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Steven Wilson! Claudio is my favorite vocalist ever and can write better hooks than anyone on this planet, but his body of work is still very very small compared to SW.

There's so much music out there that I'll be happy with whatever he does. If he wants to hold off on PT until he feels "inspired" again, then it's win-win as he'll keep doing awesome solo stuff in the meantime.

I'll try to do only one per band (barring Yes) Yes - The Gates Of Delirium Pink Floyd - Echoes Rush - 2112 Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant King Crimson - Starless Camel - Lady Fantasy Genesis - The Cinema Show Elton John - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Can - Halleluhwah Yes - Ritual

Easily The Afterman by Coheed & Cambria. Surprisingly it's their shortest as well, I literally listen to it over and over again still 2 months after its release. Runners up: Passion Pit - Gossamer Rush - Clockwork Angels Beardfish - The Void Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made Neon Trees - Picture Show Deftones - Koi No Yokan Between The Buried & Me - Parallax 2 Anathema - Weather Systems Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods

In no order: Coheed & Cambria - The Afterman Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods Deftones - Koi No Yokan Rush - Clockwork Angels Between The Buried & Me - The Parallax 2 Passion Pit - Gossamer Neon Trees - Picture Show Marillion - Sounds That can't Be Made The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden Anathema - Weather Systems

Anyone heard Koi No Yokan yet? I just realized that this band has been consistently awesome for 7 albums now, and they somehow slip under the radar even though they're a pretty huge band. This album is their best, by far. Chino's voice has held up miraculously well, and he sounds better than ever. The writing is solid, with tons of great ideas and lots of experimentation too. It's just an awesome collection of dark, moody, music that feels like an evolution from Diamond Eyes and their previous work.

Same. I thought YOTBR was awesome, especially Guns of Summer, Far, Made Out Of Nothing, and In The Flame of Error. NWFT is definitely their weakest, the ending suite falls flat and it doesn't have the finality that the final album in the saga should have and the shorter songs are weak (though I LOVE G&G and Justice...)

Man, I remember watching his drum videos back in the early 2000's and thinking "wow, what a cool and humble drummer". He was a huge inspiration to me and seemed to have a ton of integrity and now he's turned into this loud-mouthed, wannabe lead vocalist 'fawkin' metal' asshole diva he's been for the past few years. I can't even pinpoint when his persona switched, but I'm pretty sure it was during the 6DOIT time period. I want 90's Mike Portnoy back, where he stayed behind the kit and wrote innovative drum parts and kept his mouth shut. It's sad to see one of my previous idols fall so hard, but he's making it really hard to give a shit anymore

Pretty lame that they switched. I really don't get their thought process sometimes with setlists...they take out an obscure song that fans really might want to hear after a 28 year live absence and put in a song that has been played at EVERY SINGLE SHOW EVER SINCE 1981. Why not remove a heavily played song like Force 10, Red Sector A, or The Big Money and replace one of them with Limelight?

You MUST get In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth:3. It's their masterpiece (basically the C&C version of Moving Pictures) and really shows the band at their most pure before they veered a little more into classic rock territory with the GA's and beyond. In order of what I would get: In Keeping Secrets... Good Apollo Volume 1 Second Stage Turbine Blade Year Of The Black Rainbow Good Apollo Volume 2

Absolutely outstanding show. The PW material was my favorite part, as well as the CA set. I can't believe how long they played and how comprehensive their set was. Literally, NO other band who's been around as long as them have put out the best album of their career 38 years in, and NO other band as old as them in history has played their entire new album in concert. Most bands their age do one or two songs and then rely on their hits to sell the show. I really admire Rush for doing what they did this tour. My only gripe is that we got the B setlist, as I would've preferred Manhattan Project, Seven Cities, and The Body Electric, but I still loved the songs they did instead.

f**k my life this looks fantastic. Everything from the MCIS sessions is gold. Between the album itself and all the outtakes on The Aeroplane Flies High, there's so much amazing music. I always thought the album sounded pretty bad...very muddy and overly bassy. I'd like to hear this thing remixed and remastered.

