What I'm Jamming Today.

chewie wrote:

Listened to this at bedtime last night:

Hey a Tomita fan! I love his arrangement of the Grand Canyon Suite. Dude was ahead of his time.

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Akeldama wrote:

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Wait...but...how...?

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

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Wait...but...how...?

Arrr Matey! If I tell ye I will have to hoist ye up from the yardarm!  

Akeldama wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

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Wait...but...how...?

Arrr Matey! If I tell ye I will have to hoist ye up from the yardarm!  

ooooo I'm gonna go tell Scott on you!   

So how is it?

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

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Wait...but...how...?

Arrr Matey! If I tell ye I will have to hoist ye up from the yardarm!  

ooooo I'm gonna go tell Scott on you!   

So how is it?

Man, I couldn't wait another few days but it's a damn good album upon 1st listen. I'd say better than 'The Electric Age' but not as good as 'Ironbound'. so far "Bitter Pill" is my fave, they do a pretty convincing cover or "Miss Misery". I will buy it, I did the same thing with the last two releases as well.

Akeldama wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

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Wait...but...how...?

Arrr Matey! If I tell ye I will have to hoist ye up from the yardarm!  

ooooo I'm gonna go tell Scott on you!   

So how is it?

Man, I couldn't wait another few days but it's a damn good album upon 1st listen. I'd say better than 'The Electric Age' but not as good as 'Ironbound'. so far "Bitter Pill" is my fave, they do a pretty convincing cover or "Miss Misery". I will buy it, I did the same thing with the last two releases as well.

Daaamn, now I'm tempted to go get an "early release" lol. Electric Age was a beast of an album; if this is better then I'm in for a treat. I was kind of worried because the lead off single didn't do a whole lot for me. I'm guessing the rest of the album fares better?

The lead single "Armorist" grew on me and I guess I should say WDA left a better first impression on me than TEA but that album is no slouch by no means as I really think it's kickass. Maybe I'm just so surprised how well Blitz' voice sounds @ his age.

Now:

There wasn't anything really "wrong" with The Electric Age, but I don't think it was as good as Ironbound. I think Ironbound had the more memorable songs.

For example, Bring Me The Night would fit beautifully on their 80s albums and it's just as catchy and vibrant as that era.

Overkill is just like Motorhead, basically every album is good, but about 1 out of every 3 releases just stands out more than the others.

Well put, Shawn.




Amazon pisses me off, if it ain't the "auto-rip" crap it's the "prime" bs.

Now:


Kreator-Cause For Conflict

Opeth - Pale Communion



Not surprisingly this album leaked a little over a month before the release date.

Not surprisingly it's going to be my "album of the year", Opeth have managed to easily top Heritage, an album I thought they might have a hard time matching. But instead they've surpassed it. I've only listened to it once but I would already have no problem saying it's their best album and proof that they are just getting started 20 years into their career.

I'm tempted to go grab it, but I'm holding fast for release day.

I recently purchased Heritage and it's been at regular play in my house. Even my wife and kids think it's wonderful.

corplhicks wrote:

I'm tempted to go grab it, but I'm holding fast for release day.

I recently purchased Heritage and it's been at regular play in my house. Even my wife and kids think it's wonderful.

Have you listened to Damnation yet?

S.D. wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

I'm tempted to go grab it, but I'm holding fast for release day.

I recently purchased Heritage and it's been at regular play in my house. Even my wife and kids think it's wonderful.

Have you listened to Damnation yet?

Not yet. I'm going on this major 10 hour drive for work week after next; I plan on going through their discog. I wonder if my wife will let me throw it on for our anniversary trip tomorrow.

Swans - The Great Annihilator
The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart
Savatage - Live in Japan
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East

corplhicks wrote:

Not yet. I'm going on this major 10 hour drive for work week after next; I plan on going through their discog. I wonder if my wife will let me throw it on for our anniversary trip tomorrow.

Damnation is very mellow, since you mentioned she liked Heritage I think she would dig that as well.

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (2014 Steven Wilson stereo remix)

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (2013 Steven Wilson stereo remix)

S.D. wrote:

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (2014 Steven Wilson stereo remix)

How is THAT????

chewie wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (2014 Steven Wilson stereo remix)

How is THAT????

Amazing, as expected. The Chateau tapes never sounded this good, nor the original album for that matter.

CD1 is the stereo remix
CD2 is the Chateau remix
The DVD contains hi-rez stereo (24/96) of the remix, the 5.1 mix, and a flat transfer of the original mix from the original master tapes, also in 24/96.