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    Posted: December 13 2008 at 11:13
R.I.P.
This ruined my day. Cry
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The wind blows cold tonight
No lamplights from no windows
I am sure enough alone
And I am sure enough alive
So through eternity
The gift of light gets passed along
to those of us who saw
What the rest could never see
Born to a fallen world
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For me
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The last footsteps ever wonder here
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Never to return

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Points: 1049 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2008 at 00:04
Mike was my top five singers of all time ..  I`m speechless , cant even think straight .. devastated right now I think I'll play their first CD for the song Queen Of The City Of Ice and try and come to terms with the news.  Ouch
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A BAD NEWS!!!

I'm not a Shadow Gallery fans... But the incredible voice of Michael A. Baker missed a lot to me!!!
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Mike is just a state away from me and close in Pennsylvania, where I grew up as a kid.  I am heart broken and can't handle all the death in my family and close friend's parent's and friends, lost two this year.  I gotta go.
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For those who want to offer support or share their feelings - there's a guestbook on the Shadow Gallery web site where you can leave a message for those who stay behind.
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Wow, that was pretty enexpected. R.I.P. Such a huge loss to the world of progressive music. :(
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Really sad news people...
SG were of the first few bands in prog-metal that introduced me to this music...

R.I.P. Mike
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Wow.... this really sucks.  I thought V was an amazing album.  Weren't they currently working on a new release?  How far along was it?
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not familiar with the group or the singer... but that breaks the heart to hear of such an early passing.  At least he got to enjoy life and do what he loved.  So many just live lives and live.. to exist and survive.  What a shame.
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R.I.P. Mike Cry
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Sad news indeed. Sing on in peace, Mr Baker.

I used to like SG a lot, I will play some today.
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Cry One of my favourite singers during the 90s, and probably ever. Rest in peace, Mike!

And now you've gone away
I begged you baby please don't go
Away and leave me here
I am broken I am broken
And I know
Winter is bearing down
On wings of Angels so your soul
Is in the hands of God
My tears on the wind

(Lamentia - Shadow Gallery, 2005)


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I'm not familiar with his work, but this is certainly tragic news! My condolence to the Baker family.

RIP
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From USA Prog...
 
 
It is very sad to have to report this kind of news...I've been on email & phone with those associated with Shadow Gallery since last night, and it's been a very tough day to digest this ...

It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce the passing of Shadow Gallery vocalist, Michael A. Baker. Mike, 45 years old, suffered a heart attack, Wednesday afternoon, October 29th, 2008. Mike was a founding member of Shadow Gallery and for the past 16 years helped shape the sound of the band with his magical voice. Additionally, he made many appearances on rock records around the world. Those who knew him best were moved by his gentle spirit, sincere kindness, fun nature and passion for both music and sports. He was a warrior in the studio, a true professional. He will always be remembered in our hearts and through his music.





Winter is bearing down
On wings of Angels so your soul
Is in the hands of God
My tears on the wind
 
 
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Points: 17530 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 04:25
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Move this to the main lounge please. This was a current active prog-metal musician who just died. In one of the best bands in the whole genre.
 
Tyranny is one my 5 favorite prog albums of all time. And Baker's vocal lines had a lot to do with it.   
 
f**k! And he was such a great singer on top of everything!
 
RIP
 
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I just can't believe it....this is utterly tragic...CryCryCryCryCryCryCryCryCryCryCry
 
I am completely winded by this news.  Shadow Gallery have been in my top 5 favourite bands since 1998, when they released Tyranny....
 
This is just about the most tragic post that I've ever read on PA...I'm just devastated...
 
What a great singer, and Prog Metal pioneer...Mike, you'll be sooooooooo sadly missed.....Broken Heart


Edited by fandango - November 01 2008 at 04:26
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As I said in the other thread, I only have one word for this....
 
f**k!
 
A great, great singer. I have all Shadow Gallery albums, they're my second favorite prog-metal band after DREAM THEATER and 5th band altogether. Tyranny is one of my top-five albums of all time, his vocal melodies were so fantastic, just hear "I Believe" or "Spoken words". Where others saw saccharine, I saw a REAL SINGER. A great artist that collaborated in many albums. This is a tragedy, as big a tragedy as progressive-metal has faced yet.
 
A great singer whose talent was in singing every melodic line just as it was written, but such tenderness and at the same time such power that it could sound both romantic, even cheesy, and powerful, angry at the same time. His partnership with carl Cadden-James and Gary Wehrkamp gave us some of the best songs, and some of the best choruses in all prog-metal, like "i believe" (best chorus ever), "Crystalline Dream", "Mystery", "Roads of Thunder", "Cliffhanger", and many many more...
 
 
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RIP MIKE BAKER....
 
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 00:37
Move this to the main lounge please. This was a current active prog-metal musician who just died. In one of the best bands in the whole genre.
 
Tyranny is one my 5 favorite prog albums of all time. And Baker's vocal lines had a lot to do with it.   
 
f**k! And he was such a great singer on top of everything!
 
RIP
 
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Points: 166178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2008 at 00:36
Wow...horrible news. 45...really makes you think.
 
I never heard Shadow Gallery but Baker's work with Ayreon's The Human Equation was top notch.
 
RIP...sing on in that big band up in the sky.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
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