Wonderful initiative, pipken. Thank you.
Steven Wilson, on his various musical manifestations (e.g. Porcupine Tree, BlackfieldâŚ) is core to my immersion in music. Also, his value-driven motivation complemented by technical expertise in producing exceptional sounding albums fits well with an audiophileâs-earâŚ
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Well that is ironically funny, I was just about to post this:
I absolutely love this song, yet I am not entirely sure why.
My review of Steven Wilsonâs release: Personal Shopper:
This is like 9 ½ minutes of 70s disco meets neo prog, sprinkled with some musical cocaine Abba dust, intertwined with a bit of hypocritical ironic Dwight prose, an acid rock guitar solo amidst a YMCA Donna Summer infused drum backdrop of genre bending, decade blending, involuntary foot tap provoking, uncontrolled micro head bob inducing sound that draws you in like a musical moth to a bright overdriven amplifier tube under Svengali Wilsonâs cauldron stir stick of musical wizardry playing loudly beneath the rotating strobe lights and alternating color spots illuminating the dark dance floor of a current underground dance club somewhere in central Europe that seems to play out in three minutes, and which begrudgingly forces you to hit the repeat button way more times than youâd care to admit. Itâs like all the soda flavors at the 7-11 studios were genres and Steven mixed âem all together into a swamp water and it somehow tasted great! Iâm really not certain if I like this track or not, but I canât seem to stop repeatedly tapping my inner ear looking for that bulging aural vein so I can inject one more play. OK, Just one more time. But I can stop any time I wantâŚ
Regret #9 - Govanâs solo get all the credit - and absolutely deservedly - but Adam Holtzmanâs solo is gold. Jazz training becomes prog perfection.
A complex timed, beautiful song and good example:
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Genesis, Genesis, Genesis and more Genesis. Oh, and The Musical Box. And Pink Floyd. And did I mention Genesis?
Mike in Dayton.
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Thanks for mentioning the Aristocrats. Do you know where they are from? Canât wait to start collecting their CDâs!
Guthrie Govan is UK - Marco Minnemann is German and Bryan Beller is USA. I hate to generalize and use the term âbestâ in music but by-gum Govan and Minnemann are insanely talanted.
Love Marcoâs tee!
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Man this is an awesome thread!
Get some of these guys into Octave Records. Wouldnât that be great?
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This is fast becoming my favorite Kansas song ever. Absolute wicked outro. And cool ending.
PROG magazine featured these guys a while back. Modern(ish) Prog band that is really great! Give them a listenâŚBeardfish
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I was into Prog until I became almost obsessively into jazz in the mid-eighties. Yes was my top in the field and King Crimson up to Red or so.
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PROTD (Prog Recommendation of the Day)
These guys are the best artist Iâve personally found in a few years. Very versatile & diverse, bit-o-prog, rock, Pink Floydish, blues, almost gospely sounds, jazz, some wickedly soulful female vocals - very well recorded, 4 cds so far - a 5th in the series to come. I bought all their stuff and I think they are spectacular.
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Porcupine Tree, Riverside, The Pineapple Thief, Marillion, Perfect Circle, and Tool are my prog rock faves.
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Love pineapple thief and I think that I have most of their music. Also a big fan of Gavin Harrison, he is such a great drummer! I have tickets to see these guys for the 2nd time in Toronto this summer. Fingers crossed that Covid goes away and it will happen!
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Nice @gedlis! I mail-ordered the deluxe CD/Blu Ray boxed sets of both the studio album, Versions Of The Truth and the sort-of-live, Nothing But The Truth. Among my many 2020-21 pandemic music purchases, these were among my most favorite.
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