The Tangent Appreciation thread

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Agreed Robert. "In Earnest" is easily my favorite off A Place In The Queue although I don't find the whole album to be as strong as you do (looking at you Follow Your Leaders and titular track).

As for you Hours_of_Wealth, you should definitely get Not As Good As The Book. There's not a dull moment on the album (first disc at least).

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TheCaptain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Status: Offline Points: 1335	Posted: October 15 2009 at 18:08
	Agreed Robert. "In Earnest" is easily my favorite off A Place In The Queue although I don't find the whole album to be as strong as you do (looking at you Follow Your Leaders and titular track). As for you Hours_of_Wealth, you should definitely get Not As Good As The Book. There's not a dull moment on the album (first disc at least).
	Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.

J-Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826	Posted: October 15 2009 at 18:07
	Love The Tangent! I'm very hopeful for the new one, and I'm very impressed by their other albums! -Jeff
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hours_of_wealth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 12 2009 Status: Offline Points: 27	Posted: October 15 2009 at 17:53
	I really love their first two albums. They're very melodic and catchy while still being very progressive. Tillison's an awesome songwriter. I don't know if I should bother with the new albums though.

Epignosis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32482	Posted: October 15 2009 at 17:08
	Boo. In Earnest is their best song. Gorgeous melodies, both vocally and instrumentally. Simply marvelous.
	https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

mdelval Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 26 2009 Location: Madrid Status: Offline Points: 27	Posted: October 15 2009 at 17:01
	In a recent interview posted here, Andy said A Place in the Queue was probably their best record, especially In Earnest. I thought so at first about the album, and thought at first that Not as Good as the Book was their weakest. I no longer think that. The more I hear it, the more I like Not as Good as the Book. It seems to be mainly beacause of the melodies. They are great, while the melodies in In Earnest are dull. There's not a song I don't like in Not as Good as the Book, which is very strange for me, more so for a double album, while in the others there are always things I consider average or with limited interest.

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 64460	Posted: October 15 2009 at 17:01
	wonderful band, one of the very best post-symph groups around, Tillison is brilliant.. I liked TWTWDT but was really knocked out by Queue, still need Not as Good

Epignosis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32482	Posted: October 15 2009 at 16:41
	Nuts to that. Different band, different thread. Were it not for a few gripes, A Place in the Queue would be a five star album for me.
	https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

rushfan4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66007	Posted: October 15 2009 at 15:58
	I get what you are trying to say but a lot of the fans of this band are also fans of Yes, Rush, Dream Theater, etc....


The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: October 15 2009 at 15:50
	^yeah, they are very different, but what I meant that lots of the followers from this band are in the other Appreciation thread and there you might get more responses, but do as you like of course.

rushfan4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66007	Posted: October 15 2009 at 15:47
	I think that they are a different enough band to deserve their own appreciation page, but if this thread dies after three posts than so be it.


The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: October 15 2009 at 15:37
	No offense Scott, but I think the The Flower Kings Appreciation Thread is also for related and that includes The Tangent, we've talked about them pretty much, specially me that seem to be the only one that really likes them. Of course, if you want to make one specifically for them no problem... They're also one of my favorite bands, even more so than The Flower Kings in many aspects, that jazz groove they have is simply awesome and of course Andy's organ totally blows away Tomas Bodin

rushfan4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66007	Posted: October 15 2009 at 14:57
	The Tangent are one of my favorite modern day prog rock bands. I was completely blown away by The Music That Died Alone when I first heard it, and I have been thrilled by all of their albums since then. I finally purchased the Pyramid and Stars live CD from them (at the Agents of Mercy/Karmakanic show of all places), and I am currently being reminded about how much I love this band. Anyhow, a search did not reveal that a Tangent appreciation thread existed, so I have created one for fans of the band to come together and talk all things The Tangent related.