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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #630 on: February 25, 2015, 07:35:00 PM »
Just bought Parallels used for 5.99. Gonna listen to it...soon.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #631 on: February 25, 2015, 09:31:02 PM »
Just bought Parallels used for 5.99. Gonna listen to it...soon.

That's robbery.  I think part of it is my first FW a album bias, but its still my favorite Fates album.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #632 on: February 25, 2015, 10:03:05 PM »
For SO MANY people that was their first FW album....and it's so weird.   Because my first exposure to FW was The Apparition from "The Best of Metal Blade Vol 1" which prompted me to immediately buy the (then) fairly new The Spectre Within.   

I'll never forget being absolutely FLOORED by AtG when I first heard it.   Then being totally bummed when I heard that Arch was leaving...but how amazed I was when I heard Alder for the first time.     Perfect Symmetry really threw me when I first heard it....but I had a four song demo cassette to ease myself into it.   It eventually became my favorite FW album.

I say all of this to give you an idea of why I was so let down by Parallels.    One of my favorite *METAL* bands had already successfully morphed into Rush territory without "jumping the shark", but after being a huge fan of their metal years for the previous six years straight...Parallels was just a bit too much on the commercial side for me.    I grew to love it more as time went on.  (I *always* loved LiSW and TEH)   But the singles from the album always felt a bit too radio friendly to my ears.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #633 on: February 25, 2015, 10:04:19 PM »
Just bought Parallels used for 5.99. Gonna listen to it...soon.

It's still my favorite.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #634 on: February 25, 2015, 10:26:22 PM »
It's actually my 4th Fates Warning album. I enjoyed it, I already heard Life In Still Water, The Eleventh Hour, Point of View.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #635 on: February 26, 2015, 12:33:39 PM »
Just bought Parallels used for 5.99. Gonna listen to it...soon.

It's still my favorite.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #637 on: February 26, 2015, 03:39:15 PM »
Just bought Parallels used for 5.99. Gonna listen to it...soon.

It's still my favorite.

This.

I'll go one better.  I had the original version on cd, and then I purchased the 2CD/DVD or whatever it was when it came out a couple of years ago.  About a year after that was released I saw the same new version in the clearance bin for $4.99 Australian dollars, brand new!  I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #638 on: February 26, 2015, 03:44:55 PM »
I got the original cd. Its not even scratched at all, just a few fingerprints which are easy to remove.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #639 on: February 26, 2015, 03:50:49 PM »
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #640 on: February 26, 2015, 03:56:24 PM »
I got the original cd. Its not even scratched at all, just a few fingerprints which are easy to remove.

That's still an amazing price for this quality album.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #641 on: February 26, 2015, 04:06:21 PM »
I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol

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« Reply #642 on: February 27, 2015, 01:53:55 AM »
I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol

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« Reply #643 on: February 27, 2015, 02:06:07 AM »
I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol

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It's just that good of a CD.  It's funny because if you ask me what my favorite Fates Warning CD, I say Parallels without even blinking.  Ask me what my second favorite CD is.  I have no idea.  I feel like it doesn't matter because Parallels is what hooked me on them. Everything else could have sucked and Parallels would still have its brilliance. Luckily, everything else is pretty good too.  To pick a second favorite CD though, I'd have to sit and think about it.

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« Reply #644 on: February 27, 2015, 03:09:22 AM »
Parallels is the only FW album that I really "know" properly off the top of my head and could immediately name fave tracks etc..........I have all the rest and know that overall I much prefer the Alder stuff , but Parallels is where it's at for me  . 

If I was pushed to add to that......then the albums either side of it.

PS   Zonder's drumming on APSOG stands out in my mind too .
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #645 on: February 27, 2015, 03:15:49 AM »

PS   Zonder's drumming on APSOG stands out in my mind too .

He's an extremely underrated drummer. I love watching him play. His technique is so different from what I'm used to seeing.

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #646 on: February 27, 2015, 04:22:58 AM »
I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol

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That's dedication to metal!

This was during a time when my cd buying was out of control.  Thankfully I see these days how stupid doing things like this is.  This certainly wasn't the firt time I've purchased multiple copies of something. :lol  Luckilly, I grew up a bit.

In hindsight, by buying the cheap copy I'm robbing some random punter in hearing the album as it would have more of a chance selling to someone just cause of the price, but a few years ago, I didn't think this way at all. 



PS   Zonder's drumming on APSOG stands out in my mind too .

He's an extremely underrated drummer. I love watching him play. His technique is so different from what I'm used to seeing.

I love Zonder's playing, so underrated.  If not one of the most underrated drummers.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #647 on: February 27, 2015, 04:47:24 AM »
I remember at one of the APSOG shows I went to that I he had this unique style.  I actually wound up focusing more on him than the guitars for most of the night, which is unusual for me. 

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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #648 on: March 01, 2015, 05:31:21 PM »
I picked it up again just out of principal and I was pissed that they had no idea what they were putting in the throw out bin.  I have three copies now.  :lol

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It's just that good of a CD.  It's funny because if you ask me what my favorite Fates Warning CD, I say Parallels without even blinking.  Ask me what my second favorite CD is.  I have no idea.  I feel like it doesn't matter because Parallels is what hooked me on them. Everything else could have sucked and Parallels would still have its brilliance. Luckily, everything else is pretty good too.  To pick a second favorite CD though, I'd have to sit and think about it.

