i cant believe i forgot Planet X. recently got their latest studio release "Moon Babies" - great stuff.
Derek Sherinian- keyboards
Virgil Donati - drums
Tony Macalpine - guitars (although i think he's been replaced since)
i cant believe i forgot Planet X. recently got their latest studio release "Moon Babies" - great stuff.
Derek Sherinian- keyboards
Virgil Donati - drums
Tony Macalpine - guitars (although i think he's been replaced since)
Originally posted by paulk1
As far as Neal Morse's ONE cd, yeah great cd, and they happen to be great friends of mine. I have just finished recording drum tracks for Randy George who also played bass on the ONE cd, The cd should hopefully be due out sometime this summer. Please check it out.
That's worth a 5, I think.
Fast & Bulbous, Got Me?
I missed out Ozrics on my list!!
'Eternal Wheel' (good compilation)
'Jurassic Shift'
and 'Live at the Pongmaster's Ball'
Actually, you'll be interested to know that they are regulars at Glastunberry (is that how you spell it?).
Glastonbury now that part of Ingerland I like.
Achtung Baby I say, I say...
HOW WOULD U LABEL ROBERT PLANTS EARLY STUFF AS A SOLO ARTIST?
probably not prog rockOriginally posted by pepper
HOW WOULD U LABEL ROBERT PLANTS EARLY STUFF AS A SOLO ARTIST?
ROTH ARMY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RothArmyVideos
"May your shit come to life and kiss you on the face." - Frank Zappa to Tipper Gore
Speaking of Robert Plant. Listen to a song called 'Paradox' by Threshold sounds just like him.
Good band actually, way underrated.
Here's the link to Threshold listen to them:
http://www.progarchives.com/Progress...sp?band_id=333
I would just like to publically thank Secrets for the excellent Prog Archieves Site (already thanked him via PM, but wanted to do it again publically).
The reason for this second thankyou is that, on the site, I decided to see what is written about Refugee (the project featuring Lee Jackson and Brian Davidson of The Nice fame and Patrick Moraz, who later joined YES for the 'Relayer' album). And, to cut a long story short, I was able to find a place to order the album via the site. So, after years of searching from 2 generations of the Ponsonby family, I have finally found the Refugee album.
And it's all thanks to Secrets. So, THANKYOU VERY VERY MUCH. If I could give you another 5 stars, I would.
Prog Archives is brilliant! thanks Secrets!
I've found a whole bunch of mp3 to listen to. It's awesome!
You and Shaun are both welcome. There is so much good stuff there.Originally posted by Soul Reaper
Prog Archives is brilliant! thanks Secrets!
I've found a whole bunch of mp3 to listen to. It's awesome!
Bands I'd never heard of before or if I had maybe only one song.
Spock's Beard is a good example. They have some good stuff by them.
Have a great Easter.
You have a great Easter yourself, Secrets.
Have Secrets or Soul Repaer left a review on Prog Archieves yet?
Not yet, but I've read quite a few. Those guys really know their stuff.
I've left one for the Yes box set 'In A Word' and for Neal Morse's 'It's Not Too Late'.
They're French. A nutty band. They've been back touring for more than a year now.Originally posted by Soul Reaper
has anyone mentioned Magma yet?
They had a completely unique sound, it was called 'Zehul', which actually means celestial. Magma even had their own language called Kobaian.
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posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.
To me, despite a few (I've got them all) albums that are really no good ("Lizard", "Islands"...), KING CRIMSON rules.
"RED" (1974) and "THRAK" (1994) are my fav'. BIGGG!!
What's the band that made up their own language? The name escapes me...
MAGMA. "Kobaïan" is their so-called tongue. They're fellow countrymen of mine, but I think they're ridiculous...Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
What's the band that made up their own language? The name escapes me...
Intelligent, but ridiculous...
Video footage of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess playing the continuum
www.jordanrudess.com/wizlock/
Yeah, they do know a lot. Very long and intelligent reviews.Originally posted by secrets
Not yet, but I've read quite a few. Those guys really know their stuff.
I look at reviews on Amazon.co.uk for rap albums and it's like ,'This is crap!' or 'White guys can't rap, white people should be left to their gay ass rock music' (seriously that's what one of them said.)
Maybe listening to a certain music affects your intelligence?!
Quite a good point, that, Mr. Reaper. Somehow, you can't imagine David Beckham listening to prog-but you can imagine Stephen Hawking listening to prog.
