The Flower Kings - Islands (Out Now)
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Topic: The Flower Kings - Islands (Out Now)
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Subject: The Flower Kings - Islands (Out Now)
Date Posted: October 31 2020 at 08:02
Ok, I admit, I was wrong about this band. I've never been a fan of this group and I've been vocal about that here on PA. But wow, this album is gorgeous! I don't know what it is, but the sound and songs presented here all really resonate with me, beautiful melodic prog. Despite a long album length, the songs are all really easy to listen to while still maintaining that aspect of complexity and nonconventional song structure that we all love in this genre. Beautiful work and I'd be surprised if this didn't make my end of the year top 3, this one has me strangely emotional  ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: October 31 2020 at 11:04
excellent review ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
dougmcauliffe wrote:Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 01 2020 at 07:46
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Gonna bump this, what's everyone's thoughts? I'm gonna order the LP i'm loving this. ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 01 2020 at 08:18
Welcome to the club! There already is a TFK Appreciation thread, go there and post your thoughts.......Many of us have been for years. -------------   
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 00:46
| I do like this album especially the 'sound' of it. It has proper spacing of instruments and none of that horrible compression that is so prevalent in many modern prog albums. The drumming and bass work is especially great. My only question is whether it really needed to be a double? Strong album though and very nice artwork and packaging. Will certainly be in my top five albums for the year (Deep Purple, Wobbler, Glass Hammer and IO Earth being the others) and that's never happened before! |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 00:55
Oh yes ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 00:58
Wow that`s awesome...My own top five at the moment are jockeying for the first place  ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Zeph
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 01:01
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I have never really caught on to TFK. Desolation Rose is probably what I have played the most. Part of it has to do with Stolt's vocals, which hasn't clicked with me yet. I'll give Islands some attempts and see what becomes of it. Another "issue" is the length. I used to love long albums, but these days I find them to sometimes be a struggle to get through. Especially if the music isn't moving me that much.
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 19:24
| I've had this album a week now and played it twice. What surprises me is the amount of orchestra on the new album. First impression is it's not as good as the previous album, but there's so much music to listen to it'll take time to assess. That people could write reviews of the album so soon after it's released I think is a bit premature. It's not the sort of album to take in after a couple of listens. However some people get music very quickly while others need time to get it. I'm in the latter category. |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 20:57
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Gonna write a review for this tomorrow, i'm still a little split on where I want to rate this. We need half stars!!!!! ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 10:24
I'm hoping its better than the last album, which I do like but now find it a bit tedious a listen, maybe it is just me. The version I ordered was very delayed in production, should arrive this week I was told. Everyone wants to be first I guess.....but yea I agree an album that is 2+ hours long takes time to soak in. -------------
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 14:35
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I was surprised when I first heard this one too. It was much better than I expected. It probably won't be in my top 20, but is certainly a well-deserved, solid four-star album. I would rate it around 8.25 on a 10 scale. Roine still has a lot of creativity up his sleeves. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 14:38
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Big fan. Love TFK's and Islands is another terrific album from a man that doesn't ever disappoint - Roine Stolt. ------------- The Prog Corner |