The Mick and Segue Music Commentary Thread

[bluefox4000]

7. Endless Forms Most Beautiful-10/10. It really is amazing how they hold your attention. it really is just the samebombast. i don't care. this has a great Chorus. and a great rocking middle. my god......they're masters.

 

Mick

[bluefox4000]

8. Edema ruh-9/10. I LOVE the delecate verses with the electronic beat. Thre are these synth touches in the chorus in the back that i love too. the Synth work in general on this track is great.

 

Stunning beauty.

 

Mick

[bluefox4000]

9. Alpenglow-7/10. Pretty typical not one of the standouts as it's......ya know........par for the course. but still good.

 

Mick

[bluefox4000]

10. The Eyes of the Sharbat Gula-10/10. Haven't even finished. But oh so Atmospheric and awesome. Like a scene from a movie. this is wonderful. Like a foreboading moment in a fantasy film. Fantastic.

 

Mick

[bluefox4000]

11. The Greatest Show on Earth- I remember thid most. a perfect Epic. to close. Just Stunning. It doesn't matter your views on evolution. musically.......if you don't like it your brain dead.

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

Well well well! Another winner!

 

Lol I fell asleep haha!

 

And I can see where you are coming from mentioning Meat Loaf, that pomp element is there and it is fun!

 

As for the epic, right now it is my favourite epic of all time, and has been since I heard it the first time weeks ahead of the release date! (Sssshhhh, I didn't download the leak!).

 

Album rating for me is a 9/10. A couple of moments don't quite knock it out the park for me (but only by a very small amount). Third best Nightwish after Dark Passion Play and Century Child respectively.

[bluefox4000]

lol. it's ok final score though.

 

9/10

 

can't go 10 as there was 1 song i didn't like.

 

Mick

[J2112YYZ]

2. Weak Fantasy-9/10 This band is like The mysticism of Stevie Nicks turned up to a billion. they are loud over the top almost obnoxiously so. but they don't care, lol. love the acoustic work on here too. This would exhausting in concert.

 

Mick

 

This is my favorite song on the album and it killed when I saw them live back in April. I can't even describe this song live. It's one of those songs that makes you feel like you were blown through the back wall of the venue. When it's over all you can do is stand there and say "what the f**k was that? That was awesome!"

 

Album of the year for me so far.

[Segue Myles]

2. Weak Fantasy-9/10 This band is like The mysticism of Stevie Nicks turned up to a billion. they are loud over the top almost obnoxiously so. but they don't care, lol. love the acoustic work on here too. This would exhausting in concert.

 

Mick

 

This is my favorite song on the album and it killed when I saw them live back in April. I can't even describe this song live. It's one of those songs that makes you feel like you were blown through the back wall of the venue. When it's over all you can do is stand there and say "what the f**k was that? That was awesome!"

 

Album of the year for me so far.

 

My favourite album of the last five or six years, I refrain from giving it the full 10/10 because I am not sure yet how it measures up against my two favourite Nightwish albums, DPP and CC. It has floored me though, from start to finish I play the album and not once do I desire to skip a track.

 

And currently, The Greatest Show On Earth is my favourite sidelong track (not my favourite Nightwish epic, that still goes to the shorter The Poet And The Pendulum).

 

Nightwish are magic. Just beautiful. But if I see another stupid comparison to Dream Theater I am l launching my way through the screen and snapping that dudes spine. Aaaaaah!

Edited August 17, 2015 by Segue Myles

[Segue Myles]

My Aim Is True is a nice album!

[bluefox4000]

It is. Different from later works but very high energy. it does recall huey Lewis a bit. although Elvis was first. So huey recalls him, lol

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

It is. Different from later works but very high energy. it does recall huey Lewis a bit. although Elvis was first. So huey recalls him, lol

 

Mick

 

It's too generic to say Huey ripped this album off.

 

But this is good generic! Looking ahead to better and more creative albums.

[bluefox4000]

It's not what i reach for with Costello. but The Track Less then Zero is FANTASTIC.

 

Mick

[bluefox4000]

Because i have nothing better to do and the new spock's album is days away.

 

i shall rank them.......but by era.

 

So Neal Morse Era

 

1. The Kindness of Strangers

2. V

3. The Light

4. Day for Night

5. Snow

6. Beware of Darkness

 

Nick D'virgillo era

 

1. X

2. Spock's Beard

3. Feel Euphoria

4. Octane

 

Ted Leonard era has 1 record and it's pretty great.......a touch more AOR in this era. we shall see what the new one brings.

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

Oo rankings!

