What album are you listening to v.8

[twosuitsluke]

Enter The 5th Dimension. This is the Haken I fell in love with.

Listening now. So this is when they played even MORE Circus music!

So clearly they repurposed a lot the music here for the Restoration EP. I didn't know that and don't know how I've managed to be a fan so long and not pick thar up. So much on here is familiar but I can't place it all. I'm sure there's a youtube video breaking down the whole thing.

[Zydar]

Asia - Alpha

Need I listen further than the two first albums or am I all set?

[hefdaddy42]

Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade

Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power

I'm loving it!!!!

I thought it was great!

[LithoJazzoSphere]

New alter-ego of Caro Emerald, a roulette round winner.  Been listening to this less over the past month or so than I'd like to given my other current constraints, but it'll certainly be one of the better albums of the year. 

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Had to check this out before it becomes the Weyes Blood of '23.  Pretty good album.  I was especially intrigued by the track with Dido and Grimes.  Quite a musical span for me, Dido was one of my most listened to artists of the 00s, and Grimes in the 10s.  Definitely the best track on it too. 

[Glasser]

Novena- Secondary Genesis.

*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.

*The band comprises twin lead singers in Ross Jennings (Haken) and Gareth Mason (Slice The Cake), guitarists Dan Thornton (Ex- HAARP Machine, Ex-No Sin Evades His Gaze) and Harrison White (who also provides keyboards), drummer Cameron Spence (Ravenface) and bassist Moat Lowe (Slugdge, Ex-NSEHG)

[TAC]

Novena- Secondary Genesis.

*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.

So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?

[Glasser]

Novena- Secondary Genesis.

*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.

So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?

  Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.

[TAC]

Novena- Secondary Genesis.

*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.

So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?

  Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.

Yeah well I don't care any more.





















No more















No more

[King Postwhore]

At Face Value, Tim doesn't like anything

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Given his questionable choice of round theme, I'm hoping for a decent score against all odds. 

[TAC]

Dammit Glasser!

[Glasser]

Dammit Glasser!

What did I do now?

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Seems like Tim is the one who brought up Genesis. 

[TAC]

Novena- Secondary Genesis.

*For those who might not know, this is a Haken side project. Proggy but heavier than Haken.

So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?

  Check them out! Phil Collins is a huge fan.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

So...it's actually secondary Haken and not Genesis?

[TAC]

That's out of context.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band. 

[TAC]

Phil Lynott rules!!!

[ReaperKK]

Absolute Priority - Hunter

[nick_z]

Pristine - The Lines We Cross

Man, I have discovered this album a couple of days ago (came out in January), and I'm loving it. From Norway, I guess the general blueprint is retro-sounding rock, but there is more than just that. First off, the singer Heidi Solheim is phenomenal. But more generally, everything is crafted so well. The first couple songs are pretty classic (the groove on Ghost with a Gun is SO good!), then things get "serious" with the long song The Loneliest Fortune, basically a two-part suite. The first part is a slow burner that could easily find a home in one of the Avatarium records. Then it all gets pretty jammy (with a flute too!). Another fantastic song is Carnival - basically a mini, intimate symphony (with an actual string ensemble). Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song (or something that reminds me of her), with beautiful melodies (just vocals and strings), to then turn into a more grandiose finale with the whole band. Some songs have a cool clash of vintage and modern/poppier sound (Sad Sack in a Cadillac, Instant Conclusions Decade). Then the title track...The verse is a Zeppelin-esque stomp with Bjork-like vocals, if you can imagine it, which then flows into an anthemic chorus. Great stuff.

The first real surprise of the year so far for me. I'll have to explore their previous albums too...

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song...Bjork-like vocals

Sold!

[Glasser]

That's out of context.

[NoseofNicko]

[wolfking]

Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band.

That Scar Symmetry song is 

[twosuitsluke]

Since it's so triggering, I'm gonna listen to Scar Symmetry's "MorphoGenesis", followed up with Phil Lynott, and then maybe the Rossington Collins Band.

That Scar Symmetry song is 

It really is.

[nick_z]

Starts out like a Kate Havnevik song...Bjork-like vocals

Sold!

I figured you'd be intrigued 

BTW, for the most part, her vocals are more of the "gritty" kind, but she has this wonderful versatility and, yes, there are definitely moments she sounds that way...

[twosuitsluke]

I'm far from a huge Darkthrone fan, but I really enjoyed this album. It gave me the push to go back through some of their other albums.

[nick_z]

I basically have zero knowledge of Darkthrone and their (long!) catalog...

I remember back in the 90s a friend of mine gave me a tape with Transilvanian Hunger on it...at first I thought there was something wrong with the way he recorded it  Then of course I realized it was the production itself and part of the charm of that album...

I know they went through a good number of variations of their sound over the years...any fan here willing to give a brief overview?

[HOF]

David Brewis - The Soft Struggles



Good music for a rainy Sunday afternoon.

[Glasser]

Kiss- The Elder.

[TAC]

Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?

[twosuitsluke]

[Glasser]

Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?

Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow. 

[TAC]

Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?

Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow. 

Eww.. 

[wolfking]

Kiss the elder? I mean, I like Stadler plenty, but do I have to kiss him?

Yes but Thank god Kiss didn't use the band name Blow.