Author Topic: Haken v. new single Nightingale (April 26) (Read 440563 times)

Nick · « **Reply #280 on:** May 01, 2015, 12:22:08 AM »

Portnoy just came out at the end to hit the gong, Rudess had a full blown, and I hate to utter these words... guest iPad solo during Visions. That said, it was really good solo, and the crowd absolutely loved it. I was first in line, and that got me front and center, with no barrier. It was an amazing show.

ariich · « **Reply #281 on:** May 01, 2015, 02:48:01 AM »

That's really awesome. Have they been playing the same setlist each night on this tour?

Zydar · « **Reply #282 on:** May 01, 2015, 03:03:11 AM »

"With @mikeportnoy Max and @erenbasbug at the Haken and Next to None show in NYC tonight!"

From MP's Facebook:

Prog Snob · « **Reply #283 on:** May 01, 2015, 03:13:01 AM »

That is so fucking awesome!!

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #284 on:** May 01, 2015, 06:34:08 AM »

That's fantastic!

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #285 on:** May 01, 2015, 06:36:41 AM »

benrosemberg · « **Reply #286 on:** May 01, 2015, 07:06:01 AM »

Quote from: ariich on May 01, 2015, 02:48:01 AM

That's really awesome. Have they been playing the same setlist each night on this tour?

Yep!

countoftuscany42 · « **Reply #287 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:15:43 AM »

anyone know how late these shows are going? seeing the philly tonight and need to take the 11:25 train back into the city, hoping i don't have to miss anything :/

Implode · « **Reply #288 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:20:58 AM »

The concert in Chicago didn't end until after midnight. They went on at like 10:20PM and their setlist is pretty much 2 hours.

countoftuscany42 · « **Reply #289 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:30:40 AM »

thanks. good to know that now as opposed to by the time the concert is ending

looks like there's buses i can take, hopefully that works

Mosh · « **Reply #290 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:44:26 AM »

Quote from: Nick on May 01, 2015, 12:22:08 AM

Portnoy just came out at the end to hit the gong, Rudess had a full blown, and I hate to utter these words... guest iPad solo during Visions.

well that's still pretty cool.

benrosemberg · « **Reply #291 on:** May 01, 2015, 10:09:08 AM »

Quote from: Implode on May 01, 2015, 08:20:58 AM

The concert in Chicago didn't end until after midnight. They went on at like 10:20PM and their setlist is pretty much 2 hours.

Yep, same for Detroit and Toronto - shows goes into the midnight thirty mark or so...

Mebert78 · « **Reply #292 on:** May 01, 2015, 10:16:16 AM »

Great show last night! Hearing "Crystallised" was definitely the highlight for me. That song is pure awesomeness.

Got pics with Ross and Jordan too!

Zydar · « **Reply #293 on:** May 01, 2015, 10:19:24 AM »

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #294 on:** May 01, 2015, 11:14:32 AM »

Quote from: Mebert78 on May 01, 2015, 10:16:16 AM

Great show last night! Hearing "Crystallised" was definitely the highlight for me. That song is pure awesomeness.

Got pics with Ross and Jordan too!

comment · « **Reply #295 on:** May 01, 2015, 07:59:56 PM »

Anyone going to the 3 May gig in Sprinfield VA?

Newmz · « **Reply #296 on:** May 02, 2015, 10:28:45 AM »

Show yesterday in Philadelphia was phenomenal. We talked to Conner and Ross after the show and they confirmed that Haken will be coming to the U.S. next year after they release the next album, which was music to my ears.

GasparXR · « **Reply #297 on:** May 04, 2015, 11:11:25 AM »

So Haken played Fade to Black, The Mirror, and Empire recently with Max/Mike Portnoy as guest musicians. There's some partial videos on YouTube. Pretty awesome!

Zydar · « **Reply #298 on:** May 04, 2015, 11:13:45 AM »

Oh yeah, here's The Mirror!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZREY7Q_rDgY

BlackInk · « **Reply #299 on:** May 04, 2015, 11:56:56 AM »

That's really cool, although Ross isn't quite suited for those JLB vocals.

Skeever · « **Reply #300 on:** May 04, 2015, 05:43:03 PM »

Quote from: Zydar on May 04, 2015, 11:13:45 AM

Oh yeah, here's The Mirror!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZREY7Q_rDgY

Cool that they did that, but the singer sounds absolutely dreadful.

GasparXR · « **Reply #301 on:** May 05, 2015, 10:11:55 AM »

I think from that clip he sounded like he did a good job of it, but I knew before watching it that his voice would sound weird with it. It'd be the same story if JLB sang Cockroach King for example. But it was just a one-off thing and they had fun, I would have loved to seen it in person!

Nick · « **Reply #302 on:** May 05, 2015, 11:53:14 AM »

Quote from: GasparXR on May 05, 2015, 10:11:55 AM

I think from that clip he sounded like he did a good job of it, but I knew before watching it that his voice would sound weird with it. It'd be the same story if JLB sang Cockroach King for example. But it was just a one-off thing and they had fun, I would have loved to seen it in person!

