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Topic: Beardfish new album "The void", latest news
Posted By: martinprog77
Subject: Beardfish new album "The void", latest news
Date Posted: November 02 2011 at 16:36
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from their facebook page
We're writing and rehearsing like clockwork, people.. Can't wait to record these new songs! Can't wait to share them with you!
what a great news !!!! i cant t wait for the album.they have consistently gotten better and better!!!  ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
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Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: November 02 2011 at 18:24
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: November 02 2011 at 20:38
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That was fast. Mammoth was excellent!
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Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 00:41
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Not really much of a surprise considering their current track record but still, it's nice to have it in writing. Rikard's productivity doesn't seem to have an end to it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 00:58
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Hey Darkshade, you're spot on! `Mammoth' was another great album from them! I'm still very conflicted about that one! They released it on both vinyl (which I usually prefer to buy my prog albums on), and CD/DVD (which came with a `making of' and a live performance), which was the one I chose! The live footage was sensational!! But every time I see that beautiful `Mammoth' cover, I think `Damn, maybe should have got the vinyl!' 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 14:14
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Yea I like the style of their last 2 album covers, I hope they use that again on the new one.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 17:32
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Mammoth was great, but it didn't top their masterpiece, Destined Solitaire. Solitaire, to me, is much more interesting and varied. Plus the artwork is miles past Mammoth. I actually prefer the artwork in this order.. Solitaire > Sleeping in Traffic 2 > Mammoth > Sleeping in Traffic 1
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 17:41
| Always look forward to a new Beardfish album. |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 04:13
Give these guys credit, their rate of output is pretty impressive  .
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 09:20
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Destined Solitaire was a little too all over the place. I was really disappointed. Haven't heard Mammoth yet, it's not on Spotify :/ ------------- 
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Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 09:26
| Dont forget The Sane Day, it's an amazing album |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 10:00
Have to agree. In Destined Solitaire, I always get the impression that music is trying to contain Beardfish, but it can't. You know what I mean?
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Horizons wrote:Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 10:16
That reminds me of Bedlam by TMV or Killing Technology by Voivod. -------------
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Posted By: centum
Date Posted: January 09 2012 at 19:49
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sounds like Baroness |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 09 2012 at 20:05
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NOOOOO, i didn't like it too much! They need to go back to their quirky, and ECLECTIC roots. Still think Destined Solitaire is their best album, and one of the best albums of the millennium. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: January 09 2012 at 22:26
Not sure what to think. Certainly different.... -------------  |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 00:00
| Seems like they're going down the heavier road they started down on mammoth. Not that I mind - music sounds good so far (based on a singles YouTube video of an audience recording listened via iPhone speakers). Might not live up to Destined Solitaire, but then again, Yes never did anything as good as Relayer afterwards but that didn't stop them from making more great records. |
Posted By: progstreaming
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 02:02
Seconded. To me "The Sane Day" is by far their best album. Subsequent albums are but mere second-rate copies of it. IMO of course! |
Posted By: centum
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 03:22
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what's everybody's problem with Mammoth? |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 13:23
I don't have a problem with it, per se, I like it well enough ... I just like the other albums I've heard from them better.  |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 13:57
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Mammoth is too regular. Also, I wish they'd go back to the more modern production from SIT2
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 14:12
------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: January 10 2012 at 14:40
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Mammoth should have at least a 4 star rating here. Everyone seems to like it, and it made many best-of 2011 lists. But people rated it lower because previous albums were better... If everyone did that there'd be more albums with lower ratings. I thought Mammoth was a 5 star effort, along with SiT2 and DS. The band has been on a roll since SiT2. SiT1 was a 4 star effort, and I have yet to hear the Sane Day (it's a double album?) I dont want to hear the new song they have, I will wait until the album is released. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: January 11 2012 at 22:01
And a very interesting, but good, one at that. I was lucky enough to find a basically-new copy of this at Amoeba in LA, and this being my first Beardfish album, I was instantly hooked on this band. ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: January 11 2012 at 22:16
For me, liking an album is only a 2 or 3 star affair, depending how much I like it.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: January 15 2012 at 22:06
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Mammoth certainly rates as one of my top albums for 2011. In my opinion, it is as good as Destined Solitaire. I will be looking out for this album with keen interest. -------------  "Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: centum
Date Posted: January 16 2012 at 18:29
| Mammoth is my first Beardfish album. And I'll chop my arm off if it's not a f**king masterpiece. The epic especially |
Posted By: progstreaming
Date Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:07
"The Sane Day" is a masterpiece. Get it immediately, without listening, and right now. And while you're at it, get "Fran En Plats Du Ej Kan Se" too. That one is very, very good too. Don't the Swedish title and some of the vocals (not all) fool you. Get it. |
Posted By: GlassHanded
Date Posted: February 03 2012 at 16:07
I can't agree more. "The Sane Day" is magic. "The Reason for Constructing And/Or Building Pyramids", "Tall Tales", "Blue Moon", "Igloo on Two"... Too many Beardfish classics are found on this album. Although, I think every one of their albums are 8,9, or 10/10 |
Posted By: GlassHanded
Date Posted: February 03 2012 at 16:13
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How could I forget ..."And Never Know" from "Sane Day" The first 2 minutes are Beardfish at their most thrilling!
