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Zydar is my new hero. I just laughed so hard I nearly shat.
Ariich is a freak, or somehow has more hours in the day than everyone else.
I be am boner inducing.
For me it's definitely still Crystallised.
No idea why you would listen to Snow when Crystallised exists, but ok. I feel like they improved the song in every possible way.
When Ginobili gets hot, I get hot in my pants.
Is that a legit thing being discussed within the band? If so, that would suck to see them become like Spock's, where the albums become less frequent because it is their hobby on the side, rather than their main gig/job. Hopefully, the tour this year will go well, and you have to think that over half of the band playing on that Shattered Fortress thing could give them more exposure.
Quote from: KevShmev on June 04, 2017, 08:05:58 AMIs that a legit thing being discussed within the band? If so, that would suck to see them become like Spock's, where the albums become less frequent because it is their hobby on the side, rather than their main gig/job. Hopefully, the tour this year will go well, and you have to think that over half of the band playing on that Shattered Fortress thing could give them more exposure.Aha, finally found the interview where Richard says they're looking to make Haken a full time thing: https://youtu.be/HgD1tEjtF2g?t=2m49s
Thanks for posting that. Sadly, their upside is probably limited due to the style of music they play, so it will tough to get to that point where they can all afford to be full time musicians with nothing on the side. Having six guys in the band probably makes it hard for each individual to make too much of a profit either.
Quote from: KevShmev on July 08, 2017, 11:25:22 AMThanks for posting that. Sadly, their upside is probably limited due to the style of music they play, so it will tough to get to that point where they can all afford to be full time musicians with nothing on the side. Having six guys in the band probably makes it hard for each individual to make too much of a profit either.Yeah. £100 split between all 6 of them is roughly £16.6 each. They deserve so much success. They're talented, they're clearly very passionate about the music, and they're lovely people. It's a shame how underappreciated prog is by the general population. Prog is beautifully complex and amazing. It deserves so much more recognition.
While this is all mostly true, Haken have managed to push things much further than other bands in their genre and could pull it all off with a break or two. Ask yourself this, how many bands formed in the last 10 years have managed to not only very successfully tour Europe, but also have managed to crack North America with no major commercial acclaim or big publicity break? They are about to embark on the scope of a headlining tour unparalleled by almost any of their peers in that regard.
Quote from: Ruby Inferno on July 10, 2017, 05:09:52 PMQuote from: KevShmev on July 08, 2017, 11:25:22 AMThanks for posting that. Sadly, their upside is probably limited due to the style of music they play, so it will tough to get to that point where they can all afford to be full time musicians with nothing on the side. Having six guys in the band probably makes it hard for each individual to make too much of a profit either.Yeah. £100 split between all 6 of them is roughly £16.6 each. They deserve so much success. They're talented, they're clearly very passionate about the music, and they're lovely people. It's a shame how underappreciated prog is by the general population. Prog is beautifully complex and amazing. It deserves so much more recognition.While this is all mostly true, Haken have managed to push things much further than other bands in their genre and could pull it all off with a break or two. Ask yourself this, how many bands formed in the last 10 years have managed to not only very successfully tour Europe, but also have managed to crack North America with no major commercial acclaim or big publicity break? They are about to embark on the scope of a headlining tour unparalleled by almost any of their peers in that regard.
It's a shame how underappreciated prog is by the general population. Prog is beautifully complex and amazing. It deserves so much more recognition.
Still debating whether or not to see them in Pittsburgh at the end of August.
Quote from: mikeyd23 on July 11, 2017, 07:27:00 AMStill debating whether or not to see them in Pittsburgh at the end of August.The correct answer is yes.
Quote from: axeman90210 on July 11, 2017, 09:51:03 AMQuote from: mikeyd23 on July 11, 2017, 07:27:00 AMStill debating whether or not to see them in Pittsburgh at the end of August.The correct answer is yes. I know, I know... Honestly, these guys have never clicked for me the way they seem to for many here. I don't dislike them, just not super into them. I'm sure they put on a killer show though and tickets are cheap so I'm sure I'll end up going.
Kev.... Delmar Hall is supposed to max out at 750. Seems high but that'd pack that place out. I would imagine the show this fall will have 300 or so there.
Quote from: mikeyd23 on July 11, 2017, 01:18:06 PMQuote from: axeman90210 on July 11, 2017, 09:51:03 AMQuote from: mikeyd23 on July 11, 2017, 07:27:00 AMStill debating whether or not to see them in Pittsburgh at the end of August.The correct answer is yes. I know, I know... Honestly, these guys have never clicked for me the way they seem to for many here. I don't dislike them, just not super into them. I'm sure they put on a killer show though and tickets are cheap so I'm sure I'll end up going.If you are a fan at all, given how cheap tickets are, I'd go. I probably would have gone a year ago, when I was still lukewarm on the bulk of their material (as opposed to now, having finally gotten into them in a big way).
Thats pretty much where my train of thought is at the moment. I checked last night, and it looks like even if I don't get around to ordering tickets ahead of time, I could walk up night of the show and get in for $25. I'll probably end up ordering a couple ahead of time and trying to find someone to go with me though
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.
Quote from: Ruby Inferno on July 10, 2017, 05:09:52 PMIt's a shame how underappreciated prog is by the general population. Prog is beautifully complex and amazing. It deserves so much more recognition.I totally agree with this, but the majority probably want music they can just stick on as background noise to their daily tasks, ie. they don't actually want to *listen* to music. Many of those same people can quite easily spend 2 hours or more watching a movie or reading a book, but they aren't willing to put in what is more often than not less time to listen to an album or a symphony, which are movies and books for the ears.