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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 00:29
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Certainly meant no offense.  Just an opinion in support of John's earlier comment.
lol youb silly billy, you are one who I happen to love so much here, it was not directed at you all Finnforest SmileHug
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Thank you Kati and Jim for your kind words. I cannot apologize for taking the liberty to be exclusively positive, regardless of the site guidelines because we are all 'amateur' writers who are not paid for reviews. Normally a magazine like Progression or Expose would get a series of albums from artists for reviewing purposes and have their staff writers divide them up for publication , which would yield on occasion some odd/negative results. I would refuse to review a Math rock album because its not my expertise or area of pleasure. A vegetarian should not review a steakhouse. I am a symph/Neo/Eclectic/RPI/Psych-space fan and that is it. Within those guidelines, I choose what I like and review them, many are masterpieces to my ears. I often go back to those albums and never have I ever felt that I overrated them. 
All in all, I have shown consistency and dedication to my 'narrow' field of expertise which has been honed on nearly 50 years of listening. I love this prog music thingy , really do. 
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 00:34
Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Thank you Kati and Jim for your kind words. I cannot apologize for taking the liberty to be exclusively positive, regardless of the site guidelines because we are all 'amateur' writers who are not paid for reviews. Normally a magazine like Progression or Expose would get a series of albums from artists for reviewing purposes and have their staff writers divide them up for publication , which would yield on occasion some odd/negative results. I would refuse to review a Math rock album because its not my expertise or area of pleasure. A vegetarian should not review a steakhouse. I am a symph/Neo/Eclectic/RPI/Psych-space fan and that is it. Within those guidelines, I choose what I like and review them, many are masterpieces to my ears. I often go back to those albums and never have I ever felt that I overrated them. 
All in all, I have shown consistency and dedication to my 'narrow' field of expertise which has been honed on nearly 50 years of listening. I love this prog music thingy , really do. 
You sell albums! You have followers, people who follow what you say, others should be so lucky, Thomas :) hugs Hug
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 00:38
Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Thank you Kati and Jim for your kind words. I cannot apologize for taking the liberty to be exclusively positive, regardless of the site guidelines because we are all 'amateur' writers who are not paid for reviews. Normally a magazine like Progression or Expose would get a series of albums from artists for reviewing purposes and have their staff writers divide them up for publication , which would yield on occasion some odd/negative results. I would refuse to review a Math rock album because its not my expertise or area of pleasure. A vegetarian should not review a steakhouse. I am a symph/Neo/Eclectic/RPI/Psych-space fan and that is it. Within those guidelines, I choose what I like and review them, many are masterpieces to my ears. I often go back to those albums and never have I ever felt that I overrated them. 
All in all, I have shown consistency and dedication to my 'narrow' field of expertise which has been honed on nearly 50 years of listening. I love this prog music thingy , really do. 
You sell albums! You have followers, people who follow what you say, others should be so lucky, Thomas :) hugs Hug
A review by you, a band that same day sold 8 albums, thanks to a review you wrote and posted that day. Wink This is the magic touch of you have with your reviews. Clap


