The Official Flying Colors Thread

[PROGdrummer]

Hmm, 9 songs as opposed to 11, with a multi-part epic at the end?

Seems like this one might more Transatlantic influenced than the last 
I could be wrong though.

[Mosh]

That artwork kinda sucks though. Quite a let down after the really cool (imo) artwork for the first CD. Everything else seems promising though, starting to get excited! 

The 3 part epic seems exciting. If they can keep their pop/prog blend I won't mind some longer tracks. Infinite Fire was a much more inventive epic than either of the long tracks on the new Transatlantic or anything else Neal Morse has done in the past few years.

[TheAtliator]

What a brilliant title!!

[The Letter M]

I love the title, and that's an interesting track list. Here it is for those who didn't click the link:
Flying Colors - Second Nature
1. Open Up Your Eyes
2. Mask Machine
3. Bombs Away
4. The Fury Of My Love
5. A Place In Your World
6. Lost Without You
7. One Lost Forever
8. Peaceful Harbor
9. Cosmic Symphony
     I. Still Life Of The World
     II. Searching For The Air
     III. Pound For Pound

Just being a bit nit-picky, but I kind of wish they had separated the titles of "Lost Without You" and "One Lost Forever", so as not to have two songs with "Lost" in the titles back-to-back. I wonder if there are any themes running through these songs' lyrics? "Mask Machine" and "Bombs Away" sound menacing, then we have what look like love/relationship songs with "The Fury Of My Love" and "A Place In Your World", then two songs about losing something, and finally "Peaceful Harbor", all before the 3-part symphony.

I expect a similar structure to the album this time around. "Open Up Your Eyes" will probably be a 5-7 minute opener, and the closing epic will likely range around 10-15 minutes, probably taking up the whole last side of the 2LP Vinyl, which leaves 8 songs over the course of 3 sides, so probably 2-3-3 in terms of tracks per side.

The artwork is nice, if a bit obviously pieced together in Photoshop. The wind turbines aren't even the same model, and it would've made sense to have more, if at least in the background. Ah well...as long as the music rocks, I'll be happy! Both Neal and Mike have gone on record as saying this one lives up to the first, so I hope we get more of the same, if not better!

More importantly, the release date is given to us as September 26th, so probably the 30th in North America as Europe tends to get stuff before the weekend and NA gets it after. In that case, Radiant Records will likely have a pre-order campaign up sometime soon.

-Marc.

[senecadawg2]

I like the album title a lot too.

I think we can maybe expect preorders to go up within the week and maybe a single too. From the Facebook page:

Mark July 29 on your calendars.

[YtseJamittaja]

Terrible album cover but I'm excited because the 2014 hasn't yet offered any good albums and I have high hopes for this!


And we Finns know it first!

[RoeDent]

I actually really like the cover. Track list is also exciting, especially the last track. There can never be too many epics in the world.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I like the album cover.

[senecadawg2]

Yeah I don't think it's bad.

Not super exciting either, for me, but nothing upsetting about it either.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

Digging the album title, and the cover isn't anything horribly offensive. Cool to get a tracklist!

Cosmic Symphony sounds interesting, and it looks like the album might be structurally similar to the debut given the closing prog epic (if it is indeed an epic).

[Sacul]

I think the artwork is from Hugh Syme, because when DT12 hadn't been released, I remember seeing that image as a possible cover for DT's self-titled. Oh and thanks godtrucci he removed that horrible dancer from the pic.

[rumborak]

It looks *very* Syme-y, that's for sure.

[Mladen]

That album cover is absolutely gorgeous, it truly fits the band. I'm really looking forward to this. 

[rumborak]

I'm actually kinda bummed they defaulted to Syme for the album art. Looks like a mix between the FII (person with binoculars looks into distance from elevated platform) and the 8V cover (rolling hills with large objects in foreground).

EDIT: Make your own Syme album cover:

https://www.workbook.com/portfolios/syme

Right the first two pictures.

[Kotowboy]

That album cover is absolutely gorgeous, it truly fits the band. I'm really looking forward to this. 

It's to signify they only have TWO FANS.

[The Letter M]

I'm actually kinda bummed they defaulted to Syme for the album art. Looks like a mix between the FII (person with binoculars looks into distance from elevated platform) and the 8V cover (rolling hills with large objects in foreground).

EDIT: Make your own Syme album cover:

https://www.workbook.com/portfolios/syme

Right the first two pictures.

Actually, more so this one than the first one with balloons:



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-Marc.

[The Letter M]

https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flying-colors

Pre-orders are up at the band's label.

There's a trailer as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDyGrc1Z8k#t=16

EDIT - Samples are also available:
https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flyingcolors-secondnature.html

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flying-colors

Pre-orders are up at the band's label.

There's a trailer as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDyGrc1Z8k#t=16

EDIT - Samples are also available:
https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flyingcolors-secondnature.html

-Marc.

Preorders tomorrow at Radiant. First 200 get signed litho. 11AM central

[The Letter M]

https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flying-colors

Pre-orders are up at the band's label.

There's a trailer as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDyGrc1Z8k#t=16

EDIT - Samples are also available:
https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/flyingcolors-secondnature.html

-Marc.

Preorders tomorrow at Radiant. First 200 get signed litho. 11AM central

Saw that, too. Sounds tempting, but it depends on the price. And it also depends on whether or not they're offering the CD/DVD/T-Shirt combo that Mascot Records is offering.

-Marc.

[senecadawg2]

Samples sound great, I'm really looking forward to this! The Fury of My Love sounds like a lovely little ballad

[TheAtliator]

  OMG THIS IS SO EXCITING!

