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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1085 on: June 22, 2016, 05:39:07 PM »
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1086 on: June 22, 2016, 06:05:40 PM »
Fates Warning marathon............the new one plus the 88-94 era that is the sweet spot for me. See where the new one fits in the pecking order.
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1087 on: June 22, 2016, 06:27:55 PM »
What are the early returns on a rating for the FW Brent?

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« Reply #1088 on: June 22, 2016, 06:36:22 PM »
What are the early returns on a rating for the FW Brent?

I can't speak for Brent, but personally speaking, Theory of Flight is a 9.5 or higher. I'm really leaning towards the perfect 10/10 myself, but I'm going to withhold that score until I have a bit more time to digest the album. That said, there really aren't any weak tracks on the album and five or six of the eight tracks are all strong enough to become future classics from the band and staples in their live shows.
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1089 on: June 22, 2016, 07:19:55 PM »
What are the early returns on a rating for the FW Brent?

I had forgotten how much I loved FW back in the 90s :)   The teaser releases really revived my interest with the nice combo of melody and heaviness.

The album requires more than the one full listen I have given it so far (some tracks are immediate , others not so much) - at this point I am not thinking top 2 in their discog but not far off.  As far as a rating goes , a starting point would be around 85% and we'll see how much higher I end up giving it.

As a comparison I was straight up into the 90's with SX's Underworld , so it'll need to grow on me a bit to beat that (not that it's 2016 , but a recent release from one of the "big boys")

I just think it's great that a band of this vintage is putting out music that is interesting , original and this good.    It's great having FW, SX and the 'Ryche firing like this.

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1090 on: June 22, 2016, 09:36:20 PM »
Thanks MG and Brent!

Yeah I'm excited for this release and it is great having SX, QR and Fates firing on all cylinders. I really enjoyed Darkness and this sounds like a major upgrade from that, so this can't disappoint

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1091 on: June 22, 2016, 09:52:29 PM »

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baroness - this is a bit of an oddball in the baroness discography, its their only album that feels more album-oriented than song-oriented. there's like 7 full songs out of 12 tracks lol. but then a lot of those tracks are great tracks. jake leg and the gnashing especially, like hot damn.
canvas solaris - i was actually surprised, i figured it would be weaker than cortical tectonics but, no, i like this around as much as the atomized dream, maybe even more. the weird folky track is cool, and the two long tracks are great as well, especially the jazzy motif of the closer
jesu - i like this more than their debut mostly on the basis of it being shorter and not having a bad track like man/woman. it's fine. dunno if it's that memorable but it's pleasant.
thy catafalque - this is probably my least favorite of the three thy catafalque albums i have and neath waters is definitely a weaker epic but it's still pretty good overall. the opener especially is really vicious, and i like the idm flavor of the third track, and the doom metal fifth track, and the somber closer... yeah, it's still really good, just not as good

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1092 on: June 23, 2016, 03:32:29 AM »


So apparently this dutch mathcore band called 'Mary Fields' is going to be the supporting act of the PTH/BTBAM show, I'll check it out today, have to deal with a lot of crazy music soon enough anyway :neverusethis:.
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« Reply #1093 on: June 23, 2016, 03:49:59 AM »

I saw it on Deezer and checked first two songs. Really cool album.
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1094 on: June 23, 2016, 06:15:56 AM »
Queensryche- EP, Warning, Rage for Order

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1095 on: June 23, 2016, 07:41:18 AM »
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1096 on: June 23, 2016, 08:46:35 AM »


Winger would be better!

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« Reply #1097 on: June 23, 2016, 03:04:17 PM »
Sun's out. Best summer album -

Survivor - vital signs

Tesla - great radio controversy

Scorpions - love at first sting

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1098 on: June 23, 2016, 03:06:36 PM »
...the years just pass like trains
I wave but they don't slow down...

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1099 on: June 24, 2016, 05:38:35 AM »
Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1100 on: June 24, 2016, 08:01:57 AM »


It's okay I guess. A bit too commercial at times and definitely worse than Sempiternal.

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1101 on: June 24, 2016, 08:26:36 AM »


Winger would be better!

