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I also doubt Piotr would want the band to disband because of his death. Any self respecting person would want their bandmates to go out there and write the best damn music they ever have in your honor.

As they say, when one door closes another opens. I doubt Duda is going to go out quietly, if anything my experience with loss is it makes you cherish what you can do in life just that much more.

But that works too! :P

Thanks for posting, I was busy and missed their announcement. I'm eager to see what they come up with. I wouldn't expect it to be 'the same band', any more than they mixed up the tone/style from album to album.

That's what I hear as well - there's technical proficiency, but their music is not "technical* for sake of just throwing notes out there. It's a good example of the proper conservation of notes. And they write great melodies, and I feel sometimes that prog artists lose perspective. Songs still need to be inherently pleasant or somehow ear wormy/catchy in order to survive the test of time.

Awake

I've enjoyed all the prereleases thus far. Looking forward to the new album.

Have always like Abacab (the song). The rest of the album is just as you described, very hit/miss. Mostly miss.

Something a bit more Porcupine Tree-ish...

That's the the point. Their name may even be a giveaway.

We allow you to be wrong. ONCE. After that, it's on you.

I still can't put my finger on what it is... they sound like a parody band (of themselves). It's just too over the top. :-/

BTW, great lead work on Closer to the Sun (I think the Satriani played it on the album, but obviously this guy knows his way around a guitar): Then there's a major oops by the guitarist, who forgot he was in alternate tuning(?) immediately after the solo. They laughed it off as any talented musician should... stuff happens, and it always seems to happen playing live.

I though I might have seen something on youtube, but I didn't watch it. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frost+falling+staellites

Considering it's their first album recording together, it's an amazing release. A lot of effort went into those songs and the production.

All of Falling Satellites is on youtube, so risk-free listening. If, like me, you decide you like what you're hearing, then you can always buy a copy. If buying Falling Satellites from Amazon, you get the MP3s immediately to download and enjoy before the CD arrives. I love that part about new releases on Amazon. I enjoy all three albums for different reasons, but Falling Satellites is easily my favorite.

I like (and own) most of his albums. Sea Change is hands down one of the finer pop albums of that time/era in music. Odelay was very fun when it came out, even though the music world was kinda crazy at the time (grunge briefly threw a lot of musical doors wide open on the radio), Beck was *still* unique and rose above the din. The fact he could go from Zappa-esque oddity to master songwriter on Sea Change in what seemed like a quick minute is just a sign of how talented he really is. Can't say I like his last couple albums much. They got played a few times and shelved. Probably as much to do with my changing tastes as it is so much other music to choose from nowadays.

These guys have been my most recent music obsession. It's always great to find a band that's languishing in relative obscurity, must be like what Rush fans experienced around the time FBN was released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyB-XemK078

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OVIW83jfc8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFUhmLtx7g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blT95ro2Vx0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5E3NokiMak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O1ezvr-Ajc