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Rottenhat
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Topic: Thinking Plague Appreciation thread Posted: March 14 2009 at 17:59 |
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How many of you out there like Thinking Plague?
In my opinion they are so extremely out left that I am surprised my ears don't fall off.. This is progressive if anything is. Extremely complex, still in a way catchy. This is just one of these band that I have to be mentally prepared just to be able to listen to them. Buy "In Extremis" and be prepared to fall on your behind. flabbergasted! |
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Evolutionary Sleeper
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:03 | ||||
I love "In Extremis" and I'll probably get "A History of Madness" here in the next few days.
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Raff
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:05 | ||||
This thread couldn't have been more timely.... Yesterday I bought my first Thinking Plague CD (in a secondhand store in our area) - A History of Madness. Well, when I got home, I opened the case, and found it empty.... Which means I'll have to go back there (thank heavens I have a receipt!), and hope they actually HAVE the CD somewhere in the store. Then, if I'm successful, I'll get back to you.
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Rottenhat
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:13 | ||||
I Have "A History of Madness" on CD.
Strangely, I haven't still gotten the nerve to listen to it properly. "In Extremis" was a shock. Wonderful but equally scaring. This is one of the few bands that has the possibility of causing a mental breakdown to the listener ...:) Damn, "In Extremis" even beats Univers Zero's Heresie in mental impact :) |
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Evolutionary Sleeper
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:33 | ||||
Yea, listening to In Extremis right now and I'm losing my freakin mind.
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avestin
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:42 | ||||
I love the band (have their entire discography) - their use of vocals amidst the sea of mess that are the instruments
So, what's your favourite releases from them and which period, if any, do you like better, and why? Incidentally, If you like Thinking Plague by the way, then YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS: U TOTEM - U Totem Oh, and if you go over to Progressive Ears forum you can even chat with Mr. Kerman and Mike Johnson and Bob Drake, Edited by avestin - March 14 2009 at 18:46 |
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The Hemulen
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:49 | ||||
Awesome awesome band. "In Extremis" is generally considered to be their crowning achievement (and not without good reason!), but there's a lot of good stuff in their earlier releases too.
Having said that, songs like "Dead Silence" and "Les Etudes d'Organism" are bloody hard to beat. It's a superb starting point for anyone wanting to dip a toe into RIO waters - far catchier and less overtly impenetrable than Henry Cow without ever compromising on dissonance and complexity. Also, there's more than a whiff of Gentle Giant on that album, which can only be a good thing! |
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Rottenhat
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:52 | ||||
YES! Avestin I have both of the U Totem albums. Wonderful stuff :). I am note sure if I understand you following questing though. When discussing similar bands, the of course 5UU's comes strongly in my mind. Dave Kerman and company deserves a special thread, maybe I will make a 5UU's/Kerman thread someday. :)
Strange though, i use Firefox as a browser and it has a in-built spell-checker that underlines every misspelled or unknown word. It doesn't underilne the word 5UU's... Are they THAT famous? :) |
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Rottenhat
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:07 | ||||
Yes! "Les Etudes d'Organism" is totally amazing. Begins with a murmuring, ta-ta-ta-grump-grump, then a fantastically catchy but extremely complex part that scrambles the brain like nothing else.
Damn that band knows how to use dissonances in a VERY effective way. Incredible, just Incredible.... Check out youtube also, there's a Thinking Plague video with (probably) Dave Kerman dressed as a bear :) |
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avestin
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:13 | ||||
It was Bob Drake in that bear (he confirmed it later). As for that bolded line - Definitely!!! I absolutely love what they did in Dead Silence with the vocal lines and then the violins dissonance with the rest of the swarm of instruments - pure bliss!!!! |
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Rottenhat
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:36 | ||||
I just mailed Kerman about the Bear. :) Didn't know that Bob Drake was a drummer too... a thought he was more of a string man :).
I remember Bob Drake has a weird hobby. He collects photos of graveyards :) |
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micky
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:40 | ||||
we'll get that Monday for sure |
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avestin
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:43 | ||||
Check out his page here in PA, he has great releases BOB DRAKE |
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Logan
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:46 | ||||
I have all of Thinking Plague's albums, minus the live, and since U Totem was mentioned, that was a real favourite of mine and I still return to it often. Truth be told, I was disappointed with In Extremis when I got it (should return to it but I was underwhelmed); however, I immediately got into the band when I got A History of Madness which I really like. I much prefer AHoM to IE, but it has been a long time since I last played IE. I found it much more enjoyable.
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avestin
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 19:49 | ||||
Though the ratings in PA for their early albums are low, I personally think those are great and very well worth getting as well.
THINKING PLAGUE Albums
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 20:29 | ||||
Moonsongs = excellent.
In Extremis = damn good
The rest I've yet to be sold on.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2009 at 21:17 | ||||
I got Madness a few years ago after seeing a review online, wild stuff
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memowakeman
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 00:57 | ||||
What a great band, i also have their better known albums, In Extremis and A History of Madness which both of them are awesome, if i had to vote for one, i would choose A History...
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Rottenhat
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 05:18 | ||||
The Science Group is also a band i could recommend. They are quite amazing, and Bob Drake is a member :)
Strangely their first album has only one review on PA, and the second album none. I have only heard the first one. They sound quite a lot like U Totem and Thinking Plague in my opinion :) |
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avestin
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 09:29 | ||||
Indeed, I'd recommend them as well. And it's not surprising at all that no reviews are there or just a few. I added them a short while back this year and you'll find many such bands, lying around unnoticed in the PA database. (the following is aimed in general) There's also MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD to mention, though usually harder to get into. There's City of Mirrors and the two archival albums Archive One and Archive Two (which encompass their early discography) - very worth obtaining if you like this style |
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