Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Magma
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Magma
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <123>
Poll Question: What do you think of Magma?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
21 [33.33%]
13 [20.63%]
10 [15.87%]
2 [3.17%]
9 [14.29%]
1 [1.59%]
5 [7.94%]
2 [3.17%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
You can not vote in this poll

Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Frenetic Zetetic View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 09 2017
Location: Now
Status: Offline
Points: 9233 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Frenetic Zetetic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 00:47
VERY good band (Option 2)! Took me a bit to get around to them, but they clicked fast for me last winter!

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
Back to Top
friso View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: October 24 2007
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 2505 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote friso Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 02:49
One of my favorites bands and among the best I've ever seen play live. That said; I don't own all their albums anymore. I really like the jazzy/avant first two albums, Tristan & Isolde, Live/Hhai, KA, E-ré and Felicité Thosz. Beyond that the Mythes et Légandes dvd-series, which documents the band's entire career in a live setting, is among the most impressive live footage of progrock history imho.
I'm guitarist and songwriter for the prog-related band Mother Bass. Find us at http://www.motherbass.com. I also enter stages throughout the Netherlands performing my poetry.
Back to Top
Zeph View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 16 2014
Location: Norway
Status: Offline
Points: 558 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zeph Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 03:49
I can appreciate the uniqueness and what they are doing, but I haven't been able to enjoy listening to their music so far.
Back to Top
Lewian View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: August 09 2015
Location: Italy
Status: Offline
Points: 14186 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Lewian Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 04:22
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

I'm sure it can depend on the performance, the venue, and one's mood at the time. It definitely didn't help that I took my wife to it and I was worrying about her reaction during the concert. I was feeling kind of embarrassed. She appreciated the experience more than I did. We both laughed during the opening speech (sorry, speech giver), which was embarrassing as it was a small venue. I saw Air Supply with her around the same time, which is one of her favourites, and I could enjoy that even though it's not my usual fare.

I have actually been to see far more classical concerts than rock, and so I kind of come in with certain expectations such as the audience should remain quiet during the performance, and please dress elegantly for the occasion. ;)

I've seen them live once (probably around 2000) and it was OK, good concert actually, but I wouldn't list that one in my top 20 concerts.
I know the experience by the way that if I take somebody to a concert who isn't already a fan themselves, I somehow feel responsible for their happiness and that can be a distraction. I tend to like concerts more where I go alone, or with people who have chosen to go based on their own knowledge of the band without big advertising from my side.
Back to Top
thief View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 21 2015
Location: Poland
Status: Offline
Points: 1546 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote thief Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 04:44
I picked Option 3, but the best descirption would be: "They are VERY GOOD / I listen to them once a year"
Like, it's such a unique way of playing prog and coming up with volcanic sopranos (wtf?) that I can't brush them off as simply "good". But I also rarely need a soundtrack for Earth conquest / sonic recreation of the end of the world.
Back to Top
someone_else View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: May 02 2008
Location: Going Bananas
Status: Offline
Points: 24025 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote someone_else Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 04:46
Rounded this one up a bit to option #1.
Back to Top
Enchant X View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 31 2014
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 867 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Enchant X Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 04:50
Smile when I heard Magma for the first time I just thought YUCK and I still think Yuck 
Back to Top
Cristi View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Crossover / Prog Metal Teams

Joined: July 27 2006
Location: wonderland
Status: Offline
Points: 41641 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Cristi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 04:55
Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

Smile when I heard Magma for the first time I just thought YUCK and I still think Yuck 

'YUCK"? did you eat something bad, awful?

sometimes how you say it is just as important as what you say. 
Back to Top
Zeph View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 16 2014
Location: Norway
Status: Offline
Points: 558 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zeph Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 05:12
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

Smile when I heard Magma for the first time I just thought YUCK and I still think Yuck 

'YUCK"? did you eat something bad, awful?

sometimes how you say it is just as important as what you say. 
"Yuck" isn't limited sensory input from taste or smell.