Actually, Hawking was on 'Keep Talking' on Pink Floyd's 'Division Bell'.
Which proves that music does affect people's intelligence.Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Somehow, you can't imagine David Beckham listening to prog-
Before an after-football match interview
Football interviewer: 'We're just going to test the sound, could you count to three for us to see if it works'
David Beckham: ' 1..2...err...3..3..1..2'
Seriously, that's what happened
YES release their DVD "YES: 35th Anniversary Concert - Songs from Tsongas" on April 12 2004 in the US. There are no release dates for other regions at this time.
Also, 9012Live, the DVD release of the concert video from the '80s, is scheduled to be released on August 23.
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STEVE HACKETT returns to the UK concert circuit in Spring 2005. This time however the strobe lights and bass pedals get left behind as his acoustic trio takes to the stage for an ‘unplugged’ show of beautifully crafted pieces for acoustic guitar, flute and keyboards.
MARCH 2005
Sat 26 Rotherham - Classic Rock Society 01709 702 575
Wed 30 Birkenhead - Pacific Arts Centre 0151 647 0752 £15.00
Thu 31 Manchester - The Lowry 0870 787 5796
APRIL 2005
Fri 01 Morecombe - Platform 01524 582 803
Sat 02 Derby - Assembly Rooms 01332 255 800
Sun 03 London - Queen Elizabeth Hall 0870 735 5000
Mon 04 Brighton - Komedia 01273 647 100
Tue 05 Worcester - Huntingdon Hall 01905 611 427
Thu 07 Bristol - St. George’s 0117 923 0359
Fri 08 Liskeard - Carnglaze Caverns 01579 320 251
Sun 10 Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall www.wolvescivic.co.uk
Mon 11 Norwich - Maddermarket Theatre 01603 620
Wed 13 Milton Keynes - The Stables 01908 280 800
Thu 14 Milton Keynes - The Stables 01908 280 800 £25.00
Sat 16 Barking - The Broadway 020 8507 5607
Sun 17 Croydon - Ashcroft Theatre 020 8688 9291
On 28th March HACKETT releases his fifth classical album 'Metamorpheus' a natural successor to 1997’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” which spent several weeks in the Top 10 of the UK Classical charts.
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Mellow Records has just released "Towards the Silence" - the new, sixth, album of Italian band GARDEN WALL. For more info, please click here;
www.mellowrecords.com/howtop1.html
The CD can be purchased from BTF Records.
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InsideOutMusic is happy and proud to announce the latest addition to the ever growing InsideOut family of artists: SHADOW GALLERY.
The new album, going under the working title of "Room Five" is the fifth album from this well respected American six piece. All of their albums are considered to be classics amongst fans of this type of music and their new concept album, which will be a continuation of the "Tyranny" story, will no doubt be heralded as the welcome return of SHADOW GALLERY.
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"An Evening of FLOWER KINGS & Related Instrumental Music"
ROINE STOLT, TOMAS BODIN, JONAS REINGOLD and MARCUS LILIEQUIST will start a tour end of March.
This is not a FLOWER KINGS tour, but you can expect lots of FLOWER KINGS instrumentals, instrumentals from the solo albums of TOMAS BODIN, ROINE STLOT and JONAS REINGOLD.
31.03.2005 D-Hamburg - Logo
01.04.2005 NL-Rijssen - Lucky & Co
02.04.2005 NL-Zoetermeer - De Boerderij
04.04.2005 B-Verviers - Spirit Of ´66
05.04.2005 D-Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
06.04.2005 D-Essen - Zeche Carl
08.04.2005 UK-London - Borderline
10.04.2005 D-Reichenbach - Bergkeller
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THE TANGENT's new lineup will debut with another short tour this Spring. The SIX PIECE lineup will play concerts in France, Germany, Belgium and finish off with their first performance in the USA where the band are closing the ROSfest festival in Philadelphia. The gigs are as follows....
Sat 23rd April 2005:-
Festival Progressif de Sarlat
France
NEW DATE Mon 25th April 2005:- De KadeZaandam (Nr Amsterdam), Netherlandshttp://www.kade.nl/Tel: 075 - 617 6972
Tues 26th April 2005:-
Zeche Carl
Essen, Germany
http://www.zechecarl.de/
Tel: 0201- 83 444 12
Wed 27th April 2005:-
Spirit of 66
Verviers , Belgium
http://www.spiritof66.be/
Tel: 087 35.24.24
Thur 28th April 2005:-
Substage
Karlsruhe. Germany
http://www.substage.de/
Tel: 0721 / 37 72 74
Sun 1st May 2005
Rites Of Spring Festival ('Rosfest')
Phoenixville, USA
http://www.rosfest.com/
The Tangent line up for all these gigs is as follows....
