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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Today I received this album from Canada:
![]() I hope to tell you more during this weekend about this promising Eclectic Prog band
![]() And I am looking forward to Taifa their album Alhambra, see and listen:
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Nightfly ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
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Interesting aditions Erik, I was able to download an ep for free from the Half Past Four website and enjoyed their quirky eclectic blend of Prog. Taifa are very good. Prog metal with a strong Spanish influence. |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Well Paul, today I had time to listen to Halfpastfour their album, what a varied
and interesting music, you can even dance on some tracks
![]() ![]() I am waiting on the postman, Saturday he uses to be a bit earlier so hopefully I can enjoy the Taifa album this weekend, good to read that you appreciate their music (those MP3 files are a good introduction), I love the blend of prog metal guitar riffs and flamenco guitar runs Edited by erik neuteboom - September 06 2008 at 08:46 |
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Nightfly ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
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Erik, from the link you supplied for Nostradamus and the limited samples I was able to listen too I would say when those guitar riffs kick in they have a very metallic sound but they also seem to have many quieter moments, perhaps too many to be trully Prog Metal? |
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Dirk ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
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Norbert ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506 |
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Nemo is a quite profilic band as I see, with 4-5 probably rather good albums, but they are at a small label, so not that easy to find.
And I always rescpect bands who sing in their native language.
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dalt99 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 23 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 454 |
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Greetings everyone. Can anybody tell me about the new band called Edensong? I have heard some good reviews but it doesn't seem like anybody I trust has heard it yet. Do you know of this band Erik? Edited by dalt99 - September 21 2008 at 04:21 |
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Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
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Ricochet ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301 |
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...anybody you trust?... ![]() The 2008 Edensong album, The Fruit Fallen, is quite good, a "fresh air" music in today's prog...pretty much recommended. ![]() |
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I heard a few songs on their Myspace and loved it. Ordered it right away from CD Baby and looking forward to it. |
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johnobvious ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 11 2006 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 1361 |
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Erik, sorry to see this thread peter out. Like to see this going again. Just read your Coda review and your farewell. Glad to see you changed your mind. Great work on those dprp pieces as well.
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Biggles was in rehab last Saturday
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Nightfly ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
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^ It has been a great thread this one, unfortunately I think that Erik has left us once again.
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Hello fellow symphomaniacs, thanks for your support and the compliments, I am still on this planet but on another territory
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Nightfly ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
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Nice to see you're still around Erik.
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Yes Paul and I am very glad that John (owner of Progressiveland) has given me an opportunity to write about interesting new lesser known and unknown progrock bands (like Albatros, Nostradamus and Cronico), at this moment the scene is florishing and I am very proud at new Dutch formation Survival, great keyboards, inspired by the late Rick Van Der Linden and Aviva Omnibus is sensational
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Dirk ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
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The progfarm festival is great btw. If you ever get a chance to attend, do so. @Erik, nice to see you pick up this thread again. I got the Sagarmatha dilemma from D project saturday at the progwalhalla meeting. Great album. Going to listen to Albatross the next days. Edited by Dirk - December 02 2008 at 11:06 |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Well fellow Dutchman Dirk, Albatros is great and I am very happy with the enthousiastic reactions on the previous Progwalhalla evening!
The best thing I remember from the latest Progwalhalla evening (besides the delicious Aldi Bockbier
![]() This week Progressiveland and Progwalhalla have published another serie of my reviews about lesser known and unknown new progrock bands like like Alma, Mass Media, excellent Anima Mundi album, Red Sand DVD, Sergio Alvarez, Moonrise, Albatros, Nostradamus, Cronico, Breathing Space, Nemezis, Aviva Omnibus, The Healing Road, Gerson Werlang, etc. etc. see:
http://www.progressiveland.net/ + http://www.progwalhalla.nl/reviews.php?page=1 ![]() Edited by erik neuteboom - December 02 2008 at 12:39 |
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Dirk ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
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I got Survival too last Saturday, still have to listen to it. Nostradamus is great, almost as good as Solaris which is one of my favorite bands. If you like Solaris you can't afford to miss this one.
I have a few other albums from the above list. I'd certainly recommend Nemezis, great Female singer here and solid tracks overall. Alma is a side project from Nexus and it's rather quiet. Good female vocals but for me it lacks the exitement Nexus generates, i can see others loving this album though. Cronico has very good moments but you have to put up with a mediocre female vocalist who sounds imo simply awful if she tries her hand at the english language. If she doesn't do this the album is very good though. |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Perfect analysis Dirk, my congratulations
![]() This evening a Kiwi is visiting me and again I succeeded to convert a proghead to the awesome Albatros sound
Edited by erik neuteboom - December 02 2008 at 16:35 |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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I would like to dedicate this post to the visitors of this thread
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My favorite (new) progrock albums in 2008:
1) Albatros – Pentadalia (exciting Heavy Prog from Spain) 2) Il Bacio Delle Medusa – Discesa .. (the best from Italy since many years) 3) Simon Says – Tardigrade (mindblowing vintage keyboard sound from Sweden) 4) Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla – Same (what a return) 5) Nostradamus - Testament (splendid heavy version of Solaris) 6) Aviva Omnibus – Nutracker In Fury (sensational keyboards and guitars) 7) Willowglass – Book Of Hours (Trons and Moog Taurus bass pedals, hmm) 8) Survival – Crusader (excellent new Dutch band with wonderful keyboards) 9) Don Airey - A Light In The Sky (so exciting) 10) JPL – Retrospections Volume I (dynamic guitar-oriented eclectic prog) Edited by erik neuteboom - December 04 2008 at 16:05 |
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Nightfly ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
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Some great stuff there Erik. Il Bacio Della Medusa make my top 10 of the year but I still haven't got the Nostradamus cd which has been on my list since you plugged it here. I've heard excellent reports about the Keith Emerson album. A friend has it so I'll have to go round for a listen. |
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