Conversation Between Ryth and Vincent, Thunder God

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  1. I don't think I so much vowed to leave EoFF as much as I said its a generally boring place I won't go to very often.
  2. Ryth, you're actually online! JOY!

    I guess we both went back on our vows to leave Eoff.
  3. S'up High Priest and fellow proghead? Sorry I haven't been on MSN or Eoff much - I've been too busy. Good to see you're still around though.
  4. I wholeheartedly agree. Being able to find a true prog fan is like finding a needle in a haystack. You're probably one of the first people I've ever met who I can really talk about prog with. I've really enjoyed talking to you, even though we haven't said too much. Considering we just met.


    Here's to the future, merry christmas and have a happy new year.
  5. I don't know you very well yet, but I do know that you're a prog fan, and that's enough for me!

    It's great to find a prog fan who likes the same bands as me; often when I find a fellow prog fan (which is rare enough in itself) he often likes newer bands rather than the classics; but you like many of the original trailblazers like Yes, Pink Floyd and King Crimson, which is great. Now I have a person to chat with about my favourite bands; it's awesome.

    Have a great Christmas Ryth.
  6. Quote Originally Posted by Ryth
    Most of Ayreon's albums are rock operas. Human Equation being the only one that isn't sci-fi related.

    Well, now you've further convinced me to get Lambs. I'll definitely get it when possible. I heard Nursery Cryme wasn't that great, I also hear Foxtrot is another one of Genesis' greats.
    When I listened to my download of Nursery Cryme I thought it was pretty good, average Genesis album; not bad, but not excellent. "The Magic Box" was quite good for example, and you can hear that on the prog site if you want (most prog band listings have a couple of free streaming songs on the site; it's quite impressive for a free site, because some of the songs they have are 20 minute monsters).

    Here is Genesis' link (just scroll down until you see a box with a play button and click which song you want). There are some great Genesis classics there, and one track from Lamb.

    Btw I've added you to my buddy list since we've been having such a great conversation about prog. I'm really happy to find a prog fan to talk to.
  7. I've been listening to a lot of the Human Equation album (at least, the parts that I could download), and I must say they are the most impressing. It seems like a concept album from what I've heard, and I always like good concept albums.

    I would definitely consider buying the album, from what I've listened to. So far it's great, and I like how it has several re-emerging themes.

    I also downloaded a couple of Genesis albums from Limewire, which were luckily avaialalble in full album format (it's much easier to listen to than setting up LPs). I listened to all of Nursery Cryme and some of Selling England by the Pound, and, though they were quite good, they confirmed my opinion that Lamb Lies Down is still superior.

    Furthermore, because you liked Human Equation, I'm almost positive you'll like Lamb. It has a similar concept, several re-emerging themes, a similar sound in some aspects, and it's a double album. The first CD is actually quite a bit better (it has better songs and less filler) but the second CD is still quite good. I reccomend that, if you do buy it, that you get a more recent remastering, because that always helps the sound.
    Most of Ayreon's albums are rock operas. Human Equation being the only one that isn't sci-fi related.

    Well, now you've further convinced me to get Lambs. I'll definitely get it when possible. I heard Nursery Cryme wasn't that great, I also hear Foxtrot is another one of Genesis' greats.
  8. I've been listening to a lot of the Human Equation album (at least, the parts that I could download), and I must say they are the most impressing. It seems like a concept album from what I've heard, and I always like good concept albums.

    I would definitely consider buying the album, from what I've listened to. So far it's great, and I like how it has several re-emerging themes.

    I also downloaded a couple of Genesis albums from Limewire, which were luckily avaialalble in full album format (it's much easier to listen to than setting up LPs). I listened to all of Nursery Cryme and some of Selling England by the Pound, and, though they were quite good, they confirmed my opinion that Lamb Lies Down is still superior.

    Furthermore, because you liked Human Equation, I'm almost positive you'll like Lamb. It has a similar concept, several re-emerging themes, a similar sound in some aspects, and it's a double album. The first CD is actually quite a bit better (it has better songs and less filler) but the second CD is still quite good. I reccomend that, if you do buy it, that you get a more recent remastering, because that always helps the sound.
    Most of Ayreon's albums are rock operas. Human Equation being the only one that isn't sci-fi related.

    Well, now you've further convinced me to get Lambs. I'll definitely get it when possible. I heard Nursery Cryme wasn't that great, I also hear Foxtrot is another one of Genesis' greats.
  9. I've been listening to a lot of the Human Equation album (at least, the parts that I could download), and I must say they are the most impressing. It seems like a concept album from what I've heard, and I always like good concept albums.

    I would definitely consider buying the album, from what I've listened to. So far it's great, and I like how it has several re-emerging themes.

    I also downloaded a couple of Genesis albums from Limewire, which were luckily avaialalble in full album format (it's much easier to listen to than setting up LPs). I listened to all of Nursery Cryme and some of Selling England by the Pound, and, though they were quite good, they confirmed my opinion that Lamb Lies Down is still superior.

    Furthermore, because you liked Human Equation, I'm almost positive you'll like Lamb. It has a similar concept, several re-emerging themes, a similar sound in some aspects, and it's a double album. The first CD is actually quite a bit better (it has better songs and less filler) but the second CD is still quite good. I reccomend that, if you do buy it, that you get a more recent remastering, because that always helps the sound.
  10. I like Rush. Their sound is fairly heavy, and certainly closer to commercial prog like Pink Floyd or Supertramp; not as exprimental. Despite that, their songs are very tight and catchy, with great vocals, guitar, and drums (Neil Peart is actually one of my favourite drummers, though Carl Palmer from ELP is better IMO). I don't really like them enough to buy more than their best of, though ("Retrospective 1" I think the collection was called).

    That material is wonderful, but on the prog site I noticed that each album tends to be under 35 minutes (which is a bit of a ripoff) and when I did download some of the other tracks not on "Retrospective 1" I wasn't really impressed. So between buying other albums from better bands like Yes, King Crimson, Frank Zappa etc., and the short albums (whose best material I've got on the best of collection), I haven't bought any other of their main albums.

    If I were to get some of their actual albums, which would you suggest?

    Also, which songs by Ayreon do you reccomend? Because I've just downloaded a bunch of them off Limewire, but I need to know what represents some of their better material. All I need is the song titles, and if I have some of the ones you recommend, I'll tell you what I think after. So far I find they have a newer, heavier sound, and they also pay great attention to production, so there's a lot of synths, guitar soloes, and altered voices. I listened to "2084" and "My House on Mars" which I found too heavy for my tastes, but "And the Druids Turn to Stone" was actually quite impressive.
    Rush is quite experimental if you ask me like (example: Grace Under Pressure's ska influences). Neil Peart is also an amazing drummer. Well, everyone in Rush is amazing at what they do.

    I'd definitely reccomend 2112 (their first great album) and Moving Pictures (which features many popular Rush songs, such as their most popular instrumental YYZ. As well as Tom Sawyer and Limelight.). If you like those I'd reccomend checking out Permanent Waves after it. I just got their Caress Of Steel album. So I'll get back to you on that one.

    Ayreon songs: "Day Three - Pain", "Day Six - Childhood", "Day Eight - School", "Day Sixteen - Loser"

    I admit that Ayreon's Human Equation album is the only one I've listened to with my full attention and whatnot. :riiight:
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