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by LarryD
Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:32 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New Release Schedule
Replies: 1
Views: 284

Re: New Release Schedule

Yep - it happens every time I visit The Lasers Edge ....... " where did that come from ? Just placed an order yesterday " .... I hate when that happens ..... but yes, a good problem to have ..... And yes to Subsignal ....... Mostly Autumn ........Southern Empire ....... oh man it never ends ....... ...
by LarryD
Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Veni Domine appears to have reunited...
Replies: 2
Views: 237

Re: Veni Domine appears to have reunited...

Veni Domine's Facebook page just became active again and announced a festival appearance in March 2024. I'm not sure if this is permanent or just a one-off reunion, but they seem to be hinting that it might be more than this one show. This is not a band I particularly listen to often as their style...
by LarryD
Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.

***Check out that video -- if you don't like that one, then stay clear. I'm ok with the ambient and lighter ...... this one is definitely more aggressive, but really quirky as well. It seems to be quite different from the other ones ....... I'll give you more thoughts as I go ... but hit that video...
by LarryD
Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.

IQ / Subterranea - Live 2011 Do we need another live IQ disc ? Hell yeah !!!! Do we need another live Subterranea show ? Well, if you are a fanboy like me, yes. If you have the original live show from way back, then that's up to you .....I'm not sure why a band would release a show recorded in 2011...
by LarryD
Wed Oct 25, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: ...and Portnoy's back!
Replies: 13
Views: 736

Re: ...and Portnoy's back!

I HOPE that it brings more "life" back to DT live shows..... Rather than playing the same songs night after night, and playing them note for note to the studio, let's make the live experience UNIQUE and interesting again. I also HOPE that he keeps working with Neal as much as he has, and doesn't pu...
by LarryD
Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.

I/O EARTH / Sanctuary - Sir Exar Kun would probably be the only person interested in this band, but I am a fanboy from day one .... this atmospheric, dreamy, Mid-Eastern vibed band from England releases yet another disc ....and in the spirit of progression, they have put out some music a bit differ...
by LarryD
Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: ...and Portnoy's back!
Replies: 13
Views: 736

Re: ...and Portnoy's back!

Same here - life sure has a sick sense of humor ........ Im' glad he is back, I just don't know how to feel about it ...... I guess I should embrace it like everyone else, but it has been such a long time, I'm still getting my head around it ........
by LarryD
Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.
Replies: 6
Views: 364

New I/O Earth.....IQ......Christina Booth.

Just got these in from The Lasers Edge ...... CHRISTINA BOOTH / Bar Stool Prophet - My girl from the great Prog Rock band Magenta. She has released her 3rd solo disc, and it is a bit different from her other two. Her first two are more atmospheric, focusing on life and relationships, with tons of em...
by LarryD
Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

We can have this conversation again in January, and I'll point out your double-standards, once you're swooning all over the new MYRATH, which does exactly that (becomes their most commercially aimed release, going into a VERY poppy direction) :) ****Don't worry - we won't be having that conversatio...
by LarryD
Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34818

Re: New stuff Friday ...

WITHIN TEMPTATION - Bleed Out I'm a fanboy - I love Sharon's voice, love the songwriting, love the bombastic over-the-top production, melodies are huge and memorable, and even the fact that the band have become so "commercial" in sound and approach is just another layer of icing on an already great...
by LarryD
Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Prog Power cds?
Replies: 3
Views: 272

Re: Prog Power cds?

Pagan's Mind
Brainstorm
by LarryD
Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: UNITOPIA / Seven Chambers.......
Replies: 0
Views: 283

UNITOPIA / Seven Chambers.......

