I went to NF in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Three of my favourite shows came from my first NF in 2003 and two from 2005.
1) Anglagard (2003)
2) PFM (2005)
3) Magma (2003)
4) Le Orme (2005)
5) Camel (2003)
What are your top 5?
I went to NF in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Three of my favourite shows came from my first NF in 2003 and two from 2005.
1) Anglagard (2003)
2) PFM (2005)
3) Magma (2003)
4) Le Orme (2005)
5) Camel (2003)
What are your top 5?
I missed a lot of shows because I had to work and so I had to pick and choose, so keep that in mind:
NOT in order:
Guapo
Forgas Band Phenomena
Magma (2003)
Miriodor
Kenso
Gosta Berlings Saga
yeah, that's six. sue me.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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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!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
I can't really pick single shows, but some years stand out to me now more than others, for various reasons.
2001, the two years in Trenton and the last two years are among my faves.
I only went to 2 in '10 & '12 then the bastards canceled it! My favorites were:-
Forgas Band Phenomena
Gosta Berlings Saga
Aranis
Three Friends
Anglagard
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Wow.....very very difficult as I attended all of them. I am just going to pick 5 that come to mind quickly off the top of my head:
1. Banco - The whole Italian prog scene kind of passed me by back in the day so this show was an emotional revelation.
2. Morgibl - A Sunday prog church slot that blew me away.
3. Nathan Mahl - Another Sunday prog church slot from a band totally unknown to me.
4. Porcupine Tree - Another band on their way up. Outstanding show.
5. Fish - Yea, his voice is not what it was, but the guy still knows how to hold an audience in the palm of his hand.
There are so many, I could go on and on.......
Not our fault that you missed the other ELEVEN shows!Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad
Chad
I went to 2002, 2003, 2004 (Sunday only so I missed Univers Zero which probably would have made top 5), 2005, 2008 (Saturday only so I missed Banco which definitely would have made top 5.)
Magma. Vander the best single musician performance I've ever seen.
Metamorfosi. Best pure symph prog I've ever seen.
Caravan. More for nostalgic reasons than being blown away.
Present
IQ
Magma(2003)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (2003)
Kenso (2005)
PFM (2009?)
Present (2005)
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
PFM played in 2005 (Friday) and 2009 (Saturday).
Transatlantic (2000)
White Willow (2001)
Happy the Man (2000)
Porcupine Tree (2001)
Nexus (2000)
Three come from 2000: Happy the Man, Thinking Plague and DFA
From 2002: Miriodor
From 2003:Anglagard
Bill
I blame myself.Not our fault that you missed the other ELEVEN shows!
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I blame you as well.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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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!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Wow, no top-five love for Anglagard (plus Gosta Berlings Saga) at NF Apocalypse? That has to be right near the top for me.
why not list your top five instead of complaining about other folks' top five?
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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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!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
They are both on my list.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I wasn't complaining. I was just surprised that it hadn't been more prominently listed. (I admit that I did miss Ngbd's, probably because it didn't have the years right after the band).
Good Afternoon Music Folks ~
Interesting that this thread appeared today. Just this morning I was going through a box of 'music stuff' that holds all the programs from the festivals (Nearfest being one that my attendance was for most of them). Took a few minutes to ride back to the delightful shows I did see!
So - I'll play
DFA
After Crying
Alamaailman Vasarat
Thinking Plague
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
...perhaps the cream of my quite vivid memories. Thanks to ALL involved!
Carry On
Chris Buckley
PFM
Morglbl
Kenso
KBB
Liquid Tension Experiment
in no particular order
A Comfort Zone is not a Life Sentence
AC is a bucket list band I'll unfortunately likely never see.
Lou - I agree KBB was an excellent show.
I went to: 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12:
In no particular order
Magma 03
PFM 09
Anglagard 03, 12
Le Orme ?
Wobbler 05
Honorable mention:
Guapo
DFA
...holy phuk...how could I have forgotten VDGG
Last edited by Supersonic Scientist; 08-17-2017 at 08:52 AM.
G.A.S -aholic
Top 5 I wish I'd seen with 20:20 hindsight
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Present
Univers Zero
Magma
Thinking Plague
Guapo
Miriodor
Alamaailman Vasarat
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I went only to the '12 show. The planets were always out of alignment .
I did have the luck to have caught some of the bands throughout the years when they toured before or after Nearfest. ( Happy the Man, Flower Kings ( ! ), Caravan )
Those don't count.
Of the bands at '12 3 would have made my list because they are still in rotation today and would not have been known to me otherwise.
Gosta Berlings Saga
Aranis
Mike Kenneally
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Kenso (2005)
PFM (2009)
Miriodor (2002)
Happy the Man (2000)
DFA (2000)
Since there's nothing like your first, I gotta go with Nathan Mahl's Sunday morning wake-up call in '99, plus Spock's Beard that year as well. Next up would be my bucket-list bands I thought I'd never see: Camel, Caravan and Happy the Man.
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