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Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Thank you Kati and Jim for your kind words. I cannot apologize for taking the liberty to be exclusively positive, regardless of the site guidelines because we are all 'amateur' writers who are not paid for reviews. Normally a magazine like Progression or Expose would get a series of albums from artists for reviewing purposes and have their staff writers divide them up for publication , which would yield on occasion some odd/negative results. I would refuse to review a Math rock album because its not my expertise or area of pleasure. A vegetarian should not review a steakhouse. I am a symph/Neo/Eclectic/RPI/Psych-space fan and that is it. Within those guidelines, I choose what I like and review them, many are masterpieces to my ears. I often go back to those albums and never have I ever felt that I overrated them. 
All in all, I have shown consistency and dedication to my 'narrow' field of expertise which has been honed on nearly 50 years of listening. I love this prog music thingy , really do. 
You sell albums! You have followers, people who follow what you say, others should be so lucky, Thomas :) hugs Hug
A review by you, a band that same day sold 8 albums, thanks to a review you wrote and posted that day. Wink This is the magic touch of you have with your reviews. Clap
Thomas, you are a fantastic ambassador for prog moozik and bands! This is a fact! ClapHeart
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Rule number one! Even if you dislike an album, do your homework, describe the music to the best you can. This should be no brainer, bands do deserve this. Reviewers have nothing to lose, the bands who are lucky to be reviewed have a lot to lose, at least treat them with the minimum respect they deserve.
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I have to remind people on here that a band brought me here in 2010, year 2012 I contacted a few reviewers to review an album, I at the time was not forum active member at the time, even if I have been here since 2010. Something changed in 2012 and I started to interact more on here more. The band I am connected to released a new album 2014 but FOR THE RECORD this time I felt it was not right to request/ask anyone here to review the new album, I have not asked anyone on here to do this! I felt it's not appropriate because you all took me IN REGARDLESS IF YOU LIKE OR NOT THE BAND, P.A. has the nicest people here really, therefore I did not want to mix friendship and/or place others in an awkward position too.  
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 01:37
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE MY GRUMPIES ApproveHeartHug
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 02:13
Hocus Pocus (God I love that song) I hereby hypnotize you all to make moozik a positive and wonderful experience to everyone WinkBig smile hugs Hug
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Points: 23108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 04:28
Just to wrap this up - like I mentioned earlier, I never intended this little rating detour to point fingers or similarly hang people out to dry - least of all longstanding members who have done so much great work for this site. It was an honest question posed as a result of looking (perhaps) too close at the way members rate.

Anyway, I have always been the first to derail threads (often not mine to begin with), and seeing as we've been talking about Spiderman for so long now it seems as if this little meme is the only way out:

To get back on track:
We, Spidermen, only have until January 31 to come up with a list of the 10 albums we enjoyed the most from 2014....and I'm personally having a hard time going down from my list of 21, which is seriously cut as it isLOL
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 04:32
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Just to wrap this up - like I mentioned earlier, I never intended this little rating detour to point fingers or similarly hang people out to dry - least of all longstanding members who have done so much great work for this site. It was an honest question posed as a result of looking (perhaps) too close at the way members rate.

Anyway, I have always been the first to derail threads (often not mine to begin with), and seeing as we've been talking about Spiderman for so long now it seems as if this little meme is the only way out:

To get back on track:
We, Spidermen, only have until January 31 to come up with a list of the 10 albums we enjoyed the most from 2014....and I'm personally having a hard time going down from my list of 21, which is seriously cut as it isLOL
 
hahaha Spiderman can do no wrong, I love him too much! Any post with Spiderman makes me happy Big smileHug
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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 04:47
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

To get back on track:
We, Spidermen, only have until January 31 to come up with a list of the 10 albums we enjoyed the most from 2014....and I'm personally having a hard time going down from my list of 21, which is seriously cut as it isLOL

More than enough time, Andy hasn't even opened the voting thread yet. Smile


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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

To get back on track:
We, Spidermen, only have until January 31 to come up with a list of the 10 albums we enjoyed the most from 2014....and I'm personally having a hard time going down from my list of 21, which is seriously cut as it isLOL

More than enough time, Andy hasn't even opened the voting thread yet. Smile

Sure he has - we're already on page twoWink
I'm waiting for as long as I can with my list - mostly because I can't make up my mind. The bugger keeps changing on me! LOL
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2015 at 05:40
I again have to emphasize, that Tszirmay reviews generate sales! He is any bands dream! ApproveHeartHug
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What???? How did I miss that. Oh, right... I was on vacation and writing reviews
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I chose my top ten based on what I was really addicted to this year.  Some of the other favs could eventually slip in to the top ten if I had more time with them.