It's odd. I like Parallels, but I actually see it as the first big drop-off in quality from the band following the string of quality albums of Awaken the Guardian all the way up to Perfect Symmetry. It's just 'great' to me, instead of being a flat-out masterpiece like what had immediately preceded it and what the band would do later with APSOG and Disconnected.

That said, with that perspective in mind, I can totally relate to it being really difficult to pick a favorite Fates Warning album once Parallels is out of the equation.
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #649 on: March 11, 2015, 07:56:48 PM »
Just a few dates have been officially posted, but it looks like FW will be doing a U.S. tour in the fall!

Current shows listed:

October 09 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
October 10 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
October 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
October 23 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
October 24 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #650 on: March 12, 2015, 03:57:18 AM »
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #651 on: March 12, 2015, 04:13:58 AM »
Just a few dates have been officially posted, but it looks like FW will be doing a U.S. tour in the fall!

Current shows listed:

October 09 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
October 10 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
October 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
October 23 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
October 24 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
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« Reply #652 on: March 16, 2015, 05:45:20 PM »

PS   Zonder's drumming on APSOG stands out in my mind too .

He's an extremely underrated drummer. I love watching him play. His technique is so different from what I'm used to seeing.

I love Zonder's playing, so underrated.  If not one of the most underrated drummers.
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If ever there was a metal band that celebrated a minimalistic approach, it would be Fates Warning. There's a sonic space that this band occupies that's maddeningly difficult to put a finger on. From Zonder's drumming to Alder's tone, it's almost as if Fates Warning occupies those spaces in-between...all the musical gray areas so to speak (pun intended).
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #653 on: March 16, 2015, 05:54:29 PM »
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« Reply #654 on: March 16, 2015, 06:10:58 PM »
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #655 on: March 16, 2015, 06:40:09 PM »


Mark Zonder's style is unusual to say the least. I love it, but I can see how his technique can be off-putting to some. When he joined the band with Perfect Symmetry, it signalled a move to a more ambient 'Pink Floyd-ian' sound that has stayed with them ever since.

If ever there was a metal band that celebrated a minimalistic approach, it would be Fates Warning. There's a sonic space that this band occupies that's maddeningly difficult to put a finger on. From Zonder's drumming to Alder's tone, it's almost as if Fates Warning occupies those spaces in-between...all the musical gray areas so to speak (pun intended).
Wow, now that is some prog mumbo jumbo! :lol

The Floydian influence though would not show up until APSOG. They still had to get through Paralells and Inside Out, which I still maintain are their two best and most focused albums.
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« Reply #656 on: March 16, 2015, 06:49:44 PM »


Mark Zonder's style is unusual to say the least. I love it, but I can see how his technique can be off-putting to some. When he joined the band with Perfect Symmetry, it signalled a move to a more ambient 'Pink Floyd-ian' sound that has stayed with them ever since.

If ever there was a metal band that celebrated a minimalistic approach, it would be Fates Warning. There's a sonic space that this band occupies that's maddeningly difficult to put a finger on. From Zonder's drumming to Alder's tone, it's almost as if Fates Warning occupies those spaces in-between...all the musical gray areas so to speak (pun intended).
Wow, now that is some prog mumbo jumbo! :lol

The Floydian influence though would not show up until APSOG. They still had to get through Paralells and Inside Out, which I still maintain are their two best and most focused albums.

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« Reply #657 on: March 16, 2015, 07:30:57 PM »
As much as APSOG floored me, Disconnected is pure perfect to me.   And for exactly LudwigVan stated.    Something From Nothing is a grower, but it is now easily in my top five from their entire catalog.   The entire ambient section just floors me every time.
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« Reply #658 on: March 17, 2015, 05:31:07 AM »
I love Disconnected.  I didn't when I first heard it, the whole thing is a big grower, but it would be top 3 for me.
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« Reply #659 on: March 17, 2015, 05:31:20 PM »
Disconnected is a big time grower.  Its awesome!

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« Reply #660 on: March 17, 2015, 05:34:09 PM »
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« Reply #661 on: March 17, 2015, 11:36:20 PM »
Disconnected is my favorite as well. :metal
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« Reply #662 on: April 01, 2015, 10:52:00 AM »
Updated tour dates!

Oct. 09    The Webster Theater (Hartford, Connecticut)
Oct. 10    The Palladium (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Oct. 11    The Chance Theater (Poughkeepsie, New York)          
Oct. 13     St. Vitus (Brooklyn, New York)
Oct. 14    Club Revolution (Amityville, New York)          
Oct. 16    Token Lounge (Detroit, Michigan)          
Oct. 17    Reggie's (Chicago, Illinois)
Oct. 18    Agora Theater (Cleveland, Ohio)          
Oct. 23    Trees (Dallas, Texas)         
Oct. 24    Scout Bar (Houston, Texas)         
Oct. 25    Kapone's Live (San Antonio, Texas)
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Re: The Official Fates Warning thread v. Darkness in a Different Light
« Reply #663 on: April 01, 2015, 07:46:55 PM »
As a quick aside, Joey Vera and John Bush were on Eddie Trunk's radio show last week talking about new Armored Saint.

Eddie did ask Joey about FW, and he said the band is currently in a "writing phase" as we speak. Just an interesting nugget! :metal

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« Reply #664 on: April 02, 2015, 01:06:51 AM »
As a quick aside, Joey Vera and John Bush were on Eddie Trunk's radio show last week talking about new Armored Saint.

Eddie did ask Joey about FW, and he said the band is currently in a "writing phase" as we speak. Just an interesting nugget! :metal

That's awesome news! I'm surprised that they would be working on a new album already, but you'll get no complaints from me.
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