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This, I totally agree with! Personally I prefer musicians who take their craft very seriously, not being concerned with being flavor of the day. If it comes off as pretentious but the music is...

Rich Williams from Kansas sat in with Glass Hammer for a Kansas cover at the Nearfest gig, and the show is available as a live album.

Quite recently John Wetton did several shows with District 97....

I wouldn't have minded the theatrics if I thought he was good and the songs interesting. I'm not against theatrics at all, as long as it doesn't distract from the music. I still have to like the...

I've given up trying to figure out what they are, it's such a bizarre but wonderful, dense mix. Still don't have the new one, but I'll try to get it sometime this month.

And then some! While I came home on Saturday, I was sick again Sunday night, and it's getting beyond stupid now, I had to be rushed BACK to the hospital! Short stay and they helped me a lot this...

Saw them at Rosfest, didn't like the singer at all. I found them boring overall, just lacking any kind of spark.

Congrats on reaching the goal! And since I wanted to do my part, I just added another 25 to the total. A great band like yours that is as fan friendly and down to earth is easy to help out.

Just got out of the hospital, again. Had another cardioversion yesterday to get back to sinus rhythm. Still waiting on a more permanent procedure on 9/17. I'll talk more about it later.

It seems you are listening for things that are not there. I don't worry about that. Does the solo fit the song, do I enjoy it? That's all that matters. It may be a case where he just can't do...

I don't think that sort of thing is within his capabilities. I think of him as a more melodic player, and one of the better ones. But the idea that a shredder style is somehow always inferior, I...

I disagree. His style is so completely different than any of those you mention, definitely as unique too. As for Alan White, I like his work a lot, though he's not on the same level as Palmer. I...

I just listened to teaser # 2, it sounds really good! Same lineup as the Tug of War.

I take my music discussions very seriously, as I do any interest that I have a passion for. That doesn't mean I don't have a sense of humor. But I found the attempts here completely unfunny.

How is he not?! The ELP bashing on PE is downright insane at times. If there is a legendary drummer in the prog world, Palmer certainly is one of them. One of the all-time greats.

I think some of you are off your rocker, the self titled DT is a killer album. I have mixed feelings about "A Dramatic Turn of Events" but think the good songs on it are really strong. As for...

Wow, some harsh critics! I liked it on first listen overall, and could see this song being a grower. But based on the first album, the new one will be an eclectic mix. Give it a chance. I like...

I never understood the Bobby Flay bashing. I have no problems with him, and his food always looks like it's really great. I did eat at his steakhouse in Atlantic City and it was outstanding. I...

Wow, thats a lot to deal with. Seems he has the right attitude. Hope I last into my 80's. But I try to savor the time now.

End of an era. Ok, so he was gone from 81 to 85, but still a great run.

Nah, I agree with her. Not as spectacular as I thought they would be, oh well, one of life little disappointments. Still a great line on a classic episode.

I will check out the new song tonight.

Portnoy is a wildly entertaining drummer live. At this point I've seen him live with DT (15 times), LTE, Transatlantic (this past February) and with John Petrucci on a G3 tour. He's still a lot of...

OK, we need the Seinfeld reference. "They're real and they're spectacular!" There, I feel much better now...

Smooth-jazz? No way, as there are actual drums on each of these. And Beneath the Mask at least has a rocking element you will never hear in the smooth-jazz world. YMMV on these two albums, I'm...

I ignored Rcarlberg, but your comment is pretty funny!

It's small, just like everywhere else. I think some people believe if a region has a lot of prog bands, it means that prog is popular there. Sadly that is not the case.

Awesome pairing! I see a third band is TBA. If the third band were White Willow, it would be a dream lineup of Scandinavian prog for me.

Cool! Historic too, as the F15 and A10 became important staples in the AF. I love these kind of films, thanks for sharing.

Yeah, we always had that. Throughout the week there would be these group email conversations between myself, all three of my brothers and my best friend. My friend actually was very close with my...

Agreed, good stuff!

I will definitely donate to the Kickstarter campaign, they deserve it.

