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QUOTE (chaostrophy @ Nov 27 2004, 03:00 AM) QUOTE (kazzman @ Nov 26 2004, 11:19 PM)The guitar solo in Between the Wheels Right on man! Great guitar solo in that song. I's almost like Alex was thinking that the song would always be obscure, a hidden gem, and he would just GO FOR IT! Excellent choice. Ditto, amazing stuff.

Spirit and Barchetta for me

QUOTE (The Owl @ Oct 29 2009, 09:50 PM) Tormato is truly one of the most underrated prog albums of all time.... I love the album.... Circus of Heaven is my favorite cut from that album Onward is all I have to say.... what a beautiful song

I strongly disagree with the haters here. I saw it and thought it was the most genuinely scary movie I've seen in a long time.

My Top 9 (in order): Close to the Edge Going for the One Fragile Drama Tales Relayer The Yes Album Tormato 90125

QUOTE (Steevo @ Oct 23 2009, 08:01 PM) QUOTE (Wilderness_of_Mirrors @ Oct 24 2009, 12:40 PM)i dont know how anyone can dislike The Incident maybe you should give it some more time, because ive problem listened to it in its entirety like 30 times by now.....and it gets better each time! 100% right. The Incident is a grower. The more you listen, the better it gets. thought it was good when I first heard it, LOVE it now.

QUOTE (Soni @ Oct 16 2009, 02:51 PM) QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Oct 16 2009, 08:42 PM) QUOTE (Soni @ Oct 16 2009, 03:34 PM) http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs259.snc1/10629_1241373987221_1015466259_768749_6653190_n.jpg Robert Fripp: 40 minutes of soundscapes, f*cking amazing. (Although I don't think this is good live music, some people were pretty bored :s) Setlist: The Incident The Start of Something Beatiful Russia on Ice The Pills I'm Taking Lazarus Strip The Soul/3 Normal Bonnie The Cat Sound of Muzak Trains How cool would it be if PT played "Way Out Of Here" and Fripp joined them onstage and recreated the soundscapes he played on the album? Oh yeah! I didn't think about that! Fripp is brilliant when it comes to soundscapes, it was some of the best music I'd ever heard, people hated it, I was just mesmerized. WOW- Fripp is back to opening for them again?? I saw him open on the Deadwing tour and was literally mesmerized. WE NEED SECOND US LEG DATES NOW!

GREAT music. Sister Golden Hair is fantastic as well

I need second leg US tour dates NOW.

QUOTE (Gompers @ Oct 3 2009, 07:59 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Oct 3 2009, 01:55 AM) QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Oct 3 2009, 12:39 AM) How many times have I watched "Way Out Of Here" on PT's site? Many, including right now. That song kills live, and I missed it when they didn't play it at the NYC show last week. You are a big baby. You saw them. Shut up. Don't feel bad. I missed them too. Maybe next time around. I missed them as well. They better announce the second US leg soon!

QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Oct 3 2009, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (greg2112 @ Oct 3 2009, 09:22 AM) The Incident, along with Metallica's Death Magnetic from last year, have renewed my faith that brilliant albums can still be produced in this age of random single downloads. The Incident and Death Magnetic in the same sentence? Two different genres no doubt but two great "rock" albums nevertheless!

QUOTE (Tortoise and Hare @ Sep 10 2009, 02:44 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Sep 9 2009, 09:57 PM)i want a headlining tour . i know it's in 2010 but that is when the real show starts . an hour and a half just does not do them justice Ditto, that!!!!!! Hare Me too.

The Incident, along with Metallica's Death Magnetic from last year, have renewed my faith that brilliant albums can still be produced in this age of random single downloads.

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Sep 30 2009, 03:51 PM) Is it me, or is the heavy riff in the middle of "Fear Of A Blank Planet" (after the little drum break) one of the best riffs ever? That riff just kills. Just listening to it now. Wow, I forgot how phenomenal this song is.