Claus posted on this Australian band somewhere down below - and then pointed me to the band - and I, in turn, waited for The Lasers Edge to get this in stock and purchased it - in that order ....... :lol: Right off the bat - it is fantastic. I love when bands come out of nowhere, release a long, 2-C...
by LarryD
Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Power Metal
Replies: 10
Views: 606

Re: Power Metal

My house is 100% fantasy nerdery, and I don't listen to much power metal anymore. To me it's because the music is cliched and boring. Virtually all power metal is stamped from one mold, and I just don't have much love for things coming from that mold anymore. The lyrics being silly as hell isn't ev...
by LarryD
Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: KARNATAKA / Requiem for a Dream .......
Replies: 1
Views: 172

KARNATAKA / Requiem for a Dream .......

I posted on this one earlier ...... for some reason, and not the one I'm listing here, I'm drawn to this disc moreso than others lately..... some go into trade, some go into the trash, some go onto the CD rack and maybe come out later.... this one stays near the CD player and goes into Play mode ver...
by LarryD
Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:47 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Music I've been neglecting for too long .......
Replies: 4
Views: 255

Re: Music I've been neglecting for too long .......

I've been on a steady diet of New Age, Classical, and Movie Soundtracks lately due to health issues .......and I mean for months ....... :( My health would be suffering badly if I were to listen to any of those genres ... can't stand most New Age, and Movie Soundtracks normally bore me to sleep. I ...
by LarryD
Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Music I've been neglecting for too long .......
Replies: 4
Views: 255

Music I've been neglecting for too long .......

I've been on a steady diet of New Age, Classical, and Movie Soundtracks lately due to health issues .......and I mean for months ....... :( Metal music or aggressive music would only agitate my situation so I stayed clear ....but not for lack of trying. Here are some thoughts on discs that have been...
by LarryD
Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Can someone point me to the other perpetual motion forum?
Replies: 13
Views: 572

Re: Can someone point me to the other perpetual motion forum?

I wouldn't say that the party is over .... although I am in agreement that forums seem to be dead in favor of social media ....... as dinosaur-ish as I am, I prefer the forum platform as it is easier to navigate, and I hardly use Facebook except for some informational purposes that I need ...... As ...
by LarryD
Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Aussie Neo-prog week
Replies: 4
Views: 213

Re: Aussie Neo-prog week

Finally found time to listen to the Unitopia album. First time I actually really like their music - in fact, this is VERY good. Has a bit of everything, from Arena to Saga, from Alan Parsons to Pink Floyd, from world music to jazz ... quite proggy, symphonic, big melodies and great orchestrations. ...
by LarryD
Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Silent Skies on AM Local News????
Replies: 2
Views: 193

Re: Silent Skies on AM Local News????

So weird you say this ..... my copy of the latest Silent Skies just arrived today from The Lasers Edge ......... so glad to hear that it's out there in weird land ........kudos to whoever made that happen .......I'm just now starting to get the urge to listen to newer music, and this was one of the ...
by LarryD
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:59 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Aussie Neo-prog week
Replies: 4
Views: 213

Re: Aussie Neo-prog week

New album from Unitopia and new album from Southern Empire all within one week … damn! Sean Timms (keyboardist etc in both bands) is really keeping himself busy. I haven’t gotten around to listen to Unitopia yet (for some reason I never really got into their past releases) but the new SG that came ...
by LarryD
Mon Aug 14, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Listening to next to nothing for almost weeks now ...... mostly Classical and New Age to help calm the senses. Anything more than that I can't handle. Having some health issues that are keeping me from enjoying what I normally listen to, but hopefully some time in the near future this will pass .......
by LarryD
Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Voyager - Fearless in Love
Replies: 4
Views: 295

Re: Voyager - Fearless in Love

I'm on the fence with all of these comments ..... I like it, but I don't. As others said above, it seems as though the metal has been stripped away from the corer sound of the band, and there is too much poppy / electronica going for my ears. They just backed off on the power of the guitars this tim...
by LarryD
Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Been listening to the 2023 remaster of ELEGY’s “State of Mind”. Sounds is killer! It wasn’t bad to begin with but it sounds very strong now and music doesn’t sound 25 years old at all. I love all albums of theirs to be honest, even though I have a slight preference to the Houvinga era … I saw them ...
by LarryD
Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Mardoch wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:30 am
Conception - Flow Remaster
Still a phenomenal album, and the remaster really gave it the fresh coat of paint it needed.
****Amen to that !!!!! Finally someone who listens to re-masters. It blows the original away, and that is a good recording originally ..............
by LarryD
Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: NoSpun - Opus
Replies: 20
Views: 1688