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1102 on: June 24, 2016, 03:09:11 PM »



First time listening to Thank You Scientist. Really awesome album, I liked it a whole lot. Already planning to get their new one right when it comes out.

With Death Magnetic, trying the Mastered for iTunes version on Kotow's suggestion. Definitely worth it. I still definitely have a soft spot for this album. It's not their best album, but I'd rate it ahead of at least KEA, MOP, RL and SA. I think some of the songs just don't feel as lively as they could at times (That Was Just Your Life), but when they're on, they're as good as they've ever been. I think maybe the album starts slowly, and doesn't really get to full steam until Broken, Beat & Scarred. I like the first two, especially The End of the Line, but for some reason they just don't feel as energetic as others.

And to just throw more gasoline on the fire I may have started by saying I put DM ahead of MOP, I think Het's vocals on this sound better than they do on most songs of the 80s albums.
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1103 on: June 24, 2016, 03:24:30 PM »
Queensryche - rage for order

Saxon - power and the glory

Sammy hagar - standing Hampton

Lilian axe - poetic justice


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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1105 on: June 25, 2016, 01:51:29 PM »
Good choice.








In celebration of the UK freeing ourselves from the shackles of the EU I've been playing Freedom pretty loud!

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1106 on: June 25, 2016, 01:55:34 PM »
In celebration of the UK freeing ourselves from the shackles of the EU I've been playing Freedom pretty loud!


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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1107 on: June 25, 2016, 01:57:04 PM »
In celebration of the UK freeing ourselves from the shackles of the EU

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1108 on: June 25, 2016, 06:38:35 PM »
Good choice.








In celebration of the UK freeing ourselves from the shackles of the EU I've been playing Freedom pretty loud!

Asphalt Ballet...I used to listen to the hell out of them.

Murderer's Row..That looks like LaBrie on the left, Halford on the right, Johnny Lee Middleton in front, Bobby Blitz sitting behind him, and Bo Bice way in the back. I'm guessing that band is none of those people.  :lol

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1109 on: June 26, 2016, 06:27:31 AM »
That's right, none of the above!
David Glenn Eisley from Giuffria, Bob Kulick on guitar, couple of blokes from Alcatrazz and the drummer from Hurricane. Decent hard rock album.

And the Asphalt ballet is very good.

And Train of Naught  :biggrin: I'm sure Europe will be glad to see the back of us. All we ever do is moan about the EU and object to everything  :biggrin:

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1110 on: June 26, 2016, 07:03:51 AM »

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1111 on: June 26, 2016, 05:21:44 PM »
Iron Maiden- Brave New World

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1112 on: June 27, 2016, 12:37:40 AM »

this is really quite good, it's just... a lot to take in, hard to really get into. i've only been listening to it like once a week

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« Reply #1113 on: June 27, 2016, 07:13:12 AM »
Black Sabbath- Mob Rules, Headless Cross

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1114 on: June 27, 2016, 08:26:01 AM »


Winger would be better!

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1115 on: June 27, 2016, 09:38:21 AM »


Only have this, In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet by PT so wouldn't call myself a huge fan yet. This is possibly my favourite out of the three.

Going to try and dive into his solo albums before the year is out.

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1116 on: June 27, 2016, 01:56:31 PM »
Dokken- Under Lock & Key

Ratt- Out of the Cellar

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1117 on: June 27, 2016, 04:49:15 PM »


Only have this, In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet by PT so wouldn't call myself a huge fan yet. This is possibly my favourite out of the three.

Going to try and dive into his solo albums before the year is out.
this is the best PT, so yeah

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1118 on: June 27, 2016, 05:59:37 PM »


Only have this, In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet by PT so wouldn't call myself a huge fan yet. This is possibly my favourite out of the three.

Going to try and dive into his solo albums before the year is out.

Don't forget the older PT albums, also, specifically The Sky Moves Sideways, Lightbulb Sun, Stupid Dream. 

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Re: What album are you listening to? v.5
« Reply #1119 on: June 27, 2016, 06:34:26 PM »
Redemption- The Art Of Loss.
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would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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