Flower Kings Appreciation Thread

You guys might want to check out United Progressive Fraternity if you haven't already.  It'll blow your knickers off, so please don't listen while in the view of your computer's camera.    They are the remains of Australian band Unitopia, which is another band that I highly recommend if you haven't checked them out.

Edited by rushfan4 - June 01 2015 at 22:25

rushfan4 wrote: You guys might want to check out United Progressive Fraternity if you haven't already.  It'll blow your knickers off, so please don't listen while in the view of your computer's camera.    They are the remains of Australian band Unitopia, which is another band that I highly recommend if you haven't checked them out.

rushfan4 wrote: I am watching the Instant Delivery DVD and again left to question why so many PA prog fans hate the Flower Kings.  They are so damn good.

Quoted for truth.

That's an excellent DVD, much more of a true concert experience when compared to Meet The Flower Kings.

Siloportem, there is no Flower Kings fan club anymore.  There is a facebook group that is called the Flower Kings fan club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/908494075873543/), but it's not a fan club in the sense of paying dues and getting special stuff.  That said, Roine has mentioned a Banks live album in the past, but I've heard nothing about it for a while now.


Edited by infandous - June 25 2015 at 11:47

Thanks. Now I worry that I'm misunderstanding the card. They could be talking about the tour regarding the new album banks of eden. But I just can't imagine them including advertising for something that was 3 years ago!

In particular, I'm fond of Welcome Back to the World of Adventures and Retropolis...great proggy instrumental breaks in a lot of those songs...I got Flower Power and was somewhat disappointed with the epic song Garden of Dreams on it; it felt disjointed.  Loved Banks of Eden...they are a great band! 

Last I heard from Roine they had no solid plans regarding a new studio disc. He expected them to start writing this summer, but who knows.

Just to keep the thread alive...............

Recently been listening to Desolation Rose again.  It's a very sold FK album in my opinion.  Not their best, but not my least favorite by a long shot.  I tend to think of the bonus CD as just "CD2", since to me the album feels like a double (unlike Banks, which seems like a 70 minute CD broken up into two CD's).  Anyway, it is a bit different, probably due to the approach of going into the studio with nothing written ahead of time.  I think this one is going to get pulled out more than most of what they've done since Space Revolver (for me, anyway) with the notable exception of TSoNE (which is still my favorite thing they've done since SR).

'ello mates!

zumacraig wrote: did any of you get to see yes?  i wasn't into them until the late 90s.  got to see them in 2002, i think, when wakeman was just coming back, yet again.  it was so damn great!  they were all there at the top of their game.  not too old yet and a killer setlist including south side, revealing science and america.  also saw them with the next two lead singers.  not too bad.  the last time was a snooze.  downes messes up a lot live.  just hits wrong patches etc.  and the tempos are so slow.  i'll be curious to see what happens now.  i can definitely see howe continuing, but not sure with sherwood.  didn't they have some issues?  anyway, i'm sure there will be some shows with Jon in the future before it's all over.

Yeah, I've seen them twice.  First time was on the 90125 tour.  I was so disappointed as I was a huge fan and expected all the old classics.  What we got was all of 90125 and a smattering of old tracks (can't remember the setlist but I know they played no real classics - none of my favourites) with godawful sound in a massive aircraft hangar.  The acoustics were shocking and all you could hear were Rabin's metal guitar licks.

Then I saw them last year and what a contrast.  I had a seat on the front row of the circle, fabulous view.  They played the full Yes Album, GFTO and CTTE.  Amazing show.  Ok Alan White is a shadow of his former self, appears happy to just drift along.  Howe and Squire were fantastic, as was Jon Davison.  Downes bludgeoned Awaken slightly but generally was good.  If that is the end for Yes, at least the final time I saw them was a fitting finale.