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Harold-The-Barrel
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Topic: Anglagard - Hybris Posted: January 10 2011 at 11:45 |
Hi Guys, I just blind bought this album solely on the strength of your voting powers in the PA Top 100, so I have it in my hands now, so what should I expect from it musically, is it one of those that bring immediate joy or will I need to give a few listens? So what is Anglagard's signature sound, keyboard, vocal, guitar etc...and basically is it overhyped...Thanks in advance
Edited by Harold-The-Barrel - January 10 2011 at 11:48
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Epignosis
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 12:50 |
I don't like it much at all. While there's a lot going on- and some of it is good- it's a mess in terms of composition. Tough for me to get through, to be honest.
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Padraic
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 12:51 |
Why not just listen to it, and then tell us what you thought.
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Tony R
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 12:54 |
Prog Recommendations/Featured albums (5 Viewing) Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 12:57 |
To be honest it took me a lot, a lot of listenings to "get it". It's a good album though and rewards further listening.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 12:59 |
Tony R wrote:
Prog Recommendations/Featured albums (5 Viewing)
Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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You getting tired of people starting threads in the obviously wrong section?
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The Hemulen
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:11 |
Epignosis wrote:
it's a mess in terms of composition.
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I couldn't disagree with this statement more. By all means call it unnecessarily complex, too busy etc. if that's how it strikes you, but to state that such complexities render the album "a mess" is both grossly unfair and rather inaccurate. Anglagard are one of the few "retro-prog" artists I have any time for these days. Make of that what you will.
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daslaf
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:16 |
Snow Dog wrote:
To be honest it took me a lot, a lot of listenings to "get it". It's a good album though and rewards further listening. |
Same here, is a really complex album and kinda difficult to enjoy at a first listen, you know you're in front of something pretty good but it takes a while to get into it... but it's definitively an "easier" listen than their following album. I think I couldn't even finish listening Epilog the first four or five times I played it...
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lazland
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:19 |
Well, let us know what you think. For my part, an excellent album.
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mystic fred
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:32 |
I would happily pay 200 GBP for a vinyl copy if i could find one..
....yes, it is that good
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BlindGuard
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:45 |
I got my copy today, and It's great. Complex and yet heavenly beautiful...
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lazland
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:51 |
BlindGuard wrote:
I got my copy today, and It's great.Complex and yet heavenly beautiful... |
That's a nice way of putting it. Why don't you post a review?
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richardh
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 13:52 |
It's the only truly original post 1980 symphonic prog album that I've stumbled across.
Very beautifully written/played with a unique atmosphere.
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lazland
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 14:06 |
richardh wrote:
It's the only truly original post 1980 symphonic prog album that I've stumbled across.
Very beautifully written/played with a unique atmosphere. |
Although completely different in texture, I would thoroughly recommend David Minasian's 2010 release, Random Acts Of Beauty.
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richardh
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 14:27 |
lazland wrote:
richardh wrote:
It's the only truly original post 1980 symphonic prog album that I've stumbled across.
Very beautifully written/played with a unique atmosphere. |
Although completely different in texture, I would thoroughly recommend David Minasian's 2010 release, Random Acts Of Beauty.
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OK I've bitten . Just ordered it from Amazon after listening to the samples and reading the reviews.
Edited by richardh - January 10 2011 at 14:28
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 14:28 |
I prefer Wobbler personally.
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Gerinski
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 14:49 |
Certainly not an easy album to digest but very very good, give it a chance and you will probably enjoy it.
I personally miss a bit more of traditional melody, harmony and structure because I like complex music yet still with "musicality" if you know what I mean. But a great album anyway.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:10 |
it brought me "immediate joy"
I prefer Epilog, though, if only by a little. Both are 5* albums
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Man With Hat
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:18 |
I like it.
I agree with TP that is top of the heap "retro-prog". Took me a little while to fully enjoy it, though the track streaming from PA was love at first listen.
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wilmon91
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:44 |
Bearing in mind the amount of praise that I've read about this band, and this album, I think it must be the most overrated prog band / album. I got it somewhere in -97, and I never really liked it. But there are parts of it which I've had on my mind off and on through the years, and there's something about the expression of a flute which is very honest.
One obvious source of inspiration is Genesis (Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot particularly). I don't like the sound of the drums , and neither the drum playing. The tom-toms don't have any ring to them, they are too dampened, which is annoying. The playing is a bit stiff and over-dramatic.
There's a scandinavian folksong influence in the music. "Vandringar i vilsenhet" begins with a very folksong-ish melody.
You can feel that there's a lot of ambition behind the album though. But it feels a little over-ambitious. The harmonies and melodies aren't interesting enough to be used as the foundation to compositions of such dramatic proportions.
But that's just my opinion.
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