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Prog-jester
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5793 |
Topic: Apple Pie Posted: March 12 2007 at 07:30 |
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Again I'd like to introduce you all a Russian band called APPLE PIE!!! They've just released their debut album Russian thru MALS label,and you can go directly to 2-min long low-quality samples there. Later I'll provide bio and discography for them. They sound like a cross between SPOCK'S BEARD and DREAM THEATER circa 97-99!
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mystic fred
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 04:51 | |
they sound really good PJ, will send some links up to Neo-Prog team for investigation.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:19 | |
I received a PM from Prog Jester (Which I post in this ocasion because it's relevant to all of us and I'm sure Igor wants this band to be added), after checking the samples, sent a PM to MikeenRegalia and Cygnus X-2 with a copy of itr, so they will be noticed without need to search.
Was going to start a new thread but noticed there was already one.
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Prog-jester
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:26 | |
So what do you think?
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:34 | |
^ a myspace page with one or two complete songs would be nice!
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:41 | |
Judging from the samples I'd say "Spock's Beard clone" ... these guys can play, it's all very professionally written and arranged, but they're ripping off Spock's Beard pretty obviously.
I'd say put them wherever Spock's Beard are now. |
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Unix
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:43 | |
from what I've heard from their site, they're very good
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: March 31 2007 at 16:24 | |
OK, this is what I get from he samples:
IMHO from the samples it's a Neo Prog album (Still missing a lot opf the body of the songs), and not the sub-genre at it's best, borderline with mainstream at various moments but nice to listen.. Good Neo band for a 3 stars average from what I heard, is worth adding I believe, but now it's Neo Prog call.
Iván. Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - March 31 2007 at 16:26 |
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Prog-jester
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 05:51 | |
Thanks, Ivan
Actually "Temptation" is not among my favourities too "Escape" is 10 minutes long originally and very DTesque. Same goes to "Final"(12 min long). You may check these 2 songs in Collabs Lounge in the very end of Neo Thread (just for the record). Sadly, they have no MySpace page yet. OK, lets put 'em in Neo. Edited by Prog-jester - April 03 2007 at 05:53 |
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 06:00 | |
To be honest, I don't hear that much Neo in the classic sense of the what the genre is "supposed to sound like"... I agree with Mike that they are definitely deserving of where Spock's Beard is, as I hear a lot of SB sound in their music. It's pretty solid, but I couldn't really consider it Neo.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 06:03 | |
^ Some people think that Spock's Beard is Neo Prog ... I guess that's where the confusion is coming from.
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 06:07 | |
Yeah, I don't see Spock's Beard as Neo so maybe that's why I feel that way. |
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Prog-jester
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 07:01 | |
I asked the band how do they call their genre. "Prog" they asked .Anyway they promised the next album to be ven more progressive.
Yes, a lot of SB and also 97-99 DT in AP's music...but Ivan rejected them as I understand . They are NOT Art-Rock - influences come from New Symphonic band and the mildest period of Prog-Metal band. As long as many New Symphonic bands are already in Neo (DISCIPLINE, MAGENTA, NEXUS, THE WATCH among others), we should put them there as well? Or bring them all into Symphonic |
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 13:41 | |
I'll run it by stonebeard and Greenback and we'll see what they think... hell, I'll even inform Micky as he's an "unofficial" member of our team. If there's a majority in Neo then I will have no problem adding them. |
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stonebeard
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 13:52 | |
This is so Spock's Beard it's almost not funny.
First option: Symphonic Prog If Ivan absolutely won't have them, then: Second option: Neo-Prog |
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Prog-jester
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 16:14 | |
Yep, they admit that fact . I'm going to post an inerview with the band soon - on their adding here! |
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greenback
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 21:47 | |
definitely not neo prog!
they have a couples of songs & passages that are neo, but it is not the main subgenre.
i see influences as wide as It Bites (temptation), triumph, spock's beard (most of the complex parts), dream theater (lead vocals), starcastle, transatlantic, clepsydra (sunrise) and even christopher cross.
excellent band though.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: April 03 2007 at 23:43 | |
Prog Jester wrote:
No ,my fried, i didn't rejected it, you told me from the start they are Neo:
You wrote in the PM:
LMAO, you told me from te start they sounded Neo and I found many Neo Elements
I don't want to reject them and I cant as a person, so I will ask HT and Bob to check it..
Doesn't sound Symphonic IMO my main point (As Greenback wrote) is the blend of elements, but I wouldn't be totally uncomfortable with them in Symphonic, anyway I have to ask the team.
We will find a home for them.
Iván Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - April 03 2007 at 23:58 |
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bhikkhu
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Posted: April 04 2007 at 00:12 | |
You mean this wasn't the Spock's Beard replacement vocalist audition sessions?
They do have a lot in common with "The Beard," and come close to symphonic at times, but they don't dive very deeply into it. I say Neo also. |
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greenback
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Posted: April 04 2007 at 01:00 | |
art rock related seems the solution
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