Andy Tillison - Keyboards, Vocals.
Jonas Reingold - Bass guitar
Sam Baine - Keyboards
Theo Travis - Sax & Flute
Krister Jonsson - Guitars
Jaime Salazar - Drums
News of the new line up came after workaholic ROINE STOLT made the following announcement;
"I will leave The Tangent as a touring unit and most likely with recordings as well. It was fun but I feel the need to move on with new projects, currently working quite heavily on 3 solo projects to celebrate my 30 years as recording artist 2005 (might merge into one ,who knows)."
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The latest release from GUY MANNING is about to hit the streets. This is a superb set of craftsmanlike songwriting and it sees Guy signing up with the American Label - Progrock records. The album "A Matter Of Life and Death" is a concept style album of somgs based around a fictious character (Abel Mann) who appeared on Guy's debut album.
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Thanks for the info!
UNICORN DIGITAL would like to welcome Texas band LITTLE KING into the family.
Formed in 1996 in by RYAN ROSOFF in El Paso Texas, LITTLE KING will be releasing their second CD Virus Divine on UNICORN DIGITAL in April 2005.
Virus Divine was engineered by Eddy Garcia (the bass player for MINISTRY) and mixed in Toronto, Canada by Terry Brown, whose impressive resume includes production credits on ten RUSH albums. The disc continues Rosoff's tradition of conceptual lyric writing and follows a theme of enlightenment, inner conflict, and resolution. Based on the story of an anonymous man who is moved to change the world after watching news coverage of the horrible tragedy at Columbine High School, Virus Divine examines the impact one righteous person can have on the world around him.
Release date and MP3 samples to be announced very soon
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JOHN YOUNG (keyboards/vocals)
Ex: Scorpions, Asia, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Rodgers (Queen!) , Fish (Marillion), Qango (E.L.P. / Asia), John Wetton, Greenslade, Roy Wood, Uli Jon Roth and many more.
If you’d like a change from Pop Idol, Karaoke and covers and you prefer the cerebral to the celebrity then this might just be for you! :-)
If you are a fan of GENESIS, PINK FLOYD, YES , PETER GABRIEL , SUPERTRAMP, and similar icons then we think this will appeal.
Here’s a chance for a quick listen:
Open Skies (rock)
http://www.broadjam.com/transmit/tra...747&yhgbndsq=1
Underside (singer/songwriter)
http://www.broadjam.com/transmit/tra...699&yhgbndsq=1
John recently supported SAGA, FOCUS and MIDGE URE and all reports were very favourable indeed....here's what a few respected voices have said.....
‘Genius’ …Thys van Leer (Focus),
‘Proper Music’.. Bonnie Tyler,
‘The Golden Egg for those that have ears to hear’.. John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson),
‘In my top 10 of all Time’.. Chris Alexander (Astoria Theatre, London)
‘Will sell 6-7 million if they ever let it on radio’.. (ex Sony A&R Germany),
‘Excellent’… Klaus Meine (Scorpions),
‘Fantastic’.. Robin Lumley (Brand X)
‘Good Stuff’.. Ron Sexsmith ...
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April 2004. Phoenixville, PA. It is the inaugural ROSfest, and progressive rock fans are gathering to see how it will turn out. Many are local but most have come from Miami, Atlanta and Chicago and Minneapolis, and they are hoping to see a music spectacle, but their optimism is cautious because – let’s face it - how good can it really be? This festival is a startup, and the first time anyone had an inkling of its existence was just 4 months ago!
It is now March 2005 and we know the answer. The inaugural Rites Of Spring festival (ROSfest) was a tremendous success. No, it wasn’t sold out and tickets were easy to come by, but don’t expect the same thing to happen this year. Smart money says you’ll need to stake your claim to the quaint Colonial theater as soon as possible – and tickets go on sale at noon on Feb. 26th.
ROSfest 2005 promises to be better than 2004 in so many ways:
Last year’s lineup was good. This year will feature some of the most successful acts in modern progressive music.