Just like last year, I will probably find all kinds of good stuff after the fact, but here's my top 10 albums of 2014:
1. Kayo Dot - Coffins on Io 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnIu7lp5mxE

2. Liars - Mess 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Y0S23gLok

3. Seven Impale - City of the Sun 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPjVR1CMc0M

4. Giant Squid - Minoans 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aB3nm1HCg

5. Swans - To Be Kind
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCof5zt7QYQ

6. Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG67MoJGmvE

7. SORNE - House of Death: Book 1 
Listen: https://sorne.bandcamp.com/album/house-of-stone-death-i

8. Ishraqiyun - Perichoresis 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51GLBK47ekU

9. Knifeworld - The Unravelling
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PX5KKQqN-c

10. Sinoia Caves - Beyond the Black Rainbow 
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8ffpDC7W8

Other favs:
- Odawas - Reflections of a Pink Laser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka3QENhhufw

- Goat - Commune - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnu_O5P8P5I

- Jack O' The Clock - Night Loops -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAkqSvYQyBc

- Mogwai - Rave Tapes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhUvgpV2x0

- Wild Beasts- Present Tense - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG5t7XXhCPA

- Moon Hooch - This Is Cave Music -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sIclSoKsoY

- Antemasque - s/t - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OabQkSOUWMo

- St Vincent - s/t - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gD-jD5f84w

- Watter - This World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luLlIhIRAGU

- Univers Zero - Phosphorescent Dreams -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNm2qw6lrKQ

- Alt-J - This is All Yours - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mhgfXgwdls

- The Skull Defekts - Dances in Dreams of of the Known Unknown -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxktNIL28e8

- My Brother The Wind - Once There Was A Time And A Place -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sn8aqjoWuc

- Hauschka - Abandoned City - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5R69Ojs62w

- A Silver Mt Zion - f**k Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6Rf7C8Kd8

- Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_NbU-na78

- Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic - Open Me -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qWjdwTRPZo

Good but somewhat disappointed with / didn't live up to its potential:
Mastodon - Once More Around the Sun
Sunn O))) / Ulver - Terrestrials
Aphex Twin - Syro
Pink Floyd - Endless River
Foxygen -...And Star Power
TV On The Radio - Seeds


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From Steve's thread, these are some of my favorite new discoveries of the year. 
Complete with brief description and some samples.  I tend to search for the smaller and  under-the-radar type performers, which is why you'll find few if any big names on my list.  But I think there's some good stuff here.  Hope you find something you like.  Smile

Over the Earth - catchy as hell crossover band
Nomads of Hope - experimental folk, fans of Vashti Bunyan, Pererin, Samla Mammas Manna check it out
Nucleus Torn - Swiss woodlands folk metal
Mushroom Giant - muscular instrumental rock
Earth - desert psych for wild misadventures
Tacita Intesa - new RPI with impressive debut
Secret Tales - fantasy, folk, heavy, female vocals, good D and D soundtrack
Lowercase Noises - discovered them prior to this year but this is likely my album of the year pick
Seris - tight metal with unique female vocals
Mursic - theatrical symph metal with pop sensibilities
S91 - Italian symph metal with female vocals
Igayon - Israeli symph outfit with a friendly, intimate sound
Dying Sun - brutal extreme metal squall, not for the weak of heart
Kevin Geier - talented multi instrumentalist
Superfluous Motor - cool instrumental fusion concept album
Voice of Eye - rediscovered the trippy, experimental tribal ambient masterpiece called "Vespers"
...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Sorry Jim but with some people you truly get to new and unknown heights of obscurity. Most prog would be considered obscure by any mainstream music fan, but when folks like yourself and Phil chime in (i guess I am a little like that myself) there's just no telling where we wind up on the map!
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Points: 17464 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2015 at 17:57
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2015 at 18:49
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:


Sorry Jim but with some people you truly get to new and unknown heights of obscurity. Most prog would be considered obscure by any mainstream music fan, but when folks like yourself and Phil chime in (i guess I am a little like that myself) there's just no telling where we wind up on the map!
 
The best type of map. Thumbs UpTongue
 
 
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