I don't see it on the website.

I thought I should tell you a bit about him, and what I loved and respected about him. Rocco was incredibly smart, and a frustrating know-it-all. Frustrating because often he was so right! Hell,...

I have three. Two of them live here in NJ, and I see them all the time, we are very close. And thank goodness they have been over the house almost every day, along with their wives and children. ...

I've recently transitioned to just buying downloads, unless the CD version is all that is available. Any chance a downloaded version would be available? I imagine not likely, but had to ask.

I...

Some news to give, and it's really bad. Not with my health, but with my family. 5 days after losing my father, it's tough even typing this, my oldest brother also passed away. His name is Rocco,...

Would a hipster even know there was ever a band named Kansas? I wonder if many hipsters know there is a state named Kansas.

My least favorite is actually "Light Years", though I still enjoy it. I guess I'm one of those odd ones who discovered Elektric Band long before Return to Forever. Guess it makes sense since EB was...

Oops, I was thinking of "Beneath the Mask", my mistake. Beholder is quite good too, but more mellow.

OK, this one made me cringe, but also laugh. And how often are there references like this to one of my favorite bands?
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Reality TV. The only reality show I've ever liked was Deadliest Catch. Oh, and I did like the two year run of Everest.

I like this one a lot too, but my favorite is the prior album, Inside Out. Might be because it was my very first Corea album. I had already heard Light Years thanks to my college radio station...

We can agree on this!

Thank you to everyone. Yes, we went through hell when he battled cancer back in 07. He beat it, and I'm thankful we had 7 more years with him in our life.

You actually wanted a note for note recreation of the original concert? Why? What would the point be? That would kind of be like that stupid remake of Psycho where they simply shot it scene by...

Holt is on less of this compared to the original. And he's better in the studio than he was for the original concert. I get why his voice bugs people, but really, he's not terrible on the studio...

Personally I never cared about the controversy over who played what. I liked the album a lot when it first came out, and still do today. I remember be rather shocked at the hatred towards this when...

We lost him Tuesday night, my life feels so empty without him. But having so much of the family around is helping. I wanted to say some things about my Dad, but it's so hard to type it between...

I'm trying. Unfortunately I have the A-fib flutter again, so I'm not totally out of the woods. The family stress I'm going through is not helping, we lost my Father Tuesday night, which is beyond...

Nah, that would make sense to me. ;)

I like the original, warts and all, some of Wakeman's best work. But the new release, the warts are gone, it's a stellar recording, and the performances top notch. The new material fits in...

For some reason they didn't have US distribution for it at the time, so it was only available as an import. That eventually changed, but I know I picked it up and had an "import" sticker on it, and...

This is even worse for me, since he's also wearing a Yankee hat. What a piece of filth this guy is, disgusting!

Much appreciated. Sadly he's not going to make it. Just retrurned from the hospital, my Mom and brothers are still there. They decided the only way to have any chance was to remove his colon. He...

Some bad news to report, not me, but my dad. He was in the hospital for several days, but moved to a rehab center. Unfortunately they had to send him to the ER due to breathing difficulty. Now we...

I have to agree about Flo, she is just annoying in those Progressive ads. Some guys find her attractive, really? She does nothing for me. Jan from the Toyota ads is pretty, I don't find the ads...

Yup, same show. I saw a lot of concerts there, including several by DT. I also saw King's X a few times, along with concerts by Steve Vai, I Mother Earth, Stabbing Westward, and the final one for...

That was strange after their set, they were outside the band vendor room, kind of in a hallway, but were signing everything handed to them. They couldn't be nicer. It was a shame their label had...

Aw crap! Another album I want to buy now. I didn't care for the beginning of the piece, and nearly turned it off during the first 2 minutes. But from there it really took off. Some tasty stuff...

Oops, didn't watch the videos. Still, I think the album would have ended up a good one. I'm sure Page would have pulled it together enough to finish the studio sessions. It's Plant I'd be...

An embarrassing mistake which I'm now quite proud of! I should have asked for royalties every time camples is used....