Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

I bought Stardust We Are today! My 2nd FK album after The Sum of No Evil. Looking forward to getting into it! 

Edited by RoeDent - May 27 2014 at 10:49

Roland113 wrote: Mike, no, I totally like Beardfish, I didn't care for Destined Solitaire (something like that) but I love just about everything else that I've heard by them. Nexus, I may have to give another listen to, I though I had earlier but I don't remember now. I seem to be back in a prog mood over the past few days, I drug out "Paradox Hotel" and listened to it yesterday, I need to try it again, but I think "Monsters and Men" has finally clicked with me.  It was a 'right time / right place' kind of thing Rock on folks.

Yeah, that's funny, as Destined Solitaire is my absolute favorite by them, and one of my favorite prog albums of all time actually.

I should really give Paradox Hotel a listen again, it's been a long time.  For some reason, I haven't been listening to TFK like I usually do when the weather turns nice.  Instead, it's been Glass Hammer.

Ok, so I spent the morning listening to Nexus . . . Rob, you're going to have to give me a specific album or two cause there was a lot of oddities lumped under the 'Nexus' band listing . . . a lot of it unlistenable.

Right Then - Here's the Collection - I have them ALL!!! (hehehehaaaarg) - Imagine Dr Evil's laugh when you read that...
Nexus
Detras Del Umbral (1998)
Metanoia (2001)
Perpetuum Karma (2006)
Buenos Aires Free Experience Volumen 2 (2006)
Magna Fabulis (2012)
AIRE (2012)

Roland113 wrote: infandous wrote: Roland113 wrote: Mike, no, I totally like Beardfish, I didn't care for Destined Solitaire (something like that) but I love just about everything else that I've heard by them. Nexus, I may have to give another listen to, I though I had earlier but I don't remember now. I seem to be back in a prog mood over the past few days, I drug out "Paradox Hotel" and listened to it yesterday, I need to try it again, but I think "Monsters and Men" has finally clicked with me.  It was a 'right time / right place' kind of thing Rock on folks. Yeah, that's funny, as Destined Solitaire is my absolute favorite by them, and one of my favorite prog albums of all time actually. I should really give Paradox Hotel a listen again, it's been a long time.  For some reason, I haven't been listening to TFK like I usually do when the weather turns nice.  Instead, it's been Glass Hammer.   Hmm, I may have to give Glass Hammer another whirl, I thought they were ok, but I've started to enjoy Yes a lot more since then so Glass Hammer may get pulled along.  Yeah, I've been listening to Yes as well.

I've gone back and forth with GH over the years..........I actually walked out of their performance at Nearfest 2003.  However, the albums with Jon Davison got me listening again, and I'm finding that I really like their last 4 albums.  The most recent only has Davison on a couple tracks, and is mostly Carl Groves Jr. on vocals, but I'm still really digging it. Their vocals were always the biggest drawback for me.  They always seemed like something I should love on paper, but it's only these last 4 albums that have really drawn me in (and I always loved Chronomotree).

The first two CD's are far better in my opinion (PK is still amazing so - those two are fantastic , well I think so!) - the female singer is better...definitely!

Roe, Stardust is such a fantastic album on so many levels, I'm with you, one of my favorite things is the repetetion of the Stardust themes throughout the rest of the CD.  I love "In the Eyes of the World" also.

Stardust We Are was my first TFK album so I will always have special affection for it. After that I never looked back. Go for Flower Power or Space Revolver next RoeDent unless you want to save them for now

Tom, good to see that you have seen the light with Monsters and Men! Gus, you are next

I'm off to see Mostly Autumn on Saturday, they are always great live (and it's at Bury Met too Rob!).

Stardust was my first TFK album, followed by Unfold the Future. Together, those two albums highlight the band's range quite nicely.

wow just listened to BOE, TFK are a lifeline from the hum drum life...