Quote yuck
exclamation   informal (also yuk)
UK  /jʌk/ US  /jʌk/
 
an expression of disgust (= disapproval and dislike):
Back to Top
Cristi View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Crossover / Prog Metal Teams

Joined: July 27 2006
Location: wonderland
Status: Offline
Points: 41641 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Cristi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 05:19
Originally posted by Zeph Zeph wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

Smile when I heard Magma for the first time I just thought YUCK and I still think Yuck 

'YUCK"? did you eat something bad, awful?

sometimes how you say it is just as important as what you say. 
"Yuck" isn't limited sensory input from taste or smell.

Quote yuck
exclamation   informal (also yuk)
UK  /jʌk/ US  /jʌk/
 
an expression of disgust (= disapproval and dislike):

just a lame joke
I've never heard anyone referring to music as "yuck" though. Maybe "urgh". LOL
Back to Top
Meltdowner View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 25 2013
Location: Portugal
Status: Offline
Points: 10215 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Meltdowner Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 05:24
Option #2, as I'm rarely in the mood to listen to them but I enjoy them immensely when I am.
I saw them once in 2015, it was a very intense show. Their flight had been cancelled and they arrived late and were clearly pissed, which actually contributed to the performance.
Back to Top
Mormegil View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 03 2010
Location: NE PA
Status: Offline
Points: 6497 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mormegil Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 06:07
I've tried, but, just like with PT/Steven Wilson, I just can't get into them.
Welcome to the middle of the film.
Back to Top
Manuel View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 09 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 12462 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Manuel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 07:11
They are a great band, and I listen t them quite often.
Back to Top
suitkees View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 19 2020
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 8844 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote suitkees Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 10:50
They are great, but I don't listen to them that often... Finally decided for the third option.
I discovered them in the 80s and one or two albums on cassette, but hardly listened to them. A couple of years ago I bought a cheap CD box set and they were much more of a pleasant surprise/rediscovery than they were back then. Great music, but I still don't listen to them very frequently.

The razamataz is a pain in the bum
Back to Top
BrufordFreak View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 25 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Status: Offline
Points: 7972 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BrufordFreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 11:54
I don't listen to them nearly enough but they are definitely one of my greatest revelations since I returned to progressive rock music in 2008. MDK is the second or third greatest album, start-to-finish, I've ever heard and the 21st Century releases and live albums are almost as good!
Drew Fisher
https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/
Back to Top
dr prog View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 25 2010
Location: Melbourne
Status: Offline
Points: 2449 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dr prog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 14:39
1001 degrees and Wurdah are excellent. Definitely a top 10 prog band.
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
Back to Top
zwordser View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 04 2008
Location: Southwest US
Status: Offline
Points: 1362 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote zwordser Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 16:27
Option 1.  They can be hard to get into, but once you do....

Its always better for me to watch them perform, rather than just listen. Vander is the the most fascinating drummer you'll ever see!  It's awesome to see him and the band get into "the Zone": once there, there's no other musical experience like it!
Z
Back to Top
Guy Guden View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 07 2014
Location: California
Status: Offline
Points: 2580 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Guy Guden Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 19:35
first played them on SPACE PIRATE RADIO in 1974 & have never stopped in 46 years of broadcasts.  finally had the pleasure of meeting Christian & Stella in San Francisco in 1999.  haven't missed a California tour since.  the last one in Los Angeles at the Regent Theatre was superb.
https://twitch.tv/guygudenspacepirateradio
Back to Top
moshkito View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 04 2007
Location: Grok City
Status: Offline
Points: 16432 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote moshkito Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2020 at 22:16
Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

I've tried, but, just like with PT/Steven Wilson, I just can't get into them.

Hi,

Tongue

Who's PT/Steven Wilson?

Embarrassed

Wink

At the very least, MAGMA will be remembered for being a band that did its own thing and created something that is widely copied ... and the history of its material will live a heck of a lot longer than the rock music by said person above ... which hardly differs from many others!

ART has a way to be remembered ... and PT/SW is very nice and enjoyable, but hardly "ART".
Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
www.pedrosena.com
Back to Top
Progosopher View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 12 2009
Location: Coolwood
Status: Offline
Points: 6400 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Progosopher Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2020 at 00:37
I was interested enough in them to see them perform in Seattle. They were fantastic! Voted option 2 - excellent/very good. The missus won't let me play them when she is around, though.
The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <123>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.141 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.