Summer Madness: PA's Battle of the Albums

rushfan4 wrote: It looks like they have a bunch of videos on youtube, so here is a link to that.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F33RJaW5bUs&list=PLXzDesEV9spLBPaUYt3oN-AaODoIrvvns I've not heard their 2015 release, but Diving Bell and Weight of the World are both really good albums, in my opinion.  But then again, I love Neo, so what the hell do I know.

Thanks Scott!. That will be first up the computer play list after whatever Raff has in the CD player (perhaps that is the answer to my previous question ) is done.


Edited by micky - June 23 2015 at 15:22

Another good band who appear in the recent Canterbury documentary.

Raff wrote: I second the Sanguine Hum recommendations. Great band! I did a double take when I saw them labeled as Neo here on the PA database - but then again, Discipline were in the same spot for a long time before someone finally decided they needed to be moved.

The dividing lines between Neo, Crossover, and Prog Metal (traditional) are pretty blurry to me.  I'm sure that there are rhymes and reasons but too complicated for my pea brain to comprehend.  Best I've been able to figure out is that Neo and Symph are the same except that Symph uses authentic moogs and mellotrons and Neo uses Casio keyboards and synths, or some such thing.

and Raff's album is done.. checking this out...

The Bearded Bard wrote: micky wrote: I always take personal suggestions ..  after all these years.. with my big mouth what I like and don't should be very clear.  I'll definitely check them out. got a link/album for me? Their newest album, Now We Have Light (2015), has a displeased cat on the cover, so I'm sure it's right up your alley, Micky.

Rushfan4 seems to have been digging through our recent purchases Raff. 

They weren't included as their best album was too recent, but a great band, clever, edgy, witty pop

rushfan4 wrote: I didn't pay too much attention to the thread setting up this tournament so I wasn't sure what the criteria was for modern bands to be included.

there really wasn't any Scott...  I put out there to the collabs, in particular those of the genre teams, give me albums, great modern albums of your subgenres from '86 to '13. I think everyone understood the spirit of it, the real meaning.  Even Raff and Ian, who know the modern scene as well as anyone don't know all of these. The rest of us mere mortals?  There are a lot of great albums out there we might not have heard.  The contest itself is nothing more than 'fun', the opportunity was given for those to take the chance to really explore the modern offerings. I've taken full advantage of it, and am damn happy (and proud) that many have apparantly seen and taken that opportunity as well.

predictions on classic polls pt2!!!! This one is harder to predict than the top half as most of the big names aren't here, they were in the top.

poll #17
Drama and Ceux Du Dehors. 

poll #18
Depois do Fim , Western Culture

poll #19
Voyage of a Acolyte, Fish out of Water 

poll #20
The Polite Force, Salisbury

poll #21
Low Spark and 4 Visions

poll #22
Yeti and Mercator Projected

poll #23
Darwin! and Kew Rhone

poll #24
Rock Bottom and Unorthodox Behavior

poll #25
Scheherazade and A Night at the Opera

poll #26
Third and Magma's s/t

poll #27
Octopus and .Vietato ai Minori di 18 anni 

poll #28
You and Space Shanty

poll#29
 Crime of the Century and Uomo di Pezza. 

Poll #30
Future Days and Roller

poll #31
Days of Future Passed and Storia di Minuto

poll #32
For Your Pleasure and Zarathrustra!!



Edited by micky - June 26 2015 at 18:05