Did you, and if so, what did you think? And by the way, for those in the US, Happy Thanksgiving!I'll have to check them out.
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- Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:03 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Power Metal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 665
Re: Power Metal
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Power Metal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 665
Re: Power Metal
I would've said the same as all of you, until this summer. I hadn't listened to any power metal for a long while, and bought Helloween's latest several years ago out of a sense of duty and respect. I wasn't paying much attention to power metal and didn't really care about any of the new bands that c...
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: The Neal Morse Band / Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream......
- Replies: 11
- Views: 466
Re: The Neal Morse Band / Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream......
You at least have to watch the encore performance of Transatlantic's Stranger in Your Soul on that 2014 disc. It's hands down the best live performance of that song EVER, and I thank high, holy Providence it was captured for us all who weren't there to re-live. For those who don't want to buy the di...
- Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:57 pm
- Forum: PM: Pub
- Topic: I published a novel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1779
Re: I published a novel
It doesn't matter really. I have a bunch here that I sell at a "premium" because I sign them. If you just want the book, you're better off getting it from wherever you buy books. Incidentally, multiple authors I talked to told me not to bother with platforms other than Amazon. I ignored this advice,...
- Tue May 04, 2021 4:16 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: How did you end up here?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1100
Re: How did you end up here?
Hard to remember; it was so long ago. I think it was a link from the original Helloween board, which I discovered first in 1994 or 1995. I was just getting into prog after re-discovering Helloween and Gamma Ray on the Internet--two bands as an American I thought had broken up since I hadn't heard an...
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: PM: Pub
- Topic: I published a novel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1779
Re: I published a novel
Thanks, man.
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:45 pm
- Forum: PM: Pub
- Topic: I published a novel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1779
I published a novel
I've been frequenting this board for many years and have been part of some great discussions. I have no idea if anybody would be interested in this, but I published a novel. You can find out more information about it here:
https://www.richardsezov.com/buy.html
https://www.richardsezov.com/buy.html
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:12 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: New DGM - Tragic Separation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1995
Re: New DGM - Tragic Separation
That. Was. Awesome.
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Stryper - Even the Devil Believes...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 665
Re: Stryper - Even the Devil Believes...
Love this!
Only gripe is the lead-off scream. It's sort of a cliche at this point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe8eNdpAiM
Only gripe is the lead-off scream. It's sort of a cliche at this point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe8eNdpAiM
- Fri May 15, 2020 1:58 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3776
Re: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......
As everyone else said, it's definitely a mood thing. At this point in my life, I'll probably go a year or more between listening to some SM. And yes, all of their albums, with the possible exception of SM I, are completely exhausting to listen to and require work to appreciate. Starting out with SM ...
- Tue May 12, 2020 5:00 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Firstbourne - Pick Up the Torch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1123
Re: Firstbourne - Pick Up the Torch
Found the video for the Yngwie cover here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGKmkcwKcg
They did a fantastic job with that cover! Also, the video seems to reveal that they opened for Stryper, which might be another plus for some folks here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGKmkcwKcg
They did a fantastic job with that cover! Also, the video seems to reveal that they opened for Stryper, which might be another plus for some folks here...
- Fri May 08, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3776
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:56 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4120
Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Man, why didn't they make this track a single? The melodies are off the charts awesome. Best track on the album for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndOVs0x9_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndOVs0x9_Y
- Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4120
Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Now that this is out and I'm on my second time through, I'm finding this a really enjoyable listen. The melodies are huge, and they've brought back much of the energy from Renatus and Titanic Mass. It's not going to win any awards for complexity or artfulness, but it's plain fun to listen to. If you...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4120
Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
This second one is insanely poppy. Verse, chorus, verse chorus, solo 1, solo 2, half step key change, belt out the chorus again, power ending. I would have eaten this up in 1988. While it's extremely well executed and catchy, it feels like their talents are being wasted. This is more Firesign stuff ...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4120
Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
I really didn't like the last one, as it was missing the energy and passion of Renatus and Titanic Mass. Since this is mid-tempo, I'm not sure if it's a return to form or not, but it was very well executed. I liked the progressive "hints" in the two releases I mentioned above, as they hint at their ...
- Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: I'm back...again!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2252
Re: I'm back...again!
Welcome back! I'm sorry for what you had to go through, and it's great to hear you rose to the occasion and did what you had to do.
Devin Townsend's Empath is likely album of the year for me. If you haven't heard it, you owe it to yourself. I daresay it'll help pick you up emotionally also.
Devin Townsend's Empath is likely album of the year for me. If you haven't heard it, you owe it to yourself. I daresay it'll help pick you up emotionally also.
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:30 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Yngwie Malmsteen after the album Odyssey?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2822
Re: Yngwie Malmsteen after the album Odyssey?
Wow; and I thought I was the only one who thought Odyssey was the pinnacle of his career.
Fire and Ice is a close second for me after Odyssey, followed by Eclipse. And if you haven't heard Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar (I have both the CD and the DVD), it's excellent.
Fire and Ice is a close second for me after Odyssey, followed by Eclipse. And if you haven't heard Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar (I have both the CD and the DVD), it's excellent.
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: It has slowed down - halfway thru the year.....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3701
Re: It has slowed down - halfway thru the year.....
Wow, no love for Devin Townsend's Empath? I still can't stop playing it...
- Tue May 07, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4548
Re: Devin Townsend - Empath
Also, you should see this drum playthrough from Singularity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb935JynuhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb935JynuhQ
- Tue May 07, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4548
Re: Devin Townsend - Empath
For me, it came completely out of left field. Prior to Empath, I'd only heard the one track Devin did off of Ayreon's The Human Experience and Ziltoid. I think due to that (and that I don't like the growlies), I never took him seriously. Now that I've had a chance to delve into his back catalog a bi...
- Mon May 06, 2019 4:16 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4548
Re: Devin Townsend - Empath
This one has had some crazy staying power for me. Album of the year so far. Is no one else loving the crap out of this?
- Mon May 06, 2019 4:14 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Neal Morse / The Great Adventure.......
- Replies: 4
- Views: 726
Re: Neal Morse / The Great Adventure.......
I echo what's being said here. Neal is just consistently good. Blind buy, and I saw both the Similitude and Great Adventure concerts when they came here to Philadelphia--with my daughter, who loves Neal almost as much as I do (she's 13). The core of this band--Morse, Portnoy, and Randy George--have ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:52 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1115
Re: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
Vocally, yes. Musically, they sound closer to the Piece of Mind/Powerslave period to my ears.
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:19 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3204
Re: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
No problem. :D Just be aware it doesn't work perfectly for every site (does anything work perfectly though?). And if you use it for JavaScript-heavy things like Gmail or Google Docs, it can slow things down. A properly designed dark theme is therefore better, so if you had to buy one, your money was...
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:20 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1115
Re: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
Definitely Slough Feg, specifically Down Among the Deadmen, Traveller, and Atavism.
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:18 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3204
Re: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
One thing you can do in the meantime if you still want a dark board: there's a browser plugin for both Firefox and Chrome called Dark Reader. It's designed to turn any website you want dark. If you use the Prosilver theme and you use Dark Reader, just make sure the plugin is enabled for this site, a...
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4548
Re: Devin Townsend - Empath
I absolutely love this. It's been ruling my musical world all weekend and shows no hint of stopping.
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Bands known for Christian themes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3867
Re: Bands known for Christian themes
I'd add Seventh Wonder to the list, especially Tiara. Also Transatlantic, because of Neal Morse's involvement, has Christian themes in their music (especially The Whirlwind). Shadow Gallery can also have Christian themes from time to time.
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:48 pm
- Forum: PM: Core
- Topic: Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
- Replies: 40
- Views: 11956
Re: Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
Ah, Dream Theater. It seems you are still lost and wandering out there somewhere. I was forgiving of ADTOE: it was decent, given what had happened. You got my hopes up with S/T: though the drum mix still stunk, the music was great, and it seemed like the "dramatic turn" was going to roll off your sh...