Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

Today is a beautiful Spring day, sunny skies, light wind, I have my first day off of work today since January. What is the first thing I put on?



I haven't listened to much TFK or prog aside from occasional dips in the pool for a couple of years now, but BITWOA is hitting the spot

Coming off a big Ozric Tentacles and Pat Metheny Group kick recently, I've taken note on the ambient and world music aspects of TFK, particularly when the band enters some exotic territory, like in Atomic Prince/Kaleidoscope.

Man, the title track has to be one of the best openers in a prog album. So many great ideas, the band is full of energy. Listening now, it has a "90s feel", not sure how to describe it, and it's not a negative thing, but it's not something I've taken note of before. The instrumentals have to be some of the best stuff Roine and co. have written. The whole album really does pick up where The Flower King left off, yet also feels like it's own beginning. TFK is like a "prequel" to BITWOA. I will say, that I enjoy the debut over Roine's solo album by a fraction of an inch, but both are fantastic. Back In The World of Adventures just rocks harder.

WOW! So many layers and little things I never noticed before. Every listen to a TFK album reveals new elements and surprises.

I think I may go through the band's discography, all the way to Desolation Rose, which I still have not listened to yet.


Edited by darkshade - April 15 2015 at 12:18

Listening to Retropolis for the first time in who knows how long. My last.fm could probably tell me. But this was one of my least favorites of TFK, mostly due to being less familiar with the album. I will have to bump it up a few notches on my favorites list. The title track was always a favorite, but the rest of the album never gelled for me. Wasn't the music on this album written 10 years prior or something like that?

tum ta te titita te tite tum..... blup blu blu pu pu... wheeehiiheeem tum tek ti tak ... prelipupu... The Flower Kings - The Truth Will Set You Free xxxx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFanl90r7Mw&list=PLMyHPEAFkfwMpru59t6e6aNB3556gzv7j&index=33 xxxx

infandous wrote: Kati wrote: starting with a transatlantic vibe, then ta tata moving head side to side and then the vocals kick in in, while sound not dropping, while having a tune playing in the background, overlapping musical layers, guitars adding to the vocal experience, up to the lead break again with rhythm and tunes taking one into a fantastic listening experience with the synths going one way while guitars on another tune and vocals (kicking in Jon Anderson like) spot on time, then giving way to the instrumentals again letting them take the lead inc. funny noises, soft and heavy naughty ones. Fantastic track this is! The Flower Kings : Banks of Eden - 02 For The Love Of Gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taw99vMIyhM hahahaha fantastic Actually, that's my favorite song on Banks.  The only one I really love, actually   So, I agree Kati, fantastic tune!!

Hi Roland. I'm listening to TFK for the first time in the better part of 3 years, so I feel you.

Magic Pie has to be one of my favorite TFK songs. I really like that chorus.

laurarichardson wrote: (...)             “In time our heart will open, you’ll let her in             To see we are one, this one that we are             In time your eyes will open, time will tell             ‘Larger-than-life,’ ‘revolve among stars’”

You know I've not listened to the Flower Kings in a while - I must remedy that.

Roland113 wrote: Svetonio wrote: laurarichardson wrote: (...)             “In time our heart will open, you’ll let her in             To see we are one, this one that we are             In time your eyes will open, time will tell             ‘Larger-than-life,’ ‘revolve among stars’”    I Am The Sun is a great epic indeed!    See, this is one of my favorite all time songs.  I have pretty much sang the beginning of I Am the Sun, Part 2, to my daughter, just about every night for the past seven years now.  It's still known as 'The Baby Elephany Song' in our household.  Granted, now that the ex and I are no more, she gets two nights a week off when she stays at her mother's place, but still, she gets a healthy dose of Flower Kings on a daily basis.

Great, Roland113! It's so nice to hear that you learned you daughter to listen to so great prog band as The Flower Kings as well! That new generation of youth, very early, at their childhood actually, have to be educated by their prog-lovers parents to listening to prog! It's priceless for the future of our beloved genre! Cheers 

Edited by Svetonio - April 22 2015 at 19:05

geekfreak wrote: Kati wrote: starting with a transatlantic vibe, then ta tata moving head side to side and then the vocals kick in in, while sound not dropping, while having a tune playing in the background, overlapping musical layers, guitars adding to the vocal experience, up to the lead break again with rhythm and tunes taking one into a fantastic listening experience with the synths going one way while guitars on another tune and vocals (kicking in Jon Anderson like) spot on time, then giving way to the instrumentals again letting them take the lead inc. funny noises, soft and heavy naughty ones. Fantastic track this is! The Flower Kings : Banks of Eden - 02 For The Love Of Gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taw99vMIyhM hahahaha fantastic Kati wonderous vibe for starters...

no music as the hi-fi is broken