Last year’s Friday Night pre-show featured some wonderful bands in a club down the road from the Colonial. This year’s Friday Night event is in the Colonial, and will be headlined by one of today’s most important acts in British prog.
The Colonial Theater itself, quaint and intimate, has benefited from a year of renovation work. It will look better and the balcony will be open.
The vendors, always a major attraction at an event like this, will no longer be placed in the lobby. A separate spacious vendor room will be provided so hunting down that long lost rarity will be a more pleasant experience, and there will be room in the lobby for comfortable social intercourse.
And because there will be a far better turn out, you’re far more likely to bump into old friends – or to build an important new network of friends, contacts and acquaintances, as I did last year.
Around four hundred tickets will be available at $90.00 each. The patron tickets were sold very quickly so you’ll want to move fast. No one has taken any market surveys or consulted their crystal balls – but I for one am expecting a sell-out.
Friday’s line up:
ARENA will be the headline act, showcasing their recent 5-star album, Pepper's Ghost
DENNIS HEALY 7:00pm
MYRIAD 8:15pm
ARENA 9:45pm
Saturday
MOSTLY AUTUMN will headline Saturday’s show. I saw them in Liverpool last year and can promise that you’ll be amazed by this band’s live performance.
EYESTRINGS 11:00am to 12:30pm
TILES 2:00pm to 3:30pm
SYLVAN 5:00pm to 7:00pm
MOSTLY AUTUMN 9:00pm to 11:30pm
Sunday
Sunday’s headliner THE TANGENT started out as an interesting project, and has grown into a band in every sense of the word. Their recent The World That We Drive Through featured on many top-of-2004 lists.
CRYPTIC VISION 11:00am to 12:30pm
MAN ON FIRE 2:00pm to 3:30pm
MAGENTA 5:00pm to 7:00pm
THE TANGENT 9:00pm to 11:30pm
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FISH will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Misplaced Childhood with a special Return To Childhood tour. Special tour-artwork will be designed by Mark Wilkinson while using the original model for the Misplaced Childhood sleeve artwork, Robert Mead, as the main subject in his new exploration of the piece twenty years on.
Confirmed dates so far:
04/24/05 - Academy 3, Manchester, UK
04/25/05 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
04/26/05 - Boardwalk, Sheffield, UK
04/28/05 - Rock Café, Stourbridge, UK
04/29/05 - Bierkeller, Bristol, UK
05/01/05 - Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK
05/02/05 - Cavern, Liverpool, UK
05/07/05 to May 17th - South America
06/04/05 - Tiana Prog Fest, Barcelona, Spain
06/18/04 - Fete de la Musique, Luxembourg
Furthermore there is talk of a 20th anniversary re-release of Misplaced Childhood, re-mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround by MC producer Chris Kimsey. Unfortunately this is still in planning stage, as FISH, MARILLION and EMI still need to come to agreement on this release.
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DJAM KARET have put up some previews of 5 tracks of their new album, tentatively titled "Recollection Harvest", due out September of 2005 via Cuneiform Records. Also on the website is a new story of sorts from the man of intrigue and espionage, Gayle Ellett.
www.djamkaret.com
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TILES is pleased to announce that "Window Dressing" is nominated for Outstanding National Small/indipendant Label Recordingat the 2005 Detroit Music Awards (www.detroitmusicawards.com). The Motor City Music Awards were started in 1988 to honor Detroit area musicians working on a national, regional and local level; and are similar to the Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Award winners are determined by local musicians and music industry professionals in the Detroit area in a wide variety of music genres. Previous shows have featured outstanding performances by some of Detroit's top music legends: Was (Not Was), Kid Rock, The Clark Sisters, Thornetta Davis, Alexander Zonjic, Martha Reeves, The Miracles, Grand Funk Railroad, George Clinton and Parliament, and Ted Nugent, among many others.
"Window Dressing" was produced by TERRY BROWN (RUSH, FATES WARNING) and released in the summer of 2004 on Inside Out Music in North America and Europe. Tiles continues to promote "Window Dressing" with live shows and will perform April 30, 2005 at the Rites Of Spring Festival near Philadelphia, PA - and June 4, 2005 at CalProg '05 near Los Angeles, CA.