 

Toto:

 

1. Fahrenheit 10/10

2. Isolation 10/10

3. Tambu 10/10

4. IV 9/10

5. XIV 8/10

 

The rest all seem to change with my current favoured genre of the month haha!

 

6. Turn Back

7. Hydra

8. Toto

9. The Seventh One

10. Falling In Between

11. Kingdom Of Desire

12. Mindfields

[Segue Myles]

Bruce Springsteen:

 

1. The River 10/10

2. Magic (must be the Japanese release) 10/10

3. Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. 10/10

4. Born To Run 10/10

5. Darkness On The Edge Of Town 10/10

6. The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle 10/10

7. The Rising 8/10

8. Lucky Town 8/10

9. Tunnel Of Love 7/10

10. Nebraska 7/10 (bumps to a 9/10 if I am in the mood for it)

 

11. The Ghost Of Tom Joad 8/10 (but rarely played)

12. Born In The USA 7/10

13. Human Touch 7/10

14. Working On A Dream 5/10

15. Wrecking Ball 5/10

16. High Hopes 3/10

17. The Seeger Sessions 6/10 (but barely counts)

18. Devils And Dust 2/10

[bluefox4000]

top 5 toto.

 

1. Fahrenheit 10/10

2. Tambu 9/10

3. XIV9/10

4. IV 10/10

5. Debut. 10/10

 

From there

6. The Seventh One

7. Turn Back

8. Falling in Between

9. Hydra

10. Kingdom of Desire

11. Isolation

12. Mindfeilds

 

Don't own the covers album. cover album's are not my thing.

Edited August 19, 2015 by bluefox4000

[Segue Myles]

Kansas:

 

1. All of the seventies (including the live album)

2. Drastic Measures

3. Audio Visions

4. Vinyl Confessions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. The Rest

[Segue Myles]

top 5 toto.

 

1. Fahrenheit 10/10

2. Tambu 9/10

3. XIV9/10

4. IV 10/10

5. Debut. 10/10

 

From there

6. The Seventh One

7. Turn Back

8. Falling in Between

9. Hydra

10. Kingdom of Desire

11. Isolation

12. Mindfeilds

 

Don't own the covers album. cover album's are not my thing.

 

I forgot XX which is #6. It counts as it is amazing!

 

The covers album is pretty nifty!

Edited August 19, 2015 by Segue Myles

[bluefox4000]

Elvis Costello

 

1. Imperial Bedroom

2. Trust

3. King of America

4. Blood And Chocolate

5. Armed Forces

6. This Year's Model

7. Get Happy.

8. Mighty like a Rose

9. My Aim is True

10. Brutal Yough

11. All this Useless Beauty

12. Spike

 

The rest.

 

Mick

Edited August 19, 2015 by bluefox4000

[Segue Myles]

Yes:

 

1. Tales From Topographic Oceans 10/10

2. Going For The One 10/10

3. Tormato (wow this grew on me!) 9/10

4. Relayer 9/10

5. Yes 9/10

6. Fragile 9/10

7. Time And A Word 8/10

8. The Yes Album 8/10

9. Close To The Edge 8/10

10. 90215 7/10

11. Big Generator 7/10

12. Drama 6/10

 

The rest is roadkill at best.

Edited August 19, 2015 by Segue Myles

[Segue Myles]

Disney Soundtracks:

 

1. Pocahontas

2. Beauty And The Beast

=2. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

4. The Lion King

5. The Little Mermaid

6. Tarzan

7. Fantasia

8. Oliver And Company

9. Sleeping Beauty

10. Aladdin

[Segue Myles]

Top ten AOR albums:

 

1. Trillion's Trillion

2. Strangeways- Native Sons

=2. Toto- Fahrenheit

4. Foreigner- Inside Information

5. Kansas- Drastic Measures (skipping the proggier stuff obviously)

6. Toto- Isolation

7. Foreigner- 4

8. Journey- Infinity

9. Foreigner- Can't Slow Down

10. Strangeways- Walk In The Fire

 

This list will be different in half an hour.

Edited August 19, 2015 by Segue Myles

[bluefox4000]

Here we go.

 

Tom Waits.

 

1. Mule Variations

2. Swordfishtrombones.

3. Rain Dogs

4. Frank's Wild Years

5. Bone Machine

6. Small Change

7. Blue Valentine

8. Bad as Me

9. NightHawks at the Diner

10. Heatattack and Vine

11. Blood Money

12. Alice

13. Closing Time.

14. The Heart of Saturday Night

15. Forreign Affairs.

16. The Black Rider

17. Real Gone.

 

Mick

[Lorraine]

Segue, someone just called you a witch on the TRF Daily Log thread.

 

You're welcome,