QUOTE (Blenderhead @ Sep 30 2009, 05:38 PM) Somebody want to point me in the right direction in terms of where to begin with PT? I have heard only a handful of songs which, unfortunately, didn't interest me all that much. I found them to be rather boring. What are some easily accessible song by them? Thanks. Im going to recommend Deadwing, the album that first got me into them and my favorite overall PT album to this date. Perfect mix of shorter, heavier songs, and longer, proggy tunes.

QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 30 2009, 05:28 PM) So my new issue of that evil prog-hating magazine Rolling Stone had this to say about the new album: QUOTE Porcupine Tree, The Incident 4 Stars (out of 5) British prog-rockers aim high and deliver big "I was born in '67/The year of Sgt. Pepper and Are You Experienced?": Steven Wilson, singer-founder of this defiantly progressive-rock British band, puts his ideals up front in "Time Flies," the propulsive, grand-jangle heart of The Incident. He is as good as his reach. The title suite on this two-CD set is the Tree's finest hour: a mounting drama of memoir and real-news trauma, animated with slicing guitars, ghost-song electronics, mile-high harmonies, and smart pop bait. The action is rich in classicism - add King Crimson and early Genesis to Wilson's list of high standards, which all come with renewed life. DAVID FRICKE I never heard them referred to as "The Tree" before. Anyway, while I generally dont care what those elitist bastards at Rolling Stone say, I'd be lying to you if I said it didn't please me to read this blurb and see PT get some nice recognition.

Random question (as I listen to it): HOW FREAKING GREAT IS HALO??? Ok, I'm done..

QUOTE (Blenderhead @ Sep 29 2009, 05:17 PM) QUOTE (tick @ Sep 29 2009, 03:57 PM) Nah, certainly not the worst. In fact, its good. I think Asylum was bad. Unmasked was embarrassing as well. I actually loved this album when it was released and it was a kick ass tour ! There is a strong case to be made for Asylum being the worst KISS album, but surely not for Unmasked. I like 6 songs on that album and consider it to be one of their better post-Dynasty works. I still think Animalize takes the crown, although Asylum's artwork makes me want to every time I see it. Both are equally cringe worthy, in my opinion. Unmasked is not the worst Kiss album by a long shot. In fact, I agree with Blender, there are some very good songs on that album. I love Shandi, Tomorrow and Is That You; and Torpedo Girl, Two Sides of the Coin and Talk to Me are all solid Ace tunes. Heck, I even like She's So European. Yes. the production is too glossy, but for a band at their low point in popularity in the states they still had some good songwriting in them. Unmasked is better than many other Kiss albums. Asylum on the other hand....

Have to admit guys, when I bought the new PT and listened to it the first couple of times it didnt really grab me. But the more and more I listen to it (particularly the Incident straight through) the more I like - or should I say love it. This album is a classic "grower," which often turn out to be the best ones. And I cant wait to see it performed live on the second leg And let me just add how great it is that in this itunes single age as we still have bands that produce quality full "albums" out there -- PT RULES!!!

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Sep 25 2009, 11:41 AM) QUOTE (greg2112 @ Sep 25 2009, 12:35 PM) Does anyone have any hard info regarding a second leg in the US? The closest theyre playing to me is baltimore (tonight in fact). would love for them to come back to the 930 club down here. During last night's show Steven mentioned something about returning to the States early next year. I don't know if I'd call that hard info, but it IS direct from the source, so we'll see. Great. Thank you

Does anyone have any hard info regarding a second leg in the US? The closest theyre playing to me is baltimore (tonight in fact). would love for them to come back to the 930 club down here.

Damn right it is! Lamneth AND Necromancer both kick serious ass. I love Caress. In fact, I'd put these epics over Hemispheres imo..