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Up-Coming Releases;
Russell Allen´s Atomic Soul - Same
(First solo album by the SYMPHONY X vocalist!)
release on 25/4/2005
MAGELLAN - Symphony for a Misanthrope
release on 18/4/2005
PAIN OF SALVATION - BE "Original Stage Production" DVD
DVD + live CD in Slipcase with 48 page booklet
release on 18/4/2005
PINK FLOYD are expected to release THE definitive concert DVD of all time ('P.U.L.S.E.') in early June. It will be a 2 DVD set.
Nick Mason's (Pink Floyd) USA Book Promotion Tour
On April 11, 2005, Nick will be on Premier Radio in Los Angeles. It will be sent nationwide via Satellite.
Nick's appearances so far:
April 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
Planetarium
Pacific Science Center
200 Second Ave. N.
Seattle, WA. 98109
There will be a Pink Floyd laser show in the planetarium.
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April 13, 2005, 7:00 pm
Experience Music Project
JBL Theater
325 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA.
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April 14, 2005, 7:00 pm
All Saints Church
1350 Waller
San Francisco, CA.
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April 16, 2005, 2:00 pm
Virgin Mega Store
8000 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA.
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Nick will appear on some TV and radio shows while in New York
April 18, 2005, 6:30am - 9:30am
TV interview on Satellite
Murray Hill Studios
New York, NY. 10016
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April 18, 2005, 12:00 noon
Guest DJ spot on WAXQ Rock 104 in New York
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April 19, 2005
NY 1 TV interview
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April 19, 2005
Barnes & Noble
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY. 10003
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Plans are being made for more radio and TV appearances in San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, and several more in New York.
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Nick is also setting up interviews for some magazines listed below, with possibly more to be added.
Automobile Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
Modern Drummer
Rolling Stone
Details
Tracks
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On April 26, 2005, Nick is planning a 4 or 5 day promo tour of Italy as well.
Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
FISH will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Misplaced Childhood with a special Return To Childhood tour. Special tour-artwork will be designed by Mark Wilkinson while using the original model for the Misplaced Childhood sleeve artwork, Robert Mead, as the main subject in his new exploration of the piece twenty years on.
Furthermore there is talk of a 20th anniversary re-release of Misplaced Childhood, re-mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround by MC producer Chris Kimsey. Unfortunately this is still in planning stage, as FISH, MARILLION and EMI still need to come to agreement on this release.
That's good. I love 'Misplaced Childhood'.
Don't know why Fish isn't playing anywhere near London though?
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Steve Walsh was walking around in the farmers market the other day.
I immediately cuntsidered the resurgence in prog rock when I noticed him.
Some dipshit I was with was making ostrich meat jokes and I lost track of Walsh.
I wanted to go ask him if he gave a fuck about the resurgence in prog rock, but those stupid "can you sell me the head with sand on it" jokes fucked it up.
"Point of no Return" is a grate album.
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS:
Pink Floyd Reunion In The Offering?
PINK FLOYD are not calling it quits just yet, according to longtime drummer NICK MASON. Although the group has not released any new material or toured in eleven years -- with its guitarist-turned - frontman DAVID GILMOUR currently working on a solo project -- Mason maintains that the FLOYD are currently keeping their options open. "Last year [David] really had no interest in revitalizing the band," Mason tells Rolling Stone. "But I think it's interesting that he also hasn't declared it over. No one has actually said never again." While fans will continue to wait and wonder about the group's future activities, they can find solace in a new book about the band penned by Mason himself, PINK FLOYD's only continuous member since 1965. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (Chronicle Books), due out in May, documents the famous moments in the psychedelic rock legends' forty-year musical odyssey: the rise and descent into madness of former singer Syd Barrett; the making of the blockbuster Dark Side of the Moon album; the mammoth Wall tour; and bassist and chief songwriter ROGER WATERS' acrimonious departure. It also contains little known stories such as the group's appearance on an American TV show hosted by PAT BOONE in 1967; JIMI HENDRIX offering the then-struggling band free use of his Electric Lady studios; FLOYD's visual designer STORM THORGERSON being grilled by a record executive for putting an image of a cow on Atom Heart Mother ("Do you want to destroy this record company?"); and PINK FLOYD's collaboration with a ballet company in the early Seventies. Working on the book for ten years, Mason drew from his personal observations and memorabilia, as well as the recollections of band members, associates and friends. "When I started it," he recalls, "I thought this was going to be the official band history, and it just became apparent that whatever I wrote was never going to be acceptable to everyone [in the band]. It was resolved by calling it 'a personal history.' With the publication of the book I didn't lose the friendship of Roger, David or Richard [Wright, keyboardist ]." Unlike the previous books about the band, Mason's account takes on a more personal and light-hearted approach. "I wanted to tell the story in a slightly different way," he says. "It's hopefully a rather funny book about a serious band." He didn't want to turn the book into a sordid tell-all, and he offers these reasons: "You have to remember the three guys are still my friends, and they've all got families. Most of them are bigger than I am, and they have better lawyers." In the book, Mason writes candidly of the moment when the other band members decided not to pick up their eccentric singer Syd Barrett -- who had a drug- induced breakdown -- en route to a gig in 1968, thus effectively kicking him out of the band. "In hindsight we behaved in a very selfish way," he admits. "But I think also we wouldn't have done very much better [to help him]. Because we needed him, we desperately tried to keep everything rolling along with him on board. What he actually needed was just to be taken out of the whole music business." Mason describes how Dark Side's phenomenal success -- the 1973 album is the longest charting album in history -- made for strained relationships. "That's the moment in which we stopped functioning entirely as a democracy," says Mason. "It wasn't so much that Roger took over. It was more of a sense that the songwriters had more control of their individual songs." Long-time Floyd fans may be surprised to read Mason's fair depiction of the band's former creative force Roger Waters, who tried unsuccessfully in 1986 to dissolve the band and to prevent Mason and Gilmour from using the name. "I don't think he does feel he behaved particularly badly," he admits. "It's a little bit like the Syd thing. We were all on a mission to do one thing, and you do whatever you think best to achieve it." Mason and Waters reconciled three years ago, but the drummer is only slightly optimistic that his other band mates will be able to make peace with Waters. "I think anything is possible," he says. The remaining members of Pink Floyd successfully carried on without Waters, but the continuation of the band is now up to Gilmour. "I think David realized just how much Roger carried on his shoulders, because David suddenly was the front man," Mason says. "It's a hell of a responsibility. I think he came away from it without much enthusiasm to do it again. But I think time changes people's perceptions, so you never know." The author hints in the book that certain band ideas have remained unexplored, including the ambient tapes from The Division Bell's 1994 recording sessions and an "unplugged" concept. Forty years and 116 million albums sold later, Pink Floyd remain a cultural force. (Mason calls the disco remake of "Comfortably Numb" by New York hipsters the Scissors Sisters "fantastic!") While band chemistry and good fortune were important factors in Pink Floyd's longevity, Mason believes a sense of humor contributed as well. "We did all make each other laugh," he says. "The bulk of the years was spent having a good time. It's still about the best job in the world."
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MORRIS/MENSHILOV
"The Pearl of Great Price" is the first joint effort by JEREMY MORRIS (solo) and VITALY MENSHIKOV (X RELIGEON). The CD will be released on April 10, 2005, by Moscow's MALS Records, known for its long-term collaboration with Musea Records, and will be the label's first international release. The album features composition and performance contributions from BRIAN HIRSCH (Moonchild Records, Indeed), and to the memory of whom the album is dedicated.
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ELEGANT RETURN
The new ELEGANT SIMPLICITY album, "Studies in Heartbreak", will be released in May 2005. Here is the final track listing, though there may still be a bonus track:
1. From Hello To Goodbye (1.32)
2. Still Waiting, Still Wanting (5.47)
3. Studies In Heartbreak (14.12)
4. The End Of A Life (3.52)
5. Failures Of The Soul (14.18)
6. Hourglass Fortune (7.26)
7. Love's Futile Fumblings (6.52).
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New releases
Phaesis (France) - "Puzzle"
Akacia (Canada) - "The Brass Serpent"
Gerard (Japan) - "Power Of Infinity"
Tadashi Goto (Japan) - "Soundscape"
Progfest-2000 (Inter.) - "Live"
Parallel Mind (USA) - "Colossus Adea"
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KINO PLAY THE UK
KINO will play the Mean Fiddler in London on Friday 22 April 2005. Tickets go on sale shortly at all the usual outlets. This will be the band's first live appearance in the UK, and we all hope it's a great success.
