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stewe 
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:30 |
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In my opinion, both leading bands of new prog Americana wave, broadening horizons of giant classic bands, both bands full of excellent and tight musicianship, and yet neither of them has an album at top 100...
Personally I used to like SB more (primarily the Morse era I've in my mind), but with years I have gotten into Echolyn as well, and found to love and admire them more, such a complex, intricate and yet emotional music.
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SaltyJon
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:32 |
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Echolyn - not been a huge fan of any of the SB stuff I've heard.
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:32 |
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Were it not for Kansas and Yes, Echolyn would be my favorite band.
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 16:37 |
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can't really like them both, but I have to go with Spock's Beard with a slimmest margin.
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 17:10 |
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Echolyn
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Slaughternalia
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 17:13 |
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Both good bands with awful vocals. I'll go with the beard though
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King Crimson776
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 20:24 |
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I'm a big fan of all things Morse so I have to go with the Beard, I like Echolyn a lot though too.
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Epignosis
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 20:42 |
 Slaughternalia wrote:
Both good bands with awful vocals. I'll go with the beard though |
What an odd thing to say. Especially from an apparent Gentle Giant fan.
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Slaughternalia
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 22:48 |
Epignosis wrote:
Slaughternalia wrote:
Both good bands with awful vocals. I'll go with the beard though |
What an odd thing to say. Especially from an apparent Gentle Giant fan.
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I actually don't mind crappy vocals, but there are some things that just rub me the wrong way. Neal Morse may be alright technically, but his voice is so incredibly cheesy it makes me want to vomit sometimes. Echolyn just sounds kind of obnoxious to me.
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Epignosis
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 22:55 |
Though I completely disagree, I cannot argue with that.
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The Truth
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 23:02 |
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Spock's Beard had a magnum opus with Snow but Echolyn has more than one brilliant album, namely Mei and Cowboy Poems Free.
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Posted: May 26 2011 at 23:43 |
Echolyn, easily. I like SB, but Echolyn is one of my very favorites. Such diversity--they never let themselves settle in and do the same thing over again. SB on the other hand . . . well . . .
By the way, Echolyn recently shared with their Yahoo group that they likely have enough music for a double album this time and hope to have it done by the end of the year. They report that there is a lot more jazz on this one . . . as always, I look forward to it immensely!
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 06:23 |
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The Beard for me. I appreciate Echolyn, but have not been able to get into them like other bands.
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:07 |
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Spock's Beard! What I have heared of Echolyn so far did not really leave an impression on me.
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:14 |
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I picked SPOCK'S BEARD but it's close. Neil Morse's BEARD to be presice.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:22 |
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Echolyn.
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Icarium
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:35 |
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I just listen to my first Echoly album now,
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 07:36 |
Echolyn easily for me
Suffocating the Bloom & Mei
are both awesome
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Prog On!
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 08:14 |
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SB for me...
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You must be joking.....Take a running jump......
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Posted: May 28 2011 at 02:21 |
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Spock's Beard
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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