound Neo but it is symphonic structure.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 16:20 | |
God, this sounds like Pendragom without Barrett.
The second track made me remember "Masters of Illusion" IMO it's Neo but the whole team must vote. Iván
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apps79
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 12:54 | |
Yeah, pretty great work by Mr. progaholic, let me take some action then, I did not notice that a suggested genre was missing.
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yam yam
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
Posted: December 10 2014 at 12:35 | |
Maybe you could drop a note in their team thread Apostolis? The suggester didn't include a sub genre in the topic title, so they won't spot it easily. Maybe he will amend the title to include one if he reads this...but with only 10 posts in eight years as a member here, he may not be back for a while...!!
A very well-written suggestion though, I must say. Edit: The lack of a physical CD shouldn't be a problem to the Symph boys - they added Greyfield recently without a CD issue of the album currently being produced (there may be some CDs in the future, but none as yet). The Looking-Glass Lantern website gives very thorough info on the albums as well as full streaming facilites - this includes the complete lyrics to all songs...You don't usually get THAT with bandcamp!!
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apps79
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 11:50 | |
Very symphonic stuff, guys there should take notice, digital only release seems a preventing factor, anyway I'll keep a close eye in the case.
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When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace...
listen to www.justincaseradio.com , the first ever Greek Progressive Rock radio |
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yam yam
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
Posted: December 10 2014 at 09:17 | |
This guy absolutely belongs on here!
Both albums can be heard in full (and bought at a very reasonable price) on the Aurovine website as well as the artist's own website: http://lookingglasslantern.aurovine.com. Apostolis reviewed the 2013 debut album 'A Tapestry Of Tales' on RYM, and seemed very impressed: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/looking_glass_lantern/a_tapestry_of_tales/. Symph/Neo boundary for me - this artist wouldn't be out of place in either sub imho. |
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progaholic
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Posted: December 10 2014 at 06:51 | |
May I be the second to suggest Looking-Glass Lantern for
inclusion on your site under the sub-genre ‘Symphonic’?
Looking-Glass Lantern is the alter-ego of Graham Dunnington,
a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a doctorate in Victorian Popular
Music. To date, Graham has released two albums; ‘A Tapestry of Tales’ and ‘The
Hound of the Baskervilles’. Conceived as a pair, the albums are based on the
Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Colan Doyle, and are available as
downloads from iTunes, Amazon, Aurovine, Spotify and other online retailers. The music on ‘A Tapestry of Tales’ is uncompromisingly
symphonic with classical influences; gentle, pastoral and charming. Graham
plays all of the instruments, (vintage keyboards, harpsichord, classical guitar
etc.), and sings. The only exception to this is the brief violin solo at the
very start of Tapestry and the very end of Hound, (the sound of Holmes playing
his Stradivarius back in Baker Street). The vocals are complementary rather
than dominant. The Hound of the
Baskervilles is much more of a full-on concept album than its predecessor with
recurring themes and an intensity that builds with the narrative. This is music produced for the benefit of the listener rather than the performer; no concession is made to heaviness or rock ‘n roll, no indulgent soloing or 12-bar padding, no guest musicians showing off and no neo-prog doom and gloom. Instead, thoughtful, melodic story-telling with Hackett-era Genesis influences but with a much greater classical feel. Musical samples can be found at the web site; http://www.lookingglasslantern.co.uk |
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