Re: NoSpun - Opus

I was actually recommended this over the weekend from a friend back in Denmark who asked for my opinion on these guys since they are from my home state of North Carolina. It’s a good album just way too long (71 minutes) and very little originality (not necessarily a bad thing)… I hear Dream Theater...
by LarryD
Sun Jul 16, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain...
Replies: 8
Views: 580

Re: Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain...

introclaus wrote:
Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:28 pm
I'm one of those who felt La Muerta was boring and sub-standard for these guys. However, I'm excited about this new one based on the short sample provided here, so hopefully it'll be as good as we know these guys can deliver.
****Agree completely ......
by LarryD
Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain...
Replies: 8
Views: 580

Re: Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain...

Now.....we......are.......talking !!!!!!!!!!
by LarryD
Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Darkwater re-masters .......
Replies: 4
Views: 229

Re: Darkwater re-masters .......

I would also love new Darkwater. Not sure how interested I am in forking over for remasters though, to be honest. Especially since some of the recent remasters have sounded virtually identical to my crappy ears. ****When it comes to certain bands - especially ones I love like Darkwater, and those d...
by LarryD
Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Darkwater re-masters .......
Replies: 4
Views: 229

Re: Darkwater re-masters .......

Only thing I ask of Darkwater is to put something NEW out.... ***Apparently they are working on it ....or going to. I won't hold my breath, but these guys all have day jobs and can't find the time to put out a new disc ......so hopefully, some day that will happen...... By then - maybe someone will...
by LarryD
Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Darkwater re-masters .......
Replies: 4
Views: 229

Darkwater re-masters .......

Darkwater has re-mastered 2 of the 3 of their discs ......... Calling the Earth to Witness, and Where Stories End have been re=mastered by Jacob Hansen ....... I wasn't exactly thrilled with that prospect, considering I don't care for Jacob Hansen recordings to begin with .... however, Where Stories...
by LarryD
Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: AVKRVST / The Approbation ....... gem of the year (so far)
Replies: 3
Views: 222

AVKRVST / The Approbation ....... gem of the year (so far)

Normally, when a disc of this magnitude comes along, there is quite a buzz about stating " masterpiece" .. " disc of the year " ... " you have to get this "...... strangely, I got none of that initially, so when I was browsing The Lasers Edge for some music, I stumbled upon this disc. The write up, ...
by LarryD
Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:11 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer
Replies: 11
Views: 540

Re: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer

I've been playing the videos non-stop now ..... I love the music .......I almost pulled the plug until I heard the vocals ....... they are not bad at all, but I detect a very thick accent there ? Someone talk to me about this as I'm close to hitting the buy button ....... the music alone was enough...
by LarryD
Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 435
Views: 20655

Re: What are you listening to right now?

Avkrvst: The Approbation Porcupine Tree fans should eat this one up. For my ears this is very good. Curious to know if anyone else has given this a go. Like I said, if you like PT then you really need to hear this. ****Amazing disc - absolutely melodic bliss. Now if I can only find the disc ..........
by LarryD
Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:02 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer
Replies: 11
Views: 540

Re: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer

I've been playing the videos non-stop now ..... I love the music .......I almost pulled the plug until I heard the vocals ....... they are not bad at all, but I detect a very thick accent there ? Someone talk to me about this as I'm close to hitting the buy button ....... the music alone was enough...
by LarryD
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer
Replies: 11
Views: 540

Re: Horizon's End - The Great Destroyer

I've been playing the videos non-stop now ..... I love the music .......I almost pulled the plug until I heard the vocals ....... they are not bad at all, but I detect a very thick accent there ? Someone talk to me about this as I'm close to hitting the buy button ....... the music alone was enough ...