The Original Perpetual Motion Board

Neal is amazing. I echo all the recommendations here, but also want to put my vote in for the ? (Question Mark) album. Of Neal's stuff, Sola Scriptura and ? are my favorites, hands down. Since the superlatives for Sola have already been mentioned, I'll just talk about ? for a bit. It's a prog master...

It's the binary code of the ASCII symbol for "Y". As in, why? Maybe that makes it easier to remember.....

I don't know about you, but this track always struck me as a tweak at Don Dokken, and makes me smile every time I hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ9yiX5YlNs Nah..... This was years and years after that. Plus, pretty sure Michael Sweet wrote the lyrics. I didn't mean it was talking about D...

For me, Dokken was Lynch all the way. Never listened to anything past Back for the Attack (their best, IMO). Don's voice blended in with all those California hair metal bands, so he was passable in the 80s, but unremarkable for today. Lynch, however, has an immediately recognizable style and sound....

We heard some Haken influence here in the office.

For me, Dokken was Lynch all the way. Never listened to anything past Back for the Attack (their best, IMO). Don's voice blended in with all those California hair metal bands, so he was passable in the 80s, but unremarkable for today. Lynch, however, has an immediately recognizable style and sound. ...

I'm looking forward to hearing the entire album before making a final decision, but I have to say that I might be 'done' with Kamelot. Not for any other reason than their newer material just leaves me a bit 'meh'. I'm not going to join the 'bring back the 'Karma' era, but that was their best period...

I found their cover of Queen's Mustapha quite entertaining.

I've been listening to their new stuff. Here's a brief summary of the modern releases: 1. Reborn (2005). Generic, low quality, mostly forgettable rock. No solos to speak of. Clearly pandering to "modern" listeners. Recommended skip. 2. Murder by Pride (2009). A few steps up from Reborn. So...

From Michael Sweet (via Facebook): Folks, we were asked (by many fans mind you) to do something a little heavier and that bordered on "thrash". We did just that. We also did it for ourselves, after all this is our art. Many people love it, some hate it. Obviously those who love it like hea...

I think I'd prefer same old / same old. Not loving the chorus AT ALL. Reminds me of the first time I heard Helloween's "Push." I didn't like it at first, but eventually it grew on me. I think this happens when you transition from the one being screamed at, to understanding why the screami...

The most heart-wrenching of all to me is "Tears for a Father" from Seventh Wonder. Simply a beautiful track..... Not necessarily as personal or emotionally connected as the aforementioned "Walk" by Pantera, but certainly a close second. :) Not to mention "Pieces" from ...

Now THEM'S fightin' words!!! What's wrong with "Century Child"??? Okay; I'll bite here. I was really thrown by Century Child when it came out, and I still think it's the 2nd weakest Tarja release (next to Angels Fall First). The inclusion of the duets between Tarja and the bassist left me...

I also would have said Oceanborn or Wishmaster before Once came out, and then Once blew them away.

I got into QR with RFO and The Warning at the same time, before Mindcrime came out. Mindcrime indeed struggled for a while: I saw them in 1988 in Philadelphia during the Mindcrime tour and they were opening for Def Leppard. We QR fans had to endure the Def Leppard fans sitting down during the Mindcr...

I've been here since the 90s as well. I've learned so much from this board; thank you to everyone! It's awesome to be able to discover and discuss our music with such a knowledgeable group of people!