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Pekka
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 03 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6435 |
Topic: Overhead (Finland) Posted: November 19 2007 at 07:40 |
^Great, thanks. The mixing is really really terrible, but oh how I love Alex's primal screaming in Schizoid.
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PhideauxFan
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
Posted: November 19 2007 at 06:35 |
Overhead Live in Montreux Prog Nights.
Metaepitome in two parts: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Z4tSP8nno , http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqOu8UuDlM&feature=related . Two covers of King Crimson: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=OUnuHI4MUPY&feature=related , http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=iiL-QkZ64ak&feature=related . |
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Rivertree
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17583 |
Posted: November 12 2007 at 16:54 |
Overhead had a great gig on pROCKfest in Germany I'm currently working on a pROCKfest special with a lot of pics ... Edited by Rivertree - November 12 2007 at 17:02 |
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Pekka
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 03 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Status: Offline Points: 6435 |
Posted: November 12 2007 at 16:48 |
Anybody saw Overhead in Versailles last saturday? They play so few gigs in Finland that me and my girlfriend packed our bags and headed over to France to see them. What a great show, Metaepitome almost in its entirety, a couple of new songs and a couple of fantastic Crimso covers.
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 10 2007 at 05:38 |
This DVD contains one track from:
Quantum Fantay Solstice Coil Overhead Mangala Vallis Foggy Stuff Finisterre RPWL |
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PhideauxFan
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
Posted: November 09 2007 at 07:31 |
Maybe many people have no time to listen to "unknown" bands and to talk about them. Perhaps they also don't like them. The only thing I can tell you is that the subject on my blog about Overhead was only read by 6 people while Phideaux' s article had 50 visits this month. Edited by PhideauxFan - November 09 2007 at 07:32 |
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 10:27 |
And Overhead is also on the DVD Convention Prog Resiste 2006 (amond bands like Mangala Vallis, Finisterre and R.P.W.L.) with one track, later this week I will write a review about this DVD
Edited by erik neuteboom - November 05 2007 at 10:29 |
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 02:57 |
Well Assaf, we keep on writing about these bands, this is what
my Indonesian friend Gatot and me wrote about Overhead:
OVERHEAD — MetaepitomeReview by Gatot (Gatot Widayanto)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator Friends, I think we should be proud that a newly established Finnish band Overhead which the musicians’ age do not exceed twenty-six years old because these young gentlemen would later carry the torch of prog music in the long years ahead as they are still pretty young, age-wise. And this album is the second release after their debut “Zumanthum” (2002). I just received the album about a week ago and was impressed with the musical quality these young lads produce. Yes, there are influences from previous bands like Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, King Crimson, Marillion (Hogarth era), Genesis. But if I can sum it up, the music is pretty similar with Lands End or RPWL but with more energy. As I have not listened to their debut album, but I can confirm that this second album has proved that their music composition has reached a level of maturity as the band has successfully combined melodic elements and musical harmonies from various instruments used. Posted Thursday, July 07, 2005, 07:40 EST | Permanent link OVERHEAD — MetaepitomeReview by erik neuteboom (erik neuteboom)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Symphonic Prog Expert Three years after their debut CD entitled Zumanthum (from 2002) this Finnish band came up with this successor. I read many positive reviews and stories about Overhead so I was very curious to this new CD. Let’s analyse it song by song. 1. Metaepitome (19:40): This long titletrack starts with acoustic gutiar and melancholic vocals, then a mellow eruption featuring Floydian slide guitar and pleasant keyboards like organ and the Fender Rhodes electric piano sound. The dreamy climate is wonderfully coloured by majestic violin-Mellotron waves, followed by compelling bombastic prog delivering powerful organ. Then we can enjoy a varied and tasteful ‘progrock stew’: an exciting break with propulsive guitar chords (between Pink Foyd and early Twelfth Night), a fiery guitar solo with howling licks, a sensational synthesizer solo, a piece with metal riffs and sparkling piano, classical piano and dreamy vocals, soaring Mellotron with fragile piano play, concluded with the sound of the intro: twanging acoustic guitar and warm vocals. What a way to start an album, such an alternating and tasteful progrock! 2. Warning: Ending (7:56): This track sounds totally different from the first! First slow, then more and more compelling featuring swirling flute play. Suddenly the climate shifts to cheerful delivering modern progrock inspired music. In between some pieces with classical piano and dreamy vocals. A very varied and surprising one! 3. Point Of View 5:17: This composition is build upon very compelling, beautifully build-up guitar soli (from sensitive with volume-pedal to howling and fiery), supported by lush organ, wonderful! 4. Butterfly's Cry (7:03): A swinging rhythm featuring flute, powerful bass guitar and fluent organ waves. Again it sounds modern, far away from the mainstream progrock but still progressive. In the end a spectacular synthesizer solo, a nice musical idea. 5. Arrival Of The Red Bumblebee 2:16: A short, instrumental piece delivering sensitive piano and soft Mellotron waves, very mellow in comparison with the other tracks. 6. Down 16:22: The final song is a pleasant mix of many musical styles, again far away from the maintream progrock but for sure it sounds progressive! The keyboards are electronically inspired, the guitar howls, the rhythm-section is propulsive and the vocals contain a melancholical undertone. Very tasteful but so different from the first track, almost another band! I needed a few turns to get into Overhead their music, not every song is my cup of tea but to me Overhead sounds like a fresh and inspired progrock band. If you are up to their varied sound, this musical chameleon will delight you! |
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avestin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 15:40 |
I don't get it why these threads about bands like these which are not well known get so little views (not posts!).
Metaepitome will appeal to many people here based on what they're listening to.
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PhideauxFan
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
Posted: November 02 2007 at 08:38 |
Yes, it is a good news! I've got the cd Metaepitome and I downloaded Zumanthum for free on their website. For the new album, I know that it will be on the style of Metaepitome with more space-rock phases, vocal harmonies like The Beatles and punchy classic rock like The Who! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=111341222 And for the people who read french, here is what i wrote about Overhead: http://rockprogpassion.blog4ever.com/blog/lirarticle-80695-213875.html . |
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avestin
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Posted: November 02 2007 at 08:19 |
Good news. My wife and I both love their two albums and we're looking forward to this new one.
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PhideauxFan
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
Posted: November 02 2007 at 08:15 |
I've just received a message from Jaakko the guitarist of Overhead:
"Hi, As you seem to be our super-fan I thought I'd give you some news about the new Overhead-CD: Still waiting for Alex to finish his last vocal and flute parts. It always takes him a loooong time, as he has his day job etc. The album might come out early 2008, I'd say. We hope for your patience, it should definitely be worth the wait. All the best, Jaakko/Overhead" |
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