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EVERGREY ON TOUR WIYH JAMES LABRIE
09.04.2005 TK, Istanbul - Prog Istanbul Festival
17.04.2005 HU, Budapest - Wigwam
18.04.2005 SLO, Bratislava - tbc.
19.04.2005 I-Treviso - New Age
20.04.2005 I-Rome - Qube
22.04.2005 I-Milan - Transilvania
23.04.2005 CH-Pratteln - Z 7
24.04.2005 D-München - Elserhalle
26.04.2005 NL-Tilburg - 013
27.04.2005 D-Hamburg - Markthalle
28.04.2005 D-Düsseldorf - Tor 3
30.04.2005 UK-London - Mean Fiddler
01.05.2005 F-Paris - Elysee Montmartre
02.05.2005 D-Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
03.05.2005 D, Reichenbach - Bergkeller
04.05.2005 D, Bochum - Matrix
06.05.2005 NL, Hellendoorn - Metal Market
07.05.2005 NL, Hellendoorn - Dynamo Festival
10.05.2005 SP, Madrid - tbc
13.05.2005 SP, Barcelona - Mefisto
14.05.2005 SP, Bilbao - Bilborock
15.05.2005 SP, Madrid - Arena
25.06.2005 UK, Derbyshire - Bloodrock Festival
17.07.2005 FIN, Helsinki - Tuska Festival
new album: A Night To Remember - Live 2004
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PROG AID
ProgAID was set-up in the wake of the terrible earthquake and Tsunami disaster that tragically struck on the 26th December 2004. The sheer destruction and loss of human life was of a scale that shook the world.
We considered what the Progressive Rock community could do, even in a small way, to help alleviate some of the suffering endured, and help towards the rebuilding of lives and communities.
We have therefore decided to co-ordinate the recording of a CD single to help raise as much money as possible for those that need it. The song, titled 'All Around The World', will be recorded on the 29th and 30th January 2005, and since the decision was made, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of so many great musicians who have agreed to give their time to appear on the single. The list grows daily and currently includes:
Neal Morse
Roine Stolt - The Flower Kings
Anthony Phillips
Martin Orford - IQ
Pete Nicholls - IQ
John Jowitt - IQ
Alan Reed - Pallas
Nick Barrett - Pendragon
Clive Nolan - Arena / Pendragon
Mick Pointer - Arena
John Mitchell - Arena / The Urbane
Gary Chandler - Jadis
Arjen Lucassen - Ayreon
Oliver Wakeman - Oliver Wakeman Band
Steve Balsamo - Alan Parsons Project
Troy Donockley - Iona
Bryan Josh - Mostly Autumn
Steve Gee - Landmarq
Tracy Hitchings - Landmarq
Dave Wagstaff - Landmarq
Bruce Soord - Pineapple Thief
Stu Nicholson - Galahad
Magenta
Steve Babb - Glass Hammer
Daniel Gildenlow - Pain Of Salvation
Mike Baker - Shadow Gallery
Gary Wehrkamp - Shadow Gallery
Doogie White - ex Rainbow / Yngwie Malmsteen
Rob Gould - Fula
Fiona Ford - Fula
Alain Chiarazzo - Eclat
Steve Taylor - Strangefish
Danny Chang - The Fyreworks
Andy Edwards - Ezra
Colin Edwards - Ezra
Chris Dale - Sack Trick / Bruce Dickinson
Paul Davies - ex Karnataka / Panic Room
Jonathan Edwards - ex Karnataka / Panic Room
Nic Waulker - Bluehorses
Liz Prendagast - Bluehorses
For updates go to www.progaid.com
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PORCUPINE TREE-CONCERT REVIEW
6th April, Manchester Academy 2
SET LIST;
Deadwing
Sound Of Muzak
Lazarus
Halo
Smart Kid
Hatesong
Arriving
Fadeaway
Burning Sky
Start Of Something
Blackest Eyes
Even Less
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She's Moved On
Trains
PORCUPINE TREE may be the most important band you've never heard of (except for YOU, nosuchluck), and they are certainly one of the UK's best progressive rock bands (in fact, they are probably THE best). Touring to promote their excellent new album 'Deadwing', with the excellent single 'Lazarus', it was a musical treat. In fact, the set actually took off when 'Lazarus' was played, and was also one of the highlights, as were 'Blackest Eyes' from 2002's 5-star 'In Absentia' and 'Trains' from the same album.
It is obvious were the band's influences come from, because on the studio tracks (which they re-created almost perfectly live, with the help of ONLY harmonised backing tracks to get the full PORCUPINE TREE effect), there are harmonies which can easily make you think you are listening to a new PINK FLOYD album. You can say the same thing about the music. It's ALL Floyd. Any one of the songs played last night could be on 'Dark Side Of The Moon' or 'The Wall'.
