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GaetanL

Just saw something really disappointing to me by reading the back cover of the Blu-ray...

Actual Fantasy album:
Abbey Of Synn [9:34]
Computer Eyes [7:31]

The Best Of Live concert:
Abbey Of Synn [4:17]
Computer Eyes [4:34]

GaetanL

This board is my home page for about 20 years. Thanks to everyone!

GaetanL

Would have prefer they select only one show from start to finish. This would have been a real setlist. What we have here is more like a greatest hits album than a real setlist...

GaetanL

GaetanL wrote:(not only a different version of an already released track)

Sometimes they interest me also...

GaetanL

In general I think remastered are fine if we are talking about an album that didn’t sound too great to begin with because of how it was done first (ehmmm Nevermore), or because of age (the Deathrow album), but something fairly new that already sounded great in the first place such as the Arena disc...

GaetanL

Last time I remember a remaster sounded really better than the original is Heaven's Cry – "Food For Thought Substitute" re-released by Prosthetic Records in 2013. But it is also remixed. First half of this album is truly excellent. I have just played it and it's still great prog metal aft...

GaetanL

Last time I remember a remaster sounded really better than the original is Heaven's Cry – "Food For Thought Substitute" re-released by Prosthetic Records in 2013. But it is also remixed. When only remastered, most of the time I crank up the volume of the original and they sound to me prett...

GaetanL

Now that other metal albums of the 80s are accepted and not only 1988, here are another albums of bands not mentioned yet: Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite (1989) Holocaust - The Sound Of Souls (1989) Mercyful Fate - Melissa (1983) DBC - Universe (1989) I have a review of these albums on my ...

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Sir Exar Kun wrote:Slight correction: "Gutter Ballet" was 1989, "Streets" was 1991.

You are right, I mixed-up "Gutter Ballet" with "Streets". I edited my post.

GaetanL

How about Savatage at this same era? They went from "Hall of the Mountain King" which had some obvious classical influences bearing on the sound, to "Gutter Ballet" which really brought in a more progressive songwriting style, to "Streets" which was the closest thing t...

GaetanL

Bienvenue Patrick!

GaetanL

About Queensrÿche - Rage For Order, I say at least as progressive as Operation: Mindcrime if not more. I wrote on my website that RFO is my first classic prog metal album. It was released in 1986. Not much prog metal albums in that year. On this post I wanted to focus on 1988 and talk about the prog...

GaetanL

I have just realized that Iron Maiden - "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" was released before Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (about 1 month earlier from what I read on Metal Archives). I always thought Mindcrime was the first metal concept album ever... I guess I was wrong... Maybe now I'...

GaetanL

I would actually say Operation Mindcrime was a slight step back as far as progressive elements from Rage for Order,especially with all the futuristic and even proto electronic/industrial influences leaking in.While Mindcrime was a monster and loved,it was more for it being a concept album,with Suit...

GaetanL

I knew the band name was ringing a bell... I have a review of End Amen - "Your Last Orison" on my web site. This band consisted of Psychotic Waltz and Deathrow members. I am a huge fan of Psychotic Waltz. Currently playing the full album "Deception Ignored"... This time from star...

GaetanL

I don't want to start a genre war so you can replace the word "progressive" by "complex" if you prefer... Some metal bands in the list may have started before 1988 to add a progressive element to their music. I also included in the list their 1988 prog metal album... But I think ...

GaetanL

As I was gazing at the 30 songs or so on this monster, I stopped at #19 and just stood in amazement, when I saw "Computer Eyes" listed......I'm not sure I can wait to get thru the whole DVD as this is my favorite song off Actual Fantasy -- speaking of which, Actual Fantasy is listed, but ...

GaetanL

Never heard this album... I played it a couple of minutes on youtube... Maybe I didn't spend enough time on it... I take note of it in my notepad file about albums / bands to investigate. You are the person who turned me into Voïvod with your comments on Nothingface. Also in 1988 like this Deathrow ...

GaetanL

On my website I wrote that I & W is my favorite album of the 90s...
The technical passage in Metropolis Part I is one of the best ever of that kind...

GaetanL

Guillaume wrote:Never heard the Metal Mind remaster? It's not good?

PM sent...

GaetanL

In case of the "The Outer Limits", I have both, the original MCA edition CD and the Metal Mind Remaster CD.
Too me, the proper edition is the original MCA edition. This is I think the same master used for this 2018 Japan CD reissue. Which is to me a good thing...

GaetanL

Voïvod - "Nothing Face" / "Angel Rat" / "The Outer Limits" CDs reissued in Japan

Limited Low-priced Edition

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700165688

Just in case you might be interested...

GaetanL

One more spin, this time more concentrated on the music... "Empires Never Last" wins...

GaetanL

Got the new one "Seas Of Change". It's actually one 42 minutes song. After 3 spins, I say at least "very good", I need more spins and to be more concentrated on the music to say if it's better than "very good". Maybe it's a bit early, but I would say that "Empires ...

GaetanL

LarryD wrote:I vote for Vanden Plas' version .........

Since it was a remake of Dokken's original, I didn't play it yesterday... Currently playing...

GaetanL

Tonight I played this song title from 4 different albums.
My ranking of "Kiss Of Death" in order of preference:

1. Dokken - Back For The Attack
2. Anvil - Strength Of Steel
3. Black Sabbath - Forbidden
4. Fates Warning - Night On Bröcken

GaetanL

They will play this album entirely...

http://www.arenaband.co.uk/arena-double ... tour-2018/

GaetanL

As I said before, I like Rush but I'm not a huge fan.
I saw them only once a couple of years ago.
To me, the concert to own on DVD / Blu-ray is "Rush In Rio". I love this concert! The crowd is going crazy! But it's not the best for image quality though.

GaetanL

I love the album "Empires Never Last"! (2007) recommended long time ago by Progulus... This is not metal but maybe this can be called heavy neo-prog! (strong hard rock influence) I have not heard yet the new one just released ("Seas Of Change"). I will order it. I have the previo...

GaetanL

***Gaetan - I don't look at it that way. Now, I'm speaking about discs like instrumentals that I normally don't listen to on a regular basis. It's strictly a mood thing. Therefore, for $7.99 - I can store it on my computer. Burn it onto a CD-R and take it in the car. Play the music on my phone thru...

GaetanL

And to be honest, I'd rather pay $7.99 for an instrumental download, than pay $15 for the actual disc, if you can find it ...... But the value of your download after purchase (this more a rental) is 0... For the CD, it's difficult to say how much but it certainly keep a certain value. After a perio...

GaetanL

Every articles I read about CD retailers (with a physical building) stopping selling CD or completely closing, they mention only streaming and digital download as the cause. They seem to forget that many people buy CDs online. Yes it's true that CD sales have declined but CD customers are not retard...

GaetanL

It happened to me twice that I bought an independent release and that the band learned from me that their release is actually a CD-R...
Everything looks great... the booklet... the logo printed on the disc... etc... except that this is actually a CD-R...
Sad but true...

GaetanL

Their debut "Inner Conflict" seems to be good as well... Didn't spend a lot of time listening to it on bandcamp but I have a good feeling... I'll probably come back later...

GaetanL

There are many...
One of my favorites of all time: Marillion - Easter

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