Pretty much. It got me thinking, and there aren't many artists I can see Ross covering without it sounding somewhat weird. Love him with Haken though, and can't see many singers coming in and pulling off what he does while sounding similar.

ariich · « **Reply #303 on:** May 05, 2015, 12:42:34 PM »

I think his style would work fine on individual songs by a bunch of bands and artists, DT included, but yeah The Mirror is very much a mid-90s JLB song vocally. Hell, even JLB himself doesn't do it especially great these days.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #304 on:** May 05, 2015, 01:07:22 PM »

Seeing them live I have no problem with Ross. Nick told me he's grown as a singer. To me, he commanded the stage and was just what I expected singing. The highlight of RoSfest.

Nick · « **Reply #305 on:** May 05, 2015, 01:43:49 PM »

Ross was always a good showman, but his vocal abilities live have very much improved. When I told Ross I thought his stability has gone way up over the years he credited it to practice, and being able to hear himself a lot better nowadays, due to better monitor systems they get to use.

erwinrafael · « **Reply #306 on:** May 05, 2015, 09:00:44 PM »

Quote from: ariich on May 05, 2015, 12:42:34 PM

I think his style would work fine on individual songs by a bunch of bands and artists, DT included, but yeah The Mirror is very much a mid-90s JLB song vocally. Hell, even JLB himself doesn't do it especially great these days.

JLB did it great in the recent tour. It was like the confirmation that his voice is in great shape nowadays.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #307 on:** May 06, 2015, 08:59:20 AM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on May 05, 2015, 01:07:22 PM

Seeing them live I have no problem with Ross. Nick told me he's grown as a singer. To me, he commanded the stage and was just what I expected singing. The highlight of RoSfest.

Well, that makes sense.

Saw them yesterday here in Mexico City. Amazing show, much better than last year I saw them on a smaller venue (almost bar-like). I'm probably falling into the majority here, but the highlights were both Crystallised and Visions. Absolutely amazing.

snowdog · « **Reply #308 on:** May 06, 2015, 02:46:59 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on May 05, 2015, 01:07:22 PM

Seeing them live I have no problem with Ross. Nick told me he's grown as a singer. To me, he commanded the stage and was just what I expected singing. The highlight of RoSfest.

I saw them at RoSFest as well. I expected an awesome set by Haken but they really blew me away with how good the show was. I would put it up there with any of the many Dream Theater shows I've seen over the years. I think there was only one point where I heard Ross hit a bad note but he seemed to correct himself fairly quickly. I was a bit surprised to see Richard Henshall was absent but they seemed to cover the material fine without him. Does anyone know why he wasn't with him? I can't find anything online about it.

Haken was definitely the highlight of the festival for me. Spock's Beard and Enchant were also good but nowhere near the level of Haken. Of the other acts there I enjoyed Low-Fi Resistance the most.

But all in all as far as Haken goes, I really hope they do a bigger tour of the states next time around. Hopefully something in Colorado though I think I'd travel to see them again.

ariich · « **Reply #309 on:** May 06, 2015, 04:46:28 PM »

Hen couldn't make it over due to visa issues. He apparently recorded a bunch of his parts (the most important ones) for backing track so that no key parts of the music were missing.

benrosemberg · « **Reply #310 on:** May 06, 2015, 10:13:10 PM »

Quote from: ariich on May 06, 2015, 04:46:28 PM

Hen couldn't make it over due to visa issues. He apparently recorded a bunch of his parts (the most important ones) for backing track so that no key parts of the music were missing.

There were certain sections where Hen was indeed missed, as Diego handled the parts rather than having a backing track (or so it seemed, as Diego covered what are Hen's parts). The two I most recall are the solo on Cockroach King (starting @ ~5:17) and the funky clean-sounding chord breakdown of the Crystallised jam (starting @ ~13:48).

Diego did a phenomenal job covering both note for note. Both even had a cool vibe being played on keys rather than guitar.

ariich · « **Reply #311 on:** May 07, 2015, 01:27:51 AM »

Cool, I had assumed that the backing track stuff wouldn't include solos, so good to have that confirmed. Makes sense as well, pre-record the important riffs chords etc needed to make sure the music sounds full enough, but leave the soloing to whoever is there.

Zydar · « **Reply #312 on:** May 07, 2015, 03:08:06 AM »

"We are extremely proud to announce... (Actually, 'extremely' doesn't quite do it justice but if anyone can think of a more suitable word then feel free to add it to the comments!)

'Classic Rocknacht' with Dream Theater and Devin Townsend Project, 9/7/15 - Bonn, Germany"

Scorpion · « **Reply #313 on:** May 07, 2015, 03:08:36 AM »

HOLY FUCKING SHIT.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #314 on:** May 07, 2015, 06:27:34 AM »

Quote from: Zydar on May 07, 2015, 03:08:06 AM

"We are extremely proud to announce... (Actually, 'extremely' doesn't quite do it justice but if anyone can think of a more suitable word then feel free to add it to the comments!)

'Classic Rocknacht' with Dream Theater and Devin Townsend Project, 9/7/15 - Bonn, Germany"

I hate Germany.

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Author Topic: Haken v. new single Nightingale (April 26) (Read 440563 times)