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So... what happens if you have Symphony X, Epica and Babymetal engage in unprotected sex?

Probably something like this:
https://youtu.be/_EeYxtAeaX4

Very competent musicians, highly anime-inspired, yet surprisingly restrained for a Japanese band. Their guitarists must be huge Symphony X fans, going by some of the harmonies and riffing I hear. The other songs on YT are as awesome, if not even better.

Litfan, Haulover, you might like it.
 
Blind_Justice said:
I can wholeheartedly recommend Voyager's previous two records (Ghost Mile and V respectively). Just my kind of prog with a great mix of technicality, melody and emotion. The singer is able to lift just "good" tunes up a couple notches. Along with TesseracT, they get a lot of spins.
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SOunds like I'll enjoy my research :) Thanks!

Blind_Justice said:
So... what happens if you have Symphony X, Epica and Babymetal engage in unprotected sex?

Probably something like this:
https://youtu.be/_EeYxtAeaX4

Very competent musicians, highly anime-inspired, yet surprisingly restrained for a Japanese band. Their guitarists must be huge Symphony X fans, going by some of the harmonies and riffing I hear. The other songs on YT are as awesome, if not even better.

Litfan, Haulover, you might like it.
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<sigh> More research. Such hard work! :D
 
The Green Album

Eddie Jobson and Zinc

I first got this album when it came out in the early 80's. I was a huge fan of U.K. (Jobson/Wetton/Holdsworth/Bruford) and was a fan of Jobson's work with Jethro Tull and Frank Zappa. I was beyond excited when he created Zinc and this album and loved it. One of my favorite albums of the eighties.

In the nineties I lost my entire vinyl record collection in a flood. One of the saddest days of my life - I had well over a thousand albums. Right away I started replacing everything with CDs and then digital but for some reason Zinc was never available except as a godawful expensive Japanese import CD. I was tempted but it was crazy expensive. It became my Holy Grail. Finally, I just found this as a digital release. Going to play the hell out of it!
 
Blind_Justice said:
So... what happens if you have Symphony X, Epica and Babymetal engage in unprotected sex?

Probably something like this:
https://youtu.be/_EeYxtAeaX4

Very competent musicians, highly anime-inspired, yet surprisingly restrained for a Japanese band. Their guitarists must be huge Symphony X fans, going by some of the harmonies and riffing I hear. The other songs on YT are as awesome, if not even better.

Litfan, Haulover, you might like it.
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Definitely hear the Symphony A and Epica influence. Very nice. They've been around since 1997, will definitely listen to more. Thanks for this.
 
Blind_Justice said:
So... what happens if you have Symphony X, Epica and Babymetal engage in unprotected sex?

Probably something like this:
https://youtu.be/_EeYxtAeaX4

Very competent musicians, highly anime-inspired, yet surprisingly restrained for a Japanese band. Their guitarists must be huge Symphony X fans, going by some of the harmonies and riffing I hear. The other songs on YT are as awesome, if not even better.

Litfan, Haulover, you might like it.
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Interesting! I gave it a listen on YouTube, and your description is quite good! :) I'll keep exploring them - seems they've been around for a while and have a fairly substantial back catalog.
 
Ghosts and Memories

The Black Noodle Project

French prog akin to Porcupine Tree or Pink Floyd
 
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litfan10 said:
Ghosts and Memories

The Black Noodle Project

French prog akin to Porcupine Tree or Pink Floyd
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Nice! Not many people know the Black Noodles.

I have:
And Life Goes On
Eleonore
Play Again

Haven't spun them for years, though, and need to do so.

Here's a review I wrote in 2005 (I gave them 4 stars out of 5):

This isn't necessarily the most original CD you've ever heard, and the band certainly wears its musical influences on its sleeve. But I find myself playing it again and again, and as a reviewer who needs to spin a CD many times to understand it, write an opinion, and maybe never play it again, this is high praise indeed.

Originally formed in 2001, this French outfit's And Life Goes On... is an extremely promising debut. Yes, some songs are strongly reminiscent of Pink Floyd - some of the vocals recall Roger Waters, and you'll recognize some of the chord sequences and even some sound effects. The band makes no secret of their Floyd influences, but it would be unfair to call them derivative. Remember some of the other bands that grew from the Floyd-style of progressive music? Porcupine Tree, Mostly Autumn and RPWL spring to mind immediately, and none of those bands are still accused of stealing ideas, and none of those bands sound like Black Noodle Project. Think of these guys as a subtler and arguably more progressive version of RPWL.

The English-language singing is lightly accented and the lyrics tend to reflect the minor key of life and could do with a grammar-checker. But it's the music that caught my attention. The simple yet subtle tunes, the elegant instrumentation, the vaguely spacey sound with wonderful guitar and keyboard interplays. It is approachable, the execution and production are very clean, and most important, every song on this record develops a character of its own and has wonderful melodic hooks.

It's hard to pick any standout tunes, as I found I liked them all. "Interlude" is a pretty little 3-minute piece with just a wailing, emotional guitar and a piano and with no bass or drums. Very elegant. "Where Are U?" features an excellent cello line which adds a nice texture to a song that starts with a softly strummed guitar and simply sung tune, and never really builds up to anything more substantial - yet it is one of the nicer ballads I've heard this year. Listen for the guitar work on the aptly-named "Where Everything Is Dark" - great rhythm and riffs, wonderful warm tones, and a nice, slow, appealing solo. And the 9-minute "She Prefers Her Dreams" is an appropriate closer for the 11-song 1-hour CD. Listen for the simple, spacey motif that is repeated and reprised in different ways, with different textures, on different instruments, and with different pacing - which holds the whole piece together.

Jeremie Grima - guitars and vocals and lyrics - is the principal songwriter for the band, and has turned out a slightly derivative yet extremely enjoyable CD. Sometimes you need something soft and spacey and thoughtful and Pink-Floydian. When I need that kind of music, this is the record I'll be reaching for.
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I enjoyed them, but most of my reviewer colleagues didn't.
 
Haulover said:
Nice! Not many people know the Black Noodles.

I have:
And Life Goes On
Eleonore
Play Again

Haven't spun them for years, though, and need to do so.

Here's a review I wrote in 2005 (I gave them 4 stars out of 5):



I enjoyed them, but most of my reviewer colleagues didn't.
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Friday was an incredible day for new release prog. Over a dozen prog albums came out. Highlights so far for me were Black Noodle Project, Nick D'Virgilio and Airbag.

Be well
 
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