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pots555 
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 Topic: Some love for The Rainmaker by The Flower KingsPosted: July 05 2010 at 18:39 |
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I have just finished listening to The Rainmaker by The Flower Kings and I want to share some positive thoughts on this album that was, from what I have read, received with average reviews.
I have been listening to Space Revolver almost non-stop for two weeks, sharing time with Selling England By the Pound, and I finally received The Rainmaker. So, into my MP3 player it goes and then I discovered a very solid album. I enjoyed all of the songs and their different styles. Being a big fan of instrumentals, I give Blessing of a Smile and Red Alert a solid 5 stars. The Rainmaker instrumental was somewhat of a letdown, but enjoyable nonetheless. The epics were solid and World Without A Heart is very beautiful. I admit that the weird vocals on Last minute on Earth are a bit surprising, but fun.
So, that's about it. I'm going for another listen this evening
Thanks for reading.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 18:54 |
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It's not an awful album, but it's not great as Space Revolver or any other album from The Flower Kings.
I like to call The Rainmaker Disc 2 of Space Revolver if Space Revolver had been released as a double album. The Rainmaker does have some similar aspects, the riffs and the melodies, but overall it's not really strong.
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 18:59 |
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Rainmaker is my least favorite Flower Kings album to date - but that doesn't mean I'm right! It had some undefined aspect that just didn't work with me, but I've heard many favorable things about it from others.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 23:59 |
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Its my favorite TFK disc. Pretty different from the rest of the stuff I"ve heard from them.
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Nightfly
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Posted: July 06 2010 at 04:24 |
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It's certainly not a bad album, in fact it starts off great. I just feel it loses its way a bit halfway.
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lazland
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Posted: July 06 2010 at 13:52 |
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Here's my review:
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=283232 Not terrible, but not oozing with love, I'm afraid. Strong 3 star album for me. |
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