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    Posted: January 24 2012 at 11:52

What's your favorite Haken's album ?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 20:03
Hands up if you don't care for either
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 20:09
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Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 20:09
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 20:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 20:44
Aquarius is an excellent album, but Visions is a masterpiece.  It's much more coherent and unified. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 21:05
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


LOL There are certainly a lot of comparisons to be made between the two bands, but I actually like Haken, probably because their lead singer isn't James LaBrie.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 21:11
Originally posted by MillsLayne MillsLayne wrote:

Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


LOL There are certainly a lot of comparisons to be made between the two bands, but I actually like Haken, probably because their lead singer isn't James LaBrie.


You have obviously never seen the guys live. Their singer, without the studio magic, actually makes LaBrie sound passable.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 08:38
Originally posted by CCVP CCVP wrote:

Originally posted by MillsLayne MillsLayne wrote:

Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


LOL There are certainly a lot of comparisons to be made between the two bands, but I actually like Haken, probably because their lead singer isn't James LaBrie.


You have obviously never seen the guys live. Their singer, without the studio magic, actually makes LaBrie sound passable.

I've never seen DT live, but I've seen Haken 3 times so far and Ross Jennings is a good singer, even if I'm not a big fan of that style these days.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 08:48
Visions I think
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 09:16
I actually think I like Aquarius more...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 09:19
Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by CCVP CCVP wrote:

Originally posted by MillsLayne MillsLayne wrote:

Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Hands up if you don't care for either

but visions was the best DT release of 2011


LOL There are certainly a lot of comparisons to be made between the two bands, but I actually like Haken, probably because their lead singer isn't James LaBrie.


You have obviously never seen the guys live. Their singer, without the studio magic, actually makes LaBrie sound passable.

I've never seen DT live, but I've seen Haken 3 times so far and Ross Jennings is a good singer, even if I'm not a big fan of that style these days.


Wow, really? Shocked All of the band's live video I've seen he's been quite terrible.

Still, one thing is to see them through the internet and the other is seeing them actually play in front of you.Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 12:23
^Yeah, the first time was actually back in 2008  when they opened for Kings X (with an awsome if short set from To-Mera in between), and they sounded a bit different in those days, and Ross was far more willing to do the death metal growls as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:31
Visions for sure. Aquarius is good but  a bit overated IMO.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 15:50
I must admit that, although I like Aquarius, I'm not a huge fan of it. However, Visions is quite high in my imaginary prog-metal list...So Visions it is for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 05:57
I prefer the songwriting on Visions, more concise without losing any of the excitement of the debut.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2012 at 01:54
Visions for me, both get regular play time though. There are a few brief sections I don't necessarily care for on Visions, but the title track is absolutely incredible. It leaves me with the feeling that I just witnessed something amazing every time I finish listening to it...
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2012 at 06:18
imo Visions but both are great albums
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2012 at 08:54
I really enjoy the vocals and instrumental passages much more on Aquarius
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