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Horizons wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

inb4 The Mars Voltage

I laughed out loud.

I knew a shredder had to see a TMV post incoming. BUT IT WON'T BE SOON k

My favorite band will eventually be posted here :3

We read each others' minds Shocked

I agree a few intermediate steps are needed between Marillion and TMV.

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I'll be posting a new song later today Thumbs Up

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

A ringer?

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

I would think a ringer would mean a popular favorite.

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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

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Ringer. Noun (us definition):

(US) a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability.

I'm a bit older and some word meanings have changed over time. Prison guards used to be called Screws at one time. Now they're just called...Correction Officers.

Edited by SteveG - February 28 2015 at 11:25

^Agreed. But it's nice for someone like me to get a update!

And round 2 for the Mars Volta!

Edited by SteveG - February 28 2015 at 11:40

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I've never come around to listen to Gazpacho until now. I really liked this and will definately check them out further. Thank you. Good thread. Thumbs Up

Hmm... I liked it to an extent, and I'd say your description of it was pretty apt. It starts off with an interesting but limited palette, as a lot of alternative rock does, and stays that way for quite awhile. For awhile I'm thinking there are probably a frustrating number unplayed notes in the scale (no one ever accused Alt Rock of having excessive noodling!), but then the palette of sound thickens and more note variety gets introduced about half way through. I'll have to listen again.

Chequered Light Buildings is an amazing song, yet I have always found it not as strong as the rest of the album. I certainly love the guitar chunks on the climax, almost "off-time" sounding for a few seconds. I also love the addition of the organ in that section, and the drums sound amazing the whole way through. As a stand-alone song, is beautiful and intense, I love the atmospheric guitar ending that connects so perfectly with Upside Down (which is my second favourite song off the album, but that's not really important here).

I also think the lyrics aren't as strong as in other songs from the band, though they aren't really bad.

Oh, and well, the idea was thinking of what other bands the musi reminded us of, right? I would say that this song in particular, aside from the obvious Marillion, Radiohead and even Pink Floyd comparisons, it reminds me of both the post-rock band Spaces and irish alt-rock band Bell X1, both on their most psychedelic moments.

Edited by Littlecarrots - February 28 2015 at 19:07

I have to admit I am not a big fan of the KScope school of "post-prog". In particular, all the Gazpacho albums i have heard have failed to make much of an impression, as I found them rather one-dimensional. That said, this song is quite enjoyable, especially the instrumental section with its unexpected, guitar-driven crescendo. In my view, Radiohead and Porcupine Tree are obvious comparisons, the former on account of the vocal style, the latter in terms of song structure.