The band played flawlessly, and frontman and British prog genius can write just about anything. He is yet to write something disappointing, and that goes for his many side projects as well(including last year's excellent BLACKFIELD).
It was like Floyd without the light show, but keeping the projections on a screen behind. Definately a well-spent £14.
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Neal Morse's (ex-SPOCK'S BEARD) web site has been updated with the following message:
"YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD (Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Paul Gilbert and Matt Bissonette) has been captured on DVD. Very cool. It's been Mike Portnoy's dream all his life to be in a BEATLES cover band. (Who would've ever figured that?) Finally it came true one night in New York City. Recorded live at New York's BB Kings Blues club May 18, 2003, YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD perform some well known BEATLES songs such as 'Nowhere Man' and 'Revolution', as well as more obscure tunes like 'I Call Your Name', 'Think For Yourself' and even a hilarious rendition of the 'Let it Be' b-side 'You Know My Name'. With the amazingly Lennon-like sounds of Neal Morse's voice, the incredible skill of Paul Gilbert (guitar, vocals) and Matt Bissonette (bass, vocals) this disc brings the fab-four alive in all its simplicity and complexity. Somehow they found samples of the actual orchestra tracks from 'Sgt. Peppers' and 'I Am The Walrus' bringing the psychedelic BEATLES era to life in stunning reality. Highlights include Paul Gilbert's extended guitar solo in 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', Morse's gut grinding vocals on 'Oh Darlin', Bissonette's perfect bass playing in 'I Want You' and Mike Portnoy's Ringo-esque drumming will surely surprise many.
"The whole night has been brilliantly captured in a two-camera shot edited DVD. The quality is pretty decent especially considering the circumstances. Relive this classic evening again and again in all its fun and excitement."
Special added Features:
Rehearsal Footage
Audio Commentary with Mike and Howard Portnoy
Track listing:
Disc 1:
01. Intro
02. Magical Mystery Tour
03. Deer Prudence
04. Dig A Pony
05. She Said She Said
06. I Call Your Name
07. You Can't Do That
08. When I Get Home
09. Nowhere Man
10. Rain
11. Free As A Bird
12. Come Together
13. I Am The Walrus
14. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Disc 2:
01. Baby's In Black
02. I'll Be Back
03. No Reply
04. The Night Before
05. You're Gonna Lose That Girl
06. Ticket To Ride
07. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
08. Oh Darling
09. Think For Yourself
10. Wait
11. Revolution
12. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
13. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
14. Lovely Rita
15. Good Morning Good Morning
16. Sgt. Pepper (Reprise)
17. A Day In The Life
The DVD will be available soon from www.RadiantRecords.com.
I bought the Live At Bukodan DVD (Dream Theater) recently. I'm watching it now!
I also bought Awake. I really like it.
Portnoy and Morse really work well together well, though.
The 2 TRANSATLANTIC albums are excellent, as are Morse's solo albums 'Testimony' and 'One'. I hope they will continue to work together.
All the "Morse's" and "Steve's" are starting to give me a headache.
Steve Morse played on Steve Walsh's album and is a monster guitarist.
Are The Dixie Dregs prog rock?
If the Dixie Dregs aren't prog rock, then whyinthefuck did Steve Morse play on Steve Walsh's album?
Did Steve Walsh progressively influence Steve Morse into KANSAS as well?
This prog rock thing is a hotbed of cuntroversy.
i guess i'd call The Dixie Dregs prog-rock.
my fav prog rock band right now is Pain of Salvation.
every album has a concept behind it, so you can't just download random mp3s - you gotta get the whole album.
Does fusion come under prog music?
If so, my fav fusion person is Allan Holdsworth at the moment.
I have a couple of mp3s at the moment. I should be getting some from nosuchluck!
Yes, fusion does count, in my opinion anyways.
You see, sometimes people don't count certain styles as prog, but others do (d'ya get me?).
My dad, for example, doesn't think Pink Floyd are very prog. However, everyone else in the world does.
sub genres that come under progressive music:
Art Rock
Canterbury Scene
Fusion
Italian Prog
Kraut Rock
Neo Progressive
Prog Folk
Progressive Metal
Rock-in-Opposition
Space/Experimental
Symphonic Prog
Various Genres
Zeuhl
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I love the way you got board and just wrote 'Various Genres'!!!!!!!!!!!
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