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Mellotron Storm 
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 14:58 |
These are the opening tracks from the six studio albums Anekdoten has released. I'm not sure how many fans there are out there for this amazing band but hopefully we'll get some feedback. Strange thing is that 'm leaning towards The Great Unkown which is from my least favourite studio album. Shooting Stars is incredible from the new one as well so I think it's between those two.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:04 |
Haven't got the new album yet (  ) but I have to say probably From Within.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:07 |
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Yeah, I'm still waiting for my next Syn-Phonic order to get the new one, but I think I'm going to go with the opener from `A Time of Day' and choosing `The Great Unknown' myself, John! Nick B's vocals were sounding confident, and those Mellotron blasts hit beautifully after the chorus each time!
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:17 |
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Shooting Star. The whole new album is incredible and one of the greatest post-2000 albums.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:32 |
I love the 1st set of tracks from Nucleus best 
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:46 |
I can't vote right now. I only have Vermod and Until All The Ghosts Are Gone. I'm waiting for From Within and A Time Of Day to be delivered. I'll check back in a couple of days.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:55 |
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Karelia for me.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 17:51 |
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It'll be hard for them to ever do better than Karelia, because it's so anthemic of what was to come.... even if they never used so much cello than on that debut album.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 19:00 |
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From Within. The second it starts i get excited. The perfect opener. I like Anekdoten when they're doing their moody grooves that just explode.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 20:16 |
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Karelia, love the mellotron
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 21:26 |
 sleeper wrote:
Karelia for me.
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 06:38 |
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Nucleus.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:19 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Haven't got the new album yet ( ) but I have to say probably From Within. |
I listened to these songs in the order they came out and I did prefer From Within to the first two by quite a bit.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:21 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Yeah, I'm still waiting for my next Syn-Phonic order to get the new one, but I think I'm going to go with the opener from `A Time of Day' and choosing `The Great Unknown' myself, John! Nick B's vocals were sounding confident, and those Mellotron blasts hit beautifully after the chorus each time! |
That was my pick and I really like the lyrics too.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:24 |
someone_else wrote:
Shooting Star. The whole new album is incredible and one of the greatest post-2000 albums. |
I can't disagree with those statements, they really hit one out of the park with "Until All The Ghosts Are Gone". Shooting Star or Monolith would be my runner-up to The Great Unknown.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:26 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
I love the 1st set of tracks from Nucleus best |
Man they really had the angular guitar and powerful sound going on in spades with that album.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:26 |
TeleStrat wrote:
I can't vote right now. I only have Vermod and Until All The Ghosts Are Gone.I'm waiting for From Within and A Time Of Day to be delivered. I'll check back in a couple of days. |
Cool!
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:56 |
Sean Trane wrote:
It'll be hard for them to ever do better than Karelia, because it's so anthemic of what was to come.... even if they never used so much cello than on that debut album.
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You and Sleeper pick the opener off of the debut which I thought my win this poll. Again like the "Nucleus" track we get lots of sharp edges if you will.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 09:58 |
Horizons wrote:
From Within. The second it starts i get excited. The perfect opener. I like Anekdoten when they're doing their moody grooves that just explode. |
I love this album for the way they seem to extend everything and jam. It just sounds so good.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 07 2015 at 10:10 |
Progmind wrote:
Karelia, love the mellotron
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2 more votes from you and Phil and it is leading the way, barely. 
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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