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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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OK Majester X, your explanation tells a lot and I am happy with it , now let's focus on the interestings bands for you because in my Symphonic Prog Appreciation thread the focus is more on bands that are/were inspired by the Classic Prog but here you can find many bands that succeeded to sound more original and modern, like Nemo, William Gray, Kotobel, Osada Vida, Karfagen, Combination Head and Ashada
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Firefly ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: April 29 2007 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 384 |
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- My first musical encounter with Anekdoten their compelling and captivating music was when I started to write for Dutch progrock paper SI Magazine in the early Nineties. I was very lucky that in this era the Mellotron drenched Skandinavian prog had just started to florish with as good examples Anglagard, White Willow, Landberk and ... Anekdoten. I was blown away by their debut CD entitled Vemod (even more on the re- release that contains the wonderful bonus track Sad Rain). On that album they sounded very similar to King Crimson (Anekdoten began as a King Crimson cover band) but gradually their music turned into more original and quite distinctive prog with the CD From Within as my personal favorite. I was a bit disappointed about the successor Gravity so what to expect from the this new CD? During my first listening session I got very excited, it sounds more as a succesor to From Within than Gravity featuring the distinctive melancholical vocals, the dynamic-rhythm-section and the huge tension between the mellow, compelling, propulsive and bombastic parts. Of course I am delighted about the unsurpassed sound of the omni-present Mellotron, what a moving waves! Other keyboards on this album are the Farfisa organ (especially in the captivating 30 Pieces in great interplay with the Mellotron along propulsive guitar riffs and a wonderful final part with delicate flute and lush Mellotron) and synthesizer in Stardust An Sand (mellow with twanging guitars) and Prince Of The Ocean (dreamy with soft organ waves and a beautiful closing section with Mellotron). The guitar work sounds very alternating: fiery in the poweful opener The Great Unknown, propulsive in 30 Pieces and A Sky About To Rain, sensitive in King Of Oblivion and In For A Ride and mellow acoustic twanging in Stardust And Sand. My highlight is the long composition (almost 7 minutes) In For A Ride: it starts very compelling and bombastic, then a powerful bass and a lush Mellotron sound join and halfway we can enjoy a sensitive guitar solo. The climate ranges from dreamy to bombastic featuring a bit ominous undertone, almost psychedelic and very captivating, this is Anekdoten at their best! With this album Anekdoten has prooved again to be a current top progrock band, every song is a wonderful painting delivering exciting and colourful landscapes, as if Turner and Constable have translated their paintings into prog music, a big hand for the new Anekdoten, not to be missed! You just made the drummer smile. ![]() Edited by Firefly - August 10 2007 at 17:33 |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Well Firefly, when I attended an Anekdoten gig a few years ago (one of my progrock dreams: Anna Sofi and the Mellotron M400, you cannot beg for more
![]() ![]() By the way, fellow reviewer Rob Palmen (Background Magazine) has become Anekdoten their manager, if you know Rob send him my kind regards ![]() Edited by erik neuteboom - August 10 2007 at 17:39 |
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Apsalar ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 06 2006 Location: gansu Status: Offline Points: 2888 |
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Damn, Erik, some fine work
![]() While I'm not the biggest fan of the symph this is an irrefutable guide to a decent slice of modern prog. |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Thanks, Aussie but I have not very much Zeuhl, Rio and Avant-garde to offer, I have explored that music in the past but it's too complex/adventurous for me, at some moments even a bit nerve-racking
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andYouandI45 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: November 08 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 304 |
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Kudos my good sir. very impressive.
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Dirk ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
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@MajesterX, good explanation, maybe i read more negativity in your first post than there really was anyway.
I still like the Flower kings a lot though i don't listen to them as often as i used to mainly because of other bands that i find to be interesting. Generally though, the lesser known symphonic bands that i know in this database don´t resemble the Flower Kings or Spock´s Beard and they differ considerably amongst each other too. From Erik´s recommendations to you i know Nemo, Karfagen and William Grey. Love all three of them they´re hugely different from each other but none of them try to recreate a 70´s atmosphere. I´d say Nemo and Karfagen are the most innovative of these 3. I can listen to Nemo and William Gray anytime, i have to be in the mood to appreciate Karfagen´s music fully, if you´re interested in them I´d suggest you listen to a sample of their music first , it might not be everyone´s taste, |
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dalt99 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 23 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 454 |
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Wow, very impressive Erik my friend. I really enjoy these things that you do. I just don't know HOW you find the time to listen to AND review all this music. I buy about 5 cd's a month and keeping up with just those is tough. If you look at the amount of reviews I have, you see I don't have much time to review either. I am sad about that. I wish I could review them all. I am like you in that I LOVE to discover new bands. I too have my own list but it's not even close to as big as yours.
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Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
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Yorkie X ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 04 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1049 |
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Erik !!! you are probably my all time favourite prog reviewer you really give it 100% and I love the way in which you are so up with things ... keep up the excellent work I hope to read many more enlightening and informative reviews from you in the future
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Apsalar ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 06 2006 Location: gansu Status: Offline Points: 2888 |
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5919 |
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5919 |
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Tell him that "A Sky about to Rain" is f***ing awesome ![]() |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Dalt99, thanks
![]() ![]() Yorkie X, thanks for your compliments and thanks to posts like yours I am determined to keep this thread alive
![]() Prog-jester, yesterday I discovered that I still had to add some Russian prog ...
![]() Dirk, good to hear your positive words about Nemo and William Gray, excellent bands and ready to be discovered
![]() Today I will continue with the additions from my progrock database, working from A-Z.
This weekend I will add this Swedish band to Prog Archives:
Maze Of Time with the album Tales From The Maze, a very promising Neo-prog band
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5919 |
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Mmm...Neo... (a-la Homer Simpson) btw, just reviewed KING CRIMSON's album for the first time ![]() ![]() |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Well Prog-jester, yesterday evening I have watched DVD's from Uriah Heep (Anthology and Rare Footage) and Deep Purple (Made In Japan Rock Milestones), I was carried away the same way as when I listened to it for the first time as an adolescent of 15 yeras old
![]() But back to the topic of this thread, I am looking forward to the new releases by Little Tragedies and I hope that Lost World will not be just another promising one shot band.
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5919 |
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Well, LOST WORLD had some CD-R unofficial releases and first official album back in 2003 which is rather average (IMHO), but have some very enjoyable moments. I had hopes to buy new LT (despite the fact that I can't stand vocals and lyrics
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Forgotten Son ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: March 13 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1356 |
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Excellent review, Erik. This album is one of my favourites of this year, a really pleasant surprise that I'd heard nothing of until after it was released. |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Thanks, Forgotten Son
![]() I have just added the following bands:
Kvazar/KKB Live/Canossa Project/Nemo (two other albums)/Overhead and Periferia Del Mondo
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Angelo ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244 |
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Erik - that's great news on Rob Palmen.
Apart from that - I think it's fair to add Circa to the list soon... I'm playing their album over and over again this week, and it really belongs. |
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I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
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Atkingani ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
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I recommend Erik (and all other people) to take a look at PHIDEAUX... their 2007 album is amazing, very symphonic (although they're listed here as art-rock). Great stuff!
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