[ThatOneGuy2112]

Why does One Love Forever make me think of The Lion King?

Digging the samples for the first two tracks in particular.

[Mindflux]

I wonder if the Radiant preorder will have the bonus DVD 'behind the scenes' footage that Mascot has...

[The Letter M]

I wonder if the Radiant preorder will have the bonus DVD 'behind the scenes' footage that Mascot has...

Or the t-shirt. I've gotten t-shirts with both FC releases so far (1st studio album, then the live album), so I'd like to keep the trend going.

Also, I wonder if they'll offer the bonus tracks that Mascot has as well.

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

Or the t-shirt. I've gotten t-shirts with both FC releases so far (1st studio album, then the live album), so I'd like to keep the trend going.

Also, I wonder if they'll offer the bonus tracks that Mascot has as well.

-Marc.

I don't care about the shirt. I want the LP and the CD and the bonus tracks and making of DVD.  If I have to I'll order the LPs from Mascot to get the bonus DVD (Since it comes with ANY FC Preorder).

[The Letter M]

flyingcolorsmusic.com has updated with track list times and tourdates:
Total - 65:58
1. Open Up Your Eyes (12.24)
2. Mask Machine (6.06)
3. Bombs Away (5.03)
4. The Fury Of My Love (5.10)
5. A Place In Your World (6.25)
6. Lost Without You (4.46)
7. One Love Forever (7.17)
8. Peaceful Harbor (7.01)
9. Cosmic Symphony (11.46)
I. Still Life Of The World
II. Searching For The Air
III. Pound For Pound

Surprising that the opening track is the longer of the two epics on the album! This one's about 6 minutes longer than the first album. Not bad!

10/2 Los Angeles, CA James Armstrong Theather
10/3 Chicago, IL Arcada Theater
10/4 Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theater
10/7 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
10/8 Milan, Italy Milan Live Club
10/9 Tilburg, Netherlands 013
10/11 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
10/12 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
10/13 London, UK Islington Assembly Hall
10/14 Paris, France Alhambra

Only 3 US dates, with 7 in Europe. Ah well...

Also, the US site for Mascot now has their pre-orders up: https://usa.mascotlabelgroup.com/flyingcolors-secondnature-cdshirt.html

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

Listening to FC1 with my hands on the trigger for preordering at Radiant.

[The Letter M]

Listening to FC1 with my hands on the trigger for preordering at Radiant.

You're sitting at your computer for the next hour waiting?!

I mean, I would be, too, but I'm at work. Thankfully, I'll be at my desk computer around noon EST, just in time for the pre-orders to go live. Now, if they offer the T-Shirt/CD/DVD/Bonus Tracks/Poster bundle for the same price as Mascot (only $30.00 + Shipping!!!), then I'll buy, but if it's a lot more than that, I'll just get Mascot's bundle. I mean, a t-shirt alone would usually cost $15-20, then the CD would be $15-20, so throwing in a poster AND a DVD is just icing on the cake.

-Marc.

[rumborak]

Did they take down the samples? The page that had them yesterday now only shows the bundle.

[Mindflux]

Listening to FC1 with my hands on the trigger for preordering at Radiant.

You're sitting at your computer for the next hour waiting?!

I mean, I would be, too, but I'm at work. Thankfully, I'll be at my desk computer around noon EST, just in time for the pre-orders to go live. Now, if they offer the T-Shirt/CD/DVD/Bonus Tracks/Poster bundle for the same price as Mascot (only $30.00 + Shipping!!!), then I'll buy, but if it's a lot more than that, I'll just get Mascot's bundle. I mean, a t-shirt alone would usually cost $15-20, then the CD would be $15-20, so throwing in a poster AND a DVD is just icing on the cake.

-Marc.

I'm working. I program for a living.


https://www.radiantrecords.com/products/503-flying-colors-second-nature.aspx

Comes with Bonus Tracks but no DVD it seems?

[goo-goo]

Looks like no DVD from Radiant

[The Letter M]

Looks like no DVD from Radiant

That's a shame. Looks like I'm going with Mascot, then. As lovely as the signed poster would be, I'd rather have the t-shirt, DVD, and a regular poster anyway for $33.00 (since shipping was only $3.00 for me anyway). It's a much better deal and I bet Mascot will ship it a lot sooner/faster than Radiant would.

If I *really* want the signed poster, I guess I could order the 2LP Vinyl for it, so I'm not overlapping any of my media between Mascot and Radiant, but then that's another $25+shipping just for the vinyl AND the signed poster...and I'm pretty strapped for cash lately.

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

I can't register on mascot. It's barking about a house number field that I don't even see.

[The Letter M]

I can't register on mascot. It's barking about a house number field that I don't even see.

On the US site or the EU site? I managed to sign-up and order on the US site pretty easily. In fact, I just placed my order for the CD/DVD/T-Shirt/Poster bundle. Cannot wait to get this in September!

I'm still refreshing Radiant's page, though. I think I might try to get the 2LP with the signed poster. It depends on the shipping and all, though.

-Marc.

[Mindflux]

I can't register on mascot. It's barking about a house number field that I don't even see.

On the US site or the EU site? I managed to sign-up and order on the US site pretty easily. In fact, I just placed my order for the CD/DVD/T-Shirt/Poster bundle. Cannot wait to get this in September!

I'm still refreshing Radiant's page, though. I think I might try to get the 2LP with the signed poster. It depends on the shipping and all, though.

-Marc.

US Site.