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Topic: K2 Book of the Dead
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Subject: K2 Book of the Dead
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 15:55

Got it today.

 

Anyone else?

 

Ken Jaquess (Bass, Guitar, Key's - Atlantis), Allan Holdsworth (Guitar) , Ryo Okumoto (Spoc




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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:07
Danabo

Is it any good? The blurb suggested it to be equivalent to UK's first - has to go some way to get there.


Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:13

It's not up to that standard, but so far, so good. The violin really cuts through the mix. 

I'm about half way through and I can't wait to get alone with it and turn up the volume.



Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:28
Ok, so far, I've listened to the first song...
I really like what I'm hearing...as you already mentioned: Peter Gabriel on vocals  
 
I heard some songs from Shau

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If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear...
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:34

I just ordered two Shaun Guerin solo discs. RIP

I think the vocal tracks for K2 were the last recordings he did before he died.



Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:44
Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

I just ordered two Shaun Guerin solo discs. RIP

I think the vocal tracks for K2 were the last recordings he did before he died.

 
He died

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If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear...
George Orwell


Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 04:13
I'm still waiting for my copy


Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 06:46
Danbo - the blurb says Okumoto plays piano/moog; this man is one of the best current players of Mellotron & hammond, too - do they not get a look in at all?

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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 10:41

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Danbo - the blurb says Okumoto plays piano/moog; this man is one of the best current players of Mellotron & hammond, too - do they not get a look in at all?

Dammit Jim,



Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 31 2005 at 10:52

From Shawn Gordon, ProgRock Records:

 

 

Ken and I were talking on the phone and the response has really been overwhelmingly positive, I can't wait till s



Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 02 2005 at 15:18
Amazon.Uk have published a UK release date of 10th May 2005 for the album.


Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 02:47
Finally got my copy yesterday...but I was so tired from work that I fell asleep half way through.The bit I heard sounded good but I'll give some properly informed comments tonight when I have another chance to


Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 19:07
Well I managed to listen to the whole thing.It is very good ...very polished...although I found it all a bit 'samey' .Could have done with more variety in keyboard sounds perhaps?


Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 19:45

[QUOTE=richardh]Well I managed to listen to the whole thing.It is very good ...very polished...although I found it all a bit 'samey' .Could have done with more variety in keyboard sounds perhaps?[/QUOT




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