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Posted: July 31 2014 at 00:36
progbethyname wrote:
richardh wrote:
progbethyname wrote:
Q-- The Road Of Bones
Eloy--Reincarnation Live ON Stage
Vanden Plas--Chronicles Of The Immortals
Hibernal--Replacements
Agalloch--The Serpent And The Sphere
Jethro Tull--Steven Wilson remix (2014) boxset for A Passion Play
Anubis Hitchiking To Byzantium
Anathema - Distant SatellitesDevin Townsend--Casualties Of CoolLacuna Coil--Broken Crown Halo
didn't realise the Eloy album was this year so that could be added to my list
Lacuna Coil - that name has suddenly become known to me via Ayreon's The Theory Of Everything (the very attractive lead singer is one of the guest vocalists). Is it prog metal? I note the band are not included on PA as yet.
Hey Richard. Yeah The Coil have some progressive tendencies but its minor. They infuse a gothic pop metal that really had seemed to work for me many years now. And yes...That Miss Scabbia is a bloody knockout with great stage presence. So many bands like Amaranth try to follow in Coils footsteps, but Lacuna reign supreme. If you think C.S is good looking now you should see what she looked liked 10 years ago. Lets just say it was hard to concentrate on The music. ;)
I put their album in a number 10. To be honest I haven't quite filled a cohesive 10 yet.
I shall though. It's not a bad year at all for music and for Prog.
The latest Flaming Row album might sneak in. :)
If every Kayo Dot album they've released so far indicates anything about the one they will release this year, the album they will release in a few months will probably end up my favorite.
One release I forgot to mention in my opening post is the Ulver/Sun O))) collab which was released earlier in the year. I think it is quite stunning myself, and it seems to get better with every new spin. From what I've read of reviews over the net, it has received a somewhat misunderstood welcoming. I am not sure what people were expecting. Granted, if they were looking for something melodic and hardhitting, then they obviously placed their bets on the wrong pony.
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Q-- The Road Of Bones
Eloy--Reincarnation Live ON Stage
Vanden Plas--Chronicles Of The Immortals
Hibernal--Replacements
Agalloch--The Serpent And The Sphere
Jethro Tull--Steven Wilson remix (2014) boxset for A Passion Play
Anubis Hitchiking To Byzantium
Anathema - Distant SatellitesDevin Townsend--Casualties Of CoolLacuna Coil--Broken Crown Halo
didn't realise the Eloy album was this year so that could be added to my list
Lacuna Coil - that name has suddenly become known to me via Ayreon's The Theory Of Everything (the very attractive lead singer is one of the guest vocalists). Is it prog metal? I note the band are not included on PA as yet.
Hey Richard. Yeah The Coil have some progressive tendencies but its minor. They infuse a gothic pop metal that really had seemed to work for me many years now. And yes...That Miss Scabbia is a bloody knockout with great stage presence. So many bands like Amaranth try to follow in Coils footsteps, but Lacuna reign supreme. If you think C.S is good looking now you should see what she looked liked 10 years ago. Lets just say it was hard to concentrate on The music. ;)
I put their album in a number 10. To be honest I haven't quite filled a cohesive 10 yet.
I shall though. It's not a bad year at all for music and for Prog.
The latest Flaming Row album might sneak in. :)
I think we need a picture
The face that lights up a stage. Beautiful girl.
Hope you give her a chance. Lacuna coil can be a refreshing listen sometimes.
Karma-code, Dark Adrenaline and their debut EP are wonderful places to start.
Hope you like.
One release I forgot to mention in my opening post is the Ulver/Sun O))) collab which was released earlier in the year. I think it is quite stunning myself, and it seems to get better with every new spin. From what I've read of reviews over the net, it has received a somewhat misunderstood welcoming. I am not sure what people were expecting. Granted, if they were looking for something melodic and hardhitting, then they obviously placed their bets on the wrong pony.
I really liked Messe last year with the whole gothic-Chamber orchestra get up they had going on.
I will be sure to check this latest from them. Thanks Dave. Also hope you may roll in some deep-green pastures soon...$$$. I know, it's a tough out there.
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 11:50
Knifeworld - The Unravelling
Accordo Dei Contrari - AdC
Bob Drake - Lawn Ornament
Ok having given these three sufficient serious listening I can confidently state that all three may be in my year end top 10 and Knifeworld is a candidate for top spot.
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 13:47
I'm waiting to listen to To Be Kind in its entirety until I buy it. I expect it to land pretty high on my list. Otherwise, my favorite releases this year are: (for sure to be on my top ten list) Parquet Courts— Sunbathing Animal Real Estate— Atlas Liars— Mess Cloud Nothings— Here and Nowhere Else
(also enjoyed) Valentin Stip— Sigh Future Islands— Singles St. Vincent— S/t. Vincent
These are the ones that have lasted so far. I am very excited to hear To Be Kind, and the new Spoon and Interpol records. Need to check out more records though. I want to give more artists the benefit of financial support if I listen to their albums, but it does restrict how many albums I can actually listen to.
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Posted: August 02 2014 at 20:54
I'm going to give a shout out to the new Spoon record which is really fantastic. It's only flaw is that it doesn't really have a low point in energy. It's like song after song and had they included a ballad-y song in the second half, the album would have had that much more punch.
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 15:54
I was listening to Knifeworld's new album a few times this past two days and I'm loving it for sho! Definitely better then their Clairvoyant Fortnight EP.
Not on PA but a top contender for AOTY is Boris new album 'Noise'. Damn that thing is a beauty. The guitar solo during the 18 min cut Angel is quite simply out if this world. Folks with a penchant for heavy and psychedelic music, at times with a crunchy post rock twist, should definitely look into this thing.
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