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Posted By: GentleGiant
Date Posted: February 04 2012 at 12:05
Same opinion here  ------------- BeGiantForADay "This British band is just the cup of tea for aficionados who demand virtuosity,progress and originality in their mix." http://rateyourmusic.com/~GentleG |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 11:15
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Brand new interview with members of Beardfish. They discuss how the band works, in studio and live, and give us some info on a new album coming out this summer, in August. http://www.wpapu.com/int010.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.wpapu.com/int010.html ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 13:00
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whoa. Actually forgot about this thread.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 15:54
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I just saw them in Baltimore at Orion Studios this past Monday (5/14) - they opened with "Sleeping In Traffic"....so hands down that is the best show-opener I'll likely see in my entire life. They played two new tracks near the end of their set, including "Voluntary Slavery". I'm digging the new material. Rikard did confirm the album will be out in August, as a previous poster mentioned. |
Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 07:34
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http://www.insideoutmusic.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11649&IdCompany=8" rel="nofollow - From InsideOut Music's website : BEARDFISH: REVEAL COVER ARTWORK AND TRACKLIST OF THEIR NEW ALBUM + ANNOUNCE TOUR IN FALL SUPPORTING FLYING COLOURS Only about 1 ½ years after the release of their last record "Mammoth", Beardfish are now back with a new masterpiece. "The Void" will be released on August 27th 2012 in Europe and on August 28th 2012 in the US via InsideOutMusic. It is darker, heavier and in some parts it even has a bit of a metal edge to it, while still incorporating all that Beardfish and their typical warm retro-sound stand for. The band comments: "We went full-on with this one... We've had some trouble in the past to convey our live energy on the studio albums. This is the one that shines through, I think! It's an album about loss. It's about love. It celebrates both life and death and the struggle in between to heal the wounds that don't show and to actually take the step to move forward in life. We've been waiting to share these songs with all of you for a while now and we, Beardfish, are really proud to present to you 'The Void'" 
Beardfish will be suuporting Supergroup Flying Colors in September so you'll have the chance to witness their amazing energy live on stage. Here are the dates: Tourdates (in support of Flying Colors): September 9th - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle September10th - Berlin, Germany - C-Club September 11th - Munich, Germany - Theaterfabrik September 13th - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz September 14th - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus September 15th - Stuttgart, Germany - Zapata September 16th - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal September 17th - Cologne, Germany - Gloria September 19th - Paris, France - Le Trianon September 20th - Tilburg, Holland - 013 September 21st - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire Line Up: Rikard Sjöblom - vocals, keyboards David Zackrinsson - guitars Robert Hansen - bass Magnus Östgren - drums Discography: Fran En Plats Du Ej Kan Se (2003) The Sane Day (2006) Sleeping In Traffic: Part One (2007) Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two (2008) Destined Solitaire (2009) Mammoth (2011) The Void (2012) Keep your eyes and ears open for more info! BEARDFISH Online: http://www.beardfishband.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.beardfishband.com http://www.facebook.com/beardfish " rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/beardfish http://www.myspace.com/beardfishband" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/beardfishband Hell yes!  |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 08:26
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Great. Mammoth was interesting, but not too far from what you would expect from a retro band. Too bad I won't be able to see them with Flying Colours. -------------   
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 08:51
| I will be getting this! Also, interesting new direction with the cover art. |
Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 08:57
I actually miss Spencer Bowden's illustrations ,that guy could be the 21st century Roger Dean
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 10:28
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I'm excited! I do miss the cover art of the last two albums, I thought they would do at least one more in that style. Looks like "Note" is the big epic? I like that Andy Tillison is on the opening track (but what does he do there?) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 11:36
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Looking forward to it! ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List 
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Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 11:54
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Dang, another one? They're cranking them out! Not that I'm complaining, of course. ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: MawcDrums
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 09:46
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Pumped for this one!! ------------- Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. |
Posted By: spacefreak
Date Posted: September 01 2012 at 12:51
| Their worst. Very close to progressive metal with reduced use of keyboards... I miss the magic and the crazed Zappaisms of their early works... |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: September 01 2012 at 14:26
| Don't like their new direction, now they have removed what was great with this band : originality! |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: September 08 2012 at 20:53
| I saw Beardfish live in May of this year, so I am hesitant to claim they have lost their way with their latest release - simply put, it was one of the best live performances I've seen by any band. That said, 'The Void' left me with a void of my own after repeated listens. There are some high points to the album, but sadly an equal number of puzzling moments where I couldn't understand how a band that has written such tracks as "Sleeping In Traffic" and "And The Stone Said...If I Could Speak" could also write some of the metal-ish stuff on this album. Granted the whole album is not heavy, but it is difficult as a longtime Beardfish fan to sit through the first two tracks of the "Void" and not feel as if you've been taken advantage of. I'm more a fan of the quirky, eclectic approach that has made Beardfish who they are (and which they still display in live performance). Hopefully this is simply a brief diversion and they will quickly return to what they do best. |