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Excellent interview! Thanks much for posting.

:lol Same here! I can usually overlook the little critters though. This record is unique within the Ant Phillips catalog: a solo work of almost all synth music that's not library music. The...

That sound was recorded by plugging the guitar directly into the board, so no external amplifier was used, either.

I think you've put your finger on the problem. This is my take on it too, and why I never want to re-visit ELO II. As Sputnik said, I find such attempts at lengthy songs rather boring in their...

Can't... unsee... that...:O

Chuck Panozzo?

John! We haven't seen you around these parts for a long while. How've you been? I'm not sure why you've changed your screen name, but I'm just pleased you're still making music in 2024... and this is...

I wholeheartedly agree. I've owned these since they were released, and they're great in every way: the tunes, the orchestral/choir/band arrangements, the vocals, Jeff's guitar sound, Bev's drums, and...

[QUOTE=Dan Roth;1234368]I'm looking forward to this as well. Looking at the track listing, the last song is entitled "His Final Bow". I wonder if that means anything in regards to Ant wrapping up...

As I understand it, 9/11 may have impacted the tour getting canceled. I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall reading that somewhere.

I also saw Jon with the Paul Green School of Rock in July 2022 thinking it would probably be the last time I'd ever see him. I was not disappointed - I sat right in front, and Jon sounded...

I was equally surprised and impressed with this. Hats off to Jason Bonham for giving it all he had when duty called - he did his father proud! The one I had the most trepidation about was Plant, but...

Geddy Lee - My Effin' Life (audiobook w/Ged narrating.)

I'm in Chapter 6. Very engaging and informative. The 3rd chapter dealt with his parents' holocaust experiences, which was a sobering listen,...

Since not all of the artists on that list are alive now, I'm guessing that for those who "sold" all or part of their catalog/publishing and who are currently not among the living, that deal was done...

I've been saying this for a long time now. Part of the lyrics are based on this poem by Christina Rossetti (1830–1894):

Who Has Seen The Wind?

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But...

Wow, that was great (and exuberant, indeed)! Anytime I hear a Police song, I marvel at the brilliant musicianship and excellent songcraft they had going for them. I also agree that it was wise for...

That's my personal favorite from them as well.

That was hilarious!

Exactly. They included a bit of funk (The Crunge, Trampled Under Foot) and added Indian and Middle-Eastern influences as well to the mix (Friends, Kashmir).

Under a Mediterranean Sky

As I said before, this album needs to be heard from start to finish. It works best that way. Of course, some won't like it for reasons already stated, and that's fine. I thought I'd be one of those,...

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You can hear the whole thing on YouTube. Surprisingly, I find that I like it a lot. All the tracks flow together very well as a concept album. Many of the usual tricks are present, but for some...

Very, very nicely done! I enjoyed getting all the details for each track on the new album, which I was listening to just now via YouTube. I'd been wondering who was singing on Taking You Down and...

This is a good read: http://tinyurl.com/mwscr4xd

Absolutely. "Should've been in a long time ago" has become a well-worn refrain when it comes to R&RHoF nominees.

It's yet another bad list for sure. I would've thought Styx should've been in there long ago considering how long they've been at it, the number of records they've sold, and the number of big radio...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQtgWQHu2r8

I believe Jon Davison is John Lodge's son-in-law.

I get these on a lot of sites. They ask you to click on all the bridges, crosswalks, cars, buses, motorcycles, etc. FYI, I live in South Korea.

I've been "reading" via Audiobooks exclusively for at least 15 years now. It's the only way I'm ever able to get through a book because if I sit in one place, I'm likely to doze off or get...

https://www.discogs.com/master/408336-Apostles-Apostles

My younger brother, who is a Christian minister, told me that one of the seminars he was required to take was called Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God. At the beginning of the course, the...

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I deleted my account 3 years ago. Haven't missed it since.

True. The lack of nuanced commentary on music forums and the Internet in general is *very* tiring.

Well, I think the 'resurgence' *has* made people rethink how much music to put on CDs... in the prog world, especially among older buyers. It's an irrelevant point if you're more into streaming your...

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Sounds about right. I know he was extremely defensive about Genesis; he wouldn't let any Genesis-related thread he was involved in end on a negative note and seemed to feel that he needed to jump in...

I was wondering about him (aith01). Does anyone know why he isn't posting here anymore?

In my school, we were served potatoes. Just sayin'.

I second that anomaly!

I never thought of "Sledgehammer" as an up-tempo song. But yeah, the tempos on this album are rather similar throughout.

Per usual for a SH release from the past 10-15 years:

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good guitar playing
vocals are better than expected though nothing special (but why not use Nad Sylvan?)

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the song itself isn't all...

:lol So true!

I just hope we get a few more interesting musical things from him while he's still with us.

The singer sounds a bit like Phil Collins...

For a long time, I never would've thought he'd make it this far, but he appears to be in very good health these days. I still wonder if we'll get any more music from him, new or "from the vaults."

Dalton, for one. I think it's around 28 minutes in total.

So true. He's an AMAZING player!

Many classic '70s Italian prog albums are 35 minutes or less (Per un Amico, Uomo Di Pezza, Felona E Sorona, Contrappunti, etc.), and other great ones are between 37 and 42 minutes (Io Sono Nato...

I've been listening to this steadily for a few weeks now and am really loving it! That long, ambient intro to Eris was certainly unexpected, but I think the slow build works well. The whole album is...

Christmas Greetings and deep thanks from one Bruce to another! Also, thank you again for sending that instructional DVD to me over here in Korea a few years back.

Gary Strater was a singular...

Both of you: Great singing AND playing!

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Thanks!

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I wholeheartedly agree - this band just keeps on getting better and better!

By the way, how do you post those Bandcamp links that include the player? I searched here for a "how to" but couldn't...

I want to hear Dave's all-instrumental rendition of Dark Side of the Moon.

That's what this site has announced:

http://tinyurl.com/4xpj46a3

Rattle That Lock to me was just okay (at best), but I thoroughly enjoyed his guitar work in that Hey, Hey, Rise Up single from...

100% agree. The chemistry between those two was always something special. I also prefer the production values of those early albums (Voyage ~ Defector) over the modern ones.

Ken is a member here and posts now and then. I think this is their 4th album. All are very, very good!