This one is easy --GUP

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Sep 14 2009, 08:28 PM) NOT A TRUE REVIEW HERE...just wanted to chime in with some impressions of the new record, so forgive my ramble and stylistic crudeness here. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61VWxHu9yUL._SL500_AA240_.jpg SONIC BOOM I'll be honest with you, I had serious trepidations. While there was no news like getting a new Kiss album for the first time in 11 years, I'd heard Gene's horrid solo album and Paul's 80s/90s amalgam, dripping with no less than three below-standard ballads. Tommy was copping Ace in look and sound; Eric was hamming it up as Peter Criss. The band had spent 11 years doing the nostalgia circuit, in and out of vintage costumes...and my fandom had never been more in the toilet. So I took news of this new album with a grain of salt. I mean, it all sounded nice didn't it? No ballads, all rockers...vintage instruments and analog recording...blah, blah. Oh yes, and this one sounds like classic 70s Kiss. We'd been hearing this since Asylum and laughably nothing from the 80s sounded anything remotely close to 70s Kiss. I wanted to believe, but I'd heard these kinds of boasts before and I worried another Crazy Nights might come out of Gene and Paul's twisted perception of "classic" Kiss. After two full and solid spins, I can't stop smiling. Yes, I know the songs are new and I'm having a bit of a contact high at the moment; that's a given. But what's resonating here is a spirit and an effort I've not heard from the band in a long time...and I'm a Psycho Circus apologist on the highest order. What we have here is a very fun album, with a unified spirit and sound that resonates with multiple listens and manages to touch on all of Kiss's varied eras; so the band isn't lying when they say "it sounds like..." There is indeed aspects of Rock And Roll Over, Dressed to Kill, Alive II's studio side and Love Gun. But there's also a bit of Revenge, Lick It Up, and Creatures Of The Night. There are also smatterings of Asylum and Crazy Nights. Yet strangely it all works together. I mean, look...Kiss has been around nearly 40 years, so it's easy to try to pigeon-hole these songs as "sounding like" because that's the natural inclination. But the common thread is that these songs are all fast-moving, raw-sounding rock and roll numbers...so we're not exactly mish-mashing all these eras sonically. Sonically the album is completely unified in this almost AC/DC style dryness and straight-foward approach. But this song might have a bit of a sing-songy chorus and this one might not. It's only in isolated elements do you really construct these parallels....Crazy Nights, Revenge, etc. Listening to the album straight through you lose track of these audio triggers because it all works together. It's really the body that works here, each song positively feeding the next with this infectious groove....each song relatively consistent in the quality department. Some key things stand out to me on these early listens. The production is top notch. The instrument separation is wonderful. The real winner here is the bass, which I dare say has never sounded so up front and grumbling. Clearly Gene has ditched the flatter muffled tones of the Punisher and employed the likes of a Fender Precision or some such gritty bass here. The bass lines literally snarl at you....and Gene's playing (esp. on Hot & Cold) will leave you grinning stupidly. I haven't heard this level of fluid bass lines and delicious slides, fills, and pops by Simmons since Revenge...and quite honestly on a song like Hot & Cold, the playing will remind you of when Gene actually played interesting bass lines on the first three Kiss albums. Tommy's soloing is often like a greatest hits of Ace's playing. You hear a bit of the classic She solo and a bit of this run or that selector switch toggling. A Kiss fan will easily identify these elements from this song or that live show...and yet it works quite well together in these new songs. He's clearly playing in Frehley's stylistic sand pile and that may or may not offend you, but it works. A few words about each song: Modern Day Deliah: We've covered it to death, but probably the second heaviest songs on the record and one of only a couple/three that really pull in the Revenge parallel. Russian Roulette: The song begins with a guitar/drum intro very reminiscent of Love's A Deadly Weapon, repeated twice then comes to a dead stop. Guitar chords ring in and Gene's bass does the filler work between chords. You think the bass stood out on MDD? Here it literally snarls. Gene's vocals are smooth and in a good key for him. Marks down for re-using "out of the frying pan and into the fire," but these lyrical issues are common...and not at all distracting. If you've listened to the clips you know the chorus, which is catchy....and after it a harmonized "a-ha, a-ha" chant takes you into the second verse. I like this part. It works well, vocally. Thayer's solo begins on a note bend and an ascension....seguing into some classic Ace pull-offs and a nod to the She solo. The song ends on a bit of feedback, ala COS. This song is quite strong. It'll grow on you quickly. It's a bit of a 70s/80s amalgam for Gene. His next two go down 70s alley big time and with a concerted effort. Never Enough: Starts with the "never enough" melody played out on guitar and then breaks into some sustained chords with some bass work by Gene that's very much like what you hear in I Pledge Allegiance ("gettin'more than my expectations"....bass line that follows). Paul's vocals are really solid in this one. Good register for him. The verses are definitely very Poison like. Very much Nothing But A Good Time, as reported. No doubt. But it works...and the song's pre-chorus quickly snaps your head out of that. After a few listens you won't think about it anymore because the songs rocks. Again, if you've heard the clips you know the catchy chorus. The bridge is heavier than the rest of the song, sounding a bit Revenge like. There's a harmonized guitar solo here in part of this. That's not been mentioned here. One of the least Ace-sounding solos of the lot. Paul has a bit of a throaty "never enouuuughhhhh" at the end, but it's nowhere near the reach that he tries on MDD. (For the record that is Paul's single worst vocal moment on the album, so if that doesn't bother you, nothing will here). Defintely 80s Paul here...and drawing sonic comparisons to other standards like Poison and Whitesnake. Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect): This is probably my favorite song on the record. It's so authentically vintage Kiss you'll be collecting bugs in your teeth from the grin you'll be wearing. This song is so completely Dressed To Kill-meets-Rock And Roll Over...from the Chucky Berry-ish (slightly slower Getaway-type) riff to Gene's style of vocal melody. Seriously, it's as if the band unearthed an oldie, dusted it off and said "here!" The pre-chorus shout back "yes I know!" is classic '75 Kiss and Gene has fun in the chorus with the stuttered n-n-nobody's perfect....but baby I come awfully close. Just a great line...fun, well-delivered. Note the cowbell just before the chorus kicks in. The solo by Tommy is very Ace ala Love Em and Leave Em, both stylistically and sonically. This song is so f***ing ten kinds of bad ass. It's EASILY (!) the most retro sounding Kiss song since Love Gun. Nothing even comes close. The boys are having a blast and so will you. I'm truly and idiot lost in this tune. When Gene claims, yeah, it sounds retro...it's here that the root of that boast is found. Stand: I liked this appreciably more on my second and third listen. It was my immediate least favorite on the initial spin, this traded anthem between Gene & Paul. I think the weird thing is that the melody of the pre-chorus and chorus actually slow down from the verses with sustained chords and so it plays with your logic and ear some. The bridge heavies up the song some. Really nice harmonies in the bridge and the little mini solo just freakin' pops right out of this part quite well. Things really slow down (way down) for this harmonized break that sounds like a combination of the slow part of God Gave R&R and the "wake up baby" portion of I Just Wanna. The chorus that emerges afterwards is very slow and accented by Tommy's guitar fills between vocals, slowly picking up the tempo as it approaches the end. The harmonies in the repeated end chorus are pretty damn amazing. Ends with bluesy little guitar descent by Thayer. It's a grower. It didn't impress me at first, but I quite like it now. It's the closest to "ballad" the band comes. Hot & Cold: Begins like and AC/DC number, riff wise, then segues into a '78 album like tune with a fluid and impressive bass line from Gene. f**k the riff...it's his playing here that moves the song and gives it its under-current. The chorus was evident in the clip, accented by the cow bell. Thayer's solo after the second chorus is really nice Ace work....with some tasty toggle work. Arguably the best solo on the album. Coming out of the solo we segue into a brief (perhaps TOO brief) acoustic part with some nice Gene vocals (Tower of power lyric) taken down before punching back into the chorus. While brief it's a tasty and well-placed break. Paul is very evident in Gene's chorus here, especially towards the very end. Very solid song with clearly some retro things happening. And regardless, it's just a well constructed and aggressive little rock and roll number. The title is trite and dumber than dirt, but again it works...and I dare you not to hum it. All For The Glory: Eric really shines here vocally on this almost Psycho Circus-like song, with the big preachy chorus. His verses have an almost smokey scratch to them, the chorus you've already heard. Tommy has some nice guitar infills in the spaces during the verses which help fill the song in the sustained lulls. Thayer's solo here is really quite good and very C'mon And Love Me in flavor and execution to start, mixed with a bit of Escape From The Island towards the middle. There's a musical drop out before the final chorus segue and mostly you hear the CHANT of the chorus as the energy and drive before the music punches back in. Good song, although overall it might be my second to or perhaps my least favorite. All things considered that's hardly an insult. Danger Us: Here's a song that sells itself wayyy short in the clips. The song begins with some slow plucked notes that stall and then repeat....(ala AC/DC) before jumping into the driving riff and Singer beat. The verses are the best part of this song, easily. There's DEFINITELY some All American Man riffing going on as we enter pre-chorus range, so there's a definite 70s kick to this Paul tune...perhaps his most retro song on the album. The chorus is still kind of dumb, but I still like to think of it as "dangerous" because that's how it sounds. Paul's vocals are spot on here though...raspy from his limits but sounding edgy instead of thin. Thayer's solo is quite good here...and again, in contention for his best work on the album along with the couple others mentioned. He has an additional outro solo that's tasty too. Really this song is better than it should be based on the title and what we heard. A bonafide contender for most surprising tune. I'm An Animal: This song is a f***ing bad ass beast, part Unholy, part War Machine, a little bit Almost Human, and a smidgen of Not For The Innocent...all of which equals a song you'll rank amongst them with time. Easily the meanest and heaviest tune on the album....classic God Of Thunder style Gene here, singing solidly (LIU style) over a driving Revenge-era riff (still with the rawer stripped down production). The chorus, which you've heard, is killer. Thayer bends some notes around before we head back into a double vocal tracked second verse (two Genes). The solo area is where the song really harkens back to Love Gun and the Almost Human comparisons a bit...while the rest has a COTN/LIU lumber to it. The ending of the song is very much an Unholy type scream....which is punctuated and accented by two beats of the riff to end the tune with an exclamation point. One of my favorites on the whole album. This song is killer on loud volumes. When Lightning Strikes: Cow bell city to start the tune, the song sounds like something Ace would do...stylistically in the verses...just with a different voice. The chorus is more Gene style, writing wise. Thayer's vocals are solid here. It may be the single best vocal performance on the entire album...honest to God. Honestly the song also sounds to me like something Eric Carr might've written for Kiss and the choral harmonies/melodies remind me of Carr. The solo here is the bag of tricks...pull offs and ascensions, etc. Solid song for sure and much better than I thought it'd be. The title's generic but the song pushes beyond the cliche and is catchy as hell. Say Yeah: Whoa...! This was different than I expected based on the chorus. The verses are very moody where the chorus is a bit more anthemic...as many of you have heard. Sounds like one of the more killer tunes from Live To Win, like Lift...for instance...somehow magically mixed with some of 78 Paul solo album material. There's definitely a Tears Are Falling feel to the chugging riff under the vocal, but the verses here are darker and a bit less poppy than on Tears. The bridge is a bit light but then heads into a really nice Thayer solo -- doubled/harmonized in places -- and only somewhat reminiscent of Ace...and only towards the end. After the solo there's a lovely 12-string break for about 10 seconds before launching big time back into the chorus. Very solid song that lives up to its billing. As far as the three "anthems" on the album go (All For The Glory; Stand), this one is the best of the lot.... What can I say. A very, very consistent album. Some cheese, but far less than the clips suggest...and, thusly, more balls as well. Gene is the man of the match here. I don't dislike any of the songs, but Gene really gets the nod for delivering the goods....from 70s sexy Gene riffs/melodies all the way to his more demonic side, he shows up this time for sure, songwriting wise, vocally and -- in the most wonderful surprise -- a return to bass playing form as well. Clearly this is going to take many, many more listens...and I'm sure my mind will shift about and finds pleasures I don't yet realize and grow tired of some things that are tickling me right at the moment. But on listend #3 now, this is a seriously good, focused, and concise BAND effort. It's the Kiss album you've been waiting for....even if you didn't realize it. Grade: A Now you have me really excited about this album. And any record that has Revenge and Roll and Roll Over influences has to be pretty damn good! Cant wait for the release.