Most exciting Dexter episode since I can remember! I like how they spit it right out in the first episode of the season. No 11 episodes spent beating around the bush waiting for Deb to find out the truth.

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Sep 30 2012, 10:25 AM) What the hell is "Don't Look Past Me" It's an outtake from Images & Words. It was around before the album was recorded and it was replaced with Surrounded once that was written. Same situation with To Live Forever being replaced with Another Day. It's a fantastic song. Back when they could fuse major chords with their prog metal side.

My top ten (oddly enough, SFAM is my favorite album but none of those songs make my top 10) Learning To Live Scarred Voices A Change Of Seasons Lines In The Sand Trial Of Tears Disappear Octavarium Don't Look Past Me Bridges In The Sky

How can anyone still get excited by seeing The Spirit Of Radio? I've only seen Rush twice (VT and TM) and I'm already ready for it to go. I'll definitely take it over WM though.

QUOTE (Thunder Bay Rush @ Sep 15 2012, 08:55 AM) OMFG! I don't believe what I'm reading... a Rush fan actually acknowledging that there is a better drummer out there than Neil? And, a 16 year old, even? Dude, thanks!! It's nice to see someone putting mind before heart... I LOVE Neil, but, Jesus Christ - this guy is unreal. Check out this one tOo - Tony Royster Jr., when he was 12. Same deal - stunnintechnique at - AGE 12! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPncumXZExo Haha, thanks man. I love Rush but I've always found Neil to be incredibly overrated as a drummer. Many have that mentality that 'bigger drumset = better drummer' which is not always true. Dylan Elise is the best I've ever seen and I've been drumming for over 18 years.

QUOTE (Akron162 @ Sep 15 2012, 02:26 PM) Playing fast and playing loud with a lot of drummstick tricks is not necesarily playing well. ...but he is playing well....? His grooves are complex and tasteful and his precision and accuracy is unmatched. The first clip had him playing ridiculous patterns in brushes which is a difficult skill to learn and something that most jazz drummers have in their repertoire. I'm sure he'd be incredible in any band. I hate how people assume a drum solo not by Neil Peart is "showing off and bombastic"...it's a solo, it's supposed to be showy and over-the-top.

Dude is unreal. No drummer I've ever seen (except perhaps Virgil Donati) has pulled off shit like that. His technique is superb and his ideas are creative. Neil's good but he's not even in the same universe as this kid.

Side One 1. Subdivisions 2. Time Stand Still 3. Grand Designs 4. Marathon Side Two 5. The Analog Kid 6. The Enemy Within 7. Emotion Detector 8. Between The Wheels

Anyone into this band? They've had two songs playing on the radio recently (Everybody Talks and Animals) and are starting to get pretty popular. They're an amazing band. They seem to be influenced by a lot of 80's music, especially the new-wave and dance-pop stuff, but manage to sound fresh and modern as well. I've been playing the hell out of their 2 albums for the past few weeks and remain as thrilled with them as ever! I also caught them live in Allentown on Tuesday and was blown away by their live show...they might be the first band I've ever seen live where the singer absolutely NAILS all his vocal parts (and his vocals are demanding). Here's some stuff to check out...I hope they get more recognition as they are truly talented.

Power Windows Grand Designs Emotion Detector Marathon Mystic Rhythms Middletown Dreams The Big Money Territories Manhattan Project

WOW!!! I cannot wait. I'm hesitant to get too thrilled for that teaser though. Dexter has been notorious with misleading the hell out of its viewers with clips like this. And this current mash-up could be edited together to make it seem WAY more crazy than it really is.

Great band. Chino is one of the most unique singers, in that even when he's singing completely out of key, he still sounds great.

QUOTE (Mara @ Aug 11 2012, 11:54 AM) Pleeaaase no more Witch Hunt. I'm sooooo tired of that one! I have this tickling in the back of my balls that says they're going to play all 4 Fear songs this time. I'm sick of Witch Hunt as well, but if it means I get The Weapon and The Enemy Within (and Freeze too I guess), then I'll gladly sit through it once again. I'd be happy with all of CA too. I still can't believe how great this album is for a band that's been around so long.