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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2017 at 06:41
I can't understand why Millenium is always overlooked - even by myself, in spite of loving these two albums :

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20370

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=41106

BTW they will be releasing a new album soon, planning to check it out

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Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

I can't understand why Millenium is always overlooked - even by myself, in spite of loving these two albums :

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20370

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=41106

BTW they will be releasing a new album soon, planning to check it out


I rated both albums with 4*
I really like the voice of Gall. Reminds me of Sting.
His solo album is also very nice.
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^ I like both of those albums.  For some reason, "Ego" has been on my "to review" list for many months but I can't seem to sit down and write about it.  I guess part of it is that Millenium is just a very easy band to listen to, which can make it hard to analyze in any sort of depth.  That can perhaps be said about a lot of neo for a lot of people, but I actually don't find IQ or Marillion easy to listen to at all.  

And geez, you are right about the Sting comparison...never thought of it


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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

 
Twelfth Night was a different cup of tea indeed. Not the best musicians, and none of their music really stands out. But they have some sort of atmosphere and of course they have Geoff Mann!!!!

Many of their songs stand out: The Ceiling Speaks (a frequent set opener for good reason)/This City/We Are Sane/East of Eden/Creepshow (their signature tune, thanks to Geoff), and two incredible epics in the form of Sequences (an instrumental Geoff added lyrics to!) and The Collector!

Andy Revell's an underrated guitarist. Same for bassist Clive Mitten.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

 
Twelfth Night was a different cup of tea indeed. Not the best musicians, and none of their music really stands out. But they have some sort of atmosphere and of course they have Geoff Mann!!!!


Andy Revell's an underrated guitarist. Same for bassist Clive Mitten.

I agree on both. There's something special about english bassplayers.
Andy's solo on Blue Powder Monkey is on of my favorites.
 


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^Don't remember it. The only good track on A&I, IMO, is the title track, the last song to benefit from Geoff's input. 
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^Don't remember it. The only good track on A&I, IMO, is the title track, the last song to benefit from Geoff's input. 

It's not on Art & Illusion (wich is mostly a hardrock album with keyboards0, but on the Virgin Album. Wich is kind of great.
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Violet District (Germany) with three members of RPWL. StarStarStarStarStar




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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^Don't remember it. The only good track on A&I, IMO, is the title track, the last song to benefit from Geoff's input. 

It's not on Art & Illusion (wich is mostly a hardrock album with keyboards0, but on the Virgin Album. Wich is kind of great.

Oh, that album. I try to forget about it, to no avail. LOL
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The Aurora Project: World Of Grey (Netherlands-2016).
Neo heavy progressive rock. (18/20)
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=53273
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyvl0hH22U

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Any self respecting genre calling itself neo prog would have had a VDGG descendant. This not being the case, I hereby declare the genre null and void.
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[QUOTE=BaldJean]my favorite newer prog band are The Red Masque. they are not really neo-prog though; they are very aggressive. listen to their track "Minotaur":



To me they sound doom metal like Candlemass
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Originally posted by notafrog notafrog wrote:

Any self respecting genre calling itself neo prog would have had a VDGG descendant. This not being the case, I hereby declare the genre null and void.
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Points: 86 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2018 at 08:12
I'm quite surprised Astra haven't been mentioned here at all. They're great and have even got that characteristic 70s production in them. Definitely should check them out.
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Points: 20451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2018 at 10:03
^If you are referring to the Astra that did The Weirding and Black Chord.....they are called psych space rock.....but they do have many retro elements as well....but to my ears they are not neo prog.....for my money I'd go with IQ....imho the best neo prog band currently out there.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

^If you are referring to the Astra that did The Weirding and Black Chord.....they are called psych space rock.....but they do have many retro elements as well....but to my ears they are not neo prog.....for my money I'd go with IQ....imho the best neo prog band currently out there.
Granted, I know they really aren't that much of a neo-progressive rock bands, but the early prog influences are there. True, Psych-space rock would be a better definition.
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Comedy Of Errors
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Here is the complete list of neo-prog bands I like:

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Quite a list, eh?


BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Points: 65934 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2018 at 13:10
Holy crap!  That looks exactly like my list of favorite Krautrock bands. 
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