Progarchives.com has always (since 2002) relied on banners ads to cover web hosting fees and all. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: August 08 2015 at 15:15
dude.. when we finally get to meet and see you.. we party.. and we party to Mirage .. I'll show you a good time man and you sure as hell won't be sleeping hahaha
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Joined: April 27 2004
Location: Peru
Status: Offline
Points: 19535
Posted: August 08 2015 at 15:13
micky wrote:
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Not a fan of VDGG, but still keeps me awake
Mirage simply bores me
even Mirage? damnit man.. you need to grab a 2x4 and beat a drunk over the head to the music of Lady Fantasy.. forget the flaky title.. or the lyrics.. or even the voice of Latimer .. the music is far from sleep inducing. Many a non prog fan I have introduced to that album and they love the ripping guitars and general kick-assery. I find 99% of Came boring.. Mirage wasn't one of those..
The only Camel album I like is Moonmadness, the rest induce me to bed.
BTW: I can't forget the voice or the lyrics all are part of the album.
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: August 08 2015 at 14:04
yeah... if the fame of Pawn Hearts rests on its epic..as it does flawed as it is IMO.. Mirage's fame should rest on the shoulders of its epic and that smokes and lays waste to VDGG's.. first off.. it is isn't deraied by over-intellectual bullsh*t.. nor by the need to be too clever by half. It is what it is .. a good hard prog kick ass epic. I've often said.. the first half of PoLHK was pure gold.. among the best things I've ever heard in prog.. but the 2nd half? Chirst almight.. damn near ranks among the WORST. Interesting for sure.. but would never be loony enough to rate it is anything approaching great.
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Joined: October 21 2007
Location: n/a
Status: Offline
Points: 8052
Posted: August 08 2015 at 13:57
micky wrote:
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Not a fan of VDGG, but still keeps me awake
Mirage simply bores me
even Mirage? damnit man.. you need to grab a 2x4 and beat a drunk over the head to the music of Lady Fantasy.. forget the flaky title.. or the lyrics.. or even the voice of Latimer .. the music is far from sleep inducing. Many a non prog fan I have introduced to that album and they love the ripping guitars and general kick-assery. I find 99% of Came boring.. Mirage wasn't one of those..
Mirage is Camel's best as far as real song albums go. Still got a little filler here and there (Earthrise especially), some of the most hilariously cheeseball lyrics in prog. Lady Fantasy is a real gem. Andy Ward on the drums always seems to me to be Camel's standout player other than Latimer.
Anyway, this is a 5 star/3 star stomp for me, much as it's not VDGG's best or subtlest work.
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: August 08 2015 at 13:49
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Not a fan of VDGG, but still keeps me awake
Mirage simply bores me
even Mirage? damnit man.. you need to grab a 2x4 and beat a drunk over the head to the music of Lady Fantasy.. forget the flaky title.. or the lyrics.. or even the voice of Latimer .. the music is far from sleep inducing. Many a non prog fan I have introduced to that album and they love the ripping guitars and general kick-assery. I find 99% of Came boring.. Mirage wasn't one of those..
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
This page was generated in 0.133 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
3rd Rd. Classics: Pawn Hearts v. Mirage
Topic Options
Hercules wrote:
