Napier's Bones (UK) for Crossover Prog

I didn't care much for the vocals either, it must be said - 'distinctive' was how I described them earlier...but I thought musically the album was excellent (albeit, as has been correctly pointed out, very derivative of other bands who used a lot of mellotron back in the day - such as BJH, The Moody Blues, early KC etc.) Let's see if anyone from the Prog Folk team comments first (I can't personally see the band being admitted there tbf though), and if nothing transpires I'll ask someone from the Crossover team to have a listen to it. That way at least the band will get its chance - and the team will either vote them in, or they won't. 

I listened to the entire album today and don't hear anything to suggest Prog Folk is the right place. There are a few folk-like passages, not unlike what you can hear on albums from the likes of Opeth, Green Carnation and the like, but the sound seems like Neo done with some throwback instrumentals. It would be best if Neo took a look at them IMHO.

Will give this a look guys

Two 'move' votes cast, with just Damox left to go (who I'm sure will follow suit), so it's looking as though Crossover will be the team that decides the fate of Napier's Bones after all. Will continue to monitor developments, and post updates here as and when they happen (if nobody from the team does, that is).

For your information me and Matti voted actually for eclectic, there are strong orchestral elements with powerful Mellotron, FLOYD-ian touches and heavier flashes in this album and I fail to detect any accesible, poppy or easy-listening pieces, which are closer to Xover principles.

Wow! - The plot thickens!   I'd never even considered Eclectic for these guys to be perfectly honest.  So...Up to yet we've had; Prog Folk, Neo, Crossover (x2)...and now Eclectic (x2) as a suggested home for Napier's Bones. I guess it's probably all gonna boil down to which team wants to be the next in the queue the most!   Scott has alread hinted here that Crossover might well be worth a punt, but the guys from the Eclectic team rarely seem to pass through these parts of late, so a note in their team thread will be needed if that is indeed where the Bones are gonna be headed next. 

And cleared...In Crossover - with four straight 'yes' votes. 

Crossover is a good choice. This isn't important that we like them or not. They are a Prog Rock band absolutely(IMO). Personally I dont like their music. I dont like their vocals and production (some guys said that before) but this is not about Rate or Rating.  Thanks

O666 wrote: Crossover is a good choice. This isn't important that we like them or not. They are a Prog Rock band absolutely(IMO). Personally I dont like their music. I dont like their vocals and production (some guys said that before) but this is not about Rate or Rating.  Thanks

Well, the voice like that one can like or not. Personally, I have no problem with the singer's theatrical voice.
However, regarding that production, I think that they didn't produced it bad, I think that they didn't do any mistake on the record production. They actually produced their album in a retro style and some kind of , say, "wall of sound" would only to destroy that pure magic of Napier's Bones' magnificent debut.

An amazing video..