Tick Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 I have just recently discovered this bands music and its f***ing amazing!I downloaded "The Mountain" It blew me away.I just purchased "Affinity" I'm equally impressed. If you don't know this band, you should! Trust Tick. 3
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/1001001/Hockey/hakenloob_zpsvawbisqb.jpg :haz: 4
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/1001001/Hockey/hakenloob_zpsvawbisqb.jpg :haz: Coincidentally, at the merch stalls they sell "Haken Lube". Love Haken, the Restoration EP is worth checking out. I may have dreamed the Haken Lube thing.... 1
Rod in Toronto Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Haken played with Mike Portnoy and Daniel Gildenlow (from Pain of Salvation) yesterday. The setlist was Dream Theater's 12 Step Suíte: The Glass PristonThis Dying SoulThe Root of All EvilRepentanceThe Shattered Fortress 3
treeduck Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Tick behind the times as always... http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/62486-haken-aquarius/page__hl__haken#entry2165096 http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/67587-haken-new-album-in-october/page__hl__haken#entry2340722
treeduck Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Not only that but Tick must have forgotten... This is right up my alley! I like it alot!
J2112YYZ Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Tick behind the times as always... http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/62486-haken-aquarius/page__hl__haken#entry2165096 http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/67587-haken-new-album-in-october/page__hl__haken#entry2340722 There was also a thread created for Affinity last year. 1
treeduck Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Tick behind the times as always... http://www.therushfo...en#entry2165096 http://www.therushfo...en#entry2340722 There was also a thread created for Affinity last year.Aye...
Tick Posted February 11, 2017 Author Posted February 11, 2017 Tick behind the times as always... http://www.therushfo...en#entry2165096 http://www.therushfo...en#entry2340722 There was also a thread created for Affinity last year.Aye...Oh well, sue me 1
Tick Posted February 11, 2017 Author Posted February 11, 2017 Not only that but Tick must have forgotten... This is right up my alley! I like it alot!I told you I liked it. 1
treeduck Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Not only that but Tick must have forgotten... This is right up my alley! I like it alot!I told you I liked it.Where've you been for the last 6 years ticky?? And Hatchet Pete don't give him a "like" like you're somehow dissing me in the process! i know your game!
stoopid Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Affinity got my attention. I'm not fully warmed up to their prior material, but it's all very good nonetheless. Affinity is outstanding though. 1
catherine Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Haken played with Mike Portnoy and Daniel Gildenlow (from Pain of Salvation) yesterday. The setlist was Dream Theater's 12 Step Suíte: The Glass PristonThis Dying SoulThe Root of All EvilRepentanceThe Shattered Fortress Oh how much I would have loved to see this! 2
catherine Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 I am currently obsessed with Haken. I would dearly love to go to Prog Power in Atlanta in Sept and see not only Haken but Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress set. Alas I will be traveling to Wisconsin that weekend. Sigh. Anyway all 5 of Haken's albums are unbelievable! 1
Del_Duio Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 I have just recently discovered this bands music and its f***ing amazing!I downloaded "The Mountain" It blew me away.I just purchased "Affinity" I'm equally impressed. If you don't know this band, you should! Trust Tick. I've hear the whole Mountain album and it's great. They're like a Jon Anderson-fronted DT or something.I haven't been able to get into almost anything else they've done though, it's very strange. 1
stoopid Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) They're like a Jon Anderson-fronted DT or something. There's much less of the Jon Anderson similarity on Affinity, but definitely hear it on their prior works. He tends to sign in a higher register (also like James LaBrie), but doesn't have to. Edited February 12, 2017 by stoopid
The K Man Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 The singer is the clear weak link of the band, but they have some really good tunes.
Tick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Posted February 13, 2017 The singer is the clear weak link of the band, but they have some really good tunes.He's pretty damn good in my book. What's weak about him?
catherine Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 The singer is the clear weak link of the band, but they have some really good tunes.He's pretty damn good in my book. What's weak about him? I was wondering the same thing.
J2112YYZ Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 The singer is the clear weak link of the band, but they have some really good tunes.He's pretty damn good in my book. What's weak about him? His vocal strength isn't too great but it works fine for the band.
willowroolz Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 It strikes me as being similar to those who say Geddy's vocals are weak, or Jon Anderson's etc etc. Ross brings something a little different to the band than your usual type of singer would, IMO, and is one of the defining parts of their sound. They wouldn't be the same without him, and that would be a bad thing. 1
pip65 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 The singer is the clear weak link of the band, but they have some really good tunes.He's pretty damn good in my book. What's weak about him? I was wondering the same thing.Me too - he's got a great and very expressive voice. 1
Del_Duio Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 It strikes me as being similar to those who say Geddy's vocals are weak, or Jon Anderson's etc etc. Ross brings something a little different to the band than your usual type of singer would, IMO, and is one of the defining parts of their sound. They wouldn't be the same without him, and that would be a bad thing. Oh I don't know if anybody's ever said that Geddy had weak vocals while in his prime.High-pitched vocals, sure, but loaded with tons of BALLS. Nobody can touch Geddy's vocals in his prime IMO. And aside from that Lotus Land singer, nobody sounds like him either. 1
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