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The new Hackett CD is a definite winner - some of the best guitar work I've heard in many a long year - and collectively (not a single dud track on it) - one of the best CD's I've heard in years!!!
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The Flower Kings Stardust we are part 3/3 with Daniel Gildenlow (Guitar / voice / Keyboard / Percussions) and with Zoltan on drums xxxx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze5BDwXCmvM xxxx
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The Flower Kings - A Vampires View with Daniel Gildenlöw on vocals, from the album "Adam & Eve" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGDPAB4kty0 xxxx
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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

The new Hackett CD is a definite winner - some of the best guitar work I've heard in many a long year - and collectively (not a single dud track on it) - one of the best CD's I've heard in years!!!
 
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although check out Dave Kerzner's - New World which also includes Hackett making a guest appearance. The album flew under the radar last year and would have easily made my top five releases if I had known about it. There is a rather wonderful deluxe edition and some lovely artwork to go with it
 
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by laurarichardson laurarichardson wrote:

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            “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! Clap
 
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 Thumbs Up

Thank you Svetoino, I'm happy to say that the girl has been listening to prog for the vast majority of her life.  I got back into prog when my wife, at the time, was pregnant, and haven't looked back since.  She's heard a a lot of Flower Kings, IQ and Spock's Beard over the years and while she does listen to some of the more popular music at times, she has a good taste of what I like to refer to as 'good music' in there as well.
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Well I finally listened to something, well almost Flower Kings todayWink, Tomas Bodin's debut album An Ordinary Night In My Ordinary Life.  I got this a couple of months back and had only listened once previously.  I think it's great as are all his solo albums.  This though is very TFK-ish, more so than his other solo albums imho.  The atmosphere reminds me of the early TFK albums, only with keys to the fore as opposed to guitar.

This has to be a winner though, Roine on guitars and Jaime Salazar on drums.  Now I'm not saying he's as good as Zoltan technically, but for some reason I just love Salazar's style.

I like the sound of this new Hackett album.  I was listening to Voyage of the Acolyte only last week and thought about getting the new one.  I've only ever got 2 of his solo albums and if this new one is getting platitudes maybe that's the way to go........
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

The new Hackett CD is a definite winner - some of the best guitar work I've heard in many a long year - and collectively (not a single dud track on it) - one of the best CD's I've heard in years!!!
 
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although check out Dave Kerzner's - New World which also includes Hackett making a guest appearance. The album flew under the radar last year and would have easily made my top five releases if I had known about it. There is a rather wonderful deluxe edition and some lovely artwork to go with it
 
I'll Buy that when I get my birthday monies.....
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Originally posted by Roj Roj wrote:

Well I finally listened to something, well almost Flower Kings todayWink, Tomas Bodin's debut album An Ordinary Night In My Ordinary Life.  I got this a couple of months back and had only listened once previously.  I think it's great as are all his solo albums.  This though is very TFK-ish, more so than his other solo albums imho.  The atmosphere reminds me of the early TFK albums, only with keys to the fore as opposed to guitar.

This has to be a winner though, Roine on guitars and Jaime Salazar on drums.  Now I'm not saying he's as good as Zoltan technically, but for some reason I just love Salazar's style.

I like the sound of this new Hackett album.  I was listening to Voyage of the Acolyte only last week and thought about getting the new one.  I've only ever got 2 of his solo albums and if this new one is getting platitudes maybe that's the way to go........
Platitudes - is that the correct word? (trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement) - More like 'exhortations' - I reckon - I have about 100 CD's on my wish list, shortly I have to make a decision and sort out the order in which to buy!!!
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^ Only a list of 100?? Seems thin to me LOL Wink
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^ Only a list of 100?? Seems thin to me LOL Wink
Well I mustn't be greedy - Buying them is fine. It's then listening to all of them, before I buy some more. That is the real problem !!!


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^ I hear ya....I have 4-5 vinyl albums I have not spun yet. This weekend is busy so not sure when I will get to them......Think I need to take a vacation day from work!
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Originally posted by M27Barney M27Barney wrote:

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^ Only a list of 100?? Seems thin to me LOL Wink
Well I mustn't be greedy - Buying them is fine. It's then listening to all of them, before I buy some more. That is the real problem !!!
yes the wish list . then find the time to listen to them..
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the only downer is that I`ve not played any TFKCry
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I'm litening to Alive On Planet Earth for the first time. I have a new appreciation for the pre-Jonas albums lately, especially the strongest material. I can't believe I waited this long to hear this album. I only have Meet The Flower Kings as far as their live albums go, but they sound great live.
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well on the way and from work " SWA " disc 1..
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Something that has taken me some time to deal with, is separating the weak material from the stronger stuff. I'm not talking about recognizing what is stronger material against weaker songs, but getting over the "I have to listen to the whole album" mentality.

Of course, when it's worth going through the whole album, it's great. Going through the TFK discography, I now don't care about hitting 'skip' if I'm not feeling a song, or if it is truly weaker material, whereas I used to power through it most of the time. TFK clearly have filler in many of their albums, for better or worse, and if I just want to listen to the best of the best tunes on Unfold the Future or Stardust We Are, I will, instead of sitting through the whole thing.

Might also have something to do with my free time getting less and less as I get older, so I don't have time to sit through 2 1/2 hours of music in one sitting; and I don't even have a wife and kids yet!
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Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

Something that has taken me some time to deal with, is separating the weak material from the stronger stuff. I'm not talking about recognizing what is stronger material against weaker songs, but getting over the "I have to listen to the whole album" mentality.

Of course, when it's worth going through the whole album, it's great. Going through the TFK discography, I now don't care about hitting 'skip' if I'm not feeling a song, or if it is truly weaker material, whereas I used to power through it most of the time. TFK clearly have filler in many of their albums, for better or worse, and if I just want to listen to the best of the best tunes on Unfold the Future or Stardust We Are, I will, instead of sitting through the whole thing.

Might also have something to do with my free time getting less and less as I get older, so I don't have time to sit through 2 1/2 hours of music in one sitting; and I don't even have a wife and kids yet!
oh boy wait till they come alongLOL 
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It's a cycle.....
Younger/no family = I listened to TONS of music
Wife/raising kids, changing diapers = No time to listen
Older kids, they can feed themselves = I have more time now to listen
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well another wonderous drive home disc 2 TFK SWA...Thumbs Up
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on the holidays for a week so TFK albums coming along are FP/SWA/BOE...Clap
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