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Poll Question: Which anathema song is your favorite?
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Alternative 4 (the track) and Wings of God.
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so many great ones to choose from... though i went for Angelica... beautiful song off the first anathema album I bought, back when you actually had to wait for a cd to be delivered from abroad before listening to anything (there wasn't a big doom metal scene here in Malta back then, not that there is now heh) ...

now i have them all and really like the direction they've taken recently, hopefully they'll take less time to follow it up eh ;)
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Originally posted by sinkadotentree sinkadotentree wrote:

Your a lucky guy/girl to have seen them so many times live.How do rate their new one in comparison to their others? I think it might be their best followed by "Judgement".
 
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Yep, I realize that I am VERY lucky indeed! Well I live in The Netherlands, and as you might know, the band regards my country as 'Official Anathema Territory' LOL. The Dutchies were one of the first to acknowledge the immense talent of the band, and they have always returned the compliment, by coming over here at least once-a-year since their early days. They did their try-out gigs for WHBWH over here as well for that reason. Smile
 
I fully agree with you, WHBWH and Judgement are their best albums imho. But that doesn't mean the rest is far below those - I think all of their albums, from 'The Silent Enigma' onwards, are of great quality.
I personally still rate Judgement just a little bit higher than WHBWH, but fully admit that that has to do with my personal experiences in life around that time. I was having a hard time then, and that album just gave me so much comfort that I will always cherish it as a genuine 'masterpiece'. Clap

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Originally posted by Antennas Antennas wrote:

My favourite band besides PT Clap. Have followed them since 1997, been to numerous concerts of theirs (at least three a year since I discovered them), I have all their albums, most of them signed by the band members who are really nice fellows. They actually know me by my first name... Embarrassed
 
My favourite songs of theirs? Regret, Universal (from their latest CD), Forgotten Hopes, Closer, and of course, One Last Goodbye.
 
How I think about their musical evolution? FANTASTIC!!!
One of the reasons I listen to death/doom/black metal as well as to prog, is that many of these bands become more and more proggier with age. When I first heard Anathema, I immediately thought, "this is a band to keep an eye (and ear) on!" for that reason, and it turned out that I was very, very right about that. :)

Your a lucky guy/girl to have seen them so many times live.How do rate their new one in comparison to their others? I think it might be their best followed by "Judgement".


Edited by sinkadotentree - August 05 2010 at 15:14
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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My favourite band besides PT Clap. Have followed them since 1997, been to numerous concerts of theirs (at least three a year since I discovered them), I have all their albums, most of them signed by the band members who are really nice fellows. They actually know me by my first name... Embarrassed
 
My favourite songs of theirs? Regret, Universal (from their latest CD), Forgotten Hopes, Closer, and of course, One Last Goodbye.
 
How I think about their musical evolution? FANTASTIC!!!
One of the reasons I listen to death/doom/black metal as well as to prog, is that many of these bands become more and more proggier with age. When I first heard Anathema, I immediately thought, "this is a band to keep an eye (and ear) on!" for that reason, and it turned out that I was very, very right about that. :)


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ONE LAST GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greater is the man who conquers himself, than he who conquers a hundred times a hundred on the battlefield.
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They are anathema here. Wink

Sorry, I couldn't resist that feeble attempt at a joke.


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Never heard of them; don't ever want to.
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I own Eternity and Alternative 4. My favorite tracks from those are probably Angelica and Fragile Dreams.
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I have heard of the band. "Angels Walk Among us" is as someone once said "beyond beautiful".
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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I love Anathema. They started as a doom metal band (along with my dying bride and paradise lost) but their sound as evolved through a more melodic, atmospherical, emotional sonority. They are not metal nowadays but they sure know how to please an audience even in metal festivals!
If you know them tell what is your favorite song and what do you think about their musical evolution
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