While I admit some mischief, I'm genuinely curious which one will win.
I haven't played either of them in 10 years. Maybe I'll change that.
You say Mega Ultra Deluxe Special Limited Edition Extended Autographed 5-LP, 3-CD, 4-DVD, 2-BlueRay, 4-Cassette, five 8-Track, MP4 Download plus Demos, Outtakes, Booklet, T-Shirt and Guitar Pick Gold-Leafed Box Set Version like it's a bad thing...
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
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Hmmm, well I've listened to Stardust getting on 100 times. Maybe made it thru 'Beware of Darkness' once, so I may be prejudiced...
Lol. Same old Sean. I remember the trolling with Jellyfish >>>>> Spock's Beard. Good times.
Beware Of Darkness, I must play it again soon.
Love, love, love them both. I didn't (and still don't) care for The Light. Beware Of Darkness was a huge step forward for Spock's Beard.
And with Stardust We Are we arrive at the exact moment The Flower Kings really found their groove. Padded? A bit, perhaps, but it's a terrific album and I'll give it the nod here.
Roine Stolt and Neal Morse really ought to start a band together...
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beware of darkness
I love both of the bands in this era of these albums. When I saw the post, I immediately voted for Spocks. I just listened to both of them as its been quite a while for either. And still say Beware of Darkness. It feels more melodic, lighter and the content feels to me to be more varied. I sometimes feel the FKs put everything and run out of kitchen sinks to put in their work. And I love Stolts guitar work, and Salazar and Bruniusson were effing brilliant together. I think they could have trimmed this in half and still ended up with a great collection of work. I feel like I'm getting beaten over the head! I fell off their wagon after the rainmaker and haven't been able to get back on. Actually, after Day For Night for SB, about when Neal started drifting toward the light too.
Well, you COULD stack up the players against each other: Drummer - clear advantage Spock's Beard. Guitarist - clear advantage Spock's Beard. Bassist - advantage Spock's Beard (No Jonas yet). Keyboards - Hmmm.... MIGHT have to give the edge to Tomas Bodin, though Neal is fantastic. Vocals - both bands are an acquired taste vocally, so I'll call it a draw. (but I prefer Neal and Nick to Hasse and Whiny). Composition: Slam dunk Spock's Beard.
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If I had to express a preference, I'd go with Beware of Darkness, probably on the grounds of 'The Doorway' alone. I probably haven't listened to either in a decade, though, and they both seem to belong to an entirely different time in my life when every other cd purchase seemed to come from SPV. Happy days, but really not where my head's at anymore, and if I'm honest I feel no compulsion to revisit either album.
^^^ I can empathize to an extent. When I was 19, I found a used copy of Beware of Darkness in FYE and bought it after hearing some samples in the store. At the time I was heartbroken over a girl, and BoD (especially The Doorway) was very comforting for whatever reason. I really wasn't even full-on into "prog" at the time, but just getting acquainted with it.
Revisiting both Beware and Stardust this week has been pretty nice actually. It's cool to remember those times now, several years later.
Since I do not like any Spock's I have to go with FK.
I have no idea who these albums were by until I read the thread! Sorry, I don't get outside the 60s and 70s much!
"Always ready with the ray of sunshine"
I just wanted to say LOL about this:
>> Deyss -At-King vs Edith -A Space Between Ever And Never....
LOL
The Edith CD is harder to get rid of, I can tell you that!
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